DAVID INAKU ADAMA
Nairobi
Summary
Over two decades of experience in program design and management, working with and engaging Ministers of Agriculture, Finance, and Trade to drive an enabling policy environment towards the implementation of the National Agriculture Investment and Food Security Plans through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme (CAADP) framework and its Biennial Review tracking and reporting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Program Officer
AGRA
NAIROBI
02.2018 - Current
- Great knowledge of public policy advocacy that has enabled reforms and policy changes in Seed systems, extension and advisory service, fertilizer systems, Aflatoxin control and food safety in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Malawi
- Led over 60 civil society organizations position of 10-point agenda submitted to African Union Commission in Malabo, with 9 out of 10 adopted and contributed to 2014 Malabo Declaration of Head f States of African Union on Recommitment to Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
- Led advocacy and facilitated technical review process for updating African Union Commission/NEPAD Coordinating Agency “Guidance Note” for enhanced measurement and tracking of government expenditure for agriculture and its quantity and quality in Africa (2012)". The Guidance note is a key tool for tracking and measuring Agriculture Public Expenditure review (AgPER) in Africa and guides reporting on Commitment #2 of the CAADP Biennial Review report
- Led advocacy and engagement with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States that led to adoption of Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard and Dashboard in 2020 after initial refusal to be adopted as African Union process and document
- Supported the process and developed the framework for parliamentary engagement and participation in the Biennial Review process of the African Union
- Led support to 49 African Member States working closely with Africa Union Commission and 6 Regional Economic Communities to deliver the 3rd Biennial Review (BR) report to the Assembly of Heads of State in 2022
- Provided leadership and advocacy engagement that urged African Union to insist on national governments to hold national validation of the Biennial Review (BR) country report with relevant stakeholders including Civil society organizations, farmers, and the private sector and other agencies of government outside the Ministry of Agriculture
- Provided leadership and guidance to 6 Regional Economic Communities in the delivery of the post-BR actions bringing together Ministers of Agriculture and Ministers of Finance to discuss outcome of the BR report
- Provided leadership and guidance to National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in the legislative approval of the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) Act 2019, the Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019, and the Plant Variety Protection Act 2021
- Designed the support package for a Food Safety legislation in Nigeria, 2021 which was passed recently by the Senate of the Federal Republic and awaiting concurrence of the Federal House of Representatives
- Supported 49 African Countries and 6 Regional Economic Communities to implement a directive of the African Union Commission on National validation of the Biennial review (BR) report and the post-BR dialogues to improve data quality and Mutual Accountability.
- Supervised the development of the manual to guide the Framework for Deploying Technical Network Partners to Augment RAIP/NAIP Implementation Capacity at Country level ( implemented by AUDA-NEPAD)
- Supervised the development of the report framework Application of the Joint Sector Review (JSR) Process for the continent (implemented by AUDA-NEPAD), with recommendations to the countries and RECs to upscale use of JSR to augment the Biennial Review process
- Supervised the development of guide for NAIPs and RAIPs formulation and implementation (implemented by AUDA-NEPAD), as key instrument to translate the CAADP vision at the regional and national levels into real time transformation of the agriculture and food sector.
- Led the advocacy and engagement with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States that led to the adoption of the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard and Dashboard in 2020 after initial refusal to be adopted as an African Union process and document
- Led the development, delivery, and execution of 5 Ministerial Roundtable at Africa’s biggest convening, the Africa Food System Summit (AGRF), bring together Ministers of Agriculture, Finance and Trade to discuss Africa’s Agriculture Transformation
- Conceptualized, developed, and continue to deliver the Ministerial Roundtable, the Civil Society and Farmers forum at the Africa Food System Summit (AGRF) since 2019 to date
- Led policy advocacy that has enabled reforms and policy changes in the Seed systems, extension and advisory service, fertilizer systems, Aflatoxin control and food safety in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Malawi
- Led advocacy engagement with the 7 Partner States of the East Africa Community that led to the adoption increased production and utilization of agricultural lime at the 17th Sectoral Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Food Security
- Developed the partnership between AGRA, the Pan Africa Farmers Organization (PAFO) and the Regional Farmers Organizations
- Guided the technical engagement of AGRA in the review of the 3rd BR process, and adoption of 3 Indicators proposed by AGRA to the AUC, RECs and technical experts for inclusion in the 4th BR data set.
