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Tochukwu Franca Odele

Summary

Resourceful Project Manager with over 15 years' experience in international development working with the UN system, International Non-governmental Organizations. Dedicated to advancing social justice and human progress with expertise on gender programming, equality and empowerment, youth development and rights programming. Committed to accountable leadership of project teams to deliver on project goals within time, budget and quality constraints.

Experience in collaborating with diverse stakeholders in the development sector and government agencies to create lasting impact and promote social justice.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work history

Coordinator

Canada
11.2021 - Current
  • Fund for Local Initiatives
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC) | Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe and Equatorial Guinea
  • Major responsibilities
  • Responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Global Affairs Canada's Fund for Local Initiative in Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea
  • Responsible for project liaison and monitoring, Identifying and visiting potential and ongoing projects throughout Nigeria, Maintaining clear financial controls over approved projects and programs according to the High Commission's regulations
  • Achievements
  • Monitored individual CFLI projects, including tracking their financial management and evaluating performance, in line with the completed risk assessments of the projects;
  • Managed the CFLI call for proposal and liaised with potential CFLI applicants, including to support their completion of a gender-based analysis within their project proposals
  • In coordination with Embassy staff, evaluated received CFLI proposals, according to criteria developed by the High Commission of Canada
  • Ensured that the requirement for project proposals to include a gender-based analysis is implemented, including providing guidance to applicants as required
  • Provided technical support and guidance to CFLI partners in project implementation, administration and project management
  • Provided guidance to project implementation partners in documenting progress reports and timely submission of same
  • Prepared Project Approval Documents (PADs) for review by the CFLI Committee and maintained files and records;
  • Ensured that that key CFLI project documentation (the Contribution Agreement/Arrangement (CA) and the Project Approval Document (PAD)) are accurately completed
  • Supported all advocacy activities related to the CFLI.

Child Protection Officer

UNICEF
07.2019 - 07.2021
  • Harmful Practices and Social Norms Change, Major responsibilities
  • Coordinated the implementation of the Spotlight Initiative Programme activities in the 6 focal states and provided technical support for Social Norms change to ensure children, women and girls, who are victims or at significant risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation receive quality preventive and responsive services from a functioning child protection system at federal level and in targeted states
  • Achievements
  • Successfully managed and coordinated the implementation of a violence against women project (Spotlight Initiative phase 1) for UNICEF in 6 states
  • Strengthened the capacity of key partnerships for child protection in 6 states including government and civil society organizations
  • Successfully managed the development of a community advocacy tool for the prevention and mitigation of violence against women and girls
  • Facilitated the mapping and assessment of child protection systems for 6 state governments as part of the requirements for systems strengthening to address violence against women and girls in the Spotlight Initiative states
  • Co-led the process for the development of the National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools with Its Implementing Guidelines
  • This policy provided the framework for the provision of security services in Nigerian schools to protect girls from kidnapping and other acts of grave violence
  • Provided technical support and capacity development to National and sub-national implementing partners including CSOs in the design and implementation of gender transformative strategies for ending violence against women and girls
  • Facilitated the development of tools for setting up community surveillance committee at the community level for monitoring, reporting and protecting women and girls
  • Facilitated the development of advocacy tools which includes documentaries and educational resource packs for community engagement for the prevention of gender-based violence, harmful practices and social norms
  • Coordinated with other UN agencies, government departments and implementing partners to ensure that the project's capacity development programme is harmonized and aligned with other in-country efforts.

Independent consultant

Consultancies, World Health Organization, WHO
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Part of a Research team conducting situation analysis on adolescent health and development in Nigeria.

Independent Consultant

Palladium International
07.2016 - 09.2016
  • Part of the research team that conducted a Family Planning Evidence Gaps and Advocacy Readiness Analysis.

