Abisola Bamtefa, PRINCE2

Lead enterprise-wide strategic planning and execution across retail and agri-processing infrastructure, ensuring alignment between business units, capital deployment, and long-term commercial objectives. Drive investment planning including feasibility assessments, expansion strategy, and capital raising, and advise executive leadership on competitive positioning and growth strategy.

Led digital transformation of training delivery, implementing LMS platforms that increased client engagement and reduced delivery costs by 30%. Designed and launched the firm's first fully online training initiative during COVID-19, sustaining revenue and onboarding 10 new clients.

Coordinated and executed cross-functional projects under the GMD's mandate, maintaining clear scope, timelines, and quality standards. Produced market research, trend analysis, and executive reporting to support board-level decision-making.

Held full operational mandate across programmes, finance, HR, administration, and client delivery, ensuring strategy-to-execution alignment. Scaled the organisation from a single-resource structure to a multi-team operation, designed governance frameworks and SOPs, and managed a USD 1.3M+ programme portfolio.

Authored business plans and financial analyses for regulatory approvals, including the Air Transport Licence application and ministerial proposal for Osubi Airport management. Managed sustained engagement with NCAA and the Ministry of Aviation, and developed business proposals using data analytics.

Supported project planning, coordination, and execution under the GMD's mandate. Authored business proposals for new business prospects, contributing to pipeline development.

Held full operational and line management responsibility across all staff and resources. Developed and standardised administrative, communications, and document management processes, and maintained brand integrity across all platforms.

Developed the mentoring framework and alumni community strategy for Teach for Nigeria's long-term impact model. Facilitated project planning and train-the-trainer programmes for the organisation's fellows and leadership.

Developed full project plans, scopes, and stakeholder engagement frameworks. Applied structured change management to handle scope, schedule, and cost variations, and measured project performance against KPIs.

Increased effectiveness and efficiency of project resources (HR, IT, Finance, Programme) through function-level improvements and cross-functional coordination. Drove operational excellence through organisational improvement projects and conducted M&E of British Council Fast Forward Project.

Delivered major international development programmes including MacArthur Foundation Girls Secondary Education Programme, LEARNigeria Pilot, and the Nigerian Education Innovation Summit. Pioneered NEDIS 2015, Nigeria's first national education innovation summit, and led development of the organisation's communications framework.

Managed work breakdown structures, project plans, and execution adherence across multiple concurrent engagements. Developed the TBP Capacity Building Tablet and coordinated internal and external stakeholders to maintain budget, schedule, and scope discipline.

Initiated and developed the Group Mentoring Framework and introduced multi-media approaches to enhance FATE's mentoring programme. Built and maintained a high-engagement mentor-mentee community, organising structured support circles and follow-up feedback loops.

Completed a course in Process Management and Improvement in 2025.

Completed an International Executive Certificate in Total Quality Management in 2025.

Completed an MBA at the University of East London in 2024.

Earned a Professional Certification in Operations Management and Supervision in 2022.

Became a Full Member of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria in 2021.

Earned the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification in project management in 2016.

Earned a B.Tech. in Computer Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in 2009.