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THEOPHILUS NTI BABAE

Accra

Summary

Accomplished Programmes Coordinator with a proven track record at World Vision Ghana, adept in program planning and implementation, and fostering church partnerships in pursuant of child wellbeing . Expertise in research and analytical skills complemented by exceptional communication abilities. Demonstrated success in enhancing program effectiveness and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on achieving Child well-being objective and sustainable development goals.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Programmes Coordinator

Women, Media and Change (WOMEC), African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN)
10.2024 - Current
  • Lead and coordinate all organizational activities, ensuring effective program implementation and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Facilitate partnerships and stakeholder engagement, fostering collaboration with faith-based organizations, community groups, and development partners.
  • Spearhead fundraising efforts, including proposal writing and resource mobilization, to support sustainable development initiatives.
  • Oversee administrative functions, ensuring operational efficiency, and compliance with financial and legal regulations.
  • Support capacity-building initiatives by assisting in leadership development, advocacy efforts, and program planning for women, and youth empowerment.
  • Strengthen governance and accountability by ensuring financial transparency, and maintaining legal documentation for both organizations.

Independent Consultant

World Vision Ghana
03.2024 - 07.2024

Project Overview: Act to End NTDs | West

  • Led the facilitation of baseline and end-line training and surveys for projects across three districts, ensuring data-driven insights for program evaluation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders, including government agencies, religious leaders, and implementing partners, to enhance data quality, accuracy, and program effectiveness.
  • Conducted field monitoring visits to assess project progress, provide technical support, and implement corrective actions to align activities with program objectives.
  • Established and maintained robust project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems, ensuring timely and professional submissions that meet donor and regulatory requirements.
  • Led project planning and budgeting processes, aligning financial resources with strategic priorities for sustainable impact.
  • Engaged faith and religious leaders as key stakeholders in community mobilization efforts, leveraging their influence to drive behavioral change, and increase program participation.
  • Integrated faith-based approaches into program strategies by equipping religious leaders with relevant health and development knowledge to advocate for neglected tropical disease (NTD) prevention and child well-being
  • Strengthened partnerships with church and mosque leaders to enhance awareness, improve local ownership, and ensure the sustainability of health interventions beyond project timelines
  • Analyzed program data to generate insights that informed policy development and evidence-based decision-making for health interventions
  • Strengthened stakeholder engagement by preparing and submitting reports to local government authorities, fostering accountability and collaboration
  • Facilitated bi-weekly coordination meetings with key implementing partners, including World Vision USA, FHI360, and the National Neglected Tropical Diseases Program (NTDP), to drive program alignment and shared learning
  • Act to End NTDs | West

Project Officer

World Vision Ghana
01.2024 - 02.2024

Enhance WASH Activity.

  • Conducted comprehensive needs assessments to identify intervention gaps in targeted Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), informing evidence-based project interventions
  • Engaged key stakeholders, including religious and faith-based leaders, local government officials, and community influencers, to ensure program buy-in and long-term sustainability
  • Developed strategic plans based on assessed needs, aligning interventions with national and district WASH priorities
  • Coordinated the implementation of targeted WASH activities across MMDAs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and approved budgets
  • Facilitated collaboration with religious leaders to integrate faith-based messaging on hygiene, sanitation, and safe water practices, increasing community adoption of WASH initiatives
  • Strengthened local ownership of WASH programs by working with faith-based institutions, schools, and community organizations to embed sustainable hygiene and sanitation practices
  • Ensured corrective action plans were developed and executed when discrepancies between planned targets and achieved outcomes were identified
  • Ensured the collection, analysis, and reporting of qualitative and quantitative WASH data to enhance evidence-based decision-making
  • Monitored MMDAs to incorporate WASH investment plans into district development plans, ensuring long-term sustainability of water and sanitation infrastructure
  • Tracked and monitored MMDAs' efforts to improve water quality, quantity, and sanitation coverage, aligning with national WASH standards
  • Prepared and submitted timely donor reports, integrating success stories and lessons learned to inform future programming
  • Worked with the E-WASH Project Coordinator to develop project procurement plans, ensuring compliance with approved budgets and donor guidelines
  • Provided logistical, administrative, and financial support to project implementation, ensuring adherence to compliance procedures
  • Engaged and coordinated with MMDAs, religious leaders, and other stakeholders to enhance project implementation and community mobilization efforts
  • Ensured World Vision Ghana’s representation at district and regional learning events, leveraging faith-based networks for program advocacy
  • Partnered with faith institutions to promote behavioral change campaigns on hygiene and sanitation, using scripture-based approaches to encourage community participation
  • Organized and coordinated high-level project visits by World Vision Ghana leadership, donor representatives, and other key stakeholders, ensuring impactful engagement
  • Facilitated community-led WASH system strengthening by collaborating with government agencies, religious organizations, and civil society groups
  • Implemented recommendations from audits and risk assessments, ensuring program compliance and efficiency
  • Developed case studies, lessons learned, and success stories to inform continuous program improvement
  • Led research and evidence-gathering initiatives in collaboration with the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team and strategic partners, ensuring data-driven decision-making

