Joshua Amponsah
Kalamazoo
Summary
Results-focused Project Management / Monitoring and Evaluation practitioner with over twelve (12) years working in private and public organizations. Determined team player with experience identifying and tracking key issues. Highly detailed with an extensive history of catching minor faults easily overlooked by others.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Consultant
International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)
10.2023 - Current
- Survey creation administration, Data cleaning, analysis, and visualization, Qualitative data collection (focus group facilitation and reporting, Data entry and coding, Analysis and reporting
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Young African Leaders Initiative-YALI (USAID)
05.2015 - 08.2022
- Designed the monitoring and evaluation plan as well as the reporting tools with clear deliverables and milestones
- Lead in the development of the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB)
- Designs and conducts assessments, annual reviews, and surveys for program monitoring, identification of project achievements, success stories, lessons, best practices, impacts, etc
- To measure project performance against objectives and indicators
- Lead the process for identifying and designing the key indicators for each component, to record and report progress against the AWPB
- Also, steer the process for designing the format of such progress reports
- Led the revision of the Theory of Change (ToC) of the YALI program articulating the causal link between the program objectives, outputs, outcomes, goals, and mission
- Lead the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets
- Setting out the framework and procedures for the evaluation of project activities in close collaboration with the RLC Learning Partner (Social Impact)
- Reviewing the quality of existing data in the project area, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for evaluation
- With the implementing partners, review their existing approaches and management information systems and agree on any required changes, support, and resources.
Adjunct Lecturer
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
09.2009 - 08.2022
- Using a variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning to corporate organizations, public institutions, non-governmental organizations, civil society, and other international institutions including AngloGold Ashanti, Guinness Ghana Limited, Forestry Commission, C.S.I.R
- Ghana Immigration Service, Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, MoH, GYEEDA, Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs (Liberia), National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (Gambia), Ministry of Education (Nigeria), etc
- Course areas: Project planning and management, Hands-on training coaching in building and establishing RBM&E systems, Identifying project outputs and outcomes, Identification and construction of indicators to measure outcomes, Selecting and designing data collection instruments, Planning for and conducting evaluations and presenting results, Maintenance of the RBM&E system.
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Coffey International Development Ltd/StarGhana
05.2013 - 12.2015
- PROVISION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES IN THE ASSESS TO JUSTICE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE THEMATIC CALL
- (Coffey International Development Ltd.-UK / STAR-Ghana June 2015-Dec 2015) Provided capacity building, technical assistance, training, coaching, and mentoring to establish a robust Result-Based Monitoring and Evaluation system to grant partners and civil society organizations
- PROVISION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES IN HEALTH AND OIL & GAS THEMATIC CALL
- (Coffey International Development Ltd.-UK / STAR-Ghana January 2014-December 2014) Provided capacity building, technical assistance, training, coaching, and mentoring to establish a robust results-based monitoring and evaluation system to grant partners and civil society organizations
- PROVISION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION SERVICES IN EDUCATION THEMATIC CALL
- (Coffey International Development Ltd.-UK / STAR-Ghana September 2012-May 2013) Provided capacity building, technical assistance, training, coaching, and mentoring to establish a robust results-based monitoring and evaluation system to grant partners and civil service organizations.
Consulting Project Assistant
Ghana Immigration Service/Gemalto Engineering Services
07.2014 - 12.2014
- Provided direct support for the Project Director on all local project activities including attending steering committee meetings
- Conducted field and actual measurements of activities on the project’s work breakdown structure
- Identified potential issues that may be promptly brought to the attention of the project director before they become a major issue
- Communicated and coordinated with the local office as well as the entire project management office
- Effectively communicated with the project director and all stakeholders on an authorized basis issues affecting the project
- Maintained a clear line of communication with all project staff who met project management and clear and open issues related to the project work.
