Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 26 years of experience, the expert is a Chartered Accountant with a robust background in finance, audit, grant management, and data analytics. Key skills include financial operations, treasury management, and donor compliance. Career highlights include leading both international and local projects with budgets exceeding GBP10 million, achieving high compliance and minimal cost disallowances. Responsibilities have included capacity building for over 24 national partners and successful proposal development for major projects. The expert has played pivotal roles in financial management, risk assessment, and project implementation across sectors like education and humanitarian relief.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has worked across diverse projects involving collaborations with international donors such as GAC-Canada, ActionAid Italy, MacArthur Foundation, GCERF-Swiss, UNICEF, ECW, and the World Bank. This involvement has encompassed project implementation, technical assistance, and capacity building in sectors like education, governance, and humanitarian relief. The projects have a national and regional scope, focusing on areas such as preventing radicalization, enhancing education quality, and strengthening social protection. Geographic locations of these initiatives include Nigeria, with significant work in states like Borno, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Kogi.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in various sectors, the expert has engaged in education, financial services, disaster reduction, and humanitarian relief. Previously held roles have included finance management, grant compliance, project accounting, and capacity development. The expert has demonstrated cross-cutting expertise in integrating financial management with program development, particularly in education and social protection. The geographic scope of work is primarily Nigeria, with significant contributions to regional projects and initiatives aimed at improving governance and community resilience. The expert's deep engagement with local governance and cultural dynamics has been instrumental in effective project implementation.

Languages and education

With proficiency in multiple languages, the expert is fluent in English and proficient in French, having utilized these languages in professional settings including international development projects and multilingual teams. Basic to intermediate skills in German complement the expert's native fluency in Yoruba. These multilingual capabilities have facilitated effective communication and collaboration in diverse and international environments. The expert's educational background includes a Master of Science (Honors) in Accounting from Ekiti State University, Nigeria, completed between 2019 and 2021. Additionally, a Bachelor of Science (Honors) Ed. in Education was earned from the University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, from 2004 to 2007. The foundational education includes a Nigeria Certificate in Education from Kwara State College of Education, obtained between 1999 and 2003.