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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Millicent Amankwah Gyedu

Researcher
Accra

Summary

Millicent Amankwa Gyedu is a young scholar with some years of experience in conducting various research activities for reputable organisations. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Migration Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography and Economics both from the University of Ghana, Legon. She has participated in a number of research surveys in the areas of health, Agriculture, Waste management practices, and Education. Millicent has keenly participated in national surveys and censuses for a number of reputable institutions. She is a team player, disciplined, good communicator, results-oriented, and has the ability to adapt to any work or social environment. She also has good leadership skills.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates

Work History

Field Supervisor

Post Enumeration Survey, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
Upper West Akim District
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Receiving and distributing logistics to team members
  • Ensuring complete coverage of all structures and all households in seven
  • Enumeration Areas in the Ashanti region
  • Assigning tasks and daily targets to team members
  • Supervising work of team members
  • Writing regularly reports on the progress of work of the overall task of the team
  • Conducting re-interviews
  • Providing re-training and coaching for team members who conduct errors in course of work
  • Making data quality checks on the field
  • Aiding enumerators to get access to difficult respondents
  • Leading the team to be cleared by zonal officers 3 | P a g e, Project: Training of Enumerators and Supervisors, 2021 Population and Housing Census

District Field Supervisor

Population and Hosing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
Upper West Akim District
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Taking reports on the progress of work in the district and assessing problem areas and getting solutions
  • Ensuring complete coverage of all structures and all households in the district
  • Making data quality checks on the field
  • Aiding enumerators to get access to difficult respondents
  • Monitoring 2021 PHC fieldwork in the district
  • Preparing details of field officers for payment
  • Clearing field officers after a satisfactory assessment of work done, Project: Training of Enumerators and Supervisors, 2021 Population and Housing Census

Training Centre Lead

Training for Regional Trainers, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
Upper West Akim District
06.2021 - 06.2021
  • Managing training of enumerators and supervisors of 2021 PHC in Upper West
  • Akim District
  • Ensure all training logistics are available and assessable to trainees and trainees
  • Giving technical guidance on training content and procedures
  • Organizing and monitoring training activities and field practices
  • Reporting critical issues during training to Regional Field Supervisor
  • Preparing trainers and trainees details for payment of allowance
  • Monitoring catering arrangements for trainers and trainees
  • Coordinating the activities of the training team 4 | P a g e

Master Trainer

Training for National Trainers, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
Kumasi
04.2021 - 05.2021
  • Project: Training of National and Regional Trainers, 2021 Population and Housing Census, Managing the training in the classroom
  • Training National and Regional Trainers for the 2021 PHC
  • Training Regional Trainers for the 2021 PHC
  • Ensure all training logistics are available and assessable to trainees
  • Sharing of topics among trainers
  • Reporting critical issues during training to Regional Field Supervisor
  • Leading trainees in performing extra-curricular activities like field practice
  • Preparing trainers and trainees details for payment of allowance

Research Assistant

University of Alberta Project
10.2021 - 11.2021
  • Project: African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability

Research Assistant

Ghana Statistical Service
08.2021 - 09.2021
  • Conducting qualitative interviews with children engaged in street begging and their guardians, left-behind children and their guardians, and refugees
  • Writing daily reports on field activities, Post Enumeration Survey, 2021 Population and Housing Census

Trainer

Ghana National Household Registry, Ghana Statistical Service
06.2020 - 07.2020

• Training of field staff on listing of structures

Enumerator

Rapid Assessment of COVID-19 on RMNAH services, UNFPA and Ghana Health Service
11.2020 - 12.2020
  • Performing clerical and all information technology functions in a clinical setting.
  • Project: Perception and interest of industries and households in Ghana nuclear power program for electricity.

Enumerator

Ghana medical school
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Administration of questionnaires 5 | P a g e, Project: Limiting adverse birth outcomes in Resource limited settings

Enumerator

Center for migration studies, University of Ghana
10.2020 - 11.2020

• Administration of questionnaires for the Aligning Migration Management and the Migration Development Nexus Project

Enumerator

Kintampo Health Research Centre
02.2019 - 03.2019
  • Administration of questionnaires 6 | P a g e, Project: Malaria vaccine Pilot Evaluation on Feasibility Module Baseline Survey
  • Position occupied: Enumerator and Biomarker
  • Responsibilities:
  • Administration of questionnaires
  • Identify all eligible respondents
  • Testing blood samples from selected household

Enumerator

Agriculture Census, Ghana Statistical Service
03.2018 - 01.2019
  • Identify of all eligible respondents.
  • Administration of questionnaires

Enumerator

Ghana Statistical Service
01.2018 - 03.2018
  • Administration of questionnaires
  • Prepare the debriefing notes in my notebook for the field supervisor on the
  • Problem encountered 7 | P a g e

Teaching/Research Assistant

RS GIS Lab, University of Ghana
09.2016 - 07.2017
  • Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
  • Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
  • Attended seminars and symposiums to improve overall knowledge and understanding.
  • Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.

