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Sharon Maritim

Program Officer
Nakuru

Summary

Seasoned Program Officer adept at evaluating progress and implementing strategic improvements. Decisive and forward-thinking leader with a resourceful approach to problem solving and team building. Offering 4 years of progressive experience.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Program Officer

Farm Inputs Promotion Africa
Nairobi
02.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with finance department to budget and monitor program operations, ensuring sound fiscal and system management.
  • Determined staffing plans to achieve program goals and objectives and participated in hiring decisions for new program staff.
  • Provided key leadership to project managers, directors and other team members.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership team to implement special [Type] projects, increasing program and organizational capacities.
  • Turned strategic mandates into actionable program plans.
  • Analyzed and assessed program performance data and implemented corrective measures.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.

Youth Development Officer

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
Nairobi
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Practiced group counseling methods for youths to learn how to express, manage and resolve issues constructively.
  • Planned and implemented wide-ranging programs, encapsulated learnings and fielded inspirational guest speakers.
  • Experienced with popular office software used for data collection and developing reports.
  • Exposed youths to variety of sports activities and encouraged participation.

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
Nairobi
11.2019 - 07.2021
  • Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
  • Oversaw development and implementation of improvements to support and network operations.
  • Conducted assessment interviews, focus group discussions and other assessments to collect data on needs and modify their existing practices to increase crop and livestock productivity.

  • Worked with farmers to integrate them in sustainable agribusiness and market systems.
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and ad hoc activities.


· Work with farmers and youths to integrate them in sustainable agribusiness and market systems.

· Monthly data analysis and reporting. Translating findings into learnings and recommendations, communicate the findings with the relevant colleagues.

· Support internal and county staff in understanding project activities, learnings and recommendations.

· Share learnings about successes and challenges in the field and potential farmers for success story collection.

Data and Database Assistant

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
Nairobi
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • Supported building of new system environments and upgrading or patching existing systems.
  • Installed, configured, tested and maintained operating systems, application software and system management tools.
  • Managed and monitored installed systems and infrastructure.
  • Administered, supported, and monitored databases by proactively resolving database issues and maintaining servers.
  • Developed and updated databases to handle farmer data.
  • Coordinated with project management on database development timelines.
  • Worked with staff to develop and implement procedures to prevent data loss and maximize system availability.

Data Clerk and Community Nutrition Educator

Amref Health Africa
Nairobi
03.2017 - 08.2017
  • Trained youth and women of reproductive age with basic Nutrition and WASH messages.
  • Enumerated USAID-KAVES and Amref surveys on Women Dietary Diversity.
  • Sorted documents and maintained organized filing process.
  • Entered numerical data into databases with speed and accuracy using Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency
  • Organized, sorted, and checked input data against original documents.
  • Verified accuracy of data entered into system to produce error-free reports.
  • Collated and organized data entry documents into filing systems for easy access.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Food Nutrition And Dietetics

University of Nairobi
Nairobi
09.2011 - 09.2015

Skills

    Strategic planning

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Software

NetSuite Oracle

Open Data Kit

Certification

Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL), Kenya Institute of Management - 2018

Timeline

Regional Program Officer

Farm Inputs Promotion Africa
02.2022 - Current

Youth Development Officer

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
08.2021 - 01.2022

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
11.2019 - 07.2021

Data and Database Assistant

Farm Inputs Promotions Africa
06.2019 - 10.2019

Data Clerk and Community Nutrition Educator

Amref Health Africa
03.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Food Nutrition And Dietetics

University of Nairobi
09.2011 - 09.2015
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