James Baba Salifu

District Education Advisor at Transforming Teaching, Education & Learning
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, GH

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Credentials

  • Impact Research Workshop 2022
    Leaders of Africa Institute
    Jul, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Designing and Implementing Monitoring and Evaluating Systems
    Alison - Empower Yourself
    May, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Designing and Implementing Monitoring and Evaluating Systems
    Alison - Empower Yourself
    May, 2022
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Ghana
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • District Education Advisor
      • Mar 2023 - Present

    • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
      • May 2022 - Feb 2023

    • Canada
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Field Facilitator
      • Oct 2020 - Apr 2022

      Assessed the training needs of teachers, coaches, volunteers, and patrons and organized and facilitated training workshops for them in building their capacity, Regularly coached, mentored, and supported teachers, coaches, and children, Provided narrative, qualitative, and quantitative monitoring information/data to the Project Officer, Served as a liaison between the organization and the Ghana Education Service and the District Assembly at the district level, Wrote activity and monthly reports, success stories, and reports on implementation gaps, Ensured the participation of children, young people, community leaders, parents' associations, school management committees, and teachers in project planning and implementation. Show less

    • Liberia
    • Government Relations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • District Officer for USAID Funded Ghana National Household Registry
      • Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

      Monitored and supported the activities of enumerators and supervisors of Esoko, a data firm, on the field and ensured field officers complied with guidelines and procedures of the survey, Weekly, monitoring and evaluation tools were updated and reported to the regional office. Provided feedback to Esoko and the Zonal Coordinator and advised them on the strategies to improve the quality, accuracy, and reality of data collected, Supported enumerators and supervisors of Esoko on the management and use of information technology gadgets in the collection of data, and Served as a liaison between the Ministry on one hand and the District Assemblies and locals on the other. Show less

  • Plan International, Ghana
    • Tamale, Northern, Ghana
    • Project Coordinator
      • Nov 2015 - Jun 2020

      Led in community entries, animation, sensitization, and engagement of regional, district, and community level stakeholders and ensured community ownership of the project in 8 districts, Supervised and appraised 20 project supervisors’ monthly activities and mentored 4 field supervisors into becoming Project Coordinators, Led the recruitment, training, supervision, and coaching of community volunteers for project activities (650 in 360 communities across 6 districts). Engaged and served as a liaison between Plan International Ghana and Ghana Education Service and District Assembly stakeholders in implementing project activities, Assisted Project Manager in annual work planning and budgeting of project activities and carried out on-radio sensitization programs, Wrote quality and timely monthly, quarterly, and yearly, exit reports and case studies to partners and donors, of which one caught the attention of Qatar Airways, and Supervised project surveys, data collection, and filling of tools and reported monthly and yearly on them. Show less

  • Dev'tPlan Consult
    • Nalerigu, North East, Ghana
    • Research Assistant
      • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019

      Identified and formed groups among young men and women of different economic backgrounds and activities and carried out qualitative data collection by leading focus group discussions and carrying out individual interviews. Recorded, transcribed, analyzed, and reported on the focus group discussions among 4 groups and 6 individuals. Identified and formed groups among young men and women of different economic backgrounds and activities and carried out qualitative data collection by leading focus group discussions and carrying out individual interviews. Recorded, transcribed, analyzed, and reported on the focus group discussions among 4 groups and 6 individuals.

    • Ghana
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Business Development Officer and Acting Business Advisory Head for the Rural Enterprises Programme
      • May 2015 - Nov 2015

      Served as a liaison between the program and the District Assembly and won the support of the District Assembly and that of the Ghana Enterprise Agency for the program in the district after the program went defunct due to mismanagement of the previous officers, Registered 108 more clients, formed 4 beneficiary groups and assisted them to win funding and technical training from the Ghana Enterprise Agency and the District Assembly, Counseled 37 clients (small and medium business owners and producers) on value addition to agricultural products, bookkeeping, and marketing, Drew and reviewed a year's budget and prepared 6 monthly budgets for activity implementation, Wrote monthly and activity reports to the Ghana Enterprise Agency and the District Assembly, Mentored, coached, supervised, and appraised four subordinates. Show less

    • Instructor
      • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

      Taught ICT and Communication Skills in the Business/ICT and Health Departments and counselled students on career development. Taught ICT and Communication Skills in the Business/ICT and Health Departments and counselled students on career development.

    • Ghana
    • Government Administration
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Enumeration Supervisor
      • Sep 2014 - Sep 2014

      Led 12 enumeration teams in community entry at district and community levels, Identified and assigned enumeration zones to enumerators and supported them in taking data, Supervised enumeration officers and ensured the accuracy and completeness of data collected, and Submitted cross-checked forms and submitted them to the District Coordinator and wrote a report. Led 12 enumeration teams in community entry at district and community levels, Identified and assigned enumeration zones to enumerators and supported them in taking data, Supervised enumeration officers and ensured the accuracy and completeness of data collected, and Submitted cross-checked forms and submitted them to the District Coordinator and wrote a report.

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Assistant District Development Planning Officer
      • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

      Assisted in data collection and the development of the district’s 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan and wrote quarterly reports, Monitored and took information on ongoing projects in the district and reported on them to the District Planning Officer, Took minutes during general assembly meetings, and Attended stakeholders’ meetings and reported on the same. Assisted in data collection and the development of the district’s 2014-2017 Medium Term Development Plan and wrote quarterly reports, Monitored and took information on ongoing projects in the district and reported on them to the District Planning Officer, Took minutes during general assembly meetings, and Attended stakeholders’ meetings and reported on the same.

    • United Kingdom
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Commercial Attache
      • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

      Assisted the District Development Planning Officer in the monitoring of physical projects, Reviewed action plans, Took minutes of Planning Sub-committee meetings, and Carried out secretarial responsibilities. Assisted the District Development Planning Officer in the monitoring of physical projects, Reviewed action plans, Took minutes of Planning Sub-committee meetings, and Carried out secretarial responsibilities.

    • Research Assistant
      • Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

      Identified all major towns and cities in the two districts (19 major towns), Visited the major communities and ascertained the range and order of social services available in them, filled a data collection tool with the information taken, and Entered and cross-checked data taken at the District Assembly level, interviewed the 2 District Planning Officers, and wrote a report to the Department on the exercise. Identified all major towns and cities in the two districts (19 major towns), Visited the major communities and ascertained the range and order of social services available in them, filled a data collection tool with the information taken, and Entered and cross-checked data taken at the District Assembly level, interviewed the 2 District Planning Officers, and wrote a report to the Department on the exercise.

    • Ghana
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Subject Teacher (Untrained)
      • Nov 2007 - Aug 2009

      Taught Mathematics and Ghanaian Language (Dagbani) and marked registers, entered report cards and mentored students. Taught Mathematics and Ghanaian Language (Dagbani) and marked registers, entered report cards and mentored students.

Education

  • UniAthena
    Executive Diploma, Strategic Project Management
    2022 - 2023
  • The University of Georgia
    Certificate, African Civic Engagement
    2022 - 2022
  • Kwame Nkrumah'​ University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
    MSc, Development Policy and Planning
    2017 - 2022
  • Kwame Nkrumah'​ University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
    Bachelor of Science, Development Planning
    2009 - 2013

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