Organization: Afrohive (Accra, Ghana)

Role: Project Manager

Functional Area: Project Management Office (PMO) / Operations & Sustainability

Organization Focus: Events • Entertainment • Marketing

Approach / Methodology: Agile

Project Team Size: 10–14

Project Budget: Up to $1M

Duration: January 2022 – December 2022

1. Project Objective

Scale the Outmosphere Music & Community Festival from its inaugural edition to a 3,000+ attendee event while integrating environmental sustainability as a core brand pillar.

The 2022 project aimed to reduce single-use plastic waste by 30%, introduce a new “Eco-Talks” educational stage, and improve festival infrastructure to handle double the previous year’s attendance.

Business Need:

Afrohive sought to expand its operational capacity and establish a sustainability-driven brand identity that aligned with corporate social responsibility trends and attracted environmentally conscious sponsors.

2. Leadership and Responsibilities

As Project Manager, I directed the full end-to-end delivery of the 2022 festival, leading strategic planning, stakeholder management, execution control, and post-event analysis.

Key leadership responsibilities included:

• Developed the Project Charter, Sustainability Plan, and Risk Management Framework.
• Designed and implemented an Agile-based delivery schedule with two-week sprint reviews.