Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Personal Information
Accomplishments
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSES
UNICEF CERTIFICATE COURSES
Hobbies
References
Languages
Timeline
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Edward Ojabo

Kaduna,Nigeria

Summary

Highly skilled professional with expertise in office automation packages, leadership, and negotiation. Demonstrates exceptional communication and organizational skills complemented by strong administrative abilities. Proven team player with a track record of effectively managing and leading teams to achieve organizational goals.

A seasoned professional focused on training and development, dedicated to driving organizational growth. Proven track record of designing and implementing comprehensive training programmes that enhance employee performance and engagement. Skilled in leveraging innovative learning strategies to cultivate talent and improve overall productivity.

Training professional champions staff development by facilitating high-quality sessions and workshops. Empowers adult learners and responds to changing organisational needs. Evaluates and improves training plans for maximum relevancy and impact.

Seasoned professional with focus on training and development, dedicated to driving organisational growth. Proven track record of designing and implementing comprehensive training programmes that enhance employee performance and engagement. Skilled in leveraging innovative learning strategies to cultivate talent and improve overall productivity.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work history

Director of Training

- 01.2025

Brigade Commander

29 Task Force Brigade
Maiduguri
04.2022 - 01.2024

Chief of Staff

Nigerian Army Training Centre
Kotangora
07.2021 - 04.2022

Research Fellow

Nigerian Army Resource Centre
Abuja
05.2021 - 07.2021

Commander

81 Division Garrison
Lagos
01.2021 - 04.2021

Commander, Combat Team 2

Ex SAHEL SANITY
Katsina
02.2020 - 12.2020

Assistant Director (Lands) Procurement

Defence Headquarters
Abuja
08.2019 - 02.2020

Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics

Headquarters 1 Division
Kaduna
11.2015 - 09.2018

Commanding Officer 101 Special Forces Battalion

Operation Lafiya Dole (NE)
Maiduguri
07.2014 - 11.2015

Chief Instructor Airborne Wing

Nigerian Army School of Infantry
Jaji
08.2012 - 07.2014

Staff Officer 1 Grade 4 Operations

Headquarters 2 Division
Ibadan
02.2011 - 08.2012

Staff Officer 2 Grade 3 Force Generation

Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations
02.2008 - 02.2010

Cadet Training Staff

Nigerian Defence Academy
Kaduna
07.2006 - 02.2008

Staff Officer Grade 2 Training and Operations

Armed Forces Command and Staff College
Jaji
02.2005 - 08.2005

Education

Master of Science - Terrorism Study, and De-radicalization

EUCLID Institution
/2021 - /2023

Master of Arts - International Relations

Liverpool John Moore University
United Kingdom
/2022 - /2023

Master of Science - International Affairs and Diplomacy

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Spain

Advanced Diploma - Security Operations, and Management

University of Lagos
/2003 - /2005

Bachelor of Science - Biological and Physical Sciences

Nigeria Defence Academy
Kaduna, Nigeria

Skills

  • Office Automation Package
  • Leadership
  • Negotiation
  • Communication
  • Team Player
  • Organizational Skills
  • Administrative Skills

Personal Information

  • Place of birth: Benue
  • Date of birth: 12/02/73

Accomplishments

Distinguished Service Star

Meritorious Service Star

Forces Service Star

General Operations Medal

Command Medal

UNAMSIL Medal




PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSES


Task Force Leader.

Task Force Safety Officer.

Disaster Recovery Awareness.

Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice.

Homeland Security & Cybersecurity Connection: It's Not About the Terrorists.

Introduction to Forensic Science.

Conflict Transformation.

Conflict Analysis.

Terrorism, Preparedness, and Public Health: An Introduction.

National Security and Defense Strategy Course.

Cybersecurity Policy for Water and Electricity Infrastructures.

The Interagency Process.

Nuclear Terrorism: Pathway and Prevention.

Conflict management and negotiation.

Managing Safely.

Workplace Safety and Health.

Cybersecurity Policy for Aviation and Internet Infrastructures.

Effective investigation and testimony.

JSOU Civil-Military Operations.

The Changing Global Order.

Understanding Violence.

Conditions for War and Peace.

International Organizations Management.

Responding to 9/11: Counterterrorism Policy in the 21st Century.

Understanding Terrorism and the Terrorist Threat.

Configuring the World: A Critical Political Economic Approach.

Homeland Security and   Cybersecurity Future

UNICEF CERTIFICATE COURSES


Bsafe - UNICEF.

Child Protection Case Management for Front Liners: UNICEF and the American University of Beirut.

Child Protection Case Management—UNICEF and the American University of Beirut.

Managing Conflicts Effectively in the United Nations Workplace (UNICEF).

Humanitarian System in Emergency Preparedness and Response—UNICEF.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA): UNICEF.

Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority (2021 version)  - UNICEF.

Leadership in Fleet Management—UNHCH and Fleet Forum.

Hobbies

Reading

 Surfing the Internet

Listening to old-school jams.

References

References available upon request.

Languages

English
Advanced

Timeline

Brigade Commander

29 Task Force Brigade
04.2022 - 01.2024

Chief of Staff

Nigerian Army Training Centre
07.2021 - 04.2022

Research Fellow

Nigerian Army Resource Centre
05.2021 - 07.2021

Commander

81 Division Garrison
01.2021 - 04.2021

Commander, Combat Team 2

Ex SAHEL SANITY
02.2020 - 12.2020

Assistant Director (Lands) Procurement

Defence Headquarters
08.2019 - 02.2020

Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics

Headquarters 1 Division
11.2015 - 09.2018

Commanding Officer 101 Special Forces Battalion

Operation Lafiya Dole (NE)
07.2014 - 11.2015

Chief Instructor Airborne Wing

Nigerian Army School of Infantry
08.2012 - 07.2014

Staff Officer 1 Grade 4 Operations

Headquarters 2 Division
02.2011 - 08.2012

Staff Officer 2 Grade 3 Force Generation

Army Headquarters Department of Army Training and Operations
02.2008 - 02.2010

Cadet Training Staff

Nigerian Defence Academy
07.2006 - 02.2008

Staff Officer Grade 2 Training and Operations

Armed Forces Command and Staff College
02.2005 - 08.2005

Director of Training

- 01.2025

Bachelor of Science - Biological and Physical Sciences

Nigeria Defence Academy

Master of Science - Terrorism Study, and De-radicalization

EUCLID Institution
/2021 - /2023

Master of Arts - International Relations

Liverpool John Moore University
/2022 - /2023

Master of Science - International Affairs and Diplomacy

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Advanced Diploma - Security Operations, and Management

University of Lagos
/2003 - /2005
Edward Ojabo