Experience

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  DAI

  • Juba, South Sudan

  • Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist

    • Feb 2022 - Jun 2023
    • Juba, South Sudan

    • Lead the implementation of the activity Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Plan (AMELP) for the RASS project in South Sudan.• Develop standard tools and guidelines for data collection and processing and provide training for all staff and partners on data collection and reporting tools, forms, templates, and specific types of documentation necessary for verification.• Ensure high-quality data is collected by systematizing routine data quality assurance and control reviews, conducting or supporting field visits and spot checks, and supporting USAID/external partners during official data quality assurance (DQA) reviews, with built-in logic and validations, and with GPS coordinates to verify location and other layers of data quality.• Maintain and update an Activity information management system with DAI and partner activity data and update internal and external data management systems, like DAI TAMIS and USAID’s DIS.• Periodically Feed into the reporting requirement in the RASS Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).• Conduct periodic performance, context, and complexity-aware-monitoring (CAM) activities along with learning activities to be reviewed quarterly during QPRs with the technical staff so they are aware of progress and can share lessons learned and respond to scenario-based planning.• Facilitate external evaluations by working with partners and donors in developing and reviewing terms of reference (ToR), competitive selection of consultant or firm, helping to facilitate inception meeting, providing background documents to consultant or firm, working with project team and partners to facilitate field visits, and support the review of evaluation reports, including a debriefing meeting and sharing of findings and recommendations for learning.• Help implement CLA based on the AMELP, including the facilitation of collaboration efforts, assisting with learning activities, and identifying ways to adapt and track the status of action items

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  Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

  • Juba, South Sudan

  • MEAL Manager

    • Oct 2021 - Feb 2022
    • Juba, South Sudan

    • Take lead in developing Strategic Objectives and Key Actions, along with an Action Plan for each year, and update it based on achievements and evolving priorities of the mission.• Ensure that the MEAL systems comply with Action Against Hunger’s global and regional policies, Minimum Standards, procedures, strategic initiatives, and donor’s reporting policies and guidelines• Ensure that assessment and monitoring visits are meaningful and capture data sought and feed into management decisions.• With the support of Technical Coordinators, develop project indicators, IPTT and evaluation guidelines to measure the impact of sectoral programs.• Define/adapt and innovate for the assessment, monitoring and evaluation approaches and methods used by the MEAL Department and ACF South Sudan mission• Strengthen the MEAL Capacity of the mission and ACF partners in South Sudan.• Coordinate and lead the MEAL systems set-up and implementation for all projects/programmes in South Sudan• Responsible for the development of all MEAL tools, their use and overseeing the Needs Assessment process to ensure the quality of programmes.• Research and studies development with a focus on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR).

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  Lutheran World Federation

  • Central Equatoria, South Sudan

  • PMER and Database Manager

    • Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
    • Central Equatoria, South Sudan

    • Led the Country (Programme Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting) team, and ensured the quality of programmes by developing M&E Strategy and managing systems. • Ensured proper tracking and monitoring of activities and indicators by providing technical support in the development of Country Results Framework (CRF), Country Annual Plans (CAP), Project Budget Overview (PBO) and setting of Country Annual Targets.• Provided overall technical support and ensured a successful rollout and sound management of databases and information systems in all project areas, mainly the use of web-based PMER system (Newdea), education enrolment database, Kobotool box and Survey CTO.• Supported in the training of staff on using the web-based PMER system and ensuring that all proposals, Project Budget Overview (PBO), Country Annual Plans (CAP), Country Annual Target (CAT), Country Results Framework CRF) and log frames, monitoring documents including six months progress reports (SMPR), Annual Project Report (APR), and related project documents are uploaded and revisions updated into the system promptly. • Provided technical support to field-based M&E staff with a view to ensuring coherence in data collection and analysis to support quality project development, implementation and reporting.• Took overall management of all assessments, surveys and project evaluation, including mapping intervention areas using GPS and map processing software.• Provided technical support to Programme staff during the implementation phase and during the development of funding proposals particularly in relation to generating standard and quality Logframes, M&E frameworks and plans.• Responsible for digitalization of programmes, coordination and oversight of all aspects of the M&E processes in the Country.

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  Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp

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

  • Program Support Officer

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

    • Supported in conducting participatory monitoring activities together with DRC staff and beneficiaries using a varied suite of tools • Provided regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator and relevant program staff• Carried out spot checks on Programme related training conducted using training reports and attendance sheets.• Worked with the MEAL department to develop a monthly data collection and verification Plan, ensuring that beneficiary groups are visited, and reports collected and shared. • Reviewed monthly field project progress reports and provide feedback on data quality, completeness, and trends performance analysis • Ensure timely reporting on monitoring activities in line with work plans and project timeline • Consolidated the Project Management Tool (PMT) from all project managers and share it• Conducted regular supervision visits to each beneficiary group and programme site. • Monitored the process on beneficiary selection criteria and ensured compliance with selection criteria as per DRC and cluster/internationally recognized sector standards. • Carried out quarterly on-site data verification (OSDV) to verify reports and data submitted using monitoring tools, observation, personal interview, and taking photographs and final reports to be shared with Area Manager and MEAL Coordinator.• Regularly undertake field monitoring visits