Enumerator

Importance of urban trees in Accra project for Lyn Hosek Ph.D work, University of Birmingham
08.2016 - 08.2016
  • Importance of urban trees in Accra, The project was for Lyn Hosek (Ph.D Student) at

Enumerator

Assessing Ghanaians attitudes towards election Project, University of Ghana
Korle Klottey constituency, Accra
06.2016 - 08.2016

• Administration of questionnaires

Education

Master of Arts - Migration Studies

Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana
01.2018 - 05.2019

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Geography and Economics

University of Ghana
01.2012 - 05.2016

Senior School Certificate Examination - undefined

West African
01.2007 - 05.2011

Skills

Good in Microsoft tools such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

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Certification

Introductory course on forced labour for CHRAJ, Ghana

Timeline

Introductory course on forced labour for CHRAJ, Ghana

07-2022

Research Assistant

University of Alberta Project
10.2021 - 11.2021

Research Assistant

Ghana Statistical Service
08.2021 - 09.2021

District Field Supervisor

Population and Hosing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 07.2021

Training Centre Lead

Training for Regional Trainers, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 06.2021

Field Supervisor

Post Enumeration Survey, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 07.2021

Pre-certification training programme for national trainers on censuses and surveys, Ghana Statistical Service

04-2021

Master Trainer

Training for National Trainers, Population and Housing Census, Ghana Statistical Service
04.2021 - 05.2021

Tri-council policy statement: Ethical conduct for research involving humans, Panel on Research Ethics

01-2021

Enumerator

Rapid Assessment of COVID-19 on RMNAH services, UNFPA and Ghana Health Service
11.2020 - 12.2020

Enumerator

Center for migration studies, University of Ghana
10.2020 - 11.2020

Enumerator

Ghana medical school
08.2020 - 12.2020

Certificate course in social research under the area of human subject protection and good clinical practice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collaboration with Institutional Training Initiative

07-2020

Trainer

Ghana National Household Registry, Ghana Statistical Service
06.2020 - 07.2020

Enumerator

Kintampo Health Research Centre
02.2019 - 03.2019

Enumerator

Agriculture Census, Ghana Statistical Service
03.2018 - 01.2019

Enumerator

Ghana Statistical Service
01.2018 - 03.2018

Master of Arts - Migration Studies

Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana
01.2018 - 05.2019

Teaching/Research Assistant

RS GIS Lab, University of Ghana
09.2016 - 07.2017

Enumerator

Importance of urban trees in Accra project for Lyn Hosek Ph.D work, University of Birmingham
08.2016 - 08.2016

Enumerator

Assessing Ghanaians attitudes towards election Project, University of Ghana
06.2016 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Geography and Economics

University of Ghana
01.2012 - 05.2016

Senior School Certificate Examination - undefined

West African
01.2007 - 05.2011

Referees

Professor Joseph Teye
Director at Centre for Migration Studies
Centre for Migration Studies
University of Ghana
Cell: + 233 245 733 233
Mail: teyejoseph@Yahoo.co.uk


Professor Stephen Owusu Kwankye
Associate Professor
Regional Institute for Population Studies
University of Ghana
Cell: + 233 243842863
Mail: kwankye@ug.edu.gh


Mr. Johnson Owusu Kagya
Director of Communication
Dissemination Directorate; Ghana Statistical Service.
Cell: + 233 209 337 840
Mail: jaywus2003@gmail.com

Referees

Professor Joseph Teye
Director at Centre for Migration Studies
Centre for Migration Studies
University of Ghana
Cell: + 233 245 733 233
Mail: teyejoseph@Yahoo.co.uk


Professor Stephen Owusu Kwankye
Associate Professor
Regional Institute for Population Studies
University of Ghana
Cell: + 233 243842863
Mail: kwankye@ug.edu.gh


Mr. Johnson Owusu Kagya
Director of Communication
Dissemination Directorate; Ghana Statistical Service.
Cell: + 233 209 337 840
Mail: jaywus2003@gmail.com

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