Bello Tongo Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

Tongston Entrepreneurship Group (Tongston) is the award winning leading pan-African group focused on entrepreneurial thinking through education leveraging on business, finance and media to achieve sustainable socio-economic development on the African continent. Through its subsidiaries, Tongston is transforming schools into entrepreneurial institutes, educators to entrepreneurial educators and students to entrepreneurial learners. Tongston works with public, private and non-profit organizations and individuals across education. business, finance and media. Tongston Group is organised into 4 subsidiaries managed by holdings company, Tongston Holdings:• Tongston Entrepreneurship College: The first & only fully integrated business secondary school in Africa • Tongston Entrepreneurship Ventures: The first & only investment firm deploying early & late-stage risk capital & structuring expertise to entrepreneurial students, teachers and other enterprises in Africa • Tongston Entrepreneurship Media: The first & only integrated multimedia production, branding, marketing & corporate communications firm focused on entrepreneurship & education in Africa• Tongston Entrepreneurship Institute: The first & only Integrated entrepreneurial educator training, curriculum integration & business development center in AfricaKey Roles and Responsibilities - Lead business development strategy and strategic positioning of Tongston. - Drive organization's product and service development.- Lead curriculum design, consulting and educator training.- Provide oversight, management and leadership to the organization

Nigeria

As Primary School Team Lead, - Provided oversight over 15 primary school teachers and teaching assistants.- Quality control of lessons plans and classroom management documentation.- Managed curriculum re-design.- Handled review of assessments.- Provided teachers ongoing support as required.As Educator and Club & Activities Coordinator- Delivered Mathematics and other subjects in the primary and secondary departments.- Coordinated, supervised and assessed internal and admissions examinations as part of the "exam committee".- Planned, directed and managed events as part of the "events committee".

Nigeria

Founding member and pioneer alumni coordinator of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) Alumni Association, an independent global network of 1300+ NTIC Alumni resident in over 20 countries.- Planned and coordinated alumni events managing a wide and diverse team of support-staff.- Represented the school alumni in internal and external networking and strategy meetings.- Managed relationships with global network of NTIC Alumni, looping feedback for strategic activities.- Delivered speeches and coordinate multiple NTIC public events.- Provided critical alumni relations support.

Nigeria

Site supervisor on major federal road construction projects in Northern Nigeria including the Jalingo - Bali highway.- Supervised highway, road and bridge construction projects in Taraba State.- Conducted monitoring, evaluation and progress report of project sites.- Checked and assessed project designs based on acceptable building standards/codes.

Nigeria

Notable Projects- Nizamiye Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria (Design and Build)- Woodridge Cottage (Restructuring)- Funtaj International School (Boys and Girls Hostel Renovation)- Nigerian Tulip International School (NTIC) (Boys Hostel Renovation)- Nile University (Boys Hostel Construction Completion)- Coordinated and supervised the construction work (new structuring, renovations and re-modelling) of school, hospital, hostel and hotel projects in Abuja.- Conducted market survey and purchase/delivery of building materials to construction sites.- Hired and managed 30+ staff including builders, masons, carpenters, welders based on required job descriptions and standards of performance.

United Kingdom

- Booked hotel reservations and arranged tourism activities for guests, via phone, email and in-person.- Managed the day-to-day operations of the Tourist Information Centre.- Marketed, sold and accounted for products stocked for retail in the TIC.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

- Supervised 65 undergraduate students on the Vale student halls of residence.- Coordinated campus events and promotions.- Conducted surveys regarding students welfare and academics.

Postgraduate Certificate, Construction Management

Postgraduate Degree, Education

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Civil Engineering

Master Of Business Administration - Mba