Project Manager
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)
12.2012 - 11.2014
- Initiating - Led in defining the objectives and goals of the construction of 17 No
- Of 6-unit classroom blocks
- Identified stakeholder expectations of the project with management and key stakeholders
- Planning - Led the development of the project plan outlining all the project requirements including the project scope, cost, timelines, human resources, quality, and the associated risk and mitigation measures with the project management team for approval to ensure project success
- Created project teams of five (5) for the 17 projects with supervisors
- Sourced resources, equipment, and other materials necessary for the project work
- Executing/implementation - Sourced and managed human and material resources required for the project's implementation, liaised with clients and subcontractors where necessary, and directed all project activities
- Deployed and managed project team and resources at the various project sites to ensure that work is done according to plan
- Periodically visited project sites for inspection, updates, site reports on project status and performance and resolving issues that may arise, and reporting to management
- Managed the project's contract documents with the site engineers to ensure that all the technical requirements are met
- Continuously monitored project risk, budget, scope and schedule, and any other related issues that may impact negatively on project delivery
- Organized and attended site meetings with management and key stakeholders on project performance and addressing issues that come up
- Communicated and reported periodically to Municipal and District Chief Executive (DCEs and MCEs) officers on the progress in the municipalities and districts where the projects are located on project progress in their jurisdiction
- Managed the project's scope, budget, and schedule to ensure that there are no overruns
- Delivered key milestones on time to the key stakeholders and management
- Monitoring and Controlling - Monitored the progress of all the project deliverables according to project timelines
- Managed the project and ensured that there were no cost overruns
- Ensured that key milestones are reached with quality assurance
- Compared actual project performance to the plan to establish the health of the project
- Closing - Completed and signed off 15 of the school projects to the client and management
- Conducted a post-implementation review to document lessons learned to inform future design and implementation of similar projects.
Project Evaluator
Self-Help Initiative Support Services (SISS)
10.2013 - 12.2013
- Led evaluation team to conduct an outcome evaluation to assess project outcomes that improved vulnerable people's lives and alleviated poverty through economic improvement and rights to empowerment in Agbogbloshie slum, Accra-Ghana
- Led in the evaluation design, supervision of interviews and focus group discussions data analysis, and report writing.
Project Evaluator
Sinapi Aba Trust
07.2013 - 09.2013
- Led evaluation team to conduct an impact evaluation of the Youth Apprenticeship Program that operated in six regions of Ghana
- Led clarification of the logic model, designed the impact evaluation with the non-experimental technique, supervised the design of evaluation questions, data cleaning, and analysis, and report presentation
- The project's overall objective is to improve vulnerable youth's quality of life through income-earning opportunities such as the acquisition of employable skills, formal education, and prevention of STIs/STDs such as HIV/AIDS.
Assistant General Manager-Operations
Facol Roads Limited
09.2009 - 04.2011
- Managing Operations - Planned and supervised overall administration and operations in compliance with company policies including planning procurement, contract negotiations, fleet, and equipment management
- Human Resource Management - Identified the right source of skill set for handling the various constructional equipment and machinery at the various project sites
- Advised the human resource department of the requisite skills gap needed for the construction department
- Scheduled works, materials, equipment, and personnel for project activities
- Policy Making - Assisted in drafting an organizational policy regarding safety at both workplace and project site
- Policies include procurement of standard safety gear, employment discipline, expected performance levels, sanctions, and rewards
- Problem-Solving - Established rules, channels, and procedures for reporting problems when they arise and the immediate action/steps to be taken both at the workplace and the project sites
- Financial and Budget preparation - Assisted the Financial Manager in the preparation of the annual budget by providing inputs at the operational level
- Reviewed all requisitions from the various departments for approval for purchases from the warehouse/stores.
Project Manager
Facol Roads Limited
07.2006 - 08.2009
- Planning - Identified project requirements for project planning, implementation, controlling, and closing
- Defined project scope, and schedule, estimated project cost, planned, and managed project risk
- Execution - Determined human and material resources required for project implementation, liaising with subcontractors where necessary, directing all project activities, and delivering the project to the client
- Chaired Managers coordinating meetings
- Led the coordination of project activities of field supervisors and managers, their works program, material acquisition, scheduling of personnel, project work, and deployment of equipment
- Achieved timely preparation and reporting of project status and progress reports by supervisors to management
- Monitoring and Controlling - Monitored the progress of all the project deliverables according to project timelines
- Managed the project and ensured that there were no cost overruns
- Ensured that key milestones are reached with quality assurance
- Compared actual project performance to the plan to establish the health of the project
- Closing - Completed and signed off multiple road and traffic signal projects throughout the country
- Conducted a post-implementation review to document lessons learned to inform future design and implementation of similar projects.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Evaluation, Measurement, and Research
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MichiganMaster of Philosophy - Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, South Africa03.2020
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
University of Ghana Business School
Accra, Ghana07.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Information Management
University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana05.2003
Skills
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Effective Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Creativity
- Willing to learn
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Teamwork
- SPSS
- SAS
- Atlas ti
- Software proficiency
Certification
- The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) 2021 - Evaluating Social Programs
- World Bank Institute (WBI) 2021 - Resilient Monitoring and Evaluation (ReM&E)
- World Bank Institute (WBI) 2021 - Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnership, and Fiscal Management
- World Bank Institute (WBI) 2021 - Economics of Climate-Resilient Development
- Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) 2012 - Performance Budgeting
- Project Management Institute-PMI (Global) 2009 - Project Management Professional (PMP)
Accomplishments
- Developed the monitoring and evaluation framework for the Development Bank Ghana (DBG).
