NURUDEEN BASHAR SALEH

Program Management and Coordination:

• Provides strategic guidance and leadership to the program and project teams, manages and oversees project implementation, and ensures operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provides technical advisory support to national counterparts, and ensures results-based management.
• Provides overall management and supervision of the implementation of the program in line with UNDP’s and local partners’ priorities, approved agreements, and as per UNDP operational policies and guidelines.
• Develops an annual work plan, including the setting of implementation targets/milestones, supervising the implementation of activities, and ensuring results are achieved according to schedules, and in compliance with the expected standards.
• Facilitates and convenes technical sessions, workshops for policymakers, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations.
• Oversees and manages day-to-day operations and the implementation of program activities at the field office.
• Ensures the timely and efficient delivery of program outcomes, outputs, and products, as per the project document, leading to the achievement of expected results.
• Ensures technical coherence, quality, and standards throughout the program and its project components.
• Maintains close working relations with national and local partners to ensure optimum program impact, as well as participation and ownership by national stakeholders, including civil society.
• Oversees the planning and coordination of, as well as participates in, Project Board and Steering Committee meetings, and other relevant coordination processes, including producing relevant reporting.
• Contributes to proposal writing, work plan design, concept notes, and general implementation of programs and interventions.
• Establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system, and ensure quality and timely reporting according to the country office and donor reporting schedule.
• Managed the project budget, facilitated the timely disbursement of funds to the implementing partners, and ensured that partners liquidated advances timely and accurately.
• Ensure periodic collection of case studies, human interest stories, new partnerships, and best practices for inclusion in donor reports, the UNDP newsletter, and the UNDP website.
• Advance communications and visibility of results in close collaboration with the Communications Team.
• Ensures high-quality information and visibility of the program activities to the mass media and stakeholders, and supports mechanisms for the exchange of information, experience, and lessons learned at the local, national, and, as required, at international levels.

Knowledge Management and Partnerships:

• Uses primary and secondary data, case evidence, and research findings to distill relevant lessons from projects and programs to support strategy, project development, and innovation in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security.
• Reviewed analysis and research on conflict prevention and peacebuilding, climate, peace, and security, and provided substantive inputs to the project, policy brief, and proposals.
• Identify ideas and opportunities for the development of new interventions in the thematic areas of Governance, Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, and Climate Security.
• Lead the development of knowledge management strategies, products, and methodologies.
• Ensured accurate data collection and analysis, reporting, documentation, and sharing of lessons learned.
• Ensure program reports capture results, lessons learned, and good practices for possible wider application.
• Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned from the program for organizational learning.
• Participate in, and ensure sound contributions to knowledge management networks and communities of practice.
• Provide a thorough analysis of the political, social, and economic situation in the project context, and prepare substantive inputs for strategic documents.
• Supported project formulation, including detailed activity plans, monitoring and evaluation, site selection, and project proposals.
• Supported in the formulation of a detailed implementation plan for identified interventions, including potential implementing partners, methodologies, and coordination mechanisms, in accordance with UNDP’s rules and regulations.
• Provided substantive support to meetings, capacity-building training, conferences, and workshops, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, and preparing documents such as briefing notes, talking points, political analysis, and presentations.
• Organized and convened high-level and technical-level steering committee meetings and donor engagements.
• Collaborated with UN agencies and other actors, such as the government, the private sector, and NGOs/CSOs, to create synergies and collaboration for a greater impact of the UNDP intervention in the area of conflict prevention, peacebuilding and climate security.
• Develop, strengthen, and maintain constructive working relations, networks, and partnerships with relevant key counterparts at different levels, including government, civil society organizations, implementing partners, the private sector, other development partners, UN entities, and the donor community.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Lead the implementation of the project monitoring plan, and implement recommendations to improve the efficiency and quality of the interventions.
• Undertook several field visits across the project sites to monitor and assess program implementation status, and take action to address any implementation gaps.
• Organized and participated in project technical review meetings with partners and government counterparts, and provided inputs/reports to UNDP, donors, and external partners.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of progress reports on the implementation of project activities and the achievement of the planned results (outputs and outcomes) of the program to the donor, and provide technical inputs to UNDP reports.
• Monitor the delivery of program funds and the submission by implementing partners.

