Professional Profile
Olamide Dauda is a Practitioner at the Intersection of Policy, Strategy, and Social Innovation with extensive experience in Public Policy, Strategy Formulation, and Implementation. She is a seasoned policy expert with over 15 years of experience designing and managing social development programs using evidence- based approaches at community, national, and international levels.
She played a key role in supporting the take-off of the newly created Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, leading the formulation of its policy and strategic framework. Olamide has also served as a Policy Consultant with the UN World Food Programme and served as the pioneer Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Nigerian Center for Climate Renewal.
Olamide is the Lead Consultant of Ace Analytix and Co-Founder of Impact Pointe Consultancy Limited, a boutique social-impact firm focused on creating mutual benefits for public, private, and third sector actors. Impact Pointe specializes in scaling social impact solutions by maximizing access to financial and technical assistance for both clients and beneficiaries.
She is also Co-Founder and Trustee of Aveaba Charity Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in underprivileged communities in Nigeria by providing essential school supplies and critical support.
Previously, Olamide served as Technical Assistant to the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. In this role, she provided strategic technical expertise for national programs promoting social inclusion, disaster risk resilience, and strategic partnerships to combat food insecurity and drive national development.
Her technical competencies span Economic Growth, Gender Programs, Maternal and Child Health, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), Education, Inclusive Growth, Humanitarian Aid, Impact Assessment, Social and Political Inclusion, and Governance, Law, and Justice. She is highly skilled in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Her personal values include Productivity, Integrity, Authenticity, Inspirational.