Benjamin Nii Badu Lartey

I am a dedicated and highly organized professional with over five years of experience as an assistant project manager in research organizations. Committed to delivering exceptional client service and support. I am seeking to advance my career in research, development planning, project management, monitoring, evaluation, and policy formulation. Specializing in healthcare research, my goal is to establish myself as a distinguished researcher and policy analyst, focusing on sustainable human development and advocating for the health and well-being of marginalized communities.

• Google Career Certificate in Project Management, 04/2023
• TCPS 2: CORE (Course on Research Ethics) - Panel on Research Ethics, Canada, 02/2023
• Project Cycle Management - International Training Centre (International Labour Organization [ILO]), Turin, Italy, 01/2023

Teaching Assistant, 09/2022-Current

 Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada,  

Organized tutorial sessions, grading assessments and assignments for GEOG  261 (Encountering the City), GEOG 100 (Introduction to Human Geography)

International Fieldworker, 01/2021-03/2021,

         Mpigi Village Health Team, Mpigi District of Uganda.

   Organized public health education programs, Funded for caregivers,     

        Assisted in project planning, Risk assessment, and tracking tasks

Volunteer Fundraiser, 07/2016-12/2016,

         Amnesty International, Trondheim, Norway,  Reached out to potential

         donors, Crafted fundraising messages, Coordinated campaigns, Kept 

         detailed donor records

Project Research Assistant, 08/2013-12/2013,

         Centre for Learning and Childhood Development, Accra, Ghana,

         Collaborated with other professionals to coordinate project activities,

         maintained project documentation, data collection and analysis

• Graduate Fellowship Award (Fall 2023), Simon Fraser University, CAD $7000.00
• Runner-up Award, Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Wildcard Competition, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Simon Fraser University, CAD $100
• Graduate Entrance Award (Fall 2022), Simon Fraser University, CAD $3000.00
• Government of Norway Graduate Scholarship for International Students (Fall 2015–Spring 2017) Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NOK 200,000 Kroner.

• Assessing Community Preparedness to Flood Disaster Risks in Low-Income Areas of Accra, Ghana. Monitoring and Evaluation Approach., Unpublished Research Paper (PGD in Monitoring and Evaluation), Strategia Netherlands, 2022
• Caregivers of Children with Physical Disabilities in the Mpigi District of Uganda. Exploring their Everyday Challenges and Coping strategies Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2021
• Examining Garbage Governance and its Health Implications in Low-Income Areas of Accra, Ghana. A Case Study of the Ga East Municipal Assembly., Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Department of Geography, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2017
• Patterns of Flood Disaster Risk and Mitigation Strategies in Accra, Ghana., Unpublished Honors Thesis, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, 2013

03/10/2023-03/11/2023

        Campaign Organizer and Recipient Perspectives on the Ethics of Privacy          in Charitable Crowdfunding, (Presenter) Annual Conference of the

        Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers 

        (WDCAG): Planning for Resilience and Climate Change, 

        University of the Fraser Valley, Canada. 

11/05/2015-12/05/2015

        Conference on the Humanities, The Humanities, and 21st Century Africa:

        Towards Alternative Models of Human Development, Institute of African

        Studies, University of Ghana (Attended)

• Travelling
• Volunteering
• Reading
• Watching documentaries
• Playing soccer