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Juba, South Sudan

Support the overall management, especially conducting monitoring field visits of projects funded under the South Sudan Humanitarian Pooled Fund;Provide substantial assistance in the management of grants of implementing partners of the Humanitarian Pooled Fund, including reporting, revisions, financial reviews and audits;Attend cluster and other humanitarian coordination fora as required in order to support awareness-raising and training on the HPF’s goals and objectives, grant management and eligibility procedures, monitoring and reporting, and grants management system;Support the HFU with the review and revision process of project proposals through consultation with cluster leads and other technical partners and advise NGOs on recommended revisions, assisting partners in revision drafting if required;Prepare and participate in conducting regular field visits to project sites to monitor implementation of SSHF-funded projects, ensuring that implementation is in line with the project proposal and the grant agreement;Participate in the review of documents submitted under the eligibility process by organizations and in drafting reports on the partner’s capacity, following up with the partner on additional documents or information required and responding to queries as necessary;Support the collection of information and preparation of information products on the HPF such as dashboards, newsletters and/or interim and annual reports by contacting humanitarian partners or analyzing available project data as required;Support and participate in lessons learned exercises, audits and evaluations;Support capacity building activities for national NGOs;

Juba, South Sudan

Key Achievements:🏆 In-country operationalisation and management of the education portfolio worth USD 35 million that targets to improve the quality of education nationally and currently has an active project in Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria States.🏆 Representing the Embassy of Sweden in various fora beyond own responsibilities for example delivering several speeches on behalf of the Embassy and representing the Embassy during high level field levels for example the Yambio Resilience Event.🏆 Creation of the first mapping document for the Swedish Development Cooperation for South Sudan with a focus on the education sector. 🏆 Adding a ‘personal’ touch to project monitoring and follow up by building a rapport with our implementing partners and being the first line of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. This made operations smoother for our partners during the COVID-19 pandemic.Key Contributions & Results:✦ Following up on specific issues, related both to longer term development cooperation and humanitarian work.✦ Representing the Embassy in meetings with bilateral and multilateral partners on development cooperation as well as on humanitarian topics, both being Swedish foreign policy priorities, and reporting on the same.✦ Co-leading in contribution management for the education and livelihoods portfolios.✦ Contributing to appraisals of proposals, prepare decision and agreement and be responsible for follow up of contributions, as well as monitor progress of programmes and projects with partners.

Juba, South Sudan

Key Achievements:🏆 Driving the expenditure of up to US$ 200,000 project funds over five years, achieving all agreeddeliverables.🏆 Taking up focal point roles in Human resources, Child Protection and Scorecard coordination.🏆 Successfully starting and maintaining the British Council South Sudan online presence via platforms that have raised the profile of British Council work globally.🏆 Taking up management of examination services for IELTS and distance learning programmes, which were introduced for the first time in South Sudan, providing examination services to over 200 students.🏆 Training and coaching a M&E Assistant to be able to continue providing support to the Access to Justice project.Key Contributions & Results:✦ Delivered four projects (education, women’s empowerment, and youth programming) with budgets of between £20,000 to £ 200,000 at different intervals over 7 years.✦ Focal person for the human resource function (providing support in recruitment of 10 project personnel); Child Protection and Information and Knowledge Management.✦ Provided monitoring and evaluation support to the Access to Justice project.✦ Represented the British Council in external for a with both partners and donors

Juba, South Sudan

Key Achievements:🏆 Set up, maintained and run the UNOPS staff library.🏆 Successfully completing the PRINCE 2 Foundation Course and using the acquired knowledge to add value to UNOPS project management quality.🏆 Led and represented the organization during the Keep Juba Clean Campaign.🏆 Selected by national staff as fit to represent national staff issues to management.🏆 Selected by top management as the HIV/AIDS awareness focal person.Key Contributions & Results:✦ Facilitated the preparation of annual work plans and reporting formats, fulfilling reporting requirements, and synthesizing and monitoring inputs from donors into the reporting.✦ Continuously updated and supervised South Sudan program shared folders, research on best practices in project management; centralize best practices and lessons learned in projects, administration of the library, and supervision and organization of all archived and administrative files.✦ Assisted the program officer in monitoring of project performance against schedule, milestones and budget.✦ Supported the mobilization and start-up of projects and ensure proper hand-over of all project documents to project managers and other project staff.

Juba, South Sudan

Key Achievements:🏆 Ensured all elections materials are delivered to all 10 South Sudan states, in time.🏆 Being part of a team that helped make history for the country.🏆 Worked in difficult conditions (between warehouses and long road trips) in a team comprised mainly of men and succeeding in doing my job undeterred.Key Contributions & Results:✦ Liaised and coordinated with a broad range of Sudanese stakeholders such as civil society, the media and political parties, and specifically:✦ Managed UNDP contract with UNHAS in support to travels of Elections Officials in the South.✦ Liaised with partners involved in planning of travels for Elections Staff.✦ Monitored and reported on all air and land movement organized by UNDP Logistics during polling operation.✦ Prepared and received movement documentation (waybills and handover vouchers) in relation to polling materials during polling logistics.

Nairobi, Kenya

This was part time employment I obtain in order to offset some of the costs of doing my undergraduate degree. I was given the following responsibilities:Marketing Lulu Works’ products directly to customersRepresenting Lulu Works during various fairs and other promotionsSupervising new sales personsEvaluating new sales personsMaking a report of performance of new sales persons

Masters, Sustainable Development

This programme provides a theoretical basis for understanding the evolution, meanings and use of the concept of sustainable development.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations, 3.69/4.0

Activities and Societies: Mock UN sessions, Leadership retreat, Basket ball team, Hockey team.International Relations and minor in Public.

High School, Various

Activities and Societies: Music club, German club, Basketball team, hockey team, athletics, swimming, rounders, and netball teamsHigh.