Faith Terna

 Terna, Faith Chidinma Address: Behind Living Faith Church, Shabu, Lafia, Nasarawa State Mobile: -,- &- Email-&- Personal Statement: Dynamic and knowledgeable Program Officer with about 5 years of experience working in the non- profit sector. Skilled in project and program management, grant writing, resource development, and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to coordinate and collaborate with cross- functional teams to implement successful project initiatives. Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategies to increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness CORE COMPETENCIES Interpersonal and research skills Leadership skills Data analysis skills Facilitation skills Negotiation skills Strong advocacy skills Proficient in budget management skills Computer skills Excellent report writing skills PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Designation: Program Officer - November 2019 - June 2022 Organization: Christian Women for Excellence and Empowerment in Nigerian Society Project: Curbing Gender Based Violence in Nasarawa State Location: Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Responsibilities: Planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of various project activities and milestones. Draft reports, correspondence on project issues; prepare and update activity slides, briefing notes, graphics, statistical tables, and other forms of documentation. Coordinate and implement the Links Project in close collaboration with the Senior Programme manager. In coordination with the Programme Management and Advocacy teams, develop an implementation strategy to guide project development and management on gender based violence (GBV) based issues. Lead in the coordination of projects on gender based violence initiatives. Contribute to knowledge management by recording and documenting results and lessons learned. Ensure that project activities are implemented in line with work plan and project resources are well utilized. Work with Senior Programme Manager to ensure financial and administrative protocols are complied with. Advocacy campaigns on GBV. Lead in the delivery of capacity building trainings for women. Regularly engage with wider Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) team to improve knowledge sharing, coordination and to identify opportunities to support GBV issues. Represent CWEENS in relevant meetings and convenings particularly within the Key Population Eco-system in Nigeria. Participate actively in regional GBV Movements and platforms. Designation: Mobile Team Laboratory Scientist & Assistant Data Entry Clerk - August 2022 - March 2023 Organization: Nasarawa State Ministry of Health in Collaboration with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) & Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Project: COVID-19 RDT testing across Nasarawa State. Location: Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Responsibilities: Participate actively in regional GBV Movements and platforms. Conducting COVID-19 tests using Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits (Biosensor and Abott Test Kits). Interpreting COVID-19 test results. Ensuring efficient access to COVID-19 tests around villages and wards in Nasarawa State. Ensuring tests are conducted in adherence to Good Microbiology Laboratory Practices (GMLP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Participate in advocacy and community-based trainings on covid-19. Assist the data entry clerk in data entry into prepared database. Building capacity on health-related matters. Designation: Data Collector/Research Assistant – August 2023 – November 2023 in Organization: John Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO) Project: Effect of Group Antenatal Care on Women’s place of Childbirth in Nasarawa State (ARC 009) Location: Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Responsibilities: Assist in the coordination of projects. Contribute to knowledge management by recording and documenting results and lessons learned. Ensure that project activities are implemented in line with SOP. Ensure that work plan and project resources are well utilized. Work with Research coordinator to ensure project protocols are complied with. Building capacity on effects of Group Antenatal Care research. Identify and recruit eligible GANC participants in line with study protocol, ensuring adherence to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Follow-up with study participants by conducting phone surveys and home visits. Collection of quantitative data from study participants. Ensuring data completeness and overall quality. Daily updates, weekly and monthly reports on activities to Research Coordinator. Ensured confidentiality and data security. PERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Intermediate knowledge of PowerBi, SPSS, Excel,etc Excellent data entry skills and strong knowledge of the use of data entry tools such as SORMAS, REDCAPP, COMMCARE, KOBOCOLLECT, etc. Ability to ensure high data quality by strict adherence to SOPs. Ability to work independently and in a team in a multicultural environment. Vast