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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Cairo, Egypt

Leading the growth process of Anticipatory Action (AA), Climate Services and Climate Security portfolio for WFP MENA region.Managing relationship and new partnership development to support the growth in the region. Fundraising, with new programmatic idea to integrate AA/ CA/ CS into broad climate finance and nexus approaches. Participating in policy building discussions, representing WFP at regional level and beyond to promote AA/CA/ CS work and potentials.

Managed a comprehensive portoflio of 1. Humanitarian Risk Management, 2. Emergency Response and 3. Refugee programme management worth GBP 130 million for 3 years. As a humanitarian adviser, I have represented UK govt. at high level engagements and policy dialogues.

Cairo, Egypt

Supporting country office on food security analysis, new innovation piolots, partnerships with statistical offices, capacity building of country offices and partners and coordination.

Juba, South Sudan

- Organize and lead emergency and regular needs assessments and support operational planning and donor relations during the ongoing South Sudan crisis. - Strengthen the operational capacity of WFP staff to conduct food security assessments and analysis at the Country, Area and Sub-Office levels; - Facilitate IPC process and ensure WFP’s strong role in the analysis.- Support refugee self-reliance pilot projectHighlight: In addition to the current role, I was Co-coordinator for FSL Cluster in South Sudan managing Crisis Response Plan 2015 and provided overall sector leadership in South Sudan Crisis Response.

Bangladesh

- Strengthening partnerships with government to ensure better coordination at national and sub-national level- Establish sub-national level cluster coordination system - Liaison with inter-cluster coordination team (Humanitarian Coordination Task Team) on a regular basis- Ensure appropriate attention to priority cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues- Provide decisions and leadership to undertake needs assessments as required- Undertaking advocacy and resource mobilizationHighlight: Cluster contingency plans and joint response plans were being widely used in recent flooding in September 2014. Bangladesh FSC was facilitating resource mobilization and as a coordinator I was playing the key role in fundraising for a coordinate joint response with Wash and Nutrition Cluster. This was recognized as one of the best case by ACAPS.

Dhaka, Bnagladesh

- Conduct and coordinate emergency assessments under WFP and Food Security Cluster.- Carry out WFP’s share of responsibilities in the TWG of Food Security Cluster, IPC and Climate Change Study.- Generate and maintain database, reports, briefs based on primary and secondary assessments, studies and reports.- Capacity building of stakeholders in terms of effective assessments- Advocacy and fundraising followed by the need assessments findings

Juba, South Sudan

- Organize and conduct emergency needs assessments and support operational planning during the ongoing South Sudan crisis. This will involve collection and analysis of information products to support emergency preparedness i.e. risk analysis, early warning and contingency planning, including in preparedness activities. Specifically, the Assessment Officer o Coordinate with OCHA in the conduct of IRNAs to ensure WFP’s participation and oversee the technical contribution to the assessment including a review of the FSLs’ input o Coordinate at least Emergency Food Security Assessments and Market profiling in conflict affected stateso Produce timely reporting of the EFSA and market assessment findings (turn-around of one week).- Strengthen the operational capacity of WFP staff to conduct food security assessments and analysis at the Country, Area and Sub-Office levels; - Lead and/or participate in food security and vulnerability assessments and monitoring as well as other joint assessments. - Contribute in South Sudan IPC Analysis

Dhaka

- Assisted in technical Assessment of Project Proposals for funding- Assisted in developing results and monitoring framework- Supported in preparing Annual Work Plan and preparing updates- Maintained frequent interactions with Climate Change Trust Fund donors and coordinate donor meetings- Contributed to Specific Operational Activities at all stages of project cycle, including participation of including participation in the design and development of specific component of BCCRF- Carried out research and analytical tasks on a wide range of operational, country and sector issues, reviews and interpret information/ data, identify issues and recommend action/ solution

Islamabad, Pakistan

Provide strategic direction and technical support to three regional offices on their ongoing emergency program activities. Oversee the transition process of emergency project to development program issues, which is aligned with country office long term vision. I have developed country office's monsoon emergency contingency plan 2011.Program Design: Assist in project design. Provide technical support to proposal development and budgeting. Capacity Development: Assess and provide sessions/ trainings to CARE staffs, 'Implementing partner' staffs, with special focus on market based approach, value chain, business development services and their relation to livelihood opportunities. Provided LEGS training, Transition Management session for Senior Managers.Climate Risk Management: Lead and coordinated in developing Country Office Monsoon (for anticipating flood) Contingency Plan for 2011, which includes risk management strategy and partnership analysis for implementation emergency response.

Private Sector Engagement: Successfully managed pilot and scaled up projects under Private Sector Engagement team in CARE. Managed corporate and private sector account. Key clients: Telenor, Walmart Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Intel Inc..Detailed Description of projects managed:- UNDP UPPR Collaboration: About 1 million dollars worth collaboration designed to address the capacity building of 13,650 individuals around Economic Development. Partnering with largest foot ware exporter with Bangladesh was a key success.- WHEEL: Women's Health & Education through Effective Learning (WHEEL) focuses on workforce empowerment of about 5000 women working at RMG and Apperal sector. This a 3 year project funded by Walmart Foundation worth USD 1 Million. Pipeline fund is available from Gucci Foundation worth GBP 35,000. - RBPB: An initiative to develop capacity and assess the private sector readiness to adopt responsible and social business approaches in Bangladesh, focusing specifically on workforce and sustainability. This is a project worth USD 60,000 (DFID)- Tothyo Tori: An unique ICT4D project to minimize the digital divide and provide important The project is worth USD 60,000 with additional boat-based income structure. This is a multi-partner project includes Intel, ACI Pharma and Grameenphone/ Telenor Ltd. Strategic Direction: My current portfolio requires intensive input on strategic direction while designing and implementing projects. With the organization's ongoing strategic directions, day to day project management also needs to be aligned. As a technical coordinator, I guide my teams on this.Additionally, I was the Gender technical person for my unit, member of Disaster Response Team and Climate Change Working Group. These are strategic roles in the organization.CARE USA (Regional Office)Nairobi, KenyaChange & Transition Management Coach [Fellow 2009

Nairobi, Kenya (Regional Office)

Worked closely with CARE Ethiopia on poverty data analysis for program desing and Transition management. Conducting field survey and assist PQU in developing impact statements. Assist CARE Somalia in developing Gender Strategy focusing on the crisis situation and also P-Shift.Change & Transition Management:Facilitate capacity building around Transition Management at country offices. Support regional office to assist in the ongoing transition processes. Work with CARE Sudan in developing civil society outreach plan and decentralization. Also support other COs in necessary relevant areas of change & transition. Others: Provide observatory assistance to CARE Kenya on ongoing change issues at Dadaab Refugee Camp in Somalia border. Co-ordination of 'Project Managers' Capacity Building Initiative' by CARE USA that aims to design job-aid tools for Africa region's project managers in CARE.

- Managing CSR Capacity Development Project- Developing CSR Strategy for CARE Bangladesh- Assisting in PSE initiatives

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Main responsibility was to coordinate a D.Net/ The World Bank Study on e-Governance. Other responsibilities were: to manage the promotion of the largest research repository of Bangladesh: www.bdresearch.org through building knowledge partnerships.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Main responsibility was to develop a baseline report on CSR activities of MNCs in Bangladesh. Also assisted in numerous project development works. (developing PCP, workshop proposals, etc.)