The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSupport Services Area Manager
Jan. 2023 - Sep. 2023Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République démocratique du CongoManaged in the Africa Central Region a multi division department of Travel and Visa, Fleet, Distribution, Procurement, Vendor management, Information and Communications Systems, and Translation & Interpretation. My team was composed of employees based in the countries of DR Congo, Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. - Travels: we managed a very high volume of travels and visas for the organization, managed the contracts with airlines and travel agents and hotels for the accommodation of personnel and guests. - Distribution: managed the supply chain of materials originating from USA and Europe to be distributed in various countries with associated customs clearance procedures. This included also distribution to various places within different countries to final users. - Procurement: managed the purchase and acquisition locally and internationally of materials needed for small and large projects and other regular usage. - Information and Communications Systems: managed the contracts for internet, telephone and any other technology to meet different needs of the organization in various countries. - Fleet: managed the acquisition, operation and disposal of vehicles for the organization in different countries - Vendor management: managed the sourcing, vetting and management of vendors for the organization - Translation and interpretation: managed the translation of materials in several African languages primarily from English into French, Swahili, Lingala, Amharic and the interpretation for meetings for any size of audiences.