Capacity building and technical assistance:

• Supported the training of UNDP colleagues, implementing partners, including government counterparts, CSOs, women, youths, and the private sector.
• Implemented measures to reinforce the institutional capacities of the government partner institutions at national and sub-national levels.
• Provided guidance to support staff and partners, acting as a point of referral, and assisting them with analysis and queries.
• Provided technical assistance to partners, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations on the implementation of the respective components of the program.

Policy analysis, research, and development:

• Conducted desk research on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security to support global policy, strategy, and programming efforts.
• Provided research, analysis, and technical support for capacity strengthening for policymakers, youth leaders, and youth-led organizations on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security.
• Contributed technical inputs on governance, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate to policy briefs, background papers, and other relevant intergovernmental and interagency processes.
• Assisted in the development and updating of the UNDP database on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, climate-peace action projects, and initiatives and programs.
• Monitor key policy developments, develop analysis on climate security-related issues for senior management and partners, and make key inputs to policy formulation.
• Supported in mapping the partners, i.e., both institutional and knowledge partners, donors, and relevant stakeholders implementing and supporting youth climate-related jobs and empowerment initiatives and projects.

Programmatic guidance and support:

• Support Country Offices, Regional Hubs, field missions, and PDAs to develop conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security projects and initiatives.
• Support the implementation of the Climate Security Mechanism (CSM) field initiatives.
• Provide guidance on work planning, monitoring, and reporting according to donor requirements.
• Support programming guidance and workshops.
• Draft project reports, minutes of meetings, and terms of reference as required.
• Identify and document good practices and lessons learned on climate, peace, and security.

Knowledge Management and Partnership:

• Support knowledge management and co-generation efforts on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security at the global and regional levels, including the work of the UN Community of Practice on Conflict Prevention and Climate Security.
• Identify and collaborate with practitioners and researchers around the world, in particular, the Global South, to develop a global evidence base of good practices regarding climate-related security risk prevention, mitigation, and management strategies.
• Contribute to the development policy brief, guidance notes, knowledge products, and tools on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security.
• Support the design and delivery of conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and climate security-related trainings.
• Produce training content for the Youth Climate, Peace, and Security Experts Academy.
• Support, coordinate the development, organization, and coordination of global and regional events, webinars, and platforms focusing on climate, peace, and security.
• Provide support to workshops and multi-partner consultations in coordination with partners, including preparing agendas, identifying participants, preparing documents, PowerPoint presentations, logistics, meeting minutes, etc.
• Assisted and supported in the development of communication products and materials, as well as the formulation and deployment of strategies for awareness creation and dissemination of knowledge products.
• Draft and aid in the development of briefings, talking points, and speeches.

Program Management and Coordination:

• Served as the project manager responsible for planning and coordinating the implementation of the UNDP Nigeria Country Office pilot Climate Security project.
• Designed and supervised the implementation of climate-resilient initiatives and activities tailored to empower women and youths by increasing access to nature-based solutions, climate-resilient jobs, and micro green jobs.
• Developed the annual work plan of the program, including the setting of implementation targets/milestones, supervising the implementation of activities, and ensuring results are achieved according to schedules and in compliance with the expected standards.
• Contributed to proposal writing, work plan design, concept notes, and general implementation of programs and interventions.
• Monitor project progress according to the work plan, and draft monitoring and donor reports.
• Supervised project staff, coordinated youth-led civil society, and nongovernmental organizations serving as project implementing partners, established clear performance objectives, goals, and timelines; and provided timely guidance to enable the team to perform their duties responsibly and efficiently.
• Coordinated the process for the technical specification and design of the Climate-Peace Hubs, i.e., infrastructure to promote women and youth empowerment, and social cohesion.
• Managed the project budget, facilitated the timely disbursement of funds to the implementing partners, and ensured that partners liquidated advances timely and accurately.

