Statement of Purpose in Life

I am a team player who brings people together to achieve larger goals and projects for the common good. I believe in accuracy and precision in the execution and performance any duty, however small.

Professional Profile

I am Self-motivated, resourceful and dynamic with extensive experience and a strong educational background in philosophy, development studies, sociology, management, and social transformation with specialization in Sustainable Development, with strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to create and manage cohesive and productive teams. I am passionate about career growth through continuous learning process, a visionary and a competitive individual with a goal towards developmental aspects in the academic world.

INDIVIDUAL CORE COMPETENCES
Analysis and Problem-Solving Skills

• I have skills in defining a problem and identify possible causes, comprehend large amounts of information, then form and defend independent conclusions, designing an experiment, plan, or model that defines a problem, tests potential resolutions and implementing a solution.

Interpersonal and Leadership Skills

• I possess extensive knowledge in facilitating group discussions or conducting meetings, motivating others to complete projects (group or individual), responding appropriately to positive or negative feedback, effectively mentor subordinates or peers, collaborating on projects, teach skills or concepts to others and navigating complex bureaucratic circumstances.
Management and Organization

• I possess skills of managing a project or projects from the beginning to end, Identifying goals or tasks to be accomplished and a realistic timeline for completion, prioritizing tasks while anticipating potential problems and maintaining flexibility in the face of changing circumstances.

Research and Information Management

• Since I am a PhD student, I possess technical skills of identifying sources of information applicable to a given problem, understanding and synthesizing large quantities of data, designing and analyze surveys and developing organizing principles to effectively sort and evaluate data.

Self-Management and Work Habits

• I work effectively under pressure and I am able to meet deadlines. I have skills of comprehending new material and subject matter quickly and also working effectively with limited or no supervision.

Written and Oral Communication

• I possess skills of preparing concise and logically written materials, organize and communicate ideas effectively in oral presentations to small and large groups, I write at all levels from brief abstract to book length manuscript and I possess skills of debating issues in a collegial manner and participate in group discussions. I use logical argument to persuade others and explain complex or difficult concepts in basic terms and language and I also have skills in writing effective grant proposals.

Social Impact Measurement

• I possess skills in matters concerning Social Impact Measurement; which is a means of measuring the effectiveness of organizational activities and judging the significance of changes brought about by those activities. Impact assessment is intimately linked to Mission, and, in that sense, ripples through the organization. I possess skills of developing professionals to purposefully engage the stakeholders of a project to meaningfully participate and influence the processes they have initiated to ensure that they are effective and can bring about the intended long-term impact on the target groups. This helps the government and the NGO sector to design and implement projects with a foresight and focus on the effectiveness of their intervention in the long term, and not just reaching outputs and achieving results. Therefore, I have skills in conducting impact measurement in projects that are being implemented; I develop tools that can be used to initiate impact measurement which has helped me to appreciate and make use of the stages of impact measurement. I further identify and engage major players in impact measurement, lastly explain and effectively handle challenges associated with impact measurement.

Ongoing Community based Expertise Training Areas:

• Interpreting development studies thinking from a cultural ontological and social theory perspectives for social transformation.
• Applying new techniques in Project development and management that focus on the client than agency for social transformation.
• Monitoring and evaluation of projects using most significance change (MSC) mechanism.
• Participatory rural appraisal-PPA- (Chamber’s approach) but focused on meaning of PRA.
• Quantitative and qualitative research with bias towards MSC and SC under qualitative methods of field survey and research.
• Capacity assessment and organizational development.
• Training needs assessment.
• Training on project cycle management.
• Strategic planning.
• Desktop Computer literate.
• Impact Assessment.