Gabriel Panshak Pandukur
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive expertise in monitoring and evaluation systems, research and development, and programme implementation. Demonstrates proficiency in designing and adapting M&E instruments, utilising mobile devices for data collection, and conducting qualitative and quantitative evaluations. Skilled in data analysis, visualisation, report writing, and database management with advanced capabilities in Excel and tools like Stata. Adept at developing monitoring tools, applying results-based management approaches, and ensuring routine data quality assessments. Strong communication skills enable effective collaboration with beneficiaries while conveying complex ideas clearly. Committed to driving impactful solutions through logical frameworks, risk mitigation strategies, and policy understanding to support international development initiatives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work history
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
COCIN Community Development Programme Molai
Mubi, Adamawa State
2022.01 - 2026.03
- Supported development of monitoring and evaluation systems by assisting in design and adaptation of M&E instruments.
- Facilitated training sessions focused on mobile devices for data collection and analysis.
- Contributed to report writing by providing clear insights from data visualisation efforts.
- Performed quality assurance checks on collected data, verifying its credibility.
- Implemented innovative tools and techniques, enhancing efficiency in monitoring tasks.
- Handled sensitive beneficiary information, complying strictly with ethical guidelines and confidentiality norms.
- Created robust M and E framework to drive program's success.
- Designed surveys and questionnaires to collect data from beneficiaries directly.
- Assessed effectiveness of project activities by conducting regular monitoring and evaluation.
- Participated in annual reviews, contributing valuable inputs towards strategic planning.
- Conducted field visits, ensuring accurate implementation of projects.
- Coordinated with various stakeholders for effective information sharing and collaboration.
- Facilitated training sessions for staff on M and E methodologies, resulting in enhanced understanding.
- Developed comprehensive evaluation reports for providing detailed insights into the project's performance.
- Streamlined data collection processes to ensure accuracy and reliability of data.
- Worked closely with programme managers to develop result-based strategies.
- Managed databases, ensuring secure storage of all collected data.
Research Associate
Diadem Consult Nig. Ltd
Kaduna, Nigeria
2024.03 - 2024.04
- Led advocacy visits to Ministries (Health, Education, Budget & Economic Planning, PHCDA) and parastatals.
- Conducted 26 Key Informant interviews (KII) with key policy makers on budget allocation for data and social interventions.
- Transcribe audio recordings to note transcripts
- Supported data coding and analysis
- Contributed to final report writing
Support Coordinator
Oxford Policy Management
, Adamawa State
2024.02 - 2024.02
- Support coordinator on stakeholder workshop on Adamawa State Teacher Recruitment, Deployment and Retention Bill. Lead in education stakeholder mapping across government, private sector and NGOs.
- Participate in advocacy visits key stakeholders.
- Coordinate logistics for technical team and participants. Facilitate group sessions during workshop.
- Write report on key recommendations and communique.
Research Assistant
Research Hub Africa
, Katsina
2023.09 - 2023.10
- Research Assistant role for stakeholders mapping on GBV service provision, Katsina.
- Conducted stakeholders mapping for service provision for GBV.
- Engaged community and religious leaders in key Informant Interviews.
- Submitted report for field activities.
State Project Coordinator
Binomial Optimus Limited
, Yobe State
2022.12 - 2023.02
- State Project Coordinator on Tango evaluation of Rural Resilience Activities, Yobe State.
- Plan fieldwork logistics for both Quantitative and Qualitative research.
- Conducted advocacy visits to State, implementing partners, and community stakeholders.
- Schedule state-level appointments for KII interviews.
- Review qualitative matrices (notes).
- Conducted data quality checks by visiting communities during data collection.
- Write summary report of field activities.
Moderator
Oxford Policy Management
, Kaduna and Gombe States
2022.11 - 2022.12
- Moderator on Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria, Kaduna and Gombe States.
- Conducted Key informant interviews with state, LGA, implementing partners, and community actors, which helped to improve nutrition outcomes
- Conducted focus group discussions with different women beneficiaries.
