Gabriel Kuman Email and Phone Number

I am a social and health research professional with more than 6 years of experience in social and health research and teaching as well as monitoring and evaluation of major research and government projects. I have demonstrable experience doing literature reviews, design, plan, and write research project proposals, preparing interview guides and questionnaires and actually involve in the fieldwork for primary data collection. I have experience applying various research data collection techniques such as interview guides (used in in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and participatory research), survey questionnaires, case studies, and personal narratives to explore and gather people’s lived experiences, knowledge, attitudes and practices. I also have experience in transcribing interviews and analyse research data (both qualitative and quantitative) as well as writing up research reports and disseminate findings through conferences, seminars, courses and in research publications. Furthermore, I have experience in the design, planning, implementation, reviewing, monitoring and evaluation of government projects like the refugee resettlement and integration program in Manus and Rabaul as well as the Komuniti Lukautim Ol Meri Project – a project that aimed at ending violence against women and girls with Family Health International (FHI360).My strong Christian upbringing and background have always been the driving force in my passion, discipline and approach to work ethic and my working relationships with colleagues, superiors and other stakeholders. I believe my willingness to learn and the enthusiasm I have to serve my people and the country as a whole can help your organization to achieve its development goals and objectives in Papua New Guinea.

My responsibilities as Refugee Caseworker Consultant include:1. Deliver culturally competent case management support which includes the completion of a comprehensive psychosocial needs assessment with refugees and the development and implementation of a case management plan which focuses on the individual needs and aspirations.2. Ensure ongoing delivery of information to clients on relevant settlement matters, such as health, housing, relevant laws, income, employment and education options.3. Develop, implement, monitor and review case plans, case plan amendments, transitional care plans, pre-exit plans, exit processes and all relevant information through case notes, reports and any other documentation within required timeframes.4. Deliver timely reports to PNG Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority.5. Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of the broader program delivery, to promote understanding and awareness of services and advocate on issues affecting refugees.6. Work collaboratively on a daily basis with cultural orientation and life skills instructors in order to gain and provide ongoing support to refugees gaining settlement competency.7. Contribute to the development of service planning, delivery and evaluation, to enable the settlement team to deliver quality, best practice and innovative services within program timelines.8. Assist refugees to develop and nurture meaningful social connections through linking them with members of their culture or origin or religious groupings as well as the local PNG communities.

I do literature review, conduct field work research, analyze research findings, writing reports and then submit reports for wider publications.

Leadership is crucial to address any issue in a country. The current HIV Leadership study in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in which I am heavily involved in as the Project Coordinator is to understand how leadership in HIV has been in PNG over the years since its beginning in 1987. It also aims to understand how the focus of the HIV leadership will be in the future. It is found that taking ownership of HIV, collaboration and partnership between stakeholders and community mobilization and empowerment in all sectors and levels of leadership is critical and vital to minimize the impact of the epidemic in PNG.

My responsibilities include:1. Conduct literature review2. Design research proposal3. Conduct research fieldwork, interview with study participants and collect data.4. Conduct research meetings with colleagues5. Analyse research data and write up reports for presentations and publications