Supervisor (WFP Enumeration)

World Vision Ghana
11.2023 - 12.2023
  • Led and coordinated field enumeration activities, ensuring efficient data collection aligned with project goals and donor expectations
  • Supervised and reviewed daily data entries for accuracy and completeness before submission, ensuring high-quality documentation for decision-making
  • Facilitated community entry and engagement, leveraging relationships with local leaders, faith-based organizations, and key stakeholders to ensure smooth data collection and community participation
  • Strengthened partnerships by collaborating with local government agencies, traditional authorities, and religious leaders to enhance trust and facilitate data accuracy
  • Ensured compliance with ethical research standards, fostering transparency and accountability in data collection processes

ALM NTD Project Facilitator

World Vision Ghana
11.2022 - 10.2023
  • Spearheaded community-led initiatives by establishing and nurturing robust partnerships with local leaders, NGOs, government agencies, churches, and faith leaders
  • Promoted social cohesion, gender equality, and the inclusion of marginalized groups—especially Most Vulnerable Children (MVCs)—by engaging over 1,500 community participants in participatory programming, ensuring that faith-based organizations played an integral role in mobilizing and educating communities
  • Designed and facilitated comprehensive baseline and end-line training sessions and surveys across two districts, ensuring rigorous data collection and program evaluation
  • Developed and delivered three tailored training programs for staff, community members, partner organizations, churches, and faith leaders, emphasizing disability-inclusive development practices across education, health, livelihoods, and child protection sectors
  • Orchestrated targeted awareness initiatives in Sekyere East and Kintampo South districts by producing 1,500 case posters and 1,500 informational booklets, effectively disseminating critical messages on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and best practices in WASH
  • Collaborated with local educational institutions and faith communities to implement NTD awareness and WASH education programs, reaching approximately 4,000 primary and pre-tertiary students and fostering early adoption of health-promoting behaviors
  • Accelerated the treatment and management of 200 identified NTD cases by facilitating timely coordination among local healthcare providers, project stakeholders, and faith-based organizations, thereby enhancing integrated health responses within the community
  • Led specialized trainings on WASH, Environmental Management, and Psychosocial Support—engaging 150 participants per session—with targeted inclusion of churches and faith leaders to expand community reach and support holistic health and environmental strategies
  • Collected, analyzed, and synthesized monitoring data from two districts, providing actionable insights that informed continuous program improvements and reinforced accountability among partner entities, including faith-based groups

Secretary

Department of Biological Sciences (University of Energy and Natural Resources-UENR)
10.2021 - 10.2022
  • Drafted, dispatched, and filing of official letters and documents
  • Took minutes during 6 executive meetings
  • Supervised office supplies for the department
  • Scheduled appointments and answered inquiries from visitors and the school at large

Teaching Assistant

Department of Biological Sciences (UENR)
10.2021 - 10.2022
  • Assisted professors with teaching and research duties
  • Led tutorials, discussions and Study groups
  • Graded assignments and exams
  • Established positives relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators
  • Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics
  • Helped students master learning concepts through one-on-one and small group tutoring
  • Handled clerical duties, managed classrooms and coordinated document for Lectures
  • Established positive relationships with students, fellow teachers and school administration
  • Assisted Lectures with lesson preparation and curriculum implementation
  • Prepared lesson materials and visual aids to reinforce lesson concepts

