Basirat Afinowi

Basirat Afinowi has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. In 2006, they began their career as a Customer Support Administrator at Cambridgeshire Interpretation & Translation Agency (CINTRA). Basirat then joined Cambridgeshire County Council in 2007, first as a Data Officer and later as the CFA-IS Web Development Manager. In 2014, they transitioned to the Royal Society of Chemistry, where they served as a Project Manager for five years. From 2019 to 2021, Basirat worked at UIS at the University of Cambridge as a Project Manager. Basirat then became a Programme Manager - Reimagining Professional Services at the University of Cambridge in 2021. Currently, they hold the position of Senior Project Manager at Cyted, and starting from 2023, they will take on the role of Head of Projects at the same company.

Basirat Afinowi's education history includes a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Ibadan, which they obtained between 1998 and 2004. Prior to that, they attended FGGC Abuloma from 1991 to 1996, although no degree or field of study information is available for this period.

In addition to their formal education, Basirat Afinowi has obtained several certifications. These include "Project Canvas: A Simple Framework to Learn Project Management Fundamentals" from LinkedIn in November 2022, "Design Thinking: Understanding the Process" from LinkedIn in April 2022, "Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner" from IBM in April 2022, "Project Portfolio Management Foundations" from LinkedIn in January 2022, "Why Projects Fail and How to Improve Their Success" from LinkedIn in December 2021, "Writing a Business Case" from LinkedIn in September 2021, "Collaborative Leadership" from LinkedIn in July 2021, "Creating a Culture of Collaboration" from LinkedIn in July 2021, "Creating a Program Strategy" from LinkedIn in April 2021, "Leadership Foundations" from LinkedIn in March 2021, "Learning Program Management" from LinkedIn in March 2021, "Managing Project Benefits" from LinkedIn in March 2021, "Program Management Foundations" from LinkedIn in March 2021, "Agile Project Management" from APMG International in August 2017, "ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management" from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT in October 2016, "Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis" from the British Computer Society (ISEB) in April 2009, and "PRINCE2 Practitioner" from APMG in July 2009.