Flourish Isatou Jaiteh
Graduate Student
Antwerpen,Antwerp
Summary
A highly-motivated employee with the desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Seeks opportunities to improve processes and workflows for team benefit. Conscientious, hardworking and excels at multitasking in fast-paced environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal Planner
Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
Banjul
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Assists the Directors or Heads of Departments in the running and development of the Departments.
- Works closely with the Director and assist in making policy decisions and its implementation.
- Other responsibilities include the supervision of the activities of staff and their overall coordination within the Division, and formulating policies and programs pertaining to the aims and objectives of the division.
- Assign tasks to staff and advice the Director on technical matters.
Principal Planner
Ministry of Lands and Regional Government
03.2020 - 02.2021
- As heads of section, was responsible for the day-to-day management, control and supervision of work of the whole section.
- Ensured that staff conforms to expected standards.
- Involved in top level planning, policy formulation, follow-up on implementation, as well as decision making.
- Responsible for advising on policy formulation and facilitate its implementation.
- Evaluated needs of departments and delegated tasks to optimize overall production.
- Created reports, presentations, and other documents related to education developmental planning efforts.
- Conducted field visits to assess existing conditions of sites under consideration for development projects.
Senior Planner
Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
Banjul
12.2013 - 12.2015
- Involved in advanced level planning, analysis, preparation of technical papers at a high level and also participate in policy analysis and decision making.
- Participate in high level missions, meetings and negotiations, both foreign and domestic.
- Available to, and responsible for junior officers in their respective sections and units, supervising their work and general comportment.
- Assist in the identification, formulation and appraisal of strategic plans/policies, projects and programs and prepare the ground work for their review.
- Collect and analyze planning information at a higher level than the cadets and handle more complex planning issues.
- Attends meetings and participate in negotiation both at home and abroad.
Cadet Planner
Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
11.2012 - 11.2013
- Involved in data collection
- Though will not make policy decisions, will support policy formulation through data collection and analysis and also executed the more routine tasks in the professional area.
Sales and Marketing Assistant
DBC Quality Designs
Brusubi Phase I
11.2011 - 09.2012
- Monitored active marketing campaigns, making improvements as needed.
- Worked closely with artistic departments to create digital and physical marketing deliverables.
- Collaborated with the marketing team to produce innovative methods of gaining exposure for client brands.
- Assisted marketing team with completing projects.
- Measured the return on investment of advertising and marketing campaigns.
Education
Master of Science - Governance And Development
University Of Antwerpen
Antwerpen 09.2022 - Current
Master of Arts - Regional Development Studies
Toyo University, Hakusan Campus
Tokyo, Japan. 09.2016 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Physics
University of The Gambia
The Gambia 02-2012
Skills
- Project Planning
- Experience in Leadership
- Improvement Plan Knowledge
- Analytical Thinking
- Task Prioritization
- Budgeting and Planning
- Problem Resolution
- Communication
- Issue Research
- Idea Development and Brainstorming
Honours Awards
ABE Initiative Fellowship 2016
Memberships Affiliations
Kakehashi Africa, West African Chapter
Appointments
- Principal Planner, 03/2021, Present, Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
- Principal Planner, 03/2020, 02/2021, Ministry of Lands and Regional Government
- Senior Planner, 01/2016, 03/05/2020, Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
- Planner, 12/2013, 12/2015, Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
- Cadet Planner, 11/2012, 11/2013, Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
- Sales and Marketing Assistant, 11/2011, 09/2012, DBC Quality Designs, Brusubi Phase I
- Sales and Marketing Assistant, 01/2004, 10/2011, Raffet Boutique, Serekunda
Research Interests
- Community Development
- Climate Change and Development
- Participation in decision Making
- Monitoring and Evaluation of projects/programs
- Policy Formulation and Implementation
Languages
- English (native)
- Wolof (bilingual oral fluency)
- Mandinka (bilingual oral fluency)
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Master of Science - Governance And Development
University Of Antwerpen
09.2022 - Current
Principal Planner
Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
03.2021 - 09.2022
Principal Planner
Ministry of Lands and Regional Government
03.2020 - 02.2021
Master of Arts - Regional Development Studies
Toyo University, Hakusan Campus
09.2016 - 09.2018
Senior Planner
Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
12.2013 - 12.2015
Cadet Planner
Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs
11.2012 - 11.2013
Sales and Marketing Assistant
DBC Quality Designs
11.2011 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Physics
University of The Gambia
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