CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Ikawa
Private phone: +256779839314/759904053
First name: john robert
Business phone:
Gender: male
Mobile: 0779839314
Date of birth: 21/03/1980
E-mail address 1: bobikawa@gmail.com
Place of birth: Uganda/ Amuria
Skype address : Robert kawa
Citizenship(s): Ugandan
Civil status: Ugandan
Contact address
Box Number: P.O BOX 537
City: Soroti
Post code: 256
Country:Uganda
EDUCATION
Name and address of school
Start & End
date of
studies
4/10/2014Oct/2015
Qualification
Speciality (ies)
Post Graduate Diploma
in Project Planning and
Management on going
Islamic University in
Uganda
2001-2004
Bsc Degree in Mass
Communicatin
Bukedi College Kachonga
1999-2000
Erimu College Soroti
1995-1998
Advanced Certificate in
Education (UACE)
Certificate in Education
(UCE)
Quality Management, Proposal
development, Project Cost
Management, Monitoring and
Evaluation and Techincal Report
writing
Public Relations, Development
Communication, Customer Care
,Advertising and Marketing plus
Radio Journailism
Arts
Uganda Management
Institute
Arts
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Name and address of
training institute
Start & End
date
Obtained title,
certificate
Speciality(ies)
2011
Project Monitoring and
Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation
2011
Certificate in Public
Health
Public Health (Environment)
Makerere University School
of Business
Africa Population Center
2013
World Vision in Uganda
Certificate in security
Awarenss in Risky areas
Security Risk Assessment
LANGUAGES
Read
Very good
Very good
Good
Good
Good
Fair
English
Ateso
Kiswahili
Karamojong
Lugisu
Luo
Speak
Very good
Very good
Very good
Good
Good
Fair
Write
Very good
Very good
Good
Good
Good
Fair
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Ms Power Point, Ms Word, Ms Excel, LMMS, Access, Ms project, Internet Applications
OTHER SKILLS
Conceptual Skills, Leadership Skills, Customer Care Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills and
Mobilization Skills
RELEVANT REMUNERATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the job
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the job
01/03/2014- 31/12/2015
World Vision Uganda WFP Funded Project
Relief and Emergency affairs (Disaster Response)
Karamoja Region Uganda
Nutrition and Hygiene Officer
Oversee Nutrition and Hygiene activities, participate in proposal writing, Design
IEC Material for sensitization and Develop Radio Spot Messages and Nutrition
and Hygiene sensitization messages.
Supervise Field Staff
1st/05/2010- 13th/07/2014
World Vision Uganda
Emergence Response
Karamoja Region
Field Monitor General Food Distribution Project, Nutrition and Hygiene
Conducting selection and registration of beneficiaries for food distribution using
LMMS system
Sensitize beneficiaries on the selection criterion
Select the food management structures and train them on their roles
Conducting regular nutrition and hygiene sensitizations at Food distribution points.
Mobilize, formed and trained 45 community groups to help in house hold
sensitizations on Nutrition and Hygiene in all the 45 Food distribution points In
Kaabong District
Participated in conducting knowledge attitude and Practices Survey (KAP) Surveys
Conduct demonstrations on how to establish Kitchen gardens in all the 45 Food
distribution points
Cultivate good working relations between Local governments (District health
office) with World Vision.
Supervise Community groups and ensured they carry household sensitizations
Identify malnourished children and referred them to relevant agencies for screening
Participated in food distributions and accountability
Reason for Leaving
Moved to another Position within the same organization
Period)
Employer
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the job
1st January 2011 to May 30th 2011
ACF- WFP Funded Project
Food security
Kaabong
Food Security and Livelihoods Supervisor
Lead the process of mobilization for sensitization of program activities(NUSAF 2)
hence appreciation and ownership of the program by the communities
Conduct household targeting and verification for program participation, according
to established criteria
Facilitate various individual household and community level action planning
meetings to achieve program objectives
Ensure the application and use of all program methodologies (PRA tool)
Monitor program implementation and individual household progress
Submit the list of beneficiaries for cash transfers to the mobile money agent
Monitor the distribution of cash to the beneficiaries
Observe and contributed to analysis of evolving seasonal issues affecting food
security livelihoods and program performance
Supervised the field Assistants and conducted performance review
Voluntary termination of Contract
Reason for leaving
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the
job
Reason for leaving
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the
job
2010
CESVI –UNICEF Funded project
WASH- Response to Hepatis E outbreak in Kaabong
Kaabong
Hygiene Promotion Facilitator
Roll out PHAST Methodology tool to the VHTs
Conduct KAP Surveys
Distribute sanitation equipment
Regular monitoring of sanitation facilities
Fixed Contract
1st January 2008- 31st December 2009
Barclays Bank Lira Branch
Marketing and Sales
Lira
Team Leader Sales and Marketing
Design sales strategies that helped multiply sales in the branch.
Offer business advice to the customers.
Attend to Customer Complaints and provide feedback to them
Verify loan application forms before submitting for final scoring, this helped to
reduce the Turnaround time
Set targets for the slaes team and design startegies to achieving the set targets.
Conduct appraisal for the sales team.
Reason for leaving
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the
job
Reason for leaving
Voluntary services
Period
Employer/Donor
Sector of activity
Place of activity
Position
Description of the job
Voluntary Resignation
1st January 2006- 31st December 2007
Katakwi Urafiki Foundation Funded by War on Want
Peace Building Project and Resource Centre
Katakwi
Information and Communications Officer
Train the peace monitors on information gathering tools
Design IEC Material on Peace co existence between the Iteso and the Karamojong
Act as liaison person between the organization and government plus the donors
Compiled reports submitted by peace monitors and shared it with all stakeholders in
the district
I provided public relations for the organization through giving press releases to the
media houses
Helped in formation of groups (CBOs) which later got funds from War On Want
In charge Radio Talk shows and carefully selected panelists to participate in these
shows
Conducted peace building activities like Cross border Dialogues, sports for peace
Voluntary Resignation
September 2005 to 2006 July
Uganda Joint Christian Council/ EU Funded Project
Capacity Building
Soroti
Volunteer
Identify the capacity gaps of the grantees and hence forth organize training
Provide an oversight on behalf of the EU (the Funder)
REFERENCES
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Fr. Robert Ecogu, Soroti Catholi Diocese. robertecogu@yahoo.com 0772637063
Mr.Christopher Omoding MCHN Coordinator GHG Project World Vision Uganda
comoding@yahoo.co.uk 0782115741
Mr. Osako Gilbert Emmanuel Commodity Officer World Vision Uganda
Emmanuel_Osako@wvi.org 07836507278