YEWANDE OLUSORE
Program Manager, Development Specialist, and Data Analyst
Heidelberg, DE.About
I am a results-oriented Program Manager, Development Specialist, and Data Analyst. I excel at coordinating projects, engaging with stakeholders, and advocating for positive change. My background include roles as a Service Quality Manager, Assistant Head of Operations and Customer Service Officer, where I honed my skills in improving processes and building strong client relationships. I'm truly passionate about driving impactful change, empowering communities, and creating sustainable development solutions.
Work
Common Cause Initiatives, Ilorin Nigeria
|COMMUNITY PROGRAM OFFICER
Highlights
Planned, attended, and coordinated meetings and events, and prepared presentations, workshops, and seminars relevant to the community.
Composed and prepared correspondences, reports, agendas of visits, and donations; arranged training, advice, and support for different groups of people maintaining filing systems for smooth data retrieval.
Raised public awareness on issues relevant to the community; fight against malaria, and HIV/AIDS awareness.
Liaised with interested individuals and group donors, community-based organisations, statutory bodies as well as the government to raise funds for benefactors.
Directed the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the organisation.
First City Monument Bank, Lagos Nigeria
|SERVICE QUALITY MANAGER
Highlights
Logged, tracked, reassigned, and resolved customer and staff complaints, enquiries and requests; ensured standards met the Service Level Agreement in place.
Spearheaded monthly visitations to assigned branches to witness the implementation of recommendations and provided detailed feedback to the head of the department ensuring service
delivery to customers was timely and replicated bank-wide by the bank's policy and mission.
Developed corrective and preventive actions by detecting the root cause of issues logged on the IMS (Issues Management System).
Delivered qualitative service to staff and customers. Built and maintained healthy customer relationships.
Delivered special services to high net-worth customers.
First City Monument Bank, Lagos Nigeria
|CASH OFFICER
Highlights
Supervised bank tellers performing cash transactions within the branch; verified till balances, debit and credit postings before transfer into the vault.
Trained and supervised tellers on the job.
Directed the day to day running of the branch in absence of the branch head of operations.
Managed salary administration and western union payments; posting and dispatch of clearing cheques, conducting timely rendition of proofs.
Maintained the ATM machine assigned to the branch ensuring smooth 24/7 operations as ATM Custodian.
Resolved customer inquiries and concerns. Which increased customer satisfaction rate by 25%.
First City Monument Bank, Lagos Nigeria
|CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER
Highlights
Provided customers with information regarding products and services in accordance with the bank guidelines and policies.
Cross-trained 3 other staff and provided guidance for colleagues when needed.
Performed account openings and closures for individuals, Corporate and Government Parastatals; maintained accurate account information and implemented changes to existing accounts.
Maintained a customer satisfaction rate of 95% for 2010.
Key Achievements: Worked as a team member performing cashier duties, product assistance and marketing to earn "issue free branch" for two consecutive quarters in a year. Badged 2nd best customer service officer for mystery shopper exercise bank-wide.
Community Secondary School Obuama, Rivers State, Nigeria
|ENGLISH TEACHER
Highlights
Class teacher for JS1 class
Taught 125 junior secondary school students English Language.
Set exams for students and marked their scripts. Prepared English language lessons for students.
Organised private tutoring for students. Received 95%+ positive feedback from private tutoring students and their parents.
Invigilated/Supervised during internal and external exams (WAEC/NECO).
Prepared 50 senior secondary school students for their final school leaving exams.
Die Sternchen gemeinnützige GmbH
|EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Highlights
Design and organize subject materials and engaging activities that are tailored to the needs of the children and ensure that the materials and activities planned are geared towards enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development.
Prepare comprehensive reports that offer detailed insights on the development and performance of the learners.
The Steadfast Love Foundation
|DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.
Highlights
Launched the Girls-support center strategy to engage with stakeholders and push advocacy for the center.
Oversee the disbursement and monitor the grants received for the foundation while promoting and ensuring transparency with all stakeholders.
Support children, young people, and women who are victims of child abuse and domestic violence, and encourage them to share their emotions and experiences to understand themselves and their relationships.
Support and empower rural girls and women with access to formal education, vocational, and skills training.
Assess clients' needs, prepare reports, maintain case/client/family history records, and file paperwork to help develop and review service plans in consultation with clients.
Interview and hold face-to-face discussions with clients individually, in families, or in groups; assess their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
The Eight Foundation, Lagos Nigeria
|DIRECTOR/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highlights
Approved expenditures within the authority delegated by the Chief Executive Officer and provided her with monthly reports on expenditures of the organisation.
Counseled child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and rape survivors.
Assessed survivors, prepared reports, kept case files, offered counseling, attended court sessions, and made referrals to partner agencies such as hospitals, legal personnel, homes, law enforcement experts, and social services.
Offered financial, emotional, and developmental support to survivors and their families.
Monitored client's intervention, physical, social, and emotional well-being.
Established and maintained good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with individuals, donors, influencers, and other organisations.
Organised and led sensitisation program on sexual violence for over 5,000 secondary school children in Lagos State.
Determined staffing requirements for organisational management.
Engaged with government officials and relevant stakeholders for Child Abuse and domestic violence survivors.
Initiated and launched Child abuse prevention campaign for schools.
Fountain Initiative for Social Development, Lagos Nigeria
|DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highlights
Spearheaded the development of business strategy and plan implementation.
Created and coordinated training of Internally Displaced People on Entrepreneurship, nation-building, peace, and conflict resolution.
Planned, Supervised, and Coordinated the daily activity of 25 staff, strengthened staff management and development.
Streamlined financial management practices and fiscal responsibility.
Secured partnerships with Bank of Industry, NYSC, Indofoods, AWIEF, and other reputable organisations for graduate employment fair and enterprise development scheme.
Developed a new business model and coordinated the revamp of the vocational centre which led to a 20% increase in revenue.
Created and provided monthly reports on the foundation activities for the Internally displaced people.
Supported women and young people with skills and entrepreneurial development training and provided them with seed grants to start their small and medium enterprises.
World Hope Foundation, Lagos Nigeria
|DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Highlights
Led, motivated, and managed the team to successfully improve and scale up operations.
Enhanced processes for identifying and securing funding resource opportunities to support children and the less privileged in partnership with NGOs being managed by the organisation.
Developed and implemented strategies and programs in support of the organisation's mandate.
Monitored budget implementation and ensured that all allocated finances were collected and acquitted in a timely manner.
Built and nurtured positive relationships with partners and sponsors. Planned and coordinated relief programs.
Oversaw and managed the collaboration with other NGOs and Government stakeholders for children's campaigns.
Monitored and supported fund raising and grant proposals for the foundation.
Education
Scrum Alliance
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SCRUM MASTER
Utiva
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DATA ANALYTICSC; Microsoft Excel & SQL
Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)
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MANAGEMENT
The Job Hackers
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AGILE MBA
Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SOCIOLOGY)
Awards
Award for African Women in Development
Award for Community Service
Skills
Jira
Report Writing and Presentation
CPR/AED/FIRST-AID
Crisis Intervention and Counseling
Time Management
Advocacy
Child Welfare
Community Engagement
Strong Communication
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
Microsoft Excel
SQL
MIRO
Microsoft Office Suite
Data Analysis and Research
Case Management
Program Coordination & Management
Languages
ENGLISH
Native
GERMAN
Proficient
Certificates
Agile MBA
Issued By
The Job Hackers
Scrum Master
Issued By
Scrum Alliance
Health and Safety for Social and Health Workers
Issued By
Alison
Social Work and Community Work
Issued By
Lead Academy, UK
Social Work: Equality and Diversity
Issued By
One Education, UK
Care Certificate
Issued By
Caredemy, UK
Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL
Certificate in Identifying and Responding to Domestic and Family Violence
Certificate in Data Analytics; Microsoft Excel & SQL
Certificate in CPR / AED / FIRST-AID
Certificate in Counselling Practitioner
Licensed Social Worker NASOW/NS/LAG/244
Issued By
Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASow)
Certificate of Completion in Reporting Suspected Abuse or Neglect of a Child
Certificate of Achievement in Early Childhood Education
Certificate in Understanding the Rights of Women and Girls
Certificate in Child Abuse Prevention
Issued By
Prevent Child Abuse, Utah, (PCAU) United States of America
Certificate in Journalism for Social Change: Focusing on Vulnerable Children
Certificate in Personal Safety and Security
Issued By
Save the Children (online)
Certificate in Fully Integrated Security Management
Issued By
RedR UK (online)
Certificate in "The Sphere Project: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response"
Issued By
Sphere
Certificate in Improving Global Healthcare: Focusing on Quality and Safety
Issued By
Harvard School of Public Health, United States of America via EDX
Certificate in Humanitarianism: Applying Key Principles
Issued By
Disasterready.org Uk
Certificate in Building a Better Response |
Issued By
Humanitarian Academy at Harvard, United States of America
Certificate in Supporting Couple Relationships |
Issued By
OnePlusOne.org United Kingdom
Member Nigerian Institute of Management
Issued By
Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered)