CURRICULUM VITAE Vitus Adaboo Azeem

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Vitus Adaboo Azeem Address: Post Office Box CT 6123, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Location Address: House No. PT 270/1, Kasoa, Central Region, Ghana address: Mobile No: +233(0) ; +233(0) Profession: Nationality: Governance and Anti-corruption campaigner; Sociologist, Tax Expert and Development Practitioner; Policy and Budget Analyst Ghanaian Key Qualifications: Sociology Social Research with specialization in Monitoring and Evaluation Taxation and Public Finance Budget Analysis, Economic Literacy and Advocacy (PRSPs, MDGs, etc.) Governance and Anti-corruption Education Aug 10 Aug 21, 2015 Governance of Oil, Gas and Mining Revenues: Regional Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub (REIK Hub): Summer School, 2015 July 20 July 31, 2015 DANIDA Fellowship Course on Procurement, Uganda Management Institute (UMI), Awarded certificate July 6 July 8, 2015 INGO Course on Rules and Procedures of USAID Funding awarded a Certificate January 6 January 24, 2014 DANIDA Fellowship on The Role of Civil Society in Aid Effectiveness, Copenhagen, Denmark. Awarded a Certificate June 16 July 4, 2008 DANIDA Fellowship on Anti-corruption, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 4 March 11, 2005 Awarded a certificate Post-Graduate Diploma in Effective Social Policies for Human Development. Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - The Hague The Netherlands. Awarded Post-graduate certificate November 2005 Policy Management and Advocacy: MDGs and Statistical Literacy, Lusaka - Zambia (2005). Two-week Training on Indicators for Policy Management and Advocacy: MDGs and Statistical Literacy (November. Lusaka, Zambia. Jan, 1995 May, 1997 MA Sociology, University of Akron - Ohio - USA (1997) May, 1996 Dec, 1997 Masters in Taxation, University of Akron - Ohio - USA (1997). Oct, 1976 June, 1979 BA Psychology and Economics, University of Ghana - Legon (1979). Nov, 1974 June, 1976 GCE Advanced Level, Navrongo Secondary School (1976) 1

2 Sept, 1969 June, 1974 GCE Ordinary Level, Notre Dame Minor Seminary/Secondary School (1974) Employment Record Date: : Responsibilities: May 1, 2016 to date Independent Consultancy work on Governance and Anti-corruption, Taxation, Budget Analysis; Social Research, including Monitoring and Evaluation and opinion polls. Dates July 17, 2007 to April, 2016 Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Local chapter of Transparency International Positions held 1. Executive Secretary (July 2007 October 2010) 2. Executive Director (October 2010 to date) (re-designation) 3. Also Chief of Party of ADISS - a USAID sponsored project (October 2014 to March, 2016) Responsibilities Head of the anti-corruption civil empowerment organization and local chapter of Transparency International; Responsible for the mobilization and efficient and effective utilization of the human and material resources of the organization; Secretary to the Board of Directors; Official spokesperson of the organization, etc. Reason for leaving: Compulsory retirement Dates September 1, 2000 July 16, 2007 Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), a local civil society organization Programme Coordinator of the Centre for Budget Advocacy (CBA) Responsibilities Head of the Unit and responsible for carrying out national budget and other policy analysis and advocacy for people-centred budgets; Supervised nine staff members Reason for leaving Resignation Dates August 1, 1999 August 30, 2000 Internal Revenue Service, Ghana Senior Inspector of Taxes/Tutor Description of duties Training of newly recruited tax officers Providing refreshers training to existing senior staff members; Reason for leaving Resignation Dates July 4, 1998 July 3, 1999 Forest City Enterprises, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Tax Accountant Responsibilities Preparation of tax returns for partnerships and companies 2

3 Reason for leaving Dates Responsibilities Reason for leaving Dates Responsibilities Reason for leaving Resignation; Return to home country March 1, 1998 April 15, 1998 (short-time employment during peak time) Ernst & Young, Akron, USA Tax Compliance Specialist Preparation of Individual tax returns End of assignment January 5, 1995 February 18, 1998 (Student) University of Akron Student/Research Assistant Data entry and preliminary analysis of research on HIV/AIDs among young black Americans; Compilation of monthly reports on progress of data collection and entry Completed course Dates February 1, 1987 January 4, 1995 Internal Revenue Service, Ghana Inspector of Taxes Senior Inspector of Taxes Responsibilities Assessment and collection of taxes for the government of Ghana Reason for leaving To pursue further studies Dates February 1, 1981 January 31, 1987 Meat Marketing Board Positions held Administrative Officer Regional Marketing Officer Responsibilities Support the Administrative Manager and the Senior Personnel Officer in the administration of the Board at its headquarters Head of the Central regional office of the Board; Supervision of the sale of meat by a staff of ten Reason for leaving Resignation Dates November 1, 1979 January 13, 1981 National Service/ Bawku Secondary School Responsibilities Teaching English, Economics and English Literature in Upper classes Reason for leaving End of service period as required by law Past Relevant Activities Notre Dame Sem/Sec School: Dispensary Assistant Master of Ceremonies (Church duties) : Navrongo Sec. Sch: Visitors Prefect 3

