Experience

development Research and Project Centre

• Nigeria
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Programme Officer

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  • Work with the Project Manager to develop proposals and implement project work plans;• Work with the Project Manager and the Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to prepare monthly, annual and end-of-project narrative reports and other reports as required;• Conduct quantitative and qualitative researches on social and legal issues;• Prepare contracts, Memorandum of Association (MOUs), letters and reports • Prepare and compile donor narrative reports;• Participate in NGO assessments, task-force teams, workshops and trainings;• Work with the monitoring team to monitor projects’ progress using the program indicator tracking tables; and• Provide program update and information as required to management

• Programme Associate, Legislative Advocacy January 2015 – August, 2016

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Provided legal guidance on lobbying and advocacy as it relates to implementation of the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health Project activities (funded by BMGF);• Drafted, with the support of the project team, Sub-grant agreements for the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health Project Sub-grantees• Coordinated/supported advocacy visits to traditional leaders, high level government functionaries at the state and federal level• Conducted legal research and analysis of government policies and laws on child and family health; gender based violence, forced marriages and conjugal slavery in war• Served as link between the dRPC and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in implementing Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health Project funded activities. • Prepared and compiled donor narrative reports;

• Programme Officer, January, 2014 – January 2015

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Worked with the Project Manager to develop proposals and implement project work plans;• Worked with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to prepare monthly, annual and end-of-project narrative reports and other reports as required;• Conducted quantitative and qualitative researches on social and legal issues;• Prepared contracts, Memorandum of Association (MOUs), letters and reports • Prepared and compiled donor narrative reports;• Participated in NGO assessments, task-force teams, workshops and trainings;• Worked with the monitoring team to monitor projects’ progress using the program indicator tracking tables; and• Provided programme update and information as required to management.

• Programme Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Worked with the Programme Officer to develop proposals and implement project work plans;• Worked with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to prepare monthly, annual and end-of-project narrative reports and other reports as required;• Conducted quantitative and qualitative researches on social and legal issues;• Prepared contracts, Memorandum of Association (MOUs), letters and reports • Prepared and compiled donor narrative reports; • Participated in NGO assessments, task-force teams, workshops and trainings; and• Supported the monitoring team to monitor projects’ progress using the program indicator tracking tables.



M. A. Bulama & Co

• Legal Counsel

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Represented clients in courts, tribunals, ADR fora etc.; • Conducted researches and prepared court briefs and processes; • Provided legal opinion legal issues/matters presented by clients for advice; • Applied effective risk management techniques and offered proactive advise for the legal firm’s clients on legal issues; • Drafted and solidified agreements, contracts and other legal documents for clients; and • Provided clarification on legal language or specifications to a client.



A. T. Jibrin & Co

• Legal Counsel

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Represented clients in courts, tribunals, ADR fora etc; • Conducted researches and prepared court briefs and processes; • Provided legal opinion legal issues/matters presented by clients for advice; • Applied effective risk management techniques and offered proactive advise for the legal firm’s clients on legal issues; • Drafted and solidified agreements, contracts and other legal documents for clients; and • Provided clarification on legal language or specifications to a client