MAVIS FREDRICAH MODISE
Gaborone
Summary
A self-driven, committed and motivated business development management consultant with the ability to communicate with different people from diverse backgrounds. Work effectively and efficiently in a growth oriented work environment and work well in companies that are ambitious and are innovation driven. With the purpose and vision of delivering best quality products and services, creating value and maximizing profit.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
GEN-STARTUP HUDDLE GABORONE
02.2023 - Current
- Design the programme and project activities
- Review progress on the quarterly priorities and address challenges and come up with strategies for the quarter
- Develop a stakeholder map for the programme and liaise with potential stakeholders
- Develop a program flow chart and implementation plan
- Find sponsors for the programme activities
- Mobilise resources needed to start and run the programme in Botswana.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
05.2022 - Current
- Contributed to the effective development of business cases for different university portfolios and facilities to be commercialized through business proposals and financial modeling
- Co-developed the implementation strategy for the University of Botswana Innovation Centre
- Handling project logistics for the Debswana Entrepreneurship challenge as the project manager for the university
- Co-relationship manager for the university and some stakeholders (Microsoft corporation, Malawi University of Science and Technology) on technology and innovation projects
- Developing and managing incubation and acceleration programs in the University of Botswana Innovation centre
- Developing business models and strategies for the innovation centre.
LEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
GIZ SADC-SIPS
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Developed a Value Proposition and Business Continuity Model for the Leather Association in Botswana
- Trained the Leather Association of Botswana on how to increase the association’s visibility to its members and the market (with and without external assistance).
- Designed a business continuity model in cooperation with the association to ensure that there will be brand visibility as a measure to ensure that there will be ownership and sustainability
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
MAKE-IT IN AFRICA-GIZ-OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAM BOTS
12.2022 - 11.2023
- Program planning and design
- Developing the business, market and commercial validation framework
- Stakeholder mapping
- Project liaison with industry experts
- Project administration and communication.
- Processing financial payments
- Conducting business model validation and verification for the Open Innovation projects
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LIAISON EXPERT 2
AFRICA RISE-Circular Economy In ConstructionBOT013
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing through defining, supporting and encouraging the use of knowledge to team members
- Controlling the accessibility and flow of knowledge within the team and to external parties
- Helping capture new knowledge with the usage of a knowledge base
- Monitor progress by leveraging analytics to assess the impact, engagement, functionality and effectiveness of the knowledge management strategy.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
THE DEBSWANA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Plan and implement projects
- Help define project scope, goals and deliverables
- Define tasks and required resources
- Organise and manage project team
- Ensuring proper management of budget and project resources
- Create a schedule and project timeline
- Track deliverables.
TEF MENTOR-TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION
02.2022 - 08.2022
- Engaging with entrepreneurs from the African continent to offer mentorship on their businesses
- Evaluating business plans and business models as well as advising on business growth depending on the business structures and business life cycles.
SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE
GRAND PHARMACEUTICALS
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Contributed to the development of effective and innovative marketing campaigns, working on tasks such as customer cold calling and assessing sales potential
- Conducted SWOT analysis on the company to determine areas for growth and risks involved
- Created performance reports on sales, customers, purchases awareness and other growth metrics to identify targets met and set new goals for extended growth
- Presented monthly sales performance to managers in the forms of charts, graphs and PowerPoints
- Sold goods to customers in the pharmaceutical industry through remote and direct contacts.
CO-CREATION OFFICER
UB-SOUTHERN AFRICAN INNOVATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME
02.2021 - 10.2021
- Working as a co-creation officer for the SAIS 2 project-The Resilience and Foresight project as a mentor and facilitator working with Botswana based SMMEs, University students and DEMOLA facilitators to work on challenges proposed by the SMMEs to be tackled by mixed global teams of co-creators
- Handling student onboarding activities which involved, advertising the project service to students from different faculties around the University, developing a selection criterion for student participation and selecting student teams to participate in the project
- Engaging in the DEMOLA Development co-creation process as a challenge facilitator
- This involved coordinating student teams engaged in the project to ensure that they completed their weekly tasks
- Coordinating a team of ten (10) students - local students and international students
- Further offering mentorship to the students during the process
- Developing value propositions for the SMMEs and developing a stakeholder mapping template as well as to have stakeholder engagements to facilitate the development of the SMMEs database for the project.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
METROTECH (PTY) LTD
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Working with key stakeholders to define requirements and deliver milestones for the company
- Direct management of all company project sub-teams
- Project planning; creating key milestones and performance indicators
- Management of third party vendor work, contractors and suppliers across the organization
- Providing high level project reports to stakeholders and executive team up to board level.
PROCUREMENT OFFICER INTERN
CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Tracking all the government purchase orders
- Preparing government purchase order identification codes to allow the receiving unit to receive the goods through the use of Book master (pharma master) and forecasting inventory requirements
- Developed tracking tools for stock items, bin cards and requests for quotations and initial invitations to tender (ITTs)
- Made provisions with a team of experts for the installation of the new system at Central Medical Stores (PULSE Warehouse Management System) which is used to collect and compile reports for inventory management.
OPERATIONS AND CIRCULATIONS MANAGER
DOUBLE AXELDM
02.2018 - 08.2018
- Preparing quotations and invoices for clients
- Receiving purchase orders and reconciling with quotations
- Making follow up on payments.
PROJECT ASSISTANT
POWER PLAY CONSULTING
05.2017 - 07.2017
- Collecting data and capturing it into the diagnostic frame work
- Analyzing the data and generating reports for senior management
- Presenting reports to different departments about the proposed turnaround strategy for organizational change and development.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
University of Botswana
Gaborone01.2017
BGCSE -
Goodhope Senior Secondary School
01.2012
Skills
- A clear understanding of management principles
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in giving professional advice and guidance
- Able to monitor the progress of the company's business performance
- Strategy Development, business development and people management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate ideas and results to non-technical business people
- Articulate, passionate and self-motivated
- Relationship building skills and listening skills
References
- Commercialisation and Enterprise Office-Mr Mmereki, +267 3552544/72100731
- Office of the Vice Chancellor- Prof D. Norris, +267 3552036
- Landell Mills-Africa RISE- Ms Ndandu Welkenhuysen, +243 820081187, ndanduw@eu-africa-rise.com
- Department of Computer Science University of Botswana-Dr Motshegwe, +267 72478177(m),+267 3555470(w)
- University of Botswana Innovation Centre- Prof R. Moalosi, +267 71427876
- Department of Management& Entrepreneurship University of Botswana-Dr. Gaofetoge Ganamotse, +267 76147278
- Clinic-Ms Ndadi, +267 72113060
- Central Medical Stores Deputy Manager Procurement- Mrs. Muza, +267 74352810
Timeline
LEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
GIZ SADC-SIPS
06.2023 - 11.2023
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LIAISON EXPERT 2
AFRICA RISE-Circular Economy In ConstructionBOT013
03.2023 - 06.2023
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
GEN-STARTUP HUDDLE GABORONE
02.2023 - Current
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
MAKE-IT IN AFRICA-GIZ-OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAM BOTS
12.2022 - 11.2023
PROJECT COORDINATOR
THE DEBSWANA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE
10.2022 - 03.2023
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
05.2022 - Current
TEF MENTOR-TEF ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME
TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION
02.2022 - 08.2022
SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE
GRAND PHARMACEUTICALS
11.2021 - 04.2022
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
METROTECH (PTY) LTD
05.2021 - 09.2021
CO-CREATION OFFICER
UB-SOUTHERN AFRICAN INNOVATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME
02.2021 - 10.2021
PROCUREMENT OFFICER INTERN
CENTRAL MEDICAL STORES
01.2019 - 12.2020
OPERATIONS AND CIRCULATIONS MANAGER
DOUBLE AXELDM
02.2018 - 08.2018
PROJECT ASSISTANT
POWER PLAY CONSULTING
05.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Business Administration - Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
University of Botswana
BGCSE -
Goodhope Senior Secondary School
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