Oluwatoni Idowu

Experience

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  PRRINN- MNCH

  Jun 2009 - May 2013

  Assistant Programme officer

  • Assist in conducting empirical research by undertaking literature searches for various operational / health systems research• Assist with interpretation and presentation the findings of the literature searches and submission to the Operations Research advisor• Assist in development of tools for household or specialized survey data collection• Undertake any appropriate analysis of data using STATA (basic use) software as requested• Development of cultural sensitive and adapted tools for safe motherhood plans• Administrative and Financial Management including arrangements of visas, workshop supports and consultancy support• Participation in health promotion, community engagement and social development on danger signs for pregnant women Show less

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  Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Assistant Nutrition Coordinator

  • Assist the Nutrition Coordinator in the supervision and implementation of nutrition programs in Nigeria on both European Commision (ECHO) and UKaid funded programmes • Support the technical work of the program teams in the field in the areas of Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and Infant and Young Child Feeding programmes• Capacity building of nutrition team and government officials on Nigeria's guidelines on CMAM, IYCF and micronutritient supplementation • Establishment and maintenance of accurate report system through continuous evaluation of both field and base staff reports and provide feedback to the staff• Coordination of the nutrition teams in collaboration with other departments of ACF: Water and Sanitation, Food Security, Logistics and Administration• Planning and designing SMART surveys, KAP surveys and other nutritional surveys as applicable in collaboration with field team and other government agencies Support country activities promoting child health such as World Breastfeeding week, Maternal and Child health weeks Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

  Nutrition Coordinator

  • Capacity building and facilitation of Infant and Young Child Feeding in all contexts (IYCF) trainings for SPRING project partners and government counterparts• Design and planning of assessments and evaluations of maternal and child nutritional surveys• Support capacity building of health workers to optimize infant and young child feeding practices• Ensure daily implementation of SPRING work plan activities and state /national work plans with project partners and state counterparts including World Breastfeeding day and Maternal and Child Health Weeks (MNCH Weeks)• Development and implementation of appropriate and locally sensitive social and behavior change (SBCC) messages to improve child nutritional status using effective communication methods, media, and messages Show less

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  NHS

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

  Macmillan Programme Support Officer

  Coordinated and supported a complex range of Cancer projects and work streams by delivering excellent project, administrative support and coordination to the programme.Provided excellent programme support, being a secretariat function for relevant senior board level meetings and work stream/ project related meetings which includes arranging and organising meetings, managing diary conflicts, collating and issuing agendas and papers, attending, taking, transcribing and distributing minutes.

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  NHS England

  May 2019 - Jun 2021

  Global Health Partnership Manager

  Established global health workforce partnerships bilateral collaborations with Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and China to strengthen their health systems through workforce development.Monitored, managed and escalated project issues and risks while also preparing concept notes, project proposals, Memorandum of Understandings and briefs for international, visiting delegates and for senior leadership team.Utilized project management methods to track project progress, task appraisal, risk & issue recording and action log management.Satisfied major targets, milestones and project plans to expedite completion of project efforts to ensure smooth operation. Show less

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  NHS

  Jun 2021 - now

  - Successfully led Agile transformation initiatives within the London Region Integrated Urgent Care Team following the adoption of Scrum framework for the delivery of the Single Virtual Contact Centre(SVCC)-Acting as a servant leader, mentor, facilitator and coach for 2 squads, ensuring the effectiveness and adherence to Agile principles. -Preparation and maintenance of Sprint roadmaps with the Product Manager, ensuring all documentation is up to date in order to provide regular and accurate reports (highlight reports through formal governance)-Monitoring and managing Scrum KPIs and communication of results to senior management (Velocity charts, Burndown charts, RAID Logs etc)-Facilitation of core Agile ceremonies in team environments: Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives for the delivery of the Single Virtual Contact Centre project- Utilisation of Jira, Confluence and Trello to streamline project tracking and documentation, which has improved transparency, accountability, and alignment among stakeholders and team members.- Identification and removal of impediments blocking the team's progress, resulting in smoother workflows and fewer disruptions during sprints and preventing re-occurrence of such impediments- Identification, assessment and management of internal and external risks, issues and dependencies for the team-Coaching and mentoring team members on Agile principles and practices, fostering a mindset of ownership, accountability, and collaborative problem-solving across the team Show less - Provided robust project management functions on key digital transformation projects such as reporting, action tracking, production of project plans, risk and issue log management and ensuring complete project management documentation.- Management of Project Risk and Issue Register (RAID Logs), creation and tracking of project plans and change requests- Effective communication with stakeholders and fostering collaboration within the teams and encouraging effective communication across team members- Facilitated development of Sprint plans, workflows, full retrospectives producing project reports from Trello and Jira, collaborated with Digital and Technical Programme Manager on testing digital products (demos), daily stand-ups and stakeholder management.Identified and removed impediments blocking the team's progress, resulting in smoother workflows and fewer disruptions during sprints- Successfully coached and mentored team members on Agile principles and practices, fostering a mindset of ownership, accountability, and collaborative problem-solving across the team thereby increasing productivity Show less

  • Programme Manager/ Scrum Master

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Programme Manager/ Scrum Master

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2022