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DEHLAH JERRY UFORDate of Birth: 25th February 1985Nationality: CameroonianTelephone: (+237) 675 40 53 48 / 695 38 36 64Poster address: P. O. Box 698 AKWA DOUALAWebsite: www.globallinkassociatesltd.comE-mail: jdehlah@yahoo.com or jerrydehlah@gmail.com

Personal statement:

A conscientious commercial /operations manager and Business management consultant with extensive experience in Business Administration roles, professional training coordination and delivering of part time lectures across groups of private universities: Occupational health & safetyawareness. I am currently seeking for a new position to as any of the following: operations & logistic manager, investment manager, strategic planning manager, Administrative & finance controller,QHSE officer, business consultant and trainer. A highly organised and efficient individual, whose thorough and precise approach to some projects has yielded excellent results. Recent achievements with former and current employers include the implementation of an innovative new system of outsourcing new business proposals and executing contracts using the modern strategy of management by objectives and benchmarking, writing of strategic business plans and championing their implementations, the enforcement of safety awareness at work and coaching support to the development of human resources through competent based professional training.

Key Skills and functional knowledge:

Very good in reviewing and documenting internal operations and processes to ensure compliance with global policies and modern standards.

Outsourcing of lucrative businesses, scrutinizing of incoming business proposals and strategic management of public and private contracts of supplies and construction works.

Organizing, planning, measuring, auditing, reporting & reviewing occupational Health & Safety management systems of service & industrial organizations

So resourceful in Project & Investment portfolio management. Professional Education Management as well as designing and managing economic analyses

of education operations and other economic and sector work. Accounts Management and strategic marketing of Organisational products. Proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal in English and French. Holder of a category ‘B’ CEMAC driving license; efficiently drive in agglomerations and long

distant drives. Accredited member of the International Gemstones Society(IGS) and Junior Chambers of

Commerce International(JCI) Fully qualified to manage Quality, Health, Safety, Risks and Hazards at workplace by

NEBOSH of U.K.

Employment History

Business consultant and commercial manager with Global Link Associates Ltd, Douala Cameroon:(February2012 – Present)Achievements and responsibilities:

Implemented a change in the management of the company’s operations, gaining more time and reducing costs by 15%.

Assess and make tactical investment appraisals on all business proposals submitted to the enterprise and advise the company on whether to embark on or not based on assessment results.

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Assisted in the drafting and implementation of a strategic commercial policy which has been incorporated into the company’s business plan and has contributed enormously in wining a contract tender for the supply of pesticides to the Cameroon Development Cooperation (CDC) in Tiko as well as other agricultural units in the near future.

Assist the General Manager in strategic planning as well as follow ups of contracts acquisition and their execution.

Devised and implemented a new system of performance assessment based on objectives and targets, introduced a simple approach of reviewing budgetary control statements, resulting in better management of financial resources and a more time-efficient process of evaluation of corporate activities.

Helped provide a safer workplace by cataloguing and dispatching health and safety information and posters for the whole company.

Acted as focal point for QHSE advice and conducted risk assessments prior to job start. Enforced safety awareness, championed risk recognition, assessment and proper handling of

hazardous material.

Part- time Lecturer with Higher Institute of Business Management—International Brainstorming Consulting Group (ISEM-IBCG University Complex), Akwa Douala; Cameroon(September2013 – Date)Achievements and responsibilities:

Serving as a part time lecturer for HND and Professional Bachelor Degree; demonstrated academic, functional and professional skills in the training of future managers.

Carried out an in-depth and extensive research in curriculum development and teaching of several courses, employing a new innovative competent and professional approach that led to a 30% increase in students’ performance in class works and official exams.

The courses include: Quantitative Techniques, Financial Management, Business Ethics, Management of Financial Institutions and Micro Credit Finance.

Part- time Lecturer with ‘Institut Universitaire de la Cote’ (IUC/ISTDI), Logbessou Douala-Cameroun(October 2012 – October2015)Achievements and responsibilities:

Designed and lectured two professional courses for the international professional Bachelor degree program of ISUGA, which included General Economics for first year students and Economics & Organization of the Enterprise (EOE); Managerial Economics for second year students, recording a 90% success rate in continuous assessment and end of semester exams, leading to a marked increase in the enrolment rate of new students into the university.

Running of professional errands for some closed administrative personnel.

Professional Trainer in ACCESS Higher Institute of Professional Training Douala & Buea-Cameroon; partner to CIC U.K(October 2010 – Date)Achievements and responsibilities:

Trained students of Financial Management, Banking, Accounting, Marketing and Business Administration in various professional courses such as Business Finance & Investment, Business Mathematics & Statistics, Financial Management, Banking Operations, Management of Financial institutions & International Finance, Business Management & Administration, Monetary Policy & Theory, International Banking, Import & Export Financing,...

