VICTORIA AIKINS
Cape Coast
Summary
Proactive economics student, passionate about sustainable development, climate advocacy, and youth leadership. Experienced in leading organizations, managing projects, and applying data analysis and digital tools to drive impact. Dedicated to creating change through innovation, collaboration, and purpose-driven leadership.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
President (Class of 2025 and UCC Chapter)
John Agyakum Kufuor Foundation
03.2023 - Current
- Facilitated effective communication between 30 scholars from seven universities and foundation.
- Organized two major programs annually on UCC campus with fellow scholars.
- Coordinated logistics for 300 students per program, ensuring successful participation.
President
University of Cape Coast, Coding Ladies Campus Chapter
01.2023 - Current
- Established a network of 120 women from diverse academic backgrounds.
- Organized a Python and cloud computing class for 10 participants.
- Coordinated a technology orientation for the student community.
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance coding education for women in the community.
Chapter President
Clean Ocean Project Ghana
08.2023 - 08.2025
- Represented UCC at national level in environmental initiatives.
- Organized 50 students for beach cleanup exercise in Cape Coast.
- Collaborated with eco clubs to conduct four beach cleanup events.
- Led 280 university students in campaigns focused on plastic pollution and climate change.
- Developed proposals and organized climate and ocean movie night for environmental education.
- Executed community outreach programs to raise awareness of ocean conservation.
Intern (Customer Service Department)
Electricity Company of Ghana
Takoradi
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Worked as receptionist, I helped customers to understand utility bills and assisted with other matters.
- Writing of daily and weekly report.
- Educated customers on the newly ECG Mobile App.
- Educated the public on how to calculate utility consumption and reads their Prepaid Meters.
Assistant Human Resource Manager
Axcomot Company Limited
Takoradi
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Supervised eight workers, resulting in a 20% sales increase.
- Recruited and trained three new workers to enhance team capacity.
- Conducted audits of weekly financial statements for two branches.
- Implemented HR policies and procedures aligned with company standards.
Education
BSc. - Economics
University of Cape Coast
Central Region, Ghana09.2025
Skills
- Stata, SQL, R
- Python
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Power BI
- Google Workspace
- Customer service
- Environmental awareness
Certification
- WASSCE - West African Senior School Certificate Examination
- Ghana Tech Laboratory certificate (MS Excel, Power BI, and SQL)
- Collaborative online international learning research certification
- Udemy certification (MS Excel - beginner to advanced)
- Soronko Academy certification (UX/UI design, web development, SEO, internet security)
Projects Research
- Datathon competition, University of Cape Coast, team lead, 06/24
- Led a team of 5 gentlemen., Scraped comments from Google, X, and YouTube.
- Used Python and MS Excel to perform sentiment analysis on accessing Ghanaians' opinions on 2024
- Collaborative Online International Learning, UK, South Africa, Ghana
Project lead 08/22 - 09/22
- Organized thirty (30) economics students who volunteered to represent Ghana from the University of Cape Coast
- Ensured students collaborated with other international students to work on a project titled 'Analysis of Contemporary National Economic Issues in Ghana, South Africa, and the UK,' while focusing on different macroeconomics topics in the countries
- I remotely led my selected group of both local and international students in research, PowerPoint presentations, and Word document presentations, with our focus on rising inflation rates in these countries
Accomplishments
- John Agyekum Kufuor Scholarship - University of Cape Coast (2022-2025)
- 1st Runner Up - Datathon Competition, University of Cape Coast (2024)
- Best Delegate of WHO Committee - Emerging Diplomat Model United Nations (2023)
- Contingent for Ghana National Universities Debate Competition, UCC Debate Team (winner- 2022)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Intern (Customer Service Department)
Electricity Company of Ghana
09.2023 - 11.2023
Chapter President
Clean Ocean Project Ghana
08.2023 - 08.2025
President (Class of 2025 and UCC Chapter)
John Agyakum Kufuor Foundation
03.2023 - Current
President
University of Cape Coast, Coding Ladies Campus Chapter
01.2023 - Current
Assistant Human Resource Manager
Axcomot Company Limited
08.2022 - 11.2022
BSc. - Economics
University of Cape Coast
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