JCIN AMBASSADOR VIVIAN AMAEFUNA AMALU

My Story

Interests: Project coordination, event organising, nature watching, and basketball

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Personal Profile

Vivian Amaefuna Amalu is a dynamic, purpose-driven professional with a strong track record in youth leadership, community development and project coordination. She brings to the table a combination of leadership experience (including serving as President of Junior Chamber International Abuja Unity in 2020) and hands-on delivery of development programmes through her role as Project Coordinator at Devatop Centre for Africa Development. She thrives on organising high-impact events and mobilising young people for positive change. Outside her professional life, Vivian enjoys immersing herself in nature, supports basketball as a recreational interest, and takes pleasure in the art of event-planning and coordination.

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Professional Experience
Project Coordinator, Devatop Centre for Africa Development
Dates: (Current)
Organisation: Devatop Centre for Africa Development, Abuja/Nigeria

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Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Manage planning, execution and monitoring of development programmes aimed at youth

• empowerment, human-trafficking prevention and community advocacy.

• Coordinate stakeholders including NGOs, government agencies, volunteers and beneficiaries to

• ensure timely delivery of project objectives.

• Oversee logistics, budgeting, reporting and evaluation for events and outreach-campaigns.

• Apply leadership and organisational skills developed through her prior service roles to drive

• social-impact projects.

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President, JCI Abuja Unity – 2020
Organisation: Junior Chamber International (JCI) Abuja Unity
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:

• Provided vision and direction for the chapter during her presidency, promoting service

• leadership, member engagement and community impact.

• Organised and supported events, leadership training, community service initiatives and

• networking activities within the youth-leadership framework of JCI.

• Enhanced the visibility of the chapter through social media, stakeholder partnerships and active

• member participation.

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Education & Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – (Institution unspecified)

• (meeandceedevelopmentfoundation.org)

• Post-Graduate Degree – (Details unspecified) (meeandceedevelopmentfoundation.org)

• Ongoing professional development in leadership, youth development and community service.

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Skills & Core Competencies

• Project Management: Planning, implementing and evaluating community development

• projects.

• Event Coordination & Logistics: Organising events, mobilising participants, managing timelines

• and resources.

• Youth Leadership & Mobilisation: Engaging young people in service, mentorship, advocacy and

• leadership growth.

• Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Building: Working with NGOs, government, volunteers

• and community groups.

• Communication & Social Media: Leveraging social platforms (e.g., Twitter, Instagram) to amplify

• mission and messages. (Instagram)

• Team Leadership & Member Development: Leading groups, encouraging participation, building

• capacity in others.

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Select Projects & Highlights

• As President of JCI Abuja Unity in 2020, helped steer the chapter’s direction during a critical

• period, supporting youth-led initiatives and enhancing organisational visibility.

• At Devatop Centre for Africa Development, coordinates key programmes focused on human

• trafficking prevention, youth empowerment, and community advocacy (linked via her LinkedIn

• profile)

• Engaged publicly via social media promoting chapter events and milestones: e.g., posting about

• JCI Abuja Unity’s leadership academy and chapter activities.)

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Personal Interests & Hobbies

• Nature Watching: Vivian values time outdoors, connecting with the natural environment as a

• way to recharge, reflect and maintain perspective.

• Basketball: Her interest in basketball underscores attributes like teamwork, strategy, discipline

• and energy — traits she carries into her professional life.

• Event Organising: Beyond formal job roles, she enjoys the creative challenge of organising

• gatherings, conferences or community-outreach events, combining logistics, people and

• purpose.

• Youth Engagement & Mentorship: While not always labelled a “hobby”, her consistent pattern

of engaging youth in leadership tasks and community service reflects a personal passion for
mentoring and empowerment.

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Future Ambitions & Growth Path

• Expand leadership into larger scale, multi-sector development programmes that integrate youth

• empowerment, sport (e.g., basketball) and environmental awareness.

• Leverage her love of nature and sport to design social-impact initiatives that combine these

• elements (e.g., youth + basketball tournaments with community development angles, or

• environmental youth-leadership camps).

• Strengthen her event-organising portfolio by leading national or pan-African conferences,

• potentially via JCI networks or Devatop partnerships.

• Deepen technical skills in monitoring & evaluation, digital-tool deployment (apps, platforms) for

• youth engagement and human-trafficking advocacy.

• Build her profile as a thought-leader in youth-led community development, perhaps speaking,

• publishing or mentoring upcoming young professionals.

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