Experience

African Initiatives for Relief and Development

• Uganda
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Country Program Director

  • May 2019 - Present

  •Build and maintain a strong, innovative senior leadership team and ensure AIRD Policies and Code of Conduct are followed; •Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of the Country Program Office strategic plan; •Promote AIRD’s Vision, Mission, Core Values and key Partnership Standards and Practices among the staff and partners and ensure these are the core foundation of AIRD strategies and work; •Direct the mobilization, management, and accounting of all resources in the Country Program; •Oversee the management and development of the Country Program Human Resources to ensure a diverse, skilled, and productive workforce; •Provide leadership, strategic direction and support in the development and implementation of an effective Resource Development Strategy; •Ensure people issues are front and centre, promoting an office that embraces diversity, gender balance and engagement with all Partnership staff; •Implement AIRDs SOPs and partnership agreements signed with Donors; •And any other duties assigned; Show less



Chemonics International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senegal All Children Reading Project Deputy Chief of Party

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2018

  •In the absence of the COP, serve as the primary focal point for USAID and the Ministry of Education on all questions and information related to the ACR project; •Directly supervise the Operations Manager, the Office Manager, the ICT Systems Support Manager, the Senior Logistics Specialist and 2 zonal coordinators based in Matam and Kaolack; •Mentor and coach national operations staff in Dakar (Office Manager, ICT systems support Manager and the Senior logistics specialist) and in the 2 zonal coordinators; •Ensure overall budget management, monitoring and supervision and ensuring responsible accountability and internal control systems are in place to ensure efficient and timely project spending; •Oversee the implementation of project activities in the regions, ensuring adherence to the approved project Annual Work Plan and the development of quarterly work plans by field teams; •Support the timely submission of project deliverables as needed, especially as regards contributions from the regional offices; •Ensure project’s assets are tracked and used in accordance to USAID rules and regulations; •Contribute to quarterly reporting (operations) and participate in final reviews of quarterly donor reports to be submitted to USAID; •Provide operational assistance to sub – contractors and consultants implementing program activities. Show less



Oxfam IBIS

• Denmark
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• : Country Director

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

  •Lead IBIS Burkina Faso in a manner so that IBIS policies and strategies are followed ‘in letter and spirit’ both in relation to programs, personnel and finance; •Monitor the political context in the country, and if relevant the regional development as well, analyze it, and provide input for strategic changes. Report to IBIS Head Office (HO) as well; •Overall financial responsibility for all IBIS’ activities in Burkina Faso. ▪ work to develop cooperation with Alliance2015 partners in Burkina Faso; •Ensure on-going staff management and development; •Fundraising from institutional donors to program and project activities in the country in accordance with IBIS’ organizational goals; •Assure effective communication and assistance to HO related to private fundraising in Denmark, incl. ensuring relevant project proposals designed for the various purposes and donors and reporting to these; •Responsible for submitting issues of principle and decisions of particular importance to HO according to the specific authority delegated to the CD; •Facilitate effective communication with IBIS staff within the country, in other countries and with HO to facilitate effective cooperation and learning; Show less



Sightsavers

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional operations program officer and Head of program development

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2014

  Regional operations program officer •To work closely with the Regional Director, PDA (program development adviser) to leverage existing networks and ensure capability is accessed in support of country level programmatic activities and cross cutting regional initiatives; •To support strategic planning, program development and quality assurance; •Ensure program under my management, engage in the implementation of global Sightsavers policy and procedures and support to our program staff and partners to implement them; •Overview of the monitoring, evaluation and assessment of impact of program and projects in the region; •To play an operational management role in the region; •To support the Regional Director as required in management and representational responsibilities; •Strengthen and coordinate the monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and learning systems in the region ensuring that these are in line with Sightsavers policies, standards and approaches; •Ensure the implementation of quality standards in program under my management. To ensure that the functions of planning, review and documentation are undertaken in line with Sightsavers agreed policies, standards and approaches; •To collaborate effectively within the organization. Specific requirement to work closely with PDA’s, Government Relations and M&E (monitoring and evaluation) to ensure capability is accessed in support of country level programmatic and cross cutting regional activities; •To network effectively outside of the organization. In particular, to have the credibility to develop regional alliances, and the confidence to represent the organization effectively in external events; •Comfortable operating in a matrix structure particularly when accessing functional support from HR and Finance to assist regional operational activities; •Manage country and regional program staff; Show less



Aide et Action

• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Representative of "Aide et Action” Senegal and responsible of the thematic: Livelihood Educa

  • Jan 2007 - Sep 2009

  Enhancing livelihood skills of youths and women, especially in the age group of 18 to 25 year old, to secure a sustainable livelihood and live a dignified life. Ensuring education for girls, children affected by migration, children suffering from social- and health-related stigma and children with disabilities Insuring animation, global management, program development and implementation of Aide et Action orientations •Represent the organization; •Handle the development process of a vision and of a development strategy for the program respecting AEA orientations and the framework of defined education policy by Senegalese authorities; •Implement orientations settled by AEA and insure the achievement of the defined aims; •Enhance external relationships with public authorities, other actors intervening in education issues; •Lead the action to influence and insure the situation of the association at deciders level for an education of quality for all and adapted to local realities; •Insure a good management of resources allocated to the program; •Insure good management and optimal use of human resources of the program, in order to reach better performance; •Insure regular information of different stages of the association, about the program evolution; Show less



Oxfam

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Coordinator and CPM (Country Program Manager)

  • Jul 2001 - May 2006

  •To coordinate, monitor and implement Oxfam’s program in Mauritania; •Line manages staff and responsible for their performance management; •Ensure that the program takes into account the specific needs of different partners and beneficiaries and adjust priorities accordingly; •Ensure quality coherence and impact of the Mauritanian program through monitoring and evaluation of the impact of the program; •Undertake regular visits to projects and partners to monitor implementation, evaluate program and projects objectives and link them to a learning and program development; •Representation in coordination meetings and some external relationships; •Implements Oxfam’s Gender Diversity, advocacy and equal opportunities policies throughout programming; •Regular communication with counterparts and government organizations; •Lead team in program reviews and annual /quarterly planning and documentation; •Ensure that adequate funding is secured for the program and produce clear and quality reports (financial and narrative) that demonstrate good accountability; •Write quality program reports: monthly, quarterly and biannually for Oxfam and its donors and ensures that these meet stipulated deadlines; •Support in ensuring that quality financial reporting on restricted funding (and unrestricted) is done according to donor guidelines and timelines; • Coordinate all activities related to the management of human, material and financial; Show less