OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION & TRANING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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SAIKOUBA A MANNEH +313-***-****

Be a valuable team member as well as contribute effectively to achieving corporate goals, work with the team to improve overall business processes for efficiency and cost containment. I will bring in over thirty years of continuing International and national professional work experience in Risk management and compliance, internal control systems, Program management and office administration as well as budgeting and financial management during my tenure of work from Asia, Africa and the Middle east; excelling in emergency preparedness and response planning (EPRP) in the humanitarian field, public and private sector work. World Food Program Jan. 1997- April 1997

Responsible for the preparation of the monthly

accounts/budgets

Maintaining accurate records of revenue and expenditure and supporting field mission planning and execution.

Managing the monthly Sub-imprest account, keeping records of assets and coordinating with the Head of Finance

World Food Program May 1997-Dec- 1997

Overseeing operations in coordination with senior management Responsible for Programme planning, implementation, and service delivery

Monitoring and reporting of outputs and outcomes i.e. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Accountable to the Director for Partnership management, evaluation, and contracting;

Coordination of Programme activities with sister UN agencies, Cooperating Partners, and Provincial and local authorities as well as building and strengthening local Community-based organizations

Master of Bussiness Administration in Banking,

and Fiance

Associate in Agricultural Business Management

Finance/Admin Officer

Acting Head of Sub-Office -Kandahar Sub-Officer

Preston Univeristy-Islamabad Pakistan

Nova Scotia Agricultural College-

Nova Scotia, Canada

Association of Accounting Technicians-

United Kingdom

Accounting Technician

Plunkett Foundation-United Kingdom

Certificate in Audit and Management

Gambia Cooperative Training Centre

Certificate in Audit

Institute for Advanced Educational and

Vocational Studies- Turin Italy

Certificate in Educational Technology & Pedagogy

Institute of Internal Auditors- United

Kingdom

Membership

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners-

Texas, United States

International Compliance Associate-

United Kingdom-UK

Certification in the COSO Internal

Control Framework- United Kingdom

Programme Management Specialist

World Food Program Jan 1998- Dec 1999

Supporting the Deputy Director and Head of Programme; and leading regional as well as headquarter staff missions into Afghanistan

Preparing program plans and coordinating with Partners regarding program implementation

Follow pending payments to partners and suppliers for services delivered.

SKILLS

Risk management and

compliance

Program management and

building enduring

partnerships

Organization and

coordination skills (internal

and external)

Internal Controls and

Corporate Governance

Business management,

finance, budgeting, and

variance analysis

Auditing and Inspection

work

Training, skills development

as well as team building,

Portfolio analysis and

building internal synergies

for efficiency.

People management and

managerial oversight

Strategic planning,

monitoring and report

writing.

Conflict resolution

A highly experienced professional with many

years of continuing professional experience in

the public as well as the private sectors; the UN

World Food Programme and UNDP; excelling

in:

Roving Finance Officer

World Food Program Jan 2000- August 2001

Responsible for assessing operational efficiency and compliance with prescribed rules, regulations, and adherence to UN-WFP Policies and Procedures

Testing control systems and assessing the strength of internal processes

(Business processes)

Evaluating the efficiency of inter-agency coordination and program implementation and service delivery and reporting to management Programme Officer, Cum Fin/Admin Officer,

UN-WFP Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan)

World Food Program Sept 2001- Jan-2002

Focusing on Urban Vulnerable Safety Net programming - Urban vulnerability assessment)

Program planning and design

Coordination of Programme implementation plans with National and State Authorities, International and National Partners Head of Programme

World Food Program Feb 2002- Sept 2002

Planning and managing the operational plan as well as leading and directing a team to achieve targets sets, and coordinating with UN Agencies, State Authorities,

Partners,

Compliance Officer

World Food Program Oct 2002- May 2005

Establish the first UN-WFP Pilot Compliance Unit

recognized by the WFP Internal Audit of 2004 as one of WFP’s “Best Practices” to be replicated in all major WFP emergencies. Assess efficiency/effectiveness of sub- projects at the points of delivery.

Audit specialist

United Nations Development Programme June 2005- Oct 2006 Responsible for the audit and reporting of UNDP Afghanistan Elections, Rural Electrification, and Telecommunications Programs as well as the demobilization, Disarmament, and reintegration of ex-combatants into civil society

Assessing, evaluating, and reporting the efficacy of internal controls, management systems and the procurement process. Head of the Dadaab Refugee Operation

World Food Program Nov 2006-June 2009

Manage, plan and coordinate program implementation, oversee operations and response to the refugee influx, in partnership with UNHCR, Non-governmental Organisations and local Authorities.

Monitor and report program implementation progress, identify challenges and weaknesses, and implement mitigation actions. Programme Advisor and Head of Food for Asset

World Food Program June 2009-May 2013

Worked with the national government and local administrations to develop and implement transitional development and livelihood projects to improve food security, build community resilience, and improve lives and livelihoods

Oversaw the implementation of UN-WFP’s most successful FFA programs in East Africa where we received three Congressional Delegations from Washington following a USAID Storyline and significant USAID funding for the WFP Kenya at a time when US funding was reserved Only for lifesaving emergencies

Languages

Mandinka-Native Language-speak

Wollof- Native Language-speak

English

Speak

Read

Write

Duty travel to Juba South Sudan

Temporary duty assignment (TDY), April 2013

Sitting in for the Deputy Country Director (DCD) Operations Operationoordinate the South Sudan Emergency field operations. Head of Sub-Office, Malakal, South Sudan

World Food Program June 2013- May 2015

Overseeing the Refugee Office in Maban.

Overall responsibility included managing the UN-WFP Operations in that office

Planning, coordinating, and implementing Annual

Programme Plans and strategic/operational engagement with the United Nations Refugee Office (UNHCR) on the refugee support operations implementation in line with the UNHCR/UN-WFP Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) on Refugees

Risk and Compliance Advisor- WFP Afghanistan

World Food Program August 2015- January 2016

Coordinate risk identification risk assessment and monitoring the implementation of agreed mitigation actions, Manage and Annual Assurance Statement

preparation, Annual Financial Disclosure, and maintain the Risk Register, Annual Program Planning Plan and reporting of progress.

Had a three months of Duty Travel to Nigeria and Central African Republic-CAR for risk analysis and compliance testing

Able to lay the foundation for what was to become the first Risk and Compliance Unit in WFP Nigeria, and WFP CAR)

Risk and Compliance Advisor, UN-WFP Yemen

World Food Program Feburay 2016- July 2020

Responsible for Enterprise Risk Management, assessing compliance with corporate governance, ethics, and values by evaluating governance systems and structures, testing Internal Control systems, and assessing adherence to corporate rules A highly successful tour of duty in Yemen which brought back donor funding to UN-WFP Yemen after a terrible Audit report (28 Findings with many high risks and donor conditionalities set for any future cash tranche disbursement- All recommendations were implemented within the agreed timeframe.

Senior Risk and Compliance Advisor

World Food Program August 2020-August 2023

Overseeing the entire Risk Management Framework, testing Internal controls and monitoring the Corporate Policy implementation Coordinated risk identification, risk assessment, and work with technical heads and management to develop mitigation actions, Coordinate the preparation of the Annual Work Plan (APP) and the preparation, finalization of the Risk Register, the Annual Assurance Statement, and the Annual Financial Disclosure Statement

Quarterly Risk monitoring and reporting as well as leading and directing a team of risk professionals; undertaking oversight field missions, assessing management systems and reviewing supplier and partnership contracts, with different functional units and working with technical heads to improve work processes

References:

Fatai Adegboye

World Food Program Senior Regional Risk and Compliance Advisor, Dakar

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Pablo Yuste

World Food Program Deputy Director Supply Chain, Rome ad3z71@r.postjobfree.com

Khusro Jawid

World Food Program Head of Supply Chain, Abuja,

Nigeria

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Many years of relevant program and risk management experience, compliance and corporate governance; financing and integration and administration. Seven years as government inspector and auditor in the Gambia; one year as Audit Specialist with UNDP Kabul, Afghanistan), seven years as Assistant Lecturer and Head of Cooperative Management Training in The Gambia. Former Assistant Accountant with the Medical Research Laboratories in The Gambia, and an Accountant with the Senegambia Beach Hotels Holdings Former Fin/Admin Officer, former Programme Officer (UN WFP), former Audit Specialist with UNDP, and most recently as Senior Risk Management and Compliance Advisor with the United Nations World Food Programme

(UN-WFP) in Abuja, Nigeria.

Well-rounded in operations management with a strong leaning toward strengthening business processes, very good at organizing and coordinating across business units and building internal synergies; Strong Corporate governance; and in advocating for ethics and values. Ability at knowledge transfer/impart relevant skills training to support ethics and a rule-compliant roll out so that staff have better understanding of corporate governance and standards of conduct and their contributions to maintaining a more respectful business environment. A solid Program management specialist and a consummate risk management and compliance professional. Good financial analysis background with specialized knowledge and skills in fostering inter-functional and inter-agency relations. Strong credentials in Corporate Policy implementation. Relevant knowledge and skills to implement and strengthen Corporate Governance in partnership with senior management and technical heads. Excellent understanding of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Committees, and providing supervisory oversight and coaching staff for success. Excellent track record of good leadership and supporting management priorities, very good at multitasking.

Proven leadership and management skills with an outstanding track record of delivering results. A dedicated team player with demonstrated ability to invest and develop local staff capacity and build local institutions Passion for excellence, effective in coordination; Good people management skills with a leaning toward quality assurance and responsiveness to management deadlines. Worked with senior management at different levels of the organization as Head of several office, Programme Specialist, Head of Programme, Risk and Compliance Officer and Senior Risk and Compliance Advisor, Audit Specialist (UNDP Kabul Afghanistan), government inspector and auditor(The Gambia); seven years as Assistant Lecturer and Head of Cooperative Management Training in The Gambia. Former Assistant Accountant-Medical Research Laboratories(Gambia), Accountant -Senegambia Beach Hotels Holdings.

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