Joseph Ogol
Community Development Practitioner
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Household Economic Strengthening Officer
Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP Africa)
Kisumu
03.2020 - Current
- Liaised with project Social Workers/Project Officers and ensured all project beneficiaries needing HES interventions were identified and adequately targeted;
- Mobilized project beneficiaries towards HES service provision and uptake for overall improvement of their economic wellbeing;
- Linked project beneficiaries to market opportunities and built mechanisms for mitigating the risks;
- Provided guidance to community resource persons on the execution of HES activities;
- Worked with partners and project participants to identify market opportunities for income strengthening and associated risks
- Developed and maintained linkages with institutions and organizations that supported HES related activities;
- Continuously built and maintained relevant and strategic partnerships and networks for project HES information sharing and cross learning;
- Participated in annual and periodic project budgeting processes;
- Allocated adequate financial resources to sub-county and community level HES activities;
- Monitored budget performance by tracking individual activity expenditure and ensured budget compliance;
- Conducted field visits and monitored HES activities being implemented, and engaged project beneficiaries and stakeholders for purposes of planning and improvement;
- Collected and responded to feedback from project beneficiaries;
- Developed activity and periodic reports which adequately covered the efforts and associated learnings from the implementation of HES interventions as per reporting requirements and schedule;
- Participated in reflections on and evaluations of the performance of HES interventions; identified learnings, documented the same and applied them for program quality improvement.
Project Youth Entrepreneurship Officer
Lake Region Development Program (Local Partner to ChildFund Kenya)
Rongo-Migori
09.2018 - 02.2020
- Lead role in Community participatory selection of project beneficiaries
- Mobilized community stakeholders including the sub-county leaders, women representatives, youth representatives, and clan elders.
- Organized beneficiaries into clusters and conducted community levels sensitization meetings ensuring the project goals and objectives were clearly communicated to them
- Provided good coordination and oversite for project monitoring and evaluation activities in areas of operation.
- Played key role in the selection of Community Based Trainers
- Ensured that Community Based Trainers delivered quality community based capacity building sessions.
- Provided technical support, mentorship and Resources for training project beneficiaries.
- Trained youths out of school on Basic and Advanced Entrepreneurship using the Sustainable Livelihood Development Program (SLDP)Model.
- Exposed and equipped In-school youths with entrepreneurial skills through Social & financial literacy and awareness on improved Savings, Spending, Planning and Budgeting behavior.
Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Officer.
Mukuru Child Wellness Centre (MCWC)/USAID-NILINDE
Nairobi
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Conducted Household Vulnerability Assessments
- Implemented interventions which were directed to Highly Vulnerable Households, Moderate Vulnerable Households, Least Vulnerable Households and the Youth.
- Conducted Household Graduation Assessment using Graduation Readiness Index tools
- Conducted Household Graduation ceremonies
- Documented success stories and Most Significant Changes in the community
- Facilitated networking and facilitated support linkages within the community and with relevant support centers
- Prepared and shared monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Managed cases , supervised and reviewed Case Plans with Case Workers using the OVC Case Management Approach.
Project Coordinator (Urban Women Empowerment)
Alice Visionary Foundation Project (AVFP)
Kisumu
01.2016 - 10.2016
- Contributed technically in implementing AVFP's empowerment activities.
- Managed a portfolio of ongoing programs and led in the development of new programs.
- Maintained the network of various AVFP's field projects, which entailed regular field visits and monthly meetings of all field staff coordinators.
- Collected and compiled all progress reports from AVFP staff on a monthly basis.
- Established and managed a staff performance monitoring framework with clear cut goals.
- Developed tools and strategies to improve evidence based programming.
- Assisted the Senior Program Manager in tracking progress with project activities. This included documenting and tracking deliverables, timelines, and payments.
Field Officer (Banking On Change Project)
CARE International
Kisumu
09.2013 - 12.2015
- Identified and mapped out key stakeholders in project implementation.
- Identified and trained FBO s, Franchisees, and resourceful persons on various project interventions.
- Supervised the local implementing partners in the areas of operation.
- Conducted Community Sensitization on the Project concept and mobilized members of the target communities for participation in the implementation Project .
- Developed need-based capacity building plans and implemented them to ensure self-management of community level project interventions
- Conducted market analysis and profiling of employable skills for youth economic opportunities in the area of project intervention.
