Idris Oladipo

Experience

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  TLD Concepts

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2007

  Operations Manager

  -Managed all units of the business such as video mart, Communications boots and viewing centres. -Maintained adequate accounting records of daily transactions-Procurement of relevant stocks and items needed for effective service delivery ;- Effective and efficient relationship management ;- timely auditing and reporting to the managing director on regular basis.

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  Enactus Nigeria

  Apr 2009 - Jul 2013

  Volunteer

  community development, leadership and entrepreneurship development training for people, community outreach and advocacy , project management, business development and presentations

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  Vateeca World

  Jan 2012 - now

  Co-Chief Executive Officer
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  ACHIEVERS LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2015

  Associate Editor and Researcher

  - Conducts interviews for eminent personalities and honest achievers of National and International repute. notable of which are but not limited to : Chief Segun Odegbami ( MON), Chief Wole Olanipekun ( SAN), Prof. Oladipupo Akinkugbe, Mr Femi Falana and a host of others.- Transcription and editing of interviews.- Generates adverts from local and international firms for Achievers.- Assists the Editor - in - Chief with literature search and selective dissemination of information.- Plans events of the organization, in form of lectures, symposium, colloquium.- Compiles and maintain adequate reading lists of basic areas of needs of the organization for occupational information and presentations. Show less

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  Anwar-Ul-Islam Grammar School

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

  ENGLISH TEACHER

  - Taught English Language and Literature for Senior Classes- Coordinated Literary and Debating Activities of the school- Administered Career and Vocational Guidance to learners- Taught learners Personal and global Knowledge development

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  World Health Organization

  Feb 2013 - Mar 2013

  IPD SUPERVISOR

  -Monitored and supervised IPD teams in Gidigbo ward 1 , Iwo Local Government, Osun State-

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  Stanbic IBTC

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  Relationship Manager

  - Engaged in retail banking: business and personal banking- Maintained good customer relations with existing and potential customers- Engaged in proper KYC of account opening packages for compliance- Marketing and Sales of StanbicIBTC Bank's Islamic Banking products- Drove a monthly target sales volume of N4,000,000- wrote minutes of weekly sales meeting of the branch- Represented the organization for presentation on Islamic Banking Products at corporate or trade organization. Show less

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  Brainy Educare

  Dec 2013 - Jun 2015

  Research and Project Lead

  Brainy Educare Services is an organization that provides guidance to all players in the education system. We work with students, families, schools, and other organizations to ensure that students are motivated for a lifelong learning experience and that their support networks have the updated tools necessary for encouraging the students. My Roles- Planned, coordinated and Implemented Dream Cast Africa : a public speaking Challenge for kids in Lagos Nigeria.- Participated in the planning and execution of the organization projects such as Summer Camp Nigeria, Scribes and Orators, Maths Clinic, Teachers Capacity Building Programme etc.- Facilitated sessions and training on information literacy and library use skills Library assistants. Show less

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  Ringier Nigeria

  Feb 2016 - May 2018

  - Contributed to the strategy document and pre-execution campaign that led to the renewal and acquisition of Reckitt Benckiser brands such as Durex, Detol Cool, and Gaviscon with budgets running to$20,000 monthly and an ad budget worth $30,000- Led the ideation and execution of the project which involves content creation, content curation, engagement of influencers and work schedules, online PR, content distribution, and other integrated marketing strategies. Over 8 million impressions were recorded, increasing Facebook andInstagram fans by 53% and 49% respectively and a record 125% post engagement (Industry standard 4%) for “Gaviscon”. During Ramadan, sales numbers during this period increased by 80%.- Led the ideation and execution of a fully responsive and user-friendly website and email marketing campaign for a leading SwissAfrica business and professional network; Swiss Africa Business Circle(SABC) with a budget worth $25,000 in 3 months. Show less - Implemented a successful #JustNotMarried campaign for Judith Audu Productions achieving over 2 million impressions and over 300,000 clicks developed a bespoke and user-friendly website and contentmarketing themes with the movie selling out in cinemas nationwide, and winning several awards such as the Best Nigerian Film, Eko International Film Festival 2016, Best Movie Producer, City People Entertainment Awards, and was among the 8 African Movies screened at the Toronto International Film festival in 2016.- Secured high-value accounts such as Mouka, British Council,Maybrands and Lacasera through consultative selling, effectivecustomer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunitiesthrough digital-first approaches.- Developed innovative digital online/offline engagement that improved La Casera‘s brand reputation and successful launch of a new product. Show less

  • Digital Account Manager

    Jul 2016 - May 2018

  • Online Account Manager

    Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
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  Google

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  Digify Bytes Trainer

  Trained youths , entrepreneurs and professionals relevant digital marketing modules as stipulated in the Google Digify Bytes presentation decks. Worked with other trainers and groups to coordinate bigger Google digital skills training for youths in major cities in Nigeria. One of such events is Digify Lagos.Proffer practical digital marketing solutions to businesses and individuals via established online and offline platforms.