Research Assistant

NeTroDis Research Group, Centre for Research in Applied Biol
10.2021 - 10.2022
  • Drafted and reviewed 2 manuscripts for publication
  • Developed and maintained clear data collection protocols to ensure accuracy and consistency
  • Screened over 50 potential subjects to determine suitability for research studies
  • Managed informed consent forms, personal waivers, and other critical paperwork
  • Guided and assisted 12 undergraduate students in executing experimental work for thesis

Registered General Nurse

Twifo Praso Gov. Hospital, Briwa Health Center, Saltpond Gov. Hospital, Cape Coast Regional Hospital, Pentecost University College
01.2007 - 08.2016
  • Served as a primary coordinator of all disciplines to promote comprehensive patient care across multi-disciplined healthcare teams
  • Collected lab specimens, monitored fluid intake/output, and analysed and interpreted lab results and cardiac rhythm strips; actioned emergency interventions to stabilize patients
  • Updated medical records with current vitals, behavioural observations, and medication details
  • Administered intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses
  • Assessed and collaborated with patients' discharge planning needs with healthcare team members
  • Delivered care and treatment reflective of infection control techniques and universal precautions
  • Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social, and spiritual well-being
  • Audited charting Routinely, to ensure conformance with best practices
  • Administered oral medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions

Education

Certificate in Theology -

Pentecost University College
01.2010

BSC. - Biological Sciences

University of Energy and Natural Resources
Sunyani, Ghana
01.2021

Certified Project Management Specialist -

World Academy for Research and Development
UK
01.2024

Diploma in Nursing (Top-Up Course) -

University of Ghana
01.2009

Diploma in Nursing -

Cape Coast Nurses and Midwife Training College
01.2006

Skills

  • Research and analytical skills
  • Program Planning and Implementation
  • Church partnership and facilitation
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Conflict Management and Resolution
  • Data Processing and Analytics
  • Project Management Knowledge
  • Pastoral counseling
  • Religious literacy
  • Chaplaincy training
  • Pastoral care
  • Theological studies
  • Interfaith ministry

Certification

Registered General Nurse, 2007 - Present, Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana

Training

  • DisasterReady.org (Online)
  • Clinical Management of Rape and Intimate Partner Violence (CMRIPV)
  • Introduction to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergencies.
  • Grant Seeking Essential Certificate Program.
  • Risk Management in Practice.
  • Project Management Essential.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Child and Adult Safeguarding
  • Cell Culture Basics (online) - Gibco Education
  • Fundamentals of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Clinical Laboratories - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Programmes Coordinator

Women, Media and Change (WOMEC), African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN)
10.2024 - Current

Independent Consultant

World Vision Ghana
03.2024 - 07.2024

Project Officer

World Vision Ghana
01.2024 - 02.2024

Supervisor (WFP Enumeration)

World Vision Ghana
11.2023 - 12.2023

ALM NTD Project Facilitator

World Vision Ghana
11.2022 - 10.2023

Secretary

Department of Biological Sciences (University of Energy and Natural Resources-UENR)
10.2021 - 10.2022

Teaching Assistant

Department of Biological Sciences (UENR)
10.2021 - 10.2022

Research Assistant

NeTroDis Research Group, Centre for Research in Applied Biol
10.2021 - 10.2022

Registered General Nurse

Twifo Praso Gov. Hospital, Briwa Health Center, Saltpond Gov. Hospital, Cape Coast Regional Hospital, Pentecost University College
01.2007 - 08.2016

Registered General Nurse, 2007 - Present, Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana

Certificate in Theology -

Pentecost University College

BSC. - Biological Sciences

University of Energy and Natural Resources

Certified Project Management Specialist -

World Academy for Research and Development

Diploma in Nursing (Top-Up Course) -

University of Ghana

Diploma in Nursing -

Cape Coast Nurses and Midwife Training College
THEOPHILUS NTI BABAE