YAKUBU MAHAMUD
Elkins,NH
Summary
Results-oriented project officer specializing in empowering women entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable growth. Proven track record in fundraising, stakeholder engagement, and implementing impactful training programs that enhance financial literacy and agricultural best practices.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer - GROW 2
URBANET
01.2025 - Current
- Conduct outreach to engage women entrepreneurs, farmers, and agribusiness owners, enhancing project visibility.
- Organize community meetings, awareness campaigns, and sensitization programs.
- Identify and register beneficiaries for the project.
- Conducted training sessions on financial literacy, food utilization, leadership, negotiation, and agricultural best practices.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to women-led businesses.
- Monitored and reported on beneficiary progress, ensuring alignment with project goals and identifying areas for improvement.
- Gather field data on project indicators (e.g., income levels, business growth, adoption of new practices).
- Maintain accurate records of beneficiaries, training sessions, and field activities.
- Submit regular reports to supervisor on project progress and challenges.
- Connect women entrepreneurs with financial institutions, markets, and input suppliers.
- Strengthen relationships with local stakeholders (government agencies, cooperatives, NGOs).
- Support the formation and strengthening of women's business groups (VSLA, cooperatives).
- Conduct field visits to assess the impact of interventions.
- Document success stories and case studies.
- Ensure project activities align with MEDA's and URBANET gender-sensitive and inclusive approach.
- Identify and mitigate risks (e.g., cultural barriers, security concerns).
- Adhere to URBANET and MEDA's safeguarding policies (protection, anti-fraud, confidentiality).
- A community livelihood and youth focused N.G.O working to address the root causes of hunger, poverty and injustice.
Project Coordinator - WISE
URBANET
02.2024 - 12.2024
- Develop and implement project plans, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
- Monitor project progress, track milestones, and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.
- Coordinate project activities and resources effectively to meet project targets.
- Engaged with stakeholders, including women entrepreneurs, community members, local authorities, and project partners.
- Foster collaboration and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders to support project objectives.
- Facilitated training sessions and workshops for women entrepreneurs, enhancing entrepreneurship knowledge and skills.
- Identify capacity-building needs and implement tailored interventions to support the growth of women-led businesses.
- Establish monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the impact and effectiveness of project interventions.
- Collect and analyze data to measure outcomes, identify areas for improvement, and report on project performance.
- Design and implement initiatives that promote women's economic empowerment, well-being, and inclusive growth.
- Created networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs to share experiences, gain insights, and access business development resources.
- Conduct outreach activities to raise awareness about the WISE project and its objectives within the community.
- Advocate gender equality, women's rights, and inclusive economic practices to drive sustainable change.
- Prepare regular progress reports, documentation, and communication materials to stakeholders and donors.
- Ensure accurate record-keeping of project activities, outcomes, and challenges for monitoring and reporting purposes.
- Led identification of innovative approaches and solutions to tackle challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in rural and peri-urban areas.
- Continuously adapt project strategies based on feedback, evaluation findings, and changing needs of the target population.
- A community livelihood and youth focused N.G.O. working to address the root causes of hunger, poverty and injustice.
Project Officer - WISE
URBANET
08.2020 - 01.2024
- Mobilized project beneficiaries and key stakeholders at community and district levels to enhance engagement in project initiatives.
- Implemented quality project activities and facilitated collection of project results and donor deliverables at community and district levels.
- Mobilized community groups as entry points for effective project interventions.
- Mobilize and support the facilitation of linkages with relevant district associations towards the registration and formalization of businesses.
- Mobilize and facilitate the development of producer association values and principles.
- Support project coordinator to develop capacity programmes to deliver to associations and groups.
- Collect and collate data to support monitoring and tracking growth and development of women groups.
- Provided regular and timely activity implementation reports.
- A community livelihood and youth focused N.G.O working to address the root causes of hunger, poverty and injustice.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Health Keepers Network - HKN
02.2016 - 12.2019
- Supervised field volunteers to ensure successful implementation of community projects
- Trained field volunteers on best practices and protocols
- Coordinated community outreach initiatives to enhance public awareness and engagement
- Sensitizing and educating communities on HIV, Family planning, Diarrhea management, Child survival
- Supervised youth peer educators to enhance their outreach effectiveness
- Training of youth peer educators
- Compiled monthly reports summarizing program activities and assessing outcomes
- Recruitment of volunteers
- A local N.G.O. that provides basic health commodities to hard-to-reach communities, sensitizing on family planning, adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS & STIs.
