Emeka Franklin Opara

EMEKA FRANKLIN, OPARA PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Sex: Male Nationality: Nigerian CONTACT I am a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with over 4 years of experience in supporting program managers and teams in nonprofit organizations. I am a highly organized and detail-oriented professional with over 4 years of experience in supporting program managers and teams in nonprofit organizations. I excel at fostering collaborative relationships and facilitating seamless office operations with integrity and professionalism while driving business objectives forward. My experience includes – collaborating with diverse stakeholders, proficiency in managing calendars, scheduling meetings, Project Management, Report Writing, Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, database management, and office management tools. EDUCATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Demes Apartment, 9 Oladunni Ayandipo Street, Katampe Extension Abuja FCT. -- Certificate in Virtual Assistant ALX Africa & Mastercard Foundation. Project Management in Global health. University Of Washington, Seattle, USA MSC. International Corporation and Humanitarian Aid Kalu Institute, Spain BSC. Politics, Philosophy and Economics. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state - SELECTED TRAININGS/ TRAINER SKILLS Program Management Admin & Office Management Communications Skill Stakeholders Management Computer Proficiency Innovation Skills Program Management Office Management Prevention Against Sexual Violence & Abuse (PSEA) WORK EXPERIENCE HEAL FOUNDATION, ABUJA, NIGERIA Program Administration Officer- Multisectoral Approach Towards ODF in Bayo LGA, Borno State, Nigeria -) • Provision of technical support on evidence-based recommendations on WASH, Nutrition and integrated approaches to address GBV to the project donors - UNICEF and UKAID. • Management and coordination and memos between senior executives and office staffs. • Development of technical working manuals, innovative procedures and blueprints for field implementation in 396 communities of Bayo LGA with a focus of psychological support mechanisms for affected individuals. • Development of program reports and uploading on the United Nations Partner Portal (UNPP). • Communication with external stakeholders and government partners (Federal Ministry of Health, Water Resources and RUWASSA), traditional rulers and religious focal persons to decide suitable strategies to coordinate cross project activities to beneficiaries/communities. Monitoring & Evaluation Officer- WASH AND NTDS -) • supervising regular inclusive data collection through implementing partnerUNICEF and Task Force for Global Health (MERCK) while ensuring quality of the data by random verifications and validations. • Development of operational monitoring tools (Indicators, checklist, questionnaires, databases, baselines, Knowledge aptitude Surveys, interview Facilitation Skills • • • • and Focus Group discussions) Ensure that implementation of field activities especially in Insurgency, Hardto-Reach and Border communities adheres to donors monitoring and evaluation system. Developed of human-interest stories based on real time field experiences in hard-to reach/ border communities that highlight the challenges faced by individuals impacted by gender-based violence published On UNICEF platforms for knowledge management. Collaboration with Primary Health Care and Front-line health Facilities. Promoting Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in WASH IN WASH-NTDs acceptability and field activities ensuring that the needs of vulnerable persons especially survivors of GBV are prioritized. UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND (UNICEF), NIGERIA External Consultant – Water Sanitation Hygiene Section, Nigeria. -) WASH- RELATED NTDs INTEGRATION • National trainer on WASH-related NTDs hygiene promotion in Nigeria. • National Trainer on Community led Total sanitation in Neglected tropical diseases program • Member National team on the development of the new WASH related NTDs hygiene promotion flip chart for communities in Nigeria. • Member National team on the development of the new WASH related NTDs manual for communities in Nigeria. MONITORING AND RECERTIFICATION OF WASH PROJECTS • Driving Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, mop up activities and monitoring across the six (6) geo-political zones in Nigeria. • Re – certification/Mop up validation of communities across the six (6) geopolitical zones in Nigeria claiming Open defecation free (ODF) status in accordance with Community led total sanitation (CLTS) revised protocol. • Monitoring and Facilitation of household/community behavioral change, as well as proper COVID-19 mitigation strategies. • Facilitating trainings for key WASH informants – WASHCOM, Volunteer Hygiene Promoters and LGA WASH unit staffs. COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS/PARTNERS • Facilitating community agreed action, necessary community level guidance to ensure that the communities appreciate, realize and are enthusiastically willing to take necessary steps in achieving ODF status by organizing focal group discussions. • Community mobilization and engagement with key informants on Gender based-violence and the WASH implication. • Planning and facilitating advocacy meetings with institutions, community decision makers and stakeholders. • Working in collaboration with government partners like Federal Ministry of Water Resources; Federal Ministry of Health, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA). Education Secretaries for WASH in Schools (WINS). . REPORTING • Development of final project analytic and graphical reports. • Development of checklist and questionnaires for collection of data. • Briefing and Debriefing presentations for government partners. HOPE FOR ALL FOUNDATION | FCT, ABUUJA, NIGERIA Program Officer/Administration – (2017 – Jan, 2018). PROGRAM MANAGEMENT • Initiated and planned back to school program for 3,000 internally displaced children in North eastern Nigeria. • Wrote proposals that got five (5) million naira rolling grants for back-toschool program for IDPs yearly. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION • Supported the scheduling, planning and organizing of complex meetings including: communicating meeting details to stakeholders, arranging meeting venue and required equipment, compose and/or work with other • • • stakeholders or senior colleagues to prepare agenda and ensure relevant materials are ready for the meeting and/or review. Assisted in providing high level administrative support to the executive and project team by managing complex, ever-changing calendar; drafting of correspondence reports and sending emails to project team on behalf of the chief executive officer. Documentation, filing and processing of all project documents and the information of all internally displaced children receiving scholarship by the organization. Assessed the urgency and importance of situations and take appropriate action to determine the necessary level of senior management involvement. COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS/PARTNERS • Working in collaboration with government partners like Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB); Local Government Education boards, Rural, Refugee Commission. VOLUNTARY ACTIVTIES SCAAF FOUNDATION | ABUJA, NIGERIA Program Director (2014 Till Present) • Co-ordinating the fundraising team to source for funds both in cash and kind for internally displaced persons in North Eastern Nigeria. • Organizing and Managing Back-to-school program activities for over 500 less privileged children in North East Nigeria. • Initiated Scholarship program for Underserved and less privileged children. Which started with only 40 children but presently has risen to 150 children from different poor communities in North east Nigeria. • Collaborating with LEA boards and FCT education board in reaching children across schools in Abuja. • Managing BAT memorial schools- A free school established by the foundation for underserved children in Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria. REFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nwozor Raphael WASH SPECIALIST, UNICEF, Sierra Leone UNICEF Country Office, Sierra Leone Mobile: - -Angel Mong PROGRAM MANAGER, HEAL Foundation, Jabi, Abuja Mobile: -- Daniel Etim Bassey PROGRAM ADVISOR, ETNG, USA -