- Developed the Theory of Change (ToC), Logic Model, and Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (M&E Plan) for the implementation of the 2020-2025 Food and Drugs Authority-Ghana (FDA) strategy.
- Improved the strategic outcomes, outputs, and indicators of measurement in the Results Framework/Logic model of the three-year strategic plan for the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Ghana.
- Conducted an outcome evaluation for the Kufuor Scholars Program (KSP), an initiative of the former President of the Republic of Ghana to grow the youth in Leadership, Accountability, and Governance.
- Conducted an impact evaluation of the youth apprenticeship program for Sinapi Aba trust.
- Conducted an outcome evaluation of the poverty alleviation program for Comic Relief.
- Conducted an outcome evaluation of the Young Urban Women (YUW) project for ActionAid Ghana.
- Contributed to the development of the Theory of Change (ToC), Logic Model, and indicators for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
- Assisted Social Impact (SI) to conduct four (4) performance evaluations for the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).
- Provided training and technical assistance in project management and monitoring and evaluation to several public institutions, private organizations, and NGOs at local and international levels at GIMPA.
- Provided project management, monitoring, and evaluation capacity services and technical assistance to 24 of StarGhana's grant partners in the thematic call areas of Health, Education, Oil and Gas, Justice, and Democratic Governance in the Volta, Greater Accra, Northern and Eastern Regions of Ghana.
- Completed the construction of 17 No. 6 unit classroom blocks (GetFund) for construction Logistics in Eastern, Volta, and Central regions of Ghana valued over (USD 1 million)
- Completed the resurfacing of major roads in Accra, Tema, and Kibi township roads for Facol Roads valued at over (USD 10 million).
Additional Information
SPECIALIZATION
Project Management, Program Monitoring, and Evaluation, Results-Based Management Systems (RBMS), Theories of Change (ToC), Program Logic Models, Logical Framework Approach (LFA), M&E Systems/Plans/Frameworks, Capacity Building, and Institutional Strengthening.
Affiliations
- American Evaluation Association (AEA) - Member
- Project Management Institute – PMI (Global) - Member
- Evaluation Community (EVALCOM) - Member
- African Evaluation Association (AfREA)
- Center for Learning on Evaluation and Result, Anglophone Africa (CLEAR- AA)
Timeline
Program Consultant
International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)
10.2023 - Current
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Young African Leaders Initiative-YALI (USAID)
05.2015 - 08.2022
Consulting Project Assistant
Ghana Immigration Service/Gemalto Engineering Services
07.2014 - 12.2014
Project Evaluator
Self-Help Initiative Support Services (SISS)
10.2013 - 12.2013
Project Evaluator
Sinapi Aba Trust
07.2013 - 09.2013
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Coffey International Development Ltd/StarGhana
05.2013 - 12.2015
Project Manager
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund)
12.2012 - 11.2014
Adjunct Lecturer
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
09.2009 - 08.2022
Assistant General Manager-Operations
Facol Roads Limited
09.2009 - 04.2011
Project Manager
Facol Roads Limited
07.2006 - 08.2009
Doctor of Philosophy - Evaluation, Measurement, and Research
Western Michigan University
Master of Philosophy - Monitoring and Evaluation
University of Stellenbosch
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
University of Ghana Business School
Bachelor of Arts - Information Management
University of Ghana
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