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Assistant Director |Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria| Government Agency |

Executive Summary
Accomplished leader with many years of proven professional results in management. Self-motivated team player that effectively communicates with upper management, contemporaries and subordinates. An effective administrator capable of quick problem solving, strategy implementation, and workload prioritization. Constantly craving knowledge, researching, learning, and acquiring new skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
·         Leadership and Management. Direct and indirect leadership of several staff members numbering over one thousand. Highly successful in developing and executing administrative strategies and change management.

·         Stellar Communicator. Effective communicator across all levels of the organization up to Board level. Strong ability to adapt message to differing audiences. Adept at report writing and communication memos.

·         Organisational Awareness. Conscientious contributor to corporate structure, strategic mission and goal development. Reviewed and updated the operational guidelines of the Human Resources Department to conform to contemporary best practices. Generated, organized, and updated standard operating procedures for several      Departments.

·         Creativity and Innovation. Inspires and leads the implementation and pursuit of future modes of operations through a solid understanding of insights and heightened awareness of people, processes and tools.

·         Analytical Problem Solver. Simplifies ambiguous and complex situations to deliver consistent, compelling, innovative and definitive solutions. Deployed multiple times to resolve challenges and delivered turnaround programmes.

·         Adaptability and Flexibility. Proven ability to remain resilient and tenacious under pressure whilst displaying fortitude in the face of adversity. Excellent change manager that effectively collaborates with cross functional Departments to encourage and grow co-operation adoption rates. Successfully standardized complex operational modes by disarming cultural and behavioural bias

Highlighted Recent Achievements
·         Headed the team that reviewed and updated the operational policy guidelines of the Human Resources Department, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, to conform to contemporary best practices.

·         Assisted the Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria to implement key policies that led to ethical attitudinal changes in the work place.

·         Generated, organized, and updated  standard  operating procedures for several  Departments

·         Received a letter of commendation from the Governing Board for outstanding performance in the turn-around of the Human Resources and other segments of the work place – this was rewarded with instant promotion to the position of Assistant Director

Professional Experience  2004 to date

Assistant Director, Administration                       Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria

(Present Designation)

·         Advice the Director-General in problem-solving, project planning and management, resourcing of employees, outsourcing and execution of stated goals and objectives

·         Provide       management             oversight, leadership, and direction to a number of subordinates

·         facilitate resources management, administration procedures and documentation; industrial relation matters

·         Serve as the primary point of administrative contact and liaison with other departments, offices, individuals and institutions on operational and programmatic matters

·         Facilitate meetings, conferences, employee training, and other special events

·         Perform research and analysis on specific issues, as required, and independently prepares non-routine letters and reports, which may be highly sensitive and confidential in nature

·         Lead the team that develop annual budgets; coordinate budget defense

·         Assist in HR policy reviews and HR advisory

Technical skills
• Computer literacy, including effective working skills of MS Word,           Excel, PowerPoint and e-mail.
• Ability to adapt to and learn fast, new software.
• Excellent understanding of labour relations and human rights issues
•Strong administrative and organizational skills
• Able to work efficiently as a part of a team as well as independently.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Proactive, highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong problem identification and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to interpret and implement organizational policies and procedures
• Motivated individual with proven initiative.
• Ability to use general office equipment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of change management
• Knowledge of collective agreements and terms and conditions of employment
• Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in written with individuals at all levels of the organization and the public
• Able to build and maintain lasting relationships with corporate departments, key external stakeholders

Education
Master’s Degree                                   University of Ibadan (2009)                                       Oyo State, Nigeria

·         Major: Industrial and Personnel Relations

Bachelor’s Degree                                Ahmadu Bello University (2000)                             Kaduna State, Nigeria
·         Major: Public Administration – Minors: Psychology, Sociology, and  Accounting

·         Class of 2000  –  Chairperson

·         Association of Public Administration Students  – Member

·         Osun State Student Association –  Vice President

Professional Certification                   Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (2016)              Nigeria
·         Associate Member

Course taken                                   University of Minnesota (2016)                                                 USA

·         Title: Preparing to Manage Human Resources

·         An online non-credit course authorized by University of Minnesota

and offered through ‘Coursera’

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References

Available on request