Aliyu Aminu Ahmed

Mr. Aliyu is an expert in Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (M&EL) and Policy Advocacy, with over 20 years of knowledge, skills and experience in diverse development projects and M&E systems; including international development organizations, private sector and public sector (Federal/State). Mr. Aliyu holds a B.Tech. in Statistics from The Federal University of Technology Yola, Nigeria and MSc Project Management from Salford University in the UK and most recently a Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Business Analytics (University of Texas-McCombs). He is proficient in Microsoft office, KoboTool, ODK collect and Spectrum software. Mr. Aliyu is an expert in Assessments and Evaluations (ex-ante, mid-term, final, ex-post and sustainability). Mr. Aliyu employs participatory approaches in engaging stakeholders in project implementation and systems strengthening. Mr. Aliyu adeptly applies social science research and results-based M&E tools, methods, quantitative and qualitative approaches to crosscuttings issues including institutional capacity assessment and organization capacity development and management. Mr. Aliyu’s NGO Advocacy and M&E career spans various sectors including health (Reproductive Health and Family planning), education programs, Solar and Renewable Energy, Gender, youth, human rights, democracy, governance and public financial management reforms. Having worked with several key projects across the entire Nigeria and a few West African Countries. Mr. Aliyu has gained progressive experience through positions and consultancies with entities and programs of various donors, including USAID, the World Bank (SEEFOR Project, IUFMP and SFTAS Program), UNDP, DFID, EU, Bill & Melinda Gates and several others. Mr. Aliyu is a social scientist - a statistician with strong project management skills possesses tools necessary to uphold advocacy, project management and M&E ethics / guidelines. He has recognized skills in analysis, synthesizing data and writing credible reports with clear, realistic, and feasible recommendations. He has led numerous project baseline, midline, and end-line evaluations. Mr. Aliyu enforces confidentiality and safeguards for all findings and subjects. Mr. Aliyu was the pioneer National President of the Nigeria Association of Evaluations (NAE) and currently the convener of Data Science Monitoring and Evaluation Association, as well as an active member of several other professional organizations including the American Evaluation Association, the European Evaluation Society, The Social Value International and the United Kingdom Evaluation Society. He is an active member and cochair of Last Mile Advocacy Stream of Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition.