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Program Officer seeking work in Africa

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I work to combat human trafficking through three main thematic areas; child protection, gender justice and migrant rights. I am an experienced program Officer having worked in both Kenya and Rwanda coordinating and implementing programs that seek to combat human trafficking. I am skilled at program management, stakeholder engagement, team collaboration and risk management. My passion lies in making positive impact in marginalized communities through sustainable programs.
Serial No: 184561
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List Of Qualifications & Related Skills:

Program Management: As a Program Officer, I have gained valuable experience over three years of combatting human trafficking in Kenya and Rwanda. My work has involved advocating for policies and implementing programs in child protection, gender justice, and migrant rights. \r\n\r\nProject Coordination: Through managing programs, I have gained experience in handling logistics, budgets, and resources and gained skills in tracking timelines and budgets while adhering to the organization\'s and donors\' policies\r\n\r\nStakeholder Engagement: I have gained the ability to network and effectively communicate with key stakeholders for successful collaboration and achievement of shared objectives.\r\n\r\nCommunity Engagement: I have experience communicating, engaging, and collaborating with the community to create sustainable programs and allow for feedback.\r\n\r\nCommunication Skills: My educational background in Mass Communication(Public Relations) and experience have provided me with excellent written and verbal communication skills.\r\n\r\nAdministrative support: I am proficient in offering full administrative support to program teams handling correspondence, and presentations, and coordinating meetings and travel.\r\n\r\nProblem-solving Skills: I am proficient in identifying challenges and crafting creative solutions.\r\n\r\nRisk Management: Ability to anticipate risks and devise effective contingency plans.\r\n\r\nCross-cultural Communication: Ability to effectively be aware, sensitive, and adaptable in diverse cultural backgrounds in order to foster mutual understanding, reduce misunderstandings, and promote collaboration among diverse individuals and groups.\r\n\r\nTeamwork: Effective in collaborating with cross-functional groups to achieve program goals fostering a positive and inclusive workplace.\r\n\r\n

Interests & Hobbies:

Reading books, especially memoirs\r\nHiking\r\nRunning\r\nCommunity work and volunteering\r\nTraveling\r\nBoxing\r\nPhotography\r\nFashion\r\nmentoring younger people \r\nWriting\r\n

Previous Employment Details:

1) Exchange Participant, January 2023 till date\r\nDuty Station: Kigali, Rwanda\r\nOrganization: Trace Kenya\r\nProject: Raising awareness of human trafficking in Rwanda and Kenya among policymakers, media practitioners, and communities.\r\nI led initiatives to address human trafficking, facilitating cross-border knowledge exchange between Kenya and Rwanda and implementing capacity-building programs in Rwanda for media practitioners, policymakers, and the local communities in Rwanda. Additionally, I played a key role in contributing to Rwanda\'s counter-trafficking in persons policy providing valuable insights and expertise in shaping strategic approaches to combating human trafficking in the region.\r\n\r\n2)Program Officer, July 2022 to January 2023\r\nOrganization: Trace Kenya in partnership with Equality Now\r\nDuty station: Kenya\r\nProject: Enhancing Policy Responses to Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse(CSEA) in Kenya\r\nI led a program on enhancing policy responses to address CSEA in Kenya engaging relevant stakeholders through consultative forums to identify gaps in laws and policies that hinder full operationalization of child protection policies. As a result, we developed an advocacy brief that is being used by civil societies across the country to give actionable insights and guidance to enhance responses to CSEA.\r\n\r\n3) Program Officer, May 2021- August 2022\r\nDuty Station: Mombasa, Kenya\r\nOrganization: Trace Kenya in partnership with Better Migration Management(BMM), GIZ\r\nProject: Communication Strategy\r\nI led engagements with the private sector- Transport Sector Actors(TSAs)- in a campaign that sought to raise awareness among TSAs and the traveling public on safe and secure migration to reduce risks of human trafficking and enable reporting of cases by potential victims. I facilitated capacity-building training and developed communication materials for the campaign.\r\n\r\nProgram Officer, November 2020 to June 2022\r\nOrganization: Trace Kenya in partnership with Equality Now\r\nDuty Station: Mombasa\r\nProject: End Sex Slavery.\r\nI led a group of 24 survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children(CSEC) through mentorship and capacity-building sessions empowering them to become change makers and amplify survivor voices in their community.

Current location:  Nairobi County, Kenya - View on map
Nationality: Kenyan
Preferred Sector of Employment:  other
Location I am interested in working: Anywhere
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