Programme Design & Management
Turning community needs into structured programmes, delivery plans, documentation, reporting, and measurable outcomes.
Accra, Ghana · Open to global collaboration
Building communities that turn knowledge into impact.
I’m Robert Okyere Obiri—a programme manager, community builder, and open-knowledge advocate leading community-driven initiatives across Africa. I build partnerships, strengthen volunteer ecosystems, and help mission-driven organisations turn ideas into sustainable programmes and meaningful digital engagement.
Also known as Robert Jamal
Community × KnowledgeGH
Think globally.
Build locally.↗
Build locally.↗
8+ years
of impact
of impact
Available for
collaboration
collaboration
OPEN KNOWLEDGE✦COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP✦PROGRAMME STRATEGY✦DIGITAL RIGHTS✦
OPEN KNOWLEDGE✦COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP✦PROGRAMME STRATEGY✦DIGITAL RIGHTS✦
01 About
I connect people, ideas, and opportunities.
My work sits at the intersection of programme management, community development, open knowledge, volunteer support, partnerships, and digital engagement.
I design and coordinate community-driven programmes, facilitate learning, build partnerships, and strengthen volunteer ecosystems. Across Wikimedia, nonprofit, and private-sector organisations, I help turn ideas and community needs into practical initiatives that enable people to participate, collaborate, lead, and thrive.
02 Consulting services
Practical support for people-led work.
I work with nonprofits, communities, networks, and mission-driven teams to design programmes, strengthen participation, and deliver meaningful learning experiences.
Community Strategy
Developing practical approaches for community growth, onboarding, engagement, communication, and long-term sustainability.
Facilitation & Training
Designing and facilitating workshops, peer-learning sessions, consultations, and collaborative planning processes.
Volunteer Support
Strengthening volunteer journeys, leadership pathways, retention practices, and systems that help contributors thrive.
Open Knowledge & Wikimedia
Supporting Wikimedia programmes, local-language communities, contributor training, Wikidata, and knowledge equity initiatives.
Partnership Coordination
Connecting stakeholders, affiliates, funders, and community teams around shared goals, responsibilities, and action.
Personal Growth Conversations
Practical, experience-based conversations about authenticity, purpose, confidence, choices, and living more intentionally. This is personal guidance, not therapy or professional counselling.
Need support with a programme, workshop, community challenge, or personal-growth conversation?
Book a conversation ↗What a consultation can include
30–45 minute conversationPractical recommendationsFollow-up notesWorkshop or programme outline, when applicable
03 Selected work
Projects with purpose.
A selection of programmes and communities I’ve helped shape.
01
Peer support in actionRegional leadership · 2026
Volunteer Supporters Network — Africa Node
Leading the Africa node of a global hub pilot, connecting volunteer supporters through peer learning, partnerships, and practical resources.
StrategyPartnershipsPeer learning
02
Training communitiesFounder & community lead · 2022—Now
Fante Wikimedians Community
Founded and grew a nonprofit community advancing Fante language and culture through Wikimedia projects, training, and partnerships.
NonprofitLocal language
03
Facilitation & learningDigital rights · 2026
AWA Digitalise Youth Fellowship
Improving open knowledge about youth participation, digital rights, governance, and civic freedoms in underrepresented African countries.
ResearchDigital rights
Detailed case studies
See the challenge, approach, results, and lessons.
04 Wikimedia impact
Programs & Events Dashboard · July 2026 snapshot
Knowledge multiplied through community.
Contribution statistics from programmes where Robertjamal12 served as an instructor.
programmes taught
Supporting 3,055 editors through organised learning and contribution programmes.
222Marticle views
4.46Mwords added
39.7Karticles edited
4.85Karticles created
8.07Kreferences added
4.29KCommons uploads
297uploaded files used in articles
443total file usages across languages
Movement leadership
2019Wikimedia journey began
2Global Wikimedia committees
2Wikipedia admin roles
Dashboard totals are a point-in-time snapshot. Words, references, and edits may overlap when the same contribution is associated with more than one programme.
05 Experience
A record of leading, supporting, and delivering.
I bring an organiser’s empathy, a manager’s focus, and a builder’s curiosity to every role.
2026 — Present
Project Lead, Africa Node
Volunteer Supporters Network
Mar — Jul 2026
Wikipedian in Residence
African Wikipedia Alliance · Code for Africa · Five-month fellowship
2025 — 2026
Customer Success & Community Manager
Edomatch B.V. · Ghana
2021 — 2025
Progressive leadership roles
Wikimedia Ghana User Group · Community Development Lead → Community Manager → Senior Program Manager → Specialist
Earlier roles include community management at The Innovation Spark, operations and customer support at Yobante Express, and technical translation review at LocalizationLab.
View full experience ↗Core strengths
Programme managementCommunity strategyStakeholder engagementVolunteer supportDocumentationPartnership building
06 Credentials & leadership
Always learning.
Always contributing.
Professional certifications, development programmes, ecosystem learning, and trusted leadership roles that strengthen how I work.
S
Professional certification · Jun 2026
Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
R
Professional development · 2016
Digital Jobs Africa (DJA)
The Rockefeller Foundation
Professional development
Barclays Ready to Work
Barclays Bank
BC
Professional development · 2016
Digital Jobs
British Council
in
Certificate · Jul 2020
Digital Strategy
N2I
Ecosystem working group · Jun 2019
NEXTi2i Ecosystem Convening
Ashesi University × MIT D-Lab · “Unlocking the Potential of the Hybrid Entrepreneur”
Leadership
- Member, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee
- Member, Wikimedia Foundation Conference Grants Committee
- Founder, Fante Wikimedians Community
07 Insights
Ideas from the work.
Practical reflections on volunteer support, local-language knowledge, and community-centred programme delivery.
Volunteer ecosystems · 10 min read
Building Volunteer Support Systems That Last
Why retention begins with clarity, belonging, useful feedback, and visible pathways for growth.
Read insight ↗ Open knowledge · 8 min readWhat Local-Language Communities Need Beyond Edit-a-thons
Moving from isolated events toward leadership, documentation, mentorship, and institutional memory.
Read insight ↗ Programme learning · 10 min readTurning Community Data into Better Programmes
Using contribution statistics as a starting point for learning—not as the whole story of impact.
Read insight ↗ Personal growth · 8 min readBe Yourself—and Live With Intention
Living fully is less about performing for others and more about knowing your values, using your gifts, and choosing your next step with courage.
Read insight ↗08 Recommendations
Trusted by people
who know the work.
Professional recommendations shared on LinkedIn. Hover over the moving cards to pause.
“Robert’s contributions have set a high standard. His customer service, strategic thinking, teamwork, digital communications, and partnership-building skills make him a great asset.”
“He is diligent, good, and passionate about everything he does and anything he is involved in.”
“Robert is a diligent Ghanaian with digital and project management expertise worth working with.”
“I admire your work and deem it highly commendable. Keep up the good work.”
“Robert understands what it means to grow a community. He contributed to Innovation Spark’s growth from 1K to 4K subscribers in under ten months.”
“I admire how diligent Robert is with his work. He is committed to every task and delivers accordingly when you need it.”
Available for selected consulting, facilitation, speaking, and programme assignments
Have a project in mind?
Let’s build something
meaningful.
I’m available for programme consulting, community strategy, facilitation, Wikimedia initiatives, and collaborations that strengthen people and organisations.