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PROGRAM SPECIALIST/ACTING COUNTRY MANAGER
Professional Summary

Results- oriented, strategic Program Specialist with more than 10 years of Professional experience promoting the work on gender equality, poverty reduction, capacity building and sustainable development. Extensive expertise in all aspects of result and right-based strategic program development and implementation. Proved ability to manage large and complex projects, while maintaining high team morale and building strategic partnerships.

Summary of Skills
  • Program/project development/implementation/monitoring and evaluation.
  • Team leadership/capacity building
  • Advocacy/Lobby
  • Build strategic partnership and Resource mobilization
  • Excellent writing skill
  • Research and knowledge management
  • Budget preparation and financial management
  • Microsoft office use
Accomplishments
  • Strategically increased awareness on gender equality and women's empowerment by 70% among government agencies, national and international development partners through result oriented yearly country strategy.
  • Ensured effective country office operation through identification of operational, and financial problems, development of solutions; strategic oversight of planning,budgeting, implementation and monitoring of programs in accordance with the rules and regulations.
  • Guided the development of key robust national gender policies, strategies and plans which have informed all gender programs implemented in the country.
  • Archived country program outcomes through strategic partnership and resource mobilization strategies.
  • Implemented a teenage pregnancy strategy that resulted in 50% reduction of teenage pregnancy in two years.
  • Developed knowledge product on women's participation and representation in decision making through innovative platforms.
  • Strategically increased the capacity of both national and international development partners on gender equality issues through various training and advocacy platform.
  • Mobilized over $500,000 United States dollars from different donor partners in and out of the country, which enhanced the implementation of various gender projects with remarkable impact
Experience
Program Specialist/Acting Country Manager 07/2007 to 06/2015 United Nation entity for Gender Equality (UN Women) Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • Led research and analysis of the country's political,social and economic situation that provided substantive inputs to the United Nations Development Assistant frame work UNDAF) ,and other key national gender policy documents and processes.
  • Built strategic alliances with United Nations Country Team members through regular update on gender equality and women's empowerment which culminated in their increased funding for gender equality projects in the country.
  • Ensured that gender issues were mainstreamed in all key government, UN documents and programs across the country resulting in equal participation and inclusion of men and women, boys and girls in all developmental programs.
  • Developed 3 annual work plans for the office over a period of 6 years with measurable outcomes, outputs, benchmarks and time line that promoted the work on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
  • Initiated key projects and implemented the teenage pregnancy strategy which resulted in a significant reduction in teenage pregnancy across the country.
  • Spearheaded a technical support team from both government agencies, NGOs and UN in the writing, submission and presentation of the country's 6th CEDAW report to the CEDAW Committee of Experts in Geneva.
  • Maintained continuous alignment of program scope with objectives, outcomes and made modifications that enhanced effectiveness towards the intended results.
  • Successfully led the review, implementation and evaluation of all projects which resulted in achievable outputs.
  • Drove country, regional and global debate in the fight against gender based violence through mobilizing and building strong women advocate networks.
  • Oversaw the financial management and effective running of the country office, through preparation of payments request, preparation of purchase orders and approval of various vendors.
National Program Officer 01/2001 to 01/2004 Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (NCDDR) Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • Spearheaded the planning, design and implementation of projects, which led to the reintegration of over 50,000 ex-combatants in the country after the decade civil conflict that resulted in the achievement of peace.
  • Analyzed information on potential donor partners and developed resource mobilization strategy which increased funding base for all reintegration programs.
  • In consultation with relevant parties, developed targeted training programs for institutional capacity building, that enhanced the reintegration program for ex-combatants.
  • Led field missions, to monitor and evaluate ongoing projects of which the findings informed consequent proposals.
  • Developed background papers, analysis, sections of reports and studies, inputs to publications, that ensured regular update on the DDR program.
Psychosocial worker 08/1999 to 02/2001 Cooperazione Internazionale Kono, Sierra Leone
Education
Masters: Development Studies 2007 London South Bank University London, United Kingdom GPA: Distinction (MSc. In Development with Distinction Development Studies Distinction (MSc. In Development with Distinction

Development Studies Distinction (MSc. In Development with Distinction
Bachelor of Arts: Education Linguistics Literature 1998 Njala University College, University of Sierra Leone Njala, Sierra Leone GPA: Second class Division (with Distinction in Dissertation)

Education Linguistics Literature
Professional Affiliations

Women's Forum, Common Wealth Alumini Association, London South Bank University Alumini Association, 50/50 Group of gender equality advocates.

Publications

Title of Publication:  

Impact Mitigation Survey Among People Living with HIV/AIDs ( PLWHAS-Sierra Leone)

Published: October, 2007 Joint authors: Fatu Yumkella, Edward Magbity Melrose Kargbo

PRESENTATIONS :

Presentation of Sierra Leone's 6th Report on the Convention on the Elimination on all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on behalf of the UN Country team to the CEDAW Committee of Experts in Geneva on 19th February,2014

Additional Information
  • FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
  • Common Wealth Scholarship to Pursue Masters Degree in Development Studies
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • United Nation entity for Gender Equality (UN Women)
  • Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (NCDDR)
  • Cooperazione Internazionale

School Attended

  • London South Bank University
  • Njala University College, University of Sierra Leone

Job Titles Held:

  • Program Specialist/Acting Country Manager
  • National Program Officer
  • Psychosocial worker

Degrees

  • Masters : Development Studies 2007
    Bachelor of Arts : Education Linguistics Literature 1998

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