Alindwe Geofrey
Social Worker
Buliisa
Summary
I am aproffessional Community Liaison Officer bringing 6 years of community contribution to fulfil the community liaison's role. Strong academic background in community development with a foundation in local community resources. Highly skilled in public speaking with an aptitude for event coordination, solid background in community engagement and relationship-building. Successfully facilitated partnerships that enhanced community outreach programs and resolved resident concerns efficiently. Demonstrated communication and problem-solving skills to foster collaboration and drive initiatives forward.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Community Liaison Officer
TotalEnergies
07.2024 - Current
- Village profiling of the Project affected Villages
- Ensure Contractors adhere to the project Social Management Plan
- Profile the stakeholders within the project footprint through Relational Stakeholder Engagement
- Coordinate Stakeholder field Visits within the project sites
- Conduct Data collection exercise for the different stakeholders through the use of Kobbo Tool
- Design a Kobbo Tool for a project to use during the data Collection Exercise.
- Support Contractors during the Community Recruitment in the Local Communities and follow up community related concerns with the Contractors.
- Plan daily/weekly/monthly engagement based on need to deliver relational, operational and development focused engagement with community stakeholders, CSOs and local government in the Project Area of Influence, in the framework of establishing and maintaining trust-based relations.
- Organize individual, group and community meetings to inform, consult, and engage in a format appropriate for the purpose and cultural preferences.
- Support community meetings by preparing information packages, arranging venues, posting advertisements and collecting feedback forms.
- Identify and respect the needs of different stakeholder groups, especially vulnerable groups, and modify engagement approaches as appropriate.
- Ensure that the most appropriate information-sharing tools are used for different stakeholder groups, including vulnerable groups.
- Manage relational engagement (stakeholder mapping of administrative and traditional leaders, influencers and opinion leaders, service providers (health, education), focus groups (gender, youth, vulnerable people etc.).
- Build awareness, knowledge and understanding of village and community demographics, priorities, and concerns of different community groups.
- Identify and engage opinion leaders to support dissemination of reliable information to various audiences, Promote awareness and understanding of project operational activities and their implications for communities.
- Identify opportunities to support initiatives benefiting the local communities and communicate them to their line manager.
Community Liaison Officer
MOTA ENGIL UGANDA
10.2021 - 06.2024
- Established a strong and positive reputation for the company in the face of the community by significantly reducing the frequency of accidents by 90% through designing and presenting road safety awareness programs.
- Ensured employee compliance and adherence to employment regulations as per the labour management plan by 89% and this has been through conducting toolbox talks, and sensitizing employees on different Social Safeguards.
- Formed strategic partnerships and liaised with different stakeholders, e.g. subcontractors and company/ Client to effectively achieve project targets by ensuring adherence to social management plans and designing solutions to community complexities and queries.
- Promoted harmonious relationships, and transparency by conducting quarterly meetings, and following up with the community grievances and concerns through updating the community concern and grievance logs which helped to resolve the grievance by 100% and concerns by 95% hence building trust and cohesion among the stakeholders.
- Supported subcontractors in coordination and conducting community programs like community recruitment and this helped to reduce community concerns regarding irregularities that would have come because of noncompliance with the labour management plan, and this ensured compliance by 96%.
- Advised management on the likely negative actions of the community because of noncompliance and high stakeholder expectations hence creating a good and lasting working relationship which reduced the levels of community residence to the project.
- With negotiation skills, managed to respond to the community concerns that resulted from allegations, and this helped to protect the company's name from other stakeholders hence achieving a 95% success rate in resolving these concerns.
- Approached issues proactively to best meet current and future community needs like providing communities with Corporate Social responsibilities and forwarding Community requests to the company for assistance.
Data Entrant and Activity Coordinator
Buliisa Association of Parents of Children with Disability
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Improved health outcomes for disabled children by training parents on financial literacy and group dynamics which resulted in 45% of the Parent support groups being registered as community-based organizations.
- Ensured inclusion of minority groups (disabled children) in district development plans as their concerns as vulnerable members were persistently advocated for and given positive responses by local authorities.
- Significantly improved the quality of disabled children's lives by raising awareness about children's rights which positively impacted parents' perception of being conscious about children's needs and rights.
- Performed data entry duties, including filing and documentation to provide guidelines for tracking performances of capacity development programs as well as data for preparation of reports to guide in decision making.
- 60% of the parent school groups received certificates of registration with the Buliisa District Local Government, and therefore they now stand as independent entities, which can help them to ensure their sustainability.
Enumerator
Atacama Consulting
03.2019 - 04.2019
- Improved the perception of the parents of children with disabilities more so men through continued sensitisation, and this improved the health status of these disabled children.
- Timely submission of both activity and monthly reports regarding challenges and achievements of the project, as well as financial reports
- 60% of the parent school groups received certificates of registration with the Buliisa District Local Government, and therefore they now stand as independent entities, which can help them to ensure their sustainability.
- Trained parents of children with disabilities on financial literacy and monitored their VSLA activities.
- Liaised with the local government and lower local government technocrats and this helped the parents of children with disabilities in these areas to have their issues noted by the respective authorities.
- Maintained individual child records, and program records and completed various reports.
Sales Executive
Africell Uganda
09.2018 - 02.2019
- Increased the company sales revenue by providing exceptional customer care experience to customers during the sale of products and services which built customer trust and loyalty.
Education
Bachelor of Development Studies -
Gulu University
01.2016
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - undefined
Kigumba Intensive Secondary School
01.2012
Uganda Certificate of Education - undefined
Kitara Model Secondary School
01.2010
Skills
Community Networking
undefinedCertification
Youth Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship Development (YILED) 2020-2023
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Certificate of Participation in RSE training
- Participated in Risk Assessment training By Uniathena
- Participated in a month training in financial Literacy training by NSSF Uganda
- Participated in UN SDGs training Seminar on financing SDGs projects and Programs organized by Youth SDGs Fellowship under the UN-SDGs Youth Accelerators program.
- Participated in the refresher training in grievance handling by Total Energies
- Participated in advocacy training on project management and financial management organized by the Uganda Society for Disabled Children.
- Participated in a one-week training in computer application and usage organised by the Uganda Communications Commission.
- Mobilized the community to participate in the Bugungu Run for 3 (three) consecutive years, this is an activity that is intended to raise funds for the construction of the Bugungu Community house.
DECLARATION.
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct, and I bear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars. ALINDWE GEOFFREY Date: 3rd. October 2025
Timeline
Community Liaison Officer
TotalEnergies
07.2024 - Current
Community Liaison Officer
MOTA ENGIL UGANDA
10.2021 - 06.2024
Data Entrant and Activity Coordinator
Buliisa Association of Parents of Children with Disability
10.2019 - 03.2021
Enumerator
Atacama Consulting
03.2019 - 04.2019
Sales Executive
Africell Uganda
09.2018 - 02.2019
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - undefined
Kigumba Intensive Secondary School
Uganda Certificate of Education - undefined
Kitara Model Secondary School
Bachelor of Development Studies -
Gulu University