- Leading a process towards the development of new sets of harmonized indicators that tracks food systems actions, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), youth, and women work opportunities, anchored on the CAADP indicators
- Currently leading the process and engagement with the IFPRI and the African Union Commission towards the revision and update of CAADP BR reporting framework with indicators that enables the continent to track progress in agri-food systems and Nationally Determined Contribution
Programme Lead (Coordinator)- PFA
ActionAid Global Secretariat
Johannesburg
06.2012 - 01.2018
- Guided and managed 3 renewals of grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (worth $12.2 million in Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and USA)
- Role: Promotes effective policy analysis, public sector and budget advocacy engagement for increased public finance to agriculture that supports smallholders in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania
- Led the civil society engagement in getting 9 point out of 10-point agenda submitted to the African Union, which birthed part of the 2014 Malabo Declaration of the African Union on Recommitment to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
- Led the advocacy and facilitated the technical review process for updating the African Union Commission/NEPAD Coordinating Agency “Guidance Note” for enhanced measurement and tracking of government expenditure for agriculture and its quantity and quality in Africa (2012)
- The Guidance note is a key tool for tracking and measuring Agriculture Public Expenditure review (AgPER)
- Provided strategic advice to local and national staff in Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and the USA around programme design on improving government support and public financing to smallholder and women farmers - in ways that are consistent with ActionAid Human Rights Based Approach
- Supported ActionAid countries (Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya) on public budget analysis to guide advocacy towards increased budgetary allocation to agriculture and specifically that supports smallholder farmers
- Lead process and coordinated Non-State Actors engagement with the African Union on meeting the CAADP commitment of 10% budgetary allocation
- Lead the development of participatory baselines, M&E frameworks and indicators for measuring progress on improving public financing for agriculture in ways that are consistent with ActionAid wider frameworks
- Lead engagement on issues of public financing on agriculture with Africa Union Commission (AUC), Africa Union development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and RECs
- Created and delivered program training and education to keep participants knowledgeable about program and provide necessary skills to participate productively.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
Governance Programme Officer (Coordinator)
ActionAid Nigeria
Abuja
08.2010 - 06.2012
- Supported the governance team in strengthening governance program in the Local Rights Programmes ( States in Nigeria)
- Developed training modules and led capacity building of staff and partners on key governance thematic focus including, decentralisation and local governance, Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA), Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability for Governance (ELBAG), civic and political education and public accountability
- Coordinated and managed the activities of the ActionAid Budget Centre for training and programme support as it relates to local, national and international work within the framework of the Country Strategy Paper and other international commitments on budget processes, monitoring and tracking
- Led the public budget expenditure tracking within ELBAG across Action programs and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Public Financing for Agriculture (PFA) project
- Lead on Economic Literacy and Budget Accountability for Governance training programmes of ActionAid Nigeria.
- Led the annual public budget analysis of the Federal Government of Nigeria's annual budget speech and allocations.
- Facilitated the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations engaged in promoting public budget accountability in Nigeria.
- Led ActionAid engagement with Parliamentarians at Federal and State level on promoting citizen participation in the budget process.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
BUDGET TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK (BTAN, EU-SRIP)
CALABAR
03.2005 - 06.2010
- Developed training modules for capacity building in advocacy, budget analysis, monitoring and evaluation in governance, human rights, economic literacy and budget accountability for Network members
- Provided leadership and coordination to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on all budget-monitoring discussions with government
- Led CSOs discourse with government on issues of budget reforms, good governance and human rights while participating as CSO representative in CRS Budget Committee
- Mobilized Civil Society Organizations and media participation in the budget processes in the State and facilitate and coordinate their inputs into the State and Local Government budget documents and annual allocation
- Identify issues of programming and projects on budgeting and citizens participation with EU-SRIP and other development partners
- Conceptualize and develop advocacy issues on good governance and public finance management
- Liaise with budget office and the State Houses of Assembly and other Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on budget policy development
- Led annual analysis on monitoring and tracking of Cross River state budget and generated advocacy issues for presentation to the State House of Assembly
- Led CSOs on monitoring and tracking of annual budget performance of MDAs in Cross River State
- led coalition and alliance building, amongst key stakeholders and influencers for improved service delivery using the annual budget as entry point.
