CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Contact address:
Cell phone:
Email:
Joseph Mwaniki Ndwiga
P.O. Box 58515- 00200, Nairobi
254 722-640 573
ndwigajm@gmail.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE:
To excel as a development worker by developing people’s inherent potentials to appreciate
life challenges and embrace them as opportunities for their self-development.
WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
October 2011 to date
Programme Officer with African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
Main Duties:
Providing and supporting innovative business solutions in the AATF business
processes through:
o Guiding the overall AATF organisational monitoring and evaluation
strategy,
o Assisting in coming up with feasibility and baseline studies, impact
assessments,
o Deployment and commercialisation of agricultural technologies,
o Conducting value chain analysis and creating market linkages across
AATF projects
o Assisting the implementation of agribusiness development activities for
AATF
o Support any special assignments in the Business Development Department
in particular and the Technical Operations Directorate in general
Main achievements
o Supervised a consultancy to set up AATF comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation system;
o Organised and supervised a baseline survey for the Integrated Striga
Management in Africa Project;
o Carried out an evaluation of Integrated Striga Management in Africa
Project in Western Kenya;
o Participated in the development of two projects business plans namely
Cassava Mechanisation Project and ABS Sorhgum Projects;
Jan 2008 to Sep 2011
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist with Kenya Forest Service (KFS) under
World Bank Funded Institutional Reforms Support Program- Natural Resource
Management Project
Main Duties:
Guiding the overall project monitoring and evaluation strategy which includes:
o Providing technical support in design of KFS monitoring and evaluation
system;
o Ensuring quality in design of strategies and programmes for the achievement
of organizational results with SMART indicators to measure results;
o Promoting optimal involvement of staff members and other stakeholders in
the development of strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation
frameworks;
o Promoting effective performance monitoring, evaluation and information
systems by upgrading monitoring and evaluation tools;
o Supervising and managing the monitoring and evaluation unit staff and
budgets as well as supervising the work of consultants;
o Liaison between KFS and other government and non government institutions
on M&E related issues to ensure integration and synergy in planning and
information sharing and exchange;
o Ensuring monitoring and evaluation information is accessible to all
stakeholders and public by compilation and dissemination of various M&E
reports;
o Documentation of best practices and success stories
o Participation in organizational strategic planning as well as annual work
planning and budgeting;
o Participation in projects design by providing inputs on project M&E
frameworks;
o Planning and organizing field supervision missions by the top KFS
management;
o Overseeing the entire process of performance contracting and its monitoring
and evaluation for the entire KFS right from the board of management to the
field officers;
o Participation in staff performance appraisals;
o Capacity building of KFS staff and other partners on M&E related issues.
Key Achievements
o Set up a robust M&E system complete with a manual through a participatory
process;
o Organised and supervised a baseline survey for the Natural Resource
Management Project;
o Set up a monitoring and evaluation committee and built their capacity
through training them on M&E;
o Trained staff on monitoring and evaluation as part of M&E system
development;
o Carried out four surveys and produced reports on customer satisfaction, tree
resource inventory, staff satisfaction and HIV and Aids at workplace;
o Produced KFS quarterly reports and annual report in line with the KFS
performance contracts;
o Participated in the development of two projects namely: Miti Mingi Maisha
Bora Phase II and Sustainable Charcoal Production;
o Participated in the development of staff performance appraisal tools and
implementation of the same;
o Played a key role in the Development of the KFS strategic plan
Jan 2006 to Dec 2007
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with Swedish Cooperative Centre- Vi
Agroforestry project
Main Duties
Guiding the overall project monitoring and evaluation strategy which includes:
o Monitoring the project’s progress against objectives to ensure the project is
working towards the set goals and objectives;
o Designing and supervising various surveys at all stages i.e. design of data
collection instruments, data collection, entry, cleaning, analysis, and report
writing, as well as dissemination of the findings and lessons learned;
o Writing timely monitoring and evaluation reports and disseminating the same
to the management and the target group for advise on how to improve the
project’s service delivery,
o Development and implementation of new monitoring and evaluation tools;
o Representing the project at the various stakeholders’ fora on various issues
pertaining to monitoring and evaluating community development in the
project area and establishing networks and partnerships;
o Training staff on various monitoring and evaluation aspects and contributing
to the staff improvement through staff assessments.
