Experience

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  Opportunity Hub -South Sudan

  • Remote

  • Co-Founder

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Remote

    I co-founded and registered Opportunity Hub as consultancy firm in 2019 and later turned it to a flexible entity working remotely with local organizations providing expert and technical assistance in areas of proposal development, partnership management and networking, and mentoring middle and top managers to become effective leaders in their respective organizations. I also support research institutions and rindependent researchers with data collection and review of academic papers to improve their quality.

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  Kandaakiat Organization for Women Empowerment and Development

  • Kampala, Uganda

  • Program Manager

    • Sep 2023 - Dec 2023
    • Kampala, Uganda

    I worked with vulnerable urban refugees (90% women) and oversaw the implementation of economic empowerment projects through skilling them in livelihood

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  IOM South Sudan

  • Yei, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

  • Research Assistant

    • Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
    • Yei, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

    I was contracted by IOM to participate in data collection as a research assistant for a consortium project it leads in Central Equatoria. The project aimed at generating local solutions to restore the former breadbasket of Central Equatoria through social cohesion and early recovery. The project was funded by the Reconciliation, Stabilization, Resilience Trust Fund (RSRTF). I was on a 22 working days contract.

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  The Research People

  • Yei, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

  • Research Assistant

    • Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
    • Yei, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

    The project I worked on was supported by UKAID. It focused on dynamics local authority and NGO responses to COVID-19 in South Sudan. The final report was co-authored by multiple researchers at Firoz Lalji Africa at London School of Economics and Political Science and The Research People

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  The Sudd Institute

  • Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

  • Research Assistant

    • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
    • Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan

    I worked with Professor Augustino Tiing Mayai as a research assistant. My role was to identify key stakeholders in the security sector, health sector, academics, NGO and humanitarian professionals, community leaders including members of the private sector who were involved in some ways in COVID-19 programmes at their various institutions and levels. I also conducted face-to-face interviews, transcripted them and produced detailed/comprehensive report.

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  Yei Anti-Covid-19 Campaign Group

  • Yei, South Sudan

  • Coordinator

    • Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
    • Yei, South Sudan

    As coordinator and co-founder, I provided leadership, direction and vision for the team. I also led resource mobilization efforts and secured both technical, material and financial support from the nonprofit sector e.g., UNMISS Fielf Office in Yei River County, private sector e.g., Trueline Africa Ltd, and individuals.

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  Swisspeace

  • South Sudan

  • Research Assistant

    • Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
    • South Sudan

    The project I was involved in was part of PhD research (i.e. data collection) which was funded by Swisspeace at the University of Basel in Switxerland. The focus of the research was on former liberation movements like the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement that later become a government which is allegedly performing poorly compared to when it was still a guerilla movement. I assisted the lead investigator to obtain data from former liberatior fighters who later become government officials as well as diplomats posed to diplomatic missions in Uganda and Kenya.

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  British Council

  • Juba

  • Liaison Worker

    • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019
    • Juba

    I visited and observed customary court procedings at Kator B and Jebel DinkaA courts in Juba and interacted with both court officials and court users regarding case management and public perspective of how the court performs. I also generated weekly reports which guided the project in terms of planning, designing and implementing capacity building interventions which were aimed at strengthening court capacities as well as skilling court users on how to present their cases in court.

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  Organization for Socioeconomic Transformation (OSET)

  • Yei, South Sudan

  • Project Officer

    • Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
    • Yei, South Sudan

    I worked with vulnerable women and young girls from low-income households training, empowering and sensitizing them on their rights of access to equal opportunities e.g., employment, access to financial support, property rights, etc.

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  Center for Democracy Initiative, Yei Rivery County-South Sudan

  • Yei River County, South Sudan

  • Program Officer

    • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Yei River County, South Sudan

    As Programs Officer, my role was to lead project planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. I was also responsible for managing project/activity funds and maintaining efficient communication between the organization and the donor. I also represented the organization in strategic partnership meetings especially in absence of the Executive Director. The project I managed was called participatory governance and accountability and was funded by Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa.

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  End Impunity Organization

  • Juba, South Sudan

  • Public Relations Officer

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Juba, South Sudan

    At End Impunity Organization, my role was to ensure that the programs of the organization and its integrity and reputation are relayed to the public arena appropriately. I organized press conferences and wrote press statements with minimal guidance from the head of the organization. I also responding to public and individual querries and clarifying matters for better understanding.

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  War Child Holland/South Sudan

  • Torit, South Sudan

  • Research Assistant

    • Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
    • Torit, South Sudan

    I worked with a graduate student from the Mastritch University in Netherlands as research assistant. Our project was aimed at understanding copying mechanisms among school children in post-conflict settings and how - being witnesses of violent armed conflict affects their academic performance as well as childhood development. My role was to conduct face-to-face with children at their schools using a structured questionnaire. I also assisted the lead investigator with data entry, analysis and report writing.