Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Websites
Accomplishments
Key Competencies And Skills
Other Trainings and Certifications.
Leadership Experience
References
Timeline
Agnes Mahoro Mbasa

Agnes Mahoro Mbasa

Customer Experience, Author, Mentor
Kampala

Summary

Agnes is a highly motivated and passionate individual about Customer Experience, effective Leadership, High performing teams, and innovation. With over 15 years' experience in Team Leadership and Management, Customer Service Management, Service Quality Assurance, Training teams, Business Process Modeling & improvement, and working with cross/multi-cultural and functional teams. I strongly believe in building Customer obsessed teams. I have excellent and proven Leadership, Customer Experience, Training, People Management, Communication, Analytical, Administrative, Organizational and Presentation skills. I greatly value empathy, teamwork, time keeping, integrity and hard work. Currently, I am working as a Business Process Re-engineering Manager at NSSF Uganda.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING MANAGER

NSSF UGANDA
Kampala
09.2022 - Current

My Responsibilities include the following.

  • Enhance Internal and External Customer Experience by interacting with all levels of management to analyse, and redesign business processes while advancing innovation.
  • Use knowledge and understanding of process improvement approaches such as lean and six sigma to advance efficient and effectiveness by reducing waste and defects in business processes.
  • Support Implementation of process improvements using change management approaches and interact with staff and senior leadership to accomplish project objectives.
  • Lead a team of Business Analysts and provide business process management expertise to staff engagements and project work streams.
  • Identify opportunities to improve work processes, enhance quality of service and productivity, and communicate opportunities to Operations department leadership.
  • Develop and monitor scorecard to measure success of process improvement initiatives.
  • Support all departments in development / reviewing and implementation of policies and procedures necessary to support business processes.
  • Ensure Closed Loop Feedback to address customer feedback, from NPS and CSI, on business processes as to drive both internal and external customer Satisfaction.
  • Plan and budget accurately to provide BPR unit with resources needed to operate smoothly.
  • Onboard new employees by participating in interviews, induction and training..

Supervisor, Service Quality.

NSSF UGANDA
Kampala
02.2018 - 08.2022

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • Defining and Enhancing Service Quality standards for the Fund to use as excellence benchmark
  • Define and map the Fund's customer journeys for all departments to identify their role in enhancing an excellent Customer Experience
  • Develop and manage Customer Service metrics for all customer interfacing staff i.e
  • Call Center, digital Channels, Walk-in Service centers, Relationship Managers among others
  • Manage all Customer Feedback from various touchpoints i.e., NPS, CSI, Mystery shoppers, CES and various surveys to ensure a Closed Loop
  • Leading and ensuring Cross functional Voice of the Customer engagements to aid management decision making
  • Dipstick analysis to guide continuous process improvements on all service channels by engaging IT and the data science team on digital enhancements required
  • Developing Training plan for all service teams
  • Induction and training of Customer facing staff in Service Excellence
  • Stakeholder Management through roadshows.

QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR

MTN UGANDA
Kampala
08.2017 - 01.2018

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • Providing first line management to Quality Assurance Team coordinators/leaders overseeing the Quality of Service offered across all MTN touchpoints countrywide
  • Customer Journey mapping using the Customer Management Tool Kit to aid organisation in creating a branded customer Experience
  • Business Processes documentation and improvement through dip stick analysis
  • Developing and managing quality assurance metrics for performance improvement of all customer interfacing teams i.e
  • Contact Center, digital channels, Service Centers, Connect stores and dealer shops, account managers
  • Managing customer feedback from the NPS methodology to ensure improved Customer experience thus grow the company NPS
  • Establishing focus for the Quality Assurance section by developing and communicating goals and an approved plan to help fulfil MTN's vision and mission, and then executing this plan
  • Liaising with staff throughout the organization to ensure that MTN Uganda consistently provides a superior quality of service to our customers, both internal and external to creating a distinct Customer Experience
  • Recruitment and Training of Contact center staff on Service Excellence skills.

QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM LEADER

MTN UGANDA
Kampala
09.2013 - 07.2017

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • First line management of 15 Quality Assessors overseeing the Quality of service delivered by a total of 675 frontline officers
  • Conducting interviews to recruit capable staff for the call center
  • Training New Contact Center staff on service Excellence skills
  • Liaising with Quality Assessors to set and communicate performance standards that are specific and measurable
  • Analysing customer feedback and facilitating a Closed Loop Feedback process feeding into process improvements
  • Providing timely specific performance feedback, both positive and corrective while firmly dealing with all performance problems
  • Developing and Reviewing Customer impacting processes to enhance efficiency
  • Ensuring staff development through regular meetings with employees to review their development progress while providing helpful, behavioral, and development specific feedback
  • Providing effective coaching and support to the quality assessors developing them to ensure that they achieve their full potential.

CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR

MTN UGANDA
Kampala
06.2010 - 08.2013

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • Ensuring that all approved top ups are done within defined parameters
  • Attending to all escalated customer complaints & enquiries within the defined service parameters
  • Investigating all logged complaints and giving feedback to customers within the defined time frames
  • Onward escalation of customer issues as deemed appropriate
  • Processing customer rebates or credits as necessary
  • Producing management reports as required.

QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSESSOR

MTN UGANDA
Kampala
05.2008 - 05.2010

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • Managing and monitoring Service Quality performance of 3 teams each comprising 15 people
  • Evaluating customer interactions and rate Customer Service Agents' competence to service the customers in accordance to the defined quality standards
  • Identifying and pointing out the gaps as per service provided by Call Centre/Service Centre/Billing/Credit management agents
  • Advise team leaders/service center/Billing managers of the gaps identified and work together to close them for an enhanced experience
  • Conduct a trend analysis report for the quality assurance monitor
  • Conduct calibration sessions with team leaders to ensure consistency of assessment standards
  • Contribute to the improvement of customer satisfaction index through identification of gaps through dip stick analysis and customer feedback.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

MTN UGANDA
Kampala
03.2007 - 04.2008

My Responsibilities included the following.

  • Effectively handle incoming calls from all customer segments in accordance to the defined quality standards
  • Provide a high level of customer service as defined by a positive attitude, an efficient and adaptable approach, a polite, caring and professional telephone manner
  • Provide advice and educate customers on MTN related products and services
  • Utilize appropriate CS systems, processes and procedures to support work
  • Attempt to resolve customer queries at first Point of contact.

Education

MBA - Business Management

Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda
09.2018 - 05.2022

High School Diploma -

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), Kabale Trinity College
01.2001 - 01.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Management

Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
01.2003 - 01.2006

Some College (No Degree) -

Uganda Ordinary Certificate of Education (UCE), Kabale Trinity College
01.1997 - 01.2000

Accomplishments

  • Redesigned the Fund's Member identification process which has been implemented. This new process enables biometric system verification of identity, for members claiming their benefits, as a means to curb Fraud.
  • Successfully set up a Service Quality Assurance Function at NSSF Uganda. With my Leadership to this team we have; defined and standardized services across all touchpoints countrywide, trained a robust service team, improved Customer Satisfaction levels to a record 88% from 64%, increased NPS to the current 72 from 41, improved uptake of digital channels for service to the current 89%, and carried out a centricity campaign that has brought the entire organisation on board towards a Customer Centric Fund ensuring that the Voice of the Customer is given priority.
  • Initiated Training and Knowledge Management Function in the Customer Experience Department at NSSF. This has allowed for detailed induction and continuous training of customer facing staff thus enabling excellence.
  • Led Customer Experience Improvement drives that led to automation of services at NSSF Uganda which has seen over 80% of our traffic served through digital Channels such as USSD, IVR, social media, AI enabled Chat and the App.
  • Reviewed the NSSF Customer Service Charter to a more relevant and centric one that is now used as a basis for all the Fund's Service Key Performance Indicators.
  • Centralized reporting on all Customer Experience Key Performance Indicators and eased Management's Access to information while at MTN Uganda.
  • Recognized at MTN Uganda for leading a team that developed & aligned Mobile Financial Services Records Quality Assurance Process that enhanced smooth quality assurance measurement improving document quality archival to 96%

