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I am a diligent professional with over 7 years of experience in Community Development, Project Management, Child Development and Child Protection. I am an advocate of children who ensures that their rights are promoted and are given the right environment for their holistic development. I possess the ability to comprehend, analyze and articulate issues with favorable results. I am energetic, self-disciplined, respectful, focused and motivated. I always work well with people of diverse backgrounds, race, religions and cultures. I am willing and able to learn new things and raise new and useful ideas where required. I am able to handle all assignments and work under pressure without diluting or otherwise compromising the quality of my work. I am an innovative, proactive, confident and a team player individual, with excellent listening skills, written and verbal communication skills, as well as high levels of integrity and self-esteem. My career objective is to work in a professional, competitive and rewarding environment that allows an individual the opportunity to use talents and skills to achieve organizational goals and also for personal development.

WORK EXPERIENCE.

From                           To                    Institution                                                        Position 

March 2019                  Date                 CITAM Gororukesa Child Development    Project Director

                                                            Centre (A Compassion International Assisted

Project in Marsabit County)

Key Responsibilities

• In charge of the day-to-day operations of the project and supervising 20 staffs.
• In charge of the development and implementation of the project’s annual partner plans and management of budgets to ensure outputs, outcomes and impacts are realized (to date, I have led in the development and implementation of 5 Annual Plans with a total Budget of over Ksh 50 M).
• In charge of all Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities of the project. 
• In charge of the spiritual, cognitive, social-emotional and physical development of the children (beneficiaries of the project) for holistic development.
• Serves as the Project’s health worker in charge of the health/wellness of the children and youths.
• Serves as the Project’s Child Protection Focal Person (CPFP). 
• Act as the link between the Accountability Structure Members (ASM) Committee of the Project with Compassion Kenya to ensure a good working relationship. 
• In charge of the children’s Saturday mentorship and life skills training program and the implementation of Compassion’s holistic and child protection curriculum. 
• Organizing and facilitating remedial teaching for children beneficiaries whose performance in schools is below average as a way of helping them catch up and be at per with others. 
• In charge of training and building the capacity of beneficiaries, caregivers (parents and guardians) and staffs on many topics to empower them with knowledge and skills (I have facilitated the 602 caregivers form and register 8 Self Help Groups (COSALO/CIG) groups that they use as vehicles for social and economic transformation and empowerment).
• Compiling and writing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Maintaining and updating beneficiaries’ records in Compassion Connect- a Comprehensive Salesforce Database/System.
• Organizing and facilitating Accountability Structure Members (ASM) Committee meetings and representing the project in local and national stakeholders’ meetings and engagements
• Initiating networking programs for increased resource mobilization and generating fundable proposals to fund infrastructural development needs of the project (I have aided the CDC in raising over Ksh 10 Million local resources for infrastructural development and programming through proposal writing and other fundraising activities). 
• I have led my team in development of key policies and strategies for the Project on: Human Resource, Procurement, Financial Management, Child Protection, Strategic Plan (2019-2023). 
• I serve as a Subject Matter Champion (SMAC) on Child Protection and Safeguarding. 

From                           To                    Institution                                                        Position 

March 2018                  Feb 2019          CITAM Gororukesa Child Development    Project Social 

                                                            Centre (A Compassion International Assisted    Worker

Project in Marsabit County)

Key Responsibilities

• In charge of the Physical and Social-Emotional development of the Children and Youth at the Project
• Conducting home and school visits regularly to ensure children are progressing on well,
• Compiling and submitting analysed reports for all registered Programme Participants.
• Analysing needs and issues affecting Programme Participants, initiate awareness and establish proper plans that respond and address such needs and issues. 
• Ensuring continuous update of the beneficiaries’ information and needs on the official system used to capture such information (Compassion Connect).
• Ensuring seamless communication between the Programme Participants and Supporters within the set deadlines.
• Ensure Programme Participants’ photo updates are taken and submitted within the set deadlines.
• Responsible for identifying and connecting with Programme Participants’ families and households. 
• Responsible for Programme Participants’ Gift issuances and ascertain delivery to the beneficiaries. 
• In Charge of Programme Participants’ Health Training Needs and Coordination of Medical referrals, Health screening, Submission of Monthly Health reports and Beneficiaries follow up on Health Issues. 
• In Charge of HIV/AIDS Program activities at the Project.
• Maintaining ALL Beneficiaries’ Health records and updates in the system. 
• Advising the Accountability Structure Management (ASM) committee members on matters relating to Health and others affecting the children and youths. Counselling Programme Participants to ensure they are emotionally.
• Training parents on different activities meant for their socio-economic empowerment.
• Training children on the 4 domains of development. Spiritual, cognitive physical and social emotional development.

From                           To                    Institution                                                        Position 

January 2017                March 2017      EAPC Marsabit Child Development                Volunteer 

                                                            Centre (A Compassion Kenya’s Project)

Key Responsibilities

• As a Volunteer, I was supporting Child Development Workers in serving the children and youths being supported by the Project. Through this, I acquired many skills that I effectively utilized when I was employed as a Social Worker at CITAM Gororukesa Child Development Centre. 

From                           To                    Institution                                                        Position 

January 2014                Sept 2015         Imani Children’s Home                                     Social Worker

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitating adoption of children into and out of the facility
• Home visits for the adopted children 
• Counseling children and offering psychosocial support where required

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

2011 - 2014:     University of Nairobi- Bachelor of Arts, Double Majored in Sociology and Psychology (2 Class Upper Division)

2006 - 2009:     Sengani Girl’s High School: Kenya Certificate of secondary Education (Mean Grade: C+)

1997 - 2005:     Kambini Forces Academy: Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (261 out of 500 Marks)