Experience

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  Centum Investment Company Plc.

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Leasing and Strategy Manager

    • Sep 2021 - Present
    • Nairobi, Kenya

    ● Performing lease administration functions including but not limited to:● Lease and tenancy negotiations, Financial Performance and Tenants Compliance to obligations.● Coordinating property viewings, follow-ups, and updating of contact management database.● Coordinating and scheduling lease applications and adhering to compliance requirements.● Executing new lease agreements and coordinating move-in processes.● Preparing all lease-related paperwork.● Planning and implementing marketing strategies to generate traffic.● Managing regulatory and compliance-related services.● Responding to queries/leads and conducting property inspections.● Supporting legal and general advisory needs associated with a large-scale real estate portfolio.● Managing strong and working relationships to maximize revenue and capital value of the assets under Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre● Retail and Commercial property management● Project Development, Analysis, Appraisal and Reporting to Board Level* Board advisor on matters lease and financial strategy for various projectsAchievements● During my tenure at the department, we have grown occupancy levels from 70% to 82%. I have handled negotiations with major value adding tenants and successfully signed them up for space.

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  Centum Investment Company Plc.

  • Kenya

  • Commercial Business Analyst

    • Mar 2017 - Mar 2019
    • Kenya

    ● Analyzing current marketplace conditions by collecting data from public records and conducting surveys to determine trends in consumption patterns.● Conducting financial analysis of potential investments and identifying potential risk factors● Analyzing customer demographics and behavior patterns to identify opportunities for new products or services that will appeal to specific groups of consumers.● Reviewing complex legal documents to ensure that they comply with industry standards and regulations.● Identifying new business opportunities by researching industry trends and identifying new technologies or methods of doing business that could be applied to existing products or services.● Creating reports detailing findings from research and recommending steps to take to improve performance in a particular area.● Recommending changes to existing products or services based on customer feedback about what they like and dislike about current offerings.● Analyzing competitors’ products, pricing strategies, and marketing campaigns in order to develop a strategy for competing against them● Communicating findings and recommendations to management in written or verbal formatAchievements● Two Rivers Lifestyle Centre Data and Information Management, Centre Performance● Review and Analysis, Financial and Project modelling, Cross-departmental support (Leasing, Finance & Marketing) Coordinated joint efforts to ensure improved information management and closure of all risk exposures for the company.● While in the role, all outstanding and missing contracts were all recovered and filed in cloud file for future reference.● I was also able to influence optimization of cashflow through creation of a tracking schedule that flags any client with accumulating debts above a set maximum.

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  Eunique Africa

  • Nairobi

  • Senior Business Analyst

    • Feb 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Nairobi

    ● Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.● Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.● Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.● Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.● Performing requirements analysis.● Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.● Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.● Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.● Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.● Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff.● Allocating resources and maintaining cost efficiency.● Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.● Performing user acceptance testing.● Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.● Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.● Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.● Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.● Managing competing resources and priorities.● Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.Achievements● Successfully managed the expansion of the Retail (Fashion) company from one location to four locations.● This helped increase customer base through a wider coverage and reduced the risk exposure by diversification.

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  Centum Investment Company Plc.

  • Nairobi County, Kenya

  • Project Management Intern at Cytonn Investments, Nairobi

    • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
    • Nairobi County, Kenya

    ● Assisted project manager to implement and improve the project management mechanisms, avoiding disruptions and meeting timely deadlines.● Scheduled team meetings to discuss progress and developments, meeting targeted goals.● Evaluated projects to gauge scope, risks and constraints, balancing strengths and weaknesses.● Helped senior project managers to manage schedule, timeline and milestones, maintaining organized workflow.● Studied business processes to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.● Researched market to stay abreast with latest trends, tools, and resources, applying best industry practices.● Requested weekly project status from team members to stay abreast with developments and update project management file.Achievements● Involved in research that and project management that led to the establishment of real estate projects including The Alma in Ruaka

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  Futures First

  • Nairobi Kenya

  • Futures Market Analyst

    • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Nairobi Kenya

    ● Designing and implementing market and consumer surveys.● Gathering, analyzing, and interpreting marketing data.● Preparing detailed reports on consumer behavior, competitors' activities, outcomes, and sales.● Monitoring customer bases and identifying new ones.● Forecasting future market, consumer, and sales trends.● Communicating with customers, competitors, and suppliersAchievementsTrading in Soybean and Soymeal futures products on the Chicago Mercantile and London Stock exchanges