Experience

Conflict Dynamics International

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jun 2018 - Present

  • Security Management• Safety and Security focal person. Lead on the periodic risk assessments for office locations Kenya & Somalia. Oversee mission planning, risk assessment and mapping for locations in Somalia. Ensure all staff members undergo safety and security training including refresher courses. A member of the Crisis management team and oversees emergencies and incidences in the field including reporting and coordinating hibernations and evacuations. • Ensuring all staff members have undergone through Security safety Training before any deployment• Induction security training to new staff members and other organizational policies and procedures• Conducting re-fresher courses to staff members on an annual basis and to downstream partners • Ensuring organizations compliance on security policies and procedures• Conducting training to staff members and partners including safety and security awareness training, guards training, fire- drills, 1st Aid training • Member of the Crisis Management Team while taking a lead on updating the security policy from time to time• Briefing all staff and visitors on security procedures when required and if travelling to the field. • In-charge of mission planning and risk assessments in different mission locations before a team is dispatched• Representing CDI in logistics coordination meetings and Security meetings with local authorities, UN bodies and INGOs.• Conducing risk assessments time to time in all office locations• Program Operations / Management • Focal point for financial management and reporting which covers donors such as UK DFIC/FCDO, the Netherlands MFA, the Swiss Government, Somalia Stability Fund, and the EU. Oversee the internal periodic, annual external and donor audits. Coordinate accounting operations including cash management and budget follow up in conjunction with programs and Head Show less

• • Jan 2014 - Present

  • Coordinated overall operations of the Somali program, safety, security management and logistical arrangements. • In charge of procurement for the Somali program including supplier assessment, tendering, and awarding of contracts. • Provided technical support to local implementing partners and consortium members in the areas of financial planning and reporting, procurement, and ensured that the operations were in line with donor requirements and internal guidelines. • Oversee financial planning, settlements, and reporting, responsible for office petty cash disbursement of cash and reconciliations. • Provided guidance and mentorship to staff under my supervision, including a Finance Officer and Office Assistant.• Local bank signatory and banking operations focal point: cheque book requests, follow up on international funds transfers and receipts, negotiation for favorable exchange rates etc. • Developed the CDI Security policy in coordination with key team members in programs and management. Show less



INSO

• Poland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training Officer

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2013

  • Prepared, scheduled, and recruited participants for security trainings for humanitarian staff in INGOs and NGOs across Somalia. • Responsible for mission planning reporting for courses offered by INSO across Somalia. • Lead security trainer for HEIST (Hostile Environment Individual training), Compound Assessments, Guard Training, Crisis Management, and First Aid among other safety and security trainings. • Worked with INSO field teams to build the staff capacity on safety and security, conducted re-fresher courses for Training Assistants and security focal points at least once a year. • Monitored the training budget by tracking expenses, overspent/underspends and realignments; led on procurement of training services and ensured that the appropriate guidelines were followed according to the CDI policies and procedures. • Ensured that tendering processes were conducted according to donor rules and regulations and were updated based on changing field dynamics. Show less