EDEM NORGBEY
Program Manager
Edem is a Youth coach, Trainer and Project Management Expert. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Wales. Edem also holds a Bsc. (Honours) Degree in Building Technology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Edem began his professional career as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor with Akuffo & Associates, Accra on the Government of Ghana ‘Schools under Trees and Emergency Intervention Programme’; funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND). He served as the chief Liaison between the Quantity Surveyors on the over three hundred (300) construction sites across the Ashanti and Western Regions of Ghana; and the Head office. Edem’s immense contribution to the success of the programme promoted him to the position of Project Coordinator for the project.
Today, Edem works as the Projects Manager – Community Capacity Training and Development for the Global Women Development Promoters. He is actively involved in training local people particularly women in the management and sustainability of the new water supply, hygiene and sanitation scheme of the ‘5 Districts Water Supply Project’ in three districts in the Volta Region – A Ghana- Austria turnkey development project being executed by Messrs Strabag of Austria.
As an individual called to provide leadership, service and hope to his generation; Edem has a personal conviction that by engineering a renaissance of a new generation of African Leaders, beginning with its young people; Africa can and should be able to assume its position as a global leader both politically and economically within the next quarter of a century.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Address
Names: Edem Kwame Norgbey
Nationality: Ghanaian
Civil status: Single
Education
| Institution / Date from – Date to | Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: |
| a. University of Wales (UK) (2012-2013)b. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology – Kumasi (2006-2010).c. Achimota School – Accra |
Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA).Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Technology.Senior Secondary School Certificate – General Science option
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Employment record
| Date from – Date to | Description: |
| July 2013 – to date | · Global Women Development Promoters (GLOWDEP) asProgramme Manager – Community Capacity Training; ‘5 Districts Water Supply Scheme’.· Working in the Central Tongu, North Tongu and Adaklu Districts of the Volta Region, Ghana. A Ghana- Austria International Development Partnership. |
| May 2010 – March 2012;Dec 2013 – to date | · QSPM Consult, Accra as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor for Consultants working in partnership with the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) in the execution of ‘The Schools Under Trees and Emergency Intervention Programme’ of the Government of Ghana.· Worked in the Greater Accra, Western and Central Regions of Ghana. |
Professional experience
| Date | Location | Company | Position | Description |
| 2013 – to date | Accra, Ghana | Global Women Development Promoters (GLOWDEP) | Projects Manager |
· Team Lead, Community Capacity Training.· Management of project from start to finish· Development of weekly work plans· Formation and development of community water and sanitation committees and action plans.· Rapid assessment of water system, community mobilisation, stakeholder engagement and Training WATSAN committees for sustainable water service delivery.· Performing administrative and accounting duties. · Training of Water and Sanitation Development Boards for sustainable water service delivery |
| 2013 | Adidome, Volta Region | Global Women Development Promoters (GLOWDEP) | Facilitator/ Team Lead | · Environmental Impact Assessment – Research, Report writing and Key Note Speaker/ Presenter – ‘5 Districts Water Supply Scheme’ Project. |
| 2013 | Accra | QSPM Consult | Assistant Project Manager | · Construction of 12 no. Bore holes in selected schools in each of the ten regions of Ghana. A Ministry of Education Infrastructure Project |
| 2011- 2012 | Accra, Ghana | QSPM Consult, Accra | Assistant Quantity Surveyor | · Programme Coordination, “Schools Under Trees and Emergency Intervention” Project, financed by Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND Fund)· Preparation of tender documents, tender opening, evaluation of tenders.· Preparation of contract documents.· On-site Construction measurement for the preparation of payment certificates |
| Date | Location | Company | Position | Description |
| 2010 | Accra, Ghana | GESAM – National Office | National General Secretary | The student movement of the Global Evangelical Church currently found on eighty (80) tertiary and second cycle institutions across Ghana.Core Duties:· Official scribe and spokesperson of the ministry at all local, national and international occasions· Liaison between the various campus chapters and the National Secretariat of the ministry· Was in charge of the general administration and organisation of the student ministry.· Visiting the various campus ministries to obtain first -hand information for growth and development of the ministry. |
| 2009 | Accra, Ghana | Femme Arch Consult | Industrial Trainee | An Architectural Consultancy based in East Legon, Accra. Project: The construction of a branch office for the then Intercontinental Bank at IPS, Legon – AccraCore Duties:· Trainee Clerk of works on the project· On-site dispute resolution· Quality Control Supervision on the project site. |
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