Biography
Built at the intersection of policy, youth mobilisation, and resilience work.
His leadership profile connects practical development programming with advocacy,
coalition-building, public communication, and partnerships across humanitarian and
governance sectors.
Leadership thread
Turning experience across sectors into coordinated action for safer communities.
01
Professional Identity
Abubakar Jimoh is a seasoned development practitioner with over 15 years of experience
in policy advocacy, youth mobilisation, strategic communications, and high-level stakeholder
engagement across Nigeria and West Africa.
02
Sector Expertise
He has extensive experience across Disaster Risk Management, Child and Family Health,
Peace and Security, Governance Reform, Anti-corruption, Counter-terrorism and Violent Extremism,
Migration, Population Management, and Conflict Early Warning and Early Response systems.
03
Policy & Advocacy Impact
He has led evidence-based advocacy initiatives influencing national and sub-national policies,
particularly in accountability, transparency, and inclusive governance systems across Nigeria.
04
Youth & Civil Society Leadership
Jimoh has a strong track record of mobilising youth and civil society networks,
empowering young people as agents of social change through structured platforms,
campaigns, and leadership development initiatives.
He coordinates youth across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria under YADI,
driving disaster risk reduction awareness and capacity building programmes.
05
Publications & Thought Leadership
He is a published contributor to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
PreventionWeb platform, where his work advances disaster preparedness policy discourse in Nigeria.
He has also written extensively as a columnist and served as editor for multiple civil society publications,
including governance, child protection, and public health communication platforms.
06
Partnerships & Global Engagement
His work spans collaborations with leading development partners such as MacArthur Foundation,
UNICEF, CIFF, DFID/FCDO, Oxfam, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, OSF-Africa, GIABA-ECOWAS,
and Transparency International – Defence and Security.
