About

Edmond Bonglaanaa Pegyi is a Finance and Administrative Officer at Training and Extension for Conservation Agriculture in the Savannahs (TECAS). He previously worked as a Finance and Administrative Assistant at Agriculture and Finance Consultants, AFC, Ghana. Edmond grew up in one of the farming districts, Lawra, and earned his BSc. Degree in November 2021 from the University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. From November 2021 to September 2022, Edmond was an Administrative Assistant at Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Market Oriented Agriculture Programme in North West of Ghana (MOAP-NW). Edmond joined MAK Planning and Management Consults in December 2022 to undertake research as a field officer. He has worked with the University for Development Studies' Farm in Damongo to support maize production in a short period. Edmond has experience in Finance and Administration, Data management and analysis, Monitoring & evaluation with about two years of experience in Finance and Administration. Edmond has studied the relationship between agricultural production, land use efficiency, and nutrient use efficiency, coupled with energy recycling in the production process. He has taken sample courses in Agribusiness Management, Records and Accounting, Environmental and Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change Economics, Principles and Theory of Microeconomic, Principles and Theory Macroeconomics, Production Economics, Mathematics for Economists, and Food and Nutrition Economics. He is an open-minded person with an elevated level of conceptual ability. Edmond is very sensitive to cultural differences and respects the cultural perspective of every individual. He has had several encounters with different groups of people and has not been biased based on cultural

Skills

  • Computer Proficient
    8
  • Microsoft Office Suite
    8
  • Data analysis with SPSS and STATA
    8
  • Experience in data analysis with Excel
    7
  • Budgeting and Cost Management
    7
  • Filing Tax Returns
    9
  • STATUTORY COMPLIANCE
    9
  • Business administration
    7
  • Financial Reporting
    8
  • English
    7
  • Dagaare
    9
  • Twi
    7

Experience

Edmond Pegyi

Work experience
  • TECAS, a social enterprise supported by the GIZ Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme and EU-REACH, aims to mitigate climate change's impact on Ghana's holistic agriculture. It offers services like conservation agriculture, farmer mobilization, tractor mechanization, cover crop production, and consultancy.
  • F&A Responsibilities:
  • Process partners’ invoices and make payments.
  • Engage in payments and routine bank transactions.
  • Manage the office and office supplies.
  • Handle office tasks such as document filling, generating reports and presentations
  • Provide real-time scheduling support by booking appointments and preventing conflict in booking.
  • Make travel arrangements, booking flights and cars, and making hotel reservations
  • Generate financial reports, set up meetings, and take minutes of TECAS meetings.
  • Respond to emails and phone correspondence.
  • Tracking the receivables of TECAS and following up with partners to collect due payments.
  • Maintain the general expenditure ledger.
  • Engage in other tasks as might be assigned by the manager or the team of the organization.
  • File and make payment for Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), withhold taxes, and make payment to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).
  • M&E Responsibilities:
  • Establish and manage databases to store, organize, authenticate and confirm data and retrieve project data for reporting and others.
  • Use digital tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, or Google Forms for efficient data collection and management.
  • Use statistical tools like SPSS, Stata, or Excel to analyze quantitative and qualitative data
  • Develop standardized tools, such as surveys, interviews, and observation checklists.
  • Conduct or supervise field data collection activities using ICT tools or traditional methods as needed
  • Prepare detailed and summary reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Train team members and local partners on M&E tools always before a data collection exercise.
  • Skills: Project Support · Logistics Management · Critical Thinking · Attitude Change · Project Implementation · Procurement · Statistics

Edmond Pegyi

Work experience
  • AFC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is implementing the GIZ and EU-funded Market Oriented Agriculture Programme in North-West Ghana, aiming to increase climate-sensitive agriculture production, strengthen private sector actors, and improve common interest groups.
  • F&A Responsibilities:
  • Process partners’ invoices to facilitate payment.
  • Assist in organizing workshops and training for the project.
  • Prepare payment vouchers.
  • Utilize advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite streamline processes and enhance productivity.
  • Engage in payments and routine bank transactions.
  • Auditing of invoices, receipts, and other supporting documents to initiate processing for payment.
  • Assist in procurement of items.
  • Digitize payment vouchers and supporting documents, file documents and effectively maintain financial database.
  • Engage in other tasks related to the day-to-day administrative and financial management roles as maybe assigned by my superior.
  • Office management.
  • Engagement in other tasks as might be assigned by the project or the team.
  • M&E Responsibilities:
  • Assisted in the collection of quantitative and qualitative data through surveys, interviews, focus groups, and field observations.
  • Input collected data into databases or M&E software, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
  • Supported the monitoring of project activities to track progress against set indicators and targets.
  • Participated in field visits to gather data and observe project implementation in real time.
  • Assisted in analyzing collected data using basic statistical tools and techniques.
  • Maintained organized records of M&E documents, reports, and data sources for easy access and reference.
  • Ensured data quality by supporting the development of data validation and verification processes.
  • Skills: Data Entry · Microsoft Excel · Project Support · Administrative Assistance · Organization Skills · Logistics Management · Accounting · Analytical Skills · Teamwork · Critical Thinking · Attitude Change · Procurement

Edmond Pegyi

Work experience
  • Administrative Assistant at   GIZ
  • November, 2021 - October, 2022
  • Fulltime
  • GIZ is an international development organization promoting inclusiveness, job creation, and increasing income from agriculture production through the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP) in the North West of Ghana and other sectors of the Ghanaian economy. Many are the challenges that agribusinesses face; hence, the MOAP project seeks to support producers, public institutions, and processors in the project area to enhance the quantity and quality of agricultural production along the following selected value chains: rice, sorghum, soya, groundnut, vegetables, cashew, and mango. AFC Agriculture and Finance Consultants and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture are the implementing partners.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Organized trainings and workshops logistics.
  • Organized trade fairs (seeds and inputs fairs) for actors in the 7 supported value chains.
  • Embarked on monitoring visits.
  • Data collected, entered, cleaned, and summarized.
  • Prepared documentation for travel cost reimbursement.
  • Assisted in planning and the review of activity reports.
  • Workshops’ evaluations collected and analysed to guide future decision.
  • Coordinated Staff work plans for approval.
  • Responded to address working partners’ issues as directed by project superiors.
  • Skills: Project Support · Administrative Assistance · Data Analysis · Confidentiality · Critical Thinking · Attitude Change · Project Implementation · Professional Conduct. Project Support

Edmond Pegyi

Education
  • September, 2017 - November, 2021
  • Fulltime
  • CGPA: 4.42
  • Agribusiness; Agricultural and Resource Economics

Edmond Pegyi

Education
  • Grade: 16

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