CAROLYNE NJERI WAINAINA

Provide field Program leadership, ensuring all field program staff know the mission, vision and values of the organization and adhere to the core commitments and strategic approaches of the organization while implementing project activities

Budget holder for the approved projects and responsible for ensuring all expenditures are complaint, budget revisions are completed accurately when required.

Build effective networking / collaboration relations, communication and partnerships with partners, communities, NGOs and local and State level government stakeholders and protect LWF integrity and accountability.

Oversee preparation of quality and timely monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports for submission to LWF country management and donors.

Actively engage in negotiations with UN agencies and other potential additional funding sources in order to maximize local fund raising.

Certify all requests for procurement of goods, services and works in conjunction with the Procurement Committee and ensure that procurement of goods, services and works for project implementation are done in accordance with established LWF/WS policies and procedures

• Ensured there was good coordination of operations and implementation managed in a professional, timely and competent manner.
• Followed budget implementation in line with donors procedures was one of the authorized project signatories within specifically agreed limits
• Confirmed all activities and implementation adhere to all established guidelines and policies in conformity with the agreements between LWF and donors.
• Ensured there was a cordial relationship and coordinated approach developed and established with donors as well as with the program-level sector managers (i.e. Finance, Logistics, and Personnel/Administration).
• Coordinated development of monthly, Concept note, proposals and other required reports as per the agreements with various donors
• Ensured appropriate involvement and participation of beneficiaries and the efficiency of accountability and complaints mechanisms.
• Worked with the finance department on monthly financial reviews, sector heads for project implementation reviews, and follow up budgets adjustments and modifications requests according to donor requirement

Supported the development and use of appropriate M&E tools and processes for effective program/organizational planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

Ensured quality and effective monitoring and evaluation of, and reporting on, project outputs, outcomes and impact, ensuring both that specific donor requirements are met and that all projects contribute to the Country Results Framework (CRF) via standard indicators.
Worked towards having credible data collection and management, as well as effective internal learning and knowledge management approaches.
Supported in the adheres to the Core Human Standards (CHS) as well as all other humanitarian codes of conduct and guidelines including Sphere Standards.

Contributed to the preparation of Theory of Change, Logical Frameworks and M&E plans of the programs/ projects.

Ensured adherence to Complaint Response policy and as well conducted investigations on issues that had been raised.

• Designed qualitative and quantitative research plans for products in all stages of the Product Life Cycle.
• Designed research questionnaires and moderator guides.
• Interpreted data, writtenreports, and making actionable recommendations.
• Conducted interviews (face-to-face and telephone) with beneficiaries to seek feedback on satisfaction with the projects for alternative monitoring.
• Made programme recommendations to Programme Director and partner staff on project quality and desired improvements based on monitoring data to enhance effectiveness of program implementation and steps needed to achieve desired outcomes
• Drafted writing regular reports, documenting feedback received from beneficiaries and other stakeholders - highlighting positive lesson learnt and problem areas.

• Coordinated implementation of the Blanket supplementary feeding (BSFP) project according to the approved donor agreements, design and guidelines,.
• Reviewed proposals to ensure technical compliance with WFP nutrition cluster guidelines and policies.
• Coordinated closely with the Nutrition Coordinator the program linkage to the targeted supplementary feeding, ensure all the referrals are captured and followed up in-case of defaulting, and systematic treatments takes place in all distribution centres.
• Ensured health monitoring systems are in place and provide monthly reports on health interventions to all internal and external stakeholders.
• Supervised and capacity building of BSFP team, Carried spot-check supervision during the distribution, post distribution for the effective implementation of the BSFP to ensure goals and objectives of the programme are being met.
• Ensured timely data collection and reporting including producing monthly reports and end of program evaluation report and fulfill all grant compliance requirements in coordination with Programme Manager,.
• Worked with all programme teams to ensure that information relating to Save the Children and activities are shared widely within communities and provide for their participation and feedback in line with relevant guidelines and frameworks.

• Kept track of all projects monitoring and evaluations schedules and worked with field staff to design and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures. Tracking of all commodities under WV custody, ensuring receipts, dispatch from stores distribution and loss are reported and accurately accounted for.
• Prepared and submit consolidated donor report.
• Desiged workable and comprehensive tools for monitoring accountability with focus to beneficiaries.
• Maintained a complaint database and manage the complaints referral system in close collaboration with the focal groups as well as providing monthly reports on trends, lesson learnt and success stories as far as accountability is concerned and documenting feedback.
• In charge of projects identification and especially food for work (FFW), implementation and distribution for both General Feeding (GFD), School Feeding (SF), supplementary feeding and Therapeutic feeding.
• Identified accountability gaps within the organization and developed innovative ways of addressing these gaps in line with the humanitarian Accountability partnership (HAP) principles, Sphere principles and do no harm standards and other existing international standards in emergencies.
• Supervised efficiently distributions of food and non- food items at field sites and ensured proper distribution of entailment's (Accurate food rations).
• Negotiated conflicts and resolved issues that rise and solve problems throughout the project cycle.
• In collaboration with community representatives, undertake detailed analysis and design appropriate project interventions to meet identified needs and strengthen local capacities.