Deputy Director, Journalism Program at Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development

• Feb 2022 - Present

● Created and provide continuous program direction for the Media in Gender program which promotes gender equality and social inclusion in the national discourse, across the news value chain, and in newsroom structures.● Provide programming direction for press freedom, media independence, journalists' safety, and their psycho-social health in Anglophone West Africa.● Facilitate training sessions to build capacity of journalists, including editorial teams of leading media organizations, on gender mainstreaming in storytelling, gender-sensitive and inclusive reporting, journalism ethics, social accountability, and conflict-sensitive reporting.● Spearheaded research that was aimed at understanding journalists' perspectives of gender-based violence, with the outcome leading to a Gender Based Violence reporting handbook designed to facilitate better reportage across West Africa.● Supervised research that tracked the impact of climate change on women in agricultural value chains in Ghana and Nigeria, in partnership with SIAS Women Lead, John Hopkins University, USA.● Commission investigative reporting projects undertaken by reporters and freelancers across newsrooms in West Africa.● Develop plans and supervise the implementation of project activities, ensuring that delivery of outputs is in accordance with budgets and in line with CJID's financial procedures and donors’ operating guidelines.● Organize policy dialogues among stakeholders in diverse sectors and come up with policy briefs aimed at creating solutions for social-economic challenges. Show less

Program Coordinator

• Apr 2020 - Jan 2022

● Organized and facilitated sessions on the #CreateSafeSpaces Project through which 20 journalists from seventeen (17) media outfits were capacitated on GBV reporting with an outcome of 18 investigative reports on child marriage in Southern Nigeria, sexual violence towards street children, and against persons with disability, marital rape, and widowhood in the Nigerian Armed Forces.● Led the Humanitarian Program which focused on security, terrorism, and media narratives of conflict and humanitarian crisis in Nigeria● Coordinated the Campus Reporter Program in line with the organization’s vision and expanded its reach to become the largest network of student journalists in West Africa.● Co-implemented project activities supported by KAS, Free Press Unlimited, Bill & Melinda Gates, and MacArthur Foundation.● Ensured that the delivery of outputs is in accordance with approved budgets and in line with CJID’s financial procedures and donors’ operating guidelines. Show less

Technical Expert, Gender & Election Watchroom (GEW Nigeria 2023 National Elections)

• Feb 2023 - Feb 2023

For the 2023 Nigeria Presidential and National Assembly Elections, I served as a Technical Expert to the Gender Election Watchroom (GEW), an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund created to observe the elections from a gender perspective. For the 2023 Nigeria Presidential and National Assembly Elections, I served as a Technical Expert to the Gender Election Watchroom (GEW), an initiative of the Nigerian Women Trust Fund created to observe the elections from a gender perspective.

Program Officer

• Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

● Co-coordinated the deployment and launch of the Flag’It mobile and web app that enables Nigerians to document their experiences with sexual harassment, corruption, poor services, as well as outstanding performances of public officers to relevant agencies. ● Facilitated training workshops, including for 40 Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria on the significance of excellent service delivery and its role in reducing incidents of corruption ● Developed concept notes and funding proposals for donor agencies. ● Liaised with Government Institutions, Media Institutions, and Development Agencies. Show less

Program Associate

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

● Worked to support the use of investigative journalism as a tool for promoting social justice. ● Coordinated the Female Reporters and Leadership Program (FRLP) aimed at improving the skills and finesse of female reporters to become better equipped for leadership in the newsroom, ● Increased awareness of gender mainstreaming in news reportage. ● Facilitated a training session and moderated public conversations/workshops on social issues. ● Drafted funding proposals, planned programs, and followed up with implementation frameworks. ● Managed the flow of essential information among donor agency, project beneficiaries (Journalists), and project team. ● Developed social media content and wrote monthly newsletters. ● Tracked progress made by trained journalists, documented activities, recorded progress in the course of project implementation and compiled reports submitted to donors. Show less

Associate Lecturer

• May 2012 - Apr 2018

● Delivered lectures to HND and ND students on Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Citizenship Education.● Developed examination questions, invigilated during examinations, and graded examination scripts.● Prepared teaching materials for classes taught in line with the NBTE Curriculum.● Delivered tutorials and remedial instructions to students on a modular basis.

Lecturer

• Mar 2011 - Mar 2018