- Used participatory approaches to facilitate community participation in the implementation of project activities at county level.
- Prepared individual target-based Activity/Work Plans (DIP and monthly) and utilized it for grassroots implementation of the project.
- Conducted capacity building to project beneficiaries and partners in Financial Education, Financial linkages, enterprise and business management.
- Provide regularly performance updates on all matters concerning the project activities to the supervisor.
- Kept and maintained profiles of participating groups and information on all other community partners implementing the project.
- Monitored community members, groups and overall performance in regard to project implementation and used the M&E results in guiding the implementation to achieve the set project targets.
- Properly utilized and accounted for project advances
- Proactively engaged in CARE Kenya knowledge and learning activities in line with the organization's objective of becoming a learning organization (CARE academy, mentorship program, learning days, knowledge sharing workshops, support staff field visits, etc.).
Project Field Officer (TOD OVC Project)
Child Fund Kenya
Homabay
09.2010 - 05.2013
- Coordinated development and roll out of detailed implementation plans in the project sites
- Ensured plans were implemented according to the Project Design and donor contractual obligations
- Mobilized and organized community members to participate in community owned and managed Voluntary Savings and Loans (VS&L) methodology.
- Worked with established community based structures and CBOs to sensitize and enhance community awareness on child related issues
- Ensured regular monitoring and evaluation of project activities with a view of ensuring quality implementation
- Mentored and provided technical backstopping on issues arising from the field
- Regularly reviewed project status comparing budgeted and actual expenditure
- Prepared timely and accurate reports
- Maintained staff technical proficiency and productivity
- Worked with field staff to mobilize additional resources from beneficiary community and other sources.
Social Worker (Post Election Emergency Response)
Child Fund -Kenya
Nairobi
05.2007 - 06.2008
- Mapped out available services and met with service providers and developed referral pathways
- Conducted children needs assessment, ensured efficient maintenance of case management records, up-dated and maintained accurate data
- Conducted regular outreach visits to the surrounding project area.
- Contributed to the overall planning of the project
- Contributed to the development of appropriate methods to monitor progress and evaluate impact of project activities
- Prepared and shared monthly reports and case studies.
- Facilitated support linkages with relevant Government departments.
Research Assistant. (Millennium Villages Project)
World Agroforestry Research Institute.
Bar Sauri-Siaya
03.2005 - 12.2006
- Collected data using both prescribed data collection tools and participatory methodology. The nature of data included surveys in socio-economics, agriculture and hand use, water and sanitation, transport and communication, Household energy use and human health, as well as biophysical measurement and the landscape Level.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
MOI UNIVERSITY
Eldoret 05.2013 - 09.2016
Associate of Arts - Community Development-Project Management
PREMESE Africa Development Institute
Nairobi 07.2008 - 07.2010
High School Diploma -
St Mary's School Yala
Yala-Kenya 01.1999 - 12.2002
No Degree -
Bar Sauri Primary School
Yala-kenyaTimeline
Household Economic Strengthening Officer
Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS-SP Africa)
03.2020 - Current
Project Youth Entrepreneurship Officer
Lake Region Development Program (Local Partner to ChildFund Kenya)
09.2018 - 02.2020
Household Economic Strengthening (HES) Officer.
Mukuru Child Wellness Centre (MCWC)/USAID-NILINDE
02.2017 - 08.2018
Project Coordinator (Urban Women Empowerment)
Alice Visionary Foundation Project (AVFP)
01.2016 - 10.2016
Field Officer (Banking On Change Project)
CARE International
09.2013 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Arts in Community Development
MOI UNIVERSITY
05.2013 - 09.2016
Project Field Officer (TOD OVC Project)
Child Fund Kenya
09.2010 - 05.2013
Associate of Arts - Community Development-Project Management
PREMESE Africa Development Institute
07.2008 - 07.2010
Social Worker (Post Election Emergency Response)
Child Fund -Kenya
05.2007 - 06.2008
Research Assistant. (Millennium Villages Project)
World Agroforestry Research Institute.
03.2005 - 12.2006
High School Diploma -
St Mary's School Yala
01.1999 - 12.2002
No Degree -
Bar Sauri Primary School
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