Prof. Owusu Amponsah

Associate Professor
Dept: Planning Office of the Head of Department, the Centre for Settlements Studies Send quick mail

Research Areas/Interests
His research and professional experiences have been in the areas of: Sustainable and inclusive city development Informal urbanism Policy analysis...~more ResearchGate Google+ LinkedIn Google Scholar Facebook

Professional/Teaching Experience

Teaching and Related Tasks:

August 2007 – July 2008	Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
November 2010 - April 2011	Research Assistant, The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
May 2011 - December 2012	Research Coordinator, The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
January 2012 to July 2014	Assistant Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
August 2014 to July 2018	Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
August 2018 to present	Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
May - June 2023	Visiting Professor, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.
June 2021 -	External Examiner, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana.
August 2022	Moderator, Koforidua Technical University, Ghana.
August 2022 to date	Associate Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Consultancies and Other Related Tasks Undertaken

Project	Role	Description of relevant activities	Client
Mid-term evaluation of the Professional Education for Renewable Energies in Ghana (ProREG)	Co-Principal Investigator	Supporting the design of the evaluation methodology. Feild data collection and analysis. Evaluation report writing. Supporting the team leader to organise the validation workshop.
An Assessment of the Changes in the Perceptions of External Stakeholders of Newmont and Its Operation	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and Newmont Ghana Gold Limitedct Team Weekly update to the Newmont Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology and data collection instruments Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of field data collection Analysis of data and report writing and validation
Terminal evaluation of the Building Stronger University 3 Project at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Building Stronger university Project Team Weekly update of the BSU Project Management Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of field data collection Analysis of data and report writing and validation	The Building Stronger University Project, KNUST
Terminal evaluation of Technical Education Development for Modernised Agriculture in Ghana	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the TEDMAG Team Bi-weekly update of the TEDMAG Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Design of observation checklist Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct of FGD and Key Informant Interviews Analysis of data and report writing and validation Supervision of info-graphic summary of the results	University of Missouri Assistance Program - Ghana
Baseline evaluation of the Character Education Development Initiative of the Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation (KATF) on Selected Schools	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the KAFT Team Weekly update of the KAFT Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants Design of observation checklist Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct Key Informant Interviews Analysis of data and report writing and validation	Kofi A. Tawiah Foundation, Ghana
Preparation of Strategic Medium Term Development Plan for Puzuri Group of Companies, Tamale	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Puzuri Group of Companies Design of an Organisation Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT) Use of the OCAT to assess the company’s capacity needs in the areas of policy and governance, human resources and training needs, marketing and sales, logistics and monitoring and evaluation Design of participatory data collection tools and administered them to collect data from farmer groups, out-grower scheme members, community members and stakeholders along the supply chain. Analysis of data to formulate the companies vision, mission, principles and strategic direction (in terms of goals, objectives, strategies, programmes and projects). Preparation an indicative budget, monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the strategic plan. Design of a communication strategy for the strategic plan. Organisation of validation workshop on the plan. Training of company staff on the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the strategic plan.	Puzuri Group of Companies, Tamale
Preparation of a medium-term strategic plan for the Zongo Development Fund	Team leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Zongo Development Fund Design of an Organisation Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT) Use of the OCAT to assess the company’s capacity needs in the areas of policy and governance, human resources and training needs, logistics and monitoring and evaluation. Design of participatory data collection tools and administered them to collect data from community members and stakeholders in Zongo communities. Analysis of data to formulate the organisations vision, mission, principles and strategic direction (in terms of goals, objectives, strategies, programmes and projects). Preparation an indicative budget, monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the strategic plan. Design of a communication strategy for the strategic plan. Organisation of validation workshop on the plan. Training of company staff on the implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the strategic plan.	Zongo Development Fund, Accra, Ghana
Baseline evaluation of the Solidaridad West Africa’s National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Oil Palm Smallholders Programme (NI-SCOPS).	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Solidaridad West Africa’s Team Weekly update of the Solidaridad West Africa’s Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of observation checklist Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Analysis of data and report writing and validation Design of Info-graphic summary	Solidaridad West Africa, Ghana
Mid-term evaluation of the Solidaridad West Africa’s Next Generation Cocoa Youth Program (MASO)	Team Leader	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Solidaridad West Africa’s Team Weekly update of the Solidaridad West Africa’s Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct Key Informant Interviews Analysis of data and report writing and validation	Solidaridad West Africa
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited’s socio-economic baseline study of the households within the Awonso North Enclave Land Access and Resettlement Area.	Team lead	Liaison between the team of consultants and the Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) Team Weekly update of the NGGL Team Project mobilisation and inception Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants Design of observation checklist Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct Key Informant Interviews Analysis of data and report writing and validation	Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Ghana
Environmental Sustainability Assessment for the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Program (4R-NSP)	Co-Principal Investigator	Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants Collaborate with farmers, agronomists and environmental scientists to gather and interpret data Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct key informant interviews Analysis of data and report writing Assisted in validation workshops Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CFC) SEND-Ghana
Stock-taking the successes and failures of the National Urban Policy in Ghana	Co-Principal Investigator	Review of relevant literature Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments Conduct key informant interviews with urban planners, government officials and local communities Review of policy documents, urban development plans and implementation reports Develop assessment frameworks and indicators to measure policy impacts on urban development Analysis of data and report writing Assisted in validation workshops Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Ghana Coalition of Urban Transitions (CUT), Ghana
Preparation of the environmental strategy for the Food Security through Cooperative in Northern Ghana (FOSTERING) project	Co-Principal Investigator	Design of the assignment methodology, data collection instruments using KoBoCollect Design of interview guides for Key Informants Collaborate with farmers, agronomists and environmental scientists to gather and interpret data Supervision of pilot testing of data collection instruments Supervision of field data collection Conduct key informant interviews Analysis of data and report writing Assisted in validation workshops Canadian Cooperative Association SEND-Ghana Credit Union Association
Action-oriented toolkit for monitoring and evaluating energy access in Ghana for the Ghana Energy Commission	Team Member	Collection of data Pilot-testing the software Training of officials of Energy Commission in the software Project report writing	The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre
UNDP’s project to addressing “energy gaps in energy access in rural and urban area in Ghana”	Project Coordinator at The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre	Design of data collection instruments Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of field data collection Assignment report writing Validation of the findings of the assignment	UNDP – Senegal Office
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program’s (ESMAP) “ENERGY access and productive uses by the urban poor”.	Assistant Coordinator, The Brew-Hammond Energy Center	Design of data collection instruments Recruitment and training of enumerators Supervision of field data collection Assignment report writing Validation of the findings of the assignment	Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)

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