VIVIAN ADAEGO AKAGHA, LL.B., B.L.
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https://vivienakagha.academia.edu/ Abuja, Nigeria
PROFILE SUMMARY
Legal, Programme, and Administrative Support Professional with over 9 years of experience supporting both EU-funded
and other donor-supported programmes across gender, child protection, human rights, access to justice, and governance
sectors. Demonstrated expertise in programme coordination, donor compliance, procurement, ERP systems, financial
documentation, reporting, and stakeholder engagement within international and intergovernmental contexts. Proven
ability to manage complex programme support functions with minimal supervision while maintaining accuracy,
discretion, and compliance with institutional and donor requirements. Strong written and oral communication skills, with
experience translating complex policy and programme information for diverse stakeholders. When I am not confined to
the workspace, I volunteer in reaching out to orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria through outreaches and
mentorship programmes.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Stakeholder engagement and partner coordination
Complex Problem-solving skills
Financial management, event management and
budgeting
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
Multilateral Partnership Development, Risk
Management & Compliance
Rights-based approaches and gender
disability and other vulnerable groups.
Programme Administration &
Coordination
ERP Systems & Financial Documentation
Governance
Gender based Violence, Human Rights
& Access to Justice
Knowledge Management &
Communications
Results-Based Reporting (RBM)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Possess emotional intelligence, analytical and critical thinking skills.
● Efficiency and accountability: Conversant with EU procedures, Overcome complex operational challenges and make
high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethics.
● Project Management & Strategic Planning
● Advanced MS Excel, ERP, CRM & Financial Systems (SAP, Salesforce), Data Analysis and Visualization for Monitoring and
Evaluation Zoom, MS Teams, WebEx, Trello, Slack, Discord
EDUCATION & RELEVANT CERTIFICATIONS
● Trainer of Trainees (ToT) APFTiA
● Project Management Training
● Child protection training
● Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
● Management | Quality Management Course – Rahn Wesley Institute of Management
● Barrister at Law (B.L)
Nigerian Law School, Abuja
● Bachelors at Law (LL.B.)
University of Nigeria
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WORK AND CONSULTING EXPERIENCES
Programme Manager – Access to Justice
February 2025 – Present
Public and Private Development Centre
● I provide programme coordination and administrative oversight for justice sector reform initiatives focused on pretrial
detention and access to justice.
● Oversee the development and reviewing of workplans, activity schedules, and implementation calendars across multiple
states.
● Assist with budget preparation, monitoring, and expenditure tracking in line with donor and institutional requirements.
● Coordinate trainings, stakeholder dialogues, workshops, and conferences, ensuring logistical, administrative, and
documentation compliance.
● Prepare and consolidate reports, programme briefs, meeting notes, and internal planning documents to support
management and donor reporting.
● Liaise with government institutions, CSOs, donors, and consortium partners to ensure timely delivery of programme
activities.
Client Relationship Management
Dec 2022 – Dec 2024
British Council, Nigeria
● Supported cross-functional teams to deliver seamless programme and operational support, earning consecutive Customer
Excellence Awards annually.
● Minimized operational costs through innovative scope adjustments and risk management strategies.
● Cross-Functional Collaboration involving Test Day Coordinators and the Business Development Team to align backend
processes, ensuring seamless customer support and optimized operations.
● Reduced failed online payment issues by 70% thereby enhancing financial processes.
● I supported reporting and performance tracking using Power BI and Microsoft Excel to inform service improvement
initiatives.
Project Coordinator
Lady Helen Child Foundation
Nov 2017 – Oct 2022
● Coordinating engagements with justice institutions, civil society organisations, and programme stakeholders to support
awareness, implementation, monitoring, and accountability mechanisms.
● Supported donor compliance, financial documentation, and monitoring in line with partner requirements.
● Drafted concept notes, policy briefs, and programme reports contributing to successful funding approvals.
● Managed Programs overseeing simultaneous projects for several engagements covering project setup, resource
requirements management and forecasting, stakeholder management, timelines and scope monitoring, implementation of
detailed project plans and follow-up action plans, coordination of steering committee meetings, monitoring quality of
deliverables, project close-out, etc.
● Liaised with Bureau of Public Enterprise, National Planning Commission, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women Affairs,
UBEC, SUBEB, Office of the Head of Sustainable Development Goals, and both international and local organizations and
this involved meeting with the Director-General, Country Directors, and Permanent Secretaries to discuss strategies for
Partnership, with 100% success rate. Successfully maintained relationships with partners and stakeholders.
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Administrative Support Officer
Jan 2015 – Nov 2015
European Union
Supported budget tracking, invoice processing, and payment follow-up in line with donor requirements and approved
workplans.
Coordinated procurement processes, including tracking TORs, bids, contracts, amendments, and approvals in compliance
with PRAG and internal controls.
Supported consultants’ contracts and vendor payments, working closely with finance teams to ensure compliance with donor
and organisational requirements.
Coordinated logistics, travel, and stakeholder engagements in line with EU operational guidelines.
RESEARCH WORK, PAPERS & BOOK
Book Published
Vivien Akagha: “Fight! Don’t Slack” – a book on emotional intelligence.
Some External Research Collaborations
● GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST AUTISTIC FEMALES IN AFRICA (REAL LIFE EVENT)
● SDG work on “The impact of covid-19 on achieving SDGs in Africa”
● “Diaspora Voting of Nigerians”
● “Peace and Nepotism – A juxta position of Nigeria’s plea for peace”
● Research work on Autism with the Ike Foundation for Autism
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REFEREES - ON REQUEST
