Catherine Akinyele
@catherineakinyele
Project manager and PMO lead driving governance, portfolio oversight, and delivery excellence across West Africa.
NigeriaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an accomplished project manager with over seven years of experience driving successful project outcomes through PMO strategy, governance, and delivery oversight. I coordinate teams, manage budgets, and ensure project deliverables align with organizational goals.
Over the last 7 years, I’ve worked within a Project Management Office where I’ve built and implemented standardized processes and policies. I define success metrics, run project audits and reviews for compliance, and oversee performance reporting to ensure execution stays on expectation.
I’m trusted to manage risk and issues, facilitate change requests, and strengthen stakeholder communication across project teams and senior management. I also lead continuous improvement, portfolio prioritization, resource allocation planning, and training to embed PMO discipline and project management value.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
PMO Lead (West Africa)
International Breweries Plc
Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 5 months)
Led PMO processes and governance across West Africa, ensuring projects remained aligned to organizational goals through standardized tracking, reporting, and audits. Managed portfolio oversight, resource allocation, risk/issue management, quality assurance, and change requests to improve project efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
PMO Assistant
International Breweries Plc
Mar 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 9 months)
Supported and managed the PMO for at least six projects, establishing a Projects Office and implementing project management quality processes. Trained teams on the project portfolio office tool, tracked project status, and coordinated with project engineers and managers to keep project files up to date.
Administrative Officer
The Brains Learners And Trainers
Feb 2018 - Dec 2018 (10 months)
Served as Training Coordinator and Administrative Officer, coordinating staff records, recruitment/onboarding, and inventory management. Managed business travel arrangements and supported business development activities through scheduling, communication, payroll assistance, and office coordination.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Southwestern University of Nigeria
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Grade: Second Class Upper (2 Class Upper)
Earned a B.Sc. in Computer Science at Southwestern University of Nigeria, graduating with a Second Class Upper.
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
NYSC Service Year, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year in 2017.
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ibara
Higher National Diploma (HND), Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Grade: Upper Credit
Completed the Higher National Diploma (HND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, graduating with Upper Credit.
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ibara
Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Grade: Upper Credit
Completed the Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, graduating with Upper Credit.
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