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Arome Benjamin Alfa

Arome Benjamin Alfa

Luton,Luton

Summary

An analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leadership as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.

With over 8 years in program coordination, project implementation and management, monitoring, resource allocation, budgeting including background in agri-food systems, gender mainstreaming, climate smart agriculture and sustainable practices, youth engagement and capacity development, private and public sector collaboration, facilitation of access to finance, stakeholder engagement and profiling, technical and relevant report writing skills and submission, am results-driven, ambitious and competitive business leader focused on transformative leadership and continuous improvement to drive growth and maximise profits.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

ASSISTANT AGRIBUSINESS HUB MANAGER - IFAD

International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture
Ibadan, Oyo
01.2021 - 09.2023
  • Assist in developing relevant project documents such Annual Work Plan and
  • Budget (AWPB), technical reports, Targeting Strategy, Curriculum framework, Community Action Plan, mission reports, etc
  • Support to facilitate relevant partnerships with private and commercial sectors, existing projects within southwest region, government

Delta State Rep/ Program Supervisor World Fish

IITA
Ibadan, Oyo
07.2018 - 01.2020
  • Oversee establishment of Aquaculture demonstration canters for 3-geo political zones
  • Assist in dissemination of new Aquaculture technologies and its adoption by trained farmers
  • Carry out Learning visits to relevant Partner across 3 zones to facilitate Outreach campaigns
  • Facilitate relevant feed backs and data from various Innovation
  • Platforms canters
  • Ensure maintenance and sustainability of aquaculture
  • Innovation Platform and collate relevant feedbacks and data across 3 geo-political zones

Production and Enterprise Development Officer

IITA
Warri, Delta
07.2017 - 12.2020

Employment access to beneficiaries on employment track

  • Compile and produce different manuals on technical skills, job skill sets, financial literacy, business planning, soft skills and managerial skill sets
  • Demonstrate strong writing and presentation skills to develop briefs, memorandums and analytical reports for clients
  • Engage and work alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives
  • Manage multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or work streams, Community Youth in Agribusiness Group (CYAG)
  • Be involve in proposal development and business start-up processes in
  • Delta state and its environs
  • Develop community action plan that aids integration and adoption of project activities by community members - way to sustainable impact within rural community
  • Supervise multiple projects from project start through delivery by
  • Prioritizing needs and delegating assignments
  • Coordinate presentations for customers and project members to detail project scope, progress and results
  • Track hours and expenses to keep project on task and within budgetary parameters
  • Continuous design of team action plan on staffing, project and business management, team development, performance evaluation, organizational ethics and its approval
  • Ensure that all projects objectives are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Ensure resource availability and allocation and develop detailed project plan to track progress
  • Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
  • Contribute to technical report to donors and activity report to project management office of IITA
  • Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation while providing advice on management of projects
  • Carrying out risk assessment and evaluating success of project against its benchmarking and sharing lessons or best practice with other project managers
  • Facilitate creation of new businesses in rural communities
  • Conduct business plan writing training for youths upon completion of field training
  • Execute all production activities including inputs supplies, identification of credible suppliers, adoption of modern and best management practices, timely submission of production purchase request, production or farm asset monitoring and its maintenance, casual workers or hired labor supervision, coordinate harvesting operations, submission of production plan, constant reviewing of production plan, support business and enterprise development
  • Write technical narratives to document processes and design changes
  • Keep projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows
  • Manage competing demands and professionally adapted to frequent change, delays and unexpected events
  • Establish rapport and engaged with stakeholders to build lasting professional relationships
  • Keep corporate and client information confidential, adhering to data safety measures
  • Maintain database and spreadsheets with accurate inventory and status
  • Contribute to design and publishing of manuals in engaging unemployed youths along agribusiness sector
  • Evaluate success of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management to enhance effectiveness
  • Identify training needs and planned classes accordingly
  • Assess skill gaps for employees and developed training courses to meet identified needs
  • Facilitate establishment of aquaculture farms and supervision of all technical operations towards profitable and sustainable business
  • World fish TAAT Aquaculture Compact

Entrepreneur

Youth Agricultural, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Kubwa, Abuja
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Carry out in-station business practices and production to demonstrate business viability, prepare monthly activity report
  • Develop business plans to attract investors
  • Work with rural farmers in project communities to improve their
  • Livelihood

Research Assistant

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Kubwa, Abuja
05.2015 - 04.2016
  • Train farmers to improve their income through standard agronomic practices to improve crop yield, research sustainable agricultural processes/practices, prepare data summaries and reports to document research findings and results
  • Data collection, establish field and screen house trials, farmers' sensitization, administration of questionnaire
  • Assist farmer in positive seed selection
  • Generate disease free yam seedlings through Vine cutting techniques aeroponics systems

Education

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration (Human Resources Management

Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria,Nigeria
08.2018 -

Bachelor of Science - Animal Science

Federal University of Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria
2009 - 2014

Skills

  • Team work and group coordination
  • Leadership and office management skills
  • Policy and procedure Improvements
  • Performance Monitoring skills
  • Partnership Development
  • Documentation record keeping skills
  • Budget mapping skills
  • Project Management and Strategic planning skills
  • Operations Management and work flow
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Project budgeting
  • Integrative negotiation
  • Logistics Management

Accomplishments

  • Programs, etc
  • Support facilitate access to finance and job placements for selectedrural beneficiaries along the employment and entrepreneurship tracks
  • Assist to deliver Strategic presentations on behalf of the entire programto the donor and facilitate resource mobilization strategies
  • Contribute to conduct Eco-system mapping for target areas conducted withprofiling of relevant stakeholders within the larger farming community
  • Assist in baseline study in selected states and publishing of programpreparatory studies on Market Labor Assessment, Institutional Analysisand Value chain Assessment
  • Facilitate access to finance (loans and grants) for Project beneficiariesalong the entrepreneurship track and facilitate job profiling and
  • Certificationand Training
  • CGIAR and Wageningen Universtiy
  • Innovation and Scaling strategies (Climate smart Agriculture)
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • Youth Protocol and Gender Mainstreaming
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • Agribusiness Incubation and management
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
  • Business Plan Writing Certificate
  • Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS)
  • Member
  • YIIFSWA and CAY-SEED
  • Yam Quality Management Protocol and Positive Selection2021

Languages

English
Advanced

Timeline

ASSISTANT AGRIBUSINESS HUB MANAGER - IFAD

International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture
01.2021 - 09.2023

Master of Business Administration - Business Administration (Human Resources Management

Ahmadu Bello University
08.2018 -

Delta State Rep/ Program Supervisor World Fish

IITA
07.2018 - 01.2020

Production and Enterprise Development Officer

IITA
07.2017 - 12.2020

Entrepreneur

Youth Agricultural, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
01.2016 - 01.2017

Research Assistant

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
05.2015 - 04.2016

Bachelor of Science - Animal Science

Federal University of Abuja
2009 - 2014
Arome Benjamin Alfa