Achola Monica Okumu's Resume

Duties and Achievement include;

• Review learning needs for the trainees during the online Dream Builder training Course
• Coordinated with invited Speakers to ensure all expectations were met during the Speaker series.
• Mobilize potential Inspirational Speakers to share their entrepreneurial experiences with the trainees
• Organize for the virtual Meetings, Speaker Series to mention but a few.
• Provided feedback on team performance, identifying areas for improvement.
• Organized materials and resources required for each session in advance.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Program management, Capacity building, business diagnostic, resource mobilization and networking for the vulnerable community and members of the Atiak Out growers Cooperative Society in Northern Uganda.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Coaching and Mentoring of SMEs and Individual Business Owners
• Carrying out Business Diagnostics for the selected Businesses
• Operate as a forum to keep key partners engaged and involved.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Provided strategic advice, guidance and practical support to the team to deal with operational and other issues affecting the farmer organizations within the Project area of Northern Uganda; Reviewed and monitored progress as well as proposed options/solutions to deal with any emerging issues; Operated as a forum to keep key partners engaged and involved.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Provided consultancy training on Agribusiness, Savings and Investments for different selected farmer groups under Enterprise Uganda’s SWEP II Project
• Conducted gender survey on agricultural and climatic change concept under CIAT-IITA’s Research on Agriculture and Climate Change in a bid to obtain scientific data in regards to gender in relation to Agriculture and Climate change in Uganda
• Conducted end line research on small and medium business owners under IPA’s stimulating Micro enterprise growth in order to ascertain the general welfare of the target respondents.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Facilitated a consultancy training on Financial Literacy for members of selected farmers associations/VSLAs under Save the Children’s DCR Project to strengthen the operationalization of wisely-managing their finances
• Facilitated the Youth Led Market Survey/ findings under Save the Children’s Youth Empowerment Bulgari (YEB) Project Initiated more valuable social economic activities for women so as they can as well be able to engage themselves in more productive activities after training alongside the VSLA savings and market linkages.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Established and supported Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) to promote social/micro insurance schemes
• Provided market oriented skills development, through Financial Literacy training, Selection Planning and Management of Income Generating Activities and advanced business skills training
• Supported the development of enterprises and market opportunities through market inclusion and this improved households’ financial resources, socio economic skill base through financial linkages
• Participated in monitoring the implementation of the project and provided feedback to the Project Manager and this ensured efficient and effective implementation
• Provided technical advice and support supervision to the groups to ensure quality data collection and management of their enterprises
• Prepared weekly, monthly and annual progress reports to the project manager for compilation
• Established a data base for the beneficiaries of the project and documentation of lessons learnt, success stories and best practices.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Provided consultancy training on VSLA Methodology for TASO’s selected groups of youth/child mothers who were formerly engaged in prostitution within and outside the district.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Participated in all project activities including sector meetings, workshops, assessments, and training/ capacity building, Camp Closure Planning meeting as well as information dissemination within the IDP and Host Communities, Cluster Coordination meetings at district, Sub County, parish and village levels
• Represented the project in Coordinated, mobilized, organized and scheduled meetings with the community members / local leaders and beneficiaries at field levels in order to ensure regular monitoring of service delivery in the IDP settlements and identified existing humanitarian gaps (WASH, Food and None Food Items, general livelihood) in assistance to the IDPs and Host communities are bridged
• Ensured that the Durable Solutions and Camp Management feed- back and two-way referral mechanisms were in place
• Provided monitoring and technical support for the Durable solutions for the IDPs and Host Communities
• Disseminated, collected and profiled relevant information and maintained data at field level
• Generated monthly reports on the implementation of NRC’S Durable Solution Project activities at field levels to the Team Leader by the 20th day of every month
• Coordinated with other field staff to collect, analyze and maintain data required by UNHCR (Donor) and other stake holders
• Ensured that all project activities were implemented according to NRC procedures and policies, and took in account maintaining quality performance and timely completion of the project activities.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Set, followed -up and evaluated camp management coordination mechanisms and structures, return monitoring activities and needs assessments to improve IDPs’ living conditions
• Prepared and submitted weekly, bi- weekly and monthly activity reports
• Represented NRC in camps, return areas and all relevant meetings at camp levels
• Provided analysis and strategic input to the project through compiling baseline data, making assessments, evaluations of gaps and monitoring of the project implementation
• Provided necessary guidance and leadership to the IDP and Host Communities on service delivery gaps as well as Camp and Return Monitoring Was responsible for finances (cash box), logistics and security in NRC’s camp office.

Duties and Achievements include;

• Drafted and implemented a VSLA Methodology that is based on Savings, learning basic business skills and access to capital for the women and Youth in IDP Settlements
• Provided technical support and Mentoring for each VSLA/Revolving fund over a set period of time.