Elvis Gannon Mill Hill, Greater London

Position Held

Coordinator

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

2004-2012 : Head of Programme Coordination/Programme Coordinator Commonwealth Secretariat, London. UK. 9 years as Head of Programme Coordination, COMSECs Special Advisory Services Division. Responsible for : Managing and controlling projects in developing countries overseeing and managing all financial planning, project budgets and expenditures coordinating all divisional activities and supervising a team of 10. Managing and monitoring the procurement process for consultants and other service providers. Developing Terms of Reference for Training and other technical assistance projects. Cont /

Company Name

COMSEC

Dates

0000 - Present

Details

Managing the divisions projects database, intranet and web page. Coordinating project reporting to senior management, government and other stakeholders. 1981-2003 : Programme Coordination and other postings Commonwealth Secretariat, London, UK A series of posting over a 21 year period as, variously : Programme Coordinator Evaluation and Planning Officer and Programme Manager for Training Projects in Africa and the Caribbean : Managed and monitored budgets of over £6 million for development and training projects. Conducted evaluations in specific area of COMSECs work. Reviewed and processed technical assistance requests from governments. Assessed and processed training requests for the Caribbean and Africa regions, and developed in-country training and regional programmes in consultation with government ministries, across sectors. Managed training programmes for exiles from South Africa located in Tanzania, Mozambique and Namibia during the apartheid period. Successfully completed 6 month secondment as Corporate Affairs Officer at the Commonwealth Partnership for Technology Management, reporting to the CEO. Key Achievements/Leading Project Management Roles To TILL : Successfully coordinated the Commonwealths Herbal Medicine Development Initiative, a 4-year project undertaken in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and Pacific, aimed at integrating traditional and complementary medicine into national healthcare systems through the development and supply of herbal products into mature/emerging markets. In collaboration with the Government of Singapore delivered on-going major annual training programme to 3000 officials from 48 Commonwealth countries to instruct attendees on how to strengthen the capacity of SMEs in developing countries to improve product design and drive Exporting Performance and Competitiveness. Responsible for managing and allocating funds across 2 COMSEC divisions that dealt with Trade Policy and Implementation Projects resulting from The Trade and Investment Access Facility Initiative set up by the Heads of Government at the Commonwealth Summit in Edinburgh in 1997. During the 10 year period 1999-2009 a total of 69 projects were implemented, including a key initiative in Geneva still on-going to create a permanent presence for negotiating Commonwealth country positions with WTO, and also for generating collaborations with WTO, ITC, UNCTAD and other Geneva based international trading and regulatory organisations. Professional and Academic Qualifications 2010-2012 : MSc in International Business and Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Dissertation on The Impact of Organisation Capacity on the Effectiveness of Intergovernmental Organisations achieved a Distinction. 1994-1995 : Masters in Business Administration MBA : Year One, University of Reading, UK. 1989 : Levels 1 and 2 : Association of Certified Accountants, ACCA. 1987 : Certificate, Association of Accounting Technicians, AAT. 1981-1984 : Bachelor of Commerce, Osmania, Hyderabad, India.