About
Umazayi Thomas Dayo is a Chartered Project Management Professional with a background in Economics and a Fellowship in Humanitarian Leadership. He has over ten years of progressive experience spanning the humanitarian, development, and private sectors, and demonstrates a rare blend of technical competence, managerial depth, and people-centred leadership. As CBI's Head of Office and Programmes Manager, Thomas provides strategic leadership and management oversight for the organisation's programmes and operational functions. With a focus on sustainable impact, institutional capacity strengthening, and localisation, he facilitates partnerships, manages resources, and ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
“The will to create impact is what transforms ordinary intentions into extraordinary change.”
— Thomas Dayo Umazayi
Areas of Expertise
Key Achievements
- Provided strategic leadership for organisational growth and programme expansion over 6 years at CBI
- Led multi-sectoral humanitarian and development interventions across Nigeria
- Strengthened partnerships and institutional visibility
- Driven resource mobilisation and proposal development
- Built and managed multidisciplinary teams and operations
- Contributed to sector-wide humanitarian coordination and decision-making
- Advanced locally led humanitarian and development approaches
Education
- BSc Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- MPM Project Management, Chartered Institute of Project Management, Ghana
- Fellowship in Humanitarian Leadership
- MBA, University of East London (in view)
- Fellow, Institute of Chartered Economist of Nigeria
- Master of Humanitarian Action and Development, Institute of Humanitarian and Development Studies, Geneva (in view)