- Write summary notes for all audio recordings.
- Write field report summary
Field Coordinator and Moderator
Oxford Policy Management
, Taraba State
2021.12 - 2021.12
- Field Coordinator and Moderator on Nigeria for Women Project Baseline Study, Taraba State.
- Conducted advocacy visits to theState, LGA, Ward, and community stakeholders.
- Plan itinerary, arrange accommodations for teams in each LGA, and assign roles and responsibilities to team members.
- Conducted data quality checks during Quantitative data collection.
- Organized retraining for field personnel.
- Conducted Key informant interviews with theState steering committee (State Project Coordinator, Permanent Secretary, Institutional Capacity Building Advisor), LGA field supervisors, and ward facilitators.
- Conducted focus group discussions with different women groups and their spouses.
- Write field report on key findings, challenges, and recommendations.
Team Lead
Binomial Optimus Limited
, Kaduna State
2021.10 - 2021.11
- Team Lead on Expanding Social Protection for Inclusive Development, Kaduna state.
- Organised and planned field logistics for research assistants in the state.
- Conducted Key informant interviews with MDAs, CSOs, andcommunity stakeholders working on social protection.
- Conducted focus group discussions with in-school and out-of-school pupils and their parents. Transcribe all audio recordings.
- Write summary report.
Team Lead
Research Hub Africa
, Katsina and Kaduna state
2021.09 - 2021.10
- Team leads on Service Provider Mapping for GBV Service Providers, Katsina and Kaduna states.
- Conducted advocacy visits to theState Ministry of Health, Ministry ofHumanitarian Services and Social Development, and state Primary Health Care Development Agency to get their buy-in.
- Conducted Key informant interviews with policymakers and implementing partners.
- Conducted In-depth interviews with community leaders and service providers at facilities across different communities.
- Conducted focus group discussions with GBV survivors and other community members.
- Write summary report for field activities.
Team Lead
Preston Consult Nigeria Limited
, Kaduna state
2021.03 - 2021.04
- Team lead on Diagnostic Research in the Nigerian Health Sector, Kaduna state.
- Prepare work plan for the teams.
- Conducted Key informant interviews with key MDA directors and other decision makers in thegovernment parastatal.
- Transcribe all audio recordings.
- Write summary notes on field activities.
Team Lead
Binomial Optimus Limited
, Kaduna and Kano States
2020.02 - 2020.02
- Team Lead on IDInsight - Babban Gona Process Evaluation Pre-test, Kaduna and Kano States. Overall team management and advocacies. Planning filed logistics and bookings appointments with respondents. Ensuring the quality data collected and survey methodologies and procedures are adhered to. Taking note of all errors and making sure all are corrected. Communicating daily both orally and in written report to the survey management team. Write report on key findings, fieldwork challenges and mitigations.
