Global Solidarity & Partnership Officer,
Catholic Relief Services - Kenya Program

• Catholic Relief Services - Kenya Program, September 2004 - present
  Global Solidarity & Partnership Officer
  Reporting to: The Director, Governance & Global Solidarity & Partnership Division
  • Provided technical support to global solidarity initiatives, project development, management and Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Provided technical support to partners to develop and implement high quality global solidarity initiatives and proposals
  • Strengthened information network with key stakeholders to share best practices and draw on lessons learned
  • Organized orientation and exchange visit programs for visiting global solidarity teams
  • Provided technical support to partner in the development of sound global solidarity advocacy initiatives
  • Developed and manage global solidarity projects and budgets
  • Ensured compliance with agreements/Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)/regulations as documented in project agreements
  • Guided and facilitated MOUs/agreements with strategic partners
  • Contributed to CRS Kenya planning process including Annual Program Plan, Strategic Program Plan and any other long-term development plan.
  • Facilitated research on social justice issues to guide advocacy on Country, Regional and Global Level
    
    
• African Network for Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter)
  Ag. Chief Executive Officer, June 2004 - September 2004
  Reporting to: Executive Board ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter
  • Execution of the decisions of the ANPPCAN Kenya Executive Board in order to achieve the organizational vision and vision
  • Overall leadership of the ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter on behalf of the Board including personnel and financial management
  • Overall coordination and management of ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter programmes and projects so as to realize the organizational strategic directions
  • Resource mobilization and Donor Liaison
  • Networking with local and international partners so as to improve children’s welfare and enhance children social justice
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of programmes/projects in order to assess organizational effectiveness
  
  Programmes Coordinator, March 2004 - June 2004
  Reporting to: The Chief Executive Officer
  • Deputized the Chief Executive Officer
  • Coordinated the planning, designing, fundraising, implementation and monitoring of ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter’s programme activities to achieve set strategic objectives
  • Coordinated the formulation and implementation of strategic and annual plans so as to achieve the organizational vision and mission
  • Conducted periodic consultative meetings with relevant organizations/community groups for purposes of exchanging information, gathering new materials and keeping self updated on the latest developments in the field of advocacy on children’s rights
  • Traveled to areas within the region of activities, to supervise and to evaluate the effectiveness of ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter’s projects and to recommend remedial measures if any
  • Coordinated programme activities such as provision of legal aid, information gathering through research and dissemination processes
  • Provided financial monitoring and reporting including monthly monitoring and reporting of expenditures against budgets, financial reporting to donors, was supervising financial reporting from external collaborators on projects; and was assisting in preparation of budgets for new donor projects
  • Supported management of donor projects through proposal development and formatting to meet donor requirements, monitoring and supporting timeliness of donor projects deliverables; and the logistical/ administrative support to project workshops and conferences
  • Coordinated presentations for internal and external meetings and preparation of materials for annual reporting
  • Provided supervision of the programme, participated in Annual Staff Appraisals and maintenance of filing and information retrieval systems
  • Spearheaded advocacy on Child Rights and Child Protection strategies
  • Provided leadership and technical oversight during the implementation of the projects
    
    
• Catholic Diocese of Kitui
  Assistant Women Coordinator, 1997 – 2002
  Reporting to: the Development Coordinator
  • Mobilization, Coordination and management of grassroots women programs- Micro- finance and food security projects
  • Project design and development including the project cycle management, logical framework analysis and participatory development methods
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Micro-finance for women groups as well as food security
  • Strategic Planning and preparation of periodic and annual budgets
  • Preparation of project progress annual and bi-annual reports
  • Civic rights sensitization
  • Gender and development advocacy
  • Training and Facilitation of Workshops by applying DELTA training skills
  • Networking with other actors in development e.g. government agencies and voluntary organizations
    
