AHMED BABATUNDE ALAGA

Managed projects exceeding $60 Million P&L, overseeing comprehensive revenue and cost management across multiple African markets.

Delivered annual training to over 1 million participants and secured 400,000 placements across four African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Uganda).

Developed and implemented strategic partnership plans, expanding the Impact pillar across existing TATC markets and enhancing competitive positioning.

Led and set the overall programmatic direction and ambition for the region, ensuring alignment with the Pan-African mandate and overall TATC Impact pillar strategy.

Fostered and maintained peer-to-peer relationships with subject matter experts, NGOs, partners, and other stakeholders for efficient and effective program implementation.

Upskilled over 2 million young people with soft and employability skills over three years, leading to the placement of over 600,000 in dignified jobs.

Successfully managed projects with a P&L exceeding $25 Million, including comprehensive revenue and cost management.

Built an aggregator model and scaled a capable team to expand project reach and impact.

Led project planning, budgeting, action plans, and monitoring processes, ensuring compliance with donor policies and regulations.

Ensured close collaboration and coordination with external stakeholders to guarantee smooth project implementation.

Led a focused job design aligned to a structured Workforce Plan and Job Framework, optimizing organizational structure and roles.

Developed a clear Employee Value Proposition and built a culture of performance, enhancing candidate attraction and employee engagement.

Initiated professional development programs strategically linked to organizational needs, improving performance reviews and business planning processes.

Oversaw market research across all job pathways to ensure fair and competitive remuneration practices.

Contributed to the development and deepening of Cam's culture through role modeling company values and behaviors.

Saved 60% (N200 Million Naira) in training costs by leading the design of a virtual pre-service training program.

Managed a multi-stakeholder fund of 2.7 Million Euros to train 20,000 public school teachers from Nigeria, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone during the pandemic.

Scaled the program's reach by 1000% for Fellows and students, significantly expanding educational impact.

Built KPI dashboards that improved the accuracy, transparency, and compliance of financial reporting and planning for numerous client businesses.

Led business development efforts, including capture efforts and proposals to federal and state agencies, universities, and foundations.

Reviewed program activity evaluation reports tracking progress towards expected outcomes for 225 teachers and 14,000 primary school students.

Implemented the TFN risk map analysis for teachers in high-risk areas, ensuring no casualties since inception into Kaduna state.

Cultivated and managed stakeholder engagement in the Northern region to advocate for girl child education, gender-based violence, and other health awareness programs.

Influenced public school teachers to adopt best practices by developing a cohort culture among Fellows, transforming student outcomes.

Oversaw overall operations of the program, supporting team leads in strategy development, effective delivery, and knowledge development.

Provided coaching support to 45 Teach for Nigeria Fellows, achieving the lowest dropout rate amongst all 44 Teach for America global partners.

Improved literacy and numeracy skills for more than 2,500 pupils through continuous professional development programs.

Led diagnostic needs assessment for over 200 Fellows, designing and deploying skills training and other interventions for capacity building.

Facilitated high-level stakeholder engagement with the Ministry of Education and SUBEB, integrating TFN Coach Monitoring with Quality Assurance.

Led the design and oversaw the implementation of TFN's program evaluation and impact assessment.

Scaled the iLead teacher training program to over 20,000 secondary students across Nigeria, effectively maintaining the Program Management Office.

Managed LEAP's program budgets, securing over N216,000,000 in funding from Ford Foundation, Australian Aid, and British Council.

Designed and piloted a Learning Management System with over 10,000 enrolled users, overseeing e-Learning technical courses on accountability and ethics.

Designated Lead Trainer for leadership, values, and ethics skills programs, successfully facilitating learning for over 2,000 stakeholders with 90% clarity ratings.

Produced reporting deliverables and managed allocation of project resources for various programs.

Led the department to develop over 8,000 students from 47 tertiary institutions as leaders and entrepreneurs.

Managed 47 teams that implemented over 400 social enterprise projects focusing on entrepreneurship, health, and environment.

Designed and implemented Corporate Social Responsibility projects for First Bank, Sahara Group, Unilever, and the U.S. Embassy.

Piloted an online platform to systematize training and recruitment functions, resulting in a 60% reduction in operational costs.

Successfully oversaw program expansion to additional geographies in Northeast Nigeria.