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Prisca Kowa

Summary

Prisca Kowa is a dedicated development practitioner with 10 years advanced expertise in project management, resource mobilization, public policy, governance, and accountability. She possesses unique analytical skills that shapes evidence- based policy dialogue with policy makers aiming at enhancing accountable use public money. Ms. Kowa has a wide range of knowledge on program and strategy design which are informed with context analysis. Additionally, she has persuasive skills that nature relations and manage partners and stakeholders within and beyond government structures including development partners, members of parliament and civil society organisations. She currently works at Policy Forum as a Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer. Prior to acquiring that position, she worked as a Program Assistant for Capacity Enhancement and later a Program Officer for Local Governance and Stakeholders Relations. Before joining Policy Forum, Prisca worked with CARE International and Aga Khan Foundation respectively. In both organizations, she worked around community development projects. Academically, she holds a Master Degree of Research and Public Policy and a Bachelor Degree of Sociology both from the University of Dar es Salam. She is also an alumnus of the Public Service Accountability Monitor (Fundamentals of Social Accountability Monitoring Course) of Rhodes University, South Africa and Transparency International School on integrity. Her passion is to contribute to the development of inclusive and sustainable society where public resources benefit those who are most in need. Versatile Senior Manager specializing in [Area] and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company. Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer

Policy Forum, PF, Ministry of Finance

01.2018 - Current

Mikocheni
In my position as a Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer I have been able to achieve the following;
Secured funds for the organisation strategy and project implementation
I have been able to support the Executive Director in developing proposal, reporting to donors, and maintaining good relations with donors
Specifically, I successfully ensured all organisational donor reports are developed and submitted on time as well as compliance to all contractual obligations
Of recently I have been able to lead the proposal writeup that involved more than one country in sub-Saharan Africa of which it has been successful and the project will run for two years i.e
From 2022-2024
Developed and maintained the stakeholders' outreach strategy which includes a list of donors (both traditional and non-traditional) government and CSOs that aligns to PF's mandate and strategy
Supported the Executive Director in donor engagement meetings: in such meetings my role has been around leading in pitching/presenting about the work of Policy Forum and the existing opportunities for new and/or continued partnership
Successful supported the Executive Director and management team to design programs and projects that aligns to the strategic goal of Policy forum
I have been leading in preparation of the organisation strategic plan and aligns program activities to the overall organisation strategic goals by liaising with the management team
In collaboration with Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Unit, I have facilitated the documentation of the impact stories emanating from Policy Forum interventions
Establishment and facilitation of strategic partnerships with key stakeholders such as the Government Ministries, Private Sector and CSOs
Such partnership include an MoU with President Office-Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), MoU with Foundation for Civil Society (FCS) for the development of the CSOs compliance Manual to Regulatory bodies in Tanzania and MoU with Commission for Human Rights And Good Governance (CHRAGG) that advocates for enhancing good governance and adherence to human right including girl child rights
Representing Policy Forum in different Stakeholder’s meeting/engagements which aligns with PF advocacy goals
Some of the meetings include;
Policy Forum Donor Meetings: Leading in preparation of donor meeting reports in collaboration with management team
In these meetings, my role has been around taking lead in presenting implementation progress of the annual plan, lessons learnt, risks and best practices emanating from PF interventions
Like Minded CSOs Meetings: I have represented Policy Forum in international learning meetings for example in September 2018 I attended the conference organized by Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) based in South Africa
In this meeting I successfully shared how Policy Forum has institutionalized a learning culture which informs impact documentation practices particularly on social accountability interventions conducted in Tanzania
I have also been a focal person in the CSO Week Planning Committee which is the largest gathering of the CSOs in Tanzania
I have successfully coordinated the Annual Learning Event (ALE) conducted during the CSO week in 2018, 2019 and 2021 respectively
The learning event as a platform provided an opportunity to social accountability practitioners both at the local and national level to share their experiences, learnings and best practices emanating from social accountability intervention for better accountability practices
And Planning (MoFP) validation meeting of the Tanzania Voluntary National Review (VNR) report on SDGs: In this meeting I presented on behalf of Tanzania CSOs regarding their role on developing CSOs report and how it contributed to the production of the Tanzania country report on SDGs
This report was presented by Hon
Philip Mpango the then Minister for Finance and Planning at Economic and Social Council of United Nations in New York July 2019
PO-RALG meeting: as partnerships senior officer, I have been a focal person in managing all PO-RALG meetings where I was able to organize, facilitate and follow up to ensure successful negotiations which led to the sign of MoU of collaboration between Policy Forum and PO-RALG
Among other things the MOU provided a directive to LGAs to avail information needed to CSOs conducting social accountability interventions at the LGAs
In line with this role, I have personally established excellent rapport with key officials at Local Government Coordination Unit
Managing the performance of the unit, this include ensuring department targets and indicators are met
Ensured unit compliance through weekly monitoring of project activities that aligned with goals and targets as per result framework
This was done through Management Information System and compiling reports on monthly and quarterly basis
Successful conducted evidence-based advocacy in collaboration with PF members and partners
To realise this, I alongside with the consultant designed and facilitated the training on “Advocacy Skills” to PF members and partners
Members trained, successfully managed to package their massages backed up with strong evidence and engaged with the parliamentary budget committee to influence change
An example of successful advocacy engagement is on the allocation of the loans to people living with disabilities from the 10% LGAs own source revenues resulting for this group to be allocated 2% of the revenues collected
Conducting Policy and Budget Analysis leading to the production of budgetary policy briefs
Successfully produced a policy brief titled “Leave no One Behind: Youth and Sustainable Development” and “President's Office Reginal Administration and Local Government budget trends and the realization of Agenda 2030
This brief covered advocacy messages including the rights of women and young girls' access to benefits of good governance such as the accountability in the use of public resources
Initiated and managed SDGs related activities within Policy Forum Secretariat and the network at large; As stakeholders' relations officer, I was able to facilitate mainstreaming of SDGs activities in the network, as a result of my role the following was achieved
Supported establishment of the Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Development (PGSD) in collaboration with Tanzania Sustainable Development Platform (TSDP)which was officially launched by the Speaker of Parliament in November 2018 in Dodoma.
Developed proposals and presentations for internal and external audiences.