Acting as an academic supervisor of final year students writing their end of training projects and internship reports, most of whom have presented finest research works thanks to my consistent and brilliant contributions which have enabled a majority to gain descend employment in national and multinational private companies.

Always constitute a prominent member of the panel of jury during defence sessions, contributed in the modernization of the research methodology leading to a marked improvement in the presentation style of both theoretical and practical facts in research works.

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Acting as an international marketing agent for the recruitment and admission of students into foreign universities such as the London School of Commerce, Cardiff Metropolitan University, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus and the Cambridge International College in U.K. Thanks to the modest recommendation letters drafted on behalf of some of my students over the past four years, more than fifteen have been admitted by these universities with a very impressive track record to shine even beyond their graduate and post graduate programmes.

Administrative staff in charge of HND & B.Sc coordination at ALPHA Higher Institute Douala:(October 2011 – Date)Achievements and responsibilities:

Recruit and manage lecturers for the Business Management and Finance fields of studies. Undertaking of feasibility study, planning, evaluating and attracting of different business

options for the institution whose positive impact has been a 20% increase in the institution’s annual net income in 2014.

Following up and negotiating the signing of partnership conventions with St Francis Institute of Nursing and Mid-wife in Buea, Madison international and Business School in U.S.A in April 2015, which paved the way for the institution to start the Bachelor degree programme in Nursing in November2013 and in business studies in November 2014; negotiated and spearheaded the signing of a partnership convention with the University of Nicosia in Cyprus to enrol students for online B.Sc, M.Sc and MBA programmes in business courses in August 2014.

Recruiting and managing of students’ affairs which have led to a 30% increase in the enrolment rate.

Devised and implemented a new filing and indexing system for administrative files, resulting in greater ease of access and a more time-efficient process in administrative work.

Part-time Banking & Finance Lecturer at Higher Institute of Business, Ndogbong Douala:

(September 2011 – June 2014)Achievements and responsibilities:

Taught Monetary & Financial Systems with International Trade Financing for HND and achieved, 100%, 95% and 100% success rate respectively in the HND exams.

Marketer of Chinese natural medicinal products in the Gabonese province of Wole Ntem in August 2013:Achievements: Besides making some profits from the sales, developed practical marketing skills

and discovered the nature of the business environment in Gabon.

Voluntary internship at the sub divisional delegation of Economy and Finance, Balikumbat(July – September 2007)Achievements and responsibilities

Journalizing and recording financial transactions which enabled me to gained practical knowledge in the filing of financial information; Verification of income & expenditure figures;

Book keepings & arrangement of files for signature.

Education and Professional Training History

NEBOSH in England(February2014): International General Certificates in Occupational health & Safety Management(OHSE): NEBOSH international certificate in Construction Health & Safety – Credit

NEBOSH international certificate in Fire Safety & Risk Management – Credit Control of international workplace Hazards – Credit International Health and Safety Practical Applications--Distinction

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International Training Centre for Democracy, Development, Ethics & Governance (CIFADDEG) Yaoundé:(August 2010)

Certificate of Professional Specialization in Governance & Administration

University of Yaounde2 Soa Cameroon(October2008 – November2009)

Master Degree (M.Sc) in Banking and Finance

University of Yaounde2 Soa Cameroon(October 2005—November2008)

Bachelor Degree (B.Sc) in Economics

University of Yaounde2 Soa(October2005—November2007): General University Study Diploma (DEUG) in Economics and Management Science.

Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology (CCAST) Bambili, NWR Cameroon:(September2003—August2005): GCE Advanced Level Certificate; passed in four subjects:

Economics; ‘’A’’ grade Pure Mathematics with Statistics; ‘’A’’ grade Geography; ‘’B’’ grade Religious Studies; ‘’E’’

Government Bilingual High School (GBHS) Bamessing-Ndop:(September1998—August 2003): GCE Ordinary Level Certificate

Passed in ten (10) Subjects with distinction

AWARDS FOR ACADEMIC DISTINCTION

July2010: Beneficiary of training Scholarship of 100 000FCFA from CIFADDEG for emerging as second best student in the competitive entrance exam into CIFADDEG training.

June2010: Beneficiary of the Cameroon head of State financial scholarship to meritorious university students, worth 50 000FCFA.

April2002: Beneficiary of a cash prize of 20 000FCFA wit books from the Cameroon Ministry of Secondary Education for outstanding academic performances.

Hobbies & Interests

Currently serving as the elected P.R.O of the Dynamic Youths of Balikumbat; so, I am involved in the development of my village, where I was elected as the financial secretary of BA.D.O zone3. There; we also show case our tradition through singing and dancing of ‘’mandée, Sumalin and Samba’’ to animate fund raisings and other ceremonies. I have been involved with this society for ten years and very much enjoys being part of the team. More recently, I assumed the role of Stage Manager for a two week production and relished the chance to take control of performances and react to a high-pressure environment.

References: Shall be furnished upon request

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