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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

Proficient in Microsoft Office systems

Data analysis

Financial Management

Budgeting

Staff Management

Training and Development

Planning and Coordination

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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