Motivez

Motivez is an award-winning youth-led organisation, founded in 2015, that empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have directly supported over 11,000 young people across the UK through their grassroots, employability and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. The programmes and mentoring are delivered by relatable young professionals from leading partner companies such as Salesforce, Google, TfL, PwC and Rolls-Royce. This work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of the Royal Family, Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE and Beyonce.

This impact has been featured in The Times, Evening Standard, and the BBC, as a leading voice for young people. If you are looking to access STEM or you are an employer looking to attract, engage or retain diverse entry-level talent, Motivez is here to support you.

Co-Founder & CEO

TEAM X44

Promoted to Race Engineer for Season 3 of the Extreme E championship, following the championship win in 2022.

Race Engineer

X44, formed by Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, made its debut in the new Extreme E championship series in 2021. 

We race in extreme locations affected by climate change to raise awareness of the issues whilst providing opportunities to improve gender diversity in motorsport.

In 2022, we made history by securing the maiden World Championship, after two attempts.

Performance Engineer

Royal Academy of Engineering

One of 14 board members of The Hamilton Commission set up to improve diversity in STEM and Motorsport.

Board Member

Co-op Foundation

Co-op Foundation is the Co-op's charity, helping young people and communities work together to make things better.

Interact

A global community of mission-driven technologists - artists, engineers, designers, founders, scientists, writers, community builders, and more. We share an enthusiasm for making an intentional impact and find joy in thoughtful conversations. The ambition is that this community will, in its own humble way, help move the world forward. Our partners include Andreessen Horowitz, Bain Capital, NEA, Sequoia, and Founders Fund.

"People don’t do great things alone—progress is achieved together."

Fellow

Google

• Worked in a hybrid role building digital products and developing strategies to support clients such as Formula 1, BBC, News UK and Spotify

Summer Intern

• Developed internal tools for Google Cloud with a focus on UI and UX to visualise data in over 5 markets in EMEA, gather dynamic insights and improve revenue attainment by 30%
• Enhanced the design of an internal tool and automated the manual input by 60%
• Engaged closely with Sales Operations, Business Intelligence and engineers to determine the best technical implementation methods

UCL Entrepreneurs

• Worked closely with UCL startups helping them raise over £1,000,000 in seed funding 
• Funded 8 startups and led a team of 4 to grow the startup eco-system at UCL
• Managed sponsorship to use as seed capital for high-growth startups 
• Analysed over 60 business plans and shortlisting startups for interviews and the final round
• Organised three final round events with judging panels of top venture capitalist’s and founders 
• Previous judges included Google, Microsoft Accelerator, Accel, Balderton Capital and TechStars

Director

Rolls-Royce

• Saved £50 million in R&D and operating costs through redesigning a component, improving its performance by 40% for the aerospace programs including Trent XWB, Trent 7000, Trent 1000 and Future Programmes
• Pitched design recommendations to numerous Chief Design Engineers, the Director of Aerospace Technology and Future Programmes, the Chief Audit Officer and other stakeholders R-R
• Implemented across all new engine programmes

J.P. Morgan

• Selected to attend the J.P. Morgan Investment Management Spring Week with 21 other students
• Engaged in interactive workshops, case studies, work shadowing and a presentation where we pitched J.P. Morgan's products to senior leaders

Spring Intern

George Imafidon MBE is an award-winning humanitarian engineer and social impact leader from Peckham, South London.

George is CEO and co-founder of Motivez, an award-winning youth-led organisation founded in 2015, which empowers underserved young people aged 14 - 25 to access entry-level STEM jobs and become changemakers. They have inspired millions worldwide through their campaigns and directly supported over 9,000 young people in the UK over the last eight years through their grassroots, employability, and advocacy programmes where they develop local STEM changemakers transforming their communities. Their work has been highly commended and supported by the likes of Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE, Idris Elba OBE, Beyonce and the Royal Family where he received an MBE for services to young people and STEM.

In addition to his work as a social entrepreneur, George Imafidon also holds the title of the Young Engineer of the Year 2022/23, awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering. As an advocate for sustainable motorsport, he works as the Race Engineer for Sir Lewis Hamilton's X44 Vida Carbon Racing team, where he won the Extreme E championship in 2022 to conclude his second season with the team.

His commitment to giving a platform to underrepresented voices was further evidenced by his appointment to the Board of The Hamilton Commission to address the underrepresentation of Black people in UK motorsport. He also serves on the Board of the Co-op Foundation and took a gap year during his university studies to fundraise for the #AB1Million campaign, raising £1 million for the Amos Bursary to ensure talented young people of African and Caribbean descent have the opportunity to excel in education and beyond.

