James Laman

Experience

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  Unity Bank Plc

  Oct 2008 - Dec 2010

  Relationship Officer

  Credit and Risk Analysis, Marketing, Deposit Mobilization, Client Service

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  International Republican Institute

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Developed USAID-funded programs covering democracy and governance that provided technical assistance and capacity development for members of parliament and various political parties and civil organizations. Successfully managed partnership grant from NED and developed strong relationships with donors, NGOs, local partners and others. Reviewed and analyzed program gaps as well as needs of stakeholders and incorporated findings into work plans. Supported Resident Country Director by skillfully monitoring programs to ensure compliance with IRI/donor regulations. Assisted in development of communiqués, resolutions and official memoranda calling for inclusion of marginalized groups within political parties Show less

  • Finance and Admin Officer

    Dec 2012 - May 2013

  • Programme Associate

    Jan 2012 - Nov 2012
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  International Republican Institute

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2015

  State Coordinator, 2015 Elections Observation Mission - Nigeria

  Team Coordinator, Political Advisor, Election Observation Mission

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  International Republican Institute

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2016

  Pre-Elections Assessment Mission - Ghana

  Conducted an assessment of Ghana's preparedness towards ensuring credible and peaceful general elections in 2016. Focus was on participation of women in the Electoral process. Delegation met with Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Presidential candidate of NPP and party officials of NDP, former presidents (John Kuffuor and Jerry Rawlings), former UN Secretary General (Kofi Annan), political party leaders, members of parliament, civil society representatives and journalists

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  International Republican Institute

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2017

  Effective data management of activities at IRI Nigeria made up of 5 core program focus; served as IRI Nigeria representative in various USAID meetings, developing weekly/quarterly reports with focus on value added and impact achieved. Performed in-depth research on party agents and developed reports, messaging points and policy statements as part of on-going focus on educating political party officials on internal party democracy and party management. Providing guide and direction on program implementation and reporting. Show less

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

    Apr 2015 - Aug 2017

  • International Elections Obervation Mission

    Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
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  National Institute for Legislative Studies

  Jun 2017 - Dec 2018

  Plan program implementation of NILS' department of democratic studies. Conduct stakeholder mapping and advocacy visits to political actors. Design MEL plan for workshops, conferences and seminars.

  • M&E Specialist

    Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Technical Committee Member

    Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
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  National Democratic Institute (NDI)

  Dec 2018 - now

  Snr Monitoring and Evaluation/Program Coordination Officer