Akinsolu, Abiodun Olatoun

About

Akinsolu, Abiodun Olatoun is a Research Professor of Educational Management and planning with the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) Nigeria, Ondo and a One-time Ag Director General /Chief Executive of the Institute – NIEPA is a Research Institute with the mandate of empowering educational planners and managers in Nigeria and West Africa sub regions.

Akinsolu, Abiodun Olatoun holds a PhD in Educational Management with specialty in quantitative analysis of educational planning from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Her areas of specializations are educational Management and planning, policy analysis and policy development.

An experienced and dedicated educator, planner, trainer, researcher, community mobiliser with keen interest in strategic management and planning for innovative quality education delivery, passionate about educational funding, child centered development goals, girl child education and youth reorientation through system strengthening. I have a proven track record of influencing government partners on complex or large-scale programmes having worked extensively with government partners to bring about desired changes in challenging situations most particularly in educational Management and planning, policy analysis and policy development, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, teacher education as well as gender issues towards ensuring improved learning outcomes in the education sector. I have over 30 years’ in-depth experience, working with Federal, State and Local Government Education Authorities in the education sector. This is to strengthen government systems and capacities for effective educational outputs and outcomes through planning, policies development, budgeting, value for money and M&E. I have over 20 years of professional working experience in development work with international development organizations such as World Bank, Commonwealth of Learning (COL), UNICEF, DFID/FCDO, Cambridge Education, Save the Children, UNESCO-IICBA- Addis Ababa, British British Council, Nat-Com UNESCO, and Creative Associate International on Educational Management issues and practices. A one-time Senior Federal Policy Advisor on the just concluded USAID - LEARN to Read project in Nigeria as a Cambridge Education staff with Creative Associate International as the Principal partner where I handled the first indigenous Result (Outcome) Based Financing on Early Grade Reading towards promoting foundational literacy by working with Federal MDAs and key education stakeholders in ensuring improved learning outcomes at the basic education level.

A member of various professional bodies including SDGs African Independent Assessors (SDGAIA), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Nigerian Association of Evaluation (NAE), Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning. (NAEAP), Nigerian Association of Educational Research and Evaluation. (NAERE). National Council for Educational Innovation and Development (NCEID), Educational Management Professionals (EMP), Harvard Business/Family Review (HBFR), Capacity Development Network International (CDNI), Africa Community of Practice in Managing for Development Result (ACPMD-R), and World Bank Institute Alumnus (WBIA).

A trained expert by the World Bank Institute in the application of Economics theory for policy decision and reforms in education as well as a trained Cost Analyst for Education service provision as attested by IIEP, Paris. A good team player with ability to accommodate both convergent and divergent views of colleagues and education stakeholders to inform proper decision and appropriate actions for system efficiency.

A God- fearing woman with good interpersonal relationship. She is happily married with children and grandchildren.

She has written extensively with published articles in local and international journals.

Employment

• Mott MacDonald (United Kingdom) Senior Federal Advisor- I was the Senior Federal Advisor on USAID – LEARN to Read Educational Project in Nigeria with Mott Macdonald-Cambridge Education -UK. I was opportune to lead the first indigenous Result Based Financing (RBF)with UBEC on Early Gra…
  2022 - 2025
• United Nations- UNICEF Basic Education Section Consultant: - Consultant to UNICEF on Education Sector Performance Assessment Tool (ESPAT) for 36 states and FCT - Supported the development of Education Sector Planning Training Manual for Education Planners sponsored by UNICEF - Led UNICEF in the devel…
  2019 - 2022
• Mannion Daniels Consultant on Development of 34 LGAs Medium Term Sector Strategic Plan on Maternal and Child Health Care
  2015 - 2016
• Federal Ministry of Education Consultant: - Facilitated the Training of all Directors of Physical Planning and Works on basic framework of Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. (MTEF)with officials of the Ministry of Budget and National Planning si…
  2014 - 2025
• Price Water House Copper, (PWC) Nigeria Education Consultant. My role entails the following: - Led the PWC team on Public Expenditure Tracking Survey of Universal Basic Education in Nigeria- Bauchi and Adamawa States- September – December 2014 - Led the PWC team on WB NIPEP Verification exerci…
  2014 - 2015
• UNICEF- Basic Education Section, Nigeria Girls Education Project (GEP 3) Technical Manager. My role entails the following: Technical Assistant to UNICEF in managing the then DFID/UNICEF Girls Education Project 3 in Nigeria. Supported the 5 GEP 3 states on policy formulation, planning and the de…
  2013 - 2014
• Oando Educational Foundation (OEF) Co- Consultant with SAA (Educational & Management) Consults Ltd .The development of Operational plan for OEF supporting States’ Schools • Monitoring framework for OEF developed • The Development of OEF Strategic Plan Monitoring Framework • High level con…
  2013 - 2013
• Save the Children Consultant:- Worked as a Consultant to Save the Children under the UK Aid funding on the Replication of SBMC Best Practices across States of the Federation in collaboration with UBEC, Abuja. Dec 2011 – November 2013. This contributed to community engagem…
  2011 - 2012
• UNESCO / IICBA- Addis Ababa Consultant on the Review of Nigeria Teacher Education Policy for alongside other consultants for other African Countries. I was opportune to - to lead the Critiquing of the Teacher Education Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa – The Nigeria Country Section. - …
  2010 - 2010
• Commonwealth of Learning Course Designer and Module developer: - Produced and reviewed the Training Manual for capacity Building of Teachers below Tertiary level in Africa in Senegambia Hotel, Gambia.
  2009 - 2010
• British Council , Nigeria Consultant:- Designing and Implementation of Whole School Development Planning and Management - Development of a Guide Note on “Training of Trainers” on Whole School Development Planning and training of Master Trainers for Oyo State Ministry of Educ…
  2005 - 2005
• National Institute for Educational Planning & Administration, Nigeria Research Professor and One-time Ag. Director General / Chief Executive of the Institute. As a staff member of the Institute, my role includes coordination, supervision directing and controlling the Institute’s affairs as a capacity building institution f…
  2004 - 2032
• Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Nigeria Visiting Research Professor of Education Management supporting the Planning, Research and Statistic Department of UBEC on the following:• Providing technical support to Planning and Quality Assurance Departments • Led the UBEC-States MTBESP Cycle 1, 2, 3…

Education

• University of Ilorin PhD Educational Management
  2002 - 2006
• University of Ilorin Masters in Educational Management
  2000 - 2002
• University of Ilorin Bachelors Degree in Social Studies Education
  1991 - 1997
• Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun • Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE) Upper Credit
  1984 - 1987

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