Key Achievements
o Played a key role in the setting up of the project’s M&E system as well as designing
the management information system;
o Carried out various surveys both baseline and progressive/ midterm and produced
reports for use by the project actors;
o Developed and tested two new monitoring and evaluation tools (PIA and Octagon)
which were later adopted by the entire program in the East African Region;
o Facilitated in various local and international M&E training workshops
o Produced various monitoring and activity progress reports;
o Carried out staff assessments which resulted in a lot of improvement in staff welfare
and working relationship.
August 2004 to Dec 2005:
Project Officer with Swedish Co-operative Centre-LIFE (Livelihood Improvement
Through Farmer Empowerment) project.
Main Duties
o Coordination of project activities including providing technical backstopping
to project executing agencies;
o Development of monitoring and evaluation systems for monitoring and
evaluating the projects outputs as part of impact assessment;
o Ensuring project implementation, management and timely production of
reports (monthly, quarterly and annual) as per the project policy;
o Liaison and coordination of GOK ministries and CBOS involved in the project
implementation;
o Planning, budgeting and accounting for project finances as well as preparing
and reviewing the integrated activity-based annual work plans and budgets;
o Facilitating capacity building activities by organising trainings and workshops
for stakeholders (farmers and technical staff).
o Representing the project at the various stakeholders’ fora on various issues
pertaining to community development.
Main Achievements
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Facilitated the formation and registration of viable farmer marketing groups which
engaged in collective marketing and purchasing of agricultural produce and inputs
hence enjoying the benefits of economies of scale;
Facilitated the revival of four Agricultural Cooperative Societies and registration of
two new ones;
Facilitated capacity building the farmers on value addition and marketing (bulk
marketing and purchasing of agro-inputs);
Participated in the development of various agricultural training modules one of
which was Farming as a Business training manual which was used regionally;
Facilitated the establishment of market in information centres and dissemination of
market information to farmers which resulted to better prices for agricultural
commodities.
June 2004-Aug 2004
Research Assistant with Kenya Anticorruption Commission
Main Duties: Carrying out a follow-up survey on the implementation of the Public
Service Integrity Programme (PSIP) through interviewing civil servants.
January 2004 to March 2004:
Research Assistant with Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development.
Main Duties: Collection, collation and entry of data in a National Poverty,
Environment and Agricultural technologies survey.
December 2003:
Research Assistant with Kenya Anticorruption Commission
Main Duties: Collection, coding and entry of data in The Corruption Perception
Survey in Kenya.
August 2002 to August 2003:
Micro Enterprise Development Officer with Business Initiatives and Management
Assistance Services (BIMAS) - A Micro-Financing Institution.
Main Duties:
 Carrying out outreach and promotion,
 Formation of viable groups of small and medium size entrepreneurs,
 Training the groups on business and credit management,
 Doing business appraisals and providing business management advice,
 Advancing loans while ensuring full and complete repayment
 Ensuring the members contribution to the group savings scheme
 Carrying out regular business visits as a way of monitoring their progress
May/June 2002:
Research Assistant with Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development
Main Duties: Collection and collation of data in the Rural Household Indicators
Survey focussing on: identification, characterisation and assessment of rural
households in Kenya.
CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS
Period
Assignment
June 2012 to date
Associate consultant with CORAT Africa (Facilitated a one
week training for development coordinators covering: working
with the people; needs assessment; community development
approaches and collection and utilisation of information)
April 2012- June 2012 Baseline Survey for Poverty reduction among Vulnerable
Youths through an empowered Vocational training in Nairobi
Slums and Laikipia East District Project
February- April 2012
Monitoring and Evaluation System development, and
Monitoring and Evaluation training and Baseline Survey for
Kenya National Alliance for Street Vendors and Informal
Traders (KENASVIT) DFID funded project
October-November
2011
Monitoring and Evaluation System development and training
for ASN- Upendo Village, Naivasha
September 2010
Monitoring and Evaluation System development and training
for Swedish Cooperative Centre- Strengthening Capacity to
Deliver Agricultural Production and Marketing services
(SCAM) Project in Uganda
April/May 2010
Economic Opportunities and Training Needs Assessment
Survey for the International Labour Organisation- Youth
Employment Support (YES-JUMP) Project in Nakuru,
Nyandarua South and Athi River Districts
October/
November 2009
Development of Utabibu Savings and Credit Cooperative
Society Strategic Plan for 2010 to 2014
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Period
1996- 2001
Course
Egerton University: BSc. Agricultural Economics- attained
Second Class Honours-Upper Division.
1991 to 1994
Kangaru School-Embu: Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KCSE)- attained an overall of B+ (plus)
1981 to 1990
Kiriari Primary School: Kenya Certificate of Primary
Education (KCPE)- attained an overall grade of B+ (plus)
ROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Period
Oct. 2008 to
Sept. 2010
Course
Masters of Arts Degree in Project Planning and Management with
University of Nairobi
Dec. 2005-Dec Post-graduate diploma in Community Based Development and
2006
Project Management with PREMESE Africa Development Institute
Jan-Nov 2005
Successfully completed a one year training course on Leadership
for Change covering: Visioning, Personal Development and
Effectiveness, Entrepreneurship Leadership and Managing Change
sponsored by Swedish Cooperative Centre and Uganda
Cooperative Alliance.
1999- June
2003
Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Part I & II with Kenya
Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board
(KASNEB)
ADDITIONAL ASSETS:
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Certificates in Micro-computer Application packages: Ms Windows 98, Ms
Word 97, Ms Excel 97, Ms Access 97, Fundamentals of Ms Dos, Word Perfect
(5.1), Lotus123, Dbase III+ by The Egerton University Computer Science
Department.
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Proficiency in SPSS, STATA and EPI-Info statistical packages, MS Project, MS
Power Point, internet skills and possess working knowledge of GIS
(Geographic Information Systems)
WORKSHOPS:
I participated in the below training workshops and possess a wealth of experience
on the application of the knowledge and skills gained.
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Business planning
Entrepreneurship skills
development
Facilitation skills
Gender and Development
Interviewing skills and
conducting Focus Group
discussions (FGDs)
Leadership for change
Organisational Development/
Assessment
Participatory Impact Assessment
(PIA)/ Participatory Impact
Monitoring (PIM)
Participatory Monitoring &
Evaluation (PM&E)
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Participatory Rural Appraisal
(PRA) and the affiliated tools
Proposal writing and funds
mobilisation
Sexuality and HIV and Aids
Study Circles and Farmer-Field
Schools (SC/FFS)
Village Savings and Loans (VSL)
and Table Banking
Visioning and Strategic Planning
Logical Framework Analysis
Group Dynamics and Conflict
Management
Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
Languages: English, Kiswahili, Kiembu and Kikuyu (fluently spoken and written).
Hobbies:
Jogging, Travelling, Making Friends, Reading and Sports, Voluntary work.
REFEREES:
1. Gerald Mutinda,
Regional Manager- Dairy Productivity, Gender and Youth,
East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) Program
P.O Box 74388-00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: 0733489534
Email: geraldkatothya@yahoo.co.uk
2. David Mwangi
Senior Secretary,
Kenya National Council of Science and Technology,
P.O. Box 58515, 00200
Nairobi
Phone: 0734423574
Email: ngigimd@yahoo.com
3. Munene Charles,
Researcher and Policy Analyst,
P.O. Box 58515-00200, Nairobi
Tel: 254 720 47 33 28
Email: ckiura@gmail.com