Nancy Ikilezi Ndekwe

Experience

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  Green Hills Bilingual Learning Academy

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2012

  Special Needs Education 8th Grade Teacher Assistant
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  Raymond Harris Associates & Architects

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Intern
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  Abilene Christian Mailing Service

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2016

  Student worker-Student Mail Custodian

  Oversaw all the packages received from UPS, FedEx, USPS are entered into the system, sorted out, delivered, and boxed accordingly to each specific student’s box number and the school’s departmental boxes.

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  BRALIRWA Plc. Part of the Heineken Company

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Marketing Intern

  Ran Bralirwa’s 2015 Primus Guma Guma Super Star marketing campaign in the entire country for a period of three months. This helped increase the company’s customer loyalty through a marketing strategy that I developed during the 3 months at Bralirwa.

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  Career Direct

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2023

  Career Direct Consultant
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  Bridge2Rwanda

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Career Development Advisor

  Duties Include;- Review and provide professional tips on resume and cover letter writing, internship and job applications, and job interview techniques.- Organize and moderate small group sessions, such as professional networking sessions during the summer for all Rwandanstudents who come back to Rwanda for summer internships and vacations.- Evaluate internship experience for both the scholars and employers, and devise a strategy to ensure a better internship experience for both parties.- Establish and maintain good relations with a wide network of over 75 partner employers in Rwanda.- Organize industry visits, leadership retreats, and other learning activities for scholars during the summer to the scholars understand the job market in Rwanda. Show less

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  The Bridge Career Services

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2021

  Head of Recruiting and Career Advising

  As Head of Personal Development, I am responsible for all recruitment and staffing operations that The BRIDGE Career Services provides to its 75 partner companies. We work with over 700 Rwandan diasporas looking to return to Africa and I have successfully placed more than 70 graduates into jobs in Rwanda. In addition, I am responsible for all coaching and personal development activities conducted by The BRIDGE.Duties Include:- Oversee a department that deals within the realm of personal development, career advising, and scholars/candidate's wellbeing.- Helping expand B2R’s Career Development team to serve over 700 Rwandan Diaspora students who wish to return to launch their careers in Africa.- Identify over 100 summer internships and projects for B2R scholars who come back to Rwanda every summer.- Seek employment opportunities for B2R scholars who graduate from college abroad and return to launch their careers in Africa.- Review and provide professional tips on resume and cover letter writing, internship and job applications, and job interview.- Keep track and analyze the current job market, employment trends in Rwanda, and the skills most in-demand and link them to job candidates. Show less

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  Hence Technologies

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

  Business Development Manager
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  Vibe Real Estate

  Feb 2023 - now

  Interim Head of Human Resources and Culture

  As Interim Head of HR & Culture, I’m leading the strategic redesign of all HR structures and processes in the company, including talent acquisition, performance management, training, and cultural transformation. I design the new processes and oversee their implementation, introduce new systems to enhance organizational effectiveness, coach managers to drive results for the organization and ensure that the human resources side of the company aligns with the business goals.

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  Petit Marché Rwanda

  Sept 2023 - now

  Founder and Managing Director