I am a results-driven program leader guided by humanist values and with an inherent drive to champion change and co-create novel solutions that address pervasive socio-justice issues in society. I am highly effective in coordinating and managing donor-funded programs in AGYW Empowerment, Sexual Reproductive Health Promotion, Sexual Gender-Based Violence Prevention, HIV/AIDS Management, Key Populations, Gender Equality and Mainstreaming, and Economic Empowerment for Vulnerable Populations. I have demonstrated experience in work plan development and budget planning, establishing and strengthening networks and partnerships with key stakeholders, government agencies, and the local community to bring meaningful changes. An excellent communicator with a proven ability to provide team leadership in sensitive environments and foster a culture for learning and growth among team membersMy goal is to become a valuable mutual asset accountable for delivering tangible results and creatively solving blockers to attain organizational success with minimal friction.➠Key SkillsProject Implementation & Coordination | Team Management and Leadership| Stakeholder Management & Donor Relations |Training & Facilitation | Capacity Building &Mentorship| Gender Equality& Mainstreaming| AGYW &Women Empowerment | SGBV & SRHR Programming |Child Safeguarding |Community Engagement and Outreach| Monitoring & Evaluation| Report Development | Research & Data Management| Proposal Writing | Budget Planning| Participatory Action Planning |Behavior Change Communication| Cultural Sensitivity| Team Player| | Solid Communication and Interpersonal Skills| Effective Organizational and Time Management Skills| Flexibility & Adaptability| Detail-Oriented| Psychological Counselling☑ VALUE PROPOSITIONI aim to add value through designing, directing, and managing program/project processes, all of which facilitate organization effectiveness and delivery.I welcome the opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals and organizations implementing solutions that catalyze transformative changes in society and advance gender equity.Connect with me today at kamandapaulyn@gmail.com to learn more about how I can contribute towards bringing transformational changes to deep-seated problems in society while amplifying the voices of marginalized and vulnerable populations.
Cheer Up Program
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Ward Coordinator-Usaid Tumikia Mtoto Dreams ProjectCheer Up Program Jun 2023 - PresentNairobiKey Contributions• Supervising, providing programmatic support, and tracking the output of 3 ward staff, 57 mentors, and 77 facilitators to realize the DREAMS deliverables. • Coordinating DREAMS activities in Biashara Ward and across nine safe spaces in accordance with, national and donor guidelines and CUP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reach the enrolled AGYWs.• Spearheading ward-level data and progress review meetings on a weekly basis to co-create strategies that improve service provision and ensure progressive DREAMS project implementation in tandem with the approved work plan and budget.• Working closely with the Ministry of Education to enroll and offer the DREAMS evidence-based interventions to vulnerable school-going AGYWs to realize healthy and holistic outcomes.• Strengthening community social change norms by commissioning Men as Partners trainings in the community targeting men with HIV and violence prevention messages.• Generating work plans and coordinating the delivery of activities in the approved work plans and associated budgets. • Conducting on-site monitoring visits across the nine safe spaces and providing corrective feedback on identified gaps to improve service delivery. • Collaborating with other departments including HR, finance, procurement, and administration to ensure all financial and administrative aspects are carried out seamlessly and in line with relevant organization policies and procedures.• Working with government HIV/AIDS structures at the Sub-County level including attending the Adolescent Technical Working Group to provide feedback on DREAMS impact in Ruiru and receive programmatic and technical assistance on HIV and pregnancy prevention among the AGYWs.• Documenting success stories, best practices, and challenges to inform program decisions. • Preparing program monthly and quarterly reports using the approved templates and submitting including to GoK through other MOH tools.
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Program Officer-Pepfar Funded Dreams ProgramKenya Girl Guides Association Aug 2017 - Aug 2019Nairobi▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Implemented a comprehensive and robust strategy that led to the successful enrollment of 3000 beneficiaries into the database through community entry and girl roster exercises.🏆 Built a high performance culture among the 16 mentors under my supervision which led to the swift delivery of program objectives and 90%achievement of the targets in the 40 schools the program was being implemented.🏆 Successfully coordinated and oversaw the logistics of an expansive training that targeted over 700 beneficiaries and this contributed massively to attainment of targets.🏆 Developed and maintained collaborative relationships with the school heads of the 40 school and this helped the program to garner massive support and in return the program had a great positive impact on the lives of the beneficiaries.🏆 Successfully conducted quality assurance visits to all the 40 schools to monitor progress and ensure seamless implementation of the program.🏆 Represented the organization in high level meetings including advisory meetings where I played an integral tile of offering invaluable recommendations that were taken up to troubleshoot for some of the challenges the program was facing.🏆 Collated high quality reports deduced from the 16 field reports and conducting 10 documentaries on the beneficiaries to report to the donor on the impact the program had.▶️ Key Contributions & Results:✦ Ensured that the program target achievements were in line with the planned log framework and that the budget burn rate was updated with the planned cash flow.✦ Developed detailed implementation plans, communication plans, weekly and monthly work plans.✦ Scheduled programmatic activities and coordinated them to ensure that Key Performance Indicators were achieved.✦ Collated accurate result based monthly reports of project activities against agreed objectives and results framework.✦ Provided programmatic direction and technical support to program mentors.
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Programs MentorKenya Girl Guides Association Jun 2016 - May 2017Nairobi▶️ Key Achievements:🏆 Ensured retention and progression of all the beneficiaries I had enrolled by enlisting all of them for educational subsidy that amounted to over 1.2million.🏆 Enlisted all the beneficiaries who were above 15 years for the cash transfer program which ensured food security in their households for the period the program was implemented.🏆 Documented over 30 success stories following the impact the program had on the beneficiaries and the transformations that had resulted.🏆 Enrolled 200 eligible beneficiaries in two schools which was 100% coverage and provided mentorship and all the services as stipulated by the DREAMS program.🏆 Diligently performed my duties and outshined my colleagues which eventually culminated to my promotion as program officer for the DREAMS program.▶️ Key Contributions & Results:✦ Participated in community mobilization and sensitization of the DREAMS program in Kamukunji Sub-County.✦ Recruited and enrolled most at risk AGYWs in school.✦ Established DREAMS safe spaces and delivered EBIs trainings on Gender norms and Gender based violence prevention, Healthy Choices for a Better Future, My Health My Choice, and Financial Capability to school going vulnerable girls in Kamukunji Sub-County.✦ Participated in routine data quality assessment and monitoring.✦ Referred and linked AGYW to post GBV care, reproductive health and other services.✦ Compiled and submitted monthly reports as per the USAID guidelines and documented the program’s success stories.✦ Provided individual counselling to any girl in need of psychological help and facilitated group sessions with the adolescent girls to address issues they were facing as well as support them in self-esteem and confidence building activities.✦ Enrolled vulnerable girls for the cash transfer program that ensured food security in their households.✦ Enlisted vulnerable school-going girls for educational subsidies that would guarantee their school retention.
Pauline Kamanda Education Details
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Psychology -
Naromoru GirlsHigh School Diploma
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Pauline Kamanda works for Cheer Up Program
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Pauline Kamanda's current role is Program Manager, with 5+ years of programmatic experience in, AGYW empowerment, Child Safeguarding, Gender Equality and Mainstreaming, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Promotion, and Gender-Based Violence Prevention..
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Pauline Kamanda attended Egerton University, Naromoru Girls.
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