George Imafidon MBE

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

• Provides reintegration advise, support and counselling to clients (returned migrants, vulnerable individuals and local population) seeking advice on employment opportunities from the Nigerian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (NGC).
• Researching relevant information on ongoing developments on reintegration to Nigeria and perspective in this area.
• Develops and implements outreach, vocational trainings, and training events on employment, social issues, and other issues pertaining to reintegration in Nigeria as well as on regular migration.
• Researching and monitoring the labour market in Nigeria as well as transnational economic activities between Nigeria and Germany.
• Prepares workshop material and gives lectures on options and requirements of labour migration to Germany.
• Supports in organizing events, workshops and seminars on the municipal and national level as well as and documents meetings.
• Monitors fieldwork activities such as employment and vocational skills training as well as tracking beneficiaries' progress.
• Updates the relevant folders of the GIZ Knowledge Management System to facilitate access to key information for tenders such as project references, performance confirmations from clients.
• Ensures good flow of information and coordination with all local, bilateral and international partners.
• Ensures good communication and flow of information within GIZ and with other relevant actors.
• Research, review, prepare and forward relevant reports and documents.
• Manages clients and beneficiaries database for effective monitoring.

Advisor

YALI Network Abuja

• Fostered dialogue and communication between the organization and embassies, government, INGOs, politicians, policymakers, and other relevant actors of the public sector.
• Anchored events and programmes executed by the organization.
• Reviewed and proposed suggestions to policy briefs.
• Developed and amplified the organization's activities as well as sent out memos to members and stakeholders.
• Engaged and educated 250+ University of Abuja students and rural communities within Abuja on the new voters registration as well as the importance of electoral participation during the YALI CVR campus outreach.
• Together with the executive team designed and planned the 2022 YALI National Summit with 600
attendees as well as collated minutes and developed final summit report.

Public Relations Officer

SAND CREEK ADVISORS LLC

Data Analyst Consultant 

Africa Youth Growth Foundation

• Managed the successful project implementation of AYGF’s EU sub-funded Border Operatives on Migrants’ Protection Project (BOMPP) that trained 150 border operatives on migrants' rights protection at the borders.
• Reviewed the migration policies of the Nigerian government and aligned the programme implementation strategy of AYGF BOMPP with it.
• Developed the inception report of the project, documented all project activities, and developed the final report submitted to donors.
• Organized and led the advocacy visits, workshops, need assessments, consultations, and planning sessions.
• Designed the project work plan, developed the training manuals, coordinated project activities, and arranged logistics and housing for project staff, resource persons, and officers at the project locations (Lagos, Katsina, and Cross River States).
• Documented the MICC project activities and developed the final report, which satisfied and encouraged the German Foreign Office to fund Phase II of the MICC project.
• Led a sensitization campaign of 400 participants by anchoring AYGF's MICC II Nigeria project (funded by the German Foreign Office) Road Show, which sensitized and educated Nigerians, ensuring improved awareness and a high level of understanding on the dangers of irregular migration.
• Provided technical support to volunteers and beneficiaries on the World Bank ANRiN project.
• Facilitated resource mobilization of BPNS to pregnant and lactating mothers and children under the ANRiN project.

Programme Officer

American University of Nigeria

Teaching Assistant

National Youth Service Corps

Served as the leader of my platoon on short term at the NYSC orientation camp Damare, Girei. 

• Designed, coordinated, delegated, and supervised assignments for a 200-person team ranging from military drills, sporting competitions, variety evenings, meal planning, and sanitation operation, ensuring that more than 90% of tasks were completed in a timely and effective manner.
• Fundraised $150 used to provide relief materials for IDP children resident in Damare, Girei Adamawa State.
• Accessed team successes and sent briefing on the execution of assignments to NYSC authorities. 
• Led the team to win the Inter-Team MindTheGap quiz, drilling, and Inter-team Skills Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) competitions.

Team Lead

Jehovah Shalom International School Iguosa

• Taught and mentored students in grades 7, 9, 10, and 11 in subjects including English Language, Civic Education, Government, History and Creative Arts. 
• Planned and designed the academic curriculum for the students in these grades and ensured a deep understanding of the topics taught, reflected in strong examination (WAEC) scores.
• Registered students’ school attendance, tracked their academic performance and assessed their comprehension by organizing end-of-term school attendance.
• Wrote and presented weekly reports on students’ progress and performance to the management.

Instructor

A result-oriented professional with demonstrated experience in project management and implementation, planning, research, community development, and capacity building with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Proactive, diligent, and organized with the ability to develop solutions to complex problems.

I founded TeachTheChild Initiative while in North-Eastern Nigeria to provide learning opportunities for out-of-school children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, which had brought education activities in the region to a halt, jeopardizing the education of over 1 million+ children.

I am inclined to conducting research and working on projects allowing me to contribute towards shedding light on disadvantaged communities and advancing development policies. I want to further my impact on the global effort to see nations develop and have equal access to the necessities of life, especially as I work towards growing daily in my career.

I look forward to meeting you.

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