Experience

JAFFERY ACADEMY MOMBASA

• Kenya
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Librarian

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  • Converted a collection of over 6,000 resources from a manual catalog system to an automated digital School management system (SSO) making for easy circulation and record keeping. • Maintained an up-to-date and accurate record of resources through annual stock taking and by annually evaluating and updating the records with newly acquired materials and weeding out lost, worn out, outdated and irrelevant resources. • Came with up with a collection development policy through cooperation and collaboration with subject teachers and Heads of departments, ensuring a well balanced and resourceful library that meets the needs and requests of all patrons. • Maintained a well organized library through proper classification, daily shelving and arranging books and information source in a way that makes them easily accessible to patrons thus saving time and patron's energy. • Negotiated and secured an annual budget for the library, ensuring a continual and steady growth of library resources. • Created awareness of library services by carrying out promotional activities like themed displays, and organizing successful book challenges, reading targets, author visits, coordination and planning the annual book week activities, making the library a very active and vibrant part of the school. • Ran a book club that started with only 10 student, but has since seen an increase in membership standing at 30 members to date. • Supervised the cleaning staff ensuring the general cleanliness and maintenance of a conducive learning atmosphere.



Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

• Mombasa, Kenya

• Library Assistant

  • Jan 2008 - Aug 2014

  • Served as an assistant to the Head Librarian by carrying out the day to day library function like circulation, shelving, updating new resources, collecting and recording fines, assisting patrons to locate resources making library operation seamless. • Carried out annual stock taking exercise using the library management system, giving the school and the library an accurate record of existing resources and weeding out lost, worn out and outdated materials. • Promoted library awareness by mounting library displays and weekly book summaries and reviews, prompting patron interest in books thus improving the rate reading. • Selected and acquired new resources through careful review of patron recommendations, publishers’ catalogs and sites, supplier lists, and evaluating library needs, leading to a balanced library collection. • Transferred, arranged and shelved a record of over 10,000 textbooks in the bookstore into the Library's management system, creating an accurate record of the books and making them easily accessible and available for use.



Oxford University Press, Kenya, Mombasa

• Mombasa, Kenya

• Sales Representative

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

  • Visiting clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services. • Preparing weekly reports. • Obtained orders, and established new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential customers. • Visiting clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services. • Preparing weekly reports. • Obtained orders, and established new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential customers.