Prince Kwaku Addo

Addo Prince Kwaku Sechshauser Strasse 31, 1150 Vienna, Austria-/ www.linkedin.com/in/prince-addo-kwaku / - (mobile) Nationality: Ghanaian, Date of Birth: 17th October 1990 EDUCATION Central European University (CEU) Budapest, Hungary/Vienna, Austria Master of Public Administration June 2021 (expected)  Concentration: Development and Institutional Governance  Public management and governance, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, policy and economic analysis  Project management skills, Negotiation skills, Scenario Planning and crisis management, and research skills  1 year Applied Project Project with ESSRG assessing the strengths of the approach of EU’s Contracts2.0 project Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana Bachelor of Science Development Policy Planning June 2013  Thesis on the effects of land use changes on food security in Newmont Akyem mine area  Developed the skill of resource management, problem identification and policy analysis. EXPERIENCE Student Union- Central European University Vienna, Austria/Budapest Hungary Vice President October 2020- Present  Communicating students’ concerns and engaged senior management of the University in finding solutions  Register, oversee and coordinate activities of various student clubs and committees  Assisted with the planning, implementation as well as the tracking of all Student Union projects  Represented and marketing the university at career fair events, in-house events and through digital platforms Student Recruitment Office -CEU, Budapest-Vienna Budapest, Hungary/Vienna, Austria Intern September 2019- Present  Assisted and engaged prospective students to submit winning applications to the University  Represented and marketed the university at career fair events, in-house events and through digital platforms  Assisted with information processing and database management on prospective students AmRest Holdings SE (KFC franchise operator) Budapest, Hungary Crew member-Student worker November 2019–August 2020  Processing food products to meet high demand whilst maintaining quality standards  Managing kitchen inventory and placing stock request when appropriate  Training newly recruited kitchen personnel of operational standards and safety  Contributed effectively towards meeting production targets for December 2019 and August 2020 Tema Metropolitan Assembly Tema, Ghana Assistant Planning Officer (Full-Time) September 2014-August 2019  Coordinated the development of medium-term and action plans on metropolitan transport services as well as the development of various transport guidelines  Engaged with various stakeholders and partners in and outside Tema Metropolis, whilst representing my organization at various workshops and training programs  Designed and collected an array of primary and secondary data vital to forecasting and understanding transportation demands of the metropolis and strengthened the transport database of the metropolis  Undertook several policy interventions geared towards improving pedestrian and vehicle safety in collaboration with national and regional level institutions City Revamp Company Limited Teshie, Ghana Operations Manager (part-time) June 2016-August 2019  Developed and managed all traffic data collection projects in fulfilment of Traffic Impact Assessments.  Marketed the company by preparing proposal, bids and negotiating business deals for business development  Prepare administrative reports as well as handle financial and tax obligations with public authorities Addo Prince Kwaku  Sechshauser Strasse 31, 1150 Vienna, Austria-/ www.linkedin.com/in/prince-addo-kwaku / - (mobile) Nationality: Ghanaian, Date of Birth: 17th October 1990 Undertook several policy interventions geared towards improving pedestrian and vehicle safety in collaboration with national and regional level institutions Youth for Improve Transport Services (YITS) Ghana Accra, Ghana Coordinator July 2017-August 2019  Designed and delivered road safety educational sessions for drivers and passengers across Accra between 2017 and 2019, training more than 8000 persons using personal funding  Distributed copies of road traffic regulation to passengers and transport operators towards improving road safety in Accra  Advocated for repairs and maintenance of major traffic bottlenecks in parts of Accra to improve mobility Continental Consultants Ghana Limited Accra, Ghana Staff/Data Collation officer June -Sept. 2015, Feb-March 2017  Conducted HR Audit (functional and organizational assessment) in 11 Public Sector institutions across 17 assigned districts in Ghana. Role included collating and reporting on data of 10,000 staff members  Conducted Payroll Audit for CAGD-paid staff in GES and Local Government Service institutions across the Bongo District in Northern Ghana ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Languages: English (Native) German (Beginner) Russian (Beginner) Twi (Mother Tongue) Volunteering activities: CEU Covid Taskforce-, CEU Masketeers Program (Raising awareness about Covid on campus) Tree planting in Budapest Computer Proficiency: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Publisher), SPSS, Stata, Synchro Traffic simulation, Online survey and Microsoft Forms