4 : Bongo District Assembly: First Presiding Member of the Bongo District Assembly : Tax Justice Network Africa: Member of the Board of TJN-Africa; : Tax Justice Network Africa: Member of the Board of TJN-Africa; : Tax Justice Coalition Ghana Interim Chair of the Steering Committee of the Tax Justice Coalition Ghana : OGP Initiative: Member of the First Steering Committee of OGP Ghana : Right to Information Coalition: Co-chair of the Right to Information Coalition in Ghana Professional Experience/Research/Publications: Africa Governance Indicators Report, Moi Ibrahim Foundation/Global Integrity Lead Researcher/Peer Reviewer for Ghana Revenue Transparency Index, Revenue Watch Institute Lead Researcher/Peer Reviewer Global Integrity Report, Global Integrity, Washington Lead Researcher/Peer Reviewer on Ghana March 2014 A Study on Corruption and Anti-Corruption in West Africa. Unpublished paper commissioned by The West Africa Human Rights and Democratisation Programme (WAHRD), IBIS Independent. November, 2011 The Voice of the People Survey (A National Survey of Corruption in Ghana), conducted by Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Lead Researcher on behalf of GII February, 2010 The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Fight against Corruption in Ghana. Unpublished paper commissioned by Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition Independent. A Pilot Study on Children s Rights and Welfare: Assessing Ghana s Commitment to the Conventions on the Right of the Child (CRC) in Five Selected Municipal/District Assemblies, ISODEC, March Research Coordinator and Editor. Study on Financing Education in Mozambique commissioned by the Movement for Education for All (MEPT). Led a Team of three to investigate the financing of education in Mozambique for advocacy purposes Commonwealth Foundation 2004/2006 Open Budget Index Lead Researcher on scoring Ghana s performance on Budget Transparency, first a comparative study of 39 countries and second for 4

5 59 countries. This study was sponsored by International Budget Project (IBP) in Washington DC Evaluation of DFID Country Programmes: Country Study Ghana Participated in an evaluation of DFID Ghana programmes undertaken by ITAD Community Assessment of Service Delivery in Selected Districts in Ghana (DFID, Ghana) Team Leader Community Assessment of Service Delivery in Selected Districts in Ghana (2004/2005). Sponsored by DFID and Published in Community Voices Budget Transparency and Participation A Comparative Study of Nine African Countries (ABP/IDASA, Ghana) Project description: Activities: Responsible for reviewing the Budget Process, Fiscal Transparency and Participation in the Budget Process in Ghana Tracking the flow of District Assemblies Common Fund (DFID, Ghana) Team Leader Project description: Pilot study of tracking the flow of the DACF (central government resources to local authorities) in Ghana. Activities: Led a Team of CSO researchers in a pilot study of tracking the flow of the DACF Analysis of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) (ABP/IDASA, Ghana) Conducted a review of the GPRS as a Ghana Case Study towards a comparative study involving three African countries (ABP/IDASA) Comparative Analysis of District Assemblies in the Brong Ahafo Region (DFID, Ghana) Team Leader Project description: Collect baseline data on 13 local authorities in Ghana. Activities: Led a Team of Researchers 2001 & 2003 Budget Transparency Study Ghana Country study. Lead Researcher on Budget Transparency comparative study involving first 5 and second 10 African countries. This study was sponsored by IDASA in South Africa The Tax System in Ghana (ISODEC, Ghana) 5

6 Project description: Activities: Reviewed Ghana s Tax System and produced a simplified version of Ghana s Tax Laws Budget Management and Fiscal Transparency A Comparative Study of Five African Countries (ABP/IDASA, Ghana) Project description: Activities: Reviewed the Budget Process and Fiscal Transparency in Ghana Budget Process Training Training of CSOs and Research Institutes on understanding and effectively influencing budget processes, involving working with Parliamentarians and Planning Ministries in both Ghana and Nigeria and CSOs in Thailand PUBLICATIONS 1. Azeem, Vitus Adaboo, A Study on Corruption and Anti-Corruption in West Africa. Unpublished paper commissioned by The West Africa Human Rights and Democratisation Programme (WAHRD), IBIS 2. Azeem, Vitus Adaboo, The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Fight against Corruption in Ghana. Unpublished paper commissioned by Ghana Anti- Corruption Coalition 3. Azeem, Vitus, Bishop Akolgo, Lilian Breakell, Maria Paalman, Derek Poate & Ines Rothman, Evaluation of DFID Country Programmes: Country Study Ghana Claassens, M & Albert Van Zyl (eds.), Budget Transparency and Participation: Nine African Case Study. IDASA, South Africa. 5. Azeem, Vitus (ed). Into the 4 th Year of Hope in Austerity: An Analysis of the 2004 Annual Budget and Economic Policy Statement of the Government of Ghana. CBA/ISODEC, Accra, Ghana. September Azeem, Vitus (ed). An Analysis of the 2003 Annual Budget and Economic Policy Statement of the Government of Ghana. CBA/ISODEC, Accra, Ghana. March Abugre, Charles, Mizane C. & Vitus Azeem (eds) The 2002 Budget of Ghana: Into the Third Year of HIPC and Property Owning Democracy. The Centre for Budget Advocacy/ISODEC. November Azeem, Vitus Taxation in Ghana Made Simple. ISODEC, Accra. 9. Amanda Harding (Ed.), A First call on Resources: Ghana s Financial Commitment to Children s Rights through the 1990s. Save the Children. 10. Alta Folscher (Ed.) Budget Transparency and Participation: Five African Case Studies. Creda Communications, Cape Town. 11. Abugre, Charles, et al The 2001 Annual Budget: A Call to Honour a Social Contract. ISODEC, Accra. 6

7 Referees 1. Ing. Matthew Adombire, Retired Public Servant, Post Office CT 6123, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana. Mobile phone; Mr. Emmanuel Kuyole, Regional Director, Institute of Natural Resource Governance, Accra, Ghana Mobile phone: Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo, Former Board chair, Ghana Integrity Initiative, P.M.B. CT 317, Cantonments, Accra. Mobile phone: