Senior Program Officer/Output 1 Program
Manager,
01/2022 to CurrentFCDO-PLANE 2020 – 2027 – Nigeria
Partnership
for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) is a project funded
by the UK Foreign Commonwealth
and Development Office (FCDO), formerly known as the
UK Department for International Development
(DFID). PLANE is a 7-year project (2020-2027) that
strengthens education systems to improve foundational skills in reading and math for children in the primary grades. PLANE's
focal states are Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa, with limited interventions in other
parts of Nigeria. PLANE is to directly support improved learning for an
estimated 1.5 million children in Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa
states (KKJ) and support state and non-state systems benefitting 8,000,000
children nationally. The service provider will be expected to provide
appropriate technical and other expertise, goods and materials to enable -
delivery of more focused teaching and learning,
better managed state and non-state systems and use of evidence and effective
communication to deliver improved performance in state and non-state systems.
The position will work under the supervision of the Output 1 FHI360 Technical
Director, the Senior Programme Officer will provide support in coordinating
program activities of the field offices.
State Steering Committee CSO, 04/2021 to 01/2022
Fiscal Transparency Lead Open Government
Partnership OGP(Part-time) – Kano, Nigeria
Open Government Partnership (OGP)
initiative aimed at ensuring public engagement in some identified areas for
socio-economic development of the state. One of the cardinal principles of this
administration is to ensure openness through implementation of transparent policies and programs that will positively impact on the
lives of the citizenry. The Kano state OGP immediately re-invigorated the State
Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) and transformed the state Projects
Monitoring Bureau to Due Process Bureau with the sole
objective of laying suitable platform for the new Government to operate with
the principles of transparency and accountability.
Senior Programme Officer Policy and
Governance,
06/2017 to 09/2020
Mercy Corps – Nigeria Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, and
Abuja
Educating
Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises (ENGINE) II Project DFID
· Successfully collaborated with the
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning team, 47 partners staff and field
facilitators and oversees ENGINE implementation processes and effective for sub-grantee partners.
· Worked with 4 sub grantees and Provides
field support to Education Nigerian Girls in New
Enterprises ENGINEII
· Coordinated sub-grantee activities
during Teacher development days, pre–service, skills and income generation
activities, community mobilization/engagement, advocacies to government officials etc.
· Effectively managed opportunities for
networking within pilot community education centers and 35
girls’ secondary schools, and 61 out-of-school community learning centers.
More so, increased target
girls' economic assets through very low-interest loan access from microfinance banks using
120 savings clubs.
State Team Leader, 02/2014 to
10/2016 State Accountability and Voice
Initiative (SAVI) DFID, Palladium Inc – Kano, Nigeria
· Developed and implemented a system for
efficient local contract, procurement, and compliance in line of Palladium sub-award procedures, as such, resulted
to the improvement of
quality recruitment and efficient value for money (Vfm)
· Recruited and onboarded over 7 local technical and operational staff throughout
the lifetime of my stay on the project.
· Established standard of recruitment
processes according to Vendor and donor to suit local recruitments of some support staff.
State Accountability Coordinator, 02/2015 to 09/2016
Maternal Newborn & Child Health
(MNCH) 2 project DFID, Options – Zamfara, Nigeria
· Strengthened health accountability
systems by ensuring government and service providers
deliver
health quality services through public engagement.
· Strengthened capacity of over 500
community leaders and marginalized groups, including women and youth for their
involvement in monitoring and supporting primary
health care facilities in Zamfara state.
· Worked with local CSOs, Accountability Mechanisms and local government
officials to enforce a localized accountability system
to improve health service delivery across 14 local governments of Zamfara
state.
· Established 50
accountability mechanisms in 14 local governments, including Zamfara.
Access and Equity State Specialist, 02/2012 to 11/2014
Education Sector Support Programme in
Nigeria (ESSPIN) DFID – Jigawa State, Nigeria
The
A&E Specialist will work with state partners and
to the State Team Leader and the other
Specialist’s document and disseminate
examples of good practice and will contribute to the monitoring and evaluation
of the program at the state
level. The Specialist will develop and contribute to the lesson
the learning process at the
state level, recording successes and obstacles in
processes undertaken, developing,
and contributing to opportunities for reflection and
seeking opportunities for dissemination as appropriate.
Local Government Coordinator, 03/2009 to 12/2012
Project USAID – Sokoto, Nigeria
· Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and
Development (LEAD)
· Assisted monitoring and evaluation unit
in data collection.
· Verified and analyzed data for program success
· Submitted technical reports and progress
reports.
· Supported the project leadership and
program management by implementing an integrated approach to achieve the
project's objective
· Monitored the implementation of
technical assistance and reported on progress to the main office.
· Facilitated peer-to-peer learning in 23
local government areas of Sokoto state in Nigeria.
· Reviewed and facilitated the development
of manuals and guidelines
in Sokoto state.
· Served as project focal person in the
stipulated LGAs
Community Development Coordinator, 01/2008 to 11/2009 (UNDP)/UN Volunteer Services (UNV) – Pampaida, Kaduna State, Nigeria
· Reviewed current procedures, identified
areas of potential enhancement and implemented changes to improve overall effectiveness.
· Conducted online and in-person research to identify
community development opportunities.
· Developed
short- and long-term
community development strategies to draw businesses and consumers to rural
areas.
· Communicated effectively with all
different personalities and people in various job positions by being courteous,
enthusiastic and offering clear feedback.
(NGO Volunteer)
Local CBO Partner, 03/2007 to 10/2008
OVC Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Nigeria
(GHAIN) USAID, Family Health International (FHI) – Kano, Nigeria
Ensured
proper financial, and project
implementation, and
finalized project progress reports. Designed
technical workshops for capacity building in Orphans
and Vulnerable Children
(OVC)
Programming. Oversaw high-level coordination of HIV
activities. Enrolled over 1000 OVCs into
daily feeding on supplements nutritional values dietary. Provided technical assistance to
collaborate with organizations in key areas of OVC programming.
Local Government Polio Eradication
Consultant,
02/2005 to 10/2007
Community Participation and Action in
Social Sector (COMPASS) Project USAID – Kano State, Nigeria
Community
& Social Mobilization (LTTA)
· Led and supervised community engagement,
worked with local health facility committee, and monitored the implementation
of the project COMPASS-USAID polio eradication activities
and immunization days implementations.
· Facilitated community involvement and micro-planning meetings with HoDs Primary
healthcare and immunization managers.
· Conducted mobilization and community
dialogue in high-risk areas of polio infections
spread.
· Prepared reports and presentations
regarding meetings, and shared
the reports including total
number of children immunized and the total number of cases
resolved in view of resistance to
take the vaccination
· Organization several meetings with traditional leaders, women associations, community-based organizations, etc to develop an
itinerary for polio immunization plus days
Project Director & Founder, 02/2000 to 08/2005
Youth Empowerment & Human
Development Initiative (YEHDI) – Kano State, Nigeria
Led
overall management of programs and successfully directed activities of YEHDI.
Developed and applied a procedure manual for YEHDI's
management and administrative procedures.
Reviewed
work plans based on the results of operations as well to change economic conditions of youth by 27.5% youth in nine
communities in Kano state, according to available funds, opportunities, and
general value of existing situation of financial market.