Bank Teller
Agricultural Development Bank
Tamale
09.2015 - 01.2016
- Received customer deposits at the bank branch, verifying amounts and documentation.
- Balanced cash till daily to ensure accuracy in financial reporting.
- Processed cheque payments for customers, ensuring proper authorization and recording.
- Facilitated money transfers for clients while adhering to bank policies.
- Managed end-to-end cash evacuation process to maintain secure funds.
- Undertook bank draft transactions
Assistant to Accounts Officer
Ministry of Health, Sagnarigu District, Tamale-Bagbaga Health Clinic
Tamale
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Prepared and submitted NHIS claims reports to ensure timely reimbursement
- Compiled and presented monthly and quarterly reports to support financial analysis and decision-making
- Received and recorded purchases and bills for medical drugs and services to maintain accurate financial records
- Charged patients for non-insured claims and maintained accurate records
- Entering of NHIS claims and services reports in computer database for the clinic
Education
MSc. - Development Management
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ghana, Kumasi01-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Integrated Management Studies
UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Ghana, Tamale01-2014
Skills
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Planning
- Reporting
- Deadline adherence
- Analytical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Organizational Skills
- Team Leadership
- Communication
- Presentation
- Outreach
- Adaptability
- Detail-Oriented
Websites
Scientific Research Experience
- MSc Research; The role of ICT in women's economic empowerment, 01/01/24 - 12/31/24, Identified a problem with women's access to I.C.T, challenges and impact on their businesses/daily life., Collected and analyzed data., Completed a thesis dissertation on the topic.
- Field Data Enumerator: IEA/University of Ghana Legon/University Science and Technology, 08/01/15 - 11/30/15, Field data collection., Training of field enumerators.
- Research Assistant/Data Enumerator; Mphil Research, 12/01/14 - 12/31/14, Field enumerator.
- Research Assistant/Facilitator/Data Enumerator; PHD Research, 06/01/12 - 07/31/12, Field Enumerator.
References
- Mr. Jibreel Mohammed Basit, Executive Director, URBANET GH., 0242304891
- Dr. Mensah Daniel, Executive Director, Health Keepers Network, 0244621407
- Mr. Alidu Zakaria, Institutional Head, URBANET GH., 0243447019
- Dr. Adam Iddrisu, Head of Programs, URBANET GH., 0245148032
Projects
Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (SEaP), Project Manager, 01/01/24 - 05/31/24, Identified a development gap in northern Ghana and collaborated with district level stakeholders., Led a team of six members to assess the needs and challenges of a Girls Model school at northern Ghana., Raised GHC25,600 from donations and individual team members contribution., Managed the planning and execution of a borehole to a girls Model School in Nanton district of Northern Ghana., Coordinated and worked with local media house in broadcasting the team's impact., Won the most impactful and overall best group during the SEaP conference in Kumasi.
National Service
Ministry of Health, Sagnarigu District, Tamale-Bagbaga Health Clinic, Assistant to Accounts Officer, 08/01/14 - 08/31/15, Preparing and filling out NHIS claims reports., Receiving and recording of purchases and bills of medical drugs and services., Entering of NHIS claims and services reports in computer database for the clinic., Preparing of monthly and quarterly reports., Charging and taking records of non-insured claims.
Summary Of Qualification
- MSc. Development Management, KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 01/01/24 - 12/31/24
- Bachelor of Arts Integrated Management Studies, UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 01/01/10 - 12/31/14
Timeline
Project Officer - GROW 2
URBANET
01.2025 - Current
Project Coordinator - WISE
URBANET
02.2024 - 12.2024
Project Officer - WISE
URBANET
08.2020 - 01.2024
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Health Keepers Network - HKN
02.2016 - 12.2019
Bank Teller
Agricultural Development Bank
09.2015 - 01.2016
Assistant to Accounts Officer
Ministry of Health, Sagnarigu District, Tamale-Bagbaga Health Clinic
08.2014 - 08.2015
MSc. - Development Management
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Arts - Integrated Management Studies
UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES