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Wilsona Jalloh
Delivery Leader
Summary
Wilsona Jalloh is a seasoned development professional with over eight years of experience leading impactful programs in agriculture, health, education, climate change, and innovation across Africa. Known for her ability to deliver context-driven, evidence-based solutions, Wilsona has worked with government institutions, international organizations, and multi-stakeholder teams to implement transformative initiatives that empower communities and strengthen systems. Wilsona is passionate about creating sustainable change through adaptive Results-Based Management (aRBM) systems, innovative policy design, and capacity building. Her track record includes establishing Sierra Leone’s first Human Capital Development Incubator within the Office of the President, leading groundbreaking initiatives in education and agriculture, and managing multi-stakeholder projects under the Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) to improve smallholder farmers' productivity and agribusinesses in The Gambia and Uganda.
Education
- Master of Public Policy, University of Oxford
- Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Political Science, Fourah Bay College
Delivery Experience
As a Delivery Leader with Delivery Associates, Wilsona currently supports the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the LLF in delivering transformative programs across agriculture, health, and social infrastructure. She has spearheaded aRBM systems that enhance decision-making and reporting for large-scale projects.
Key Achievements:
- Uganda: Embedded within the Ministry of Local Government, Wilsona is driving economic growth by improving agricultural production and agribusinesses for smallholder farmers across 17 districts.
- The Gambia: Worked with the Ministry of Agriculture to enhance rice production, reducing dependence on imports and improving food security. She also built the capacity of the Project Management Unit to independently implement and monitor development initiatives.
Other Experience
Prior to joining Delivery Associates, Wilsona held leadership roles at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, where she managed Sierra Leone's Human Capital Development Incubator and delivered the Education Innovation Challenge, which improved literacy and numeracy outcomes for over 170 schools.
Additional experience:
- Designed and led stakeholder engagement processes, including dialogues with over 250 participants from government, civil society, and private sectors, to align on policy goals during Sierra Leone’s post-Ebola recovery.
- Provided strategic guidance for the Mayor of Freetown’s campaign and subsequent delivery of climate and education-focused initiatives.
- Served as a Philanthropy Consultant for the Peter Cundill Foundation, supporting education-focused initiatives in East and Southern Africa.
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