Quality Assurance Officer
Oxford Policy Management
, Plateau State
2019.11 - 2019.12
- Quality Assurance Officer on Innovations for Poverty Actions Farmer-Herder survey, Plateau State. Performing advocacy visits to community stakeholders. Ensuring quality of data collected by conducting on the spot check and revisiting communities earlier visited by teams and randomly back checking with respondents. Working closely with teams to ensure all survey methodologies and procedures are adhered to the later. Ensuring all errors noted are corrected and interviewers get feedback on data entry errors. Write summary report on field challenges and their mitigations.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant
Innovative, Consultancy and Agricultural Services
2016.06 - 2018.10
- Coordinating and Facilitating data collection trainings. Collecting and analyzing data and ensuring accuracy of data collected. Conducting data quality assurance of ongoing projects. Designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems. Performing statistical analysis of data collected using different analysis tools to assess program performance against stated objectives. Participating in proposal writing. Perform detail reporting on project monitored, highlight potential risk or areas of improvement.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria/Nigeria 2023.01 -
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Los Angeles 2024.01 - 2024.01
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Monitoring and Evaluation Academy (Online)
2020.01 - 2020.01
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Global Health E-Learning Centre
2018.01 - 2018.01
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Coursera (Online Course)
2016.01 - 2016.01
Higher National Diploma - Science, Laboratory and Technology
Federal Polytechnic Nassarawa
2008.01 - 2008.01
Senior secondary school Certificate/WASSCE - undefined
Government College Foron, Barkin Ladi LGA. Plateau State
2004.01 - 2004.01
Professional Certificate - Project Management
Institute for Development Research
Abuja/Nigeria 2025.07 - 2025.08
Primary School Leaving Certificate -
L.G.E.A Primary School Pangtumu, Shendam LGA. Plateau State
1998.01 - 1998.01
Skills
- Designing/Adaptation of M&E instruments
- Proven skills in use of mobile devices for data collection
- Data analysis and visualization
- Experience in Research and Development
- Excellent in communications and interpersonal skills
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Logical framework approach/Theory of change understanding
- Programme evaluation methods
- Data collection techniques
- Advanced Excel capabilities
- Database management
- Results-based management
- Knowledge of international development
- Communication with beneficiaries
- Report writing proficiency
- Policy understanding
- Decision-Making aptitude
- Project designing and implementing
- Qualitative and quantitative data analysis
- Data collection systems
- Risk mitigation
- Routine Data Quality Assessment (RQDAs)
- Qualitative and quantitative research
LANGUAGES
English
Hausa
Maghavul
Timeline
Professional Certificate - Project Management
Institute for Development Research
2025.07 - 2025.08
Research Associate
Diadem Consult Nig. Ltd
2024.03 - 2024.04
Support Coordinator
Oxford Policy Management
2024.02 - 2024.02
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Career Boost with Power BI
2024.01 - 2024.01
Research Assistant
Research Hub Africa
2023.09 - 2023.10
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Ahmadu Bello University
2023.01 -
State Project Coordinator
Binomial Optimus Limited
2022.12 - 2023.02
Moderator
Oxford Policy Management
2022.11 - 2022.12
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
COCIN Community Development Programme Molai
2022.01 - 2026.03
Field Coordinator and Moderator
Oxford Policy Management
2021.12 - 2021.12
Team Lead
Binomial Optimus Limited
2021.10 - 2021.11
Team Lead
Research Hub Africa
2021.09 - 2021.10
Team Lead
Preston Consult Nigeria Limited
2021.03 - 2021.04
Team Lead
Binomial Optimus Limited
2020.02 - 2020.02
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Monitoring and Evaluation Academy (Online)
2020.01 - 2020.01
Quality Assurance Officer
Oxford Policy Management
2019.11 - 2019.12
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Global Health E-Learning Centre
2018.01 - 2018.01
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant
Innovative, Consultancy and Agricultural Services
2016.06 - 2018.10
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Coursera (Online Course)
2016.01 - 2016.01
Higher National Diploma - Science, Laboratory and Technology
Federal Polytechnic Nassarawa
2008.01 - 2008.01
Senior secondary school Certificate/WASSCE - undefined
Government College Foron, Barkin Ladi LGA. Plateau State
2004.01 - 2004.01
Primary School Leaving Certificate -
L.G.E.A Primary School Pangtumu, Shendam LGA. Plateau State
1998.01 - 1998.01
Certification
Introduction to Probability and Data
Accomplishments
Certificate of Excellence, for Outstanding performance during training on monitoring and evaluation for management of community based management of conflict by United Nations Humanitarian Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
INTERESTS/HOBBIES
Reading, and Traveling
BIO DATA
- SEX: Male
- DATE OF BIRTH: 19th February 1985
- MARITAL STATUS: Single
- LGA: Mangu
- STATE OF ORIGIN: Plateau State
- NATIONALITY: Nigerian
- LANGUAGE SPOKEN: Fluent in English Hausa
References
References available upon request.
REFERENCE
Reference available upon request
HOBBIES AND INTEREST
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-p-panshak-a9a14368