    
• Relief and Rehabilitation Administrator, 1994 – 1997
  Reporting to: Development Coordinator
  • Coordination and management of Relief and Rehabilitation Programme for food insecure
  • Groups such as Food for Work and Cash for Work in close liaison with CAFOD and Catholic Relief Services
  • Office administration- coordination and management of support staff including formulation Sound Personnel Policies
  • Project Proposal design and development and budget preparations and monitoring
  • Timely report writing-preparation of annual and bi-annual report as well as field reports
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Training and Facilitation - Organizing and facilitating workshops
  • Networking with other actors at both National and local levels on relief and rehabilitation
  • Project financial management
    
    
• Kitui Family Development Project (CCF), 1994
  Research Assistant
  Reporting to: Project Manager
  • Undertaking project feasibility study – data gathering, analysis and reporting

• Developed a strategy for CRS Kenya Global Solidarity and Partnership programme
• Led a successful Kenyan Global Solidarity Delegation to the United States of America in 2004
• Represented ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter in a Partnership Conference in Oslo, Norway 2004
• Shared CRS Global Solidarity initiatives experiences at national and international level
• Facilitated sound orientation for U.S. Global Solidarity delegations in Kenya in 2005
• Organized successful National Child rights advocacy events in Kenya in close liaison with the Children’s department, the Police Department and Human Rights agencies in Kenya in 2004
• Successfully managed Women Micro-Finance Programme in Kitui Catholic Diocese
• Managed successfully a Relief and Rehabilitation Programme under CAFOD support
• Designed sound projects that attracted external funding and support

• MSc in Management of NGOs – Pass with Merit, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 2002 - 2003. Scholarship from the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)
• BA in Sociology and History, Second Class Honours (Upper Division), Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1990 - 1994
• A’ Level – Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (2 Principals and 2 Subsidiaries, 13 Points), Mulango Girls’ High School, 1987 - 1989
• O’ Level – Kenya Certificate of Education (2nd Division, 26 Points), Waita Secondary School, 1983 – 1986
• Certificate of Primary Education (23 Points), Mitamisyi Primary School, 1976 - 1982

"Organizational Learning in Faith Based Organizations"

• Led a Global Solidarity delegation visit to the United States of America, 2004
• Delivered a lecture on Civil Society Organizations at the St. Benedict/St. John’s University in Minnesota, USA, 2005
• Represented ANPPCAN Kenya Chapter in a Partnership Conference in Oslo, Norway, 2004
• Represented the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Jubilee Celebrations in Ireland, 2000

• Pro Pack (Project Package), 2005
• Justice and Peace building, 2004
• District Facilitator Civic Rights Sensitization Process, 2002
• District Facilitator for Poverty Reduction Strategy Process, 2001
• Development Education and Leadership Teams in Action (DELTA), 1999 – 2000
• Management of Credit Schemes for Small Scale Enterprise in Kenya, 1998
• General Management course for Senior Staff, 1997 – 1998
• TOT Business Management, 1998
• Drought Response Intervention Survey in Kenya by CRS, 1997
• Education for Life (HIV/AIDS Awareness Creation Skills), 1997
• Strategic Planning Process, 1996
• TOT Training for Women Management Skills, 1996
• TOT Training on women political empowerment, 1995
• Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), 1995

Microsoft Office 2000, FrontPage, Endnot, Epi Info, Internet Explorer

English, Kiswahili, and French (functional knowledge)

• An Advisory Board Member of Sub-Saharan Africa International Partnership Missions (IPM)
• A Board Chairperson of Mitamisyi Poverty Alleviating Project, a local NGO
• A Board Member for Nguutani Boys’ Secondary School

Traveling, attending social functions, ball games and athletics, watching video, reading, exploration, and discovery

 

Dr. David Lewis
Lecturer in Management of NGOs London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE.
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE

Tel: 020 7955 6037
Fax 020 7955 7415
E-mail d.lewis@lse.ac.uk

Peter Kimeu
Director, Governance, Global Solidarity & Partnership Division,
CRS Kenya Program,
P.O. Box 49675 , 00100 GPO, Nairobi

Tel.: +254-20-4210120
Mobile: +254722764709
E-mail: p.kimeu@crsnairobi.org