Rasak Adekoya Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Responsible for developing and technically supporting inclusive economic empowerment programme portfolio across countries in Africa and South Asia

Abuja

• Building the disability confidence of private and public institutions including Unilever, Diageo, AB InBev etc.
• Empowering people with disabilities with the relevant employability skills, preparing their job readiness to meet the demands of the labour market and supported hundreds of them to become employed and self-employed.
• Influencing national and state government policies and practices to be disability inclusive.
• Strengthening the institutional capacity of organisations of persons with disabilities to be resilient and sustainable.

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Convey private sector led network to champion disability inclusion in their workplace; among its employee, value chain and customers. Members include Access bank, Unilever, Diageo, Standard Chartered Bank, MTN, Airtel, Chevron, Zenith Insurance etc.

Nigeria

Provide leadership function for the organisation and ensure its strategic objectives are achieved.

Abuja

Abuja

• Advocacy and Policy Influencing: Developed and implement the public awareness plan for 17 CSOs and 71 CBOs to advocate and demand for transparency, accountability and good governance
• Program Management: Technically support organizations working on MNCH in Kaduna and Katsina, inclusive education in FCT, Akwa Ibom and Kwara, petroleum industry bill, youth development fund bill in Akwa Ibom and gender.
• Communication and Reporting: Write communication quarterly and annual report, design infographics to depict data from monitoring and evaluation team, organize press conference, manage social media and website content.
• Innovation: Design the functional specification for mobile apps and website initiated by partners working on the Innovation Spread the Word Fund, a component under the USAID SACE project.
• Partners Engagement: Build the capacity of CSOs and journalist, specifically around innovation, public relations and strategic communication.

Nigeria

• Develop public relations and communication strategic plan for client internal and external public's like Coca-Cola, Joint National Association of Persons with Disability, Nigeria Association of the Blind, Glide Global.
• Organize press conference, write press release and develop content for online and offline media on behalf of corporate client.
• Facilitate online and offline trainings, tailor-made to fit clients’ unique situations. Achievement
• Advocacy coordination consultancy for Lagos State Office for Disability Affair which led to the release of 500-million-naira Disability Trust Fund and the design the implementation framework for the economic.
• Worked with Nigeria Association of the Blind to raise 100-million-naira empowerment fund and the domestication of the Marakesh Treaty Act in Nigeria.
• Build favourable image for Dudu Osun through several public relations activities which led to conversion and goodwill.

Nigeria

• Worked together with the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities in developing business communication content and strategy as well as training entrepreneurs with disabilities
• Trained Developed Finance Directors in CBN from the entire 36 states on financial and communication models for persons with disabilities.

presentation of entertainment tv shows, newspaper review and script writing for adverts plus programmes.

Executive Mba

Bachelor Of Art, English Language

Understanding Economic Development; From Poverty To Posterity

Pmd 1 And 2, Project Management For Development Professional

Ordinary National Diploma, Accounting, 2Nd Class

Activities and Societies: President, Nigeria Association of Polytechnic Accounting Student President National associatin of Polytechnic.

Certified Expert In Financial Inclusion