Kasim Inusah
Academic Program Coordinator - Character First Education Program
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Mr. KASIM INUSAH is an accomplished educator dedicated to fostering development and positive change through working with non-governmental organizations and public institutions, with over fifteen (15) years of work experience. Mr.
KASIM focuses on empowering individuals and communities through developmental initiatives. During his career, he has acquired solid experience in the following areas: training, liaising and working in a consortium, stakeholder engagement, project coordination, safeguarding vulnerable and reporting mechanisms. Has established relationships with the Government agencies at National, Regional, District and Community levels in Ghana.
Demonstrated knowledge of USAID-funded projects and World Bank outcome-based funded projects with due consideration of donor policies, procedures and approaches related to program design, implementation, monitoring and control, Evaluation and reporting. KASIM is a positive team player with good interpersonal and management skills, maintains cultural sensitivity, and establishes rapport with members of diverse groups with superb time management skills, including multi-tasking and prioritizing ability. KASIM has undertaken several research projects for NGOs and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC).
This allowed him to engage with the National, Regional, and District level Stakeholders.
Experience
Academic Program Coordinator - Kofi A Tawiah Foundation - Eastern, Volta, Oti and Bono East regions
(2024-08 - 2025-08)
The Academic Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation of the Character First Education (CFE) Program in Partner schools and satellite schools in the regions. The schools comprise of selected interested public and private schools. He is responsible for ensuring teachers' Support and capacity building in all aspects of the program.
- Training Teachers on the Character First Education Curriculum
- Assisting Teachers to form Character Education Committees in their schools
- Designing questionnaires to collect data from schools
- Coaching and mentoring teachers through follow ups in their schools
- Liaising with Stakeholders at District, Regional and National level for program integration into schools' culture
- Writing Weekly, monthly and yearly impact reports
Academic Program Coordinator - Kofi A Tawiah Foundation - Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper East and Upper West regions
(2025-09)
The Academic Program Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation of the Character First Education (CFE) Program in Partner schools and satellite schools in the regions. The schools comprise of selected interested public and private schools. He is responsible for ensuring teachers' Support and capacity building in all aspects of the program.
- Training Teachers on the Character First Education Curriculum
- Assisting Teachers to form Character Education Committees in their schools
- Designing questionnaires to collect data from schools
- Coaching and mentoring teachers through follow ups in their schools
- Liaising with Stakeholders at District, Regional and National level for program integration into schools' culture
- Writing Weekly, monthly and yearly impact reports
Mainstream School Improvement Program (MSIP) Advisor - SEND Ghana - Ghana
(2023-01 - 2024-07)
The MSIP Advisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day implementation of the Ghana Education Outcomes Partnership (GEOP) activities in some selected schools in a district with downstream partners to meet the agreed work plan. He is responsible for ensuring teachers' Support and capacity building in all aspects of the project and coordinating links among implementing partners.
- Ensure quality implementation of the project at the school level
- Writing activity, monthly and quarterly reports to the Lot manager
- Safeguarding and promoting the rights of the Vulnerable
- Constantly collecting data for monitoring and Evaluation purposes using the Kobo collect tool
- Documenting and sharing lessons learnt
Field Supervisor - USAID Resiliency in Northern Ghana (RING) - Northern Ghana
(2018-11 - 2019-08)
Project: Small Ruminants
- Lead the distribution of small ruminants (sheep & goats) to women in the communities
- Supported Senior team members with administrative functions
- Facilitated the formation of village savings and loans association (VSLA) groups by women for their economic empowerment
- Promptly responded to contacts from the small ruminants' project managers
- Lead the preparation of quality project reports
- Scheduling meetings with women's groups
- Assisted the M & E Specialist in data analysis
- Sensitized women groups on hygiene and healthy diet for Resiliency
Subject teacher - Mathematics - Business Senior High School - Ghana
(2016-09 - 2022-12)
- Attended to Students' mathematical needs
- Prepared Scheme of work
- Planned and delivered lessons
- Measured and Evaluated Student's performance
- Filled Student's reports via online
- Counselled students
- Team member, National Science and Mathematics Quiz
- Committee member: Covid-19 protocol
Acting Senior Housemaster / HOD – mathematics - Yagaba Senior High School - Ghana
(2014-01 - 2016-08)
- Was in charge of general cleaning of the school
- Served as the mouthpiece of House Masters and Teachers in general
- Chaired disciplinary committee meetings
- Assigned mathematics teachers
- Represented the Headmaster where necessary
- Was Vetting committee Chairman for prefectural Board portfolios
Registered Volunteer - Edu Spots - Ghana
(2022-02)
- Offering support and training to librarians, e.g., methods to support early stages of reading and ways to support both youth and adult communities in reading
- Sending a weekly idea of the week to the reading spots leader
- Developing low-cost methods for improving the impact of reading sports in discussion with the local communities
- Developing partnerships with Ghanaian Organizations
Enumerator - University of Cambridge - Tamale South District, Ghana
(2020-01 - 2020-03)
Employer: Ph.D. Candidate. Topic: "The Effect of Stunting on the Cognitive Development of Primary Pupils in Tamale South District."
- Taking part in designing and translating the questionnaire into conversational Dagbani
- Piloting the questionnaire and making amendments
- Doing Community entry
- Administering the questionnaire to learners and their parents or caregivers
Education
BSC - Mathematics & Information and Communication Technology - University of Education Winneba (2013)
Certificate - Teaching - Bagabaga Teacher Training College (2006)
SCI - Nalerigu Secondary School (2001)