I am Niyi Kolawole
Employee Engagement| Leadership Trainer, and Consultant| Consultant for Corporations and Businesses
About Me
Olaniyi Kolawole, PhD
Consultant, Researcher, Lecturer, Corporate Trainer.
A strong self-starter, visionary, leadership and employee engagement consultant. A lecturer with outstanding communication, negotiation, mediation and diversity leadership skills. Strong passion for equality, diversity and inclusion, developed through research and practice. Comprehensive knowledge of equality legislation and equal opportunity policies. Proven track record of developing successful business relationships with external and internal clients to attain positive outcomes. Committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, with an entrepreneurial, focused and analytical approach. Confident public speaker developed through presenting at multiple conferences.
Services I Provide
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Passionate About Equality
I have a strong passion for equality, diversity and inclusion, developed through research and practice. Comprehensive knowledge of equality legislation and equal opportunity policies.
Work Experience
Role: Executive Director | Chief Consultant
Organization: Solid-Link Consulting
Duration: May 2015 – Present
Location: County Cork, Ireland
Solid-Link Consulting is an international consulting firm that delivers breakthrough solutions in International Education Development, Business Development, Strategic Planning, Management Training and Coaching, Organisational Culture Change and Research and Development.
The vision is advising our clients in the area of prospecting, networking, relationship building, presenting, advising, closing new deals and developing marketing strategies when expanding into emerging new markets. This is done through, where applicable, gathering of information and translating the information into actionable strategies.
Role: Director of Research and Training
Organization: Imo Research and Training
Duration: Sep 2018 – Present
Location: Bldg 1000, Units 1201 & 1202, City Gate, Mahon, Cork, T12 W7CV Ireland
Responsible for, in collaboration with our clients, designing and overseeing the development of training programs that best suit their needs;
Provide high level research advice and expertise to key clients which consist of professional bodies and research and development committees, public and private organisations to better inform policy development and implementation;
Lead, develop and recommend research designs and solutions that best meet the objectives of our clients and which drive the development of practical initiatives and outcomes that benefit their organisations.
Role: Lecturer – School of Applied Social Sciences
Organization: University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)
Duration: June 2013 – Present
Location: County Cork, Ireland
Co-Teaching political, social, cultural, ecological and economic systems that define the global community;
Co Teaching positions of ethnic minorities and Migrants in Europe in weekly seminars.
Delivering one-to-one guidance and on essays/project plans.
Teaching Qualitative Research Methodology to Master’s students.
Setting varied seminar content with innovative teaching methods.
Offering Master’s Thesis supervision.
Role: PhD Graduate Student – Department of Applied Social Sciences
Organization: University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)
Duration: Oct 2010 – 2017
Location: County Cork, Ireland
Researched into the professional integration experiences of foreign-trained health professionals into the healthcare sectors of both Ireland and Canada.
Broadly, my research interests are in qualitative research methodologies, the dynamics of migration, migrants’ economic and cultural Integration, social inclusion/exclusion, multiculturalism and management of cultural diversity.
Role: Student Assistant – Customer Service
Organization: University College Cork, Ireland (UCC)
Duration: Oct 2012 – Oct 2014
Location: County Cork, Ireland
Assisted at the customer service section of the prestigious UCC’s Boole library by responding to requests for assistance and help from all library users leading to familiarity with the busy schedules and demands on academic staff and students in the modern university environment.
Role: Associate Lecturer (http://cpmcoaching.ie/team-olaniyi-kolawole.php)
Organization: Center for Personal and Management Coaching
Duration: Nov 2013 – Present
Location: University College Cork
Teach Qualitative Research Methodology to master’s students five weekends per year; Set varied seminar content and deliver with innovative teaching methods;
Provide one-to-one guidance on essay/project plans, supervise master’s student theses, grade essays.
Role: Deputy Director
Organization: School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork
Duration: Aug 2017 – Sept 2018
Location: University College Cork
Role: European Intern
Organization: PHE Canada
Duration: Oct 2011 – Dec 2011
Location: Ottawa, Canada Area
As an Intern with PHE Canada, I was able to carry out a comprehensive international literature review and environmental scan on the contemporary good policies and practices in the area of school-based physical and health education.
Role: Research Interviewer | Proof-Reader
Organization: Department of Applied Psychology, University College Cork
Duration: Nov 2010 – Jul 2011
Location: County Cork, Ireland
I worked as an interviewer on a research project titled Transnational Child Raising Arrangement between Africa and Europe (TCRAf-EU). This research studied the effects of transnational child-raising arrangements on life-chances of children, migrant parents and care-givers between Africa and Europe.
Gallery
UCC Internationalisation Conference 2015
Presenting The Benefits of Nigerian International Students Market to higher education internationalisation officers and stakeholders in UCC on June 16th 2015.
Presentation on IMGs in UCC
Presenting “Employment Equality and Professional Inclusion of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals in the Public Sector in Ireland: Experiences of International Medical Graduates.” A lecture delivered at the “Emerging Research on the Public Sector in Ireland and ISS21 Seminar Series” in University College Cork, Ireland on 13th November 2013.
Black History Month Ireland’s Conference Pix
Presenting “African Migrants and Integration in Ireland: Breaking the Barriers to Successful Integration”. on Cultural Diversity & Intercultural Development in Ireland. Held at the European Commission, Dublin, 23-25th October 2014.
Africa Day Presentation
Presenting Integration Matters: African Migrants’ Employment Experiences in Cork”. 2015 Africa Day Seminar. Cork City Council. Cork
UCD Presentation Pix
“Betwixt and Between: Liminality, the Protection System and Asylum Seekers in Ireland.” A presentation delivered at a conference organized by NASC and University College Dublin’s Sutherland School of Law to mark World Refugee Day titled: “Beyond the Single Procedure: Reforming Ireland’s Protection System” on 20th June 2014.
What My Clients Says
Niyi became very knowledgeable about the field of physical and health education during his internship and performed research on the state of physical education internationally. A job well done.
Olaniyi Kolawole is great to work with, He has completely transformed our business with his innovative thinking
After working with Mr Niyi, i found clarity for my next steps in life and in business
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