Nyakoa Christine

I am a Kenyan Citizen.

I have a Diploma in Secretarial Studies, which I undertook at the Technical University of Kenya (formerly known as The Kenya Polytechnic) in Nairobi.

I also have a Diploma in Human Resource Management, which I undertook at the Kenya Institute of Management Studies, Nairobi.

In addition, I have a leadership certificate attained at the Seventh Day Adventist Church (Kenya).

Further, I have certificates on short courses in Customer service, Communication skills, Strategic and Time Management.

I will soon be enrolling for a management course at the Management University of Africa.

I am well versed in information technology with experience in MS office word, Office outlook, excel, paint, and power point.

Finally, I have a working experience of 15 years in the administration under legal fraternity, having worked with the law firms in Kenya as an administrative assistant and currently a paralegal.

Currently I work as a legal assistant/ Paralegal/office administrator.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

NYAKOA CHRISTINE OKWAKO

Experienced Human Resource and Administrative professional with a keen attention to detail and a proven track record of efficiently performing office operations. Superior written and oral communicator and Executive Assistant.

PERSONAL DETAILS 

DATE OF BIRTH : 25TH AUGUST 1982

RELIGION : CHRISTIAN

CITIZENSHIP : KENYA

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED

LANGUAGES : ENGLISH AND SWAHILI 

 OBJECTIVES 

1. To attain maximum knowledge, expertise and growth in the field of an organization
2. To seek relevant and challenging position in an enabling corporate environment, 

1. To ensure the employer recruit effectively focusing on the organisational goals.
2. To help in managing, developing, organizing, and motivating of the organizational employees. 
3. To ensure that there is team coordination amongst employees.

Provided office reception support and assisted with all administrative operations duties.

• Managed meeting requests, scheduled and reserved meeting space on Microsoft Outlook.
• Received incoming calls and clients, resolving inquiries when possible and directing questions as necessary.
• Distributed mail and incoming packages, ensuring items are delivered to the correct employee.
• Drafting legal forms and documents for filing at the registry as a paralegal.
• Responding to client’s mails and queries
• Drafting letters and sending them the registries and clients. 
• Coordinating some of the departmental activities. 

• Managing interns and coordinating and distributing of duties.
• Overseeing the use of office software and systems.
• Onboarding new team members on the various departmental duties.
• Problem solving as the issues arise.
• Planning and organizing on duties.
• Drafting letters for approval to clients.
• Drafting applications forms for new and existing matters.
• Updating status reports on the system and printing them for purposes of weekly meetings.
• Records keeping on the system.
• Updating clients on their matters.
• Following up on the client’s matters at the registry.

• Preparing cheques requisition vouchers for approval by management. 
• Following up with the writing and signing of cheques.
• Receiving the cheques and forwarding them with respective applications. 
• Preparing petty cash vouchers and making the necessary payments. 
• Managing internal records systems.
• Handling Anti-counterfeit portfolio in Kenya.
• Requesting online payment and Making payments on various matters via various online platforms.

Position Paralegal Intellectual Property Department. 

FEB 2009 – JUNE 2013 KAPLAN & STRATTON ADVOCATES

Position A Trade Marks Administrator

NOV 2007 -FEB 2009   DAYTONS VALUERS LIMITED

Position Secretary/Receptionist/typist

FEB 2007 - SEPT 2007 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN IN DEVELOPMENT (ACID)

Position As a Public Relations Officer in the N.G.O

AUG 2005-DEC2005   ARID LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

Position Secretarial Duties during the industrial Attachment

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

INSTITUTE KARURA ADVENTIST CHURCH UNDER (CENTRAL KENYA CONFERENCE).

COURSE Trained in children leadership.

EXAM BODY Children Ministries Department.

COLLEGE KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (KIMS) DURATION APRIL 2011- NOVEMBER 2013

COURSE Diploma Course in Human Resource management

EXAMS BODY KIMS (Kenya Institute of Management Studies).

COLLEGE KENYA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

 DURATION 2004 - 2006

 COURSE Diploma in Course in Secretarial Studies

 EXAMS BODY Kenya National Examinations Council and Internal exams.

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

1997 to 2000 IBUBI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examinations

PRIMARY LEVEL

1989 to 1996 ESALWA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to work with minimal supervision. 
• Flexibility and result oriented. 
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and negotiation skills.
• Committed to achieving set goals and objectives. 
• I have a high level of confidentiality.
• Flexible, Open to new ideas and willing to learn.

Year 2006 

Participated in interdepartmental Athletics championship and took 3rd position in 5000 metres race.

Year 2000

Participated in sports Netball competition up to District Quarter Finals Level

HOBBIES

• Participating in Marathons 
• Attending to educative programmes
• Watching comedies 
• Travelling

• KRYSTAL MUINDI 

LAWYER & PRACTISING IP ADVOCATE

2. EDDAH KIAI

GOOGLE (EA)

HEAD OF LEGAL

• DAVID OPIJAH

BOWMANS COULSON HARNEY LLP

Diploma in Human Resources Management