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Virginia ELLA

PUBLIC SERVANT
Abuja, FCT

Summary

Dynamic Chief Administrative Officer with 17 years proven track record at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, leveraging on IT innovations to successfully drive administrative workflows for enhanced service delivery and operational efficiency by overhauling document management systems. Skilled in verbal and written communication and document management, adept at fostering teamwork, and achieving organizational goals through strategic resource management.


Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Chief Administrative Officer

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2023 - Current
  • Streamlined administrative processes by implementing an organized document management system for managing office repositories, record keeping (both manually and digitally), storage, document tracking, internal control and retrieval of information and materials reducing inefficiencies and increasing productivity
  • Assist in drafting memos, letters, reports and other correspondences to stakeholders
  • Taking meeting minutes
  • Guided staff by daily supervising the sorting and distribution of official and confidential correspondences
  • Provide administrative and technical support during the conduct of all examinations deployed by the Board (the yearly Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination & Third Party Examinations)
  • ·Assist in monitoring project implementation such as third party examination services, preparing and monitoring the invoices for the services
  • Assist in managing the staff email platform
  • · Manage the IT Department staff database, Prepare staff allowances and claims and process expense reports
  • Performs all administrative and secretarial duties in the office of the Director, IT
  • Performs all other ad-hoc duties assigned by the Head of Department, Chief Executive and Management

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer

Joint Admission And Matriculation Board
01.2020 - 12.2022


  • Assisted in planning, directing, and controlling execution of administrative and compliance activities in the office of the Director, IT and the Department at large
  • Performed all administrative and secretarial duties in the IT Department
  • Assisted in the coordination of the day to day activities of the office of the Director, IT and all ad-hoc duties assigned by Management


Principal Administrative Officer

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Created, prepared, and delivered reports to various departments.
  • Maintained accurate records, ensuring timely processing of invoices, payments, and financial reports for the IT Department
  • Preparation of staff allowances and claims and processing expense reports
  • Scheduling appointments and meetings, maintaining service providers lists

Senior Administrative Officer

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2014 - 12.2016

Printed and processed pre and post examination materials

Provided call room support in the Control and Command Centre for all examinations hosted by the Board

Packaged and assembled examination materials

Managed the Departmental store (took monthly inventory of computer consumables, stationaries and all equipment in the IT store)

Prepared monthly inventory report of items in the store for the Director, IT

Prepared requisition and took delivery of new supplies

Vetting of documents prepared by the IT Department for Management and stakeholders

All other ad-hoc duties assigned by Supervisors and Management

Administrative Officer I

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2011 - 12.2013


  • Contributed to successful projects by providing essential administrative support such as accurate documentation of correspondences in the processing Unit
  • Printed picking and packing list, Admission letters other pre and post examination materials
  • Supervised the Board's yearly UTME examination
  • Powered up and shut down Servers, Printers and other IT equipment in the Server Room
  • Processed OMR answer sheets
  • Vetted reports prepared by the IT Department for Management and stakeholders

Administrative Officer II

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
05.2006 - 12.2010
  • Prepared and collated printing materials
  • Printed Admission letters and other examination materials
  • Scanned and Edited OMR application documents and answer scripts
  • Serialized application documents
  • Supervised the yearly Unified Matriculation Examination and Monotechnics, Polytechnics and College of Education (MPCE) Examination
  • All other ad-hoc duties assigned by the Head of Department and Management

National Youth Service Corps

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
03.2005 - 03.2006

Processing and serialization of candidates' application documents for the yearly Unified matriculation Examination and Monotechnics, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Examination

Answering of telephone calls

Education

Master of Arts - English & Literary Studies

Veritas University
Abuja
04.2001 -

Post Graduate Diploma in Education - Education

Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Sokoto
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - English Language

Benue State University
Makurdi, Benue State
04.2001 -

Senior School Certificate - SSCE

West Afrcan Examination Council
Makurdi, Benue State
04.2001 -

First School Leaving Testimonial - FSLC

Police Children School
Northbank, Makurdi, Benue State
04.2001 -

Skills

Proficient in Verbal and Written Communication

Certification

Teachers Registration Council

Interests

Personnel Management

Computational Lingistics

Internet Linguitsics

Timeline

English Scholars Association of Nigeria

11-2024

Chief Administrative Officer

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2023 - Current

Teachers Registration Council

04-2021

Assistant Chief Administrative Officer

Joint Admission And Matriculation Board
01.2020 - 12.2022

Principal Administrative Officer

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
01.2017 - 12.2019

Senior Administrative Officer

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2014 - 12.2016

Administrative Officer I

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
01.2011 - 12.2013

Administrative Officer II

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
05.2006 - 12.2010

National Youth Service Corps

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
03.2005 - 03.2006

Master of Arts - English & Literary Studies

Veritas University
04.2001 -

Post Graduate Diploma in Education - Education

Usmanu Danfodiyo University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Arts - English Language

Benue State University
04.2001 -

Senior School Certificate - SSCE

West Afrcan Examination Council
04.2001 -

First School Leaving Testimonial - FSLC

Police Children School
04.2001 -
Virginia ELLAPUBLIC SERVANT