Anthony Akwenyu
Chief Of Party/Program Director
Kampala
Summary
Creative Chief of Party with exceptional background in Humanitarian, Development and Peace nexus. An authentic, compassionate, caring, and innovative leader who is passionate about the realization of social changes in the communities we work with, mission driven, who loves the challenge of transforming Vision into strategy and deeply values integrity, trust, teamwork, respect, and diversity in both social and professional life.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
Chief of Party
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Juba, South Sudan
3 2021 - 4 2024
- Led consortium of 5 international NGOs (NRC, IRC, DRC, ACTED and REACH) in implementation of $30 million USAID-funded program to build resilience in eight counties in South Sudan
- Built and managed relations with USAID, national and sub-national government officials, international donor community in country, and all project stakeholders
- Managed teams of technical sector specialists to develop high quality and winning proposals based on recent assessments and sound program strategies.
- This work led to USAID providing additional funding to the CARB consortium partners
- Developed and implemented a strategic plan that resulted in evidence based positive changes in Livelihoods and food security, communities’ resilience, health and nutrition, gender-based violence, social cohesion and peace building in the project areas
- Identified key advocacy issues and developed comprehensive consortium advocacy implementation plans
- Provided leadership and strategic vision in all aspects of Activity implementation, development, and management
- Ensured that Activity implementation is responsive to communities, and aligned with Humanitarian, Development and Peace Coherence principles
- Outlined and maintained strategic plan for implementation of program activities, including finalizing target areas/interventions, methods of operation, and means of evaluation
- Oversaw Activity start-up and ongoing program adaptive management and administration of teams across various country locations
- Led the development of detailed implementation plans, flowing from annual strategic work plans, and ensured program implementation is on time, on target, and on budget, using effective M&E systems and regular reviews and meeting.
- Led CARB consortium learning agenda, development of lessons learnt and best practices that led to modification of the project to reflect learning
Senior program Manager
Save the Children international
- Managed the implementation of multi-location, multi-sectorial program in Sofala, Manica and Cabo Delgado provinces (which included WASH, CP and FSL)
- Contributed towards program design and external coordination with sectoral clusters/ working groups, government ministries and departments, communities, donors, and any other relevant stakeholder
- Led, with support of relevant technical experts redesign and situation response analysis that included inputs from key stakeholders such as government officials, national technical counterparts, clusters, and field teams
- Lead on field level assessments in coordination with relevant Technical Advisors s according to thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include specific analysis of children’s needs.
Country Programs manager
Joint Aid Management (JAM) Mozambique
- Performed an in-depth analysis of the current nutrition situation in Cabo Delgado and made recommendations, that translated into the opening up of JAM operations in Cabo Delgado
- Engaged in identifying what the nutritional information needs are and propose methods for obtaining information (Nutrition Rapid assessments, Nutrition surveys), intersectoral needs assessments
- Develop comprehensive stakeholder mapping of all those involved in nutrition activities
- Reviewed the existing nutrition related policies to advise on the appropriateness of the proposed nutrition interventions in children under-five and pregnant and lactating mothers.
Global Livelihoods and Markets Advisor
War Child Holland
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Led the formulation War Child holland programming strategies on livelihoods and cash market during the COVID 19 context
- With M&E team and country focal points, ensure the establishment and strengthening of livelihoods/cash monitoring activities and adapt them to COVID Social distancing requirements
- Worked Closely with the projects, Country Offices and H/Q teams to publish relevant lessons learnt and/or Case studies regarding Livelihoods and Cash Transfer Programming within War Child
- Provided technical review of proposals to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with best practice in the food security and livelihoods sector and conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines.
Chief of Party
World Vision Mozambique
04.2015 - 02.2020
- Led the implementation of USDA funded $69 Million dollar Food for Education program in Nampula Mozambique that improved literacy rates from 8% at baseline to 35% at Midterm evaluation by Improving the quality of pedagogy and school management (Literacy boost model), reducing short term hunger through school Feeding, improving school environment, WASH, Health, and Nutrition to reduce school related absenteeism, Community Voice, and Action to boost enrolment and attendance
- Ensured that all project strategic objectives are met through proper design, staffing, implementation, and quality assurance and supervised a team of senior level international and national staff with skills across a diverse set of technical areas
- Established and maintained effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems and managed the project budget within approved spending levels and ensured accurate and timely financial reports to donors and other stake holders
- Provided day-to-day management, supervision and on-the-job training for the implementing partners and staff through proper planning, development of work-plans, feedback and coaching on areas of improvement, monitor progress against project targets on a monthly basis, monitor local context, including issues of security and disasters and identify and pursue opportunities for synergy and integration with other International organizations and UN bodies
- Led the design and revision of Project Baseline, Midterm and final evaluation Terms of reference, Research design and report revisions.
