Amma Frimpomaa Frimpong-Boateng
Tantra Hills
Summary
Engaging team player and leader able to inspire staff to perform their best. Detail oriented and experienced field manager and grants coordinator passionate about research and projects. A multi-tasker who excels at staff training and recruiting.
Experienced Coordinator with proven background in project management and team leadership. Skilled in streamlining operations, improving productivity, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Known for successfully coordinating multiple projects simultaneously while meeting critical deadlines. Display strong communication skills coupled with problem-solving abilities that have positively impacted previous workplaces.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR GRANTS COORDINATOR
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
02.2023 - Current
- Maximizing operational effectiveness by coordinating all business systems to meet customer demand
- Providing administrative operational support to grants management and maintaining up to date information in the business systems
- Coordinating subaward due diligence records for Grants Officers and Managers review
- Collaborating with Project teams and members of Grants, Global Finance, Grants Financial Management, IT, and Legal to create and/or refine existing grant-related policies and procedures
- Conducting, participating, and/or designing training on business systems for new grants staff members
- Supporting effective award management and funder compliance across the life of the project
- Supporting overall project start-up, monitoring, and close-out
ASSOCIATE GRANTS COORDINATOR
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
12.2021 - 01.2023
- Worked as a Global Associate Grants coordinator responsible for setting up, closing and amending grants, processing sub-award and vendor invoices, coordinating sub-award due diligence
FIELD MANAGER
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked on a Phone Formative Assessment project where we tested solutions from the World Bank to find efficient methods to continue educating pupils even when disasters like COVID-19 break out
- I handled auditing instruments, budgeting, recruiting, training and general management of enumerators
NATIONAL SERVICE
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
10.2020 - 08.2021
- Worked together with Research Associates on educational projects aimed to reduce the poverty in the country and enhance the efficiency of the population in areas of Education, Health, Agriculture and many others
- I also assisted the I.T department to provide technical assistance of all sorts to personnel
I.T INTERN
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
06.2018 - 07.2018
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
- Worked with other interns in providing excellent customer service to callers requiring assistance for technological issues
- Collected and recorded data at various field sites for later assessment and data analysis
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - COMPUTER ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
01.2020
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Python
- Django
- C
- MySQL
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Salesforce
- Poised under pressure
- Project Management
- Document Management
- Staff Supervision
- Recordkeeping
- Data Entry
- CRM Software
- Team Oversight
- Scheduling and calendar management
- Operations Management
- Administrative Oversight
References
Available upon request.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
SENIOR GRANTS COORDINATOR
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
02.2023 - Current
ASSOCIATE GRANTS COORDINATOR
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
12.2021 - 01.2023
FIELD MANAGER
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
07.2021 - 12.2021
NATIONAL SERVICE
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION
10.2020 - 08.2021
I.T INTERN
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
06.2018 - 07.2018
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - COMPUTER ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA