Philip Aworinde
Project Manager
Abuja, FCT,FC
Summary
Strategic humanitarian professional with 9+ years' experience managing over $70M in donor-funded portfolios across agriculture, youth employability, education, and food security in Nigeria. Adept at program cycle management, quality assurance, financial oversight and evidence-based decision-making. Proven ability to lead diverse teams, strengthen institutional systems and deliver inclusive development solutions under security-sensitive conditions.
Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, 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.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-aworinde/
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Program Manager/Team Lead
Infinite Global Konsults Limited
05.2025 - Current
- Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects.
- Managed a NGN 70 Million screening/re-evaluation exercise for a State Government.
- Provided technical guidance for grant implementation and compliance.
- Delivered stakeholder engagement for seamless project execution and capacity building.
- Developed monitoring frameworks to ensure strategic milestones were achieved efficiently.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
- Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
- Enhanced project visibility with regular status updates, leading to increased stakeholder engagement.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving solutions.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Delivered high-quality results by setting performance metrics and monitoring progress against targets.
- Leveraged technology tools for enhanced project tracking, reporting, and information sharing among team members.
- Optimized resource allocation, effectively balancing priorities and managing competing demands.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
- Utilized data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Championed best practices in project management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Engaged and worked alongside cross-functional stakeholders to manage strategic initiatives.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
Program Officer - USADF Employability Portfolio
Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)
10.2021 - 01.2025
- Company Overview: Abuja
- Co-managed a $20M youth employability initiative, creating 25,000 opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship.
- Delivered stakeholder engagement for seamless project execution and capacity building.
- Developed monitoring frameworks to ensure strategic milestones were achieved efficiently, hereby boosting milestone tracking efficiency by 30%.
- Maintained 100% donor compliance and submitted 95% of reports on-time across program cycles for grant implementation.
- Abuja
Program Assistant - USADF Agribusiness Portfolio
Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)
11.2015 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: Abuja
- Supported the implementation of a $50M agribusiness portfolio across 5 Northern States, fostering farmers cooperative group governance and market access.
- Monitored project progress and disbursement, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and deliverables for 18 farmer groups.
- Enhanced supply chain systems by eradicating third-party dependencies through stakeholder collaboration.
- Collaborated with local partners to strengthen value chains, resulting in a 20% increase in product movement from farm to market.
- Abuja
Technical Sales Officer - Southwest and Abuja
BIOWISH Africa West Limited
02.2014 - 06.2014
- Facilitated high-impact sales initiatives with government agencies and private corporations.
- Led product demonstrations and brokered strategic partnerships to drive business growth.
Education
M.Sc. - International Affairs and Diplomacy
Ahmadu Bello University
01.2025
Postgraduate Diploma - Beef and Dairy Cattle Production
Federal University of Agriculture
01.2015
Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agriculture) -
University of Ilorin
Kwara State, Nigeria01.2011
Skills
- Strategic Leadership and Governance
- Program design
- Adaptive management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Stakeholder partnership building
- Building local governance structures
- Community leadership
- Program Cycle and Quality Management
- Grant management
- Financial stewardship
- Donor reporting
- Remote verification
- Accountability systems
- Risk management
- Security-sensitive implementation
- M&E framework design
- Data-driven programming
- Food security
- Livelihood
- Agribusiness
- Job-creation interventions
- Protection
- Gender
- Environmental safeguards integration
- Stakeholder engagement
- Coordination
- Program budgeting
- Grant compliance
- HR operations
- Team performance support
- Digital monitoring tools
- Analytical writing
- Reporting
- Effective communication
- Analytical abilities
- Resource optimization
- Team leadership
- MS office applications
- Business development
- Budgeting and resource management
- Team training and development
- Cross functional team builder
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
Volunteer management
Proposal development
Certification
- Climate Smart Agriculture, ARMTI, 01/01/24
- Cyber Awareness Challenge 2023, US DoD, 01/01/23
- Kobo Data Collection Toolkit, ICED, 01/01/21
- Poverty Probability Index / OCAT, ICED, 01/01/20
- Effective Communication for Healthy Outcomes, YALI Network, 01/01/20
- Emerging Leaders Program, YALI RLC Accra, 01/01/19
- Security Awareness for Humanitarian Workers, Opal Corporate, 01/01/18
- USAID-MARKETS II Micro-Enterprise & Household Strengthening, Making Cents International, 01/01/12
Accomplishments
- Reduced validation turnaround for LSETF interns by 75% through digital survey optimization.
- Forged multi-state sorghum cooperative partnerships, enhancing sales and visibility across Kaduna and Kano.
- Localized transaction monitoring tools for the CARES Program, ensuring operational efficiency during COVID-19 disruptions.
- Supported recruitments for USAID Livelihoods, WFA, STAR and USADF Off-grid Energy programs.
Languages
English
Yoruba
Hausa
Timeline
Program Manager/Team Lead
Infinite Global Konsults Limited
05.2025 - Current
Program Officer - USADF Employability Portfolio
Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)
10.2021 - 01.2025
Program Assistant - USADF Agribusiness Portfolio
Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI)
11.2015 - 09.2021
Technical Sales Officer - Southwest and Abuja
BIOWISH Africa West Limited
02.2014 - 06.2014
Postgraduate Diploma - Beef and Dairy Cattle Production
Federal University of Agriculture
Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agriculture) -
University of Ilorin
M.Sc. - International Affairs and Diplomacy
Ahmadu Bello University
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