Experience

Trócaire

• Ireland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• DRC Country Director

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  •Represent Trócaire with the host government (national & provincial), national NGO and INGO networks, the Catholic Church and its agencies, donors, and other key strategic stakeholders •Provide overall management and strategy support to the country programme ensuring that systems and processes are in place, that new ideas are fostered, and that Trócaire continues to deliver an exciting and impactful programme with partners in the eastern DRC. •Increase awareness of Trócaire’s work with Trócaire’s supporters and key stakeholders in Ireland, through the provision of communications material, facilitating internal and external visitors, and carrying out media interviews upon request by the Communications Unit in HQ. •Leading the country team in contributing to the development and implementation of core communications, fundraising, development education, and advocacy initiatives at the global level. • Provide leadership and direction in the strategic development and implementation of programmes at the country level, in line with Trócaire’s country and strategic objectives, strategies and policies. • Ensure that organisational approaches to partnership, gender equality, vulnerability and targeting, accountability and protection are effectively incorporated across development / humanitarian programmes. • Ensure that effective results-based monitoring and evaluation systems are implemented in line with Trócaire policies, systems and guidelines. • Lead on ensuring that Trócaire DRC regularly reviews, adapts and rolls out an Emergency Preparedness Plan and that Trócaire and partners retain humanitarian response capacity.



World Relief

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

• Country Director

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Providing strategic planning and professional leadership to the country senior management team in all aspects of its operations, assigning, and delegating tasks where required. Representing the organization to the central and local government, community leaders, local and international organizations, donors, and other stakeholders. Developing and implementing appropriate short and long term strategies, and institutional structures in line with the WR programming competencies and integral mission aimed at contributing towards the social, spiritual, and economic transformation of the most vulnerable. Providing managerial and technical direction of the country program through ongoing monitoring of programs, and ensuring the quality of monitoring and evaluation processes in line with WR mission, vision, values, policies, and systems. Spearheading resources development efforts, and the development of strategic partnerships with local institutions, government agencies, donors, and other implementing partners that are aimed at enhancing the shared mission. Overseeing the safety and security of all the program staff and ensuring that situation reports are submitted to the Home Office following the Disaster Response policy, monitoring the security situation in all working locations.



Tearfund

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

• Country Director

  • Mar 2018 - Feb 2020

  Providing Servant Leadership to the country team of national staff and expatriates through motivational and encouraging support, managing multisector programs and allocated resources with utmost professionalism and integrity. This is a great opportunity to put in play a wealth of academic knowledge and work-related experience, competences, and capabilities for high satisfaction of donors and the best interest of all beneficiaries. While Tearfund had phased out its emergency program plan and laid off majority of its staff (Nationals and expatriates) leaving 6 most essential staff (3 experts’ and 3 National Staff), I am currently running a three years Women Economic Empowerment Project funded by DFID with a team of 8 expatriates and 97 national staff totaling 105. The project encompasses several components such as women literacy/numeracy, Village Saving, and Credit Association-VSLAs, Business Training in Management of Income Generating Activities-IGA, Vocational Training Skills (Tailoring, Soap making, chicken rearing, cookery, and restaurant business), and cash transfer as seed capital to initiate or expand 10,000 women' IGAs. There is also another component of community-based dialogues for women protection against Sexual and Gender-based Violence-SGBV using the approach of Transforming Masculinities. In less than two years, the project has already made its tangible impact among its women beneficiaries and their respective families. Further to the running of the project, I spearheaded and coordinated the development of a new country strategy that will guide the next six years of programming in the country. I have successfully trained and graduated a cohort of Church Facilitators using the Church and Community Mobilization Process modules.



African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries

• Nairobi-Kenya

• Africa Regional Director/Vice President for Programme Development

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2018

  Provide leadership and line management to eight different Country Directors (Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, and Kenya) for developing communication and networking strategies. Serve the Africa based staff and Africa Board of Directors by providing resources, services, and expertise in fundraising and grant writing. Travel to national offices to build relationships with the staff, be acquainted with field projects and programs, train staff in project design, implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, fundraising, and grant development/writing. Mobilize and coordinate fundraising activities by staff, volunteers, partners, associates, and board members in Africa, Europe, and Asia. Work with the Director of Finance and Administration in the development of the annual budget and assure proper financial reporting and practices for all the dimensions. Review monthly financials and interface with the President/CEO and Director of Finance regarding management, implementation, and follow-up of funded programs and projects. Upon assessment of the competences and skills among senior staff at Country levels and the urgent needs to enhance programming for greater impact and growth of funding, I raised funds for staff development and capacity building that helped in engaging them in specialized and well-packaged training workshops. The country directors and all heads of departments were taken through rigorous training of Project cycle management, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. They were also trained, coached, and mentored in proposal writing and fundraising that yielded fruits within no time. The sources of funds were expanded and a sizeable amount of funds raised, and will continuously do so for many more years. Furthermore, I spearheaded and facilitated various workshops that guided the development of the company’s five years Strategic Plan and aligned all the eight-country strategies to the same.



