ADAMU YUSUF

Field Leader | Medical Laboratory Scientist | Public Health Specialist

Birnin Kudu, NG.

About

Highly effective Field Leader and Medical Laboratory Scientist with over 4 years of experience driving public health initiatives and large-scale survey operations across Northern Nigeria. Expert in coordinating mobile field units, ensuring rigorous data quality verification, and fostering strong stakeholder relationships to achieve high participation rates and deliver high-integrity data. Proven ability to manage complex field logistics and enhance program outcomes in challenging environments.

Work

New Incentives — All Allowances for Action (ABAE)

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Program Field Officer

Various, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria

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Summary

Led and coordinated extensive field operations across Northern Nigeria, ensuring successful data collection, real-time verification, and logistical management for critical health initiatives.

Highlights

Coordinated extensive field operations across Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, supervising daily data collection activities for critical health programs.

Performed real-time verification of beneficiary and health-facility data collected via electronic mobile devices, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.

Managed complex field logistics, tracked daily team targets, and resolved operational challenges to maintain program continuity and efficiency.

Forged key partnerships with community heads, facility staff, and caregivers, achieving high acceptance and engagement for health programs.

Datharm Foundation

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Research Assistant

Unspecified, Unspecified, Nigeria

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Summary

Led field-level primary health assessments and community-based survey data collection, ensuring data accuracy and high participation rates.

Highlights

Directed field-level primary health assessments and community-based survey data collection initiatives.

Managed daily field mapping, ensuring strict protocol adherence and cross-verified data accuracy for reliable submissions.

Engaged local stakeholders and facility directors, achieving seamless program entry and high community participation rates.

Jigawa Future Group

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Monitoring & Evaluation Volunteer

Unspecified, Unspecified, Nigeria

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Summary

Assisted in monitoring outreach programs, verifying community health survey data, and supporting field teams in data collection.

Highlights

Assisted in monitoring outreach programs, verifying community health survey data, and drafting comprehensive field summary reports.

Provided essential field-level support, ensuring accurate application of data collection instruments by field teams.

Malaria Consortium

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Field Assistant (Ad-hoc / Seasonal)

Unspecified, Unspecified, Nigeria

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Summary

Supervised field data recording and tracking for seasonal public health interventions, coordinating mobile units and ensuring data integrity.

Highlights

Supervised field data recording and tracking for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) implementation, ensuring accurate program delivery.

Coordinated mobile field units for house-to-house distributions and health assessments across target communities.

Conducted routine daily checks on tally sheets and electronic logs, maintaining high data integrity for critical health metrics.

Education

Biaka University Institute of Buea / University of Buea

Buea, South-West Region, Cameroon
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Bachelor Medical Laboratory Science Grade: Second Class Honours (Upper Division)

Languages

English

Hausa

Certificates

Data Analysis Certificate of Completion

UNICEF Agora

Monitoring & Evaluation and Data Analysis for NGOs

Sterling One Foundation

Fellowship in Humanitarian Leadership

Institute for Development Research (IDR) / Dataville Research

Certificate of National Service

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Registered Medical Laboratory Scientist (RA MLS 32208)

Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN)

Skills

Public Health

Public Health Surveys, Community Health Assessments, Seasonal Disease Tracking, Health Facility Mapping, Public Health Initiatives.

Field Operations

Mobile Field Unit Leadership, Field Data Collection, Field Logistics, Team Coordination, Workflow Planning, Operational Management, Field Mapping.

Data Management

Data Quality Verification, Data Auditing, Real-time Error Tracking, Digital Survey Submissions, Electronic Data Tools, Data Integrity, Mobile Survey Platforms, Data Analysis.

Stakeholder Engagement

Community Engagement, Local Community Leaders, Health Facility Staff Liaison, Government Officials, Partnership Building, Stakeholder Management.

Project Management

Program Coordination, Project Execution, Target Tracking, Operational Problem Solving.

Medical Laboratory Science

Medical Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Science.

Humanitarian Leadership

Leadership, Humanitarian Aid.

Monitoring & Evaluation

M&E Frameworks, Program Monitoring, Evaluation Reporting.

Communication

Strategic Communication, Cross-cultural Communication, Report Writing.