Experience

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  Besot DevConsult Services Ltd

  • Abuja, Nigeria

  • CEO/Principal Consultant

    • Feb 2005 - Present
    • Abuja, Nigeria

    Providing livelihood & poverty reduction programme services. Civil society capability building programmes, governance support services in the areas of policy and strategy, development planning and budget tracking, project M&E, impact study on stakeholders and service users. Project manag...

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  Policy Practice and ODI.

  • Nigeria

  • National Consultant DFID

    • Oct 2016 - May 2017
    • Nigeria

    Leaning, Evidencing and Advocacy Partnership (LEAP) Governance Research Case Studies, compiling and shortlisting of potential successful governance reform initiatives in Nigeria, desk reviews and conduct of field studies to profile role of evidence (use of evidence), success factors, learning and...

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  The Policy Practice

  • Abuja, Nigeria

  • Deputy National Team Leader, DFID Learning, Evidencing and Advocacy Partnersh...

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
    • Abuja, Nigeria

    supporting the National team leader on programme and administrative management, coordinating M&E activities and working with key component experts of the programme. Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) is a DFID public sector reform initiative that is made up of three pillars - Acco...

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  ECORYS UK

  • Nigeria

  • National Consultant, Project Completion Reviews of SPARC, SAVI, FEPAR and V2P...

    • Feb 2016 - May 2016
    • Nigeria

    National Consultant M&E, Project Completion Review (PCR) of SAVI and V2P component of DFID strands of Governance programmes in Nigeria. The activities carried out include assessment of outputs, outcomes and results of the programmes as well as the design and efficacy of operational interventi...

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  Oxford Policy Mangament (OPM)

  • Nigeria

  • Process Evaluation Researcher

    • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
    • Nigeria

    Child Development Grants Programme (CDGP) a pilot cash transfer programme funded by DFID and implemented by Save the Children (SC) and Action Against Hunger (ACF) in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) in two states in Northern Nigeria: Jigawa and Zamfara. The activities carried out include suppor...

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  Yves Bee Ltd - for the EU

  • Niger Delta, Nigeria

  • Senior Non Key Expert PEA

    • Dec 2014 - May 2015
    • Niger Delta, Nigeria

    Political Economy and Institutional Analysis of Water Sector component of the Niger Delta Support Programme funded by the European Union in five Niger Delta States. Activities carried out include desk review, stakeholders/community consultations, meeting with relevant stakeholders in Government, ...

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  World Bank

  • Nigeria - Kogi State

  • National Consultant Political Economy and Institutional Analysis

    • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
    • Nigeria - Kogi State

    Political Economy and Institutional Analysis of Staple Crop Processing Zone project jointly implemented my the World Bank, Federal Government and the Kogi State Government of Nigeria. The assignment aimed at profiling the political economy and Institutional issues relating to the project that wil...

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  IDL group now member GRM group

  • Niger Delta

  • National Consultant Political Economy Analysis

    • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014
    • Niger Delta

    Political Economy Analysis of a DFID sponsored project in the Niger Delta of Nigeria called Market Development for the Niger Delta. A project aimed at creating market for the non-oil sector focusing on agricultural value chain of cassava, oil palm, poultry and aquaculture using the M4P approach. ...

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  GRM International - Mobilising for the MDGs Pro...

  • Nigeria

  • Voice and Accountability Advisor/Consultant

    • Jun 2012 - 2013
    • Nigeria

    Providing support to the inception phase of the project - Mobilising for the MDGs. Main responsibility at this inception phase is leading on the Political Economy data collation and analysis of focused States and Local Governments in Nigeria. Providing opinion to the development of concrete strat...

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  DfiD-State Partnership for Accountabiiy,Respons...

  • Kano, Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara States

  • National Consultant M&E

    • Jul 2010 - 2013
    • Kano, Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara States

    Providing M&E Guidance to SPARC programmes on Public Financial Management, Policy & Strategy, and Public Sector Management for availability of data analysis & information for M&E, Policy Formulation & Strategic Planning

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  DfID-State Accountability and Voice Initiative ...

  • Enugu, Nigeria

  • Consultant - Programme Support Officer

    • Jun 2010 - Nov 2010
    • Enugu, Nigeria

    Providing support to state programme on accountability and voice initiatives – Advocacy Programmes on governance issues like budgetary process, engaging with Civil Society, the Media and House of Assembly

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  Raphia Red Ltd

  • Delta State, Nigeria

  • Consultant

    • Sep 2010 - 2010
    • Delta State, Nigeria

    Preliminary research into agricultural market systems and the opportunity for youth employment in Delta State, using the M4P method. A study conducted for Partnership Initiatives for the Niger Delta (PIND).

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  FCT-MDGs Project Support Unit

  • Abuja, Nigeria

  • Lead Consultant

    • Jan 2010 - 2010
    • Abuja, Nigeria

    Preparation of 10 year Sector Plan for FCTA Social Development Secretariat and Area Council Services Secretariat

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  United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

  • Niger Delta - Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States

  • Coordinator - Niger Delta Job Creation and Skills Needs Assessment Study

    • May 2009 - Sep 2009
    • Niger Delta - Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States

    The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is supporting a youth empowerment project which involves the establishment of Multipurpose Youth Training Centres in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States. These centres are intended to provide market driven vocational skills to youths to enhance ...

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  State Government

  • Bauchi, Bayelsa and Delta States

  • Lead Consultant

    • Sep 2009 - 2009
    • Bauchi, Bayelsa and Delta States

    Preparation of application/proposal for MDG-Conditional Grant SchemeThe main objective of this assignment was to produce a proposal that will maximally secure the 2009 CGS funding by meeting the criteria for selection as contained in the application guideline.Specifically, the assignment was to •...

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  Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria

  • Port Harcourt, Nigeria

  • Programme Manager

    • Oct 2002 - Feb 2005
    • Port Harcourt, Nigeria

    Designing, developing and conducting business development and management programmes in seven states in the Niger Delta, liaising with youths and community leaders, meeting with government institutions and raising funds for the project. Managing information flow between Shell Nigeria, LiveWIRE Int...

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  Partners for Development

  • Makurdi, Nigeria

  • Programme Officer

    • Jan 2002 - Oct 2002
    • Makurdi, Nigeria

    Designing and conducting institutional development programmes for partner NGOs, conducting community mobilization and community needs assessments, monitoring and supervision of infrastructural constructions (culverts and earthwork), appraising funding proposals from partner NGOs/CBO, receiving an...

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  Community Development Foundation (CDF)

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Programme officer, Capacity Building

    • Nov 2000 - Dec 2001
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Mobilisation and development of grassroots organizations, designing, planning and conducting group development and credit management training programmes for client organisations, conducting community/group needs assessment, appraising funding proposals from client organizations, Conducting CBOs ...

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  Nigerian Integrated Rural Accelerated Developme...

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Programme Officer

    • Jul 1994 - Nov 2000
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Designing of community participatory development training modules, writing project funding proposals, community mobilisation and conduct of participatory project planning workshops in rural communities, project monitoring and evaluation, and impact assessments, Supervising other program officers,...