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Work History

Education

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Abu Bakarr Kamara

Summary

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Internet Navigation, Basic hardware maintenance and the use of Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS) Present position: Coordinator, Budget Advocacy Network, Sierra Leone Years within the firm: 10 years

Overview

2070

years of professional experience

years of post-secondary education

Work History

Consortium Consultant

Sierra Leone WASH

10.2019

Tracking of WASH budget in Sierra Leone

Technical Lead

Sierra Leone

01.2019

Analysis of local council budget from a gender perceptive

Team Lead

Sierra Leone

01.2019

Development of a strategic plan for the WASH consortium

Consultant

Sierra Leone

01.2019

Tracking of WASH budget in Sierra Leone

Teacher

Sierra Leone

04.2018

Consultant

Sierra Leone

03.2018

National Commission for Children -Sierra Leone,
Analysis of Children’s specific allocations and expenditure (Health, Education and Social Welfare) in Sierra Leone (2015, 2017) 02/

Consultant

Sierra Leone

01.2018

Facilitation of a Strategic Planning Workshop & Development of Five-Year Strategic Plan (2017, Development of the Sierra Leone Citizen Budget- Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Consultant

Sierra

10.2017

Leone Education for All Coalition Sierra Leone, Financing Education in Sierra Leone through Domestic Taxation
Established the connection between taxation and investment in education
Quantified ‘missed’ taxation revenue in Sierra Leone due to among other factors tax evasion and avoidance; tax expenditures; weak and porous tax systems; limited tax base and informality of economies
Quantified using existing budgetary trends, the difference that the ‘missed taxation revenue’ could have made in implementing educational activities, if they had been allocated and spend on education in Sierra Leone
Provided a synthesis of good practices, challenges and opportunities of using tax revenue to improve the quality and quantity of public spending on education that has proven to make positive changes in education Sierra Leone

Consultant

Sierra Leone Linpico

08.2017

Graphical Design of the 2014 Sierra Leone Auditor General's report

Leone Consultant

Sierra

01.2017

Leone Action Against Hunger- Sierra Leone Consultant Tracking Nutrition Spending in Sierra Leone
Conducted literature review of the Ministry of Fishery Policy and carry interviews with relevant persons that manages programmes related to nutrition (if relevant);
Organised a meeting/workshop to announce the exercise to relevant stakeholders and to receive their approval;
Updated the tool with new data;
Organised a meeting/workshop to present the preliminary findings;
Analysed findings, draw conclusions and formulate key recommendations indicating ways in which the budget can be made more responsive to current nutrition needs;
Produced a report with analysis and recommendations;, Graphical design and representation of the 2015 Sierra Leone Auditor General report- Linpico Sarl- France

Researcher

01.2017

Open Budget Survey – International Budget Partnership

Consultant

Sierra

01.2017

Financing education in Sierra Leone through domestic taxation- Education for All Coalition -Sierra Leone

Consultant

Sierra Leone Finn Church Aid

12.2016

Sierra Leone, Mapping of National Donor in Sierra Leone
Identified and map opportunities for funding FCA’s priorities and activities identified in the Country Strategy, and to recommend priorities and action
Developed an overview of national donor income from official and non-official sources which highlights key trends and provides information on planned expenditure over the next 1-3 years
Provided national level in-depth analysis of donors, their strategic/ geographic focus areas, budgets, funding modalities and priorities and funding relationships with civil society.

Economic Development Consultant

Sierra Leone Ministry of

09.2016

Development of Citizen Template for Local Council Budget 07/ 2016 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership Team Lead Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership self-assessment report
Assessed the implementation of the Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership National Action Plan and produced a comprehensive report

Team Lead

Sierra

07.2016

Leone Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership, Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership self-assessment report
Assessed the implementation of the Sierra Leone Open Government Partnership National Action Plan and produced a comprehensive report

Researcher

Sierra Leone

01.2016

An analysis of the free health care initiative and alternative sources for government to fund and sustained the free health care initiative in Sierra Leone- Save the Children Sierra Leone, An Analysis of the Free Health Care Initiative and alternative sources for government to fund and sustained the Free Health care- Save the Children Sierra Leone 2016 Sierra Leone Team Lead - Development of the Sierra Leone Citizen Budget

