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Yasin Yahaya

Snr Registration Assistant
Kampala

Summary

  • Seeking a position where I can utilize my professional skills, integrity and abilities in the working environment or organization that offers professional growth while being innovative, flexible, and resourceful.
  • To achieve top professionalism through teamwork, planning, advocacy, management of resources and executing various responsibilities in a competitive and challenging environment for better service delivery

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Registration Assistant

UNHCR _Uganda
6 2017 - Current
  • Offering support in the implementation of registration strategies and methodologies for populations of concern
  • Carry out the registration interviews when required in accordance with registration standards and guidance
  • Providing counseling to, and responds to queries from, asylum seekers and refugees regarding UNHCR's registration procedures and their rights and entitlements
  • Maintaining accurate and up-to date records and data related to all individual registration cases
  • Identify persons with specific needs and ensure timely referral to protection follow-up as required
  • Collaborating with protection staff and/or partners in the delivery of assistance and programming, including provision of identity and entitlement documentation
  • Draft correspondence and reports relating to registration activities in the operation, when required, provide statistics and draft reports related to registration data, as requested
  • Identify persons with specific needs and ensure timely referral to protection follow-up as required
  • Monitoring and supporting registration concerns at the reception Centres and borders
  • Coordinating and collaborating with The Office of the Prime Minister (Uganda) in Planning and programming for registration and identity management for refugees in the settlement
  • Always monitored, coordinated, led, and supported registration activities and process in Bidibidi settlement
  • Liaised with OPM and UNHCR registration/protection team to ensure continuous registration of refugees and new arrivals including registration of newborn babies and family reunification
  • Ensured timely identification of spontaneous new arrivals in the settlement (Bidibidi) and persons with specific needs to access accelerated registration and relocation to other settlement
  • Coordinated with UNHCR Kampala to provide registration materials to OPM for registration/continuous registration, documentation, and issuance of refugees family attestation, ration card and IDs for registered refugees in Bidibidi
  • Monitored the status of registration infrastructure, ensured availability/functionality of registration tools and report to appropriate staff for timely intervention
  • Supported and closely worked with UNHCR Registration, Data Management and Protection Officers in charge of verification exercise daily in planning, preparation, implementation and reporting of verification exercise activities
  • I played a critical role in ensuring verification of 223,939 refugees out of the targeted 287,501 individuals in Bidibidi Settlement
  • Supported and involved in multi-Functional teams in monitoring UNHCR projects implementation.

Project Officer

WAR CHILD HOLLAND
02.2017 - 06.2017
  • Identification of beneficiaries, including referrals, in close cooperation with Facilitators and Program Development Advisor
  • Prepared and led the implementation plans of project activities and ensure quality and timely delivery
  • Prepared Organized and conducted creative life skill sessions with different groups of children
  • Youth and caregivers in cooperation with Facilitators
  • Trained and mentored the staff in order to achieve quality
  • Prepared weekly planning of Life Skills Sessions and implemented monitoring timely
  • Collection of information for documentation, reporting and lessons learnt
  • Worked closely together with other WCH staff and collaborate in a constructive way with save the children staff within the Child Friendly Spaces
  • Ensured child protection concerns are immediately reported to Program Development Officer
  • Responsible and accountable for equipment management, orders and distribution in all project locations
  • Ensure child safeguarding and protection procedures are understood and adhered to
  • Developed and strengthened core partnerships and networks with key stakeholders in the child protection sector and Liased with government institutions and other partners
  • Coordinated and networked with other INGO, UN agencies and OPM
  • (Like Sharing activity plans for information sharing and look for synergies and opportunities to work together)
  • Submitted regular report to the Program Development Advisor on progress towards output as well as challenges and successes.

Verification Assistant Officer

SAMARITANS PURSE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
05.2014 - 12.2016
  • Received food/cash Log from the operations Coordinator and deliver it to the community prior to distribution so they can check for any errors
  • Analyzed data and documented any errors and report to OPM for correction prior to distribution day from the Food Log
  • Ensured the Correct and Certified Food/Cash Log is at each Food distribution Points of 65,024 refugees
  • Produced a distribution report based off the food Log is at each distribution Point
  • Handled all Litigation and Complaints at Complaints Desk by documenting all complaints
  • Trained Volunteers and Food Management Committees on handling Food Distribution
  • Registered and verified PSNs and Identifying EVIs in the Settlement by Clusters for targeted Assistance
  • Assessed and granted status to PSNs as EVIs after verification by OPM/UNHCR to beneficiaries including Asylum Seekers and refugees
  • Captured and disseminated Refugee data to OPM and UNHCR for verification and retrieved data of refugees and managed database of refugees from the general Manifest
  • Produce weekly and monthly report after and before Distribution/registration and compiled all complaints from refugee for targeted assistance
  • Provided support in office planning and implementation of programs.

