Faizah Ibrahim

FAIZA IBRAHIM-AUDU Hotoro G.R.A, off Maiduguri Road, Tarauni, Kano, Nigeria-- PERSONAL PROFILE Creative and innovative thinker with great appetite for success Strong ability to build mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members Ability to adapt to a wide range of people, open to differences in attitudes, values and personalities Enthusiastic, highly result focused and goal driven. Excellent ability to use initiative and work with minimum supervision. Excellent verbal and written communication skills EDUCATION In viewM.Sc., Community Nutrition, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences April 2004 - April 2010 Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agriculture), University of Maiduguri, Borno. QUALIFICATIONS CPM Associate Chartered Project Manager; Advanced International Diploma in Corporate Database Solutions; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies- Certificate in Project/Programme Planning (PPP), Diploma in French, B2 -Proficient Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). TEFL/TESOL ADMINISTRATION Programme management – CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM Conducting food procurement projects and supervising logistics and operations.-LOUMINOUS BUNCH LIMITED- Kano Nigeria Record management of companies involved in agricultural products business- LOUMINOUS BUNCH LIMITED – Kano Nigeria Experienced in report writing and data analysis.-UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Responsibility of facilitating advocacy events and youth leadership training- GIRL CHILD CONCERNS, Kaduna Nigeria, GENERATIONS FOR PEACE-Kaduna Nigeria Experienced in sourcing for external funds- GIRL CHILD CONCERNS, Kaduna Nigeria Experienced in creating presentations for workshops and seminars- GENDER WORKING GROUP-THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY VOICE INITIATIVE(SAVI-DFID)- Kaduna, Nigeria Rapporteur duties - GENDER WORKING GROUP-THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY VOICE INITIATIVE(SAVI-DFID) - Kaduna Nigeria TRAININGS Capacity Building of members of CSO and media om SRHR IN Nigeria by Centre for right to health funded by Australian aid Workshop on quality of CSO participation in policy making and health sector planning process with Action Aid SKILLS IT Highly competent Internet researcher, Software knowledge includes: MSOffice Suite Oracle Database, IBM SPSS, and Nutritionist Pro™. COMMUNICATION Worked closely with advocacy groups and civil societies in delivering strategies to government and funding organisations Experienced in leadership training Experienced in Training and conducting interviews. Website building / blogging /social networking for organisations ACCOUNTING Budgeting and book keeping Financial report analysis. POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Grant proposal writing and coordination of all units and departments of an NGO Participated in policy dissemination activities and workshops Carried out administrative tasks relating to student induction programme Assisted in coordinating day to day running of a non-governmental organisation. LANDUAGE COMPETENCIES Superior skills in English (oral and written) Proficient level in French (oral and written) Intermediate skills in Arabic (oral and written) Superior skills in Hausa (oral and written) MEMBERSHIPS Nigerian Red CrossVolunteer International Academy of Management (CPM)Associate Generations for PeaceDelegate REFEREES Dr. Mairo Mandara Safiya Ibn Garba Former Country Representative Programmes Manager and Lead Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Facilitator-Generations for Peace -- T: - Assoc. Prof. Dr Norhasmah Binti Sulaiman Faculty of Medicine and Health, Department of Community Nutrition University Putra Malaysia-Tel: - Key Competencies and Professional Expertise Proven ability to manage projects and promote teamwork For the last 12 months I have worked both with an agribusiness marketing company and a non-governmental organisation.During my time with the organisation I have demonstrated the ability to work both as a valuable team member and have also been responsible for leading project-based work. An example of a project I managed, titled ‘Project Rebuild CHRI’ involved completing and clearing out all the tasks from our original CMS system, and transferring the old and new content over to the updated CMS system. As a team leader, I was responsible for a variety of tasks including, creating a project timeline, training team members on the new system, assigning tasks, scheduling and coordinating check-in meetings, and liaising with senior management around updates on the system and team progress. During my role of project manager, I developed considerable communication and time-management skills in order to effectively and efficiently complete the job. The key factor that my role required during Project Rebuild CHRI was for me to ensure we worked cohesively as a team. Our team worked well under pressure, adopted the changes immediately and handled the increases to workload. We would regularly check in as a team where I asked open-ended questions to ensure that these lines of communication were clear and strong amongst team members. All of the skills I have gained whilst carrying out this project, particularly communication, organisation and time management, can be readily applied to any role. Sound oral and written communication skills My work experience at Girl Child Concerns meant that I developed and applied skills in these areas. I was dealing regularly with students, suppliers and staff in person and over the phone. One of my duties was to contract local suppliers, which utilised all my communication skills. Dealing with a line manager’s request to order materials and equipment involved talking to the supplier over the phone, entering the product and supplier’s information into the computer database, ordering the product and recontacting the supplier and line managers to ensure satisfaction with product specifications Further to this, I clearly and concisely documented this information in our filing system for the benefit of other staff. Using clear communication, in oral and written forms, I ensured a good relationship with our suppliers was maintained and provided efficient and effective customer service. As a result of this, my manager commended my communication skills at my performance appraisal, and I was delegated to the task of staff trainer. Sound organisational and administrative skills As an experienced and proficient programme manager, I pride myself on my strong organisational and administrative skills. In my current role at Centre for Human Rights in Islam, I am responsible for Managing the organisation and assisting the executive director. Part of my duties and responsibilities include grant proposal writing, providing the director with administrative support, organising his schedules, making travel arrangements, answering all incoming calls, contracting local suppliers, arranging meetings and presentations, tracking accounts, managing events, greeting visitors, as well as ad hoc duties. I am sometimes presented with tight time frames to complete these exercises. An example of this was when I recently received an early morning phone call from the director and was asked to organise a flight and presentation for him for an event in Abuja that day, complete with breakfast and lunch catering. I prioritised what needed to be organised, secured the next flight out and prepared and emailed a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation. Although very short notice was given, the day and presentation was a success and all was seamlessly executed. My position requires me to be efficient and organised in a busy and demanding environment. I have proven my ability to prioritise, multi-task, manage my time well, and balance different managers; and have been repeatedly praised for these skills my superior.