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Emmanuella Mekoma

Chelmsford,United Kingdom

Summary

Dynamic professional with a robust skill set encompassing management and leadership, customer support, and sales expertise. Demonstrates exceptional regulatory knowledge and critical thinking, ensuring compliance with correctional standards. Adept in business development and relationship management, leveraging product knowledge to drive quality assurance and merchandising success. Utilises negotiation tactics and communication proficiency to enhance client interactions.

Customer-oriented with strong history of leading high-performance teams to meet or exceed objectives. Dedicated and hardworking with internal drive to deliver excellence. Tactical team builder with strong background in training and team development.


Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

PRISON OFFICER

HMP CHELMSFORD
Chelmsford, Essex
06.2025 - Current

Responsible for maintaining security, safety, and order of staff and inmates while promoting rehabilitation and positive behaviour. Encouraged prisoner participation in educational and skills programs to support reintegration into society.

Key duties included:

  • Monitoring and reporting inmate behaviour, completing accurate documentation, ACCT assessments, and mental health referrals.
  • Serving as liaison between inmates, administration, and external agencies such as law enforcement and social services.
  • Responding swiftly to emergencies including riots, fires, or escapes, following established safety procedures.
  • Helped to implement programmes designed to promote inmate rehabilitation.
  • Performed spot checks to assess compliance to regulations and provide deterrence.
  • Built respectful but assertive relationships with prisoners, utilising innate negotiation abilities to maintain peace and promote positive environments.
  • Upholding human rights, dignity, and ethical standards, ensuring fairness and respect for all individuals in custody.

PERSONAL BANKING SPECIALIST

HSBC UK
Southampton, Hampshire
07.2024 - 05.2025
  • Serve as primary point of contact for customers, assisting with their banking needs and inquiries.
  • Promote HSBC's banking products, such as savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and investment options, to match customer needs.
  • Build long-term relationships by understanding customers' financial goals and offering personalized advice on banking products and services.
  • Offer information on products that can support short- and long-term financial goals, ensuring compliance with regulatory and risk guidelines.
  • Help resolve service issues promptly, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Work with colleagues in other departments, like wealth management or mortgages, to provide seamless service to customers.

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT

Lidl
Bournemouth, Dorset
07.2024 - 11.2024
  • Provide customer support and assistance, handling inquiries and product information.
  • Operate cash registers, process transactions, and manage cash handling.
  • Maintain store organization by restocking shelves and ensuring cleanliness.
  • Handle returns, exchanges, and refunds according to company policies
  • Inform customers about promotions and special offers.
  • Collaborate with team members for smooth store operations.
  • Ensure store safety and security protocols are followed.
  • Resolve customer complaints and escalate issues when necessary.
  • Participate in inventory management and stock rotation.
  • Assist in store opening and closing routines.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Liverpool Victoria Insurance
Bournemouth, Dorset
11.2023 - 06.2024
  • Responding to customers enquiry regarding information about insurance policies, coverage, and related services.
  • Assisting customers with policy-related tasks, including updates, changes, and renewals.
  • Taking inbound and Outbound calls from to customers
  • Meeting and exceeding exceed established SLAs for response times and issue resolution.
  • Adhering to quality assurance standards in customer service interactions.

DIGITAL RISK AND VALUE OPTIMIZATION OFFICER

Sterling Bank
Lagos
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Review of customers request on the CRM Platform on issues relating to insurance unblocking, insurance reversal, claim request and system debit error.
  • Insurance and processing management; daily spool of the loans booked, debit of appropriate premium.
  • Engaged in Telephone customer support roles.
  • Processing insurance claim settlement, on Death, Job loss and Permanent Disability, and liquidation of loan with the received claim sum.
  • Generating CRM reference code for all digital loans to aid GSI recovery
  • Insurance Advisory and Negotiations services; designing process model to ease work technicalities
  • Monthly declaration of premium paid customers to the insurance brokers to incept policy cover.

INVESTIGATION OFFICER

Halogen Security
Lagos
01.2020 - 09.2020
  • Completed extensive risk assessments when conducting investigations.
  • Interviewed suspects and witnesses to gather evidence.
  • Attended court hearings to testify, provide evidence and support witnesses or victims.
  • Stayed up-to-date on the latest laws, procedures and investigation best practices through training.
  • Conducting security Investigation; feasibility studies for businesses, issues relating to theft and organizational misconduct.
  • Writing of preliminary investigation reports

Education

Master of Science - Investigative Forensic Psychology

Bournemouth University
Poole, ENG
09.2022 - 11.2023

Bachelor of Science - Intelligence and Security Studies

Afe Babalola University
Ado-Ekiti
09.2015 - 10.2019

Skills

  • Management and leadership skills
  • Customer Support
  • Sales and Persuasion Skills
  • Regulatory Knowledge
  • Critical thinking
  • Product knowledge
  • Business development
  • Relationship Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Merchandising
  • Quality assurance
  • Compliance with correctional standards
  • Negotiation tactics
  • Communication proficiency

Certification

  • Certified in Cyber Security- (ISC)2

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

PERSONAL DATA ANALYSIS PROJECTS

Prison Congestion in Nigeria and its impact on national security: A case study of Ikoyi prison Nigeria.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

PRISON OFFICER

HMP CHELMSFORD
06.2025 - Current

PERSONAL BANKING SPECIALIST

HSBC UK
07.2024 - 05.2025

CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT

Lidl
07.2024 - 11.2024

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Liverpool Victoria Insurance
11.2023 - 06.2024

Master of Science - Investigative Forensic Psychology

Bournemouth University
09.2022 - 11.2023

DIGITAL RISK AND VALUE OPTIMIZATION OFFICER

Sterling Bank
03.2021 - 08.2022

INVESTIGATION OFFICER

Halogen Security
01.2020 - 09.2020

Bachelor of Science - Intelligence and Security Studies

Afe Babalola University
09.2015 - 10.2019
Emmanuella Mekoma