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Nairobi, Kenya

Oversighting the integrated Economic Empowerment, Gender and protection Programmes with a focus on improving equitable social, economic, health and gender outcomes for women, children and marginalized communities. This includes driving inclusive community engagement and policy advocacy, strengthening systemic changes for improved service delivery and building sustainable and resilient communities.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Policy Advocacy influencing at the national… Show more Oversighting the integrated Economic Empowerment, Gender and protection Programmes with a focus on improving equitable social, economic, health and gender outcomes for women, children and marginalized communities. This includes driving inclusive community engagement and policy advocacy, strengthening systemic changes for improved service delivery and building sustainable and resilient communities.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Policy Advocacy influencing at the national and county levels• Providing overall financial, managerial and technical leadership and oversight in the management, implementation and monitoring of the integrated economic empowerment, gender and protection programme portfolio.• Effective coordination of programmatic implementation and operations including allocation of resources for efficient program delivery and prioritizing allocations towards key project deliverables.• Facilitate efficient mobilization, relations and communications with the communities, Project beneficiaries and partners, national and county government officials, donors and external consultants.• Provide on-going technical assistance (TA) and backstopping through trainings, mentoring and support to Amref and sub-partner staff.• Established strong collaborations and coalitions to advocate and negotiate with diverse, relevant external actors’ such as organisations, networks, political contacts, technical experts, civil society, and other key stakeholders that have firmed the delivery of economic empowerment, health, gender, GBV & Protection influencing agenda and built a stronger movement• Enhancing and ensuring program quality and accountability while building and maintaining relationships with donors through constant communication and reporting. • Established a robust and effective monitoring, evaluation, and adaptive learning process by working with the MEL team to develop a MEL Plan and data capture tools and systems for monitoring normative change. Show less

Western Kenya

Provided technical and programmatic leadership to the NTD, NCD, TB and Flu programme portfolios in the larger Western region supporting both research and non-research platforms at the CDC/KEMRI research Centre. This included providing pre and post award support for both non research and research programs, capacity building to local communities and provision of administrative/fiduciary support for cost effective and efficient service deliverySummary of Responsibilities &… Show more Provided technical and programmatic leadership to the NTD, NCD, TB and Flu programme portfolios in the larger Western region supporting both research and non-research platforms at the CDC/KEMRI research Centre. This included providing pre and post award support for both non research and research programs, capacity building to local communities and provision of administrative/fiduciary support for cost effective and efficient service deliverySummary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Provided overall programme leadership and oversight in the management, implementation and monitoring of portfolio projects.• Provided on-going technical assistance (TA) through trainings, mentoring and support to sub-partner staff working on the portfolio projects • Established and maintained relationships with government, project partners, and other community organizations to ensure an effective and efficient delivery of interventions.• Served as the primary interface between the donor, County Governments, sub-awardee and HJFMRI; liaise and facilitate information flow between program functional areas, programmatic and scientific advisors, researchers, collaborators and HJFMRI HQ.• Facilitated the development of project plans, goals, deliverables, and deadlines. • Ensured for compliance with donor, Foundation and governmental requirements and developing best practices and tools for project execution and management Show less

Kwale

Provided technical, financial and programmatic leadership to dynamic integrated inclusion, protection, health, governance, livelihood and education projects. The focus was to empower children, young people and communities to make own choices in tackling root causes of poverty, discrimination, exclusion and vulnerability, drive change in practice and policy, and prepare communities to respond to own needs.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Led in the design, development and… Show more Provided technical, financial and programmatic leadership to dynamic integrated inclusion, protection, health, governance, livelihood and education projects. The focus was to empower children, young people and communities to make own choices in tackling root causes of poverty, discrimination, exclusion and vulnerability, drive change in practice and policy, and prepare communities to respond to own needs.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Led in the design, development and monitoring of community based inclusion, protection, education, livelihoods and health programme interventions.• Ensured for strong partnership with the joint project partners, communities, project beneficiaries and key stakeholders working and engaging directly with field teams, ensuring for consistency and quality in programming.• Provided technical support to the targeted community stakeholders around the Joint Programme in developing and implementing a multi-sectoral and coordinated programme interventions, information sharing, coordination, and monitoring/evaluation.• Facilitated the establishment of well-coordinated collaborative networks among key government and nongovernmental institutions• Provided strategic leadership, supervision and guidance to all key members of the program team, managing any emerging issues in the in the Program Unit and establishing close engagement and accountability within all the departments.• Promoted compliance to corporate system procedures effectively promoting system integrity and establishing the existence of key controls aimed at mitigating possible risks. Show less

