Communications & Administrative Specialists

Admin & Virtual Assistant

BudgetingCommunicationCoordinationManagementPresentationPublic RelationsTeam Building

2021/2022 Master of Public Administration at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

2017/2018 Master of Arts in Development Communication at Ghana Institute of Journalism

2008/2011 Bachelor of Arts Communication Studies (Journalism) at African University College of Communications (AUCC)

2016/to Date Senior Administrative Assistant at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)

Duties:
• Support researchers’ managers and executives with daily clerical tasks
• Plan meetings and take detailed minutes
• Answer phone calls provide information to callers and senior researchers’
• Schedule appointments and update the calendar
• Make travel arrangements and reservations for senior researchers’
• Compose and type regular correspondence, like invitations and informative material
• Develop and maintain a filing system
• Create spreadsheets and presentations
• Provide statistical and budget reports
• Greet and provide widespread support to visitors
• Develop, implement, and improve office policies and procedures
• Organize and maintain electronic and paper files of grant documents and resources
• Assist with data entry and coding in the grants database
• Track and report on research grants.
• Assist in the review of grant proposals submitted by Principal Investigators.
• Coordinate and manage awarded projects and fieldwork.

2015/2016 Administrative Assistant at University College of Communications (AUCC), Pensions Academy

Duties:
• Evaluated activities of the department.
• Wrote reports on projects.
• Facilitated training in Pensions Management.
• Marketed, collated, and documented activities of the department.

2012/2015 Administrative Assistant at African University College of Communications (AUCC), School of Communications

Duties:
• Evaluated and reported on activities of the department.
• Provided varied services to students, lecturers, and staff.
• Managed logistics, coordination and photo-lab experiments.

2009/2009 Researcher (Volunteer/Attachment) at Rescue Mission, Ghana

Duties:
• Researched on the One Right One People (OROP) Project of Rescue Mission.
• Researched on Most at Risk Population (Commercial Sex Workers) in Accra.
• Assisted in educating students and the public on safe sex practices.

2007/2008 Librarian at Golden Sunbeam Montessori, Ghana

Duties:
• Administrative work.
• Record keeping and shelving services.
• Provided library research assistance