Mechanical Engineer Project Management

Location:

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Salary:

15000

Posted:

July 04, 2025

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CURRICULUM VITAE

ALI DAWUD NADIATU

TEL: +233-***-****** EMAIL: ************@*****.***

RESUME

Nadia Ali has over a decade of project management experience and is a dedicated and results driven professional offering progressive ideas and initiatives that come from years of managing projects,working with communities and businesses. She seeks to engage and help create better livelihoods for communities in northern Ghana working with International and local NGOs, the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies as well as a number of business organizations. She is a trained Mechanical Engineer and an entrepreneur. Her passion to touch and impact many lives especially that of human rights of young girls and women in general has led her into a number of community and women empowerment projects with CAMFED, NORSAAC, etc. She is an election observer in Africa as well .Her belief is that,young people and women, given the opportunity and right guidance can excel in any endeavor they put their minds to. Her overall goal is to help improve the quality of life of as many people as possible and support women leadership and entrepreneurial ecosystem

EDUCATION

Kwame Nkrumah University science and Technology - KNUST Masters 2022 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [KNUST] Degreee-2009 - 2013 SSSCE – General Science [OPTION]

Tamale Secondary School 1998 - 2000

WORK EXPERIENCE

Entrepreneurship consultant Kosmos Innovation Centre -KIC Ghana (May 2022-)

Responsibilities

Lead Program Development and Implementation

`1.

Business incubation

o I prepare a strategic management oversight of incubator, planning, delivery, marketing, coaching and development of start-up businesses and entrepreneurs. o I Provide technical advisory support to KIC Incubated companies on all matters related to entrepreneurship and technology.

o Actively promotes incubator program and incubator companies through various channels as well as plan various workshops/events/webinars using both internal and external resource.

o Administers and manages seed funding support for businesses and projects. Staff Management and Office Administration Responsibility O I have an oversight responsibility for all staff within the program. o Manages the day-to-day running, administration, maintenance and safety of the regional office and incubator.

o I Coach, manage performance, and constructively corrects staff behaviors as needed and in accordance with established company policy. o I develop, implement, train, and ensures compliance for employee related policies. Reporting, Monitoring, and Evaluation

o I am responsible for completion of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) reporting and requirements

internally and externally for collaborating partners as part of project work scope. o Prepares project focused reports on progress, activity workplans, and other topics as needed for collaborating partners.

• I Leads quarterly reporting of the program on project progress with H Civil Society and Institutional Foundation-CSIF Ghana

• Programs coordinator ( 2017 – May 2022)

• Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Implementation, monitoring,budgeting

• Project Facilitation

• Liaison between organization and government, project communities, public and private institutions.

• Organizing seminars

• Serve as the implementing partner of CSIF to CRS Youth Life2 Project [250 young people were selected to be trained under various TVET and skills training in Northern Region]

Consultancy Work

CAMFED Ghana Startup entrepreneurship training OCT 2023-Marcg 2024

MEDA - Shea Business Management Consultancy training for 3 Northern Regions- Aug 2022

Global Shea Alliance-Tree Crop sustainability Training for Farmers along the tree crop regions of the Northern belt of Ghana - June -Aug 2021 MEDA Shea Business Management Consultancy training- August 2020 Business Development Consultant for CAMFED (2019 – 2021) Responsibilities

● Entrepreneurship and Business Management Training for CAMFED Young scholars

● Serve as a District Business Committee member where we shortlist, advice and recommend young people to specific TVET skill area for training.

● Monitoring of activities and progress of trainees.

● Report writing on young scholars on CAMFED TVET activities Program Director

(Youth Entrepreneurship and Social Advocacy Centre - YESAC)2015-2017 Responsibilities

● Led in the development, policy analysis, implementation and evaluation of programmes activities

● Monitoring and analysis of programme/project development and implementation

● Oversaw the performance of all staff towards implementation of their various activities of YESAC.

● Undertook community outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, meetings.

● Coordinated activities related to budget and funding (programme/project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements

● Provided coaching and direction for young entrepreneurs

● Responsible for the general welfare of participants

● Placement of young people in various non-formal technical and vocational skills institutes or training centers.

● Responsible for the identification and selection of TVET needs of young people

● Engaged industry in various local training activities

● Identified skills needs of young people and placing them with the best fit TVET job.

Women’s Situation Room – Regional Coordinator(Sept. –Dec.,2016) The Women’s Situation Room (WSR),is a women-led peace building mechanism that embraces the youth to mitigate conflict before, during and after elections in real time Responsibilities

● Led the rolling out of the WSR- Ghana activities at regional levels under the directsupervision of the WSR-Ghana National Coordinator with technical support from Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

● Managed the financial and human resources of the process at regional level.

● Facilitated conflictmitigationtrainings and workshops for women and youth leaders

● Established a working relationship with the Conveners and the Women’s working group and the identified entry points for the WSR in Ghana;

● Established links with key stakeholders at regional levels including the Electoral Commission, the National Peace Council, Police, political parties, the media and civil society organizations

● Managed the functioning of the Secretariat for the WSR-Ghana in the three regions of the North.

Upper East Project Coordinator, NORSAAC /IPAS (2015 – 2017) Responsibilities

● Advocacy on women’s rights over their bodies and health

● Sensitizing the communities in 6 districts in the Upper East Region

● Liaison between Stakeholders, Partner’s and Communities OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

District Business Advisory Committee Member -CAMFED Kumbungu District Board Member: Peace for life foundation,Walewale

SKILLS

1. Good research, facilitation and training

2. Good organizational and coordination

3. Good analytical thinking and report writing

4. Good interpersonal communication and public speaking skills 5. Good program design/ planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation skills 6. Advanced Computer Skills [MS Office]

TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CERTIFICATES

July 2019 COTVET Training for Trainers

August 2018 Cooperatives Development

July 2016 Conflict transformation, Peace building and Conflict resolution techniques Coady International Institute (Canada)

May 2015: Livelihoods and Market (certificate)

June 2015: Community Development Leadership by Women (Certificate) 2011 MiDA Effective Management

2010 Global Women and Water Initiative

REFEREE

1. Shani Mahama

Director

CSIF

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