National Programme Analyst

UNFPA
09.2008 - 12.2013
  • Adolescent health and youth Development, Responsibilities
  • Coordinated UNFPA's work in the area of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in support of national programmes aimed at improving young people's health and development
  • Provided technical expertise/support to guide the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes related to young people's sexual and reproductive health in the context of the National Youth Policy, National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and IMNCH Strategy
  • Achievements
  • Mobilized over 733,000 USD through co-financing resources for the country programme
  • Part of the team that mobilized over 1 million Canadian dollars from the Canadian government for a joint programming on maternal health in Nigeria
  • Successfully managed partnership relationships between UNFPA, key federal agencies, states and CSOs on ASRH
  • Facilitated the development of key national adolescent policy and standard instruments including the National Minimum Package of Service and standards (MPSS) on adolescent and youth sexual reproductive health, National Clinical Service Protocol on adolescent on the health and development of young people and National Plan of Action on Youth Health and Development
  • Facilitated the formation of the young men's network against GBV in Nigeria
  • Facilitated the development of a National Training Manual for young men on GBV prevention
  • Managed the capacity development of key social workforce for adolescent sexual and reproductive health through including government and CSOs
  • Facilitated the scaling up adolescent sexual reproductive health services in the 12 UNFPA supported states with quality evidence-based youth friendly programmes
  • Facilitated the integration of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV and AIDS into one comprehensive package at the national level
  • Provided technical support in the programme management of two UNFPA's key implementing partners, the Federal Capital Territory Administration and the Federal Ministry of Youth.

Programme Officer

Oxfam GB
06.2004 - 07.2008
  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, Responsible for checking all programme and project documentation for quality and adherence to agreed regional and Oxfam standards, ensures information is correctly gathered, stored and used to facilitate sound decision-making
  • Achievements
  • Successfully implemented the end project evaluation of a British High Commission funded project in the Niger Delta
  • Developed a participatory Monitoring and Evaluation framework for Oxfam GB's projects
  • Contributed to the development of proposals for a governance project funded by the EU and DFID
  • Facilitated an end line-baseline study on Oxfam's Sorghum Improvement Project
  • Developed a monitoring and evaluation capacity building plan for Oxfam programme team and partners, which was rolled out in October 2007
  • Contributed to the establishment and organizational development of Publish What You Pay Campaign in Nigeria (A CSO led action for transparency in oil revenue in the Niger Delta
  • Developed the overall framework for project M&E, for example, annual project reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned workshops
  • Successfully the evaluation of the Sorghum Improvement project

Education

Masters - Management of Development

Turin University
2022

Masters - Public Administration

University of Ilorin
2002

B.Sc - Political Science

University of Nigeria
1998

Skills

Program design, monitoring and evaluation

Partnership building and stakeholder engagement

Financial management and budgeting

Strategic planning and project implementation

Resource mobilisation and fundraising

Policy advisory and analysis including UN processes

Compliance and administrative management

Accomplishments

  • Program design, monitoring and evaluation
  • Partnership building and stakeholder engagement
  • Financial management and budgeting
  • Strategic planning and project implementation
  • Resource mobilisation and fundraising
  • Policy advisory and analysis including UN processes
  • Compliance and administrative management
  • Programme Management Skills:
  • Skilled in programming and advocacy for adolescents and youth, women and girls
  • Effectively communicates, builds, manage and sustain critical partnerships with donors, government, women and youth organizations and private sector
  • Able to conduct research and analyze data to inform program design, identify trends and inform policy development
  • Proven ability to lead, motivate, coordinate and achieve results through successful management of teams and projects.

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Elementary

Timeline

Coordinator

Canada
11.2021 - Current

Child Protection Officer

UNICEF
07.2019 - 07.2021

Independent consultant

Consultancies, World Health Organization, WHO
05.2018 - 07.2018

Independent Consultant

Palladium International
07.2016 - 09.2016

National Programme Analyst

UNFPA
09.2008 - 12.2013

Programme Officer

Oxfam GB
06.2004 - 07.2008

Masters - Management of Development

Turin University

Masters - Public Administration

University of Ilorin

B.Sc - Political Science

University of Nigeria

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