- Facilitate CSOs joint project development and implementation on budget monitoring and good governance
- Participating in all state activities involving human rights and budget and disseminate to other CSOs as the need arises.
PROGRAMME OFFICER,DEMOCRACY AND BUDGET MONITORING
Justice Development and Peace Commission
Calabar
01.2004 - 05.2007
- Provide coordination for Budget monitoring activities between JDPC and government
- Mobilize Civil Society Organizations for Participation in Budgeting Process
- Mobilization and training of Democracy Monitors across Cross River State
- Conceptualize and Develop Advocacy Issues on Good Governance and public finance management
- Mobilize and Network With Civil Society Organizations, Budget Office, Cross River State House of Assembly and Government on Budget Policy Development
- Managed over 2800 Election monitors for the 2003 and 2007 general elections in Nigeria
- Coordinate Participation and input of over 48 Civil Society Organizations in Budgeting Process in Cross River State
- Lead analysis on Cross River state budget and generate advocacy issues
- Mobilize and train CSOs for Monitoring of Budget implementation and Performance
- Undertake Project Monitoring and Evaluation of Governance programme in JDPC
- Produce Monthly Report on Project Implementation
Education
MSc - Public Policy And Management
University of London
London2024
MPA - Public Administration
Enugu State University of Technology
Enugu State, Nigeria03.2013
Post Graduate Diploma - Public Policy and Administration
University of Calabar
Nigeria10.2010
HND (Upper Credit) - Mechanical Engineering Technology
The Polytechnic, Calabar
Nigeria06.2006
Skills
- Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems
- Strong sense of personal responsibility, and leadership
- Strong people’s management skills and interpersonal relationship
- Proven track record of successfully identifying, negotiating, and developing relationships that promotes organization’s mission, vision and goals
- Ability to work with diverse and inclusive groups and building consensus
- Highly effective in verbal and written communication skills with great facilitation skills
- Excellent strategic and critical thinking skills
- Ability to cultivate positive and productive relationships with colleagues, governments and donors
- Ability to carry out duties respecting sensitive and confidential nature of related information and materials
- Ability to attract, lead and motivate staff and stakeholders
Affiliations
Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators (APNM)- Nigeria American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
Additional Information
Timeline
Senior Program Officer
AGRA
02.2018 - Current
Programme Lead (Coordinator)- PFA
ActionAid Global Secretariat
06.2012 - 01.2018
Governance Programme Officer (Coordinator)
ActionAid Nigeria
08.2010 - 06.2012
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
BUDGET TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK (BTAN, EU-SRIP)
03.2005 - 06.2010
PROGRAMME OFFICER,DEMOCRACY AND BUDGET MONITORING
Justice Development and Peace Commission
01.2004 - 05.2007
MSc - Public Policy And Management
University of London
MPA - Public Administration
Enugu State University of Technology
Post Graduate Diploma - Public Policy and Administration
University of Calabar
HND (Upper Credit) - Mechanical Engineering Technology
The Polytechnic, Calabar
Monitoring and Evaluation, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration - 2009
Applied Communications and Public Relations, International School of Communications, UK - Dec. 2019
Accomplishments
- Led the civil society engagement in getting 9 points out of 10-point agenda submitted to the African Union Commission in Malabo, which birthed part of the 2014 Malabo Declaration of the African Union on Recommitment to the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)
- Led the advocacy and facilitated the technical review process for updating the African Union Commission/NEPAD Coordinating Agency “Guidance Note” for enhanced measurement and tracking of government expenditure for agriculture and its quantity and quality in Africa (2012)". The Guidance note is a key tool for tracking and measuring Agriculture Public Expenditure review (AgPER) in Africa and guides the reporting on Commitment #2 of the CAADP Biennial Review report
- Led the advocacy and engagement with Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and their Member States that led to the adoption of the Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard and Dashboard in 2020 after initial refusal to be adopted as an African Union process and document
- Supported the process and developed the framework for parliamentary engagement and participation in the Biennial Review process of the African Union
Certification
Monitoring and Evaluation, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration - 2009
Applied Communications and Public Relations, International School of Communications, UK - Dec. 2019
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