➡️ WHO I AM:I am a Grant, Financial Management and Operations Expert Professional with over ten (10) years working experience in Africa with diverse international non-governmental organizations in emergency and non-emergency setting. I have broad international experience across East and Central Africa including Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda, Madagascar, Tanzania and Burundi.▶️ WHAT I DO:I have expertise in ensuring that the company complies with the rules and regulations of regulatory agencies, donors and company policies and procedures and that the behaviour of the Programme staff meets the company's Standards of Conduct. I have managed various contracts from several donors and international aid agencies from pre to post awarded not limited to USAID, DFID/FCDO, UNFPA, BMGF, UN Agencies, SIDA, USDA, and private foundations. ▶️ HOW I DO IT: I am highly experienced in collaborating with key stakeholders and developing strong relationships with with donors and grantees to meet organizational objectives and improve financial & programmatic performance.My style of leadership is active listening, recognition of people effort, equity decision making, trusting and dedicating responsibilities based on people strength▶ HOW I CONTRIBUTE TO TEAM GOALSI am passionate about creating a work environment where accountability, credibility and policies adherence is seen as a safety ladder for all staff. My strength is mentoring and building capacity in grants management for nonprofits organizations so that their projects benefit communities. I have found my professional calling in training, and managing long-term, impact-oriented projects.▶️ THE BOTTOM LINE . . . I DELIVER.☛ Established monitoring systems, conducting 15 compliance visits annually, leading to a 25% improvement in program effectiveness as per donor guidelines.☛ Conducted training sessions for 10 sub-grantees, resulting in a 25% improvement in financial reporting accuracy▶️ SPECIALTIES:✏️ Grant Award Administration✏️ Cost Analysis and Forecasting✏️ Strategic Management✏️ Contract Financial Compliance✏️ Budget Management✏️ Regulatory Compliance✏️ Reporting and Accounting Management☑ My in depth understanding of the grant life cycle enables me to successfully lead global and regional management teams in developing grant management procedures, build key partnerships and communicate effectively with board level stakeholders, donors and grantees.☑ LET’S CONNECT:🤝 Send me a connect request-or-📧 s.obunga@yahoo.com -or-👉 Shoot me a message