Key Competencies And Skills

  • Team Leadership , coaching and mentoring
  • Strategy Formulation
  • Service Quality Assurance and Control
  • Business Process Mapping and Improvement
  • Customer Journey Mapping and strategies.
  • Training
  • Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
  • Production of reports (use of Data Systems e.g., Power BI)
  • Business Analysis
  • Budget planning and implementation.
  • Microsoft office proficiency (word/excel/ppt)

Other Trainings and Certifications.

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – Juran
  • New Mangers Leadership Program – Strathmore University
  • Leadership and Innovation - GLOMACs
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification – MF
  • Leadership in an Exponentially Changing World – MIT SLOAN
  • ITIL 4 Foundation Certification – SimpliLearn
  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy – MIT SLOAN
  • Customer Centric Strategy in the Digital age – GIBS (South Africa)
  • Six Sigma and Lean: Foundations and Principles – Percipio.
  • AI For Everyone – Coursera
  • Customer Analytics – Coursera
  • Quality Assurance Management – Ulwado Consulting (South Africa)
  • Training Of Trainers – UMI (Uganda)
  • Women in Leadership – Strathmore Business School (Kenya)
  • Business Communication: Business Writing Skill – British Council.
  • Emotional Intelligence – Ulwado Consulting (South Africa)

Leadership Experience

  • Business Process Re-engineering Manager - NSSF Uganda
  • Supervisor Service Quality – NSSF Uganda
  • Quality Assurance Supervisor – MTN Uganda
  • Quality Assurance Team Leader – MTN Uganda
  • Employee Consultative Committee Staff Representative – MTN Uganda.
  • Buffer Team leader for the Back-office Team – MTN Call Center
  • Habitat for Humanity representative - Makerere University Compass Chapter
  • Chairperson off Compass Christian Union – Makerere University
  • Vice President Old Students Association at Makerere University
  • School Speaker at Trinity College Kabale

References

  • Ms. Jean Mutabazi, Director of Operations (Africa) - Dalberg Advisors, +256-772407424 | +254 112454123, jmutabazi@dalberg.com, jeankasirye@gmail.com
  • Mr. Fred Percy Kisa, Senior Manager, Transformation, NSSF Uganda, 13th Floor Workers House, Kampala - Uganda, +256-773178477, fkisa@nssfug.org
  • Ms. Racheal Nagimesi, Manager, Customer Management and Training, MTN Uganda, P.O. Box 24624, Kampala., +256-772120358, Racheal.Nagimesi@mtn.com

Timeline

BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING MANAGER - NSSF UGANDA
09.2022 - Current
Uganda Martyrs University - MBA, Business Management
09.2018 - 05.2022
Supervisor, Service Quality. - NSSF UGANDA
02.2018 - 08.2022
QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR - MTN UGANDA
08.2017 - 01.2018
QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM LEADER - MTN UGANDA
09.2013 - 07.2017
CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR - MTN UGANDA
06.2010 - 08.2013
QUALITY ASSURANCE ASSESSOR - MTN UGANDA
05.2008 - 05.2010
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE - MTN UGANDA
03.2007 - 04.2008
Makerere University - Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Management
01.2003 - 01.2006
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) - High School Diploma,
01.2001 - 01.2002
Uganda Ordinary Certificate of Education (UCE) - Some College (No Degree),
01.1997 - 01.2000
Agnes Mahoro MbasaCustomer Experience, Author, Mentor