Esther Eshiet
@esthereshiet
International development and operations leader driving impact and operational efficiency.
What I'm looking for
I am an international development and operations professional with 12+ years delivering people-centered, results-driven programs across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. I focus on streamlining operations, improving customer satisfaction and retention, and implementing process improvements that increase impact.
I have led multidisciplinary teams and complex programs with defined KPIs, budgets, and reporting frameworks, and I coordinate funders, NGOs, private sector partners, and cross-functional teams across regions and time zones. My work in monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement has improved program performance through redesigned assessment tools and reporting systems.
I bring hands-on experience in operations and process optimization, grant management, compliance oversight, and customer support, and I have applied AI data annotation and structured validation methods to improve workflow efficiency and model training data quality. Highlights include recovering significant surplus funds through auction redesign, improving customer satisfaction metrics, and achieving high placement and program completion rates.
I am skilled with Salesforce, Freshdesk, HubSpot, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and structured data validation environments, and I consistently drive measurable efficiency and productivity gains for startups, NGOs, SMEs, and multinational organizations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
AI Data Annotation Analyst
Micro1
Oct 2025 - Feb 2026 (4 months)
Applied structured evaluation rubrics to assess large language model outputs for accuracy, relevance, safety, and instruction adherence, producing evidence-based rationales to improve training data quality and participating in calibration and QA processes.
Inventory & Asset Coordinator
U.S. Embassy
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (11 months)
Coordinated multi-city inventory processes achieving 96% regulatory compliance, managed surplus asset auctions generating €518K in six months, redesigned auction workflows to cut processing time by 30% and optimized warehouse operations to reduce monthly costs by 15%.
AI Response Evaluator
Pareto AI
Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 (3 months)
Labeled and annotated 1,000+ datasets for AI training, applied rule-based evaluation standards to ensure grammatical and contextual accuracy, and flagged edge cases to improve dataset reliability and model performance.
Customer Support Case Manager
Konecta / Nissan UK
Dec 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year)
Resolved 95% of customer complaints within SLA, coordinated 50+ weekly service requests with 98% first-contact resolution, and improved customer satisfaction scores from 2.8 to 3.9 within four months while maintaining GDPR-compliant documentation.
Program Guild Coach
Impact Hub Lagos
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022 (6 months)
Supported 750 returnee migrants through internship placement and professional development programs achieving a 90% placement rate, delivered employability training with 85% competency acquisition and administered monitoring tools with 4.5/5 satisfaction.
Program & Partnership Lead
Milken Innovation Center
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 (11 months)
Managed fellowship operations for 26 global fellows and partners, revised the Theory of Change to improve delivery efficiency by 20%, and designed impact assessment frameworks that increased reporting quality and data visibility by 30%.
Programs & M&E Intern
Gigawatt Global
Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 (4 months)
Developed impact assessment tools for renewable energy projects across 15 African countries, designed baseline surveys for field operations, compiled the first formal impact report, and supported grant proposal submissions.
Faculty Lead / Program Manager
Afterschool Centre for Career Development
May 2014 - Oct 2019 (5 years 5 months)
Directed five employability programs serving 7,528 graduates, achieved 80% post-training placement, secured and managed $108,900 in grants with 100% reporting compliance, and expanded mentoring to 2,700 women increasing female participation by 30%.
Programs Officer
The Bridge Leadership Foundation
Jul 2011 - May 2014 (2 years 10 months)
Managed annual budgets over $250,000 to deliver youth leadership programs reaching 10,000+ beneficiaries, implemented entrepreneurship curriculum for 2,000+ youth and increased program retention by 25% over three years.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Digital Witch Support Community
Certificate, Information Technology
Completed a certificate program focused on in-demand IT skills in December 2025.
Accounting Hub Academy
Certificate, Data Entry & Inventory Management
Completed a certificate program in data entry and inventory management in July 2023.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Master of Arts, International Development & Gender Studies
Grade: 93
Awarded an MA in International Development and Gender Studies (research-based) with first-class honours in June 2022.
Lagos Business School
Certificate, Social Sector Management
Completed the Social Sector Management certificate program in December 2015.
University of Calabar
Bachelor of Science, Social Work
Grade: Second Class Honours
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work with second-class honours in December 2010.
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