International Trade
SALMAN MOHAMMED
Student
WASHINGTON, DC,DC
Summary
Goal oriented and highly reliable professional with proven skills in enhancing productivity, team work and bridging the gap between low-level staff and management in achieving organizational goals. Bringing four years experience in diplomatic practice and public service.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Director/E&GSB
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
ACCRA, Ghana
10.2019 - 09.2022
- Trained and mentored new employees on diplomatic service practices and operations.
- Created and updated the Estates and General Services Bureau mid and annual budget records for Parliamentary and Ministerial level approval.
- Tracked key Bureau projects and made recommendations for proactive adjustments to policies and procedures.
- Supervised on-going Government Estate projects in Ghana and diplomatic Missions abroad.
- Executive Secretary to the Entity Tender Committee for Public Procurement.
- Prepared briefs for Ministerial and Inter-Ministerial Meetings
- Processed reports and Estate related request from diplomatic Missions.
- Coordinated the reception and delivery of Covid-19 PPE donations to the Government of Ghana.
- Assisted with internal and external audits and inspections by liaising with representatives in regards to Estates related matters.
National Service Person/PPMEB
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
ACCRA, Greater Accra
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Created and updated records of incoming and out-going correspondence from other Bureaux and stakeholders
- Supported the formulation of Mid-term, annual budget of the Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau Budget
- Supported the preparation of Ministry and Diplomatic Mission's Annual Performance Report
- Processed work plan and quarterly political, administrative, reports of diplomatic missions abroad.
- Supported in organizing the weekly lecture series on diplomatic affairs and International relations.
Education
Visiting Scholar - Bai Xian Asia Institute Summer Program
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan 08.2016 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Sociology
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana 08.2014 - 05.2018
Certificate in Public Administration - Public Administration
Ghana Institute of Mgt. And Public Administration
Accra, Ghana 03.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Defence And International Politics
Ghana Armed Forces Command And Staff College
Accra, Ghana 02.2021 - 07.2022
Master of Arts - International Economic Policy
George Washington University
Washington, DC 08.2022 - 08.2024
Skills
Project Management
Strategic leadership
Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Academic/Professional Writing
International Negotiation
Statistical/Economic Analysis
Accomplishments
- Led a fundraiser to donate of Covid-19 PPE's to the Chosen Children Home Orphanage-2020
- Co-founded Baamboo.org through a seed fund award from BXAI. Baamboo is a skill-based volunteer platform connecting non-profits organizations and Corporate Institutions-2016
- Participant of 2012 Civic Education Workshop by the American Councils for International Education and the American Civics Center
- 2012 US Department of State Volunteer Award for 100hrs of Community Service at the Creative Arts Studios in Woodbury, Ct, USA
- I am Emerging Public Leaders' Fellow- A cadre of well-seasoned young fellows trained for Public Leadership-2019
- I am a Kufuor Scholar: a 3-year carefully designed leadership program under the auspices of H.E. President J.A. Kufuor, targeting high-performing millennial for corporate and public leadership.
Interests
Poverty alleviation
Economic Diplomacy
Public Service Delivery
Reading Autobiographies and non-fiction, Music, Cooking and Sports
- Books that have inspired me are: From Third World to First by Lee Kuan Yew, The Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, My Ghanaian Odyssey by Prof. Barffuor Agyemang Duah.
- I love to cook for friends, African dishes such as Jollof rice and Peanut and chicken soup
- I like to listen to Country Music and the Blues: Don Williams, Kenny Rogers and Alan Jackson are my favorites
Timeline
Master of Arts - International Economic Policy
George Washington University
08.2022 - 08.2024
Certificate in Public Administration - Public Administration
Ghana Institute of Mgt. And Public Administration
03.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Defence And International Politics
Ghana Armed Forces Command And Staff College
02.2021 - 07.2022
Assistant Director/E&GSB
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
10.2019 - 09.2022
National Service Person/PPMEB
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration
08.2018 - 07.2019
Visiting Scholar - Bai Xian Asia Institute Summer Program
Waseda University
08.2016 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Economics And Sociology
University of Cape Coast
08.2014 - 05.2018