AUGUSTINE JERRIMY KOROMA

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Summary of Profile:

A peacebuilding specialist with more than twenty years professional experience in program management, intelligence investigation and educational administration. In the last thirteen years, I have provided technical support to the security sector of Sierra Leone and international partners to establish Passenger Information Unit (PIU), robust early warning systems leading to the successful conduct of three general elections, robust response to the EBOLA and COVID-19 pandemics, improvement in educational outcomes, control of corruption to a score of 79% and domestic revenues by about 25%.

KEY SKILLS

Critical analysis, dispute resolution, facilitation, coordination, program management skills;

Computer software skills in MS. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and excellent typing skills.

Leadership, Monitoring and evaluation,

Effective team player, innovative and critical thinking;

Intelligence investigative skills, qualitative data collection, interpretation, analytical report writing skills;

Networking, communication skills, time management and multi-tasking skills;

Time management, multi-tasking skills and ability to work under pressure;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/JOB DESCRIPTION

2010 to date: Peacebuilding & Program Management Specialist- Office of National Security/Central Intelligence and Security Agency

Provided technical support to establish the Sierra Leone Passenger Information Unit to curtail organized crimes in line with Security Council Resolutions 2178, 2396 & 2482.

Coordinated the West African Informal Working Group on Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record to improve cooperation and information exchange.

Developed and strengthened a coordinated early warning systems in partnership with civil society organizations at local and national level.

Improved governance in the education, healthcare, economic, disaster management and agriculture sectors through research to identify capacity gaps and drive smart operational and strategic decisions.

Reviewed peacebuilding and security policies to combat insecurity and promote sustainable development in compliance with global frameworks and best practices.

Collated, analyzed, disseminated incident reports in the COVID-19 and Ebola pandemic for enhanced a robust and efficient response.

2006-2010: Educator and Youth Coordinator, Salesian Youth Movement (S.Y.M.), Catholic Mission- Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria

Graded over one thousand English language examination scripts for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to transition high school students to university.

Educated over four hundred vulnerable youths 80% of whom transitioned to various universities.

Successfully coordinated four holiday camps, analyzed and reported on outcomes for subsequent improvements.

Coordinated six youth groups in the Salesian Youth Movement to ensure compliance with strategic objectives.

Participated in bi-annual West African regional youth retreats and workshop to enhance coordination and track progress at regional level.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

DATE

UNIVERSITY/

INSTITUTION

PROGRAMME/

CERTIFICATE (status)

2022-2023

Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Executive Masters in Managing Peace and Security in Africa (ongoing)

2022-2023

Makerere University, Uganda

Post-Graduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding (course completed, Certificate available)

2009-2012

Njala University

Master’s in Public Administration (completed, certificate available)

2002- 2006

Njala University (Bo Campus)

Bachelor of Arts Education and Linguistics (completed, certificate available)

1994-2000

St. Augustine

Agricultural Secondary School, Kamasondo Lungi

WASSCE (completed, certificate available)

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

YEAR

TRAINING LOCATION

COURSE

ORGANISER/ LOCATION

COURSE CONTENT

2022

Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP)

Positive Peace Pillars

Institute of Economics and Peace & Rotary Peace Fellowship

Pillars & Research Methods of Positive Peace

2022

Acumen Academy West Africa (ongoing)

Leadership Fellowship

Acumen Academy

Adaptive Leadership, Polarity Management, Immunity to Change

2021

Virtual Training

Countering Terrorist Travel

United Nations Counter Terrorism Travel Program

Legal and Regulatory framework of the Countering Terrorist Travel Program.

2020

Coursera

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

West Virginia University

Fundamentals of Fraud detection and forensic accounting

2018

Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)

Information Management for Peacekeeping Operations (IMPO)

Swiss Embassy and KAIPTC, Accra Ghana

Basics on intelligence collection and management in peacekeeping environment

2018

Office of National Security

Intelligence Report Writing

United States Overseas Training Programme

Elements of Intelligence Reporting Writing

2017

Kofi Anan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)

Maritime Security and Transnational Organized Crime (MSTOC) &

German Embassy & KAIPTC, Accra Ghana

Maritime Security Threats in the Gulf of Guinea and Transnational Organized Crime.

2017

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

Leadership and Public Management

Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), RLC

Leadership, globalization, ethics and Public Sector Management

2017

General Directorate of Studies and Documentation

Human Intelligence & Out Station Activities

Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco

Security operations at home and abroad

2016

United Nations Office, Wilkinson Road, Freetown

Advanced Surveillance and Tracking Techniques

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Principles of conducting surveillance and tracking on foot and by vehicle

2016

University of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana

Executive Course on Human Rights and Drug Policy

Open Society Foundation

University of Ghana Law School, Ghana

Human rights, public policy, drug conventions, harm reduction, gender and drugs.

2015

Kingtom, Freetown

Intelligence Course Level I&II

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Trade craft, intelligence report writing, Elicitation techniques, Crime Scenes

2013

University of Ghana, Law School

Human Rights and Drug Policy

Open Society Foundation

Incorporating Human Rights into Drug Policies

2011

F.B.C. Freetown Sierra Leone

Ethical Leadership

Wittenberg Centre for Global Ethics

Ethics and Leadership

2010

ONS Building, Tower Hill

Security Orientation

Office of National Security, Sierra Leone

Risk and disaster management, basic trade craft, intelligence report writing, Communication Skills, Elicitation techniques.

2008

Don Bosco Technical Institute, Odumasi, Sunyani-Ghana

Youth Leadership

Salesians of Don Bosco, Catholic Mission

Sunyani, Ghana

Youth animation, leadership qualities, group dynamics

ACHIEVEMENTS

Outstanding Performance Award in recognition of contributions to institutional successes: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022.

Nominee for the YALI RLC Cohort 6, Public Management Star Award, 2017, GIMPA, Accra Ghana.

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