S/N

Name

Address

Expertise/Anticipated Contribution

1.

Professor Robert W. Willis

Email: Wills@cvm.msstate.edu

Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Mississippi State University, USA

• Epidemiology and Public Health

Contribute to providing guidance and advisory services in R&D areas of One health, which is a critical search focus of the TCoEFS

2.

Professor Sulai Ochai

Email: S.OCHAI@afdb.org

Department of Agriculture and Agro-industry, African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan 

• Agricultural Economist

Contribute to providing guidance in R&D in food and agricultural development sector.

3.

Prof. (Dr.) Latiffah Hassan 

Email: latiffah@vet.upm.edu.ng

Univerti Putra Malaysia

• Food Safety, Zoonoses, Public Health

Contribute in providing guidance in R&D activities related to the areas of food safety and public health 

S/N

Name

Address

Designation

1.

Prof. Nuhu A. Gworgwor

Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Unijos

Chairman

2.

Prof. Lami H. Lombin

Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Unijos

Member

3.

Prof. Daniel Dabi

Department of Geography & Planning

Member

4.

Mr, Attia Nasreddin

CEO and Chair of NASCO Group, Jos

Member

5.

Mr. Alex Goma

MD/CEO, Grand Cereals Limited, Jos

Member

6.

Dr. John O. Ebere

Department of Microbiology, Unijos

Member

7.

Prof. Paul S. Amaza

Director, TCoEFS-Unijos

Secretary

Name

Position

Qualification

Responsibilities

Prof. Paul S. Amaza

Director

PhD

i) Keeps the Centre and all its related process running smoothly

ii) Assign duties and responsibilities to project team members

iii)  Coordinates Centre’s activities, resources and equipment, as well as well as tracks progress and effectiveness of the entire project

iv) Coordinates monitoring activities and other fiduciary activities and

v) Communicates with counterparts involved in the TCOEFS.

Prof. Pwaveno H. Bamaiyi

Research Officer

PhD (Veterinary Public Health)

i) Lead research and development activities in the livestock, livestock healthcare, one health and capacity building activities related to livestock.

ii) Screen and recommend R&D proposals in the areas of livestock, livestock health care and one health for further consideration by management and the advisory board

Dr. Kyenpiya E. Deshi

Research Officer

PhD (Plant Physiology and Breeding)

i)Lead research and development activities in agricultural crops, including crop improvement, crop protection and capacity building activities related crop breeding and protection.

ii) Screen and recommend R&D proposals in the areas of improved genetic resources for crops and crop protection for further consideration by management and the advisory board

Dr. Stephen N. Dachi

Research Officer

PhD (Agronomy)

i) Lead research and development activities in good agronomic practices, crop improvement and capacity building activities in agronomy, climate change and mitigation, peace and conflict resolution.

ii) Screen and recommend R&D proposals in the areas of agronomy for further consideration by management and the advisory board.

Dr. Ezekiel Oiganji

Liaison/ Desk Officer

PhD

i) Faculty Focal Lead for the FARA Virtual Training Hub at the TCoEFS.

ii) Assist the Director in screening of candidates’ applications for onward transmission to TETFUND and FARA

iii) Responsible for the day-to-day management of the FARA Virtual Training Hub

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Dr. Andrew O. Donye

PhD

i) Ensures smooth flow of communication on project monitoring and reporting requirements.

ii) Oversees monitoring and evaluation activities related to monitoring of inputs and activities as well as monitoring progress towards results, ensuring that data collection is focused on core set of key indicators as per the Results Framework.

iii) Develops logistics plan and schedule with performance monitoring matrixes

Safeguard Officer

Dr. Simi Goyol

PhD

1. Describes TCoEs including location and distance for material sourcing, especially aggregates, water, stones, etc.
2. Ensures that TCoEs comply with national & local legislation & permits that apply to the project activity.
3. Ensures that TCoEs comply with all relevant Government policies.
4. Ensures that public consultation process takes place (where applicable).
5. Compiles capacity building needs of the TCoEs with emphasis on environmental safeguards are identified, and that the necessary capacity building programs are designed and implemented.
6. Ensures that the potential issues involved in the following activities of the TCoE are identified:
7. Ensures that the TCoE strictly complies to the approved Environmental Safeguards Monitoring Plan (ESMP)
8. Ensures that the impact of all site activities is identified, and appropriate mitigation measures put in place

Mr. James O. Ameh

Communication/ Documentation Officer

MBA

i) Serves as Secretariat’s rapporteurs at TCoEFS Workshops

ii) Designs and manages TCoEFS website

iii) Upload news, announcements, events and images

iv) Covers events of the TCoEFS, with a view to drafting reports and/or stories

v)Drafts communiques from workshops organized by the TCoEFS

vi) Serves as staff writer for the TCoEFS projects’ newsletter

Mrs. Doris F. Garba

Administrative Officer/Secretary

Masters

i) Coordinates and drafts minutes of meetings of TCOEFS.

ii) Maintains office records and supervises the junior staff of the Centre

ii) Carries out other assignments as directed by the Director

Procurement Officer

Mrs. Joy Zeb Lengnang

Masters

1. Supervises and coordinates procurement activities of the TCoE and procurement committee members.
2. Coordinates Bid Opening (Financial and Technical Bids) for the TCoE     and participates at the bid opening exercise for the TCoE;
3. Represents the TCoE on external assignment pertaining to Procurement issues and the entrenchment of Due Process mechanism at the TCoE.
4. Prepares Pre-qualification and Bid Evaluation Reports on major procurement.
5. Carries out appropriate market surveys for requests made.
6. Aggregates procurement requirements to obtain economy of scale.
7. Monitors compliance with Tenders procedures within the TCoE.
8. Follows-up on “Certificate of No Objection” with the BPP for the TCoE where necessary.
9. Ensures compliance with specification of goods, works and services supplied or rendered, and
10. Ensures that the TCoE complies with extant procurement rules.

Internal Auditor

Mr. Desmond Tangsan

B.Sc.

i) Prepares auditing of payment vouchers by carrying out detailed checks of all processes leading to payment and ensuring their completeness.

ii) Carries out Expenditure Verification/Certification.

iii) Ensures strict adherence to quality, quantity and specification are met in all transactions.

iv) Ensures that Payee Tax, Value Added Tax and Withholding Tax guidelines are followed, and deductions are remitted to the appropriate agencies of the government, and

v) Prepares and submits the TCoE Internal Audit reports.

Mr. Frank S. Anzaku

Finance and Account Officer

B.SC

i) Superintends over the finance and accounts of the Centre

ii) Monitors the progress of the TCoEFS project finances, and ensures that financial reports are generated when due

iii)Assigns task to finance team members and ensure their productivity and effectiveness

iv) carries out other assignments assigned by the Director

v) Prepares Statement of Expenditure

vi) Submits withdrawal applications

vii) Prepares interim financial reports

viii) Prepares CBN Mandates/other documents for the TCoEFS

ix) Process payment vouchers for payment

x) Maintains Assets Register

xi) Files documents/Payment Registers

xii) Process outflow/inflow payment report