Consultant

Ministry of Finance

01.2016

Development of Citizen Template for Local Council Budget

Researcher

Sierra Leone International Budget

01.2015

Partnership -USA, Sierra Leone Open Budget Survey 2015
Examines ability of legislatures and supreme audit institutions to provide effective oversight of government budgets and the opportunities for the public to participate in the budget process
Assesses government budget transparency and accountability, including spaces for public participation and the strength of formal oversight institutions., - Sierra Leone Open Budget Survey 2015- International Budget partnership

Team Head

01.2015

What Expenditures and revenue available to government- BAN

Advocacy Network Team Leader

Sierra Leone Budget

03.2013

Network Research Assistant

Sierra Leone

01.2013

Tax Expenditure Study titled “ Losing Out – Sierra Leone Massive Revenue Lose from Tax Incentive”
Assessment of general tax expenditure as a policy tool for the government
Assessment of revenue foregone by government through tax expenditure incentives given to attract foreign investors
Assessment of the tax expenditure redistribution impact
Assessment of Tax expenditure governance, financing and politics
Establishment of the level of government’s openness, accountability and transparency in its tax expenditure.

Leone Research Assistant

Sierra

01.2013

Tax Expenditure Study titled “Losing Out – Sierra Leone Massive Revenue Lose from Tax Incentive”

Team Leader

Sierra Leone

01.2013

Analysis of the National Budget

Head

Save the Children, World Vision

01.2013

Health, Water and Sanitation Budget Tracking 2013 –, , WASH—NET, , Budget Advocacy Network

Researcher

Sierra Leone Technical

01.2012

Sierra Leone Open Budget Index Survey- International Budget Partnership, head – Health and Sanitation Budget Tracking

Data Analyst

Sierra Leone

01.2012

Situational Analysis of Child-headed households in [Country]- Defense for Children

Team Member

01.2011

Learning need assessment nationwide- designing and analysis of the data- Access to Justice Programme, Sierra Leone Tax Study- Budget Advocacy Network

Team Leader

Sierra

01.2010

Monitoring of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy-ACC

Lead Researcher

Sierra Leone, BAN

01.2010

Learning needs assessment
Budget Advocacy Network

Coordinator

Sierra Leone

01.2009

Enhancing Transparency, Accountability and Citizen Participation in Local Governance

Lead Researcher

Sierra Leone

01.2008

Impact of school feeding programme on the children and the community in Moyamba district

Coordinator

Sierra

01.2008

Strengthening Parliamentary, Civil Society, Ward Development committee and District Oversight Committee in the National Budget Process in Sierra Leone Project.

Research Assistant

Sierra Leone

01.2006

Needs Assessment and Perception Survey on Public Finance and Budget Transparency in Sierra Leone
Other relevant information (e.g
Publications):
Please see: https://www.spring-nutrition.org/sites/default/files/sierra_leone_financial_tracking.pdf http://www.bansl.org/FINAL%20RELEASE%20FINAL%20FINAL%20FINAL.pdf http://www.bansl.org/Financing%20for%20the%20Future%20-%20Report.pdf http://www.awoko.org/2012/04/12/civil-society-calls-on-parties-to-prioritize-health-in-coming-elections/ https://www.internationalbudget.org/wp-content/uploads/sierra-leone-open-budget-survey-2017-summary.pdf http://opendatasl.gov.sl/dataset/citizens%E2%80%99-budget-%E2%80%93-2016/resource/4c6fd20a-5347-42b0-84ba-e61d5ec50e2e http://www.bansl.org/final%20tax%20report.pdf http://www.bansl.org/FINAL%20%20POSITION%20PAPER.pdf

Statistics Supervisor

Sierra Leone Census

12.2004

School Teacher

Sierra Leone, Council

Norwegian

01.2000

Involved teaching basic literacy and numeracy and providing counsel for displaced children
Date to Location Position and Description

