Miriam Christopher Kikoti

• Ensuring that the business communities have the right and timely information to facilitate their informed decision making process in their businesses
• The information includes market trends, prices, market entry conditions, and product demand and market competitiveness
• Managing trade inquiries, providing trade related information and advice including servicing clients through Business Clinic
• To ensure information is accessible in different ways, I’m involved in collecting, analyzing, storing and distributing trade information through the right channels i.e including digital platforms, exhibitions, seminars etc
• Conducting and managing market intelligences as well as providing domestic and international trade related data and information so that SMEs can make informed decisions and improve their trading capacities
• Also I’m involved in Developing a system for collection (sources and methods), assessment, classification, generating, orderly arrangement, storage, manipulation and retrieval of useful trade information
• Training SMEs on the use of market analysis tools necessary for accessing international markets, identifying market conditions as well as its export potential
• Assisting in marketing development efforts as well as support exporters in their export publicity efforts
• Coordinating, supervising and implementation of export promotion and publicity programs i.e., Trade Fairs, exhibition, and expos
• Coordinating incoming and outgoing trade missions so as to ensure information is accessible in different ways, Advising exporters on formulation of export strategies.

Organizing and Delivering Training Workshops

• Organized and Facilitated: Successfully organized a training workshop for 35 representatives from Tanzania’s Business Support Organizations (BSOs), universities, and relevant trade associations.
• Customized and Delivered Training: Designed and delivered a 3-day customized training on ITC’s Market Analysis Tools (Trade Map and Market Access). Developed new content beyond the standard presentation, including PowerPoint slides, in-class exercises, and discussions, to effectively assess participant competency.
• Comprehensive Reporting: Provided a detailed report on the 3-day training event, covering the intervention, results from the online workshop evaluation, and recommendations for the 10 most competent participants to continue to the Training of Trainers.
• Coaching and Assessment Preparation: Prepared the 10 selected participants for assessment in the Training of Trainers program. This involved coaching on technical capacity, mastery in using ITC Tools for analysis, training, presentation, and scenario development skills.
• Final Report Submission: Delivered a comprehensive report on the coaching activities, including a summary of the development and progress of each of the 10 participants.

• Serviced existing accounts, Maintain good relationship with clients, Obtained orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets
• Resolved customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions as well as preparing reports
• Supervised promotion activities during product market activation
• Provides historical records by maintaining records on area and customer sales.

• Conducted literature reviews, Collected and analyzed data, Maintained accurate records and safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, Prepared materials for submission to the granting agency (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

• Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
• Organized research materials, maintaining a well-ordered workspace conducive to productivity.
• Maintained open lines of communication with project leads and team members for effective collaboration on common goals.
• Conducted literature reviews to support hypothesis development and identify gaps in existing knowledge.
• Monitored project timelines, ensuring timely completion of tasks while maintaining high-quality output including Safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects.