Community Development /Relations
Resume:
AMBROSE'S RESUME
AMBROSE NANA KOFI AIDOO
MOBILE: +233*********
EMAIL: ************@*****.***
CAREER SUMMARY
Results-driven sustainable community development and social performance, planning, and operations management professional with exceptional communication, problem solving and leadership skills. Focused decision maker with demonstrated ability to lead functional teams in the design, development, and launch of leading-edge solutions and processes. EDUCATION
September 2018-April 2020 Brandon University, Canada: Master of Art Rural Development (MRD).
August 2007-May 2011 University of Ghana, Legon:
Bachelor of Art (Sociology and Political Science)
PUBLICATIONS
Galamsey and Small-Scale Mining on Gold Fields Ghana Project: Engaging with a Semi-Formal Industry. Teschner, Benjamin and Ambrose Aidoo, Gold Fields Ghana Limited, Accra 2012. WORK EXPERIENCE
SEPTEMBER 2023-SEPTEMBER 2024
SPRINGBOARD ROAD SHOW FOUNDATION
ZONAL COORDINATOR (CENTRAL, WESTERN, AND WESTERN NORTH) Summary of Key Responsibilities
● Onboarded various program participants (e.g employers, employees, young persons, and persons living with disabilities, etc in my assigned zone as part of the Foundation's interventions.
● Identified job organizations, opportunities, and internships in selected program sectors and industries and facilitated the placement of young people in these jobs particularly Agriculture, Technical, Vocational, Education, Training (ATVET) jobs.
● Coordinated, monitored the works of the district coordinators and reported on the Foundation's program areas below:
● Community Entry
● Community Relations
● Stakeholder Engagements
● Community Outreach and Events
● Operations
● Media Engagements and Communications
● Internships
● Job Placements
● Research and Data Collection
● Clubs
OCTOBER 2011-DECEMBER 2012
GOLD FIELDS GHANA LIMITED
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Summary of Key Responsibilities
● Coordinated scientific interviews and site visits for a three-week field study on Galamsey and small-scale mining at Gold Fields Ghana operations.
● Communicated the company's corporate social responsibility initiatives and projects to the stakeholder and external communities as a whole.
● Conducted weekly monitoring of Gold Fields Ghana Limited Agribusiness projects, including assessing, and documenting activities against sustainability metrics in Microsoft Access. The work helped in increasing the program beneficiaries from 119 to 598.
● Conducted community needs assessments to better understand the stakeholder communities which helped in planning initiatives and strategies specific to their needs.
● Successfully developed and implemented community development strategies and procedures aimed at addressing the developmental needs of the stakeholder communities.
● Engaged with stakeholders and external communities as a whole in identifying their problems and finding sustainable solutions to them.
● Active member of the company's Green Environment Campaign Training Team.
● Organized and performed leadership roles in meetings with Municipal Assembly representatives, Unit Committee members and all stakeholders involved in discussing and addressing the developmental needs of the stakeholder communities. This helped in the initiation and completion of many developmental programs within the stakeholder communities.
● Designed and implemented grievance reporting procedure and also took a role as the community complaint registrar and as a result helped in addressing community complaints and conflicts.
● Built trust and relations between the company and its stakeholder communities which helped in establishing and maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship between the company and its stakeholders and as a result helped the company in maintaining its social license to operate.
● Conducted monthly impact assessment of the company's projects and programs in the stakeholder communities.
OTHER QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
Supervisors Safety Training Course: National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) South Africa.
Safety Representative Certificate of Competence, Gold Fields Ghana Limited. First Aiders Certificate: Saint Johns Ambulance, Ghana. DEMONSTRATED SKILLS
● Highly resourceful, flexible, and innovative individual who possess a considerable amount of knowledge and skills regarding:
● Agriculture and Agribusiness
● Stakeholder and Community Engagement
● Community Entry
● Corporate Social Responsibility
● Sustainable Rural Community Development Programs and Procedures
● Dealing with children and vulnerable women
● Conducting community needs assessment to better understand the community and plan initiatives and strategies specific to their needs
● Engaging Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations
● Proficient in the use of Kobo Collect data collection tool, Microsoft Office Suite mainly Powerpoint, Word, Excel, and Database Applications. INTERESTS
● Avid reader of career related publications especially community relations, sustainable rural development, and corporate social responsibility reports, articles, and journals.
● I enjoy playing and watching soccer.
REFERENCES
Gwendolyn Wellmann
Community Development and Social Performance Specialist Mobile:+278********
Email: *********@*****************.***
Benjamin Teschner
Solid Minerals Manager
Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners
Mobile: +1-720-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
Dzifa Bridget Hanyabui
Deputy Program Manager (HR & Administration)
Springboard Road Show Foundation
Mobile: +233*********/+233*********
Email: *****@***********.***.**
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