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Margaret Aoko

Margaret Aoko

Business Development

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Nairobi, Nairobi Area0Member since August 1, 2022
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About

I am a competent and committed professional with strong interpersonal and communication skills, aimed at acquiring organizational goals. I have 7 years of experience having worked in different organizations. I am competent in monitoring strict adherence to creating, developing, establishing, and maintaining divisional strategies to meet organizational objectives and achieve targets.

I am competent in business management and overseeing operations to keep the organization at the top, training and developing strategies that are consistent with the overall objectives of the organization. I am a dedicated and committed professional who excels in developing and implementing strategies to drive company performance improvements. I am currently looking for a new and challenging position, one that will make the best use of my existing skills to contribute to boosting the profitability of the organization.

Experience

Feb to Jul 2022Educate, Kenya Position: Facilitator

Responsibilities:

  • Training out-of -school youths on entrepreneurship skills that they can use to run a Boda business and maximize income.
  • Developing content for onboarding sessions and review content for Boda business training on LMS.
  • Onboarding junior trainers and coaching them on how to train out of school youths.
  • Monitoring and evaluating learners' performance, engagement and attendance.
  • Sorting and compiling learners' progress development on the system tracker.
Jun - Nov 2021 Allan and Gill Gray Philanthropy, Kenya Position: Ambassador

Responsibilities:

  • Onboarded, and steered teachers and learners to participate in an online challenge, as well as facilitated group and one-on-one training sessions to get them started.
  • Engaged in school activations and visits across Eastern region to educate learners and teachers about entrepreneurship to encourage them to participate in the challenge.
  • Tracked and captured all key outcomes of the online challenge and provided post-challenge feedback.
  • Managed and maintained effective communication with all participants of the Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Dec 2017 - Jun 2021 Papshops, Kenya Position: Co-founder and Managing Director

Responsibilities:

  • Developed and implemented detailed business plans and strategies to help achieve goals by planning cost-effective operations and market development.
  • Ensured ongoing growth, and oversaw the company's financial performance, investments, sales, marketing, and other commercial activities.
  • Communicated and maintained trusting relationships with business partners and customers.
  • Organized monthly fair trade exhibitions that hosted entrepreneurs in Nairobi.
May 2019 - Apr 2020 Somo Africa, KenyaPosition: Business Coach and Mentor

Responsibilities:

  • Supported entrepreneurs on all aspects of business management, as well as practical solutions to address growth barriers at all stages of development.
  • Prepared and finalized business plans with mentees; provided practical business management training in (financial models, sales and marketing, pitching, planning, etc.).
May 2015 - Jul 2016 Tunapanda Institute, KenyaPosition: Training Coordinator

Responsibilities:

  • Delivered lessons on wordpress web design, basic programming, business skills, and communication. l also refined the curriculum together with the training team.
  • Recruited youth trainees for the Tunapanda training program, which included screening applications, interviews, and onboarding.
  • Developed and led engagement with various partner organizations, as well as managed other organizational projects through the use of human-centered design.
  • Created content on web design, storytelling, and scripting for Tunapanda Swag, a gamified educational platform.
Additional InformationOther position held: Mar 2014 - May 2015: Educator at Shining Hope For Communities

Volunteer Work

  • Aug 2020 to Date: Leading Member at Female Change Makers Online Community - Nairobi, Kenya
  • Sep 2022 to Nov 2022: Business Mentor at International Rescue Committee - Nairobi, Kenya
  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2017: Brand Ambassador, Content Creator, and Marketer at Dziffa.com - Accra, Ghana
Publications 
  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2018: Content Creator at Personal Blog 

Education

2017Diploma equivalent Certificate in Business Development and Technology Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology - Accra, Ghana2015Certificate in Information Communication TechnologyTunapanda Institute - Nairobi, Kenya

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