Experience

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  Windle Trust International

  • Juba South Sudan

  • Deputy Country Director/Director of Programmes

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Juba South Sudan

    Deputizing the Country Director, a member of Senior Management Team and Director of Programmes - Responsible for supervising the delivery of all WTI Programmes in South Sudan. The position involves, taking lead responsibility for planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning; coordinating programme reporting; supervising designated Team Leads and Programme Managers; representing WTI in high level meetings with donors and government.

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  Saferworld Sudan

  • Juba, South Sudan

  • Program Manager

    • Mar 2022 - Oct 2023
    • Juba, South Sudan

    Responsible for the implementation of Saferworld's projects in the two areas of Blue Nile and Kordofan in Sudan.

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  Saferworld

  • United Kingdom
  • International Affairs
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Programme Manager

    • Oct 2018 - May 2022

    As a senior Saferworld manager in South Sudan, I led the development, implementation, coordination, management and representation of the various Saferworld programmes. The main objective was to provide overall leadership for Saferworld's programmes, including management, personnel and financial oversight, and included:Working with staff and partners in South Sudan, the Saferworld East Africa regional team, and Saferworld Headquarters to identify new business development opportunities and leading in-country efforts to bring those opportunities to fruition. Responsible for senior representation work with the donor community and other stakeholders in the country and region.

  • Area Project Manager

    • Jul 2016 - May 2022

    Responsible for the successful delivery and expansion of Saferworld’s South Sudan programme of work on community security, community policing, and peacebuilding in targeted states/locations, and cutting across different programme funding streams. Key responsibilities of this role included:1: Leading the successful planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Saferworld’s community security, community policing and Peacebuilding activities in South Sudan.2: Building and maintaining effective relationships with implementing partners and stakeholders in support of Saferworld’s work in country. 3: Ensuring the physical welfare, well-being, and professional development of staff directly assigned to the programme. 4: Serving as the Budget Holder and overseeing effective financial management of the programme’s grant/s and activities. 5: Developing and maintaining effective relationships with the core support team and with relevant Saferworld colleagues based outside of South Sudan, particularly in the HQ in London, the Great Lakes and Sudans Regional Office in Kampala, and the Horn of Africa Regional Office in Nairobi.

  • Project Coordinator

    • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

    Responsible for state level programme implementation and long term delivery of Saferworld’s Community Security and Community Policing programme through effective planning and coordination, management of programme resources, and provision of capacity support to local implementing partners, while ensuring all programme interventions are conflict and gender-sensitive.1. Coordinating Saferworld’s Community Security and Community Policing projects in collaboration with local partners and other key stakeholders (including, state and county authorities, beneficiaries and target communities) and ensuring their effective involvement in project activities.2. Developing project implementation work plans in close collaboration with key state actors and in coordination with the implementing partner3. Representing Saferworld in Western Equatoria, establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders by actively participating in state coordination meetings and Forums.4. Managing state level project implementation including project activities, budgets, finances, assets and other resources, monitoring progress and project outcomes, and providing regular (monthly) reports and accountabilities on the same. 5. Managing local CSO partners, reviewing their plans, reports, budgets and financial recordings in accordance with Saferworld’s policies, procedures and agreed MOUs.6. Building capacity of local level community security working groups to do action planning and to represent communities at high level dialogue fora (such as PCRCs) 7. Building and maintaining effective relationships through networking with project partners, beneficiaries, communities and government stakeholders, and developing capacity of implementing CSO partners to dialogue with authorities on community safety, conflict prevention and peacebuilding issues.8. Participating in the development of country strategic plans, programmes and other advocacy activities.

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  UNESCO SOUTH SUDAN

  • JUBA

  • Education Specialist

    • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
    • JUBA

    This role involved providing management support and technical advice related to the implementation of literacy and basic life skills for women project.Managing two projects: ‘Literacy and Life Skills for Women’ and Pastoralist Education’ Developing detailed project work plans and monitoring and evaluation plans for the two projects. Managing the establishment of literacy learning centers in target locations.Training literacy facilitators/trainers and developing training materials/modules for the same.Providing technical advice to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on literacy and life skills programming.Contributing to strategic planning and fundraising plans of UNESCO’s Juba Office Liaising with partners (UN Agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders) and representing UNESCO on issues related to Education.

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  Skills for Southern Sudan

  • JUBA

  • Director

    • Jun 2010 - Jul 2013
    • JUBA

    Responsible for overall leadership and stewardship of the organization, providing broad oversight to the organizations’ programmes and activities, leading on advocacy and strategic relationships with SKILLS’ Boards, staff and other stakeholders, monitoring the management of resources in alignment with SKILLS’ strategic plans and policies.Key responsibilities included: Supporting the effectiveness, efficiency and professionalism of the Board of Trustees (based in the United Kingdom) and Management Board (based in Juba, South Sudan). Reporting to the Board of Trustees. Overseeing the development and implementation of Strategic Plans, Annual Operational Work Plans and Annual Budgets of the organization. Developing and maintaining productive relationships and liaising with Government of South Sudan, funding agencies/donors, development partners, etc. Supervising senior managers of the organization (Finance Manager, Programmes Manager, Administration Manager, etc) and overall responsible for staff recruitments and development. Overall responsible for managing organizations’ assets and financial resources Overseeing all programmme designs and implementation including reporting on programmes/projects.  Developing and maintaining top level relationships with beneficiaries, clients, donors & partners Responsible for Annual Reports to be submitted to statutory authorities in UK (Charity Commission and Companies House), in Kenya and South Sudan. Official signatory to all legal and high level documents of the organisation, including acting as contract holder for all Project Cooperation and Partnership Agreements with donors and other implementing partners.

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  Catholic Diocese of Tambura-Yambio

  • Yambio, South Sudan

  • Programme Director

    • Sep 2008 - May 2010
    • Yambio, South Sudan

    Job Purpose:Providing top-level leadership and coordination of diocesan development programmes/projects, ensuring timely planning, implementation and reporting, and leading impact assessments of all programmes.  Overall coordination and oversight of all development programs in the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (including Health, HIV/AIDS, Water & Sanitation, Justice & Peace, Education, Women in development, Livelihood, Emergency Humanitarian programs). Leading and overseeing the development of programme frameworks, proposals and negotiating project cooperation agreements with donors. Coordinating and monitoring implementation of diocesan programmes/projects Leading capacity building of program staff and local partners. Liaising with donors as contractual point of reference for the Diocese.  Leading assessments, baseline surveys, impact evaluations, to determine needs and demand. Managing consultants and other experts to ensure their inputs help operationalize diocesan mission, vision and strategic goals.  Developing and maintaining high level relationships with relevant Government line Ministries and Institutions.

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  Catholic Diocese of Tambura-Yambio

  • Nzara, South Sudan

  • Director, PALICA Centre

    • Feb 1997 - Jul 2006
    • Nzara, South Sudan

    Providing overall leadership and management of the Diocesan PALICA Centre (Leadership Training Institute for Church Leaders), and ensuring high level coordination of all pastoral programmes in the diocese.• Responsible for training and development of the human resources for the diocese (including priests, religious, local community leaders)• Responsible for developing training curriculum and training modules tailored to the particular needs of the various target audiences.• Principal of the Training Institute (PALICA Centre), with the role of providing overall leadership and oversight to the management of the Institute.• Planning and overseeing implementation of development programmes of the Institute• Overall responsible for management of financial resources of the Institute.