DAWUDA MOHAMMED HAMISU
Tamale
Summary
With over six years of experience in the NGO space, I am an experienced development practitioner. I possess a range of skills, including community engagement, gender sensitivity, data collection and analysis, field monitoring, and stakeholder engagement. I have actively worked on building capacity for data collection using online tools and aspire to lead the implementation of interventions, leveraging my expertise in project monitoring and evaluations. My passion lies in the development space, contributing to positive change and sustainable development. A highly motivated employee with a desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
10.2022 - Current
- Guide the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component, to record and report physical progress against work plans
- Also steer the process for designing the format of such progress reports
- Guide the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets
- Designing monitoring frameworks and monitoring plans to give guidance and directions on data needs and procedures for data collection
- With stakeholders, set out the framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities
- Designing and implementation of project trackers for purpose of tracking progress of projects on quarterly and annual basis
- Work with other project team members in preparing progress reports
- Together, analyze these reports in terms of challenges and actions needed
- Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the relevant bodies, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing
- Compilation of project quarterly and annual reports on project progress for donors and stakeholders
- Review monitoring reports, analyze them for impact evaluation and to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation
Project Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
03.2023 - 08.2023
- Coordinate project activities, ensuring they are executed in a timely and efficient manner
- Monitor progress and make adjustments as necessary to meet project objectives
- Build and maintain positive relationships with local communities, government agencies, NGOs, and security agencies
- Develop strategies and initiatives to address conflict triggers and mitigate tensions for capacity buildings
- Organize training and capacity-building programs for community members, local leaders, to enhance their conflict resolution and peace building skills
- Conduct engagements with DISEC, security agencies, and other NGOs on conflict prevention and National response frameworks
- Prepare regular reports and updates for internal and external stakeholders
- Conduct community sensitization to create awareness on the dangers of violent extremism and early warning signs
- Conduct capacity building for youth groups on violence extremism and facilitate social media advocacy on preventions and early warning signs of violent extremism
Interim Project Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Contribution to key project strategic decisions particularly relating to project management, budgeting and fund raising
- Partnership building; establishment and maintenance of partnership with relevant stakeholders such as district assemblies, education directorates and community leadership and lead implementing partner
- Coordinating the activities of field supervisors, community facilitators for the effective delivery of Accelerated learning Programme
- Facilitation of stakeholder dialogue sessions for the purpose of driving sustainability of key components of the project
- Design and monitoring project plans, product schedules and ensuring project is implemented according to plan and framework
- Undertake project review and the documentation of project learning and achievement and the compilation of project report; monthly, quarterly and annual
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
12.2018 - 09.2022
- Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks for project with focus on RAINS track
- Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and develop data collection tools and methodologies
- Oversee the collection of relevant data through surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, and other methods
- Establish data management systems to organize and store data securely
- Regularly monitor the progress of projects against established indicators and targets
- Provide timely feedback to project managers and stakeholders based on monitoring findings
- Collaborate with external evaluators, if necessary, and ensure evaluation methods align with industry standards
- Facilitate the systematic capturing of lessons learned from project implementation
- Develop mechanisms to share knowledge and best practices across the organization
- Prepare and disseminate regular MEL reports to internal and external stakeholders
- Communicate evaluation findings and recommendations to inform decision-making
Operations Manager
Yom Yom Delivery Services
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Drawing of duty timetable for delivery personnel for managing delivery personnel work schedules
- This ensured the management of personnel time and avoided loss of productive time
- Monitoring of delivery personnel on daily basis and computation of commissions to check revenue generation and ensuring value for money of resources
- Managing orders by assigning orders placed to riders based on availability of the riders to ensure the judicious use of resources leading to cost cutting by 25% over the period
- Drawing of monthly revenue and expenditures forecast and to setting goals for the team within the period which challenged groups to work to achieve set targets leading to 30% increase in orders delivery
Field Officer
Youth Voice Initiative (YOVI)
09.2015 - 07.2018
- Community mobilization of women groups for engagements and consultation on their priority areas of focus
- Training of women groups on family planning and birth spacing as well as exclusive breast feeding for new born and monitoring of group activities
- Guidance and counseling of youth Groups especially school children on career paths; this provided young adolescents with the knowledge to make informed choices on course to pursue at Senior High
- Stakeholder engagements for activity implementation to ensure stakeholders buy-ins and sustainability of gains
Education
BA - Psychology with Information Studies
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana06.2014
Skills
- Design and supervision of surveys
- Excellent Report Writing and Communication Skills
- Team Building
- Project Management
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Excellent Computer skills
- MS Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- SPSS
- Power BI
- Kobo collect
- Data collection and analysis tools
Professionalcourses
- Certificate in Project Management Essential - Disaster Ready, 12/01/22
- Certificate in MEAL in Emergencies - Disaster Ready, 03/01/23
- Certificate in Data analytics - Open Lab University, Tamale, 03/01/23 - 08/31/23
- Data analytics - Google, 11/01/23
References
- Hardi Tijani, Executive Director, RAINS, 0200545470, tijani.hardi@rainsgha.org
- Dr Yussif Alhassan, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of international public health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK, L3 5QA, +44 (0)151 7053282, yussif.alhassan@lstmed.ac.uk
- Ragadahu Abdul Wahab, Project Officer, Star Ghana Foundation, +233 242226996, RAbdul-Wahab@star-ghana.org
Languages
- Highly Proficient in English
- Dagbani
- Twi
- Hausa
Certification
- Project Management Essential from DisasterReady
- Data Analysis Certificate from Google
- Certificate for MEAL in Emergency from DisasterReady
Languages
Dagbani
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hausa
Advanced (C1)
C1
Twi
Advanced (C1)
C1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
03.2023 - 08.2023
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
10.2022 - Current
Interim Project Coordinator
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
03.2022 - 09.2022
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Regional Advisory and Network Systems (RAINS)
12.2018 - 09.2022
Operations Manager
Yom Yom Delivery Services
08.2018 - 11.2018
Field Officer
Youth Voice Initiative (YOVI)
09.2015 - 07.2018
BA - Psychology with Information Studies
University of Ghana
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