About Me

Professional goal: I am looking for opportunities of managing and providing capacity building in the fields developed in my professional summary.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

International development professional with 15+ years of nonprofit organizations direction/management in the fields of Government contracting, conflict transformation, Human Rights,  democracy, elections, gender based violence, women empowerment and civil society capacity building. Well-versed in working with government, local and international organizations. Able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organizations.

Key skills:

Nonprofit management
Program design, management
Program Monitoring and evaluation
Grant writing and risk assessment
Resource mobilization
Budget oversight
Program administration
Reporting (qualitative and quantitative)
Capacity building
Advocacy
Research- Action, SPSS
Strategic plan
Financial management
Relationship cultivation with partners
International Public Speaker/analyst

Computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlook)
Language skills: Fluent in English, French, Swahili, and Lingala.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Program direction and coordination

·         Directed and monitored programs on gender based violence, human rights and advocacy.

·         Monitored, analyzed and reported on social-political and economic context of my geographical responsibility Eastern of the Congo and advocated for a positive change.

·         Represented my organization on national and international levels, as well as developed and maintained good relationship with stakeholders as needed.

·         Oversaw  all operations related to the programs such as  sexual violence program, action-research in conflict transformation, Human rights in the DRCongo

·         Supervised local staff including direct and indirect staff of – 50 persons, participated in hiring, and coached professional development and evaluation process for the staff.

Program Management

Developed, and implemented programs such as an action-research related to civil society empowerment in conflict transformation on the grassroots, election process in 2006, and women empowerment in peacebuilding.
Developed a transversal gender policy that promoted women involvement in build peace.
·         Analyzed, approved, and monitored a $1 million program of seven organizations focused on recovery and reintegration for victims of gender-based violence.

·         Oversaw the implementation of all the program activities and ensuring compliance with our policies.

Monitoring and evaluation of the program

·         Assessed methodologies for collection, documentation and analysis of data for 22 projects      ($20.000-$70.000 each project) related to peace building, grassroots governance and women’s empowerment in peace negotiation

·         Monitored the program budgets and expenses, and approved local partners proposal budgets

·         Developed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation plan of programs including outputs and outcomes.

Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on topics such as a Beijing resolution related to women’s status in The Great Lakes region, exposing challenges faced by women in the field.
Capacity building

·         Recruited, planned and organized workshops of 540+ participants’ relationship-building skills at their workplace, with family, and within their community within three years.

·         Supervised and managed +10 government’s employees to empower them with advocacy skills that led to the publication of the brochure “Ten reasons why integrating ex-offenders benefits to Baltimore city

·         Provided capacity building to + 100 youth leaders in developing accurate and consistent advocate documents.

Fundraising capacity

·         Identified grant opportunities in Human rights, peace building, understand the requirement, and write the proposals accordingly that led to millions of dollars grants.

·         Engaged public in becoming active participants in the campaign such as sexual violence, human rights, etc through financial contributions and/or taking political action.

·         Developed and provided capacity building in fundraising techniques to local partners.

·         Researched US opportunities such as free tax business between Africa and the US through the African Growth and Opportunity Act that helped 6 organizations to sell their products in Washington DC

Advocacy-International Public speaking

·         Educated community members about the major campaign issue of sexual violence , Human rights,  employment opportunities for ex-offenders and advocated decision-makers to initiative comprehensive policies such as reviewing individually infractions or mobilizing voters to elect candidates who will address citizen concerns.

·         Researched, drafted, and updated reports using in-depth knowledge on conflict and human rights violations in Congo that inspired the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

·         Advised representatives from U.S. State Department, UN headquarters, and several universities (i.e., DC, Virginia, Maryland, California, Maine, New Jersey) on complex issues surrounding mineral conflict in the Great Lakes region, detailing positive alternatives for  decision-makers and advocates interested in taking action

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

11/2016-present               Quality Assurance Coordinator               MJ GENERAL LLC, Washington DC

04/2016-07/2016              Consultant                                          World Bank Group Washington, DC

09/2015-04/2016              Grants writer                                       Little Friends for Peace (volunteer) DC

05/2015-08/2015            Worksite Supervisor                           Youth Works Mayor’s Office of Employment

Development, Baltimore, MD

05 /2012 – 09/2015           Program Facilitator                          Federal Leadership Institute, Washington DC

04/2010 – 08/2012            Human Rights Consultant             Congo Global Action Coalition, Washington, DC

04/2009 – 04/2010            Professional Intern, Africa Program    Vital Voices Global Partnership, Wash. DC

12/2007 – 10/2008             Program Director                                 ICCO, RDCongo

11/2002 – 12/2007             Program Officer                  Life and Peace Institute, International, DRCong

09/1997 – 10/2002             Executive Secretary          Action of Christians against Torture, DRCongo

01/1998-present                 International Analyst/Public speaker      State Department USA, Enough Project, World Bank, San Diego University, Toronto University,

EDUCATION

·         Master of Science in Administration (Federal Programs Management), Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC. 2014

·         Bachelor of Arts in International Public Law, ULPGL, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000

·         Women Human Rights Specialization, Toronto University, Canada, 06/2006

·         Reflecting on Peace Practice Program (RPP), CDA, Boston, 2005

PUBLICATIONS

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Congo’s Women on the Frontline of the War for Wealth, March 17, 2010

Healing the Wounds of the War: The Peacebuilding work of Sylvie Maunga, Joan B. Kroc Institute School of Peace Studies, August 2008

Master theses: Improving Fairness In Government Agencies To Maintain Efficiency And Leadership, Thesis, Trinity University, December 2014

Bachelor thesis: Human Rights Protection in DRCongo: case of Kivu prisons.

The anguish of war and women’s effort to build peace in the DRCongo, Documentary, 2008

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AWARD

Public and Private Partnership, World Bank  June 2016 ; Grant Writing and Nonprofit Management, DC Mayor’s Office of Partnerships and Grant Services,05/2013, DC

Women Peace Maker Award, Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (San Diego University) 09/2008, California, USA.

VOLUNTEER

Conference Organizer of the Fragility, conflict and violence Forum, Mars 2016 World Bank, Washington, DC.

Africa Advocacy officer, Meridia Partners-European Union, May-July 2016, Bruxelles, Belgium