Ubani Vivian

UBANI VIVIAN ADAEZE Calabar, Cross River State Nigeria Email Address:-Phone Number: -, - LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ubani-vivian-b Summary: I am an experienced program manager passionate about education, youth leadership development enthusiast, and social entrepreneurship. During the past 5 years, my efforts have been focused on leading community impact programs, promoting youth development projects, and improving the quality of life of vulnerable children and adults. I can help your organization develop innovative programs, academic advising, and mentorship to maximize results. Education 2016 – 2022 CROSS RIVER UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Calabar, CRS Candidate for Bachelor in Elementary Education degree with a GPA of 4.41. Elected club trainer at Rotaract club, a nominated class representative in 2017, member of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, member of the debate club, Campus director of Hult Prize Foundation, and member of the National Association for Elementary Education Students. 2021 – 2022 ASPIRE INSTITUTE New York, USA Candidate for the Aspire Leaders program on Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles. 2022 Institute for Development Research Online Candidate for the Graduate Internship in International Development Research. 2013 – 2014 ASHWORTH COLLEGE Norcross, GA Candidate for Diploma in Childcare provider with a GPA of 4.0 nominated member Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor Society Alpha of Georgia. Experiences 2023 Bridge The Gap Ventures London, UK • Served as YOUNGA delegate nominee of the Queens Commonwealth Trust • Contributed to the Future of Education and worked as a team to develop a communique for world leaders to make inclusive decisions in access to quality. • Participated in the Future of Education and Work webinar to present our concerns to global leaders. 2022-Present The Queens Commonwealth Trust Young Leader London, UK • Collaborated with fellow young leaders in Africa to promote educational programs in our communities. • • 2022 – present March – June 2022 2021 -2023 2021 -2022 - Facilitated training on proposal writing for grant funder in the QCT community. Worked with Thematic leaders to develop empowerment programs on digital literacy for young women and girls in my community. UNIFY PLATFORM AG Zug, Switzerland Youth Lead Advisor: • Provided advice to improve the UI and UX of service websites, academic and entrepreneurship programs, and in over 100 lowincome countries including Nigeria associated with UNIPLAT. • Contributed to the development of the UNIPLAT pitch deck competition for students in Japan and the Philippines. • Initiated the SDGs podcast show of UNIPLAT. • Provided research and entrepreneurship advice to undergraduates through the UNIPLAT socials website. THEIRWORLD London, UK Global Youth Ambassador for Education • Supported GYAs in Nigeria on how to engage in impactful advocacy campaigns. • Organized a hybrid event to celebrate the UN International Girls in ICT Day 2022. • Organized training for 150 young women and girls on Amazon publishing. • Collaborated with fellow GYAs in Calabar to host an Impact story group of women that supports young girls in ICT. • Collaborated with partners and volunteers to provide 4 weeks of basic digital skills training for elementary school children in Cross River state. Head Judge for the PR/Marketing Category for UNIPLAT pitch deck (UPD) competition Philippines: • Reviewed Proposals of finalists under PR/Marketing Category • Interviewed virtual Participants of the UPD2023 • Delivered a keynote speech at the UPD2023 competition. • Delivered constructive feedback to the top 10 finalists of the UPD2023 applicants. HULT PRIZE FOUNDATION Calabar, NG Expert Relations/ Judges Coordinator: • Provided international experts with resources and information for the virtual global regional program. • Communicated with judges on the program timelines. • • • 2020 -2022 June – July 2022 Nov. 2022 – Oct. 2023 Send timely emails and text messages to judges and experts for follow-ups. Facilitated the deliberation sessions of the results with the judges. Delivered the results for announcement by the MC of the day. HULT PRIZE FOUNDATION Calabar, NG Campus Director & Country Director • Promoted the Hult Prize $1 Million entrepreneurship program in over 100 universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education in Nigeria. • Bade and won to Co-host the Hult Prize Calabar Impact summit with over 17k views in less than 8 hours. • Managed four thousand dollars in cash ($4,000) in cash and about five-million-naira in-kind partnership (#5, 000 000) • and met with directors in over 100 Nigerian universities to implement the Hult Prize social impact programs. • Managed and trained over one hundred and ten campus directors and deputy campus directors across Nigeria Universities. • Worked with and reported program activities in Nigeria to the Hult Prize global staff. • Assisted in the recruitment and recommendation of campus directors in Nigerian universities. • Facilitated the virtual onboarding session of all campus directors in Nigeria. • Recruited sub-volunteers to assist me in running the programs in Nigeria. The Bridge Leadership Foundation Calabar, NG • Volunteered as a team lead to coordinate the 2021 annual Career Day of the Bridge Leadership Foundation at the Cross River University Technology Calabar. • Partnered with Cross River University of Technology to host a hybrid career day session. • Engaged in the publicity of the program. • Collaborated with six volunteers to deliver an impactful event. • Recorded over 300 physical attendees at the event. Nigeria Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Yenagoa, NG Program Coordinator for Batch A stream 1 Corps members Passing out Parade of the National Association of Catholic Corps members. • Coordinated capacity building workshop on study abroad programs. • Organized a hybrid (virtual & physical) webinar for passing out Corps members with an interest in pursuing an international master’s degree program. State Secretary to the National Association of Catholic Corp Members (NACC) Bayelsa State Chapter • Served as the secretary to the state Executive Council • Coordinated the activities of the NACC sub-zone coordinators, especially on the implementation of NYSC decisions. • Wrote appeals, reports, and Minutes to the Governor of the state, NYSC officials, the catholic church, and corporate institutions on NACC matters. • Servicing state council meetings and National council meetings. • Liaison on the orientation exercises of new Corps members within the state. Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue ICT Compliance Officer • Registered tax-paying organizations and institutions in Bayelsa state • Entered the data, documented, and printed generated tax receipts for further auditing. • Utilized the I-Comply revenue software to monitor the general report on individual companies' PAYE remittances and withholdings. NYSC Bayelsa State Volleyball Player • • • July – September 2023 2019 present Served as the Platoon One Captain at the orientation camp and emerged in second place during the Inter-platoon competition. Participated in the Director General’s Cup competition at Delta State Nigeria and emerged winner in the semi-finals. Participated in group training supporting new Corps members on the team. LEAP AFRICA Lagos, NG Mini-Grant Proposal Reviewer for the LEAP Africa Alumni Network (LAAN) • Reviewed applications of applicants to determine if they meet the stated criteria for the grant program. • Interviewed applicants to determine eligibility and need for services. • Evaluated and scored each applicant's proposal against the stated grading rubric. • Reviewed applicants’ financial sustainability records to determine whether the projects can be sustained. EDUCATION SUSTAINABILITY AND VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE Calabar, NG Executive Director: • • • • • • • • • • • • Oversees the program activities and their implementation within the organization. Facilitated meetings and onboarding of volunteers and board members. Contributed to the development and planning of the organization's programs in line with the set objectives. Met with partners to discuss partnership goals. Provided directives and advice on program timelines. Drafted partnership proposals for the organization. Worked closely with the board members to guarantee network extensions. Communicated daily with the program director. Onboarded over 1200 Volunteers for program expansion in Nigeria, Liberia, Cameroon, Sudan, Kenya, South Africa, Malawi, and DR Congo Facilitated the United Nations Global Assembly in two states in Nigeria, Enugu, and Cross River. Initiated the global Education Ambassadors Program in June 2022. Managed ESVDI social media pages for 2 years creating engaging content that represents the organization. Certifications Author AID: Certificate in research in the sciences Dataville: Certificate in International Development Research & Courses Aspire Institute of Harvard University: Leadership principles McKinsey Forward Program: Badge on the Academy’s Management Accelerator Program and problem-solving skills. Nigeria Institute of Management: Proficiency Certificate in Management (In-view) Coursera: Human Resource Associate Professional Certificate (In-view) Summits- Africa International Trade Summit, ONDEA Unemployment Summit Nigeria, Global Youth Summit Bangladesh, Youth Co: Lab Virtual summit ECOSOC Youth Forum, International Conference on Transformative Education for Global Citizenship, Global Peace and Sustainable Development Summit, Thematic Solutions Forum Accelerating Learning Recovery and Transforming Education in South-East Asia through MultiStakeholder Partnerships (SDG 4) which is organized by Global SouthSouth Development (GSSD) Expo 2022, Global teachers Conference 2022 by Global Teachers Club Awards • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fellowship: Skills Interests Publication Female Educator of the Year by Nigeria Women Achievers Top 20 Best Campus Director Africa Nominee Hult Prize Foundation Outstanding Personality in the University community by Offiong Ikpeme Foundation. Winner of Calabar Young Entrepreneurs Award by Offiong Ikpeme Foundation. Medium Sub grant award winner by Leap Africa Winner of the Youth Leadership Award by Leap Africa Nominee for the Superwoman Under 30 Awards 2022 in the leadership category Forbes 30 under 30 nominees in the Education Category 50 Leading Ladies to watch out for in 2023 by the Nigeria Project Ambassadors Initiative. 2022 nominee of the Youth Spotlight Award by Nigeria Youth SDGs Winner Leap Africa Alumni Award for consistency in social impact 2022 Winner African Goodwill Ambassadors Award for Humanitarian Work 2022 by the International Goodwill Ambassadors Club. 2023 Nominee of the Founder of the Year Award 2023 Award for community service and contribution to the growth of Leap Africa and Leap Africa Alumni Network (LANN) Presidential Youth Leadership Fellow of President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dataville 2022 Grant writing fellow, Youth Leadership fellow of Leap Africa, Aspire Leadership Alumni of Harvard University, Global Youth Ambassador Theirworld, Young leader of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust. Public speaking, Program management, problem-solving skills, Leadership, communication, collaboration, classroom management, entrepreneurship, Proposal writing, Presentation skills, virtual and hybrid event specialist, zoom room expert and consultant, Research, and mentorship. Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, and writing skills. Volunteering, hiking, badminton, volleyball, baking, dancing, research, Public Speaking, Program facilitation and planning, teaching, and reading. “Applicability Of Universal Basic Education in Primary Schools in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. Implication To Educators in Test, Measurement, and Evaluation” https://www.ijsar.in/archiveslist.aspx?id=16081 Books: Published a book on “Proposal Writing for Grant Funding: A step-by-step guide to writing a winning grant proposal.” Available on the following online stores; Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Proposal-Writing-GrantFunding-Step/dp/B0C91GYYXT, Selar, Rakuten Kobo, Bamboo, and Okada.