Benjamin (Onozeyi) D.

Virtual Assistant

Lagos, Nigeria

Experience

Jun 2023 - Present
2 years 2 months

Founder & CEO

VA-Africa LTD

  • Render executive support services to startup founders, c-level executives and established senior business owners.
  • Hire and nurture great talents to become indispensable virtual assistants (VAs).
  • Match clients with the perfect virtual assistants to help save time, improve productivity and reduce costs.
Jan 2023 - May 2023
5 months
United Kingdom

Customer Engagement Specialist

Remote Bob

  • Helping entrepreneurs find the perfect virtual assistant
  • Arranging free consultation calls for business owners and managers that are interested in hiring a VA
  • Communication with potential clients
Feb 2021 - Present
4 years 6 months
Nigeria

Founder

AquaChen Enterprises

  • Manage the Fish Farm Enterprise.
  • Develop good customer relationships.
  • Promote good neighbourliness.
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
2 years 1 month

Member of the Parish Evangelization Committee

St Ferdinand Catholic Church

Planned evangelization programmes that participants adjudged as being very impactful with other team members in the Parish. Attended an evangelization training seminar/workshop.

Jun 2018 - Jan 2021
2 years 8 months

Ag. President, Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria, President of the Board of Lectors, and Secretary to the Laity Council

Corpus Christi Catholic Church

  • Ensured discipline in the executive arm and restored normalcy to the organization; Prepared the year planner.
  • Chaired lector’s meetings, represented the Board at Deanery and Archdiocesan meetings; organized rehearsals, assigned readings to lectors, ensured the welfare of lectors, trained new lectors on reading and altar movement. As a team, the overall worship experience at Mass was consistently improved upon.
  • Developed meeting minutes that were often adjudged as error free; Designed the Church letterhead and drafted letters that achieved the targeted goal or objective; Occasionally advised the council.
Feb 2017 - Jun 2020
3 years 5 months
Lagos, Nigeria

Npower Agricultural Extension Advisor

Lagos State Agricultural Development Authority

  • Led my team in rendering free extension services to 30+ farmers, ensuring their challenges were solved, they gained knowledge about research breakthroughs, utilized modern farming methods & gained access to funding.
  • Designed work templates that enabled data collection from farmers at half the time spent without the templates.

Summary

  • Multi-talented go-getter with experience in research, virtual assistance, executive administration and tech support.
  • Excels in providing exceptional service to clients.
  • Open to work remotely as a virtual assistant, researcher and in any office support/management role.

Languages

English
Native
Yoruba
Intermediate
French
Elementary

Education

Apr 2023 - Sep 2025

Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

Doctor of Environmental Management · Environmental Management · Nigeria

Mar 2014 - Jan 2017

Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

Master of Environmental Management and Protection · Environmental Management and Protection · Nigeria

Nov 2007 - Aug 2012

Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta

Bachelor of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management · Aquaculture and Fisheries Management · Nigeria

Certifications & licenses

Founder Academy

Google IT Support Professional Certificate

Google

Mentor for Startups Certification

ALX Virtual Assistant Course

ALX

Alison Certificate Course on Executive Assistant Skills

Alison

Certificate of Participation in McKinsey Forward Africa Program

McKinsey

Certificate in Risk Management

eLearning College

Certificate of Achievement in Jobberman Soft Skills Training

Jobberman

HP LIFE e-Learning course on Effective Leadership

HP LIFE

HP LIFE e-Learning course on Hiring Staff

HP LIFE

eLearning College Short Course on Administrative Skills

eLearning College

eLearning College Short Course on Bookkeeping

eLearning College

Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management Program

Enterprise Development Centre/Pan-Atlantic University

HP LIFE e-Learning course on Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

HP LIFE

HP LIFE e-Learning course on Social Media Marketing

HP LIFE

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