Abimbola Balogun linkedin.com/in/balogun-abimbola
■ Career history: Senior Project Administrator, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Project Administrator, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Executive Assistant to Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria Administrative Assistant, Abiodun D. Doherty & Co Law Firm, Nigeria ■ Education highlights: MBA, Warwick Business School, UK BSc, Public Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Associate, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, Nigeria Diploma, Local Government Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
■ Nationality: Nigerian
■ Languages:
English (native) Yoruba (native)
■ Career achievements: Managed the administration and operations of a multicultural project to facilitate the training of over 240,000 agripreneurs in business planning, technology and management skills, targeted at reducing unemployment. This led to an increase in the employment rate of 74% before the end of the project, to 88% by the end of the project. Managed the budget of a US$12.9 million research project which was at risk of being withdrawn by the donor due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A restructuring plan to redistribute and reallocate resources was developed, with an emphasis placed on risk management to ensure the project target was met within the allocated budget, despite the high inflation. Led a team of regional project administrators and business development managers for a Mastercard Foundation initiative. Designed a youth-sensitive credit financing instrument for business start-ups which enhanced their expansion and increased access to credit facilities from strategic partners by over 83%.
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