Esther Bugaiga

I am a lifelong learner with the ability to multitask, and go above and beyond while strategically planning, executing, and implementing excellent operational and administrative procedures to accomplish the duties and responsibilities of projects. Build and maintain relationships with key partners, clients, and suppliers of the company/organization.

• 2022-09-01, Present, Faculty Support Coordinator, CMU-Africa, Oversee administrative tasks related to courses, research, and co-curricular activities to ensure smooth operations and facilitate communication and coordination among various stakeholders involved in faculty-related activities., Serve as principal administrative contact and liaison for all internal and external constituents in the office of the academic
• 2021-08-01, 2022-01-01, Student’s Affairs Associate Consultant MBA, ALU School of Business, Spearheaded the operations and logistics for students and faculty, Planned and implemented student life and Alumni engagement activities, Project planned and implemented events(Intensives and Graduation)
• 2021-01-01, 2021-08-31, Admissions Associate for the Master’s Programs, ALU School of Business, Implementation of the Admissions process from the application stage till payment, Engaged with B2B companies to boost student recruitment in Uganda, Nurtured over 1,000 leads to start an application that fed into the application target, Financial Aid application review and drawing of reports for the Admissions Committees, Follow up on applicants in progress to submit applications that fed into the applications submitted, Coordinate Admissions events pre- and post-Admission, Prepare contracts for candidates awarded Financial Aid, Conduct Admissions Interviews
• 2019-06-01, 2021-10-31, Special Projects lead Recruitment and Admissions Consultant, Davis College, Managed project planning of the student life journey from recruitment to admissions., Developed materials and strategy for regional recruitment, partnerships, and on-campus events, executed and managed events with extreme attention to detail, Created application funnels using sales force to feed data points from application to enrollment, and Worked with different departments to ensure a smooth operations process
• 2018-01-01, 2019-03-01, Project Coordinator and Project Manager, Vatel Rwanda, Oversee the strategic planning, coordination, and implementation of all project activities, Prepared comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframe, schedules, and budgets for project activities, Monitoring and Evaluation of implemented projects to drive strategy and create solutions based on data, Budget allocation against project activities, External relationships with existing and potential partners, Content development for monthly and quarterly reports, proposals, and social media engagement, Hiring, training staff, and interns, and overseeing the team’s growth, Launched the E-learning program in Kigali and Musanze district, Created a database and a relationship with over 60 recruitment partners to feed admissions for the academic programs, Facilitated an application pool base from
• Applicants to 100 applications for the monthly e-learning program, Created a standard process for the M&E department based on the donor’s performance indicators of the project
• 2017-01-01, 2018-01-01, Communications Officer, Akilah Institute, Facilitated on-campus implementation of large-scale communications projects, such as advertising campaigns, and student recruitment campaigns., Worked with the Communications Team to elevate the Akilah brand by identifying strategic outlets, audiences, and partners, Identified, coordinated, and implemented external and internal events such the graduation, International Women’s Day, Transform Africa Summit, eLearning Summit, Creative writing for student stories to feed social media platforms, Develop content for the Akilah weekly internal newsletter, Supported the external relations office with letter writing, script development for all external communication, training of staff and students in presenting Akilah’s value proposition.
• 2016-01-01, 2017-01-01, Students Recruitment Coordinator, Akilah Institute, Lead the recruitment department, Ensure that yearly recruitment marketing campaigns are planned and implemented to the planned strategy, Work closely with the Communications department to leverage Akilah’s marketing message in all forms of communication, including but not limited to: information sessions, communication materials, messaging, and social and traditional media
• 2014-01-01, 2016-01-01, Students Recruitment and Admissions Officer, Akilah Institute, Plan, coordinated and implemented short-term and long-term student recruitment strategies, Develop and update recruitment/marketing strategies according to the Organization’s strategic plan, Analyze and interpret admissions data to define the student’s recruitment strategy, Implement admissions assessments such as self-assessments, exams and interviews