Prince Mwenda
Program Manager
Meru
Summary
Accomplished developmental worker with expertise in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, resource mobilization, and leadership. Proven track record of managing and executing projects successfully to achieve desired outcomes. Skilled in identifying and leveraging resources to maximize project efficiency and effectiveness. Adept at building and maintaining strong partnerships with stakeholders to drive collaboration and achieve shared goals. Committed to delivering high-quality results that positively impact individuals and communities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Program Manager
Ripples International
01.2023 - Current
- Grant Management: Secure and manage donor funding, ensure compliance.
- Stakeholder Relations: Build partnerships, represent organization, address stakeholder needs.
- Resource Mobilization: Identify funding opportunities, implement fundraising strategies.
- Project Oversight: Lead project implementation, monitor progress, ensure quality delivery.
- Monitoring & Evaluation: Develop and implement M&E systems, measure impact, inform program adjustments.
- Financial Management: Oversee budgets, ensure financial accountability.
- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to organizational strategy, provide leadership to program team.
Senior Project Manager
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
1 2021 - 12.2022
- Managing and leading individual and multi-disciplined projects while overseeing a team of project managers
- Identifying complex projects risks, leading reviews, creating risk mitigation and implementing of action plans.
- Cultivating external communication networks among donors, partners, potential partners to assist in the gathering of information and identification of trends and resources in order to inform the organizational resource mobilization strategy and help position the organization for new funding opportunities
- Managing the pre-proposal phase for future and anticipated funding in close collaboration with the program team
- Managing M&E requirements of all existing projects
- Monitoring project activities, outputs and progress towards anticipated results
- Developing M&E plans and frameworks for all projects and ensure the same is followed up during implementation.
Project Manager-Tumaini Department
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Checking and approving expenses ensuring that the department expenditure is expedited correctly and consistently (i.e
- Allocated to correct budget lines) and that donor funds are used solely for the purposes for which they were granted and in accordance with relevant donor guidelines
- Developing a resource mobilization plan for the department to form component of an integrated RI resource mobilization plan and strategies
- Actively soliciting for new donors and grants in accordance with RI principles and guidelines in collaboration with other program team
- In collaboration with HR Manager interpret, train and implement the HR policy and other RI policies in the department
- Planning for departmental manpower in collaboration with the HR office
- Monitoring the departmental project activities, outputs and progress towards anticipated results
- Preparing departmental updates reports on quarterly basis, midyear and annually as per the set guidelines
- Coordinating the Review of the departmental policies and standards of operations ensuring they are within the provisions of children Acts, sexual offense, prohibition against FGM, domestic violence, OVC Minimum standards, etc
Adopon officer
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Facilitang local adopons for interested adopve clients
- Compling adopve parents and children reports and subming them to the case commiee for consideraon
- Partnering with charitable children instuons in placing children to prospecve adopve parents
- Conducng hone visits to prospecve adopve parents home to confirm the home viability to adopt children
- Organizing quarterly case commiee meengs for consideraon of adopon applicaons.
Case Monitoring officer-Tumaini department
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Increasing access to jusce and promong legal rights for the exisitng and new child abuse cases
- Sustaining of legal rights process through rescue, rehabilitaon and re-integraon of survivors of child abuse
- Networking with stakeholders involved in criminal jusce system in strengthening child protecon system in the areas of operaon for purposes of effecve service delivery
- Conducng home visits for reported cases of child abuse and recommending the nature of intervenon.
Office assistant
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
09.2017 - 12.2017
- Receiving and direcng all visitors in the organizaon
- Co-ordinang the organizaon communicaon i.e receiving of incoming leers and dispatch of outgoing leers
- Receiving all incoming and outgoing calls, emails and acts on them accordingly including draing correspondences
- Monitoring prudent use of office ulies
- Office pey cash management.
Education
High School -
Miathene High School
Meru, Kenya 04.2001 - 04.2011
Primary School - undefined
Chogoria Boys Boarding Primary School
Meru, KenyaKINDERNOTHILFE Impact oriented outcome monitoring - undefined
12.2019 - 05.2020
KINDERNOTHILFE Child right programming - undefined
06.2019 - 05.2019
SOS Alternative family care - undefined
05.2018 - 05.2018
KENYAN JUDICIARY Alternative dispute resolution - undefined
06.2019 - 05.2019
AFRICAN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT FUND Advocacy and networking - undefined
08.2020 - 05.2020
STEPHEN LEWIS FOUNDATION OVC Programming - undefined
03.2020 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science in Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Assistance -
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
Kakamega, KenyaSkills
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
LEADERSHIP
GOOD LISTENING SKILLS
COMMUNICATION, INTERPERSONAL AND TEAM BUILDING
ADVOCACY AND NETWORKING
Drivinglicense - Categories
- B
- C
- E
- F
- G
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/27/1992
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Marital Status: Single
Languages
ENGLISH
Proficient
C2
KISWAHILI
Proficient
C2
References
- MERCY CHIDI BAIDOO, Ripples International, +254722722128, ceo@ripplesintl.or.ke
- LEAH MUTUMBU, Centre for Rights, Education and Awareness, 0721127729, leah.mutumbu@creawkenya.org
- DOUGLAS KAUMBUTHU, Meru blind associates, 0727447335, kruiga@yahoo.com
Extracurricular Activities
MERU COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Intern MERU BLIND ASSOCIATES, Intern AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KENYA, Volunteer
Accomplishments
Staff of the year for Ripples International- 2022
Timeline
Program Manager
Ripples International
01.2023 - Current
AFRICAN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT FUND Advocacy and networking - undefined
08.2020 - 05.2020
STEPHEN LEWIS FOUNDATION OVC Programming - undefined
03.2020 - 05.2020
KINDERNOTHILFE Impact oriented outcome monitoring - undefined
12.2019 - 05.2020
KINDERNOTHILFE Child right programming - undefined
06.2019 - 05.2019
KENYAN JUDICIARY Alternative dispute resolution - undefined
06.2019 - 05.2019
Project Manager-Tumaini Department
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2019 - 12.2020
SOS Alternative family care - undefined
05.2018 - 05.2018
Adopon officer
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2018 - 12.2019
Case Monitoring officer-Tumaini department
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
01.2018 - 12.2018
Office assistant
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
09.2017 - 12.2017
High School -
Miathene High School
04.2001 - 04.2011
Senior Project Manager
RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL
1 2021 - 12.2022
Primary School - undefined
Chogoria Boys Boarding Primary School
Bachelor of Science in Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Assistance -
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
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