1. CURRICULUM VITAE
PROSPER BIAKA KONLAN
P.O.P SDA CHURCH
BOX 46
WENCHI
GHANA
Nationality: Ghanaian
Marital Status: Married
020 836 2668/0244548669
konlanprosper@yahoo.com
OBJECTIVE: An energetic, vibrant, innovative, and productive individual with a solid reputation for
professional diligence, high sense of responsibility and a passion for excellence; seeking
to work in a reputable organization to develop professionally and contribute to the
achievement of the organisation’s goals and objectives.
PROFESSIONAL
COMPTENCIES: Results oriented, team player, fast learner, able to adapt to new environment easily,
ability to work under pressure without or with little supervision, good judgement and
discretion and ability to translate concepts into operational programmes
EXPERIENCE: INDUSTRY
Sept. 15’ to Date Attaché’, Asunafo North Municipal Assembly - Part of preparation of Medium Term
Development Plan, monitoring and evaluation of projects, preparation of reports on UDF,
FOAT, UDG, DACF, and DDF among others.
Oct.’14 to Ap.’15 Member, five member team, which prepared and subjected Mampong Municipal
Assembly Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2014 to 2017, to Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA).
Nov.’10 to Mar.’11 Field Officer, Ghana Statistical Service. Facilitated in the conduct of 2010 population and
housing census. Reported to the District Statistician on the demographic details of areas
assigned to.
Oct’10 to Nov, ’10 Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) /Presby Agric Station, Langbensi-N/R. Trained on
the tools of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) /Participatory Wealth Ranking (PWR)
and other areas of developmental interventions and community entry.
Sep. ‘05 to Aug. ‘06 Field Officer, National Health Insurance Scheme (Tumu, Upper West Region), reported
to the Public Relation and Marketing Officer.
Was responsible for mobilisation of revenues in the form of premium and registration of
clients. Also undertook administrative duties by reporting to the Scheme Manager
Sep. ‘03 to Oct. ‘03 Project Assistant (Attaché), Bessfa Rural Bank Limited (Nakpanduri-N/R) (A Banking
Institution), reported to the Project Manager.
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2. Provided administrative support to the Project Manager towards the accomplishment of
tasks and the overall management of the organisation. Facilitated in the mobilisation of
funds, assessment, and disbursement of loans under the perusal of the Project Officer.
Also, I was at occasions engaged at the counter to assist in attending to customer’s issues
within my control.
EXPERIENCE: TEACHING
Feb. ‘11 to Date Business Management and Cost Accounting Tutor (Wenchi Senior High School-B/A).
Imparting knowledge by facilitating learning among students and ensuring that students
are creative in decision-making as well as be able to perform above average in their
examination.
Perform co-curricular duties as a Form Master, guide, and allow students to share with
me their academic challenges for actions. Solutions are offered immediately to those
challenges within my power. Others beyond my control are forwarded to Head of
Academics for consideration.
Sept.’09 to Dec.’10 Teaching Assistant (Sunyani Polytechnic-B/A). Imparted knowledge under a master
craftsman but, eventually ended up teaching an entire stream of student population of
over thousand in Diploma in Business Studies (DBS).
Specifically taught Business Communication and equally took part in invigilation and
marking of scripts for the students and was also opportune to learn a lot from senior staff
members of the institution
Sep. ’06 to Aug. ‘07 Economics Tutor (Kanton Senior High School-UWR) Imparted knowledge by facilitating
learning among students and ensuring that students are creative in decision-making as
well as be able to perform above average in their examination
Took part in co-curricular activities of the school as expected of a staff throughout my
entire period of stay in the school.
EDUCATION: BACKGROUND
Sep. ’13 to June.’15 Department of Planning, College of Architecture and Built Environment; Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K.N.U.S.T), Kumasi.
MSc. in Development Planning and Management (SPRING). Thesis: “Local Revenue
Administration and Development Finance in Ghana. A case study of Wenchi Municipal
Assembly.”
Some courses undertaken include; Fundamentals of Planning, Resource Planning and
Development, Research Methodology, Social Policy and demography Planning, Project
Analysis, Quantitative Methods for Planners, Organisational Management for Planners,
ecological planning, Agricultural Development Planning and development workshops.
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3. Aug. ’07 to July’10 Department of Management Studies, College of Technology Education, Kumasi;
University of Education, Winneba.
BSc. in Management Education. Thesis: “Truancy and its Effects on the Performance
of Students. A case study of 2010 DBS Students of Sunyani Polytechnic.”
Some courses undertaken include; Principles of Management, Human Resource
Management, Management Information Systems, Communication Skills, Marketing
Management, Office Administration, Typing, Psychology of Education, Business and
Company Law, Research Methods, Measurement and Evaluation and Educational
Management and administration.
Nov. ’02 to Aug.’05 Department of Marketing, School of Business and Management Studies; Sunyani
Polytechnic.
HND in Marketing. Thesis: “Assessing Customer’s Satisfaction with the Services of the
Public Sector. A case study of Sunyani Municipal Assembly.”
Some courses undertaken include; Project Management, Fundamentals of Marketing,
Marketing Management, Quantitative Studies, Communication Skills, Economics,
Financial Accounting, Management for Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Planning and
Control, Marketing Customer Interface, Research Methods, Business Law and
International Marketing.
Aug.’99 to Jul,’01 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSCE) - Bawku Secondary School (Upper East
Region). Programme: Business
PUBLICATIONS
Sept. 2015 International Journal of Research (edupedia publications) - ISBN No. 978-1517321451
Local Revenue Administration and Development Finance in Ghana. The case study of
Wenchi Municipal Assembly.
SUMMARY OF
EXPERTISE: Development Planning and Management, Business Management, Management
Accounting, Ecology, Environmental Planning and Management, Socio-Economic
Research and Analysis, Organizational Planning, Management and Administration,
Project Proposal and Technical Report Writing, Project Management, Monitoring, and
Evaluation, Impact Assessment of Policies, Programmes, and Projects, Resource
Identification, Mobilisation, and Utilisation
COMPUTER
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4. SKILLS: Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
POSITIONS HELD:Departmental Secretary Wenchi SHS, 2012 to Date
National President, Bimoba Students Union (BISU), 2010-2012
Member, Professional Marketers Association of Ghana Students (PROMAGS), Sunyani
Polytechnic Chapter, 2003-2005
Assistant Indice House Prefect, Bawku Secondary School, 2000-200
HOBBIES: Reading Christian Literature, Listening to Gospel Music, Watching Football and Movies.
REFEREES: Prof. J.V. Mensah
Lecturer- KNUST
Kumasi
Tel: +233 020 8174 382
Dr. Eric Oduro-Ofori
Development Planner and Local Economic Development Expert
Tel: +233 054 5607 442
Madam Esther Boateng
Area Manageress
Act!on Aid Ghana
TAMALE
Tel:+233 024 4781 791
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