Gladys Ofei
Business & Programme Development Manager at Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA)
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business & Programme Development Manager
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Sep 2022 - Present
Generating new partnership opportunities and contributing to the development of partnership agreements and implementation structures. Conduct prospecting research, analysis of potential partner needs and requirements. Managing the proposal development process, including comprehensive pre-positioning for opportunities. Lead bid decision-making conversations and work closely with colleagues in the Research team to assess, research and design projects for specific donor funding opportunities. Generating new partnership opportunities and contributing to the development of partnership agreements and implementation structures. Conduct prospecting research, analysis of potential partner needs and requirements. Managing the proposal development process, including comprehensive pre-positioning for opportunities. Lead bid decision-making conversations and work closely with colleagues in the Research team to assess, research and design projects for specific donor funding opportunities.
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Embassy of the Kingdom of the Nethertlands, Ghana
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Greater Accra, Ghana
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Senior Trade & Private Sector Development Officer
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Jul 2013 - Sep 2022
Senior Trade and Private Sector Officer, developing strategic trade promotion interventions for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, while organizing high-level trade missions and bilateral meetings. Advice and monitor trade/economic policy to promote Dutch financial instruments. -Serving on the Expert Panel and programs board for climate project (MOMO4C) implemented by A Rocha Ghana and Tropenbos. - Actively contributed to GCIC project's steering committee. - Finalized and concluded four-year multi-donor entrepreneurship in Green Innovation project, GCIC (Netherlands Embassy, DANIDA & World Bank). - Devised and handled Dutch Export Academy Training Program (DEA) responsible for training 100 Ghanaian companies for export to the EU.
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GROUPE ASCOMA
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Monaco
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Insurance
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200 - 300 Employee
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Business Development Executive
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
Develop monthly and annual reports to assist with executive decision making, while drafting short- and long-term sales objectives as well as strategic plans to meet market demands. - Led business development team of six to deliver substantial growth by developing market access strategies. - Increased company revenue/profit by implementing effective business opportunities. - Prevented possible risks by reviewing and addressing business development challenges. Develop monthly and annual reports to assist with executive decision making, while drafting short- and long-term sales objectives as well as strategic plans to meet market demands. - Led business development team of six to deliver substantial growth by developing market access strategies. - Increased company revenue/profit by implementing effective business opportunities. - Prevented possible risks by reviewing and addressing business development challenges.
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KEK Insurance Brokers Limited
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Ghana
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Broking Officer
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Sep 2007 - Jul 2011
Supervising quality assurance activities, including on-site evaluations, internal audits, and customer surveys. - Catered to customer needs, while providing customized service by collaborating with 15 customers on portfolio. Supervising quality assurance activities, including on-site evaluations, internal audits, and customer surveys. - Catered to customer needs, while providing customized service by collaborating with 15 customers on portfolio.
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Education
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Maastricht University
Public Policy Analysis -
Maastricht University
Certificate, Entrepreneurship In Developing Countries -
Institute of Management Studies, UK
Business Management -
Insurance Institute of Canada
Risk Management -
Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)