Knowledge Management and Partnerships:

• Uses primary and secondary data, case evidence, and research findings to distill relevant lessons from projects and programs to support strategy, project development, and innovation in climate security.
• Reviewed analysis and research on climate, peace, and security, and provided substantive inputs to the project, policy brief, and proposals.
• Lead the development of knowledge management strategies, products, and methodologies on the Youth, Climate, Peace and Security, and community engagement interventions of the programme.
• Ensured accurate data collection and analysis, reporting, documentation, and sharing of lessons learned.
• Supported project formulation, including detailed activity plans, monitoring and evaluation, site selection, and budget formulation, with a climate security approach.
• Supported in the formulation of a detailed implementation plan for identified interventions, including potential implementing partners, methodologies, and coordination mechanisms, in accordance with UNDP’s rules and regulations.
• Provided substantive support to meetings, capacity-building training, conferences, and workshops, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, and preparing documents and presentations.
• Collaborated with UN agencies and other actors, such as the government, the private sector, and NGOs/CSOs, to create synergies and collaboration for a greater impact of the UNDP intervention in the area of climate security.

Monitoring and reporting:

• Led the implementation of the project monitoring plan and implemented recommendations to improve the efficiency and quality of the interventions.
• Undertook several field visits across the project sites to monitor and assess program implementation status and take action to address any implementation gaps.
• Planned, organized, and participated in project technical review meetings with partners and government counterparts, and provided inputs/reports to UNDP, donors, and external partners.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of progress reports on the implementation of project activities and the achievement of the planned results (outputs and outcomes) of the program to the donor, and provide technical inputs to UNDP reports.
• Monitor the delivery of program funds and the submission by implementing partners.

Capacity building and technical assistance:

• Develop and oversee the implementation of a plan to support the capacity building of UN colleagues, implementing partners, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations, women, and youth on Climate, Peace, and Security.
• Supported the training of UNDP colleagues, implementing partners, including government counterparts, CSOs, women, youths, and the private sector, on designing and mainstreaming Climate, Peace, and Security into policy, projects, and programming.
• Implemented measures to reinforce the institutional capacities of the government partner institutions at national and sub-national levels on the implementation of climate security policies and initiatives.
• Provide guidance to support staff and partners, acting as a point of referral, and assisting them with analysis and queries.
• Provided technical assistance to partners, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations on the implementation of the respective components of the program.

• Served as the state focal point and coordinated the implementation and monitoring of the Peacebuilding Fund project according to approved project documents, donor agreements, costed work plans, and United Nations (UN) financial rules and regulations.
• Supported and contributed to resource mobilization on climate security, leading to the Norwegian Embassy's support for the climate security program in Northwest Nigeria.
• Developed the Climate Security Joint Action Plan (JAP) and strategy for implementation.
• Built, nurtured, and managed relationships with climate security project partners, and stakeholders.
• Provided substantive support to meetings, capacity-building training, conferences, and workshops, including proposing agenda topics, identifying participants, and preparing documents and presentations
• Provided technical support to implementing partners in formulating and designing project activities, costed work/activity plans, and ensuring effective utilization of approved project resources, and timely project implementation aligned with planned objectives and results.
• Contributed to substantive peace-building and conflict prevention support relevant to state institutions and stakeholders.
• Coordinated the domestication of the State Action Plan (SAP) on Youth, Peace, and Security.
• Disseminated analyses of relevant data and research documents on climate, peace, and security.
• Supported in generating and documenting human-interest stories of project beneficiaries.
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and the United Nations Community of Practice on Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Climate Security.
• Coordinated the application of conflict- and gender-sensitive approaches to programming.
• Conducted research and gathered information used in updating and reviewing the climate security project implementation plans.
• Worked closely with the project team to support ensuring that results are well articulated, tracked, and documented, and that both internal and external reports capture the actual changes that are happening with the program interventions.
• Contributed to substantive peace-building and conflict prevention support relevant to state institutions and stakeholders.
• Participated actively in donor and partner meetings, briefings, and conferences at international and national levels.
• Researched, analyzed, and presented information gathered from diverse sources that are relevant to the project.
• Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to program, institutional, and country policy goals.
• Participated in and represented the UNDP in different programs and activities.
• Performed other work-related assigned duties.

