HALM MURUNGI
CEO/CHAIRMAN GRAND STUDIES AFRICA
Kampala
Summary
Experienced marketing management professional who consistently delivers high-quality and results-focused marketing content. In-depth knowledge of social media marketing with expertise in identifying emerging market trends. Build businesses by identifying selling prospects and maintaining relationships with clients. Sell products by establishing contacts and developing relationships with prospects. Researching and recommending new opportunities. Maintain relationships with clients by providing support information and guidance. Hardworking Grand Studies Africa Founder passionate about building companies from within by attracting intelligent and productive professionals. A quality-driven leader focused on growth and experienced in fundraising, customer acquisition, and executive management. Innovative company designer with 8 years of experience solving chronic deficiencies and driving growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
GRAND STUDIES AFRICA
Kampala
07.2017 - Current
- Control the direction of the company
CEO
GLOBAL STUDY (U) LTD
Kampala
12.2015 - 07.2017
- Control the direction of the company
- Decide budgets for all departments
- Target and initiate business partnerships with other companies
- Drive the culture of the business
- Oversee employment and ensure there are enough staff (and the right people)
- Manage senior managers
- Generate new business and approve new projects
- Responsible for day-to-day decisions
- Identify risks and ensure appropriate strategies are in place
- Ensure the correct practices are being met
- Attend board meetings and other presentations
- Drive profitability of the business
- Offer consultancy services to clients (Study and Visa Guidance)
Program Counselor
UNISERV EDUCATION
Kampala
12.2014 - 11.2015
- Counseling: Review program enrollments/referrals, and transcripts; evaluates student transcripts and assist with credits issuance as needed; administer and evaluate assessments; provide program counseling and guidance services; assists teachers and staff with the development and maintenance of the student’s Individual Learning Plan (ILP); serves as an information source regarding school and community resources; maintains appropriate school records and provides written reports and communications; counsels students having discipline or attendance problems; identifies student’s needs, including recommendations regarding reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities, and cooperates with other staff members in assessing and helping students to solve health, attitude or learning problems
- Program Enrollment: Recruit and enroll students; solicit, obtain, and process referrals from participating agencies and ensure proper academic and vocational placement in programs; confer with the admissions team and other staff regarding attendance, achievement, behavior, discipline, and related matters; assist in expediting the transfer of student records to the centralized student information system, or other institutions or schools, work with staff in program promotion
- School Liaison: Maintain liaison service between agencies and other institutions, as well as school districts to facilitate communication; writes grants; participate on various assigned committees; attend meetings as necessary
- Student Visa Expert: assist students with visa help and guidance once a program of study has been offered at the school
- Including accommodation bookings and travel itinerary.
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
FOUNTAIN GRAMMAR
Kampala
08.2013 - 11.2014
- Support LANs, WANs, network segments, Internet, and intranet systems
- Maintain system efficiency
- Ensure the design of the system allows all components to work properly together
- Troubleshoot problems reported by users
- Make recommendations for future upgrades
- Maintain network and system security
- Analyze and isolate issues
- Monitor networks to ensure security and availability to specific users
- Evaluate and modify the system's performance
- Identify user needs
- Maintain the integrity of the network, server deployment, and security
- Ensure network connectivity throughout a company's LAN/WAN infrastructure is on par with technical considerations
- Design and deploy networks
- Perform network address assignment
- Assign routing protocols and routing table configuration.
Marketing/Sales Executive
CAL UGANDA
Kampala
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Coordinate marketing activities and policies to promote products and services
- Implemented sales plans
- Identified trends
- Created detailed proposal documents often as part of the financial bidding process which is largely dictated by the prospective customer
- Liaised with suppliers to check the process of existing orders
- Recorded sales and order information and send copies to the sales office
- Reviewed own sales performance and aimed to meet and exceed targets
- Identifying market opportunities by identifying customer requirements
- Protected organization values by keeping information confidential
- Updated job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, and reading professional publications
- Participated in professional organizations
- Gaining a clear understanding of customers' business and requirements
- Made accurate and rapid cost calculations and provided customers with quotations.
Sales Executive
SMART TV
08.2011 - 05.2012
- Consulted with buying personnel to determine projected demand for products and services
- Coordinated and participated in promotional activities and trade shows
- Achieving sales operational objectives by contributing sales or information and recommendations to strategic planning and reviews
- Implementing customer service standards
- Implementing change and achieving sales by advertising, merchandise, and trade promotional programs improve product marketability by capitalizing on market opportunities
- Researching the market and related products, presenting a product or service in a structured and professional way face to face
- Recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales office
- Reviewing own sales performance and aiming to meet and exceed targets
- Protecting the organization's value by keeping information confidential
- Maintaining personal network
- Attending team meetings and understanding cost practice with other colleagues
- Worked with the communications team to drive internal promotion of company programs, initiatives, guiding principles, and mission
- Cultivated effective partnership with engineering, marketing, sales, and customer support staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Computing
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY iN UGANDA
Kampala,Uganda 09.2010 - 11.2013
High School Diploma -
KAWEMPE MUSLIM SECONDARY SCHOOL
Kampala, Uganda 02.2008 - 11.2009
O’LEVEL - Uganda Certificate of Education
BILAL ISLAMIC INSITITUTE
02.2004 - 11.2007
Skills
Social commerceundefined
Timeline
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
GRAND STUDIES AFRICA
07.2017 - Current
CEO
GLOBAL STUDY (U) LTD
12.2015 - 07.2017
Program Counselor
UNISERV EDUCATION
12.2014 - 11.2015
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
FOUNTAIN GRAMMAR
08.2013 - 11.2014
Marketing/Sales Executive
CAL UGANDA
07.2012 - 07.2013
Sales Executive
SMART TV
08.2011 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Computing
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY iN UGANDA
09.2010 - 11.2013
High School Diploma -
KAWEMPE MUSLIM SECONDARY SCHOOL
02.2008 - 11.2009
O’LEVEL - Uganda Certificate of Education
BILAL ISLAMIC INSITITUTE
02.2004 - 11.2007
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