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BENJAMIN SIMKANGA

BENJAMIN SIMKANGA

Dodoma,TANZANIA

Summary

.Accurate, assertive and adaptable professional who can effectively multi-task in challenging situations and meet critical deadlines.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Director's personal Assistant

masu Intertrade Ltd
Dodoma, Tanzania
11.2023 - 08.2024
  • Documented data and stored important records on database.
  • Kept files organised and up-to-date for accurate record-keeping purposes.
  • Prepared for client meetings, including arranging accommodations and building appropriate schedules.
  • Drafted documents and reports for management review.
  • Managed digital mailbox, delivered mail and telephone messages.
  • Coordinated events by managing budget, logistics and event support.
  • Processed mail, email and phone enquiries, minimising correspondence backlogs.
  • Took detailed, accurate meeting minutes, collating and promptly distributing to relevant staff for swift action.
  • Created expense reports with matching receipts.
  • Booked hotels, travel and entertainment for client, family and friends.
  • Planned and executed small intimate gatherings and large social events.
  • Organised personal and professional calendars, supplying timely reminders of upcoming meetings and events.
  • Partnered with management to implement processes and complete special projects.
  • Sourced and ordered office supplies within allocated budget.
  • Booked flights and hotels for domestic and international meetings.

Masu Intertrade Limited
02.2018
  • Regional administrator - (Procurement and Logistics)

Procurement Store Control Intern

Office of the National Assembly
Dodoma
06.2013 - 09.2013
  • Maintained strong working relationships with suppliers and vendors to obtain favourable contract terms.
  • Worked with department heads to determine requirements for procurement activities.
  • Coordinated with inventory control to determine purchasing needs with high degree of accuracy.
  • Monitored delivery progress and contacted clients and suppliers to minimise delivery delays.
  • Identified stock quantity and quality, delivery times and other contract conditions to be met.
  • Facilitated decision-making by preparing cost comparison of material pricing.
  • Monitored supply chain activities to validate quality of goods procured.
  • Minimised customer complaints by verifying procured items met required quality standards.
  • Established delivery schedules to keep stores fully stocked.

Students' Welfare Officer

Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA)
Dar es Salaam
10.2014 - 10.2016
  • Collaborated with external support providers to maintain good care continuity.
  • Established and maintained working relationships with clients based on trust and non-judgement.
  • Liaised with external and internal professionals to provide holistic support.
  • Listened to clients' current struggles to signpost relevant support.
  • Reported on clients' progress to evaluate service impact.
  • Assisted service users to obtain and access community resources.
  • Led workshops under professional supervision.
  • Counselled clients through difficult times using approved and compassionate strategies.
  • Offered practical daily living advice, including financial planning, housing support and legal guidance.

Education

Bachelor Degree - Procurement and Logistics Management

Institute of Accountancy Arusha
01.2011 - 04.2014

Advanced Level - undefined

Alpha High School
01.2009 - 04.2011

Ordinary Level - undefined

St Marys' Seminary Mbalizi
01.2005 - 04.2006

Master's Degree - Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Institute of Rural Development Planning Dodoma
01.2023 -

Skills

  • Procurement management
  • Logistics management
  • Customer service
  • Microsoft office suite
  • Time Management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Leadership
  • Business Planning
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Organizational Skills
  • Report Building
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Presentation Skills
  • Project management
  • Supervisory Ability
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Office Administration
  • Data Entry
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Database management
  • Strategy implementation
  • Travel bookings
  • Clean driving record
  • Advanced computer skills
  • Logistical support
  • Strategic decision-making

Certification

  • Certificate of Recognition, United Nations, 12th December 2020
  • Certification by the Procurement and Supplies Professionals Technician Board (PSPTB), April 2018


Custom

  • Tanzanian census trainers of the trainee (TOT) Program, Mwanza Region, 2022
  • EMPRETEC training on Successful Entrepreneurial Habits, UNCTAD, Dodoma, May 2022
  • Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (Under Germany Embassy) - Young Leaders Forum (YLF) 2021, 2021
  • Entrepreneurship Training based on Sports and Entrepreneurship, United Nations office of the South-south Cooperation-Entrepreneurship Academy, December 2020
  • Leadership Program known as Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), United States of America, Nairobi Kenya, 23rd July 2016, 10th October 2016
  • Training on Personal Career and Development techniques, Effective Customer care, East African Productive Trainers, Institute of Accountancy Arusha, 20th April 2013
  • Training on Empowering students to face ever-changing World Economy and Technology, Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Institute of Accountancy Arusha, 11th April 2014

Languages

English
Fluent
Swahili
Native

Affiliations

  • I like to keep compounds nicety and clean. I am a cleaning expert.
  • I love doing charity activities

Accomplishments

  • I hold the highest leadership role in the students government which is the President of the Students Council for two consecutive years during my undergraduate studies.
  • Certificate by FARAJA ORPHANAGE CENTRE for serving (volunteering) at the center for about two years. (July 2017)
  • During 2022 Tanzanian census, I was awarded a certificate for participating in the successfulness of the program for Mwanza Region by training and supervising the census enumerators at a regional level.

Timeline

Director's personal Assistant

masu Intertrade Ltd
11.2023 - 08.2024

Master's Degree - Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Institute of Rural Development Planning Dodoma
01.2023 -

Masu Intertrade Limited
02.2018

Students' Welfare Officer

Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA)
10.2014 - 10.2016

Procurement Store Control Intern

Office of the National Assembly
06.2013 - 09.2013

Bachelor Degree - Procurement and Logistics Management

Institute of Accountancy Arusha
01.2011 - 04.2014

Advanced Level - undefined

Alpha High School
01.2009 - 04.2011

Ordinary Level - undefined

St Marys' Seminary Mbalizi
01.2005 - 04.2006

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