World Concern

• Ndjamena- Chad

• Chad Country Director

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2014

  My primary functions were to provide strategic leadership and management to World Concern’s relief and integrated community development work in Chad. There was also a need for planning sectors’ initiatives into a coherent country strategy consistent with organizational priorities. Finally, I was charged with the responsibility to advocate on behalf of an organization’s development goals, building institutional relationships and promoting cooperative program activities. Over the four years I spent in this role, I developed and maintained good working relationships with the government, UN agencies, other NGOs, and community beneficiaries. I facilitated World Concern teamwork with a great sense of the organizational values, mission, and vision through staff weekly meetings to air out all issues affecting the working environment. I increased World Concern annual revenue with one million dollar grant through funding proposals and established partnerships with a long-term commitment to funding the country program over 3 to 5 years. I built trust and unprecedented working relationships with the government that translated into a periodical renewal of three years signed agreement and successfully lead the country transition programs from relief projects in the refugee and IDP camps to the sustainable and community development programs in the villages. I successfully restructured the program team and hired appropriated and right fit skills for better programming and implementation of the activities in the country. At the end of my tenure, I handed over a well-developed five years country strategic Plan, which was to support my successor in enhancing and expanding the country programs.



Geneva Global

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

  Providing international development, global health, and poverty advisory solutions to donors, foundations, corporations, and non-profits to help them reach their goals and achieve measurable results in their philanthropic engagements. Working directly with Rwanda and Burundi national teams on the implementation of the HIV/AIDS program, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Education, and Economic Empowerment through micro-credit programs and promoting justice through the Rwanda Land Rights program. Monitoring projects and reporting to partner organizations. Implementing Strategic Initiatives (Burundi HIV & AIDS, Rwanda Water and Sanitation, Improved Community Health Service Delivery, Secondary School Education, Rwanda Economic Empowerment, and Land Rights). Conducting projects due to diligence analysis, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation, representing Geneva Global Inc. at the governmental levels (local government and ministerial departments) and at the International Non-Government Organizations Network in both countries, initiating and signing contracts with various service providers. My main achievements include successful implementation of programs such as water, health, education, Microfinance, HIV/AIDS, and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda and Burundi respectively resulting in increased access to clean water for Primary & secondary schools in Northern Rwanda, health centers and communities living in Bugesera District of Eastern Province of Rwanda. I supported rehabilitation and extension of a health centre in Bugesera, and provision of equipment and tools to the Nyamata Hospital in Bugesera that served over 300 thousand people. I oversaw projects that built the capacity of over 100 Community health workers, over 50 Nurses, and 30 technicians and medical staff operating in the entire district of Bugesera.

• Research Analyst

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  As a starting job right from school, the major duties included works such as establishing the Regional Office Hub for this organization in my country, initiating and following up on the registration process, setting up the office, and assisting the expatriate staff in renting and setting up their residences. I was also interacting with various government officials at various levels (central and district) to make sure all administrative requirements are fulfilled. I had to Organize an implementers' conference to identify the right fit implementing partners, carrying out a due diligence analysis of the partners' respective project proposals for funding. I was preparing funding MOU and following up on timely funding wire transfer and program commencement. I successfully screened and selected over 20 implementing partners in form of CBOs, FBOs, and NGOs, timely completed due diligence analysis of their project proposals and recommended them for funding. I increased employer's revenue by achieving such a milestone performance enabling a high number of partners to access funding whose percentage was to be paid to my employer's account. I facilitated partners and the country as a whole to access much-needed funding to rebuild the post-genocide Rwanda's social fabric and rural economic development. I successfully managed institutional and wealthy individual funding worth millions of dollars through local and international implementing partners. I indirectly helped hundreds of thousand rural Rwandans getting access to quality services (clean water, clinical and community health, secondary school education, advocacy for legal land rights, and microfinance).