Candidate Profile

CURRICULUM VITAE

GIDEON RUHUME

Kampala, Uganda. Phone number: +256777563269.

Email: mruhume@gmail.com

Birthday: 24th November 1992. Marital Status: Single. No- Children: 2

BRIEF STATEMENT

I am a male Ugandan who is honest, committed, organized and adaptable administrative assistant with four years’ experience working in various office environments. My attention to detail and excellent time management skills means that every task is completed efficiently and to the highest possible standard. I have a calm and patient disposition meaning that I am able to work effectively under pressure and focus on the task in hand. I am proficient working in a team, but also work well independently. In my previous role, I was responsible for providing administrative support to a large sales department reporting directly to the regional sales manager. To succeed in this role i had to be exceptionally organized and demonstrate strong communication skills. In my next role, I am looking to take on new challenges and additional responsibilities.

My work experience I gained during my time at school mostly when I was at Makerere Business School where I studied International business for a year. However, after a year I transferred to Cavendish University where I pursued a degree in International relations and diplomacy.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

 Excellent experience with computers, preparation of documents in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.

 Highly organized, able to prioritize work and plan ahead.

 Problem identification and solution formulation.

 Project proposal writing, project management and report generation.

 Good networking and sales techniques.

 Marketing and good customer relations.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

• Punctual, time conscious and able to meet deadlines.

• Team player and believe in the efficiency of team work.

• Eager to learn and open to new ideas.

• Keen and able to pay attention to detail.

• Honesty and integrity in all situations is key to me.

• Highly motivated with a great work ethic.

• Resourceful/multi-tasking

• Effective verbal and listening skills

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Year Institution Qualification

2016 – 2020 CAVENDISH UNIVERSITY UGANDA Bachelor of Arts in International Relations & Diplomatic Studies.

2012 – 2013 ST. PETER’S SECONDARY SCHOOL Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
NAALYA (UACE)

2008 – 2011 ST. PETER’S SECONDARY SCHOOL Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)
NAALYA.

2000 – 2006 ST. PETER’S NSAMBYA PRIMARY Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE)
SCHOOL.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prefect as Chief Judge St Peter’s Secondary School Naalya. (2012).

• President of Debater’s Club St. Peter’s Secondary School Naalya (2012).

• Vice Bible study leader Scripture Union St. Peter’s Secondary School Naalya (2012).

• Chief Usher Scripture Union St. Peter’s Secondary School Naalya (2010).

WORK EXPERIENCE

▪ Outlet Stores (Freedom City)
Procurement/Pricing Officer (August 2019 to date)

Am currently tasked with pricing both new and old stock within the store and draw monthly reports which tally sales and profits made on the different products. This includes a continuous result of market surveys and vendor approvals.
▪ Vivo Energy Uganda (Shell Licensee)

Retail Operations Assistant (June 2018 – January 2019)

I have currently been working with the above company and attached to the retail department, to bridge the gap between territory managers and the operations excellence team. I was able to promote all Shell standards at the Petrol retail sites through various trainings and following up progress. During my course of work I have attained incredible skills of management and creating sustainable change at the sites and within the retail department while excusing ongoing projects.

▪ Idea Restaurant.

Cashier and Manager (2014 – 2016)

I was employed as a cashier and then promoted to a manager for a period of four years during my time at school and Vivo Energy. I have acquired much customer service skills and book keeping which involved stock count. These positions require me to pay rent on time and track our profits and losses which losses I controlled through good customer service and constant market survey.

▪ Vivo Energy Uganda (Shell Licensee) Internships

Industrial training Marketing (June2014 – August 2014)

I was placed under the marketing department where I worked with a team and promoting company products. In most occurrences I had to train pump attendants on how to sale products where staff members weren’t and working with the different agencies during branding. Within the company my role rotated from office to office.

Industrial training Sales and retail (September2015 –December 2015)

I was called back by the company to support the sales team because of my excellent performance during the previous training. I tracked tank capacities and sales performance per product in every region around the country which information was vital to the company growth.

Industrial training Marketing (February2016 – July 2016)

The marketing department during this period had a series of activities which the company thought I would be of great help. I was briefly moved to customer service section where I concurrently handled the marketing duties and those of customer service who were short of a staff. I executed my duties well that the company had considered raising my rank. I had to turn the offer down since it was in the same time for my transfer to Cavendish University from Makerere Business School (MUBS).

LANGUAGES

English – excellent
Rutooro – excellent

Luganda – good

Rukiga – good

HOBBIES

Reading all knowledgeable books

Playing basketball and Ruby

REFEREES

Mrs. Juliet Mpiima

Human Resource Manager

Shell (Vivo Energy Uganda)

Tel: +256 772 754012

Dr. Alice Wabule

Cavendish University Uganda

Dean Faculty of Socio-economic Sciences

Tel: +256 772 420535

Mr. Katongole John

St. Peter’s S.S Naalya

Tel: +2567012083878