• Received, analyzed, and assigned early warnings and situation reports to appropriate response agencies, which helped to prevent and respond to attacks, as well as prevent the escalation of violent conflicts across the 23 LGAs in Kaduna State.
• Follow up with response agencies and actors.
• Organized and facilitated sensitization, awareness, and advocacy campaigns on the Conflict Early Warning Early Response Systems (CEWERS), which help in operationalizing the EWER system.
• Participated in and granted a media interview on CEWERS.
• Facilitated Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions on CEWERS and conflict management, which helped strengthen community resilience.
• Facilitated technical review sessions on CEWERS, and drafted a report.
• Participated in high-level engagements/dialogue meetings with different stakeholders on peace and security, which helped in fashioning effective strategies to prevent the escalation of conflict and also resolve ongoing conflicts.
• Conducted and coordinated stakeholder mappings and mobilization for collective action on peace and security.
• Served as a member of the Conflict Mitigation and Management Regional Council.
• Served as a research assistant and supported the conduct of research.
• Assisted in strengthening collaboration and partnerships with different stakeholders and actors.
• I participated in and supported the development of work plans and budgets for donor-funded interventions of the Commission.
• I participated in and assisted with the formulation and review of policies, as well as the strategic and action plans of different organizations.
• I represented the Commission at different forums and engagements.
• Generated data from reported incidents and drafted report/policy recommendations for informed decision-making.
• Conducted staff meetings to relay general information, or to address specific topics.
• Experienced with social media and communication platforms.
• Met deadlines while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
• Participated in training to enhance my own job skills and knowledge.
• Worked with co-workers to complete tasks.
• Defined problems, collected data, established facts, and validated conclusions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
• Provided efficient and courteous service to complainants at all times.
• Performed other as signed duties.

• Nurudeen performed administrative and logistical support duties for more than 10 peace-building programs and activities.
• Prepares, proofreads, publishes, and disseminates more than 10 monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Conducted several pieces of research and developed stories and recommendations.
• Maintained and innovated office filing and storage systems.
• Exposed more than 100 disputing parties to the usage and application of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in resolving conflicts.
• Organized and facilitated more than 100 mediation meetings.
• Resolved more than 100 reported disputes.
• Liaised and facilitated effective communication with more than 50 partners and critical stakeholders.
• Organized and facilitated more than 20 conflict analysis sessions, and also took minutes.
• Organized, arranged, and coordinated more than 50 courtesy and consultation visits.
• Organized and facilitated more than 10 capacity-building trainings on conflict management and peacebuilding for over 50 participants.
• Supervised and coordinated the activities of more than 40 subordinates.
• Monitored both local and international events.
• Makes several travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Organized and facilitated more than 10 sensitization, awareness campaigns, and advocacy on peaceful coexistence to a target audience of more than 200 people.
• Coordinated, supervised, and monitored internal communication and social media.
• Served as a member of the Kaduna State Peace Commission's 2019 Peaceful Campaign and Peaceful Elections Monitoring Committee.
• Delivered paper presentations on peace and security.
• Represented the Corps at the different forums of peace and security.
• Prepared budgets and financial estimates for program implementation.
• Nurudeen co-facilitates and has facilitated more than 20 dialogue sessions between communities in conflict, and facilitates the development of conflict prevention plans between these communities.
• Collaborated with more than 30 civil society organizations, government, and other stakeholders in designing and formulating policies and strategic/action plans on peace and security.
• Attended and participated in more than 50 internal and external meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences.
• Perform other assigned duties.

• Responded to calls, emails, and other correspondence.
• Maintained accurate records of documents and administration.
• Faxed, scanned, and copied documents.
• Maintained the office filing and storage system.
• Coordinated and organized appointments, schedules, and meetings, and also took minutes.
• Served as a liaison between the office of the MD/CEO and other departments.
• Perform other assigned duties
• Collected, sorted, and delivered mail for staff members and customers.
• Arranged business trips and handled reservations.
• Organized meetings and disseminated company information to employees.
• Arranged meetings and appointments according to staff availability, and updated company calendars.
• Routed phone calls to appropriate recipients, and handled internal business correspondence.
• Attended industry events and conferences to network with other businesses.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible
• Defined problems, collected data, established facts, and validated conclusions.
• Performed other assigned duties.