Coordinator

Sierra Leone Budget

01.2010 - Current

Advocacy Network (BAN), As the coordinator of the project, had to provide overall leadership for BAN coordinating Unit and have to work closely with member organizations in engaging with national and local budget processes and systems
Responsibilities include:
Support BAN with budget policy analysis in order to develop sound policy position, briefs and advocacy strategies
Collect and analyse economic data including national accounts, public finance, balance of payments, monetary and financial indicators for the development of effective advocacy strategies
Monitor the PRSP process including its preparation, implementation, its outcome/impact monitoring
Assist in the preparation of economic literacy training materials and facilitating training workshops on budget issues
Undertake local and national Budget analysis with the view to determining their impacts on the poor, marginalized and vulnerable and advocating for pro-poor and gender-sensitive budgets
Cultivate and maintain effective collaboration with relevant Government agencies like District Budget Oversight Committees, MOF, BOSL, and other non-state actors like Think-Tanks, Chambers of Commerce, etc
Manage a team of policy analysts to provide analytical and other technical support to the BAN members
Coordinate programmes for the Network and ensure the timely delivery of project outcomes
Conduct learning needs assessment
Maintain Poverty and Social Impact data base of the Network Secretariat
Whilst in this role, his main tasks have included:
Conduct the tax expenditure study ( looked at 4 mining companies tax incentives)
Analyzed the 2011 government budget of Sierra Leone
Conduct the Open Budget Survey and the Open Budget Index for Sierra Leone
Conduct the Sierra Leone Tax Report report looking at transparent and fair taxation
Advocated for an increase in the government budget for Health
Launch the Sierra Leone tax report and advocated for discretionary tax exemption
Conduct Learning need assessment
Support the development of the Sierra Leone Citizen budget ( 2014, 2015 and 2016 Citizen budget) by being a technical team member

Team Lead

Nationwide, Revenue Authority/Open Society

08.2021 - 10.2021

Small, Medium And Micro Enterprises Survey –
Objective: 1. To gather information on the general characteristics of informal businesses in Sierra Leone 2. To establish their registration status and knowledge of formalisation 3. To understand the factors associated with non-compliance of the informal sector towards formalisation 4. To assess the revenue potential of formalising currently informal businesses 5. To determine how currently informal businesses could be brought into the tax net 6. To assess the willingness of currently informal businesses to comply with

Consultant

Freetown Business

10.2020 - 02.2021

An assessment of the Sierra Leone Open Budget Survey report
Objective:
Enhance the understanding of the Open Budget Survey assessment framework to PFM practitioners and other relevant actors
Enhance Open Budget Survey benchmarking by identifying short term measures to implement

Consultant

Sierra Leone

Tracking

01.2017 - 01.2021

Nutrition Spending, Sierra Leone- Action Against Hunger Sierra Leone

Consultant

Freetown Save

07.2020 - 09.2020

Children USA and Sierra Leone, Analysis of Sierra Leone government budget from Early Child Marriage perspective

Advocacy Network Team Lead

Sierra Leone Budget

05.2020 - 07.2020

To establish the level of businesses general tax awareness and how this varies between central, local and informal taxes;
To study the attitudes of taxpayers' and how their perceptions influence tax compliance decisions;
To assess customer satisfaction with the National Revenue Authority's service delivery,reforms and staff professionalism;
To assess the level of trust customers have in the collection and use of tax revenue by various parts of government;
To assess satisfaction levels with regards to taxpayers' sensitisation and education programmes; as well as businesses main sources of tax information
To assess satisfaction levels with revenue collection, cost and ease of compliance and enforcement actions;
To assess taxpayers views of the fairness of the tax system and how that relates to their motivation to pay taxes;
To suggest ways in which the revenue system could be made more effective, efficient and equitable.

Consultant

Freetown Africa Centre

05.2020 - 06.2020

For Energy Policy -Ghana, Study on Domestic Revenue Mobilisation in the Extractive Sector of Sierra Leone
Objective:
Identify the key actors, their levels of capacity and engagement strategies for improving extractive sector revenue collection in Sierra Leone
Explore Sierra Leone’s tax exemptions regime for the extractives sector
Determine alignment of Sierra Leone’s fiscal governance framework for the extractive sector to regional frameworks such as the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), EITI standards and the ECOWAS Model Mining and Minerals Development Act (EMMMDA)
Examine implementation challenges including the political economy that presentopportunities for IFFs and tax revenue losses in the extractive sector.

Consultant

Sierra Leone Action Against Hunger, Action Against Hunger

02.2020 - 05.2020

Tracking Nutrition Spending in Sierra Leone-, The objectives of this exercise are as follows:
To track nutrition expenditures of MDAs, UN agencies, INGO, local council and development banks (partners) that implement either nutrition specific or sensitive programmes;
To examine the trends of nutrition expenditures over the years;
To understand the relation between budget expenditure and the policy priorities (are the funding targets met by the Government?)

