John Osawe

Experience

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  FECA Nigeria

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2018

  As chapter president, it was my duty to oversee two distinct management teams as they established and expanded the chapter, carried out numerous programmes, and raised money for the organisation. The work done over the course of four years had an influence on 300 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 and left a thriving organisation in its wake. Documenting FECA operations through photography, videography, and livestreaming of events, creating infographics for use in PowerPoint presentations, administering various social media platforms, overseeing the organization's IT department, and mentoring members.

  • Chapter President

    Oct 2014 - Sept 2018

  • Multimedia Unit Coordinator

    Oct 2010 - Sept 2014
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  Ambidextrous Design Hub (AmbiHub)

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  Digital Marketing and Brand Manager
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  Sabi Hub

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Project Manager - Accelerate Labs Startup Incubation

  As Sabi Hub Nigeria Project Manager, an implementing partner for the Accelerate Labs program in South-South Nigeria for The Future Project with funding from Microsoft Philantrophy Nigeria. I coordinated the team for Sabi Hub that implemented three streams of the Incubation Program (3 months each) developed by The Future Project Nigeria under the Microsoft YourthSpark initiative. Three Hundred (300) SMEs business from the South-South region of Nigeria; were trained and provided mentorship during the program. Approximately $2000 were disbursed to 9 Startups across the three streams for emerging best during the Demo day competition to showcase the trained startups to potential investors. Show less

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  Code For Africa (CfA)

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2020

  Community Assistant

  At Code for Nigeria, championed the organization’s drive to provide Journalist and Civil Tech enthusiasts with a platform to create inspiring data-driven stories in delivering open governance and investigative news reportage in and around the South-South of Nigeria. I also trained 500+ journalists and secured several mini-story grants (approximately $1,500) for women journalists under the Code For Africa WanaData program. Was responsible for managing:The Hack/Hackers Community; with monthly training for 40~50 journalists across 14 media houses in Edo and Delta State on data-driven tools for story-telling. While also coordinating research work for stories.The WanaData Community of women journalists; providing training, research and data visualization support to 15~25 women journalists monthly. While also helping them secure grants for published articles. Show less

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  Sabi Hub

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2020

  As one of the pioneer staff members of Sabi Hub, led the organization in various capacities and helped build a virtual community of over 500 Startup and business owners around the South-South, offering entrepreneurship and business development training Bi-weekly, the community began on WhatsApp and later migrated to Slack. Also, I coordinated physical community engagement meetups once a month for Community Members.In two years of being with SabiHub as its Program and Communication Manager, I worked with the team to secure several partnerships; BudgIT Nigeria, The Future Project Nigeria through a Microsoft partnership, training over 350 youth-owned businesses and startups for one year on the essentials of business under Sabihub – Startup Incubation Programme (SIP), with external funding to make the training completely free of charge to the participants. Worked with a team to design and implement the “Sabi Hub Startup Incubation Program” to help accelerate youth-owned businesses in Nigeria, equipping them with knowledge in proposal writing, business planning, Business Model Canvas, Financing, Branding, Marketing, and others. Yielding the much-needed fruits as some of the businesses are now standing on their own.It was a pleasure and sheer joy seeing businesses and startups trained under Sabihub succeed and contribute to “fixing” youth unemployment problem in Nigeria. Show less As project manager for Sabi Hub - Startup Incubation Program, I worked with a team to develop the Startup Incubation Training Curriculum, with;- Three weeks of intensive in-class training by seasoned entrepreneurs and professionals.- Four weeks of individualized business mentorship.- Two weeks business tour to established businesses around the State.- Three months business incubation at Sabi Hub Co-Workspace.And I coordinated the implementation of three incubation training programs for 80 entrepreneurs with an average of 30 entrepreneurs per stream. Show less

  • Program and Communication Manager

    Feb 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Project Manager - Startup Incubation Program

