Youth Program Management and Community Development

Location:

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Posted:

October 20, 2026

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Ann Oyugi

Tel: +254-********* / *********

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Dynamic and impact-driven Program Management and Community Development professional with over 8years of progressive experience designing, implementing, and scaling transformative programs in youth empowerment, health, WASH, education, economic empowerment, and civic engagement across rural communities. Proven expertise in stakeholder engagement, project coordination, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), and building strategic partnerships that drive sustainable change. Passionate about ethical leadership, gender equality, and creating systems that enable vulnerable populations—especially youth— to thrive.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Youth Engagement & Empowerment: Proven expertise in mobilizing, recruiting, and retaining youth for educational, vocational, and life skills programs, with a strong focus on empowerment and inclusion.

• Program Design, Management & Implementation: Skilled in developing, executing, and managing youth focused programs in areas such as education, economic empowerment, health, and leadership.

• Capacity Building & Training: Experienced in delivering work readiness, soft skills, leadership, and community training, including Training of Trainers (ToT) and facilitation.

• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL): Proficient in designing and applying M&E frameworks to track program impact, enhance learning, and ensure accountability.

• Community Mobilization & Stakeholder Engagement: Adept at building and managing partnerships with youth organizations, schools, government entities, and community stakeholders for collaborative program delivery.

• Health & Social Development: Knowledgeable in HIV/AIDS prevention, health systems strengthening, and WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) initiatives targeting youth and vulnerable communities.

• Civic Education, Advocacy & Inclusion: Committed to promoting civic responsibility, gender equality, and social inclusion through rights-based and participatory approaches.

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

May 2025 to Sep 2026: Case manager, Nuru Ya Mtoto project through PATH Kenya- Nyamira

• Support age-appropriate HIV status disclosure and strengthen caregiver-child communication systems.

• Conduct home visits, follow-up and tracing of CALHIV who miss clinic appointments.

• Conduct psychosocial assessments for children and adolescents living with HIV

(CALHIV)and identify social, emotional, family and economic needs affecting treatment outcomes

• Develop and implement individualized case management and adherence support plans for CALHIV with missed appointments, poor adherence, high persistent viral load.

• Identify and address barriers to viral load suppression, including stigma, caregiver challenges, food insecurity and treatment misconceptions.

• Collaborate with healthcare providers, CHAs/CHPs, Department of children services, department of social services and other community structures to ensure comprehensive care.

• Maintain accurate and confidential case-management records, document interventions and monitor client progress and outcomes

• Conduct health education and stigma-reduction activities to improve HIV knowledge, treatment literacy and retention in care among CALHIV and their caregivers.

• Support differentiated service delivery, adolescent-focused interventions and community-based strategies aimed at achieving and sustaining viral load suppression. August 2023 To Jan 2025: Case manager USAID NURU YA MTOTO PROJECT -OVC PROGRAM- IDF-Nyamira

• Conduct comprehensive case assessments to identify the needs of orphans and vulnerable children and their families.

• Develop, implement, and monitor individual care plans tailored to the needs of each child, focusing on health, education, protection and psychosocial support

• Provide psychosocial support to children and families to address emotional and social challenges

• Facilitate access to essential services, including healthcare, education, nutritional support and legal protection

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records and documentation in line with organizational and donor requirements

• Conduct regular home visits to monitor the progress of children and assess family conditions

• Coordinate with local authorities, schools, healthcare providers and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive care for OVC.

• Participate in case review meetings and contribute to decision making on interventions

• Ensure all interventions comply with child protection policies and promote the best interest of the child.

• Provide capacity building and training to caregivers and community volunteers on child rights and protection

• Report on programs activities, outcomes and challenges to supervisors and donors as required.

Volunteer- COVID 19 Behaviour change Communication messaging, AMPATH-USAID 4TheChild American Rescue Plan Act COVID-19 Response Siaya, Kakamega and Kisumu Counties July 2022 – July 2023.

• Championed behaviour changes communication campaigns, increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake by 38% among youth.

• Designed youth leadership and life skills curricula, benefitting 3,000+ youth with mentorship, health education, and business skills.

• Collaborated with youth influencers and community stakeholders to boost engagement in public health initiatives.

• Utilized data and youth feedback to optimize COVID-19 Key messaging communication strategies and outreach approaches.

• Key Result: Elevated Siaya County's national vaccine uptake ranking from 38th to 3rd. Social Worker Intern- Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC), Investing in Children and Societies-Strengthening families Protecting Children Catholic Relief Services Western Region, Kenya January 2021 – December 2021.

• Successfully facilitated the reunification of children from Charitable Children’s Institutions

(CCIs) with their biological families, ensuring sustainable family-based care alternatives.

• Promoted community-based care models and supported the economic empowerment of caregivers through tailored livelihood initiatives to improve household stability and child wellbeing.

