SALAHUDDIN DALHATU
Kano
Summary
Risk Management and Technology professional with 12+ years of international experience spanning humanitarian operations, enterprise IT, and digital transformation. Combines operational risk leadership, internal control expertise, and advanced IT systems administration to bring a fresh, technology-driven perspective to risk management. Skilled in embedding robust risk and compliance frameworks, he has led programmatic, IT and enterprise risk assessments, fraud risk mitigation, and internal control reviews across WFP country offices in Nigeria, Somalia, and DRC. Designed dashboards, and supported enterprise systems testing and rollout, and leverages his cross-functional expertise to make risk intelligence timely, actionable, and measurable.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Risk & Compliance Officer
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
10.2023 - Current
- Led enterprise risk management by integrating risk assessment into strategic and operational decisions, maintaining country and field risk registers, and strengthening internal controls.
- Conducted fraud risk assessments, internal control reviews, and compliance audits, providing actionable recommendations and delivering tailored training to staff and partners.
- Designed a Business Continuity Plan (BCP), and facilitated a tabletop exercise, ensuring operational readiness and embedding lessons learned into organizational practice.
- Supported enterprise systems development, testing and rollout, leveraging experience developing a Tableau-based dashboards to track and visualize risk trends.
Business Transformation & Engagement Officer – TEC
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Led digital transformation initiatives to strengthen internal controls and mitigate operational risk.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to optimize beneficiary management and improve programme outcomes.
- Built staff and partner capacity in risk awareness and technology adoption.
Programme Policy Officer – Beneficiary Management (TDY DRC)
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Directed end-to-end beneficiary data management, ensuring data integrity, deduplication, and fraud prevention in large-scale cash-based transfer (CBT) programmes.
- Automated reconciliation and exception/anomaly reporting, streamlining financial controls and reducing risk of payment errors.
- Updated SOPs for reconciliation and deduplication in DRC, embedding risk mitigation measures and improving efficiency and accuracy.
Risk Management & Compliance Lead – Data Management & Analysis
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
05.2020 - 01.2022
- Developed a risk monitoring dashboard adopted as best practice for proactive fraud detection and mitigation.
- Conducted enterprise risk reviews and internal control testing, improving accountability and compliance.
- Reduced duplicate beneficiary records by 80%, saving significant programme funds.
Reconciliation Officer – SCOPE CBT Backoffice
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
01.2018 - 05.2020
- Produced monthly reconciliation reports and exception analyses, ensuring accurate transfers and redemptions.
- Automated integration of Financial Service Provider (FSP) systems with corporate platforms, strengthening transaction security and efficiency.
- Supported a CBT reconciliation validation mission in Chad, enhancing regional assurance standards.
IT Operations Officer – SCOPE
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
11.2016 - 01.2018
- Managed implementation of SCOPE CBT registration and distribution, training field registrars and ensuring high data quality.
- Provided technical leadership on beneficiary data management, biometric registration, and financial service provider due diligence.
Senior Systems Administrator
eHealth Africa – West Africa Region
09.2013 - 11.2016
- Directed IT systems administration operations across Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia, delivering secure systems and enterprise infrastructure to support large public health projects, including Ebola response.
- Introduced regional backup solutions and virtualization, reducing downtime and strengthening disaster recovery.
- Mentored and supported national IT teams to improve local capacity and sustainability.
State Facilitator – Rapid Awareness Raising
DFID – Partnership for Transforming Health Systems
04.2013 - 09.2013
- Led state-level health awareness campaigns to increase safe maternal and child health service uptake.
- Coordinated advocacy visits and grassroots engagement, achieving significant improvements in community participation.
IT Officer
Songhai Health Trust Ltd.
08.2011 - 04.2013
- Oversaw IT infrastructure, budgets, and strategy, reducing operational errors and aligning technology with organizational needs.
Faculty (Trainer)
New Trust Institute of IT
03.2008 - 07.2011
- Trained and mentored over 200 students, including corporate staff, on Microsoft official curriculum.
- Guided many students to achieve international IT certifications and served as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
Education
Master of Information and Communications Technology -
Bayero University Kano
01-2019
Postgraduate Diploma - Computer Science
Bayero University
01-2017
Honors Diploma - Network and System Administration
NIIT Limited
01-2009
Bachelor of Science (BSC) - Chemistry
Bayero University
01-2008
Skills
- Information Technology Management and Security
- Data Analysis and Visualization (eg Power BI, Excel)
- Digital Transformation & Process Automation
- System Administration & Networking (MCITP, MCT, Mikrotik-certified)
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Planning
- SCOPE Deduplication and Beneficiary Management
- Risk Management and Compliance
- Operational Risk Management
- Fraud Risk Analysis & Mitigation
- Compliance & Internal Control
- Project Risk Management
- Data Protection and Privacy, Data Security
Certification
- Advanced Operational Risk Management Certificate of Practice PRMIA – Professional Risk Managers’ International Association - March 2021
- System Operations on AWS Amazon Web Services - April 2016
- Mikrotik MTCNA, MTCRE - July 2014
- Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) - June 2011
- MCITP – Enterprise Administrator - September 2010
- MCTS – Application, Network Infrastructure, Configuration - June 2010
- Microsoft Certified Professional - November 2008
Timeline
Risk & Compliance Officer
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
10.2023 - Current
Business Transformation & Engagement Officer – TEC
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
02.2023 - 10.2023
Programme Policy Officer – Beneficiary Management (TDY DRC)
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Risk Management & Compliance Lead – Data Management & Analysis
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
05.2020 - 01.2022
Reconciliation Officer – SCOPE CBT Backoffice
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
01.2018 - 05.2020
IT Operations Officer – SCOPE
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
11.2016 - 01.2018
Senior Systems Administrator
eHealth Africa – West Africa Region
09.2013 - 11.2016
State Facilitator – Rapid Awareness Raising
DFID – Partnership for Transforming Health Systems
04.2013 - 09.2013
IT Officer
Songhai Health Trust Ltd.
08.2011 - 04.2013
Faculty (Trainer)
New Trust Institute of IT
03.2008 - 07.2011
Master of Information and Communications Technology -
Bayero University Kano
Postgraduate Diploma - Computer Science
Bayero University
Honors Diploma - Network and System Administration
NIIT Limited
Bachelor of Science (BSC) - Chemistry
Bayero University
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