    Sept 2018 - Nov 2019
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  Co-creation Hub (CcHUB)

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Project Assistant, Facebook Relearn Project Edo (Phase 1 & 2)

  • Worked with the CCHub, Edo SUBEB and Facebook Teams to onboard teachers onto the Facebook Workplace platform to enhance interaction amongst teachers.• Acted as the Project Manager in delivering all planned activities during the project period under directions from the Edo SUBEB Workplace Coordinator.• Document feedback stories from teachers and schools in the 18 LGA’s.• Trained teachers to maximize the communication and interaction opportunities available via Facebook Workplace. Key achievements:• Onboarding and training of teachers from 10 primary schools across Benin-City unto Facebook Workplace• Organized and facilitated Facebook Workplace training for over 300 teachers during the project period.• Organized and managed a series of training events including, the project dinner, to appreciate the teachers who worked as mobilizers and project champions to their other colleagues.• The project report with video and photography of the various activities carried out. Show less

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  Lead Oak Women And Children (LOWAC) Foundation

  Feb 2020 - Sept 2021

  Project Manager

  Project managed the pilot phase of the #EduPlay Africa playground project, which provided educational playgrounds to more than 2000 students in public primary schools and trained 30 teachers from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on how to extend their classroom instruction to the playgrounds, enhancing the playway pedagogy for students at a variety of schools in Benin City, Edo state.

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  Edo State Government

  Apr 2020 - Dec 2020

  With the Edo State Governor - Economic Management Team, worked on various research, program design and policy drafting processes that have gone into the decision-making process of the Governor in piloting the affairs of the state; these include:The Edo state livestock initiative policy; This document serves as a guide to establishing ranches across the state and address issues of farmer-herder clashes within the state due to open grazing of cattle. This project is currently in its implementation phase.Edo State Covid-19 Incident Management Action Plan; The incident management plan for the Edo State Covid-19 Taskforce response to the Covid-19 pandemic. I worked with the Incident Manager and the State Ministry of Health to design the Incident Action plan and implement a part of it. Show less

  • Senior Special Assistant to the Edo State Governor, on Data Analysis and Visualization

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Secretariat Support Team Member and Data Team Lead

    Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
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  #StartupSouth

  Sept 2020 - Dec 2022

  Program Manager

  Coordination of a team of programme associates in the development and implementation of various training and business ecosystem development programmes for startups in Nigeria's South-South and South-East.

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  Greenfields Consultancy and Allied Services Ltd

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2022

  Work as a Senior Analyst, Human Resources Management Consulting on the Edo State Civil and Public Service Transformation program. The transformation program goal is; to reposition the Edo State Civil and Public Service for global competitiveness and efficiency, using technology as a driver.My responsibilities on the project included:Operational ResearchNational, Regional and Global BenchmarkingDocument ReviewData Collection and AnalysisPreparation of Reports and Presentation MaterialsProject LiaisonWhile consulting with the State Ministry, Department and Agencies assigned gathering management information on their current (AS-IS) organization and recommending improvement to their organization's Structure, People and Processes. Show less

  • Senior Analyst - Culture & Change Management Consulting

    Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Senior Analyst - Human Resources and Management Consulting

    Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
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  Ministry of Education, Edo State

  Dec 2021 - Jul 2023

  Provided direct support to the Honorable Commissioner for Education, Ministry of Education, Edo, and its agencies for the development of the Edo BEST 2.0 education reform programme, policies and its implementation under the statewide Edo State Civil and Public Service Transformation Program (Edo-STEP).Provided Human Resource and Management advisory support to the Ministry and its agencies during the implementation of recommendations from the Edo State Civil and Public Service Transformation Program (Edo-STEP). Show less As Lead of the Delivery Unit of the Commissioner for Education Office at the Ministry of Education in Edo state, I played a key role in designing and implementing strategies for the EdoBEST 2.0 program. This program was aimed at making the state's educational sector the best in Africa and envied globally. My responsibilities included tracking and ensuring the successful delivery of results for the program. To achieve this, I collaborated with consultants, civil servants, and other experts to develop policies and initiatives aligned with the goals of the EdoBEST 2.0 program. Show less

  • Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on EdoSTEP

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Project Delivery Manager

    Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
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  GOPA Worldwide Consultants

  Aug 2022 - now

  Business Development Consultant

  Collaborated with the GIZ-GOPA team to implement Phase III of the GIZ-SEDIN Programme. The main objective of this programme was to provide business development support to more than 13,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across five Nigerian states, namely Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Jos, and Niger states.Through our efforts, we were able to support over 30,000 business owners and facilitate the development of the MSME ecosystem in Edo state. Moreover, our work contributed to the development of the MSME ecosystem policy framework, which will have a long-lasting impact on the Nigerian economy. Show less

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  Museum of West African Art (MOWAA)

  Oct 2022 - now

  As the Outreach and Learning Coordinator for the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), I am responsible for delivering the Unearth Program, a key component of the MOWAA Archaeology project funded by the British Museum. The Unearth Program offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a unique opportunity to engage with MOWAA Archaeology, contribute to heritage management projects, develop industry-relevant skills, and network with professionals from MOWAA and its partner organizations.In the Unearth Program, my responsibilities include:- Program Design: designed the program under the guidance of the MOWAA Institute Director and in collaboration with partners from the British Museum. This process involves consulting with the MOWAA Archaeologist, heads of archaeology departments at major Nigerian universities, and relevant traditional institutions.- Activity Coordination: coordinate the activities of the program fellows, ensuring their learning experiences align with the program design and exceed expectations.- Stakeholder Communication: maintain communications and relationships with partner universities across Nigeria, including the University of Benin, Ahmadu Bello University, the University of Nigeria, the University of Ibadan, and the University of Jos.- Mentorship Coordination: manage the relationship between Unearth fellows and their mentors before, during, and after the fellows' community engagement projects.- Budget Management: Oversee the program budget, ensuring prudent allocation of resources.- Staff and Volunteer Management: manage the staff members and volunteers of the Outreach and Learning department to ensure effective program execution and delivery.Through these responsibilities, I ensure that the Unearth Program provides a transformative learning experience for students, fostering their development and contributing to the preservation and appreciation of West African heritage. Show less Key Responsibilities• Liaison with the educational community – State Ministries of Education, the public and private, Technical and Vocational Schools, Universities, and other related and relevant creative enterprises and organizations, within the Creative District area – establishing and maintaining relationships.• Streamline queries for other types of engagement, e.g., proposals for projects and partnerships, volunteering and internship requests, exhibition proposals, etc. so that the Director of the Pavilion and/or head of External Relations can identify and respond accordingly.• Create a strategy and programs that align with EMOWAA outreach & educational vision and goals.• Liaise with the other department, including the Collection Manager and the heads of Research and Conservation, to access collections and archival materials needed for workshops and other events.• Plan and deliver learning programmes and outreach events.• Design and facilitate program evaluation.• Manage school bookings, queries and respond to requests for talks and workshops from universities, creative groups, families, and individuals.• Prepare reports, correspondence, and recommendations for the learning programs, its clients, and funders. Show less Project Management: Initiating projects, activity& resource planning, work planning, planning and attending meetings, stakeholder engagement and training sessions, as required.Produce a comprehensive report of the overall projects.Develop and prepare age-appropriate content for the project's target audiences.Deliver and facilitate presentations, interactive projects/workshops aimed at raising interests, knowledge and career aspiration of target audiences in the arts, culture & heritage sector.Evaluation report on the impact of projects on participants. Show less

  • Unearth Fellowship Programme Manager

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Education And Outreach Coordinator

    May 2023 - now

  • Open Learning Consultant

    Oct 2022 - Jul 2023