Key Skills and Expertise

Bringing over 24 years of experience in sustainable planning, governance, and advisory services, the expert excels in project management, capacity building, and policy implementation. Career highlights include leading international and local initiatives in water, sanitation, and rural development, achieving significant improvements in governance and service delivery. Responsibilities have included coordinating multi-disciplinary teams and securing high-level political dialogue for sector reforms.

Project Experience and Donor Exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as the World Bank, USAID, EU, and ADB. The expert has provided technical assistance, project implementation, and capacity building in governance, water and sanitation, and rural development. These projects were conducted on national and regional scales across Nigeria and several African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Ghana.

Sectors and Geographic Focus

With a background in sectors including rural development, water and sanitation, governance, and NGOs, the expert has held leadership roles in project management, capacity building, and policy implementation. Their interdisciplinary expertise spans infrastructure development and governance reforms, with a geographic focus on Africa, particularly Nigeria and surrounding regions. Extensive geographic experience includes work in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, among others. The expert possesses deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues, having engaged in long-term assignments and recurring involvement in these countries. Their work has focused on enhancing governance, water, sanitation, and rural development, leveraging cultural dynamics to achieve impactful results.

Languages and Education

Fluent in English and Ibo, with proficiency in English at C1 level and Ibo at C2 level, these language skills have been utilized in various professional contexts, including in-country work across multiple African nations and collaboration with multilingual teams on international development projects. The expert holds a PhD in Business Management from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria, an M.Sc. in Development Studies from the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, an MBA in Business Administration from Delta State University, Nigeria, a B.Sc. in Business Administration from Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Nigeria, and a Diploma in Community Development from the University of Benin, Nigeria.