Grant Acquisition and management Consultant
World Vision Burundi
08.2014 - 02.2015
- Grants Acquisition
- Raised World Vision Burundi Budget by $2.5 Million within a period of 3 months
- Management of Food Assistance, Health, and Nutrition grants
- Within a period of 2 months, improved the image of WV Burundi in the management of Grants that led to extension of one grant and further opened programming opportunities for the WV Burundi National office
- Capacity development
- Within a period of 4 months improved the confidence of the National office staff to manage grants.
Emergency food security project manager
World Vision Democratic Republic of Congo
12.2013 - 07.2014
- Project and Development Food Assistance Designed and Implemented USAID funded Cash and Voucher project in the Eastern Democratic republic of Congo
- Budget management ensured spending and expenditures are within the approved budget and adhered to WV and USAID financial policies and procedures; 99.7% of the budget was spent by the end of Project
- Promoted complementarity and integration across projects for maximum impact to beneficiaries
- Emergency Food Security Program
- Provided Leadership to Agriculture, DME and SGBV sector leads.
Deputy Chief of Party
World Vision Haiti
09.2009 - 06.2013
- Deputized the Chief of Party in leading 5 year, $54M USAID funded, multi sectorial program with 170 staff
- Provided Support and Leadership to Agriculture and Livelihoods manager to achieve the objectives of market-based livelihoods through the development of value chains and contract farming that led to USDA certification of Haiti fruit farmers produce and acceptance in the US Market
- Provided Support to the MCHN Director to achieve the WV Haiti Health and nutrition program outcomes through Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) and Preventing Malnutrition for under 2 years (PM2A) programming approaches
- Coordinated WV and Cornell University operations research on the effectiveness of mobile clinics in preventing anemia in pregnant women in rural inaccessible areas of Haiti
- Monetized 19,000 Mt of bread flour for the Haiti Monetization consortium with the highest recovery rates ever in Haiti.
Senior Commodity Program manager/Deputy Team Leader
US NGOs in North Korea
08.2008 - 09.2009
- Installed distribution, accounting and reporting mechanism that complied with USAID regulation 11 in North Korea
- Successfully managed the birth and discharge of 4 US flag carriers in Nampo port, North Korea
- Oversaw the bagging operation of 80,000 Mt of food and rail and road transportation to the counties
- Installed the U.S
- NGO’s food resource standards and system in every county that the food aid program existed, and provided training to the national counterparts, provincial and county officials
- Daily persuaded North Korean Counterparts to stick to the LOU and other agreements reached between KAPES on behalf of North Korea and U.S
- NGOs on behalf of USAID
- Trained and developed North Korean and consortium staff competency in commodities management.
Humanitarian Emergency affairs manager
World Vision Laos
03.2006 - 07.2008
- Led the investigation, development, and negotiation of World Vision Laos Food Security Enhancement project
- This project got funded
- The project value was worth 5 million US dollars
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive food Programs operation plan and established a commodity management system for all the final distribution points
- Developed World Laos Initial Disaster Preparedness Plan and obtained funding in case of a category II disaster
- World Vision Laos used this plan to respond to hurricane that struck savannakhet, in one of the regions in Laos
- Supervised comprehensive commodity tracking systems, shipments of food, inland transport and ensured minimal losses were incurred.
Logistics and Procurement Director
Asia Tsunami Response
01.2005 - 02.2006
- Shelter Construction and resettlement of 400,000 Asia Tsunami Survivors in Banda Aceh
- Set up the world vision Indonesia Tsunami logistics, Procurement and Warehousing operation that involved the contracting of 2 helicopters and one fixed wing plane to deliver supplies to inaccessible areas
- Set up the World Vision Indonesia procurement hub, that reduced the delivery lead time by half, items procured through this hub included bulk purchase of Building materials
- Produced Monthly business plans for Support services department, Monthly cash flow needs and monitored monthly department expenditures in relation to planned budgets and control/correct variances
- Ensured that transparency and accountability are exhibited in all transactions and activities.
