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Uganda

Gulu

Roles and Responsibilities Managed the general operations in the country Managed Field Coordinators, Business Mentors and other field staff in the region for high-quality program implementation.Coordinated and Conducted ToTs (Training of Trainer) sessions to help build and develop staff competency in Group dynamics, Entrepreneurship, nutrition, WASH, Gender and Financial Literacy.Tracked project deliverables, timelines, gaps and report to the country director and Field Management Team for immediate attention.Monitored and supported on staff performance in conjunction with the Human Resource Coordinator to ensure that they deliver a high-quality program; provide annual reviews to all BMs that include a written performance appraisal, and ensure that objectives identified in these reviews are achieved in a timely manner.Supported the Country Director, Finance & Administration, M&E teams as needed by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.Coordinated with Management staff on partnership development, opportunities and strategic direction of the organization.Managed relationships with partners and maintained clear communication, smooth operations and strong working relationships.Worked closely with HRO to conduct staff Performance Reviews.

Uganda

Prepare and monitor the annual Business Mentor (BM) calendar and Village Enterprise Operations Plan in conjunction with the Programs Team. This has enhanced me to update the plans on a quarterly basis and monitor its implementation against project deliverable.In charge of monitoring and implementing Village Enterprise’s pilot projects by documenting and sharing application of lessons learnt to improve the design of the new program to the team and the development partners.Involved in overseeing and increasing the quality and efficiency of core and special projects monitoring, including taking pictures of the beneficiaries and submitting them for blog postingConduct regular field visits to spot check different Businesses that have been funded by the project, and providing mentorship to the business owners where need be.Coordinate and Collaborate with the Country Director and the senior staffs to ensure that there is strong work ethic among the Office Staffs, Field Coordinators and Business Mentors.Act as a liaison between the Field Operations Team and Development Team in the US, and also representing Village Enterprise in capacity building opportunities directly related to monitoring.Assist in report writing and presentation of project reports to the US office and donors

Arua/Nebbi

Designed sensitization and mobilization messages on Village savings and Loans associations (VSLAs), this was in relation to accelerating formation of VSLAs in West Nile Region, as a result I contributed to formation of over 700 groups with over 21,000 clients mobilized into VSLAsI promoted business skills development amongst rural communities by taking them through capacity building sessions on Enterprise Selection, Planning and Management TipsMonitored and supervised performances of groups and individual field staffs in their sub counties of operation, by providing technical support after Training Needs Assessment has been done, Liaised with government and other development partners by generating field activities and Links up with them on stakeholders’ forum Conducted and chaired monthly performance review meetings for field staffs to as captures field challenge and discuss way forwardPrepared monthly and Quarterly reports both narrative and Management Information System (MIS) reports to the donor.Got involved in implementing other cross cutting issues like HIV/AIDS, health and Environment

Masters In Public Health, Population And Reproductive Health

Bachelor'S In Development Studies

Uganda Advanced Certificate, Uace)

Ordinary Level, Uganda Education Certificate(Uce)