Experience

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  Christian Aid

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

  • Country Director

    • Jul 2018 - Present

  • Acting Country Director

    • Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  • Senior Program Manager

    • Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

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  Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (DanChurchAid)

  • Denmark
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Head of Programmes

    • Jan 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Programme Coordinator for South Sudan Regional Office

    • Jun 2012 - May 2016

    Managed supervised and supported Programme Officers and other project related staff in all aspects of the programme development and implementation. Ensured that staff capacity and team building is developed through effective mentoring, skills developments, internal sharing and coordination, and knowledge of and compliance with DCA standards and policies. Maintained an overview of all programmes and projects undertaken by the South Sudan Program. Ensure compliance with grant management obligations and quality assure proposals and reports for timely submission. Engaged in dialogue with partner counterpart on strategic issues and issues raised in M&E reports addressing implementation and/or organizational challenges. Support Regional Representative (RR) and programme staff in sustaining and developing new partnerships and opportunities to funding. Together with Regional Representative, input to the Vision and Plan and work with POs to ensure activities committed to are met.With inputs from programme staff, supported RR in revision/development/roll out of South Sudan programme and any DCA regional strategy. Worked closely and advised RR on how to improve relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, management and synergy of projects under the South Sudan programme. Coordinated with relevant HQ staff (e.g. GFU, PPU, PU) on global funded projects and other special single grants for compliance with back donor requirements in project design, implementation, monitoring and reporting after close consultation/quality assurance with responsible FO, Prolog Officer, POs and JPO. Coordinated with the Finance Officer and Procurement/Logistics Officer in ensuring DCA financial and procurement guidelines are followed, within DCA SSRO and by partners. Coordinated with FO and POs on planning core budget expenditure and timely monitoring and follow up of budget expenditure. Networked and attended coordination meetings in relation to the South Sudan programme at state and national levels

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  CARE

  • Upper Nile State, South Sudan

  • Programme Manager

    • Mar 2010 - Jun 2012
    • Upper Nile State, South Sudan

    *Proposal development for extension of on-going projects with focus on livelihoods, peace building, Village Loans and Saving, Civil Society Strengthening and Governance *Management of two on-going programs (MFS Empowerment program $3.45 M funded by Dutch Government and Reintegration Program funded by CIDA Valued at Canadian $ 4.110 M) focused on Agriculture Livelihood development using the Farmer Field School Approach, Empowerment of rural power through access to credit using CARE’s renowned Village and Loan Saving methodology, peace building, Civil society strengthening and community governance. *Providing guidance and strategic leadership to program staff both National and International*Developing annual, semi-annuals and quarterly report *Program budget development and management according to established financial policy *Budget alignment in collaboration with the donor *Developing monthly cash projections *Developing monthly procurement plans *Preparation of financial report including narrative sections to donors *Developing financial reports with accompanying narrative *Progress monitoring and reporting *Developing work plans that have specific and time bound reporting schedule for all the projects.* Program asset management in accordance with established guidelines

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  Winrock International

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

  • Community Development Program Coordinator

    • 2009 - 2010

    Developed methodology and procedures for implementing and monitoring a $3.6 million Social Investment Fund under the USAID SUDAN|BRIDGE program to support local government capacity to deliver services in the states of Warrap, Unity and Northern Bar-El-Gazal. Provided technical guidance to staff and local government officials and advised in planning, staffing, and budgeting for the community development program. Established and implemented a monitoring and evaluation system for community development activities; implemented income-generating activities and skills training among local populations, especially women. Worked with line ministries to ensure improved coordination and shared agendas

  • Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Consultancy)

    • Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

    (Winrock International)USAID SUDAN|BRIDGE (Building Responsibility of Delivery of Government Services) SUDAN PROGRAM *Developed program-wide and component-specific M&E tools, indicators, systems and processes that increased the effectiveness and accountability of the BRIDGE Program; *Worked with USAID, BRIDGE staff, key stakeholders, and Winrock M&E specialist to develop annual work plans and M&E plan; *Developed and implemented quality assurance systems for M&E; *Assisted the Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party to manage, schedule, support, evaluate, and control the quality of program activities, outputs, and impacts for the five BRIDGE components through strong management information systems; *Participated in regular M& E meetings with donor, partners and BRIDGE staff; *Compiled data from the three states into comprehensive qualitative and quantitative reports meeting all USAID reporting requirements; *Analyzed data collected by the different sectors and shared the information with Senior Management and other members of BRIDGE program; *Kept up to date with USAID requirements and best practices for M&E in the five program components; *Conducted regular M&E site visits in all target states, counties, and sectors *Worked with Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party to develop management information system to store all project data and documents; *Provided coaching, M&E training, and support to Team Leaders and BRIDGE staff in field offices; *Ensured the development of M&E capacity across the program and facilitated program learning and the sharing of lessons learned on M&E across sector; and *Completed any other tasks as assigned by Chief of Party and Deputy Chief of Party.

  • M&E Specialist

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

    (Winrock International) USAID|VEGA (Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance)(Agriculture Marketing and Enterprise Development Project)Roles and Responsibilities*Developed the overall framework for M&E in accordance to the project document M&E plan for VEGA and its partners *Conducted readiness assessment regarding M&E *Guided and coordinated the review of the project log framework *Supervised and executed M&E activities included in the Annual Work Plan, with particular focus on results and impacts as well as in lesson learning. *Implemented regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations might be needed. *Fostered participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving primary stakeholder groups in the M&E of activities. *Monitored the follow up of evaluation recommendations *Organized (and provide) refresher training in M&E for project and implementing partner staff, local organizations and primary stakeholders with view of developing local M&E capacity. Developed and reviewed data collection instruments and tools necessary for M&E *Participated in the drafting and reviewing of key program documents such as the work plan, SOW, Debriefing form, the result framework etc *Coordinated Impact indicator data collection and sharing of information with the HQ *Participated in the drafting of VEGA quarterly reports, including ad-hoc reports as required by the Chief of Party. *Acting as focal point for M&E issues. *Managing timely and regular documentation of program activities including success stories *Participating in preparation of draft project proposal for new project or extension of ongoing projects, as required by the Chief of Party *Maintained documentation on decisions and actions taken on program issues and M& E in the VEGA MIS system.

  • Micro-enterprise Senior Program Officer

    • May 2007 - Dec 2007

    -Prepare draft budgets and project proposals for new projects and extensions of ongoing projects, as required by the Chief of Party. -Draft Programme Monthly, Semi-Annual and Annual Reports. -Prepare donor reports and funding proposals, including ad-hoc reports as required. -Provide logistical and substantive support for visits of consultants, donors and other delegations. -Assist the Chief of Party during donor visits, and presentations and visits to project sites. -Act as focal point for partner agencies, potential beneficiaries and contractors on programme issues. -Maintain documentation on decisions and actions taken on programme issues. -Identifying government institutions, private sector and Civil Society organizations that is in need technical assistance -Developing terms of reference for consultants -Assisting in the collection and compilation of baseline and project impact evaluation information

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  JICA

  • (SAVOT) Business skills enterprenuership consultancy

    • 2008 - 2008

    Conducted assessment of target training providers and trainees; revised career planning and entrepreneurship training curriculum; prepared training materials/timetables aligned with revised curriculum and conducted training for trainers on small business development, career planning and entrepreneurship. Made recommendations to JICA on improving the training program

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  FARM-Africa

  • Community Development Officer

    • 2006 - 2007

    Provided expert advice to community based organizations and encouraged local initiative aimed at self-reliance; assisted local communities in developing community action plans to address local needs and designed project proposals; managed independent capacity building budget. Conducted stakeholder analysis and needs assessments, and developed capacity building strategies and trainings. Collected and analyzed project data on household food economy, market survey and migration patterns.