Program Officer

Policy Forum

01.2017 - 12.2017

For Local Governance, I was assigned to various responsibilities which resulted to the following achievements:
Consistently managed on time sharing of policy advocacy analyses that are of interest to Policy Forum Members and worked with the Advocacy and Engagement team for dissemination
Enable broader and more effective participation of the Local Governance Working Group in policy related activities including budget analysis
Enhanced and broaden PF's influence in policy decisions through convening policy engagement meetings including working group meetings
Proactively supported Local Governance Working Group to initiate and encourage synergies with other networks and partners through more constructive linkage
Implemented Policy Forum's annual plan which ensured active participation of the Local governance working group.

Program Assistant

Policy Forum

04.2011 - 12.2016

For Capacity Enhancement, I was assigned to various responsibilities which resulted to the following achievements:
Developed and supported implementation of expertise in Social Accountability Monitoring (SAM) among LGAs in Tanzania
This became one of the main Policy Forum's achievement regarding social accountability initiatives
Facilitated participatory learning sessions and build capacity of CSOs working at local level to conduct structured SAM including the development and production of tools and training materials
Supported integration of Social Accountability work at central and local level and linking this coherently with the rest of the Policy Forum programme
Compilation of findings and produce reports including coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of social accountability work and incorporating lessons into future programming
Supported Policy Forum members/partners to identify ways of using SAM findings strategically and support the social accountability objectives of its members
Proactively shared the experience in the practical use of the social accountability monitoring tool with others at local, regional and international level stakeholders.

Project Officer and District Officer

Care International and Aga Khan Foundation, Bariadi – Shinyanga & Lindi

01.2009 - 01.2011

During those two years I was assigned to various responsibilities which resulted to the following achievements
Planned and conducted leaders' sensitization meeting which involved government leaders and potential people in the district to inform them about the program and how it will operate in the district
Mobilized, formed, trained, and supervised Community Based Savings Groups (CBSGs)
Trained CBSGs on groups on Loan procedures and how to repay their loan with profit
Oversaw daily operations of CBSGs
Managed data collection and conducted analysis of the Management Information System of CBO.

Education

Fundamentals of Social Accountability Monitoring -

Diploma - undefined

Rhodes University

Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Certificate on Social Accountability Monitoring: Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) - undefined

Master of Arts - Research and Public Policy

University of Dar es Salaam

05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology, Social Policy Planning and Administration

University of Dar es Salaam

07.2009

Skills

Public Policy and Governance
Project Management
Partners Management
Resource Mobilization
Research and Development
Social Accountability
Civil Society Coordination
Policy analysis and dialogue
Computer Skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook & PP)
Swahili:

Native
Computer Literacy
Ms Office Application
Windows 2000/2003/2007, Windows 8
Online networking
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Report Exceptions
Strategic Direction

Accomplishments

Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].

Additional Information

Certification

[Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]
[Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]

Timeline

Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer

Policy Forum, PF, Ministry of Finance

01.2018 - Current

Program Officer

Policy Forum

01.2017 - 12.2017

Program Assistant

Policy Forum

04.2011 - 12.2016

Project Officer and District Officer

Care International and Aga Khan Foundation, Bariadi – Shinyanga & Lindi

01.2009 - 01.2011

Fundamentals of Social Accountability Monitoring -

Diploma - undefined

Rhodes University

Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Certificate on Social Accountability Monitoring: Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) - undefined

Master of Arts - Research and Public Policy

University of Dar es Salaam

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology, Social Policy Planning and Administration

University of Dar es Salaam

Prisca Kowa

Summary

Overview

Work History

Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer

Program Officer

Program Assistant

Project Officer and District Officer

Education

Fundamentals of Social Accountability Monitoring -

Diploma - undefined

Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Certificate on Social Accountability Monitoring: Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) - undefined

Master of Arts - Research and Public Policy

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology, Social Policy Planning and Administration

Skills

Accomplishments

Additional Information

Certification

Timeline

Strategic Partnerships and Compliance Senior Officer

Program Officer

Program Assistant

Project Officer and District Officer

Fundamentals of Social Accountability Monitoring -

Diploma - undefined

Trainer of Trainers (TOT) Certificate on Social Accountability Monitoring: Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) - undefined

Master of Arts - Research and Public Policy

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology, Social Policy Planning and Administration

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