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  Education First Nigeria Limited (Edufirst.ng)

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2020

  Head of Innovation, Content and E-Learning

  Key Achievements- I led the ideation and creation of an Online Learning initiative as a core education intervention of the Federal Government to enable students of all 104 Unity Schools to learn from home during the COVID-19 lockdown.- I led the ideation, planning and implementation of students' technology experience centres in 80 unity schools across the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria to provide digital skills, AR/VR content and stimulating digital learning experience to students and teachers.- Ideation and conceptualization of a centralized learning application that aggregate all approved school curricular content and core skills for students and teachers in Nigeria.- I co-designed and introduced Edupad computers and tablet devices to drive access to digital content for students - I designed and introduced the Codefunky Summer Bootcamp that brought together students from Unity Schools across the 6 geopolitical zones to learn tech and useful soft skills.- Facilitated a public private partnership arrangement with Ladoke Akintola University to drive the programmes of its newly established Centre for Emerging Skills Development.- Development and introduction of digital literacy, critical thinking and problem solving curriculum in 80 unity schools.- I designed and developed framework for U-Create Hub (Robotics Hub) in Federal Unity Schools. - I developed a curricular and set up a team that provides continuous ICT professional development training to academic, bursars and management staff of the Federal Ministry of Education.- Developed high-level strategy documents and proposals for leading education and technology projects to the Federal Ministry of Education, The Presidency, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun and Osun State.- Created viable business models to enable Edufirst compete favourably as a leading education technology service provider in Nigeria. Show less

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  Skool Media

  May 2018 - Sept 2020

  Digital Innovation Manager

  Identify and lead new innovation opportunities and new product strategies, with a systematic and smart execution of viable project/product ideas, and constantly ensure educational technology innovation offerings of the company address salient teaching/learning needs; whilst also opening new channels for growth opportunities.Key Achievements - Initiated and executed a summer of code and fun tagged Codefunky. Had students from the best schools in Nigeria in attendance. Students from Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja; Columbia College, Benin, Nigerian Naval School, Ojo, King’s College, Lagos and Federal Science and Technical College, Yaba.- Initiated Techaholics; which had over 100 fresh graduates and stem teachers trained and as hub managers and technical support officers to provide support on relevant digital skills bothering more on upskilling for the delivery of quality instructional content in schools.- Represented the Skool Media and Edufirst.ng to deliver speeches, and speak at plenary sessions at varying high profile local and international conferences notable of which is the International Literacy Day Conference at the University of Ibadan, The 7th EU-Nigeria Business Forum, The Union Bank of Nigeria Edu360 Conference to mention a few.- Introduction of Lunch and Learn/ Business Mixer to bring together stakeholders from the Edutech industry to discuss topical business issues, identify and activate business opportunities. 4 of such editions have held with over 500 people empowered and 50 businesses engaged.- Dedicated technical support to the teams and project locations across the 23 schools in the 6 geopolitical zones with constant retraining and guidance to all hub manager and technical support officers. - Training and retraining of staff on basic digital literacy skills, specialized digital skills for upskilling and also instituted a continuous knowledge development framework to bring staff up to speed with current realities in the global world of work. Show less

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  Zedcrest Investment Managers [ZIMVEST]

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Products, Innovation and Growth Manager

  -Responsible for seamless execution of innovation, branding, marketing, customer acquisition and growth strategies.- Led a young and dedicated growth team to successfully build and launch to market Africa’s leading wealth-tech web and mobile platforms; Zedcrest Investment Managers (ZIMVEST App), recording a significant milestone of over 1.5 billion Naira AUM under a year.

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  Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)

  Dec 2020 - now

  Senior Instructional Technology and Innovation Lead
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  Agile Towers Hybrid Partners Limited

  Jan 2021 - now

  VP, Products, Innovations and Value Propositions (Advisory)