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Juma Rashid Bewa

Kigoma,Tanzania

Summary

  • BASIC KNOWLEDGE
  • Community sensitization skills-Experience to sensitize community to form savings groups and engaged in other income generating activities.
  • Project management skills– experience of managing a range of youth projects; progressive supervisory responsibility and Key stakeholders facilitation experience.
  • Excellent Communication skills - experience of working in multi-cultural and –lingual environments. Demonstrates the ability to integrate quickly and effectively in new environments. Experience of creating and delivering media programs excellent and adaptable facilitation skills.
  • Self-motivation and drive – enthusiastic and self-motivated team player with the self-sufficiency and initiative to also work independently.

Creative professional offers proven track record of successful programming strategies. Results-driven individual leverages advanced strategies and tactics that drive viewership and revenue. Proficient in content analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Assistant Program Manager

BAKAID, Kigoma
10.2022 - Current
  • Provide overall technical, operational, and administrative support to project staff and promotes an organizational culture where policies and values are observed
  • Oversee project budget including tracking spending, disallowed cost, approve travel request, staffs’ liquidation, reviews and approve all project expenses
  • Project Manager is the main point-person with Pact Cluster Office for all ACHIEVE Tanzania project implementation by the LIP
  • Project Manager is the project leader who is ultimately responsible and accountable for timely, quality project implementation across all councils where the LIP is implementing
  • Work in collaboration with DSWO, DMO, DACC, CHACC at district level and Pact technical coordinators at cluster level to ensure high quality project activities delivery
  • Ensure preparation and timely completion and submission both financial and narrative reports (monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual)
  • Work with Data and M&E Officers to ensure that appropriate data is obtained to produce high quality timely reports
  • In collaboration with organization management, mentors project staff (Case Management officer, Health and HIV Officer, Case Management Coordinator, DREAMS Officer etc.) as appropriate in project management, organizational development, and community development issues
  • Supports performance of project staffs (Case Management officer, Health and HIV Officer, Case Management Coordinator, DREAMS Officer etc.) by proactively addressing performance issues through regular, constructive, and honest feedback, and coaching and identifying necessary staff development needs for direct reports
  • Ensure staff are supported to deliver quality results in all project implementation activities
  • Provides mentoring and guidance to the team members and models best practices; advises and trains other team members on, organization policies, procedures, tools, and methodologies, as needed
  • Represents ACHIEVE Tanzania Project in public events, stakeholders’ meetings and coordinate with other donor-funded programs at council level.
  • Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing new project management tools.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular meetings, clear communication, and ongoing professional development training.
  • Developed effective relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals and expectations for program success.

Livelihood Officer, Coordinator

BAKAID
10.2021 - 09.2022
  • Achieve Project- Uvinza DC & Kigoma MC-, Work closely with the existing local government officials (TASAF, , Social Welfare Officers, Community Development O, DACC, WEO, MEK, VEO’s and CHAC)
  • Recruit, train and supervise Livelihood Volunteers
  • Ensure WORTH YETU groups are formed and establish Community Resources Mobilization Committees to map community resources for social protection
  • Provide continuous supportive supervision to Livelihood Volunteers have to ensure quality economic strengthening programming through instruction, modeling rehearsing, and feedback
  • Ensure that LV provides facilitation support for WORTH YETU Groups and ensure that 60% of project-enrolled caregivers, destitute household members with lower savings levels and interest join the Worth Yetu group
  • Train LV has to roll out a self-assessment tool with nature group to establish a relationship with a pro-poor financial institution
  • Provide consistent monitoring, coaching, and mentorship support to Livelihood volunteers in council level and ensure that they master the skills to graduate into independent Livelihood Volunteers
  • Roll out a household financial literacy and money management curriculum to LV’s and ensure a qualified roll out to WORTH YRTU Members
  • Lead in conducting market assessments and creation of a business network
  • Submit timely economic strengthening specific lessons learned experience sharing
  • Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Project Manager
  • BAKAID- Tanzania, Economic and Strengthening and Livelihood Officer –USAID Kizazi Kipya Project

Coordinator

DC & Kigoma MC
02.2018 - 09.2021
  • Work closely with the existing local government officials (TASAF, , Social Welfare Officers, Community Development Officer, DACC, WEO, MEK, VEO’s and CHAC)
  • Recruit, train and supervise Livelihood Volunteers
  • Ensure WORTH YETU groups are formed and establish Community Resources Mobilization Committees to map community resources for social protection
  • Provide continuous supportive supervision to Livelihood Volunteers have to ensure quality economic strengthening programming through instruction, modeling rehearsing, and feedback
  • Ensure that LV provides facilitation support for WORTH YETU Groups and ensure that 60% of project-enrolled caregivers, destitute household members with lower savings levels and interest join the Worth Yetu group
  • Train LV has to roll out a self-assessment tool with nature group to establish a relationship with a pro-poor financial institution
  • Provide consistent monitoring, coaching, and mentorship support to Livelihood volunteers in council level and ensure that they master the skills to graduate into independent Livelihood Volunteers
  • Roll out a household financial literacy and money management curriculum to LV’s and ensure a qualified roll out to WORTH YRTU Members
  • Lead in conducting market assessments and creation of a business network
  • Submit timely economic strengthening specific lessons learned experience sharing
  • Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Project Manager

