Godiya Ibrahim
Phone: +234
- Location:
- Nigeria
- Sector:
- Humanitarian Aid
- Profile Created:
- 2 months ago
About me
A passionate and result-driven professional with 12+ years of field operational experience in the development and humanitarian sector in Africa and the Middle East. Expertise in protection, gender, and Women’s economic empowerment, mainstreaming, and advanced capabilities in project cycle management to lead complex projects, including donor reporting, but not limited to BHA, ECHO, EU, USAID, and FORD Foundation. Outstanding leadership and interpersonal abilities and the ability to manage diverse and multicultural teams.
Skills
Education
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Liverpool John Moores University United Kingdom 2022 - Present
Master’s in International Public Health
I'm currently studying
Experience
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TechnoServe 2024 - 2024
Gender and Youth Manager
Managed gender and youth activities, developed gender action plan, support the development of tools and gender analysis, build staff capacity and ensured gender and youth integration across projects.
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Solidarites International LEARN Consortium 2023 - 2024
Protection and Gender Specialist
Provided technical expertise and institutional strengthening, coordination, support with donor relations/communications, monitoring (field visits and review of partners’ reporting), and representation. Successfully designed and executed an analysis of protection and context monitoring, effectively identifying risks, gaining insights into emerging issues, and developing actionable mitigation
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Mercy Corps 2023 - 2023
Program Manager
Successfully oversaw the day-to-day program deliverables and provided leadership for the THRIVE tasks, resulting in high-quality program deliverables. Led a program team to deliver high-quality services and effectively achieve program goals and objectives within the established time, scope, and budget. Resolved issues affecting program delivery and conducted monitoring visits to ensure accountability
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Mercy Corps, Nigeria 2021 - 2023
Reporting Manager
Oversaw the overall quality assurance of projects and programs, reviewed reports to ensure quality and functional edits, identified issues, and provided recommendations for improvement for the country program (USAID, EU, BHA). Collaborated with the headquarters grants team to update the Grants Award Indicator Tracker (GAIT) and successfully track new, ongoing, and completed grants/awards, ensuring adherence to donor regulations.
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Mercy Corps 2019 - 2021
Program Coordinator
Managed all operations and activities related to the program in alignment with the work plan, project document, and implementation strategy. Led and provided operational support to service and sector leads, achieving successful supervision of staff for program implementation
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Mercy Corps, Nigeria 2016 - 2018
Program Coordinator-Adolescent Girls Programming
Led the entire project operations life cycle, mitigated risks, and delivered accurate and timely project status reports. Managed the project cycle and budget, ensuring an accurate budget forecast in accordance with donor budget requirements. Led the design and implementation of training programs in programming-related areas, ensuring quality oversight for program staff, communities, and project beneficiaries.
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Mercy Corps, Nigeria 2015 - 2016
Protection Officer
Implemented the guidelines for the protection strategy developed within the program, resulting in improved security measures. Contributed to assessments and analysis, yielding valuable insights into emerging protection issues and risks. Implemented and integrated gender-sensitive evaluation and protection monitoring systems to track, analyze, and report results at all stages of the program, effectively ensuring comprehensive and insightful data collection.