Asala Omofaye
Senior Project Manager/ Tier lead at Propcom Mai-karfi- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Hausa Native or bilingual proficiency
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Yoruba Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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The Future of Farming: Exploring Climate Smart Agriculture
University of ReadingSep, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Propcom Mai-karfi
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Nigeria
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Manager/ Tier lead
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Mar 2020 - Present
• Provide overall strategic direction for interventions and activities within all Tier states with the view of ensuring that the targeted number of beneficiaries are reached by all interventions.• Identifying new markets with the aim of contributing to the overall programme strategy; liaise with other members of the programme senior management team on potential markets and design effective implementation strategies for approved market interventions ensuring that they meet all donor and programme requirements.• Work closely with the Support Team to ensure smooth implementation of interventions in all Tier states.• Work with the project communications team members to develop materials that promote Propcom Mai-karfi’s interventions and that disseminate its learning as widely as possible across a diverse set of media channels.• When required represent the Programme in public forums, coordinating with Senior Management and the Communications Manager• Oversee budgeting and spending on interventions and activities ensuring they meet agreed standards and also exhibit the DFID value for money policy guidelines.• Technically, I oversee the work of Agricultural Inputs and aggregation market sections within the programme.
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Market Manager
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
• Provide direction for agricultural intervention activities (seeds and agro-chemicals) within the north east and partner states (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi Kaduna,Kano and Jigawa States)• Ensure adequate understanding of field level issues and provide required support to the inter linkages of interventions taking place in the Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa States• Ensure compliance with DFID programme objectives of gender and women economic empowerment (WEE) within Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa states and ensure implementation of relevant interventions is aligned to delivering Climate Smart Agriculture indicators. • Identify new markets with the aim of contributing to the overall program strategy; liaise with other members of the program senior management team on potential markets and design effective implementation strategies for approved market interventions ensuring that they meet all DFID and program requirements.• Manage all market related value chain analysis ensuring study designs, contracting and implementation are done in accordance to set standards and in consultation with senior management, the Results Measurement team and the Support team; with the Tier Lead review the development of final market opportunity reports as well as all other weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports. • Drive the stakeholder analysis of the selected commodity chains, as well as identifying and contacting potential agents of change within agreed value chains within Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa States.• Support work required for PEA analysis for the context as well as for specific value chains and potential partners within the agricultural sector. • Coordinate all administrative aspects of partnerships including but not limited to grants, MoUs, Collaboration Agreements and other contractual mechanisms
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Intervention Manager
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Apr 2014 - Mar 2018
Significantly contributed to A++ (the highest possible) rating and 3 year extension of project by DFID through several interventions managed across 4 years.Formulate strategy and developed service markets in rice,maize and soybean commodity chain.• managed intervention activities in seeds (rice , maize and soybean) ,agro-chemical interventions and communicate clear intervention guidelines, expected outcomes and workplan.• Developed grant agreements, MoUs, ToRs and other administrative requirement for interventions.• Conduct regular field visits to ensure proper implementation of activities on interventions within northern states of Nigeria.• Design intervention guides for monitoring the progress of interventions within the agricultural input markets. Conduct impact assessments for interventions in collaboration with M&E• Identified valid ways to render agricultural input market more functional and efficient, in a manner that will benefit the poor.• Develop intervention strategies and implementation procedures with partners.• Draft reports on program interventions – including impact assessment reports. Also provide relevant ongoing intervention activity feedback including formal and informal feedback from the field• Represent the program in seed and agro-chemical markets, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with partners.• clear understanding of political economy impacts in the rural markets• Maintain contacts with partners to increase synergies.• facilitate and managed the work of partner of program and ensure “value for money” for all tasks.• Facilitate the identification and development of networks among key stakeholders, and identify common interests between the networks and Project.• Assist to establish contacts with national and regional institutions, stakeholders and participants that contribute to the successful implementation of market activities.
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Bussiness Development Manager/ Technical
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Sep 2013 - Jan 2014
Manage nation wide operations and staff. Liaise with relevant institution on laboratory analysis and field trails of new products Travel within States providing technical assistance to farmer groups,IFDC farmer clusters,government agencies and other NGOs.Identified new market and formulate strategies for sales Liaise with fertilizer department (FMARD) for import permit for Bio-organic solutions.Represent the company in various stakeholders meeting and presentations including national and state agricultural shows
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Agronomist/Sales
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Dec 2011 - Sep 2013
Performed as a link between Agrochemical Company, Agro Dealers, Extension Agents and Farmers – Was constantly present at Pesticides presentations to ensure thorough knowledge/awareness regarding latest/new Agrochemical products on the farming market.• Specialized in hands-on knowledge/experience in scores of Crop protection products (CPP) and addressed farmer’s professionals’ questions convincingly.• Worked independently and as a team to generate professional meetings with Agric Extension Agents, Agro Dealers and Farmers in order to sell CPP.• Set up field trials and seminars for farmers, Agro dealer and professionals so that this information could be relayed optimally• Promoted and presented company’s products at dealer outlets and show rooms.Sales Market Research:• Analyzed and carried out market research to come up with innovative methods to generate greater sales.• Kept up-to-date with competitors’ products and sales actions.AchievementSales Initiatives:• Managed customers’ accounts.• Worked with team managers to create effective business plans for increasing sales in particular areas.• Arranged appointments with Agric. Development Programme Staffs, Dealers and Farmers to raise awareness of latest pesticides launched.• Managed the assigned region effectively using strong marketing skills that enabled him to diagnose customer’s needs and to forecast trends.• Planned work schedules on weekly and monthly basis with the help of sales team involved in different areas; discussed future targets with each area’s sales manager.Professional Development:• Attended company’s meetings, and was updated on products briefings to obtain in-depth knowledge on the subject of different crop protection products.• Kept abreast of new developments, predicted positive and negative impacts on the Farming industry and adapted strategy accordingly.
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National Youth Service corps
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Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Corp member
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Aug 2008 - Jul 2009
• Delivered rural community training on farming for the local government and supportedprovision of extensions services.• Delivered training to focused on production and application of inputs including timing,quantity and assessment of quality.• Interaction with local farmers to understand challenges. • Delivered rural community training on farming for the local government and supportedprovision of extensions services.• Delivered training to focused on production and application of inputs including timing,quantity and assessment of quality.• Interaction with local farmers to understand challenges.
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Enumerator
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
• Interpreting household baseline survey questionnaire to local farmers in Hausa language at 15 villages in Katsina State and completing the responses in English.• Among other things the survey attempted to assess villagers' needs and problems inproduction and inputs. • Interpreting household baseline survey questionnaire to local farmers in Hausa language at 15 villages in Katsina State and completing the responses in English.• Among other things the survey attempted to assess villagers' needs and problems inproduction and inputs.
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Intern
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Jan 2007 - Aug 2007
• Led training of local farmers on the process of seed certification and field inspection to ensurethe growing field meets the required specifications for hybrid seed production.• Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.• Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or withother organizations.• Prepare and mail checks. • Led training of local farmers on the process of seed certification and field inspection to ensurethe growing field meets the required specifications for hybrid seed production.• Use computers for various applications, such as database management or word processing.• Operate electronic mail systems and coordinate the flow of information, internally or withother organizations.• Prepare and mail checks.
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Education
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Ahmadu Bello University
Bachelor's Degree, Agriculture, General -
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Ahmadu Bello University
Master's Degree, Agronomy and Crop Science
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