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BIO-DATA

NAME:                                   CATHERINE NAOMI NYAMBURA KAMAU

ADDRESS:                             P. O. BOX 10081-00400

NAIROBI- KENYA

DATE OF BIRTH:                 05-OCTOBER-1978

NATIONALITY:                    KENYAN

MARITAL STATUS:              SINGLE

LANGUAGES:                          ENGLISH AND SWAHILI

PHONE:                                 0716685328, 0737680877

EMAIL:                                  [email protected]

CAREER OBJECTIVE – Profile

I am keen to find a challenging position within an ambitious organization where I will be able to continue to increase my work experience & develop my abilities.

SKILLS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

SKILLS:

·         Answering telephones and call management, Billing, Calendar management, Communication, Document and archive management, Email correspondence, Interpersonal relationships building, Meeting preparation, Office administration, management, Office reception, Presentation preparation and editing (Microsoft PowerPoint), Presentation skills, Spreadsheet preparation and editing (Microsoft Excel), Typing and note-taking, Verbal communication and Word processing and office software.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

·         Confidence, Integrity, Patience and attention to detail.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

May 2012 to December 2015              Mt Kenya University (Nairobi campus) Nairobi, Kenya

Bachelor of Development Studies

January 2010 to December 2012          Mt Kenya University (Nairobi campus) Nairobi, Kenya

Diploma in Community Development and Social Work

March 2009 to August 2009                Avenue Homecare Nairobi, Kenya

Certificate in Basic Nursing Assistant

April 2000 to July 2000                     Emanex Computer College Nairobi, Kenya

Basic Microsoft Word Computer Packages

April 1997 to October 1998                 Central Institute of Management (C.I.M) Nairobi, Kenya

Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management

April 1997 to October 1998                Institute of Commercial Management (I.C.M) London, U.K

5 single subject Diplomas in Travel and Tourism

February 1993 to November 1996 Parklands Arya Girls High School Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)

January 1985 to December 1992           Donholm Primary School Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)

WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2019 to Present- NAIROBI COUNTY COORDINATOR | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION (KGGA) Nairobi, Kenya:

·         Nairobi County Coordinator Duties: including recruitment of new members both adult women and girls, new schools to the guiding program, dispatch of uniforms and other shop merchandise to the county shops in other counties, trainings, resource mobilization, fundraising and management of the membership database and shop sales and managing the KGGA Guiding shop in Nairobi.

·         KGGA HQ Girl Guide shop duties: including Customer Service, Sales and Marketing, Inventory and stock taking of both uniforms and badges, Data entry in Quick books, placing orders and making requisitions, dispatch of uniforms to the county shops in other counties, storekeeping, and Basic Accounting.

June 2017 to September 2019- MEMBERSHIP INTERN | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION (KGGA) Nairobi, Kenya:

·         Membership Duties: Data entry and sorting data (For National Census, Membership Database), making follow-up calls regarding membership payments, recruitment of new members,

·         Training duties: Mobilizing people for training and making follow up calls.

·         KGGA HQ Girl Guide shop: including Sales and Marketing, Inventory and stock taking, Store keeping, Quick books, and Basic Accounting.

·         Administrative Duties at the KGGA HQ reception: use Private Branch Exchange (PBX) phone system, receiving and directing visitors, knowledge, and use of Microsoft Outlook email Program, Stock management (stationery and shop items), sending and receiving correspondence and packages, typing and editing letters. Hospitality during the program training.

Sep 2016 to May 2017- KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INTERN | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION (KGGA) Nairobi, Kenya:

·         My duties included cataloging, arranging and sorting of files, electronic data entry of the files, scanning and storing the file information in soft copy in the server, labeling, and file cataloging. Maintaining and managing the complete inventory of all books and files in both hard and soft copy available at the association.

·         Promote knowledge sharing through the organization’s operational business processes and systems by, among others, strengthening links between knowledge sharing and the information systems, and improving integration among information systems in the organization, to facilitate seamless exchange of information across systems.

Feb 2016 to Aug 2016 – PROGRAMS INTERN | KENYA GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION (KGGA) Nairobi, Kenya:

·         Program assistant duties included: Data Entry for: Membership database, “Free Being Me” project, “He Named Me Malala” Project and “DREAMS” Project. Assisted in Planning, Procurement, and Preparation of training materials and Facilitation of Girl Guiding Programs Training like “Free Being Me”, “IOGT Training”, and “He Named Me Malala” Project amongst others.