Technical Lead

Sierra Leone

1 1 - 11.2019

Search for Common Ground-Sierra Leone, Analysis of the Local Council Budget from gender perspective
This Objective is to analyse five local council and five sectors each from perspective in a bid to ascertain the level of gender budgeting within the local council
November Sierra Leone WASH Consortium Team Lead Development of WASH consortium strategic plan

Consultant

Action Against Hunger

Tracking

03.2019 - 05.2019

Nutrition Spending, Sierra Leone- Action Against Hunger Liberia
The objectives of this exercise are as follows:
To track nutrition expenditures of MDAs, UN agencies, INGO and development banks (partners) that implement either nutrition specific or sensitive programmes;
To examine the trends of nutrition expenditures over the years;
To understand the relation between budget expenditure and the policy priorities (are the funding targets met by the Government?), Tracking Nutrition Spending in Sierra Leone

Consultant

Sierra Leone Action Against

05.2018 - 08.2018

Hunger Sierra Leone, Tracking Nutrition Spending in Sierra Leone- Action Against Hunger Sierra Leone
The objectives of this exercise are as follows:
To track nutrition expenditures of MDAs, UN agencies, INGO and development banks (partners) that implement either nutrition specific or sensitive programmes;
To examine the trends of nutrition expenditures over the years;
To understand the relation between budget expenditure and the policy priorities (are the funding targets met by the Government?)

Economic Development Consultant

Sierra Leone Ministry of Finance

- 01.2018

Development of the Sierra Leone Citizen Budget 2018 03/

Researcher

Sierra Leone International Budget Partnership

10.2017 - 01.2018

Open Budget Index Survey for Sierra Leone
Examines ability of legislatures and supreme audit institutions to provide effective oversight of government budgets and the opportunities for the public to participate in the budget process
Assesses government budget transparency and accountability, including spaces for public participation and the strength of formal oversight institutions.

Project Director

Sierra Leone LINPICO, Ms. Sophie DJUGELI

06.2016 - 08.2016

Sdjugeli@linpico.com Graphical Design Expert - Preparation of a Summary Report will be about 20 to 30 pages in length and should use graphics, cartoons and pictorial representation to present accurately the key messages of the annual report of the Auditor General as laid before Parliament
The deliverable will be a printer-ready document with complete artwork in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 or a similar mutually agreed file format
Prepared two distinct components within a single booklet that uses coloured cartoon drawings – similar to comics – supplemented with photographs appearing in the official Annual Report of the Auditor General and limited text in English as well as other local languages
Graphical design of the role and responsibilities of Audit Service Sierra Leone in an opening section
This part of the report was prepared as a reusable element only to be updated annually as required by changes in legislation
ASSL’s relationship to Parliament, the Executive, the Judiciary and other institutions subject to public sector governance were also communicated in an easily understood cartoon publication
Collaboration with the ASSL (Audit Service Sierra Leone) and regular liaison with the project’s Team Leader.

Budget

01.2010 - 01.2013

Assess if government economic policy and budgets for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 are pro-poor and inclusive growth enhancing and thus meets government obligations to its citizens in terms of human rights, - social justice and equality in line with both national and international obligation?
Assess how the 2011, 2012 and 2013 government economic policy and budgets effectively addresses poverty and social inequality
Assess the t extent to which external influences drive the 2011, 2012 and 2013 budget process in Sierra Leone
Assess to what extent the 2011, 2012 and 2013 government economic policy and budget is consistent with the objectives of Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Agenda for Change)
Assess the level of transparency in the design and implementation of the national budget and how it complies with international budget implementation standards

Researcher

Sierra Leone International Budget Partnership

01.2001 - 09.2012

Sierra Leone Open Budget Index Survey
Examines ability of legislatures and supreme audit institutions to provide effective oversight of government budgets and the opportunities for the public to participate in the budget process
Assesses government budget transparency and accountability, including spaces for public participation and the strength of formal oversight institutions.

