Tope Akinmoladun
Grants Manager at Community Food Centres Canada- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
-
Yoruba Native or bilingual proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
Credentials
-
Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandJan, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management (Level 7 Dipolma)
CPD Courses
Experience
-
Community Food Centres Canada
-
Canada
-
Civic and Social Organizations
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Grants Manager
-
Feb 2022 - Present
With more than 350 partners across Canada, Community Food Centres shares knowledge, innovates new programs to improve health, advocates for progressive policy change and food security. Whilst in this role I managed a portfolio of 18M of government grants and managed the launch of 3 programs that helped low-income and BIPOC communities have access to food. With more than 350 partners across Canada, Community Food Centres shares knowledge, innovates new programs to improve health, advocates for progressive policy change and food security. Whilst in this role I managed a portfolio of 18M of government grants and managed the launch of 3 programs that helped low-income and BIPOC communities have access to food.
-
-
-
Canadian Red Cross
-
Canada
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Case Manager
-
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
Stop the Spread and Stay Safe program, assessing applications for COVID-19 kits for non-profits and charities. This program will help contribute to Canada’s collective COVID-19 response through implementation and reporting back on results.
-
-
Grants Officer
-
Jun 2020 - Jun 2021
Responsible for assessing applicants for the Emergency COVID-19 Community Support granting program funded through Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). We provided grants to applicants who were providing services for vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic from the assessment stage to evaluating their final project reports projects. Projects ranged in cost from $5,000-$100,000. The first round of funding distributed $46 million in funding to over 1000 projects.
-
-
-
The Fairtrade Foundation
-
United Kingdom
-
International Trade and Development
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Grants Officer
-
Jul 2018 - Feb 2020
Providing grant management of the portfolio of funded projects for Fairtrade Foundation. My responsibility included: set-up phase, inception phase, ongoing implementation phase: coordinating financial and narrative reporting to donors, tracking project progress against milestones and spend against budgets. Providing grant management of the portfolio of funded projects for Fairtrade Foundation. My responsibility included: set-up phase, inception phase, ongoing implementation phase: coordinating financial and narrative reporting to donors, tracking project progress against milestones and spend against budgets.
-
-
-
BBC Children in Need
-
United Kingdom
-
Non-profit Organization Management
-
100 - 200 Employee
-
Regional Support Assistant- Grant Making
-
May 2017 - Jul 2018
BBC Children in Need raise money throughout the year to fund over 3,900 local charities and projects which directly support children and young people in communities right across the UK. The focus of the fundraising is through a national TV broadcasted annually. I managed a portfolio of 78 projects around £10M in total funded by the UK public; this consisted of grant assessments, monitoring by following up on grant issues, project visits and reporting. I also had responsibility of managing over 20 volunteers and committee members.
-
-
-
NSPCC
-
United Kingdom
-
Non-profit Organization Management
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Business Support Assistant
-
Oct 2016 - Apr 2017
NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity. They work to protect children from abuse, housing the Nations biggest children's helpline called Childline. My role at NSPCC was to provide financial administrative assistance to budget holders, including processing invoices, placing orders, undertaking financial analysis, cash handling and banking in line with NSPCC policies and procedures. NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity. They work to protect children from abuse, housing the Nations biggest children's helpline called Childline. My role at NSPCC was to provide financial administrative assistance to budget holders, including processing invoices, placing orders, undertaking financial analysis, cash handling and banking in line with NSPCC policies and procedures.
-
-
-
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
-
International Affairs
-
500 - 600 Employee
-
Intern Communication Assistant
-
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
An internship placed within the Communication Service (ICS) department where I completed the United Nations course on Integrity and Professionalism at the workplace and attended the Africa Preparatory Meeting on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) as a office intern. An internship placed within the Communication Service (ICS) department where I completed the United Nations course on Integrity and Professionalism at the workplace and attended the Africa Preparatory Meeting on Global Geospatial Information Management (GGIM) as a office intern.
-
-
Education
-
University of Portsmouth
Bachelor’s Degree, International Development Studies -
Enfield County School
High School and 6th Form, GCSE and A Levels