Commodities Manager
World Vision Afghanistan
04.2002 - 12.2003
- Development of winning proposals that got funded by the UN World Food Program and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Commodities Management that ensured minimum risks for the food assistance projects
- Managed a large team of end use monitors verified that distribution had occurred according to the intentions of donor, WV, and Partner, noting anomalies, and taking swift action to notify the project manager when abuses are suspected
- Protecting the basic rights of the affected populations to access food, shelter, water, education and good health through advocacy and negotiations.
Commodities Manager
World Vision Kenya
04.2000 - 12.2001
- Needs assessment of the affected populations
- Beneficiary targeting, verification, and Registration
- Distribution of food and non-food assistance to the affected populations
- Development of winning proposals that got funded by the UN World Food Program and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Protecting the basic rights of the affected populations to access food, shelter, water, education, and good health.
Researcher
Research International – Uganda
07.1997 - 11.1998
- Conducted field interviews on consumer preferences for BAT Uganda brands of cigarettes that lead to the rebranding of “embassy” packaging
- Coded questionnaires and data entry into the SPSS
- Assisted with multivariate analyses of the data.
Education
Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Leadership Scholar - Social Organizations Leadership
Atlas Corps Virtual Leadership Institute
United States Of America 05.2023 - 05.2023
MITx MicroMasters – Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) - Development Economics And International Development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Cambridge, MA 12.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Statistics And Applied Economics
Makerere University Kampala
Kampala, Uganda 04.1998 -
Skills
Strategic goal development
Websites
Certification
PMD Pro course on Project Management
Lastrevised
08/2023
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Personal Information
- Nationality: Ugandan
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References
- Kennedy Mabonga, Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council, kennedy.mabonga@nrc.no, +211 922 761500
- Nicholas Ahadjie, Grant Acquisition and Management Director, World Vision Mozambique, nicholas_ahadjie@wvi.org, +258 85 223 0154
- Rev. Fr. Dr. Jerome Agelu, Priest, Soroti Catholic Diocese, jagelu@yahoo.co.uk, +256772491570
Timeline
Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Leadership Scholar - Social Organizations Leadership
Atlas Corps Virtual Leadership Institute
05.2023 - 05.2023
MITx MicroMasters – Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) - Development Economics And International Development
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
12.2021 - 12.2021
Global Livelihoods and Markets Advisor
War Child Holland
03.2020 - 09.2020
Chief of Party
World Vision Mozambique
04.2015 - 02.2020
Grant Acquisition and management Consultant
World Vision Burundi
08.2014 - 02.2015
Emergency food security project manager
World Vision Democratic Republic of Congo
12.2013 - 07.2014
Deputy Chief of Party
World Vision Haiti
09.2009 - 06.2013
Senior Commodity Program manager/Deputy Team Leader
US NGOs in North Korea
08.2008 - 09.2009
Humanitarian Emergency affairs manager
World Vision Laos
03.2006 - 07.2008
Logistics and Procurement Director
Asia Tsunami Response
01.2005 - 02.2006
Commodities Manager
World Vision Afghanistan
04.2002 - 12.2003
Commodities Manager
World Vision Kenya
04.2000 - 12.2001
Bachelor of Science - Statistics And Applied Economics
Makerere University Kampala
04.1998 -
Researcher
Research International – Uganda
07.1997 - 11.1998
Chief of Party
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
3 2021 - 4 2024
Senior program Manager
Save the Children international
Country Programs manager
Joint Aid Management (JAM) Mozambique
PMD Pro course on Project Management
Certificated Natural Scientist (Statistical Science) SACNASP South Africa (2017)
US Government grant regulations and Management, Gateway to Grants, WVUS, (2016)
Hostile environment awareness training (HEAT), Cape Town South Africa (2014)
Cash and Voucher programming, Cash and Voucher learning partnership (CaLP) Washington DC USA (2013)
Disaster risk reduction Asia disaster risk reduction center, Philippines (2004)
Do no harm Nairobi Kenya (2000)
Commodities Management, World Vision workshops
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