Program Officer

Sierra Leone National Accountability Group Sierra Leone, Now

02.2006 - 02.2011

Supervising the work of Program Assistant
Writing project proposal after conducting a needs assessment, then implementing the subsequent projects
Enhance civil society participation in the budget process
Facilitate workshops on budget, local council and the APRM process
Write reports on project implemented
Conduct need assessment and project appraisals and monitor project,
Analysed 2010 government budget
Developed monitoring manual on procurement
Monitor and produced report on council expenditure

Program Officer

USA Brighter Tomorrow

02.2006 - 02.2010

Provide support to street and orphan children in Moyamba District
Provide counselling to street and orphan children in Moyamba District
Coordinate other organization working on street children
Work with community elders to identify street and orphan children
Work with Don Bosco organization in providing support to street and orphan children who want to move to Freetown
Write reports on project implemented
Conduct need assessment and monitor project
Conduct project appraisal
Conduct needs assessment before writing proposal

Lead Researcher

Sierra Leone

01.2009 - 01.2010

Governance and Transparency Audit Study
Responsibilities: Design questionnaire, trained data collectors, analyze data and write report- Concern Worldwide

Leone Assistant Analyst

Sierra

01.2009 - 01.2010

An Analysis of the Government Budget

Coordinator

Sierra Leone

01.2007 - 01.2009

Data Entry- Africa Education Watch Research
Responsibilities: Data entry, maintaining and designing database, Developing the Monitoring capacity of Civil society Project

Leone Consultant

Union

01.2006 - 01.2008

Evaluation of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union project

Senior Secondary School Teacher

Sierra Leone Bullom Ahamadiyya Muslim

09.2004 - 02.2006

As a teacher responsibilities involved prepare School teaching timetable, prepared school report card, analyzing WASSEC result.

Education

M.Sc. - Economic Statistics

Njala University

Certificate on Civic Education Campaign - undefined

UNDP and National Election Watch

Certificate in Project Management, Management and Implementation - undefined

The Syndicate Institute – Freetown Sierra Leone

Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation - undefined

West Africa Civil Society Institute

Certificate in Computer Application Packages - undefined

Humanity First Computer Center

B.Sc. - Mathematics, Physics

Njala University College- University of Sierra Leone

01.2000 - 01.2004

Skills

An international development professional that has 10 years’ experience coordinating projects Most recently for the Budget Advocacy Network to facilitate the engagement of local and national budget processes and systemsExpert in the development of strategic plansHas vast experience in using statistical software such as STATA, SPSS, E-ViewHas vast experience in field survey which is use for advocacy purposeExpert in budget tracking and policy developmentHas experience in using data for policy advocacy and planningHas vast experience on open budget issuesHas prior experience in producing reports for tax, project implementation, monitoring and procurement Has been involved/produced many reports that are detailed in section 14 of this CVHas facilitated workshops on budget, local council and the APRM process as well as enhanced civil participation in the processHave vast experience in producing citizen budgets and citizen audit reportsHas experience in developing strategic plans for an organizationUnderstand the Sierra Leone budget systemExperience on data for advocacyExperience in enhancing participation and transparency around Public Financial Management issueExperience in local council finances

Affiliations

1 1 Membership of professional bodies: Board member – Millennium Cooperation Challenge –Sierra Leone (MCC-Sierra Leone) Open Government Partnership Member of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy Monitoring Group Member of the Civil Society Working Group on the Sierra Leone African Peer Review Mechanism Member of the WASH consortium in Sierra Leone National Advocacy Coalition on Extractive- Sierra Leone Global Call for Action Against Poverty- Sierra Leone All Works of Life Award Committee Member Steering Committee Member- Open Government Partnership Sierra Leone International Budget Partnership Tax Justice Network - Africa

Additional Information

Team Head

01.2015

Advocacy Network Team Leader

Sierra Leone

01.2012

Team Member

01.2011

Team Leader

Sierra

01.2010

Lead Researcher

Sierra Leone, BAN

01.2010

Coordinator

01.2000 - 01.2004

Economic Development Consultant

Sierra Leone Ministry of Finance

- 01.2018

M.Sc. - Economic Statistics

Njala University

Certificate on Civic Education Campaign - undefined

UNDP and National Election Watch

Certificate in Project Management, Management and Implementation - undefined

The Syndicate Institute – Freetown Sierra Leone

Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation - undefined

West Africa Civil Society Institute

Certificate in Computer Application Packages - undefined

Humanity First Computer Center

Technical Lead

Sierra Leone

1 1 - 11.2019

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