Project Coordinator

BAKAID Tanzania
12.2016 - 12.2020
  • Access to Justice Project in Kigoma Region
  • Funded by Legal Service Facility
  • DUTIES
  • Assist to coordinate all Legal Service Facility project activities in the region
  • Ensure proper LSF project monitoring and data collection from the community level and channel the information to BAKAID headquarter
  • Assist in timely report writing as per Legal Service Facility Standards
  • Act as a Liaison between BAKAID, Government, and other LSF stakeholders in the Kigoma region
  • Facilitate planning and provision of paralegal training, the establishment of registration, and capacity building of paralegal units in the Kigoma region
  • To participate in LSF project design, implementation, and review of work plans and budgets
  • Perform any other duties as may be directed by the Program Director.

10.2012 - 09.2017
  • Funded by Tanzania Interfaith Partnership
  • Carrying out program needs assessments, developing and maintaining partnerships, identifying funding opportunities, developing project proposals, and setting plans
  • Conduct formative evaluation by deciding with the national office team on the data needed to inform or provide background information for the development of specific activities as started in the work plan
  • Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise other team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability of their assigned work
  • Coordinating community counseling, HIV Testing interventions, and legal Aid support to different groups such as FSW, OVC/MVC families, PLHIV household members
  • Develop measurable goals and objectives for a program focusing on building the capacity of local partners to Community-Based HIV Services (CBHS)
  • Ensure timely and quality analytical reporting -including quarterly, semiannual, and annual reports and work with M & E Coordinator to train volunteers/temporary workers in the data collection methods and perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director
  • Afrikan Image Production limited, Field Interviewer for Data collection, Region/District: Mtwara, Ruvuma Dodoma, Tanga, and Manyara, Projects Title: MUVI Project under SIDO-Tanzania and EIC Strategy Project under MOF-Tanzania

Project Coordinator, Program officer

BAKAID Tanzania, DC
01.2015 - 12.2016
  • Funded by Foundation for Civil Society
  • Assist to coordinate all project activities Planned per work plan in the region
  • Ensuring proper project monitoring and data collection from the community level and channeling the information to BAKAID Headquarters
  • Assist in timely report writing as per FCS standards
  • Act as a Liaison between BAK-AIDS, government, and other Stakeholders in Kigoma Region
  • To participate in FCS project design, implementation, and review of work plans
  • Perform any other duties as may be directed by the program director BAKAID Tanzania, , Effective HIV/Prevention and Enhanced HIV/AIDS community care through Tanzania Interfaith networks and Religious Leaders in Kigoma Region (FBO Project).

01.2012 - 06.2012
  • Assist to collect data through data collection methodology and supervising another interviewer to work as a team, Data analysis, and perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Geography

University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)
11.2011

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSEE) - undefined

Eckernforde Secondary School
2008

Certificate of Secondary Education (CSEE) - undefined

Ngerengere Day Secondary School, Kizuka Primary School
2003

1999

Skills

  • Highly competent IT skills - an excellent knowledge of
  • Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as strong skills in Excel
  • Facilitation skills, Project management skills and good communication skills
  • Related skills on gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, economic empowerment, Sexual reproductive health, and working with vulnerable groups

Accomplishments

  • I have progressive experience in implementing evidence-based development projects in the community and coordinating different projects as well as working with Pact Tanzania through Kizazi Kipya and Achieve Projects where by I have been working as ESLO
  • In addition, I have experience to work with different projects related to women empowerment, Health, HIV/AIDS, income-generating activities, community awareness, access to justice, Gender based violence and Sexual reproductive health
  • Also, experience to work with different donors such as Tanzania interfaith Partnership (TIP), Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), Pact Tanzania, and Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), Legal Service Facility (LSF) and Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS)
  • I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief this information provided is correctly described by
  • Myself
  • Signature: Date: 29/09/2022 3

Timeline

Assistant Program Manager

BAKAID, Kigoma
10.2022 - Current

Livelihood Officer, Coordinator

BAKAID
10.2021 - 09.2022

Coordinator

DC & Kigoma MC
02.2018 - 09.2021

Project Coordinator

BAKAID Tanzania
12.2016 - 12.2020

Project Coordinator, Program officer

BAKAID Tanzania, DC
01.2015 - 12.2016

10.2012 - 09.2017

01.2012 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Geography

University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSEE) - undefined

Eckernforde Secondary School

Certificate of Secondary Education (CSEE) - undefined

Ngerengere Day Secondary School, Kizuka Primary School

Juma Rashid Bewa