Debbie Jambila

About the Candidate

Debbie Jambila                                                                                                                                                                                                      Cell: +1 343 297 6500

Ottawa, ON                                                                                                                                                                                      Email: Jambila.Debbie@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbiejambila

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Conducted analysis of various research findings from surveys launched by the MTM team.

• Conducting data gathering activities and utilizing various methodologies and technologies to obtain statistical information.

• Prepared data summary results and research findings presentation report on PowerPoint as requested by the supervisor.

• Developing and maintaining productive relations with respondents (households, individuals, businesses, institutions, agriculture operators) of assigned surveys.

• Created market reports and many other research reports in PowerPoint.

• Attended daily Team meetings via google hangout and zoom.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams.

• Graduate of Marketing Research & Business Intelligence and a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration.

 

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, SharePoint, & PowerPoint * SurveyMonkey * SPSS * Guardforce HR tool

* MarketSight * Recollective * Google Analytics * Tableau * R software *SAS *SQL*MongoDB*NoSQL

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

TELEPHONE INTERVIEWER                                                                                                                                             MARCH 2021-PRESENT

STATISTICS CANADA                                                                                                                                                           OTTAWA, ON

• Conducting data gathering activities and utilizing various methodologies and technologies to obtain statistical information.

• Preparing reports, use of GC docs, and completing administrative forms covering own activity of the work shift.

• Developing and maintaining productive relations with respondents (households, individuals, businesses, institutions, agriculture operators) of assigned surveys.

• Performing other duties as assigned by the manager on shift or supervisor.

• Performing quality control procedures on my own work to facilitate data capturing and ensuring the execution of duties in a timely manner (i.e. calling at least 100 respondents and completing at least 50 surveys per shift).

• Utilizing a variety of equipment and materials associated with the gathering of survey information.

• Organizing and completing my own work assignments as per instructions depending on the survey that I am working on.

 

MARKETING RESEARCH INTERN                                                                                                                                          MAY 2020-AUGUST 2020

CBC/RADIO CANADA                                                                                                                                                                OTTAWA, ON

• Worked with the CBC/Radio Canada’s Media Technology Monitor (MTM) team which uses a syndicated media technology survey based on interviews with over 12,000 Canadian – 6,000 Anglophones and 6,000 Francophones – across two survey periods (Fall and Spring). MTM provides a foundation of strategic thinking through research and in-depth analysis into the adoption of media and technology in Canada.

• Helped the MTM team in the creation of some qualitative or quantitative questionnaires (internal and external surveys).

• Presented research findings of Qualitative internal survey in PowerPoint to the CBC/Radio Canada research and communications team.

• Conducted analysis of various research findings from surveys launched by the MTM team.

• Created market reports and many other research reports in PowerPoint.

• Worked on shared projects with the use of Google Docs and on SharePoint.

 

MARKETING RESEARCH INTERN                                                                                                                   NOVEMBER 2019 – DECEMBER 2019

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM                                                                                     OTTAWA, ON

• Research project was conducted on behalf of Algonquin School of Hospitality. The aim of the research was to find out what colleges in Ontario offered Tourism programs and the differences between how these programs were delivered.

• Coordinated and executed all the necessary.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE & HUMAN RESOURCE ASSISTANT                                                                                             AUGUST 2017 – AUGUST 2019

PANORAMA ALARM SYSTEMS AND SECURITY LIMITED                                                                                                    LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

• Used Guardforce enterprise resource management software to keep employee records.

• Kept track of projects on the Guardforce ERP (i.e. recruitment, guard schedules, client site deployment, company assets, etc.).

• Planned, organized and compiled guard schedules and files.

• Updated different records on Guardforce ERP software (i.e. HR management, Time and attendance, payroll records, billing and invoicing, sites and posts, Occurrence book, assets, and stocks as well as company vehicles and tracking).

• Kept track of employee personnel files in hardcopy files (i.e. Resume, leave application form, doctor’s sick note, salary advance request, etc.) and uploaded the hardcopies onto the Guardforce ERP; employee file.

• Recorded the shifts worked by guards into Guardforce that HR (Payroll) used to calculate the net pay using records.

• Performed administrative issues and many other human-resource-related tasks.

• Prepared Human-Resource-related monthly reports for the Accounts, Payroll, and Operations departments.

 

ASSISTANT REGISTRATION OFFICER – FIELD                                                                                                      SEPTEMBER 2015 – DECEMBER 2015

ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA                                                                                                                          KAZUNGULA DISTRICT, ZAMBIA

• Conducted voter registration exercise in remote areas and backed-up registration data for the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

• Traveled to different polling stations in the district for 3 months and stayed for 2 weeks at each polling station.

• Prepared reports for every duty station after completion.

 

OWNER (ENTREPRENEUR )                                                                                                                                                    JANUARY 2014 – JULY 2017

BACKYARD POULTRY SMALL BUSINESS                                                                                                                          KAZUNGULA BORDER, ZAMBIA

• Started a poultry business to finance my Bachelor’s Degree.

• Coordinated and negotiated with suppliers to maintain low costs and ensured reliable transportation for chicks and feed after orders were made from out of town.

• Ordered supplies for the business in a timely manner.

• Assessed demand for chickens and made sure to meet the clients’ demands or expectations.

• Worked with clients on payment methods, discounts, and reconciled accounting for the business.

• Responsible for maintaining my bookkeeping and accounting.

•Negotiated and offered varied discounts for clients that bought chickens in bulk i.e. more than 50 chickens at once.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT                                                                                                                                             JULY 2012 – DECEMBER 2013

BIG JAYS SUPPLIERS                                                                                                                                                            KAZUNGULA BORDER, ZAMBIA

• Responded to customer queries.

• Kept track of the petty cash.

• Kept track of stock and reordered the right quantities at the right time.

• Typed, printed, and scanned various assigned documents.

• Prepared various reports.

• Wrote, edited, and printed correspondence.

 

EDUCATION

Data Analytics, Big data & Predictive Analytics                                                                                                                                    In progress

Ryerson University                                                                                                                                                                              Toronto, Canada

Graduate Certificate in Marketing Research and Business Intelligence                                                                                                      2020

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology                                                                                                                       Ottawa, Canada

Bachelors Degree in Business Administration                                                                                                                                                  2017

Zambian Open University                                                                                                                                                                    Lusaka, Zambia

Diploma in Business Administration                                                                                                                                                                  2012

National Institute of Public Administration                                                                                                                                     Lusaka, Zambia

CERTIFICATES OBTAINED

* Ontario Worker Health & Safety Awareness * Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Certification * SPSS Statistics Essential Training-LinkedIn * SPSS for Academic Research-LinkedIn* Tableau Essential training-LinkedIn*Advanced Statistics