skills on laboratory testing procedures (HIV, HPV, MP, COVID-19 Tests, etc.). Strong advocacy skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to provide additional research information when required, and resolve data inconsistencies. Experience working in a fast-paced environments and meeting deadlines. Excellent documentation skills. Experience organizing training, conducting field visits, interviews (IDIs and FGDs), and providing support to health facilities. Strong diplomatic and interpersonal relationship skills; experience working with partners and traditional institutions at community and LGA levels. Technical proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, with ability to use these tools to collect and analyze health related program data. Good verbal and written communication skills. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English– Excellent Hausa – Basic Tiv – Excellent Igbo – Excellent EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION: 2019 - 2023:Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Medical Microbiology Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State-:Master of Science (M.Sc.). Medical Microbiology Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State. -: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Microbiology Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi Benue State. -:West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) Notre Dame Girls Secondary School Mkar. PUBLICATIONS a. Published Journal Articles 1. Terna, T.P., Okogbaa, J.I., Waya, J.I., Terna, F.C., Yusuf, S.O., Emmanuel, N.Y., and Simon, A. (2015). Response of Different Mango and Tomato Varieties to Post-Harvest Fungal Fruit Rot in Lafia, Nassarawa State, Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology, 9(12): 106-109. 2. Terna, T.P., Audi, Y.A., and Terna, F.C. (2019). Isolation and Identification of Fungi Associated With Stored Sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) Seeds in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. FUDMA Journal of Sciences, 3(1): 33 – 38. 3. Orole, O.O., Nevkaa, D.N., Terna, F.C., Olokun, A.L., Ngolo, J.L., and Salami, O.M. (2020). Biological Markers as a Novel Approach in Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Diseases. Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 10 (3): 341-347. 4. Nevkaa, D.N., Olofu, M., and Terna, F.C. (2020). Comparative Study of Drinking Water Sources in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Global Scientific Journals, 8(5):-. 5. Terna, F.C., Chuku, A., and Obiekezie, S.O. (2021). Prevalence of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi among Patients attending Selected Health Care Centres in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 35(1):-. b. Theses & Dissertations 1. Onyeje, F.C. (2015). Isolation and Identification of Bacteria Associated with Limestone Mining Sites in Tse-Kucha, Benue State, Nigeria. B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology Thesis, University of Agriculture Makurdi. 2. Terna, F.C. (2018). Serotyping and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in Patients Attending Selected Health Care Centres in Lafia, Nasarawa State. M.Sc. Medical Microbiology Thesis, Federal University of Lafia, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. 3. Terna, F.C. (2023). Molecular Characterisation, Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin Profile of Fungi Isolated From Herbal Mixtures in Lafia, Nasarawa State PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2019 - Date: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) (Membership No:- - Date: Mycological Society of Nigeria (MYCOSON) (Membership No: 233) COMMUNITY SERVICES 2015 – 2016 Member and Advocacy lead, NDLEA Drug-free CDS Lafia (NYSC). 2016 – Date Teenage Career Counsellor and Motivational Speaker. 2022 – Date Member, Nasarawa State working group on VAPP implementation. 2023 – Date African Civil Society Organisations for Gender and Sustainable Development Initiative (CSO – GSD). CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGS ATTENDED Training on Gender Based Violence (CWEENS, 2020) Capacity and skills acquisition training (CWEENS, 2020) Training on the appropriate use of approved antigen – based RDT for covid-19 diagnosis (NCDC & CHAI, 2022) SORMAS as a tool for data entry (NCDC & CHAI, 2022) ANC/PNC Research Collective (ARC project 009) (JHPIEGO, 2023) Capacity building for women’s movement on strengthening coordination mechanisms to advocate for ending sexual and gender based violence (WARDC, 2023) Electronic Data Collection and Analytical Tool Training (LAMECON, 2023) REFERENCES: 1. Dr. Stephen Sasetu Director, PRS/Medical Doctor, Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA) Tel:- Email:- 2. Prof. Aleruchi Chuku Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs), Federal University of Lafia. Tel:- Email:- 3. Mrs Theodora Peterkin Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, JHPIEGO, Lafia Nasarawa State. Tel:- Email:- 4. Prof. Kwon-Ndung Emmanuel Hala Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Federal University of Lafia Tel:- Email:-