• Spearheaded the formation and capacity building of Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) groups, linking them to government social protection programs and referral systems.

• Delivered targeted child protection and safeguarding trainings to caregivers, community volunteers, and institutional staff, strengthening the protection and rights of vulnerable children.

AUG 2020 to April 2023: GBV counsellor for USAID NURU YA MTOTO project Nyamira

• Ensuring all GBV cases have been documented in the registers and proper linkages and referrals offered.

• Supporting and working with CHVs to ensure that all cases from the community level are identified and given assistance.

• Conducting home visits together with case manager to vulnerable SGBV survivors to update their case plan and review for assistance

• Compiling monthly GBV reports to relevant authorities.

• Attending CUCs meetings to collect and review data of SGBV survivors. September 2021 to December 2021: Temporary Case manager USAID NURU YA MTOTO Nyamira:

• Monitoring of graduated households for three months to ensure that they don’t regress

• Supervising CHVs to ensure that; they serve all OVCs they are attached to on time, they have all the files of active OVCs well stored in the cabinets, filing and documentation is up to date and per households, continuous updating of case plans as per the need and gaps of the households hence updating in the CPIMS for service identification and delivery.

• Establishing networks with various referral systems for OVC in various departments such as education and, health

• Strengthening bi-directional referrals between the facility and community to HEI mothers, Pregnant positive mothers and adolescents.

• Tracking viral load for CALHIV in health facilities and ensuring that it’s also documented in the HIV management forms in their various casefiles at the satellite

• Ensuring each CALHIV attend to TCA dates as assigned by facility in charges and participating adolescent’s session such as operation triple zero(OTZ)

• Participating in report writing, work plans for implementation and document success stories for the project.

• Line listing of HEI and CALHIV for new enrolments and accountability

• Participating in MDTs and case conferences for the CALHIV with high viral load to pick up gaps and need for intervention and drug retention

• On job training of the Community Health Volunteers August 2021 to October 2021: Temporary Data clerk implementing USAID NURU YA MTOTO OVC project

• Data entry and analysis with MEAL-F1A, CPARA, Case plans and New enrolments

• Ensuring all the OVCs are served and well documented in the case files quarterly and realignments of OVCs to specific CHVs as guided by the case manager.

• Supporting and working with CHVs on filling, documentation and arranging the casefiles in the cabinets.

• Update their case plan and review their CPARA both in casefile and system

• Attending CHV monthly meetings to collect and review F1A and F1B from the CHVs for reporting.

March 2020 to February 2021: Social worker implementing MWENDO OVC project in Nyamira county

• Improving the welfare of children affected by HIV /AIDS in Kisii county

• Supervising and coordinating activities of Community Health Volunteers

• Conducting routine home visits for Children living with HIV toward achievement for viral load Suppression

• Training CHVs on case management approach used in project implementation for service delivery

• Preparing annual and quarterly work plans

• Preparation of costed work plans and budgeting

• Lead teams of Quality Improvements as a coach

• Helps and guides to identify their needs and problems and helps them to get a solution to their problems

• Educates the community on several issues including positive parenting child health care health issues and effective communication

• As a case manager locate and refer for services of CLHIV assist them to assess those services

• Participate as community change agent seeking to improve or restructure some aspect of community services

• Preparations of work plans and implementing them

• Writing and submission of reports

• Help the project in preparation of the budget

Key Achievements:

• Mobilized and organized caregivers to form SILC Groups on enhance their livelihoods

• Documented impact case studies on OVC, PWDs and targeted caregiver’s groups that I have successfully trained and their lives have changed economically

• Promoted child protection activities

• Participated in MDTs and case conferences for the CALHIVs with high viral load that successfully achieved suppression with the support of the project EDUCATION:

2009-2012: Diploma in social work and community development (Kisumu National University College)

2004-2007: KCSE certificate (St Andrews Kaggwa Girls High School). 1994-2003: KCPE certificate (Ritaro primary)

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS:

• Training on Youth Empowerment & Leadership

• Child Protection and safeguarding

• Project Planning and Management

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Youth Program Evaluation

• Mental Health First Aid

• Project Report writing

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Positive youth training Case Management Counselling and Support Advocacy Education and Skill development Health Community Engagement Project management Monitoring and Evaluation Community Microfinance (VSLA and SILC) Business plan development Practical problem solving Quality controls Data Entry and Analysis Team leadership Legal and Policy knowledge Operations management Research and analysis TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, Kobo Toolbox, ODK, google forms, CSpro, Survey CTO

•MEAL Frameworks & Log frames

• Training Facilitation & Curriculum Development

• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

REFEREES:

BARLYNZ KANYANGO

County Focal Person-USAID NURU YA MTOTO

P.O BOX 191**-*****

KISUMU

072*******

BILLY ADERA

SCCO