Introduction
I have more than 25 years of operations experience as a top executive in starting-up, scaling and sustaining "For Profit" as well as "Non-Profit" ventures and initiatives.
As a member of the office of the Strategy Management for more than a decade, I have played an active role in building the vision for the organisations; lead, develop, and deliver plans to meet the business and operational objectives in line with the organisations' strategies.
I have proven success in, Startups, Scaling, Business Development, Educational Administration, Relationship Building, and Corporate Social Responsibility. My expertise lies in the following:
• Oversee and manage all day-to-day operations; keep the Chairman and the board apprised of all significant events, potential risks, and mitigation plans.
• Act on behalf of the Chairman with a formal delegation of authority
• Assist the Chairman to prepare all the reports to be submitted for the board meetings, conduct the board meetings, develop and maintain trusting relationships with the board members and independent advisors.
• Manage Subject Matter Experts
• Operate in a matrix management structure with Heads of Sales, HR, and Finance
• Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment, IT Systems and platforms in all the units
• Assess all the challenges of competition, technology up-gradation, and the dynamic changes in the market and discuss with the heads of departments the strategy required to counter and draw plans to overcome the risk and challenges.
• Recommend and approve appointments. Recruit and onboard all staff and heads of departments in coordination with HR
• Ensure that all staff follow policy and guidance on procurement fraud prevention, including the approval of purchase orders and authorisation of payments
• Set business and performance targets and sign off on budgets for each unit and quarterly forecasts, review of monthly financial information
Expert
A mature professional mature with more than 25 years of operations experience in the areas of Higher Education and Vocational Training straddling Information and Communication Technology, Vocational Training, Business Management and Design
Fields of expertise: Education, Health and wellbeing, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion