About Gilead Tsekwi:
Dr. Gilead Tsekwi, B.Sc. (Business Administration), M.Sc, (Disaster Risk Management), and a Certified Management Specialist with London Graduate School was born in the Taraba State of Nigeria. He has worked in emergency and post-emergency operations for government and international NGOs in areas considered as high risk for over ten years. Most recently, he worked as the Emergency Response Manager in Northwest and Southwest Regions for Plan International Cameroon where he successfully managed projects targeting crisis-affected populations in International Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps and host communities around the region. He has a strong ability to act as a team player and team leader while working with multidimensional teams. He is a calm, flexible, and result-oriented individual with a high appetite for organizational excellence. His managerial experience obtained throughout the years of challenging diplomatic and humanitarian works developed his ability to make high-level effective and well-balanced management decisions. He is particularly experienced in project team management, supply chain/logistics management, and security management. He communicates fluently in English, Pidgin English, Hausa, and basic French.
Experience
Date of Contract | Positions held | Organizations |
Nov. 2021 to Dec. 2022 | Emergency Response Manager - Cameroon | Plan International Inc |
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Education
EDUCATION
- 2021-2022 – Doctorate Degree in EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT, Geofidel Institute for Leadership and Management-London UK, Geofidel Executive Education and Stratford University-USA.
- 2022 –Certificate in Global Leadership
- 2019 - Certified Management Specialist
- 2012-2016 – Master’s Degree in DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT - University of Maiduguri,
- 2006-2010 – Bachelors - University of Maiduguri, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
- 2000-2003 – GCE Advance Level- Government High School Nwa- GCE A/L CERTIFICATE
- 1994 – 2000 - Ordinary Level - Government High School Nwa - GCE O/L CERTIFICATE
RELEVANT CERTIFICATE TRAINING:
- 2020; INSO - Hostile Environment and Individual Security Training (HEIST)
- 2019; Search for Common Grounds - Conflict Sensitivity and Do No Harm Training for Humanitarian, Development and Peace Building Actors.
- 2019; NRC - Training of Future Facilitators for A Responsible Negotiation
- 2019; London Graduate School - Certified Management Specialist
- 2018; INSO - Crisis Management
- 2018; INSO - Basic Security Management Training
- 2017; INGO FORUM, Nigeria - The Sphere Minimum Standards
- 2016; Conflict Dynamics - Humanitarian Access and Negotiations.