Eric Opoku
Director Of Impact at Right To Play
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolEric Opoku is an impact and insights leader with over a decade of hands-on experience designing and strengthening monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) systems across 15 countries. Currently Director of Impact at Right To Play, he leads a global technical team to embed rigorous data systems, drive evidence uptake and improve program quality for children and young people. His background spans managing multi-country evaluations, implementing global M&E databases and mobile data collection, and translating complex findings into donor-ready proposals and adaptive programming. He has steered substantial funding wins and research partnerships—combining field-level operational know-how with strategic leadership informed by an Oxford executive leadership programme and an MSc with distinction. Colleagues describe him as a practical systems thinker who blends quantitative rigour (STATA, RCT experience) with participatory approaches to ensure evidence influences practice. Based in London, he brings rare cross-regional experience across Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe that helps bridge frontline implementation and global learning agendas.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Planning (Major in Development Policy), First Class (1st Class), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Planning (Major in Development Policy), First Class (1st Class) at Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, KumasiOxford Executive Leadership Programme, 90%, Oxford Executive Leadership Programme, 90% at Saïd Business School, University of OxfordMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Development Studies, Distinction, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Development Studies, Distinction at University of Glasgow
Github Skills (14)
js10
webservice10
restful-api9
java9
angular9
hosts8
openmrs8
rest7
python7
etl7
restful7
rest-api7
angularjs6
javascript4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AMPATH/openmrs-angularFormentry
Nov 2015 - Apr 2016
OpenMRS angular formentry standalone module
Contributions:100 commits, 81 PRs, 56 pushes in 5 months
angularopenmrs
Werick/HAPIDEMOSERVER
Sep 2015 - Nov 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
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