Blessing Akpan - Director, Community Impact, Waterloo Region Community Foundation

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Work Background

Waterloo Region Community FoundationDirector, Community Impact

Aug. 2022CanadaEnsure full Granting cycle, increased applications from new non-profits by 40% in 1st year. Seamless Volunteer management including recruiting, and coaching. Coach and partner, supporting non profits to tell their best story in order to attract funding

Kindred Credit UnionTalent Specialist

Oct. 2021 - Aug. 2022Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaFull cycle recruitment including strategic and innovative candidate attraction, ensuring development and execution of equitable, respectable and fair selection process. Created framework and content for Career Page Onboarding management including orientation, buddy system management, people management. HR Business partner supporting with program and policy development, review, and communication. Facilitating a great candidate and new hire experience via continuous process improvement of culture, services and standards. DEI Core Team member, defining policies, strategy, learning activities, Monitoring & Evaluation.

Kindred Credit UnionHR & Training Specialist

Dec. 2019 - Oct. 2021Kitchener, Canada AreaSupport the learning initiatives of the credit union, using Articulate 360 to create and administer training. End to end recruiting, onboarding, and orientation. LMS management to track, support, and report on staff learning and development in line with corporate objectives Diversity and Inclusion management team member, defining policies, strategy, learning activities, Monitoring & Evaluation.

Majorel North AmericaCustomer Service Specialist

Mar. 2019 - Nov. 2019Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaPost sales order customer service support, ensuring client satisfaction and excellent customer experience.

Growth and Employment in States Nigeria - Business Development Service Provider (BIG Platform)Project Manager Team Lead

Jul. 2016 - Dec. 2018South-South · Hybrid

The Bridge Educational Trust PlcManaging Consultant

Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2018Business development consultancy for SME’s in the retail and service sectors. Human capacity development via provision of bespoke training specifically for performance management, entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, leadership, corporate etiquette. Recruitment consultancy services for Small, and Medium enterprises Project consultancy, monitoring and evaluation, major focus on social enterprise projects.

CBN South South Entrepreneurship Development CentreTeam Lead, E-Learning Capability Deployment

Feb. 2017 - Dec. 2017South SouthThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) South South Entrepreneurship Centre ran for over five years, delivering stellar entrepreneurship development services to the South-South Region in line with its mandate. To keep up with its changing environment, in this new role, I developed, deployed and tracked use of organizational e-learning assets.

CBN South-South Entrepreneurship Development CentreTeam Lead Marketing and Marketing Communications

Oct. 2014 - Feb. 2017CalabarWithin this role I was responsible for growing and managing participant pipeline into the program, working in partnership with organisations such as Cuso International, Girls Power Initiative. I ensured a minimum of 500 registered participant per quarter. I also managed stakeholders experience and expectations, via focused meetings and communication materials such as weekly newsletter, reports and radio shows. The role also necessitated the creation, development and management of organisation communication channels (Website and Social Media); organize and publicize public events; establish strategic relationships that support organisations objectives.

CBN Entrepreneurial Development Centre, South-SouthHead Curriculum Implementation

Mar. 2013 - Oct. 2015Supported the development of entrepreneurship, through the provision of training, internship and mentoring. As lead of this unit, I was responsible for developing and managing the curriculum and learning assets used in training participants. I also scheduled, managed and ensured the development of a 43 man faculty in line with required mandate. Was primarily responsible in ensuring quarterly update of curriculum to world best standards. I also delivered classes daily, and mentored the development of enterprises through the delivery of personalized business planning and inter-mediation with relevant government agencies, and marketing opportunities. The program was funded and supported by Central Bank of Nigeria, and Cross River State.

Advantium, Inc.Business Development Specialist

Jan. 2011 - Feb. 2013Client sourcing using business development pitching techniques. Proposal generation, market research, and analysis C-Suite Training development and delivery covering leadership, customer service, and human resource management.

University of East AngliaWest African Ambassador

May. 2009 - Aug. 2010