Professional Experience:
11/15 – 3/16 Program Design Coordination Consultancy for Oxfam/UN Women’s Post-Ebola Women’s Economic Empowerment Program in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
- Steered a coherent and joined up approach across all stakeholders (Oxfam, UN Women, Governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone, CSOs, INGOs).
- Held regular coordination meetings to ensure work plans were agreed and followed adequately and agreed actions acted upon.
- Held regular one-to-one meetings, documenting decisions and ensuring agreed actions and decisions were followed through.
- Gathered inputs from different levels for the programme document.
- Coordinated finalization of the programme document.
- Analysed and communicated complex information to teams and other audiences, internally and externally.
9/13 – 6/15 Programs Coordinator, TrustAfrica, Dakar, Senegal
- Coordinated the implementation of the Program Strategic Plan (2011-2015).
- Monitored targets and deadlines, including harmonization of program work plans as well as develop recommendations for improvement.
- Maintained an up to date overview of program targets, including legal and compliance issues, planning and reviews.
- Ensured effective coordination and linkages among programs and between program and operations teams for an effective institutional coherence.
- Represented the organization at various internal and external gatherings as required.
1/12 – 6/15 Early Learning Innovations Program Officer, TrustAfrica, Dakar, Senegal.
- Oversaw the coordination of all activities related to the project, and the management of a dozen projects/grants implementing innovations in early reading skills with a strong component in monitoring and evaluation.
- Worked closely with the Programs Director to develop a timeline and milestones for the project, as per the project proposal, particularly for planning and scoping, small grants and technical assistance.
- Worked closely with technical expert(s) and an Advisory Panel to solicit for project proposals and issue grants for early learning innovations as per TrustAfrica’s grant making procedures.
- Organized technical assistance to improve the implementation, effectiveness and networking of partner organizations in the project countries.
- Working with technical expert(s), identified opportunities and recommended innovations and developed criteria for further support and replication.
- Prepared donor reports and coordinated efforts for the program’s next phase.
9/09- 12/11 Enhancing Women’s Dignity (MDG3) Project Coordinator, TrustAfrica, Dakar, Senegal
- Facilitated and managed all project processes under the direction of the Programs Director: grantmaking, budget, donor compliance, reporting, logistics, materials preparation and dissemination, consultancies, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment.
- Worked closely with technical expert(s) to plan and implement specific program activities including research and technical assistance to partners