Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Community Service
Trainings and workshops
Timeline
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Ernest Asiedu

Bielefeld
Ernest Asiedu

Summary

Experienced professional with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a proven track record of 3 years in assessing training needs and delivering comprehensive training solutions to small business owners. Skilled in identifying gaps in knowledge and designing tailored programs to address those needs, resulting in increased productivity and profitability for clients. Adept at utilizing effective communication and presentation skills to engage diverse audiences and foster a positive learning environment. Passionate about empowering individuals to achieve their full potential through targeted training initiatives.

Overview

16
years of professional experience

Work History

African Church Düsseldorf e.V

Administrator
10.2020 - 06.2023

Job overview

  • Pioneered employee assessment and administrative restructuring which reinforced orderliness and boosted efficiency
  • Incorporated charity support project that gives to charity organisations within the North Rhein-Westphalia.

University of Cape Coast

Training Assistant
09.2016 - 08.2019

Job overview


  • Assessed skill gaps for small business owners and developed training courses to meet identified needs.
  • Offered business advice, delivered trainings and led two of the incubators into successful companies.
  • Organized several training programs as part of the German-funded BET Ghana Project.

St. Dominic Hospital

Associate Store Intern
06.2014 - 08.2014

Job overview

  • Devised daily reporting procedures that significantly curbed inventory theft
  • Spearheaded a front-end retesting of the hospital’s inventory management system that influenced the redesigning of the entire system.

Central Electronics

Store Manager
06.2011 - 08.2012

Job overview

  • Instituted inventory control systems that yielded a reduction in monthly store theft by 45% and 60% in the first two quarters respectively
  • Undertook an insurance policy to institute a return and refund policy for all electronic items which doubled shop revenue by the second quarter.

Kristo Nti Enterprise

Shop Attendant
02.2007 - 12.2010

Job overview

  • Revised operational processes and inventory reassessment that reduced customers complaints by 70% in the first year
  • Masterminded a change of the store insurer which lessened the store’s annual insurance premium by 24%.

Education

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

International Management
01.2019

University of Cape Coast

Bachelor of Commerce
01.2016

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel Specialist
  • Team Building and Leadership
  • MS Office
  • Facilitation Techniques
  • Training Needs Analysis
  • Team Development

Languages

English
German

Community Service

  • Leader, CCCM-UCC, University of Cape Coast, 2018, 2020, De-escalated and resolved several conflicts between diverse groups., Mobilised and guided a group of over 380 diverse youths on several community service missions., Accelerated a 300% increase in memberships over the 3-year period.
  • Head of Finance, Tertiary Student Conference, Ghana, March 2019, Succeeded in reducing the conference’s expenditure by over 30%., Achieved surplus for the first time since inception of the program in 2001.
  • Presiding Officer, Electoral Commission of Ghana, December 2016, Peacefully coordinated the parliamentary and presidential election in one of the conflict-hit zones in Ghana., Organised and supervised a group of electoral officers for election purposes.
  • Young Merit, World Merit, Ghana, May 2017, Expanded the number of beneficiary schools from 2 to 13 in the first 2 years., Mobilised funds, foodstuffs, etc. to help people in 5 deprived communities in Ghana.

Trainings and workshops

  • Leadership and Team Development, IBMI, Berlin, July 2020
  • Live2Lead, CTL Africa, Ghana, February 2019
  • Global Marketing, Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung, Gummersbach, December 2018
  • Microsoft Excel Specialist, Pearson Education Inc., June 2017

Timeline

Administrator

African Church Düsseldorf e.V
10.2020 - 06.2023

Training Assistant

University of Cape Coast
09.2016 - 08.2019

Associate Store Intern

St. Dominic Hospital
06.2014 - 08.2014

Store Manager

Central Electronics
06.2011 - 08.2012

Shop Attendant

Kristo Nti Enterprise
02.2007 - 12.2010

University of Cape Coast

Bachelor of Commerce

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

International Management
Ernest Asiedu