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STEPHEN ORINA

@stephenorina

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Senior administrative leader driving operational efficiency and digital transformation.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior administrative or operations role where I can lead digital transformation, streamline processes, and manage hybrid teams to improve compliance, efficiency, and measurable outcomes.

I am a senior administrative professional with over 14 years’ experience optimizing higher education operations and implementing digital systems to improve efficiency and compliance.

I have overseen 10,000+ student records, digitized and indexed 15,000+ records, and introduced workflow automations that sped admission processes by 35% and increased task completion rates by 70%.

As a consultant, I designed business-improvement frameworks for agribusiness SMEs that raised production by over 20 metric tons annually and helped secure three funding collaborations through targeted proposal support.

I excel at process optimization, records management, remote collaboration, and stakeholder coordination, and I am ready to apply these skills in senior administrative or operations management roles supporting both onsite and remote teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Consultant

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Self-Employed

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Provided strategic advisory services to agribusiness SMEs across the Horn of Africa, designing business improvement frameworks that increased client production by over 20 metric tons annually and secured three new funding collaborations.

Strategic Advisory Performance Tracking Proposal Writing Remote Collaboration Monitoring & Evaluation

Assistant Registrar

Mount Kenya University

Oct 2022 - Aug 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Improved admission and registration efficiency by 35% and managed validation of 10,000+ student records while partnering with IT to enhance the Student Information System for more reliable executive reporting.

Records Management Enrollment management Student Information System Process Optimization Data Validation

Senior Administrative Assistant

Kisii University

Dec 2014 - Jun 2022 (7 years 6 months)

Developed annual work and procurement plans that raised task completion rates by 70% and digitized over 15,000 records to improve retrieval speed and compliance across departments.

Document Control Process Improvement Staff Supervision Digital Transformation Reporting Fleet Management Training Development Operations Planning

Administrative Assistant

Kisii University

Aug 2009 - Nov 2014 (5 years 3 months)

Established administrative systems that improved workflow efficiency by 35%, installed and configured 110+ computer systems, and supervised a team of 15 administrative staff to support institutional operations.