Innocent Mallya

Provided technical support to six Community partners with 49 technical staff and ensured full engagement of stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring of project activities.

• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the community department, including supervising, coaching, mentoring, and training the community services team to ensure they have the requisite skills to meet community deliverables.
• Collaborated with in-country partners in designing, implementing, and monitoring a strategic plan for the expansion of HIV community-focused services in the Southern Highlands in line with the Tanzania Government bodies, MoH, and PORALG directives.
• Represented the HJFMRI Tanzania in the RHMT and CHMT and advocated for a gradual inclusion of HIV Program activities in the council plans.
• Reviewed partner's programmatic and financial reports, provide feedback and timely submit to the Program Director
• Coordinated with the RHMT, CHMT, and CSOs for an effective mentorship program in the region based on the gaps identified from site visits.
• Collaborate with clinical, community partners, and other stakeholders to develop annual partners' work plans and budgets that meet the MoH/PEPFAR/HJFMRI strategies for HIV services delivery.
• Assisted partners in capacity building by establishing structures, tools, and mechanisms to improve services.
• Provided guidance and technical support to partners in developing work plans, tracked progress on work plans, and provided mitigations of challenges that arose during implementation.
• Managed the regional program review meetings and facilitated those at the district levels.
• Work with partners to ensure the collection of quality data within relevant areas of funding and the reporting of the data for semi-annual and annual submissions.

Ensured full engagement of Government and other stakeholders by involving them in the work plan, budget, implementation, and monitoring of activities also Provided technical support to eight Community partners in 16 councils in the Western cluster.

• Represents Pact in public events and meetings and coordinates with other donor-funded programs.
• Represented USAID Kizazi Kipya project in relevant meetings with regional stakeholders, including partners, and government as needed.
• Organized and conducted meetings with REOs, RCDOs, RSWOs, RAC, District Educational Officers (DED), Council HIV Aids Coordinators (CHAC), Ward Educational Officers, and Head teachers to provide project understanding and what the government position to support smooth activity implementation.
• Coordinated and continuously built the capacity for staff and sub-grantees to work effectively with multi-sectorial stakeholders in the overall development of activities that work to build a systems response to orphans and vulnerable children.
• Oversee Pacts cluster level budget including tracking spending, disallowed cost, approving travel requests, partner liquidation, approving all cluster expenses, etc.
• Ensured Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of the activities of the association and presented them to the Integrated Cluster Manager.
• Work with Data and M&E Officers to ensure that appropriate data is obtained to produce high-quality timely reports.

Ensured enough linkage and referrals between facilities and community set by integrating all stakeholders in the work plan, budgeting, and implementation of activities.

• In close collaboration with sub-grantees, provide quarterly support-supervision mentoring visits to the field to ensure activities adhere to guidance and SOPs and high-quality services are reaching targeted adolescents.
• Work in partnership with regional, and local government authorities and School teachers as appropriate to ensure planned activities are well implemented.
• Disseminate DREAMS guidance, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other job aids that facilitate the implementation of high-quality, age-appropriate, and gender-sensitive services to adolescents.
• Coordinated training with cluster teams, CSO staff, and consortium partners to ensure smooth implementation and correct sequencing of training activities.
• Served as the technical point person and mentor to sub-grantees on educational support, life skills, HIV prevention, Reproductive Health Education to Adolescents, Prevention and Response to Violence against Children (VAC), and Gender Based Violence (GBV).
• Organized and conducted training for selected teachers with HIV package, Life skills, GBV, and STIs,) to all targeted DREAMS schools in 5 Councils Shinyanga Region.
• Created community linkages for broader community engagement of youth and adolescents in the core areas of sexual reproductive health, VAC/GBV issues, livelihoods, life skills, and employability.
• Work closely with M&E staff to ensure the collection and submission of high-quality data and closely monitor data to better understand the progress of activities and target supportive supervision based on performance.
• Co-developed work plans and action plans with sub-grantees and monitor their progress and achievement towards targets.

Prepared project SOP based on how to engage stakeholders in the implementation of community activities also supervised two Youth officers, and managed 52 national volunteers in 5 Regions with 4 community partners.

• Supported 4 CSOs implementing projects on youth engagement at all levels of project planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provided technical support to project partners (CSOs, LGAs, NPEs, and CPEs) on teen School club establishment and delivered SRH curricular and livelihood sessions.
• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of the activities of the association and presented them to the Outreach Coordinator and project manager.
• Oversee the development and implementation of program work plan and strategies aligned with USAID kizazi kipya project priority.
• Ensured Youth Project Officers played their roles and coordinated the technical assistant to member organizations.
• Conducted regular monitoring visits to School and community projects to ensure timely implementation the follow-up to ensure effective utilization of project funds.
• Arranged and conducted monthly and quarterly meetings with project partners to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
• Conducted Foundation and Refresher Training for 60 Community and 50 National Peer Educators Training to create project understanding.
• Developed Project manuals and training facilities/tools (Project teen club SOPs, Handouts, Project slides (Employability toolkit, life skills toolkit, Gender Based Violence toolkit (GBV), and sexual and reproductive health toolkit)

Provided technical support to 16 National Peer Educators in 16 Regions by ensuring the effective engagement of government and other stakeholders in the implementation of project activities.

• Arranged and conducted foundation and Refresher training for Community/ National Volunteers to create project common understanding.
• Supported and managed 18 National Peer Educators (NPEs) and 90 Community Peer Educators (CPEs) in 18 Tanzania Regions.
• Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review, and track progress on project implementation.
• Coordinated and prepared monthly quarterly, and annual reports in line with organization requirements and in accordance with expectations and requirements set by SOP.
• Ensured careful stewardship of funds, accurate and accountable budget management timely delivery of project activities, and achievement of project milestones.
• Work with partners to support timely project advances and liquidations.
• Collaborated with the Finance Department to create and implement a budget based on sound finances and according to principles.
• Served as program liaison to the Program Manager Organization and other collaborating organizations on all technical matters related to the program at the secretariat.
• Supported the development of communication protocol and Donor relations management guidelines to ensure a consistent and appropriate flow of messages.
• Conducted regular monitoring visits to project placements to ensure timely implementation and follow-up to ensure effective utilization of project funds