Candidate Profile

                  STEVEN KYAMAGWA

P.O. Box 24764 Kampala – Uganda | steven.kyamagwa@gmail.com | Mob: +256(0) 752995325, +256(0)776621309 https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyamagwa-steven-94901020/.

Personal Motivational Statement

I’m highly productive and efficient throughout my career, and this is the legacy I leave behind using my effective and well thought through communication skills. As a Marketing, Operations, logistics and Partnerships professional, I have experience in optimising success of different departments in an organisation using; critical thinking, integrity, planning, and timely solutions to challenges as they arise. I’m good at building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders.

Professional Experience
May 30, 2022 – May 29, 2024. Freelance Exams Invigilator, British Council Uganda.

British Council is the organiser of many different English tests like; IELTS, and supervisor the following exams like; ACCA, CIPS, Cambridge International exams in schools, etc. As the Exam Invigilator, my role is to see that exams are conducted in a proper manner, organise the venue and make sure that there is no malpractice.

Sept 2020 – June 2022: Partnership Officer, LifeNet International

LifeNet International is an international NGO operating in six countries in Africa and whose major objective is to transform the African Healthcare system through regular training of the caregivers (doctors and nurses) and strengthening the health system.

Below are the roles have been doing as a Partnerships Officer for the Uganda program.

• –  Carry out expansion strategies for the organisation into new regions.
• –  Manage external relationships with partners and several stakeholders.
• –  Developing and managing key strategic relationships that ease our operations in the different regions.
• –  Preparing briefs to guide the top management in decision-making regarding strategic partnerships.
• –  Planning and strategising for the different teams.
• –  Contributing to proposal writing and project management.
• –  Engage with the Government officials and Diocesan Officials on issues of new partnerships.

  July 2015 – June 2021: Logistics Officer, LifeNet International

  LifeNet International is an INGO operating in six countries in Africa and its major aim is to transform the African Healthcare system through regular training of the care givers (doctors and nurses) and strengthening the health system. Below are the roles have been doing as a Logistics Officer for the Uganda program.

July 2013 to June 2015: Independent Distributor, Syntek Global

Synket global was an American company manufacturing fuel additive and selling them globally. I did the following roles in the region of East Africa.

• –  Recruiting distributors in new countries like Burundi, Rwanda and D.R.C
• –  Training the sales team on marketing skills of launching a new product and improving sales.
• –  Managing the supply chain and training the teams on logistical issues.
• –  Managing the flow of international trade.
• –  Negotiating contracts with the wholesale distributors and various other business agencies.

  January 2014 to July 2014: Marketing Consultant, General Trade Services Burundi

  General Trade Services is a private company operating in Burundi, it’s the agent of many companies including great wall china. In this role as a Marketing consultant, I had to do the following;

• –  Rebranding, giving the company a new look and changed the way consumer perceived it.
• –  Business development, created vital businesses with an on-going supply of commodities.
• –  Training of the sales team, trained the sales team on aggressive skills of marketing and client retention.
• –  Build a marketing strategy of continuous payment where clients can buy and continue paying for more services

accompanied with the commodity.

Management skills;

People management (Onsite and Remote Teams)

Relevant Skills

– Coordinating company drivers, overseeing driver assignments and monitoring their performance.

Public relations (Internally and externally)

– I managed communication channels for different teams internally and also for the religious organisations and government agencies.

Resource management.

There was mismanagement of funds, I managed this by creating a rotation system among the teams. It unveiled the loophole and we were able to stop the vice.

           Communication skills; Project plan writing.

• –  Documentation expertise (Preparing project plans, Technical reports, Evaluation Reports and others)
• –  Initiating collaborations (written and oral correspondences)
• –  Email and Physical mail correspondences.
• –  Creatively designing publishable material such as adverts, fliers, and other posts,

  Technical skills; Risk Management.

– Overseeing the mechanical condition for the fleet on road and when they are under repair. For example, in five years we have no case of accident under my supervision.

          Team work;

– Am a team player, as a logistics officer, I have coordinated all the teams very well and every project is up and running without inconvenience.

          Personal and Interpersonal skills;

– Active listening, I listen to every team member and provide useful help to ease their tasks at hand. we end up doing the work smoothly.

Educational Background

1. Bachelor of Sciences in Finance and Commercial sciences-Marketing

          Université de Béjaïa – Algeria.

2007 — 2011.

    2. Certificate in French Language.

Université D’Alger.

2006 — 2007.

 3. Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education.

Cornerstone Leadership Academy.

2003 — 2005.

  4. Uganda Certificate of Education.

Kingstone High School – Kawempe.

1999 — 2002.

Achievements

• –  I expanded operational areas for LifeNet International-Uganda from eight health center partners in 2015 to 104 Health centers by end of March 2021, and by May 2021 I had helped to expand operations in mid-west Fort Portal regional office.
• –  Developed partnerships on behalf of LifeNet International-Uganda with government officials in over 30 Districts of Uganda by July 2021.
• –  Developed business for General Trade Services, SA-Burundi and made sales for $60,000.00 in 75 days between March to July 2014.

  Driving License; Classes A, B, C1, D1

Languages Fluency

• –  English = Fluent in Speaking, writing and reading.
• –  French = Fluent in Speaking, writing and reading.
• –  Swahili = Average in Speaking, writing, and reading.
• –  Arabic = Basic with hopes of learning it fully.
• –  Luganda = Mother tongue and I speak a lot of Bantu languages in the East African Region.

Referees:

1. Mr. Geoffrey Arijole NYAKUNI, CEO/MD, YOVELA GROUP – Uganda. Mobile: +256(0)772475171, Email:

   geoffrey.nyakuni@gmail.com or yovela.holdings@gmail.com

2. Engineer Daniel BIRUNGI. Data Center Manager, MTN Uganda. P.O.BOX 2560 Kampala-Uganda. Mobile

   +256(0)772121236, +256(0)757053888, Email: daniel.birungi@mtn.com

3. Mrs. Jannet APALAMIT OPIO, Country Director, LifeNet International – Uganda. Mobile: +256(0)780258819,

   +256(0)759330705. E-mail: jopio@lninternational.org