·         Additional duties included:

1)Fund and Development Department-

·         Research, Compiling and Editing of Organizational reports including Annual Report, “He named Me Malala” project trainings daily report, Thinking day 2016 report and KGGA achievements to date.

·         Rapporteur during various meetings including Commissioners Conference and “He named me Malala” project training.

·         KGGA HQ Girl Guide shop including Sales and Marketing, Inventory and stock taking and Basic Accounting.

·         Africa Region Conference including Sourcing for tourism information to give to the delegates, display boards and pigeon holes for use during the conference, Printing of delegates’ nametags and table tags for the conference and Sales and Marketing at the KGGA HQ Girl Guide shop.

2)Administrative Duties at the KGGA HQ reception:

·         Answering phones, greeting clients and customers and attending to them, sending and receiving correspondence and packages, typing and editing letters. Hospitality during the program training. Supervision of general clean-up of the organization.

Feb 2015 to Aug 2015- SOCIAL WORK INTERN | PARTNERS FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT EASTLANDS SWOP CLINIC Nairobi, Kenya:

·         Conducted reception area duties, the triage section duties (taking blood pressure, weight and pulse), Conducting health education, filling out new clients’ biodata, building client relationship, identify problems quickly, explaining it to a client & then finding a solution, making referrals, data entry both manually and electronically of patient information, and attending training days for ongoing professional development.

Jan 2012- April 2012- SOCIAL WORK INTERN | CANA FAMILY LIFE HIV AIDS EDUCATION PROGRAM Nairobi, Kenya:

Making case studies of the girls in the Cana rescue center. Store keeping and distribution of relief food. Coordination and recording of incoming patients to the Cana health center. Filing and arranging outpatient files in alphabetical order. Participating in community outreach programs in Sinai, Mukuru Kwa Njenga, and Mukuru Kwa Reuben slum areas. Taking and recording the weights of all outpatients. Giving health talks to the post-natal mothers upon discharge and family planning clinic participants. Meeting with a client’s family, social worker and GP to exchange information
May 2009 to August 2009: NURSE AID INTERN | AVENUE HOSPITAL Nairobi, Kenya:

·         Take the outpatient and inpatient blood pressures and weight. Dressing of wounds. Cleaning and tidying of the wards. Assist in patient feeding, body hygiene, bowel movements. Assisted in the maternity ward to deliver babies. Helped in ambulation of patients.

OTHER SKILLS ACQUIRED & AWARDS RECEIVED

·         Computer proficiency- Introduction to computers, MS-Windows, Microsoft Office, MS-Word, MS-Excel, Adobe page marker, and internet.

·         Presidential Award Scheme in Nairobi, Kenya. – Bronze and Silver level certificates.

·         Y.M.C.A Nairobi, Kenya. – Counseling certificate level, advanced Camp Leadership certificate, and First Aid and Life Guarding advanced level certificate.

· International Y.M.C.A of greater New York New York, U.S.A – certificate for outstanding participation for the year 2002 in the YMCA International Camp Counselor Program.

·         Pro Staff staffing agency Minnesota, U.S.A – 1,000-hour service award and certificate.

ASSOCIATIONS

·         Kenya Girl Guides Association (KGGA)- Member

·         PEFA Church Donholm – Secretary in Sunday School department Executive Committee

REFEREES

Miss Sheila Mbaru

Mombasa County Coordinator

Kenya Girl Guides Association

Arboretum Road

P.O Box 40004-00100

Nairobi, GPO, Kenya

Tel: 0729 446221

Email: [email protected]

Mrs. Catherine Njoroge

Nakuru County Coordinator

Kenya Girl Guides Association

Arboretum Road

P.O Box 40004-00100

Nairobi, GPO, Kenya

Tel: 0722 361558

Email: [email protected]

Elizabeth Bwibo (in charge)

PHDA Eastland’s SWOP clinic

Geo maps Centre, 4th-floor wing B.

Matumbato Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi.

P.O Box 3737-00506, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254722729666 (mobile)

+254728607082 (clinic)

Email: [email protected]