Abiose I. Haruna

- Overseeing the overall coordination of the study ensuring that deadlines and milestones are met.

- Coordinating with the gender consultant and integrated their expertise into the study

- Developed data collection tools for the study

- Contributing to the coding and analysis of data

• Providing ongoing technical and strategic support for and coordination of adolescent girl and youth focused programming in country offices.
• Authored a Safe Space Guide to enhance CBOs’ capacity in adolescent girl programming
• Developed an approach document for adolescent girl programming in Mercy Corps
• Contributed to the development of country strategies for Mercy Corps country offices

• Advised the Country Director on strategy, external engagement, and program alignment
• Led high-level stakeholder engagement with donors, government agencies, and community leaders
• Oversaw program budgeting, implementation, and monitoring to ensure alignment with strategic goals and donor requirements

• Managed a program implementation team made up of 30+ members at national, state and community levels. Program participants reached by interventions were over 21,000 against the targeted 18,000.
• Provided strategic and technical leadership and management of all field program implementation across multiple locations.
• Developed strategic plans, guides and standard operating procedures (SOPs) which aided team members in adhering to program minimum standards thereby enhancing program quality.
• Led and co-authored a financial education manual for use by adolescent girls (and boys) in Nigeria.

• Combined my role as a PPP Advisor to serve as a Master Trainer with the responsibility of building the capacity of adolescent girl program practitioners on girl-centered programming.
• Content co-designer of the GirlSPARKS girl-centered facilitation manual for trainers

• Spearheaded a three-year strategic plan, increasing engagement of private sector actors by 30%. This engagement led to increased access to economic opportunities for program participants.
• Co-led and supported a market labor assessments to identify income-generating opportunities for participants. This ensured that program interventions were targeted and not random
• Selected by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a member of a curriculum development committee and a content contributor to the national financial education curricula for Nigerian secondary schools

• Developed and supported the implementation of inclusive strategies to ensure intentional engagement and participation of adolescent girls in and increase their access to program activities.
• Collaborated with government and community structures to promote an enabling environment for and enhance the concentric circle of support around the adolescent girl.
• Advocated for policies and practices, both at government and community level, that promote adolescent girls' inclusion, engagement and participation.

• Overall coordination and management of program activities.
• Led the development and supported the implementation of program strategic plans in line with organizational strategy and framework.
• Successfully advocated for the inclusion of community level plans in government’s annual plans and budget.
• Increased community participation in Primary Health Care (PHC) systems through advocacy to local health authorities and capacity enhancing sessions for ward health development committees.

• Led the coordination and management of program activities in the Northern field office.
• Led the development and supported the implementation of program strategic plans in line with organizational strategy and framework.
• Successfully advocated for the inclusion of community level plans in government’s annual plans and budget.
• Increased community participation in Primary Health Care (PHC) systems through advocacy to local health authorities and capacity enhancing sessions for ward health development committees.

• Developed and managed program administrative systems including records management system and database on program status.
• Led the project’s mid-cycle review across three program locations, identifying key areas for program re-design and/or alignment
• Supported the implementation of government operational plans at national, state, and local levels
  Facilitated community dialogues on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (RSHR), driving behavior change, increased uptake of RSH services, and policy implementation to enhance service accessibility

• Coordinated and led Child Sponsorship activities in 12 communities, ensuring that sponsors maintain open communication with linked children; and overseeing program effectiveness
• Facilitated the establishment of a unified NGO engagement platform to enhance effective collaboration among development and civil society actors in the state
• Led the rollout of REFLECT circles in selected communities, promoting participatory planning for and decision-making on social infrastructure projects, including health centers, schools, and water facilities. These processes encourages community ownership of projects, which in turn facilitates their sustainability