  • MEAL/IM Officer

    • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

    • Conducted comprehensive baseline and end-line assessments• Supported in conducting participatory monitoring activities with DRC beneficiaries using a varied suite of tools • Responsible for the development of MEAL plan, data collection methodology, and tools• Ensured the high quality of data by ensuring the accurate data collection, data entry, and upload as well as basic analysis of information • Provided regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the Monitoring & Evaluation Field Coordinator and relevant program staff • Responsible for managing the F-CRM database by ensuring all programme complaints are filed and referred to the various IPs and feedback documented.• Supported the programme office in setting up a file system (uploading files and documents in Onedrive, SharePoint, and MEAL database), and ensured the system is well running throughout the year. • Supported in ensuring proper development and use of ODK/Kobo Toolbox software in collaboration with the MEAL Manager.• Assisted in Designing Assessment/Data collection tools and ensuring that the Kobo aggregate server and other Database is functional• Supported implementation of the survey process in the DRC Central Database by ensuring full participation of all DRC/DDG programme sectors from planning through data collection to reporting and drawing of conclusions and recommendations.• Supported team members in the Country office with routine troubleshooting of the DRC Central Database and DRC Dynamics system. • Closely worked with a programme team for the implementation of the DRC Central database on process indicators with the activities and ensured capturing and reporting on milestones as well project progress/success stories towards achieving outcomes and goals.

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  Save the Children International

  • Juba, South Sudan

  • Program Officer PDQ

    • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Juba, South Sudan

    Ensured the quality and performance of the MEAL team and country Strategy: development of the MEAL strategy; development of monitoring and evaluation tools to measure country strategy outcome indicators. * Proposal development: budget and narrative for MEAL; review of log frame ensuring indicators are SMART and MoV appropriate and lead in designing/developing/reviewing the log frame/ MEAL Plan of the projects.* Develop, modify and oversee all data collection processes in Save the Children and Implementing partner programming; ensuring that data collection approaches and methodologies are contextually relevant and sensitive. And, prepare routine analysis tools such as dashboards and coverage analysis to enable CMT to analyse and inform strategic decisions.* Ensured that different accountability and participation aspects are being streamlined across the MEAL work of Save the Children and its implementing partners* Ensured accurate and up to date MEAL plans and project data collection per sector (inclusive of programme, donor, project & output tracker data) including supporting teams to maximise quality and effectiveness of data.* Led the design and implementation of capacity building activities (including training, on the job coaching and other appropriate methods) for the SCI MEAL team including (Filed monitor, and Officers) as well as the MEAL section of implementing partners.* Support the development of Research and Assessment, and Learning agendas for SCI to plan and produce evidence and incorporate learning into long term programming strategy and proposals. And support both SCI and Partners MEAL team in the design of needs assessment tools, as well as with the analysis of programmatic data and information collected through needs assessments.* Encourage a culture of data use and evidence-based decision making by using and displaying updated data in the office to demonstrate progress and areas of concern demonstrated through the learning system.

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  Action For Development (South Sudan)

  • Juba

  • ICT Officer

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2017
    • Juba

    • Hardware maintenance & Software installation and updating on all computers and related devices.• Ensured that Sever and all related instances are functional at all times.• Creating user accounts, computer accounts, and email accounts for new staff and dealing with errors.• Configuring Network equipment including VSAT and ensuring proper usage per AFOD standard.• General ICT infrastructure auditing, management, and reporting.• Served as IT help desk for the AFOD Office and Troubleshoot LAN/WAN equipment and correcting errors.• Network monitoring to ensure minimum downtime for both LAN and Internet.• Ensuring proper usage of ICT and Telecommunications infrastructures as per requirement. And Assisted in the process of requesting quality IT supplies, parts, software, and hardware required.• Kept records of all ICT equipment and ensured replacement if deem fit.• Undertook other duties that were reasonably required for this position

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  Vétérinaires Sans Frontiéres - Dierenartsen Zonder Grenzen Belgium

  • IT/Database Assistant

    • May 2015 - Apr 2016

    • Supported Juba and field offices on network troubleshooting by ensuring an effective network connection and maintain the entire local area network installed at the supported office locations.• Troubleshooting and maintaining the network devices e.g. printers, scanners, photocopier machines • With consultation from the IT Manager, maintained a record of the local network, VPN connection, and the wide-area network installed and terminated in his/her supported location.• Carried out routine preventive maintenance/checks, and troubleshoot problems in the field offices. Ensure all IT hardware, Server(s), and computer accessories/peripherals are maintained effectively.• Ensured all IT problems within the main and field office(s) were identified and solutions found and implemented. • Created user and computer accounts and maintain them.• Ensured radios (HFs, VHFs, and Codan) and satellite equipment are operational. Ensure satellite phones are working and SIM cards are activated at all times.• Advised on Technical Specifications for IT procurement and ensure they are as per VSF Standards and inspect all purchased IT equipment on receipt; follow-up on warranty for IT equipment.• Oversaw the issuance and return of assets to/from staff and record all asset movements and disposals of IT equipment• Provided the first level of IT helpdesk support in Juba and field offices