Project Manager
Resume:
Suraj
*************@*****.***
Project Manager/ Director
Professional Summary:
POSITION SUMMARY:– Being responsible for overseeing Education, Field Implementation, Grants/Compliance, and Construction for the Room to Learn. Working closely with the Deputy Project Director and Administration to ensure that the programmatic units achieve targets are implemented in very high-quality interventions. Providing compliance oversight over departments’ authority and ensure adherence to both organisational and donor rules and regulations. I have been leading the implementation strategy to reach the population in the project area and expansion to additional states. I also worked with Director of Grants on implementation.
Educational Background
A Masters Degree from EGST in Community Development & Social Work
Experience Background
10 + years documented full time work experience with MA degree in Social Works having proofreading and editing report capacity, numerical information, doing budget analysis, with excellent achievement of grant compilations.
Functional Background:
Have excellent verbal and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively on projects, with youth, families, collaborating agencies, community professionals, Child and professional organisations.
Working Exposure
Have been working in an exposure to parents, guardians, and conservators as well as to youth with behavioural problems, including possible physical aggression, have a personal vehicle for travel.
Exposure to Confidential Information:
I had the access to confidential records including youth files, foster care/adoption records, and foster/adopt parent information. I am trained to maintain confidentiality and follow policies related to personnel records and client records.
Professional Experience:
Client: Eyes That See, Louisville KY January 2011 – September 2015
Role: Project Director
Workstation East – Africa Regional office
Position Function: Proving clinical and technical support to projects through intensive case management services, crisis management, home visits, weekly contact, monitoring of standards compliance, documentation, ongoing training advocacy and even organisation. The job used to require sensitivity to the services population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
Key Expectations/Responsibilities: large-scale stormwater management Supervise the work of the Education, Grants, Advocacy & Construction, and Field Implementation Units teams, ensuring full integration and complementarity of work;
In collaboration with the Communication and Outreach Manager, lead implementation of light touch approach in hard to reach areas;
Work with Director of Grants to manage local grantee organisations that are expanding footprint in states where direct implementation is not possible or limited.
Coordinating the Youth among a devastated people in the area of behavioural change, counselling, and conflict Resolution program.
Work with Knowledge Management Department to provide timely and relevant information to key internal and external stakeholders
Monitor pace and scope of work, identifying risks and threats to achievement of programmatic targets and making recommendations to the Project Director to make adjustments needed to keep program on track
Liaise with the Deputy Project Director – Operations and Administration to ensure timely support is provided for program implementation; as needed troubleshoot issues that arise
Facilitate regular discussions of program targets including quantitative as well as qualitative indicators of project achievements
Strengthen capacity among managers for program monitoring and outcomes tracking and assist teams in troubleshooting programmatic challenges as they arise
Prepare monthly work plans to share with USAID
Prepare and update reports as needed by the Project Director and submit month-end reports to HQ according to procedures.
Review narrative reports from sub-grantees for completeness and accuracy and follow up on areas needing further work or elaboration
Participate in the development and preparation of work plan, quarterly and annual reports, budgets, pipelines, as well as institutional forecasts
Represent the program in interactions with government officials, USAID, beneficiary communities, education actors (including the other members of the “big four” education programs), and others
Act as the Project Director during the Project Director’s absence.
Any other tasks as assigned by the Project Director
Demonstrating commitment to empowering others to solve their problems and value a nurturing family.
Challenging people to grow and change with the ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence
The ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers and professional
Client: Arise for Children May 2009 – December 2013
Role: Project Director
The capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals with the ability to set appropriate limits
Participation, facilitation of Service meetings and reviews, Collaborative Intake meetings, as well as transfer and discharge meetings for adoption children.
Documentation of meetings, contacts, and case progress by completing paperwork, progress notes, and writing plans of adoption service.
Maintain regular communication through phone calls and home visits with foster/adopt parents, assist in conducting home studies and assessing potential foster/adopt parents to make recommendations for their ability to provide care for children, attend community meetings, staffing, and other meetings for an assigned caseload of children in foster/adopt homes and lead monthly meetings with foster parents to review youth progress and overall functioning of the foster parents, as well as assist foster parents in designing behavior interventions and responding to youth behavior
Participate in inspections at foster homes to review licensing standards and document non-compliances, attend relevant in-service training offered at ACH to expand knowledge of services and the application of clinical skills, attend SAMA, first aid, and CPR training, communicate regularly with supervisor and seek supervision when appropriate, attend training on trauma-informed care and attachment –focused-parenting and demonstrate the ability to implement interventions in the home based on these models of care and attend continuing education necessary to expand knowledge and maintain certifications or licenses
Establish and adhere to a regular work schedule, notify supervisor properly when absent, complete assignments on time, establish effective working relationships with co-workers, deal satisfactorily with and acknowledge work-related stress, maintain appropriate boundaries between professional and personal issues, adhere to all policies and procedures of the agency and its accrediting and standard setting bodies, such as COA, YFT and state licensing, respect the dignity and worth of clients and foster parents & maintain client confidentiality per agency standards and all applicable codes of ethics.
Use outside professional collaboration and intra-agency teamwork appropriate to the agency, use a professional development plan to address own strengths and limitations in periodic and annual reviews, learn, understand, and support the agency mission, purpose and function, be prepared to address appropriate issues during supervisory conferences and meetings, accept direction from supervisor and implement supervisor’s suggestions and instructions and understand your job description in relation to other agency positions
Continue to work to improve skills needed for position held, consider the environmental, cultural, safety, diversity issues and needs for the foster parent and client, identify and understand the strengths, abilities and competencies of the, participate in foster care/adoption program development, developing training curriculum, weekly supervision meetings, participate in meetings with collaborating partners and agencies and complete other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Additional technical Computer Skills:
Databases: SQL Server 2005/2008 R2/2012/ 2014 development and administration.
Operating Languages: SQL, T-SQL, HTML, VB Script, MY-SQL
Applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008 Servers
Miscellaneous: Stored Procedures, DTS Packages, SQL Functions, SSIS, SSAS and SSRS, Log shipping, Replication, Database Mirroring and Database Snapshot
Excellent analytical, Interpersonal and Communication skills, fast learner, hard working and good team player
SharePoint Experience in integrating SSRS packages.
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