Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Research interests
Skills acquired
Seminars/work-shops attended
Special abilities
Awards
Publications
References
Timeline
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Elijah Adam

Elijah Adam

Karawara,Australia

Summary

Certificate ‘A' Three-year Post Secondary in teaching. Pusiga Training College, Ghana Education Service, Ghana. 2003 – 2005.

Task.

Teaching basic and secondary students in Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Social studies, and government.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Full-time Master's Student

Curtin University
01.2023 - 02.2025

Pick Packer

HPS Transport Company LTD
06.2023 - Current
  • Arrange and pack fruits and vegetables to major shopping malls in WA. Manages about 20 to 25 trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables daily.
  • Increases the organization's profit monthly.
  • Maintained a clean and organized work environment, promoting safety and productivity.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Managed workload effectively under pressure during peak periods while maintaining focus on quality control measures.

Board Member

Australian Youth Community Service Integration Incorporated
04.2024 - Current
  • Programs coordinator incharge of the organisation.
  • Responsibilities.
  • See to it that programs to be executed by the organisation are planned and executed within schedule.

Country Trustee to Ghana

Bridge International
12.2022 - Current
  • Identifies and recommends Social entrepreneurs for funding.

Development Planning Officer

West Mamprusi Municipality
01.2018 - 01.2022
  • Planning for Assembly projects, monitoring and evaluation of projects, field community visitation, preparing quarterly and annual action plans, medium-term development plans, and many others.

Teacher

Kpandai SHS
01.2012 - 01.2018
  • Subject teacher (government as a subject), organize co-curriculum activities (entertainment and sports), monitoring students' progress and behaviours.

National Service Person

Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Received and processed pension claims, survivors' benefits, and customer service.

Research Assistant

University for Development Studies
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Community engagements, community profiling, and prioritization of community needs.

Volunteer

World Vision International
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Child Welfare Services and given of children's progress to sponsors abroad.

Education

Master of Arts - International Relations And National Security

Curtin University
Bentley, WA
02.2025

Master's degree in public administration -

Sungkyunkwan University
01.2022

Bachelor of Arts degree, Integrated Development Studies -

University for Development Studies
01.2011

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination Council -

Wulugu SHS
01.2000

Research interests

Human security, drug and alcohol-related issues, climate change, conflict mitigation, the proliferation of small arms race in the, and many others.

Skills acquired

Excellent communication skills, fluency skills, presentation skills, strategic planning skills, initiative skills, organization skills, leadership skills, and computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Seminars/work-shops attended

  • Online International Symposium on Climate Security in Asia Pacific, Japan, 01/2024
  • Saemaul Undong training for foreign students, South Korea, 07/2022
  • Internship for strengthening International Environmental Corporation, Korea Environment Corporation, 06/2022
  • Workshop on Land and Geospatial Informatics, LX Education Institute, 07/25/2022 - 07/29/2022

Special abilities

  • Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
  • Reliability, and time management skills.
  • Ability to maintain a positive attitude to work.
  • Good communicative skills (both written and oral)
  • Ability to comply with the Organisational policy and procedure including health, safety and security.
  • Ability to work well in a team and maintain good and cordial relationships with all members of the group.
  • Ability to adapt to a flexible work roster and to work under pressure.

Awards

Congenial Student Award, Sungkyunkwan University, 12/2022

Publications

  • A paper submitted and published by Global Health Journal, 06/09/24
  • Researching Australia's foreign policies to reduce human security threats in Africa

References

  • Associate Professor Dominic Dagbanja, Lecturer, faculty of law, UWA, +61401603303
  • Dr. Emmanuel Badu, Lecturer, Curtin University, emmanuel.badu@curtin.edu.au, 0458493852

Timeline

Board Member

Australian Youth Community Service Integration Incorporated
04.2024 - Current

Pick Packer

HPS Transport Company LTD
06.2023 - Current

Full-time Master's Student

Curtin University
01.2023 - 02.2025

Country Trustee to Ghana

Bridge International
12.2022 - Current

Development Planning Officer

West Mamprusi Municipality
01.2018 - 01.2022

Teacher

Kpandai SHS
01.2012 - 01.2018

National Service Person

Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)
01.2011 - 01.2012

Research Assistant

University for Development Studies
01.2008 - 01.2010

Volunteer

World Vision International
01.2005 - 01.2007

Master of Arts - International Relations And National Security

Curtin University

Master's degree in public administration -

Sungkyunkwan University

Bachelor of Arts degree, Integrated Development Studies -

University for Development Studies

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination Council -

Wulugu SHS
Elijah Adam