GBEMISOLA OYINDAMOLA User

Provide portfolio-level oversight for a donor-funded open innovation platform supporting climate-smart agricultural enterprises, leading grantmaking, compliance, milestone-based disbursement, and strategic support to strengthen scalability and investor linkages.

Provided strategic advisory for a large-scale donor-funded agriculture program, leading technical research, stakeholder interviews, partner identification, and proposal content development to strengthen program positioning.

Led portfolio-level management for a ~$3M donor-funded COVID-19 food security program across 17 grantees, overseeing grantmaking, disbursement, compliance, performance monitoring, and risk mitigation to improve grantee outcomes.

Provided advisory and coordination support for financial inclusion initiatives, restructuring communities of practice, designing an M&E framework, and streamlining governance documents to improve execution and reporting.

Supported country-level oversight of donor-funded programs, contributing to resource mobilization that secured over €3.7M and $1.3M, coordinating national validation meetings, and integrating risk and compliance frameworks into operations.

Supported start-up and operationalization of a multi-year donor-funded agribusiness investment activity, providing operational and programmatic support during early implementation.

Improved project operations and compliance systems to strengthen internal efficiency and reporting accuracy across company projects.

Led portfolio-level grants and contracts management for donor-funded agribusiness initiatives, conducting due diligence on 60+ applications valued over $40M and administering a $2M grants portfolio while building grantee investment readiness.

Completed an MBA with a concentration in Finance & Investment, focusing on financial analysis, investment appraisal, and portfolio management.