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Varda Rizvi, Corporate Strategic Performance Manager

Varda Rizvi

Corporate Strategic Performance Manager ·Kids Kingdom Learning Centre

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Economics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 6 months

Corporate Strategic Performance Manager

June 2016 - Present

Kids Kingdom Learning Centre

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2016 - Present

Responsibilities
• Location search for the new projects including screening new locations, coordinating with brokers, visit premises, evaluate the premises for nursery, prepare site visit reports to assist the management in order to take a decision
• Coordination with the regulatory authorities (Municipality, KHDA, MOSA, MOE, DED, DHA, DMC, Tecom and DCCA) for collecting information, seeking approvals and all regulatory formalities for set up and starting the operations
• End to end ownership of all aspects of submissions and compliance with the above authorities
• Assist in the project management activities such as coordination with the contractors, suppliers and vendors
• Arrange for quotations from vendors, service providers, etc.
• Take up field work such as purchase of inventory, coordination for delivery and installation
• Maintain a centralized project management sheet with activities, ownerships, status updates, etc
• Assist in the team formation for the new nursery including screening CVs, references, recruitment liasioning, regulatory formalities for onboarding, etc.
• Coordinate all final approvals, inspections, opening formalities
• Collect, store and maintain all documents in paper format as well as on Google Drive
• Determined business prospects - digital & social media networking and marketing, expansion strategies, managing teams for business leads and general business administration.
• Developing yearly marketing plan and implementing.
• Negotiating with the website vendors
• Identifying new market segments
• Working closely with the managing director and contractors to refurbish and relaunch the new centres
• Assisting in all management duties and HR department.
• Developed a strong team who work co-operatively together
• Developed strong relationships with parents
• Keeping track of financials and generating monthly reports
• Keep control over the academic year performance
• Supervising teachers in planning their monthly events
• Attending all staff meetings, in-service trainings and professional sessions, including staff and parent meetings.
• Creating safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for children and staff of the Nursery.
• Organizing and taking part in Nursery events and activities.

Company industry:
Management Consulting
Job role:
Management

Mortgage Advisor

August 2015 - July 2016

Mashreq Bank

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

August 2015 - July 2016

Responsibilities
• Manage inbound and outbound customer calls to effectively sell mortgages and other products.
• Maintain broad knowledge of company products and procedures.
• Develop relationship with developers, real estate agents, financial companies, brokers, etc to help providing bank mortgages for clients.
• Educate customers about available mortgage products, rates, policies, underwriting requirements, and loan procedures.
• Collect and analyze financial and credit information from customer in order to determine suitable loan program.
• Gather and analyze documents required for loan approval, closing, etc.
• Maintain strong relationship with clients to develop new business opportunities and sales growth.
Achievements
• Successfully disbursed 12 million dirham of mortgage in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with an active Pre approved logins of 11 million dirham.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

Business Development Manager

October 2014 - September 2015

Mortgagae House

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 2014 - September 2015

Responsibilities
• Identifying key business opportunities to implement strategy and delivering on objectives
• In a very short span performed ongoing customer/market research and demographic profiling and identified and capitalised on unmet market needs ahead of the curve.
• Developed close relationships with customers and closed two multi-million dirham deals in 3 months.
• Developed good customer database by conducting regular presentations and marketing strategies.
• Managing complete contract management cycle of new and existing customers.
• Maintaining existing customer relationships by regular follow-ups and attending to their grievances.
Achievements
• Though being new to the market, closed 5 multi-million dirham cases in 3 months

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Banking

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November 2011 - August 2014

Virgo Air India

Lucknow, India

November 2011 - August 2014

Company industry:
Airlines
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Education

CSJM Kanpur

September 2006

September 2006

Master's degree, Economics

India