Anthony Murathi
Development/Humanitarian Practitioner
Dadaab,Garissa County, North Eastern Region
Summary
A solid fourteen years of senior level national, international humanitarian as well as development sector experiences, working in managerial and technical roles in single projects to large complex programs in the Horn of Africa, Philippines and Georgia (South Caucasus). Specific core sector experience is in livelihoods, integrated livelihoods & protection, integrated youth programmes, community-managed microfinance (savings groups), enterprise development and value-chain development. Additionally, have oversight work experience in protection (SGBV), voluntary repatriation, WASH and food aid/voucher programming. Currently support DRC's operations in Dadaab refugee camp complex and host community projects in Fafi and Dadaab sub-counties in the capacity of Area Manager. Also have some past experience in the private sector working in microfinance, consulting/advisory and insurance brokerage.
Overview
6
6
years of post-secondary education
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Area Manager
Danish Refugee Council – Kenya
Dadaab, Garissa County, North Eastern Region
2019.08 - Current
- Responsible for DRCs operations in Dadaab Refugee Camp and wider Garissa County.
- S/he is responsible for program design and implementation, security management, managing support functions (Human Resources and Administration, Finance, MIS, Supply Chain), partnership management, community relations, funding and budgetary functions.
- Overseeing project portfolio of over US$2 million per annum.
- Established Staff Wellness Centre
- Supported design of new programme interventions
- Supported revision and design of various SoPs
Team Leader - Livelihoods
Danish Refugee Council - Kenya
Dadaab, Garissa County, North Eastern Region
2018.07 - 2019.07
- Oversee all Dadaab self-reliance and livelihoods projects with responsibilities in team management, budget management, representation, program implementation, technical leadership and program development.
- Supported design of ABLI-Garissa and PAMOJA which are new, multi-year resilience and livelihood projects.
- Successfully negotiated 2019, 2020 and 2021 UNHCR grants.
Project Manager/Head of Office
Swisscontact | Swiss Foundation For Technical Cooperation
Kakuma, Turkana
2016.07 - 2018.01
- Oversaw overall field office operations including supply chain and finance
- Oversaw team management, budget management, representation & relations, project implementation, technical leadership and program development.
- Managed 4 Coordinators & 1 Accountant/Administrator and project portfolio worth US$3.2 million.
Technical Specialist/Consultant - Livelihoods
Danish Refugee Council
Kakuma, Turkana County
2016.05 - 2016.07
- Oversaw team management, budget management, representation & relations, program implementation, technical leadership, program development and acting Area Manager role.
- Managed livelihoods portfolio of USD 0.25 million
- Revamped Dryland Agriculture hubs
- Revamped T-VET hubs
Livelihoods Project Manager
Danish Refugee Council - Georgia & South Caucasus
Tbilisi, Georgia
2015.10 - 2016.03
- Oversaw technical leadership, project partnerships, budget management, representation & relations
- Also supported project implementation and programme development.
- Project portfolio worth US$2.5 million.
Urban Livelihoods Manager-Typhoon Haiyan Response
World Vision - Philippines
Tacloban , Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
2015.04 - 2015.09
- Oversaw technical leadership of Urban Livelihoods Component was worth US$5 million,
- Supported project partnerships
- Undertook budget management
- Representation, relations with various stakeholders
- Oversaw project implementation and project development activities.
Technical Manager-Livelihoods & Self-reliance
Danish Refugee Council - Kenya
Dadaab, Garissa County, North Eastern Region
2013.09 - 2015.04
- Oversaw Kenya programme self-reliance and livelihoods sector with roles in team management, budget management, representation & relations, programme implementation, technical leadership and programme development.
- Managed 3 Team Leaders and project portfolio worth US$2 million.
- Key responsibilities included staff management, budget management, representation, program implementation, technical leadership and program development.
Financial Services Advisor - Yes Youth Can Program
Mercy Corps - Kenya
Nairobi City, Kenya
2012.11 - 2013.08
- Oversaw and managed large financial services component under US$30million YYC-National programme that supported establishment of 25 youth-led county level Savings & Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) across country.
- Programme component was worth US$5 million.
- Key responsibilities included representation, program implementation, technical leadership, program development.
Senior Technical Advisor (Economic Empowerment)
Mercy Corps - Kenya
Thika & Eldoret, Kenya
2011.05 - 2012.10
- Supported Yes Youth Can programs in Central (Thika Town) and Rift-valley (Eldoret Town)
- Oversaw economic empowerment components worth US$1 million in 2 large regions/provinces of Kenya including financial inclusion and enterprise development.
- Key responsibilities included staff management, budget management, representation, program implementation, technical leadership and program development.
- Supported different components including 6 Youth-led County Sacco's, Savings Groups, Entrepreneurship training targeting thousands of youth.
Business Development Services Manager
CARE International - Kenya
Nairobi & Garissa , Kenya
2010.10 - 2011.05
- Supported and managed CARE International's BDS component of US$10 million Arid-lands Recovery Consortium under leadership of Food for Hungry International (FHI), covering several arid, semi-arid counties.
- Key responsibilities included program implementation, technical leadership, program development and representation.
- Component sectors supported included Savings Groups, Entrepreneurship, Fodder production, Milk, Meat, Bone and Leather value chains
Project Manager-COSALO Group Savings & Loans
CARE International - Kenya
Kisumu City, Kenya
2008.08 - 2010.10
- Led and managed first stand-alone community-managed microfinance (village savings and loans) project in Kenya covering two regions/provinces.
- Project portfolio was worth US$1.3 million.
- Key responsibilities included staff management, budget management, representation, program implementation, technical leadership, program development.
