Experience

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  British council, abuja

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2019

  Cambridge assessment international education lead (abuja)
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  British council

  Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

  Project manager, schools education

  • Contributed to the development of, owns and delivers, the Project Management Plan.• Coordinateded training with state and low-cost private schools through use of grant aid, benchmarking practice in internationalisation, that generate income (to cover costs; not for profit).• Advanced British Council’s Connecting Classrooms and International Schools Award projects implementation via coordination and engagement of Government Stakeholders, partners and maintain a strong working relationship with government counterparts.• Managed and control agreed budget, expenditure and income against plans, ensure accuracy of reports and ensure sound financial management and analysis across the portfolio through monthly finance reviews and quarterly business reviews.• Identifies risks in a project and puts together mitigation strategies with SRO.• Ensured that every project/programme is compliant with all internal policies and processes (for example safeguarding, EDI, supply change management, social value and conflict sensitivity).• Communicated internally and externally about a project’s success/challenges and lessons learned.• Acted as the dedicated point of contact for large scale projects with regional and UK project manager for project managed.• Ensures that the evaluation strategy for each project is implemented in accordance with country Results and Evidence Framework (REF) result areas and impact statements and to report likely variations from target.• Carryout Monitoring and Evaluation processes that adhered to and compiled in line with requirements from regional colleagues and UK based colleagues.Key Achievement• Secured accreditation for the British Council’s Connecting Classrooms Courses in Nigeria making it one the requirement for Teacher’s issuance and renewal of Teaching Licence.• Pioneered the production and delivery of the Connecting Classrooms Television method of delivery in SSA. This was aired on 4 major TV Stations in Nigeria. Show less

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  Newglobe

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  Senior regional manager schools

  Manage the schools vertical, Regional Managers, L&D SupervisorsResponsible for and the success of schools in my territory. Success is defined by achieving excellence in all KPIs and a strong community and parent engagement.Use data to lead Regional Managers, L&D Supervisors to improve their oversight and support schools with an unwavering eye to student learning and holistic development.Provide Regional Managers with day to day oversight, guidance and coaching. This includes facilitating regular touch points with Regional Managers, reading and responding to reports submitted by the Regional Managers, and providing feedback on their work.Ensuring use of Schools rubrics or other documents to support structured observation and reporting.Staff recruitment of direct reports.Advance EKOEXCEL program implementation via coordination and engagement of government partners and maintain a strong working relationship with government counterparts.Coordinate Training and Professional Development for the team. Show less

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  British council

  Jan 2023 - now

  Programme manager, english and school education

  As the team leader, I provide strategic leadership to my team of staff and consultants, leading the design, coordination, and delivery of all school programmes and activities in Nigeria in support of the British Council’s global, regional, and country strategies. I foster and strategically lead relationships with policymakers and education stakeholders in both Nigeria and UK