Tharaka

Led sustainable integrated inclusion, protection, health, education and livelihoods programming through developing and promoting key stakeholder relationships, establishing and implementing Country Office resource mobilization strategies and initiatives, supporting high quality funding proposal development and grant management processes, and contributing to quality assurance, risk management and reporting mechanisms.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Team-lead in the… Show more Led sustainable integrated inclusion, protection, health, education and livelihoods programming through developing and promoting key stakeholder relationships, establishing and implementing Country Office resource mobilization strategies and initiatives, supporting high quality funding proposal development and grant management processes, and contributing to quality assurance, risk management and reporting mechanisms.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Team-lead in the building and sustaining of working partnerships and managing donor relations, identifying, assessing and reviewing potential funding opportunities, developing and maintaining donor data bases and developing and reviewing partnership contracts.• Supported the program team in writing grant proposals and concepts both to corporate and institutional donors, developing reporting timelines and observing the terms and conditions as outlined in grant documents and ensuring for timely and quality delivery of both financial and narrative reports.• Supervised and managed performance of all key members of the sponsorship team as well as managing any emerging issues in the Building Relationships (BR) department.• Promoted the establishment of child protection reporting and referral mechanisms managed by communities. Show less

Kisumu/Suba

Supported technical activities relating to HIV and AIDS and OVC care, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention strategy, programme needs and personnel risk, mapping and analysis of vulnerable populations, capacity building of communities and MoH personnel in HIV and OVC care, and coordination with key external partners, including national counterparts, for implementation of HIV/AIDS related programmes and activities.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Supported the establishment of… Show more Supported technical activities relating to HIV and AIDS and OVC care, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention strategy, programme needs and personnel risk, mapping and analysis of vulnerable populations, capacity building of communities and MoH personnel in HIV and OVC care, and coordination with key external partners, including national counterparts, for implementation of HIV/AIDS related programmes and activities.Summary of Responsibilities & Achievements• Supported the establishment of support groups which served as safety nets for psychosocial care and support for care givers and People living with AIDS.• Liaised with and developed a working partnership with the ministry of health (MoH) through local health facilities in Kisumu and Suba Districts for the provision of primary health care to OVCs and PLHWAs.• Partnered with the ministry of health in establishing Community Therapeutic Centers to cater for nutritional needs of pediatrics and other malnourished children.• Established child protection units (CPUs) and gender desks at the locational and divisional level to promote efficiency in addressing child abuse and promoting children’s rights. • Organized and delivered voluntary testing and counseling at the community level and training of mentors (CHWs), caregivers and community leaders in health, nutrition, psychosocial care, counseling, and HIV/TB testing and treatment. Show less

Kisumu

•Capacity Assessment of partner civil society organizations (CSOs) and administration of the ODSS capacity tool.•Monitoring CSO budgets and supporting sub grantees in developing work plans.•Capacity building of CSOs on data management and report writing.•Research Supervision, data collection, processing and documentation.•Undertaking community interviews preparations, negotiating consent/assent, securing appointments and scheduling interviews.•Conducting… Show more •Capacity Assessment of partner civil society organizations (CSOs) and administration of the ODSS capacity tool.•Monitoring CSO budgets and supporting sub grantees in developing work plans.•Capacity building of CSOs on data management and report writing.•Research Supervision, data collection, processing and documentation.•Undertaking community interviews preparations, negotiating consent/assent, securing appointments and scheduling interviews.•Conducting quantitative and qualitative interviews, including focus group discussions.•Reviewing of all sub grantee reports and consolidating for sharing •Managing the Data Base to ensure timely reporting to the Donors Show less

Master Of Arts - Ma, Sociology

Ba (Social Sciences), Sociology