IT Assistant

ARISE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS (U) LTD
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Provided day to day ICT support and maintenance of computer key ICT infrastructure
  • Maintenance of office equipment like Computers, Printers, Tonner refilling
  • Performed regular backups of Database and information ensuring backups and recovery
  • Provided basic staff training where needed
  • Maintained record or list of required repairs and maintenance
  • Maintained current and accurate inventory of technology hardware, software, and resources
  • Developed and implement policies and procedures for computer system operations
  • Timely data compilation of reports and other projects assigned
  • Provided help desk and technical support to the users and staffs
  • Ensured that anti-virus within the Network and PC is updated on a timely basis
  • Performed general repairs on IT equipment and peripherals
  • Provided Hardware and software support
  • Scanning all internet invoices received and forwarded to finance for payment.

Data Management Assistant

KABALEGA COLLEGE
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Timely and accurate entry of data into the electronic databases of students and Staffs
  • Support analysis of data for monthly, quarterly and annual programmatic performance reports and their submission in stipulated deadlines
  • Support data auditing and verification to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity monitoring data reported
  • Support the interpretation and use of M&E data to inform program implementation
  • Providing all the necessary data and information required for the development of internal and external program performance and progress reports
  • Offered timely support in analysis, developing, collecting, and disseminating relevant information for monitoring, evaluation and decision support making.

Assistant Data Officer

THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (TASO)
08.2011 - 01.2012
  • Data collection, editing, coding, analysis and dissemination
  • Organize, clean data and stored data collected from the field
  • Supervise daily and routine clients' registration and data entry in the database
  • Carrying out support supervision for data entry in the system
  • Supervision of data collection, coding, editing and dissemination
  • Coordination of data entry in URSB system
  • Validation of data that has been entered into URSB database
  • Approving of health unit weekly reports using mTRAC
  • Coordinated and followed up weekly reporting by health facilities
  • Carry out monthly HMIS data entry and reporting
  • Prepare and submit any other reports as may be required in the project to ensure that all processes and project outcome/results are documented
  • Usually made routine backups of data at given intervals of time.

Office Assistant

ACTION FOR CHILDREN
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Prepare the office for daily use and arranging area for proper work and meeting
  • Attend to all incoming calls, mails delivery and posting letters, memos to the right address
  • Managing all Inventory of all office stationeries and Supplies
  • Scheduling programs, dates and venue for management meeting and staffs
  • Drafting letters, memos and filling documents, receipts, photocopying, scanning and binding documents
  • Helped admin work in case of multitask by compiling weekly and monthly reports
  • Open and closed all office in right time and supervising cleaners to maintain clean working environment for staff and visitors.

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

ISBAT University
Uganda (Kampala)
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Cavendish University
Uganda (Kampala)
04.2001 -

Associate of Science - Information Technology

Uganda Institute of Information & Comm. Technology
Uganda (Kampala)
04.2001 -

Skills

Data management and analysis skills, Internet, and outlook usage skills

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Education Certifications

  • ISBAT UNIVERSITY UGANDA, Master of Science in Information Technology (MSc.IT), 2021
  • CAVENDISH UNIVERSITY UGANDA, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSc.CS), 2017
  • UGANDA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, Diploma in Information Technology (Dip.IT), 2010
  • UGANDA INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, Certificate in Information Technology. CIT, 2007
  • MASINDI SECONDARY SCHOOL, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), 2004
  • MASINDI SECONDARY SCHOOL, Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), 2002
  • MASINDI ARMY DAY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), 1998

Sur Name

Yahaya

Other Name

Yasin

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/05/84
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Ugandan

References

  • Mr. Awoke Diress Lakew, Field Officer, UNHCR Uganda Yumbe Field Office diress@unhcr.org
  • Mr. Ben Nyamoga, Associate Operational Data Management Officer, UNHCR Branch Office Nairobi (Kenya), nyamoga@unhcr.org
  • Mr. Anthony Akoko, District Forestry Officer, Masindi District Local Government, +256782372980, anthonyakoko@yahoo.com

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 6 Registration staff members.
  • Achieved Verification of Refugees in Uganda in 2018 and 20222 through effectively helping with Coordination, Operational and Strategic Management of Registration Activities and roles with the Government of Uganda .
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Achieved launching of by introducing Biometric enrolments of refugees using ProGres v4 Database, Global Distribution Tool for Assistance Distance for UNHCR, Partners and Government during the tasks.
  • Documented and resolved registration of 16,000 unregistered Asylum seeker in Kiryandongo Settlement which led to acquisition of Refugees status documents and Identifications.

Timeline

Project Officer

WAR CHILD HOLLAND
02.2017 - 06.2017

Verification Assistant Officer

SAMARITANS PURSE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
05.2014 - 12.2016

IT Assistant

ARISE TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS (U) LTD
01.2013 - 01.2014

Data Management Assistant

KABALEGA COLLEGE
01.2012 - 01.2013

Assistant Data Officer

THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (TASO)
08.2011 - 01.2012

Office Assistant

ACTION FOR CHILDREN
01.2010 - 01.2011

Master of Science - Information Technology

ISBAT University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Cavendish University
04.2001 -

Associate of Science - Information Technology

Uganda Institute of Information & Comm. Technology
04.2001 -

Senior Registration Assistant

UNHCR _Uganda
6 2017 - Current

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