Musa Richard

14 + years of substantial experience as a trained global change agent and advocate for development in advocacy, campaigns, communications, media relations, and community engagement across a number of sectors, including but not limited to Education, Nutrition, Health, Immunization, Child Protection, and inclusive social protection. Working with Save the Children International and Action Against Hunger, supported inclusive and shock-responsive social protection, development of Kano State Social Protection Policy, development of Social Protection Bill, development of Social Protection M&E Framework, stakeholder engagement on social protection reforms, and enactment and amendment of inclusive and gender sensitive bills and policies.

Supervisor (ORSZINC Project, Bauchi) - Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Nigeria - Bauchi

(2024-07 - 2026-07)

• Coordinated the conduct of community entry activities across target enumeration areas (EA)
• Ensure relevant data are collected and synced
• Liaised with community gatekeepers to ensure acceptance of the project
• Coordinated the conduct of Household Census (HH listing and numbering) targeting U5 children
• Ensure the review and validation of all information before fimalising and syncing
• Ensure that enumerators are assigned daily tasks and the proper conduct of baseline survey with the right households and targets
• Monitor the interview process to ensure compliance with survey protocols
• Assessed enumerators performance and facilitate on the job training and mentorship to ensure efficiency and effective conduct of the interviews
• Prepared and sent daily activity report to my field Manager

Advocacy and Communications Officer - Action Against Hunger

(2020-12 - 2023-03)

• Developed strategic programs in line with project requirements geared towards meeting organization's and donor targets
• Designed and implemented stakeholders' engagement strategies that supports system strengthening towards proper implementation, ownership and sustainability on the effective implementation of Inclusive and Shock Responsive Social Protection
• Supported the development of advocacy, campaigns and communications materials on print and electronic media materials including scripts, posters, leaflets, video/audio recordings
• Supported the Kano state to Technical Working Group (TWG) to develop Social Protection Bill, operational guidelines, and M&E implementation Framework
• Produced briefing papers and communication messages for internal and external audiences for the ESPID Project
• Planned and led policy dialogue to influence decision-making on social protection
• Led on all efforts to raise/nurture CSOs and champions among State and non – state actors
• Organized learning, field visits, knowledge sharing and activities at State and LGA to draw lessons for future program design
• Collaborated with six foremost radio stations in Kano State and secured air time to broadcast over 20 programmes to promote inclusive social protection to sensitize stakeholders and increase delivery of services
• Collaborated with selected Social Media Influencers to promote and widen the spread of the Electoral Advocacy Campaign at no cost as a direct result of working with CSO Partners
• Organized quarterly media round with over 25 media houses to share information about the Organization's activities in the State and secured publications and media mention at no cost
• Created and maintained an up to date database for all stakeholders' engagement
• Established and maintained strong partnerships with other relevant like – minded organizations in programme implementation
• Represented my organization at both internal and external relations for communications and advocacy i.e. media organizations, local and state level stakeholders in consultation with excellent outcomes

Technical lead in Advocacy, Policy, Governance and Community Engagement - Katsina State MNCH Coalition - Katsina State

(2018-01 - 2020-12)

• Supported partnership engagements with relevant Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to which resulted in good working relationship
• Led in designing and organizing trainings, Workshop and seminars for members and other partners
• Provided technical inputs in planning and implementation of activities
• Worked with local structures on peace building and Conflict mitigation and conducted data collection, collation and analysis peace and conflict resolution
• Served as liaison with media outfits in the State (Print and Electronic) to ensure prompt, quality and proper coverage and reporting of activities
• Supported in strengthening coordination, transparency and accountability in all activities
• Facilitated the process of collection, collation of data on functional PHC per ward in selected LGAs in Katsina State
• Ensure the effective Management of Donor support grants – local and foreign
• Supported in building the capacity of projects volunteers and partners

Advocacy and Communication Officer - Save the Children, International - Katsina State

(2015-04 - 2017-12)

• Developed good knowledge of local and national government structures, parliamentary and political processes and key decision making structures which has influenced certain actions in favor of organization
• Developed and Sustained good relationships with other like-mind agencies engaged in advocacy and policy work including formation of Partners forum for Nutrition intervention and State committee for food and Nutrition
• led in the development and presentation routine media briefings to all media outlets
• Led in the increase of visibility of the donor and organization during the commemoration of annual international campaigns including Day of the African child, World Breastfeeding Week, World Immunization Week, Children's Day, MNCH Week among others
• Strategized and make use of opportunities in upcoming events to communicate relevant messages
• Actively led the development of the State advocacy strategy, proposals and secured government funding for Nutrition intervention
• Established and built the capacity of Civil Society organizations (CSO) to support Advocacy engagement across board
• Supported line Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) in the development policies and strategies towards ending Child marriage in Katsina State
• Supported the domestication of the Child Rights Acts and passage into law of the Katsina State Child Protection Law
• Worked with government agencies and partners, collected data across 34 LGAs on functionality of PHC under One Roof in Katsina State
• Established and built the capacity the Ward Development Committees (WDC) Advocacy Forum in 2 focal LGAs of Katsina State to drive the accountability process for the delivery of Nutrition and Routine I