Candidate Profile

Musimenta Ruth, Kampala, Uganda.

+256701230336/ +256 782738204, ruthmusimenta@gmail.com

RESUME.

PROFILE:

A marketing and communication persona with skills in capacity building,resource mobilization, fundraising and networking, technology, time management, interpersonal skills, analytical skills, and problem-solving skills. Strengths include relationship building and networking, interpersonal skills, adapting to new societies time management, and also paying attention to details. Passionate about creating an efficient communicative environment plus changing the community into a better placefor everyone to live in.

EDUCATION

Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda (2020)

Bachelor’s degree of science in Marketing

MUBS, Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda (2005)

Diploma in Business Administration (Accounting)

WORK EXPERIENCE;

Planic Friends Investment Club, Manager November 2022 todate.

The manager shall be responsible for the day to day operations of the club and in particular ensure;

• Implementation and adherence to the club policies, procedures and standards.
• Systems that have been established to facilitate efficient operations and communication are followed
• Planning process that has been developed to facilitate achievement of targets and objective is adhered to
• All staff matters, particularly human resource development and training are attended to
• Adherence to the established code of conduct
• Compliance with the by-laws and any other applicable laws
• Ensure that the Board is frequently and adequately appraised on the club operations through presentation of relevant reports such as;

1. Financial statements (monthly, quarterly, annual)
2. Showing current budgetcompared to the actual performance
3. Capital structure and adequacy
4. Delinquent loan list ie growth in loans, losses, recoveries and provisions
5. Statement of comprehensive income

Kawempe Home Care, Marketing and Sales Consultant, Kampala, Uganda (Jan2022)

• Re-organise the business unit/ shop
• Re-activate clients data base for both local and international customers through email engagements
• Make weekly products posts on social media and engage online potential buyers
• Ensure tailoring machines are serviced timely to maintain good performance
• Support in kind donation drive to support NHCH
• Attend to customers at the Gift shop
• Ensure tailors are up-to date to meet production and market demands

Kawempe Home Care, Sustainability and Empowerment Manager, Kampala, Uganda (2016-Sept2021)

• Maintain and manage contact lists of all business partners
• Maintain Email list server for business key contacts and project beneficiaries
• Develop relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Develop correspondence and presentations to target stakeholders
• Regularly communicate with customers and constant partners
• Attending networking events and maintaining partnerships
• Supporting the marketing and sales team by tracking and reporting to the program manager.
• Make, maintain, and improve product promotional plans to sales
• Recording and preparing financial statements and annual department reports.
• Support the human resource in staff appraisal, counseling, motivation, training, and department supervision.

Achievements

• Worked on Rotary Conference bags order of 1,800pcs in three months with 45 tailors and this order fetched seventy-two million shillings.
• Presented an Abstract on effects of income generating activities on vulnerable patients and their families on a palliative care at a palliative care conference Bi-annual in 2018.
• Overall best performing employee in 2017
• Provided psychosocial support to the most needy and vulnerable children, patients and their families.
• Very needy children were able to acquire education, over 30children were recruited on OVC’s school fees support program.
• Improved adherence on antiretroviral therapy to HIV positive clients on projects through improvement in income generation.
• Provided home employment opportunities especially to the women.

Kawempe Home Care, Entrepreneurship Coordinator, Kampala, Uganda (2012-2016)

• Manage the organization’s income generating projects
• Empower at least 10% of vulnerable patients with livelihood projects
• Planned, coordinated, and provided trainings to vulnerable clients every quarter
• Ensured constant communication with both local and international partners and customers
• Kept track of monthly sales records and reported to the department head
• Planned and supervised trainings for clients on various livelihood projects

Achievements;

• Mobilised resources for over 30 children on OVC’s school fees support program through selling beads and bags
• Created awareness in schools and the community on the basic information about supporting HIV patients through selling and marketing their bags and beads.
• Recruited and trained 450 vulnerable clients on various livelihood projects.
• Improved patient adherence to treatment especially those on income generating projects through increased income.

SKILLS;

Technology skills

• Good in Microsoft excel, word, and PowerPoint.
• Can effectively use google drive
• Can proficiently use emails.

Persuasive skills

• Can professionally make cold calls with integrity
• Can give customers reasons to purchase the product
• Can creatively make involve persuasive techniques in the adverts

Language/Communication Skills

• Can present information in an organized manner.
• Can communicate different information to different audiences using specifics.
• Can write and speak English in a clear and organized manner.

Collaborative skills

• Can effectively work in a team
• Can set team goals and work with the team to achieve them.
• Can work in a diverse society.
• Can effectively allocate and manage time

Creativity skills

• Can think critically to generate new ideas.
• Can organize and plan different events.
• Can solve problems considering problem solving procedures
• Can create and execute advertisement content

Interpersonal skills

• Committed to complete required tasks
• Can give and receive feedback without bias
• Can manage up where possible
• Can adapt to new tasks easily through cautious learning

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY;

• English (Advanced)
• 4Rs Rukiiga, Runyankole, Rutoro, and Runyoro (Native)
• Luganda (Fluent)

REFEREES

NiwagabaGerever, Programs Manager, Kawempe Home Care

Tel: +256782959683

Email: gniwagaba@kawempehomecare.org

Rev, Fr, Dr, Beinomugisha Abel, Director Nkozi University, Kabale Campus

Tel: +256772480021/ +256703097930

Email: abelbeino@gmail.com

DrRukanyangiraNazarious, Head of Department Faculty of Management Science, Muni University

Tel: +256 702 709 636/ +256 772 670 348

Email:n.rukanyangira@muni.ac.ug /nrukana@gmail.com