Community Relations Coordinator at Shoreline Power/ASB VALIANT (2026-04 – Present)
- Assist in managing day-to-day community relations activities to ensure smooth operations within various projects-OML 30 Heritage UPS relocation project.
- Facilitate project access and movement in communities by ensuring community buy-in and informed consent.
- Maintain a constant and respectful dialogue to foster mutual understanding and preempt issues that could affect project timelines.
- Assist in identifying and mitigating community-related risks that could impact operations.
- Support top management in target setting and delivery of community relations objectives.
- Advise the project team on potential risks and mitigation measures based on community pulse and intelligence reports.
- Provide early warning signals on brewing conflicts and support rapid response to avoid project disruptions.
- Support the negotiation of peace accords under community-related grievances.
- Ensure implementation of community employment, subcontracting, and local vendor utilization in line with MoUs, GMOU provisions.
- Collaborate with security and logistics teams to ensure safe project execution with minimal disruptions.
- Coordinate the issuance of FTO memos confirming that the community is informed and project conditions are favorable for execution.
MOU/Government Relations Officer FTTH Project at ZTE (19 macdornad, Ikoyi, Lagos State) (2025-10 – 2026-02)
- Build and maintain productive working relationships with key contacts across the government agencies in all project states.
- Develop and nurture relationships with traditional rulers, community leaders and local government officials in project areas to support Project execution.
Community Relations Specialist at IHS Towers (934 Idejo Street,Victoria Island, Lagos state) (2015-10 – 2024-07)
- Monitor and ensure internal processes, policies and SLAs are followed to guarantee approvals, Licenses and Permits are expeditiously obtained for site build.
- Maintain cordial relationships with all stakeholders in host communities where cell sites/ base stations are located.
- Liaise daily with site visitors and partners and deploy strategies that will ensure smooth site access operations.
- Evaluate prospective cities, towns and communities identified for build and make recommendations in line with best practice.
- Maintain relationships with host communities after sites are integrated and promote the corporate image at all times through implementation of initiatives and programmes that strengthen the company's position within the communities.
- Develop positive working relationships with host communities, partners, landlords, area boys, etc. Nurture existing relationships to maintain free access to sites.
- Participate in periodic site visits to assess adequate CLOs/guards at various station locations.
- Investigate damages, negotiate compensation payments, and close issues in line with company-approved policy and guidelines
- Enlighten communities about company policies, processes, and procedures as they affect community demands and expectations with the aim to douse tension.
- Support the negotiation of peace accords,resolutions,or compensatory actions under community-related grievances.
- Facilitate project access and movement in communities by ensuring community buy-in and infomed consent.
- Liaise with security and project teams to ensure safe project execution with minimal disruption.
- Coordinate the issuance of FTO memos confirming that the community is informed and project conditions are favorable for execution.
- Identify all issues(Community and non-community)and work within company procedures and guidelines to resolve them within agreed timeline.
- Ensure all stakeholders are aware of all community related issues.
- Initiate and carry out dialogues,meetings,negotiations where necessary on behalf of the organization to resolve issues relating to roll-out and post
Security & Community Liaison Officer at Snowview Support Service Limited (19 Ada-George, Portharcourt, Rivers State) (2013-06 – 2015-07)
- Assist to coordinate the provision of efficient and effective security service s support to safeguard company's assets and personnel.
- Maintain cordial relationships with all stakeholders in host communities w here the company's infratuctures/base stations are located
- Participate in periodic site visits to verify adequate security CLOs/guards at various site locations.
- Inform and educate host communities on the benefits of locating the infratrutures in their areas and provide first-hand answers on all related queries.
- Proactively identify potential community issues and address them before t hey escalate.
- Hep plan and manage CSR projects that meet both company's goals and community needs.
- Ensure that the is unrestricted access to various sites alwyas