Small & Microenterprise Development Manager
Africa Now - Kenya Programme
Kisumu City, Kenya
2007.01 - 2008.07
- Oversaw portfolio of 4 projects including savings + loans, small livestock development, school enterprise development, fisheries, reforestation, WASH.
- Managed 3 Project Coordinators
- Managed programme portfolio worth US$2 million.
- Key responsibilities included staff management, budget management, representation, program implementation, technical leadership, program development.
Education
Master of Arts - International Development
Maynooth University, National University of Ireland
Master of Arts - Development
Kimmage Development Studies Centre
Dublin, Ireland 2015.10 - 2016.10
Diploma - Marketing Management
Kenya Institute Of Management
Nairobi, Kenya 1999.10 - 2000.04
Higher Diploma - Business Studies
Cambridge International College
Jersey, United Kingdom 1994.06 - 1999.04
Skills
Budget managementCommunity relationsHuman ResourcesLeadershipManagingProgram designProgram developmentStaff managementSupply ChainTeam management
Technical Writing
Affiliations
- Fraud & Corruption Awareness, November 2020
- Safety Management Training, July 2020
- Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, February 2020
- Programme Management for Development Course (PgMD-Pro) by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, February 2020
- People Management Training by Danish Refugee Council HR at EAGL Regional and Headquarters, 3rd - 4th July 2019
- Project Management for Development Course – Professional (PMD-Pro) by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, 5th – 19th June 2019
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning for Development Course (MEALD-Pro) by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, 13th May -7th June 2019
- Writing and Editing Workshop, by Andrew Johnson (Words for Change), 28th May 2019
- Protection Mainstreaming – Disasterready.org Initiative by Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, May 2019
- Project Management for Development Course – Professional (PMD-Pro) by LINGOs, 21st March - 1st May 2019
- Farmer-Managed Seed Systems Course by Seed Savers Network, 10th – 12th April 2019
- 5 levers for producing great leaders Course, Danish Refugee Council – March 2019
- Developing Strategic Thinking Acumen – Using Strategic Thinking Skills Course, Danish Refugee Council, March 2019
- Permaculture Design Course, Danish Refugee Council, Kakuma – Turkana, 29th October – 11th November 2018
- Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship training, Nairobi, The Y-Center – Philadelphia-United States, 18-29 April 2016
- World Vision Fundamentals of Field Security training, May 2015
- Value-Chain Development & Business Development Services training – Naivasha, Microenterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT), February 2015
- Strategic Programme Thinking, The Policy House, August 2014
- Value-Chain Development, Mombasa, International Training Centre of the ILO – Turin, Italy, October 2014
- Savings Groups: Program Design & Implementation, Mombasa, the Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire, April 2014 (Re-fresher training)
- Livelihoods, BDS & Value-chains training, Community Development Research Consultants Ltd, Garissa, February 2014
- Business and Life Skills Training of Trainers Course, Making Cents International, Juja, November 2011 – Focus on youth entrepreneurship
- Champions for Change Leadership Training, USAID/Feed the Future/Africa Lead, Nairobi January 2011 – Strong focus on new food security paradigms, agricultural value-chains & policy frame-works.
- Field Food Security Practitioner's Training - Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) with ACF International/CARE USA, Garissa 2010
- Business Skills ToT Training with SetPro Consult Ltd, Naivasha, September 2010
- Building & Implementing using the Balanced Score-card, Strategic Leadership Centre International, Nairobi, February 2010
- Gender Analysis, Mainstreaming & Organizational Change with Africa Now, Kisumu 2007
- Financial Management for Non-Finance Managers with PELUM-Kenya, Kisumu, 2007
- Essential Skills for Microfinance Managers with KSMS/ AFCAP, Nairobi, 2001
- Strategies towards Institutional Sustainability with MESP/ EU, AFC Nairobi, 2000
- Business Planning (Using the Micro-Fin Financial Projections tool) with AFCAP, Kampala, Uganda 2001
- Project Management (Using the Log-Frame Approach) with KPMG Training Solutions, Nairobi, 2001 among others.
Timeline
Area Manager
Danish Refugee Council – Kenya
2019.08 - Current
Team Leader - Livelihoods
Danish Refugee Council - Kenya
2018.07 - 2019.07
Project Manager/Head of Office
Swisscontact | Swiss Foundation For Technical Cooperation
2016.07 - 2018.01
Technical Specialist/Consultant - Livelihoods
Danish Refugee Council
2016.05 - 2016.07
Master of Arts - Development
Kimmage Development Studies Centre
2015.10 - 2016.10
Livelihoods Project Manager
Danish Refugee Council - Georgia & South Caucasus
2015.10 - 2016.03
Urban Livelihoods Manager-Typhoon Haiyan Response
World Vision - Philippines
2015.04 - 2015.09
Technical Manager-Livelihoods & Self-reliance
Danish Refugee Council - Kenya
2013.09 - 2015.04
Financial Services Advisor - Yes Youth Can Program
Mercy Corps - Kenya
2012.11 - 2013.08
Senior Technical Advisor (Economic Empowerment)
Mercy Corps - Kenya
2011.05 - 2012.10
Business Development Services Manager
CARE International - Kenya
2010.10 - 2011.05
Project Manager-COSALO Group Savings & Loans
CARE International - Kenya
2008.08 - 2010.10
Small & Microenterprise Development Manager
Africa Now - Kenya Programme
2007.01 - 2008.07
Diploma - Marketing Management
Kenya Institute Of Management
1999.10 - 2000.04
Higher Diploma - Business Studies
Cambridge International College
1994.06 - 1999.04
Master of Arts - International Development
Maynooth University, National University of Ireland