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ASSISTANT PROGRAM OFFICER-FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM
Professional Summary
Experienced community development worker with 6 years of demonstrable experience in leading, planning, managing and evaluating small and medium activities on poverty, food security and livelihood in poor and marginalized communities in Sierra Leone. Have worked with various organizations, including National Electoral Commission (NEC), Action Plus, Statistics Sierra Leone, CARITAS Freetown, and Save The Children International. Very researched focus and have for the most part enjoyed using my skills to carry out research on a number of human development and sustainability issues in Sierra Leone. I have in-depth experience in planning and delivering training of trainers and other empowerment programs in hard-to-reach communities. I have received specialized training's in monitoring and evaluation, mapping and other community prioritization and ranking tools and methodologies. My goal is to immerse myself in a rigorous academic exercise that is relevant to my career and development work in my country.
Skills
  • Effective public speaker
  • Good team player
  • computing {word, excel, pp)
  • Data collection 
  • Negotiations
  • Reserach
  • Report writing
  • Community Mobilization
  • Facilitating
Work History
Assistant Program Officer-Food Security and Livelihood Program 05/2015 to 12/2016
Company Name – City
  • Carried out about 85% of Food Security and Livelihood day to day activity implementation at Chiefdom level;
  • Sensitized communities on project objectives and activities;
  • Worked closely with Program Officers, local government offices and the communities;
  • Sensitized beneficiaries about selection procedure and criteria;
  • Developed and follow day to day and weekly activity plans;
  • Provided Regular Report to the Program Officer regarding progress on project activities in their respective operational areas;
  • Coordinated with Program Officers and field finance team in the planning of Cash Distribution dates;
  • Registered beneficiaries using the standard template;
  • Worked closely with the MEAL team in collecting regular market information;
  • Monitored cash distribution as well as support with reconciliation process as necessary;
  • Consulted field finance, logistics and security regarding the planning of Cash Transfer activities and ensure that policies and procedures are followed;
  • Used project data management tools and market price monitoring tools and ensure quality in the data collected using kobo tool.

Research Assistant-Inter-generational studies of the impact of Sierra Leone war06/2013 to 04/2015
Company Name – City, State
  • Handed and protected confidential and sensitive data with integrity, in line with ethical research guidelines;
  • Managed data collection projects by meeting paper and electronic mailing deadlines, entering data, transcribing tapes and handwriting notes;
  • Learnt and use technology to do these task more efficiently;
  • Attentive and swift data management and record keeping, for research data, research progress and financial and administrative details;
  • Assisted team in translation, transcription, and data entry tasks;
  • Assisted team in design and execution of recruitment, screening, enrolment, and retention of youth in the Youth Readiness Intervention (Y.R.I) project youth sessions;
  • Assisted team in logistical management of the project, including acquisition of supplies, record keeping, and general organization planning;
  • Smoothed execution of administering questions with participants, for participants comprehensive and data quality;
  • Administered informed consent/assent forms for youth and parents in line with ethics regulations;
  • Conducted focus group discussions, Key Informant and Exit Interviews with participants.
Project Officer-Gender and Livelihood 05/2012 to 06/2013
Company Name – City, State
  • Supplied viable seedlings and food for work to 20 Agricultural women's group;
  • Conducted Vocational, Business Management and Life Skills Training;
  • Provided Micro-Credit loan facilities to target groups and individuals;
  • Carried out outreach sensitization on the prevention and control of domestic and sexual violence;
  • Implemented the three gender acts;
  • Developed concept notes and monthly activity work plan;
  • Collected monthly data on gender violence reported cases at Magistrate court, police station (FSU) and Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children Affairs-Freetown;
  • Monitored gender violence cases in court;
  • Served as facilitator for workshops;
  • Gathered information and filed reports to resolve complaints;
  • Liaised with UNFPA, CORDAID and other GBV Advisors in other Agencies (Government, National and International NGOs, and women's group) to form and strengthen Inter-Agency multi-sectoral GBV coordinating groups;
  • Prepared weekly written and oral reports about community service programs on the project.

Internship04/2010 to 09/2010
Company Name – City
  • Carried out monitoring and evaluation exercise on gender, domestic and sexual violence and livelihood project;
  • Carried out outreach sensitization on the prevention and control of domestic and sexual violence;
  • Implemented the three gender acts;
  • Developed concept notes and monthly activity work plan;
  • Took minutes of meetings and workshops organized by the organization;
  • Represented the organization (ACTION PLUS) in meetings and workshops;
  • Collected monthly data on gender violence reported cases at Magistrate court, police station (FSU) and Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children Affairs Kenema;
  • Monitored gender violence cases in court;
  • Serve as facilitator for workshops;
  • Sensitized communities about the child rights acts. • Wrote monthly report and submited to project supervisor.
Enumerator 2004 Population and Housing Census 10/2004 to 12/2004
Company Name – City
  • Enumerator

Education
Bachelor of Science: Environment and Development 2012Njala University- City, State
Master of Arts: Integral Economic Development ManagementCurrentCatholic University of America- City, State
Referees:
  • Andrew Simbwa Program Director, Food Security and Livelihood Program, Save the Children International, Kailahun. asimbwa@savechildren.org
  • Ishmeal Alfred Charles Programmes Manager CARITAS-FREETOWN—19 Savage Street, Freetown. ishmealalfredcharles@gmail.com +232-76-722-736
  • Mr. Morrison K. Lahai Senior Lecturer-Institute of Geography and Development Studies--Njala University mklahai@hotmail.com +23278558905
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School Attended

  • Njala University
  • Catholic University of America

Job Titles Held:

  • Assistant Program Officer-Food Security and Livelihood Program
  • Research Assistant-Inter-generational studies of the impact of Sierra Leone war
  • Project Officer-Gender and Livelihood
  • Internship
  • Enumerator 2004 Population and Housing Census

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Environment and Development 2012
    Master of Arts : Integral Economic Development Management Current