Rachel Abiola

 ABIOLA RACHEL OLORUNDARE Email:-Mobile: - Address: Abuja, Nigeria. KEY SKILLS: Client relations and communications. Record and data management. Research and report writings. Inventory management and administrative support. Ability to demonstrate excellent written and communication skills. Project management and coordination. Quality management skills. MS office (incl. Excel, power point, access, and word). RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: Standards Organization of Nigeria-Abuja- Product Certification Administrative officer. Jan 2020– Present. Handling various administrative tasks such as Acts as first point of contact for clients and using specialist knowledge of external and partner agencies to respond to client enquires/complaints. Receiving and reviewing client’s request for import permit and providing advice accordingly. Daily duties of receiving and processing SONCAP and import certification payments. Works closely with NAFDAC, Central bank of Nigeria, Nigerian customs and accreditation to ensure the Nigerian testing standards of products and payments of services are enforced. Works in partnership with the world trade organisation and partner trade African countries in upholding trade regulations, objectives of promoting the export and free trade zones to boost African economies. Collaborating with World trade and African standards organization partners to ensure continuous knowledge and enforcement of trade and technical barriers regulations. Works in partnership with ARSO (African organization for standardization) to learn ensure regulatory frameworks and harmonization in African countries are adapted and maintained. Attending to issues on product/import certification activation challenges. Maintaining an organized inventory system each month for the total amount of money received from certification and CBN remita payments. Handling sensitive documents with confidentiality, maintaining filing systems, managing appointments, processing files and documents. Ensuring that all consumables for effective process operation are available and adequately maintained. Non-Administrative tasks- Quality management skills, which include understanding and implementing standards such as ISO9001 Ensuring products and service quality, participating in audit visits and continuously improving the process to maintain high standards and customer satisfaction. Monthly report writing for site visits and inspections, customer feedbacks, meetings and workshops held Participates in inspection of client’s production/project site prior to issuance of annual import permit. Marketing officer and International Students Support. Nottingham Trent University 10/2016 – 07/2017. Mentored new international students at Nottingham Trent University. Answering various questions in person and email enquiries. I also provided assistance by redirecting them to the appropriate team to provide solutions. Responded to enquires of prospective international students and questions regarding the university, living and studying in the UK. Worked in collaboration with the marketing department for the university to organize logistics, donors, and marketing materials to generate funds for international student week and charities, which was successful. EDUCATION: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK. 2014 – 2017 Course: BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.2012 – 2014 Foundation year: International Relations Law and Social Sciences Anglican girl’s grammar school, Abuja. 2006 – 2012 Secondary school: SSCE/ NECO/WAEC. CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS: Skillup by Simplilearn CAPM certificate AUG’23- ONGOING. UCL MSIN0068 Project management ModuleAUG’23- NO CERTIFICATION AWARDED, MODULE ONLY. Brentwood open learning college10/2019 Cert: Project management certificate Cert: Human resource management certificate National youth service corps (NYSC). 01/2018 – 12/2018 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: IDP FUNDRAISING PROGRAM-June 2018 Worked collectively to raise huge sums of money to raise money for the Kuchingoro IDP camp Abuja, which was successful, as we exceed the expected amount. Funds raised were used for the procurement of educational materials, female care packages, clothing, and provisions to the camp. Worked collectively with the IDP female leaders to deliver a lecture to women regarding women and children’s health, safety, and entrepreneurship opportunities, in both Hausa and English Languages. SICKLE CELL AID FOUNDATION NIGERIA. JULY- SEPTEMBER 2016 Worked in teams to create an event to create awareness on sickle cell disease. Creating social media and marketing campaigns that increased our audience for the event. Worked closely with the Nigerian Red Cross in the genotype education and testing event to enlighten members of the public about the dangers of not knowing their genotypes. KEELE UNIVERSITY STREET TEAM – OCTOBER 2013-14 Worked in collaboration with campus security and health department to ensure safety of students on campus and off campus during night outs. Training and administering basic first aid training and treatments when needed. Raised funds and collected food supplies, which were donated, to local food banks with the help of partner agencies such as OXFAM and Staffordshire wild life trust.