Trisha Okenge Email & Phone Number

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Key achievements: I have succeeded in growing FH Ethiopia from a US$30.3 million budget with 8 donors and over 1000 staff members to being a major player in both development and humanitarian response in Ethiopia operating an over US$82 million budget with 20 donors and over 1700 staff members while maintaining a strong adherence to the FH Heartbeat which.

Kampala, Uganda

Key Achievements: As Country Director for FH Uganda for five years, I accomplished a total transformation of the organisation from unhealthy to thriving. The natural outcome of this transformation was significant growth, engagement and productivity gains in line with increased employee satisfaction. Streamlining country operations, staffing, and processes.

Kigali, Rwanda

• Provided program and budgetary oversight and supervision. Ensured all activities, outputs and impacts were achieved and ensured collaboration across all projects;
• Maintained strong partnerships through close collaboration with multiple stakeholders: implementing partners, government authorities, private, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, other NGOs, and.
• Ensured complete, timely and accurate program documentation for all programs, including annual fiscal and narrative reports, resource requests and budgets;
• Ensured M&E of all programs and recommended adjustments to programs as needed to ensure proper monitoring, technical quality of program interventions, and accountability
• Provided support to financial management of programs to ensure effective linkages between programs, administration and budget revision.
• Supervised all program staff in-country, including expatriates

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Delivered curriculum in innovative and impactful ways for my combined grade 5/6 French Immersion Specialized Gifted class.
• Initiated and implemented many extra-curricular opportunities as demonstration of my commitment to the importance of character and whole-student development.

Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda

• Ensured comprehensive office operations for staff of 15 expats, over 40 national staff, two buildings, and a fleet of 10+ vehicles.
• Responsible for daily accounting and budget management: expenses, bank reconciliation, conducting periodic assessments, monitoring the burn rate, establishing the budgets, financial reports, funding research and.
• Updated the national staff policies, implementing national legislation, salary policy, personnel file maintenance, caisse sociale payments. Organised national staff for maximum efficiency: organigram, communication.
• Responsible for all logistics operations: transportation and fleet management including maintenance of vehicle contracts, driver instructions, vehicle maintenance planning, scheduling of vehicles and drivers, office.

Rwanda

• Developed and ensured the successful implementation and effective linkages of all multi-sector programs: nutrition, food security, tracing of unaccompanied minors, shelter, agriculture production (seed multiplication.
• Maintained donor relations with program funders: UNHCR, UNICEF, USAID, CIDA, EU, FAO, and OFDA through innovative proposal submissions, proposal discussions to secure funding, representation of FH at meetings, regular.
• Coordinated over 80 employees and developed accountability structures in a highly insecure environment. Organised an entire restructuring of the staff in order to more effectively delegate responsibility to national.
• Collaborated and developed effective partnerships with local and national government authorities, other (I)NGOs, implementing partners, and funders.