JAMES KABESWO KEITANY

• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in team''s ability to deliver results
• Aligned organizational objectives with implementing partners' performance metrics, driving accountability and productivity improvements across organization.
• Developed and implemented program portfolio for 10 partners within Africa Region.
• Provided strategic oversight in recruitment and onboarding of new partners across African continent.
• Plan and coordinate annual calls with each partner within my program portfolio.
• Conducted partner compliance matrix of partners by updating annual Matrix Scores.
• Spearheaded development of strategic plans for partners with Programs leadership to improve long-term implementation and growth of program interventions within Africa Region.
• Propose and plan yearly activities, events, and budgets.
• Lead development of annual Program Plans for partners to ensure alignment with FWM program strategy.
• Database – update Salesforce with partner communication, data, and program events, as necessary.
• Support partners in submission of Partner Distribution Agreements, which are updated in respective partner folder on Salesforce.
• Coordinate curriculum, training resources, and objectives with assistance from Associate Programs Director, Medical
• Complete post-event reports and debriefs
• Plan event objectives with assistance from Regional Program Manager and Associate Programs Director, Medical
• Review partner program and institutional capacity and develop partner program capacity for respective fiscal year
• Participate in process of reviewing and building container projections
• Collect Wheelchair Container Reports and provide feedback on quality and timeliness of partner reports.
• Cultivate relationships with partners to understand needs and communicate expectations through various activities such as, phone calls, Zoom meetings, webinars, slack, WhatsApp group communications and other collaborations tools
• Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering collaborative work environment.
• Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to.
• Collaborated with department heads to develop strategic plans aligning with overall company objectives, fostering unified approach toward shared goals.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution and enhanced outcomes.
• Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
• Developed comprehensive training materials for new staff, leading to quicker onboarding and higher initial productivity levels.
• Enhanced team communication by implementing weekly coordination meetings and detailed project update emails.
• Conducted partner capacity assessment to inform strategic planning, leading to more targeted and effective project initiatives.
• Improved project outcomes with meticulous attention to detail in planning phases, situational analysis, providing technical oversight by ensuring all requirements were met ahead of deadlines.

• provided technical overesight on gender and disability intergration in World Vsion and partner program activities
• Managed smooth operations and communicated timely updates to coordinate administrative activities.
• Managed a team of over 20 employees located in the head office and in the field to ensure successful implementation of project interventions.
• Led successful implementation of enrollment of out-of-school children in Wajir, Kajiado, and West Pokot Counties.
• Drafted and edited correspondence and materials related to project work to guarantee accuracy and uniformity in the documentation.
• Provided for the smooth day-to-day flow of communications to build trust between implementing partners and World Vision Kenya.
• Communicated with implementing partners about project expectations and goals to deliver satisfying outcomes.
• Increased stakeholder engagement by developing targeted communication protocols and conducting regular partner meetings.
• led design and development of technical briefs on gender and disability intergration in program interventions

• Provided technical leadership by ensuring disability and gender equality is intergrated project in partner policies and programs and alligned with CBM's strategic mandates.
• Provided advisory on how to make policies and practices inclusive of people with disabilities, ensuring they have access to services, resources, and opportunities.
• Coordinated implementation of disability-inclusive program interventions within East and Horn of Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and Ethiopia).
• Monitoring and reporting of program interventions as per program and donor requirements, minimum standards, and guidelines.
• Compiled, updated, and shared project information to enhance timely decision-making and enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
• Reviewed partner proposals, multi-year plans (MYPs), inline policy, partnership guidelines, and project requirements.
• Conducted capacity needs assessment of partners, recommended structural adjustments for impact and program effectiveness.
• As coordination focal point, I provided administrative support and necessary sign-offs to enhance timely disbursements of funds.
• Prepared contracts and agreements with partners to ensure integrity and credibility are always protected.
• Availed statistical and narrative summaries, changed stories, and case studies to demonstrate impact of interventions on beneficiaries.
• Responded to donor and partner views and input for overall improvement of program interventions.
• Mentored resource persons within the region as teams of competence to lead country-level support design, M&E for effectiveness.
• Organized and facilitated forums for sharing and cross-pollination of good practices, as well as leveraging synergies.
• Conducted regular audits of partners' programs and strategy, and made recommendations to address identified gaps.
• As member of CBM Global Advocacy Working Groups (AWG), I shared regional perspectives for disability-inclusive programming.

• Supported implementation of inclusive education programs among 30 sub-grantees (implementing NGOs in Kenya
• Developed relevant tools to ensure accountability and documentation of lessons learned.
• Led partner reviews with aim of developing, strengthening, and strengthening public-private partnerships (PPP) for improved access to inclusive education.
• Built capacity of local actors/ CSOs to lobby and advocate for gender and disability mainstreaming.
• Conducted accessibility audits and formulated appropriate gender and disability mainstreaming strategies.
• Supported formulation of gender and disability mainstreaming policies and established accessibility benchmarks for universal access to services and physical environment by women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
• Promoted cultural sensitivity and inclusion with students with disabilities in mainstream schools.
• Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Met project deadlines without sacrificing cost, scope and quality of project deliverables

Coordinated planning and implementation of education program, targeting internally displaced children

• Provided direct supervision to over 40 community volunteers in Mundri & Wau Counties, South Sudan
• Supported to formulation and piloting of inclusive education interventions 14 schools in Mundri County, South Sudan
• Supported project teams develop concept notes and project proposals for grant requests
• Undertook internal and donor reporting as well as maintaining external linkages with funding agencies and stakeholders such as UNDP, USAID, UNOCHA, United Nation Mine Action Office (UNMAO)
• Conducted capacity building for education stakeholders on inclusive education
• Conducted training of schoolteachers on Inclusive education strategies including assessment, referral and school placement
• Supported training of focal persons from county and state departments on social inclusion and integration of traditionally neglected groups (child soldiers, disabled, women and demobilized soldiers)
• Mobilized community and other stakeholders to embrace inclusion of monitory rights and internally Displaced Persons (IDP)
• Developed capacity of local actors & self-help groups on gender inclusive development approaches
• Capacity building of schoolteachers on Inclusive education and Special Needs education (SNE)
• Mentored staff and volunteers to design, implement, account, document and share disability-inclusive practices within and outside the organization.
• Conducted research with view of linking funding to interventions that provide sustainable solution
• Developed and disseminate materials and other relevant tools to support project implementation
• Presented position papers and innovations at national and international platforms to rally support for social inclusion and integration of minority rights within national and global development frameworks

• Received processed and tracked patient documentation with speed and accuracy to maintain consistent records and rosters
• Produced and distributed brochures, flyers, and packets to inform patients regarding causes and management of disability conditions
• Engaged in outreach visits to develop and engage with vulnerable families and extend compassion and respect
• Practiced confidentiality, equality and diversity policies to comply with professional practice standards and legislation
• Resolved customer queries and problems using effective communication and providing step-by-step solutions
• Created rehabilitation plans for service users with substance abuse issues
• Evaluated programme effectiveness by monitoring and reporting on client progress
• Conducted needs assessments to determine appropriate rehabilitation equipment and services
• Completed bi-weekly plans for over 10 employees in physiotherapy, occupational and orthopaedic units