Stephen Musyoki Shumila

S T E P H E N S H U M I L A SENIOR COORDINATOR AND CLIENT ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER CONTACTS -/--Nairobi, 00300, Kenya Skype: stephen.shumila SKILLS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cash, Markets, and Voucher Programming Protection and safety nest programming. Relief, recovery, rehabilitation, and development. Organizational development/capacity strengthening. Food security, Livelihoods and Resilience Sustainable crop and livestock production. Climate-smart and resilient agricultural initiatives. Emergency Response and Preparedness Overall Financial and Budget Management People's Management High- Risk security management Gender Mainstreaming Donor liaisons and grant management MEAL Consortium Leadership Project Integrations and Multisector Management Contingency Planning Food, Commodities and NFIs Management Cross-Cultural Management Risk Assessment and Mapping Economic Empowerment Beneficiary accountability systems. Community resilience. ABOUT ME Dedicated and highly skilled result-oriented Senior Manager and Team Leader with a successful background in leading high performing teams to meet or exceed objectives and goals. A tactical and inspiring team builder, with experience in training, team development, and delivering excellence. Stephen is a highly skilled International Senior Technical Manager/Advisor with broad experiences in complex program cycle management and compliance, overall program financial and budget management, and extensive Integrated Multisector Programme experience in Food security and livelihoods, protection, and safety nets programming, Health, WASH, Education and Nutrition. Stephen has high-level program management experience in Cash, Market, and Voucher programming, people management, emergency response, food assistance, child-focused programming, Climate Smart Agriculture, consortium leadership, commodities/NFIs management, Refugees and IDPs operations, strategy development and implementation, high-risk security management, partner management, MEAL, and donor liaisons. In addition to his analytical and leadership skills, Stephen is competent in win-rate proposal development and has strong organizational work ethics. He has also been able to acquire security training and has contributed to staff security management and guided organizations on the field and corporate security management. WORK EXPERIENCE Consultant – Programs Coordinator – STS International Solidarity – Somalia. (Fixed Term consultancy; October 2019 – December 2020. • • • • • • • • Successfully led the country team in the designing of the program and proactively monitoring its progress, planning, resolving issues, initiating appropriate corrective action, and defining the program's governance arrangements. As the program focal lead devised effective MEAL frameworks, quality assurance methods, compliance procedures, and the overall integrity of the program - focusing inwardly on the internal consistency of the program, and outwardly on its coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other programs, and adherence to corporate, technical and international humanitarian standards. As the program lead effectively managed the program's budget, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits of the program progress and facilitating the recruitment of individuals to project teams. Ensured the delivery of new programs is to the appropriate level of quality, on time, and within budget, per the program plan and organizational standards. Effectively managed third party contributions to the program and communications with all project stakeholders. Lead the country program and operations teams in the design, implementation, and evaluation of integrated multi-sector cash projects with a key focus on food security, livelihoods and resilience, nutrition, WASH, vulnerability assessment and mapping, market assessments, strategic partnerships, interagency coordination, organizational development, community economic empowerment, socio protection, refugees and IDPs operations. Focal point for the Somalia Cash working group and technical head for the markets and risk management working streams. As the Country Program Coordinator and FSC Secretariat Member in Lower Shabelle Somalia provided substantive support for policy coordination, conducting evaluation, including the review, analyses, and managing humanitarian responses DONOR MANAGEMENT Extensive experience working on GFFO, USAID/FFP, OFDA, ECHO, GAC, EHF, DEC, BMZ, DFID, DFAT, UN agencies, WFP projects, WFP SCOPE system, and pipeline management. Regional Head of Office/Drought Response Manager, Oxfam International, Ethiopia, Somali Region: December 2018 – July 2019. • • • COUNTRY EXPERIENCE. Somalia/Somaliland, Ethiopia (Somali, Oromia, Dire Dawa Gambella Regions), NE Nigeria, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. • • • • LANGUAGES • • • • English – Fluent. Swahili – Fluent French - Basic REFERENCES Jim. N Nyandega Goal Ireland Tel: - E:- Kennedy Onguny Oxfam International - Ethiopia Tel:- E:- Bridget Muriungi NRC Tel:- E:- Managed successful implementation of integrated multi-sector cash programs with a key focus on food security, livelihoods and resilience, WASH, Health, Nutrition, refugees and IDPs response, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and socio protection benefitting more than 70,000 HHs. As the Head of Region ensured the elaboration and implementation of a drought response strategy (emergency, community empowerment, refugee and IDPs operations, CTP, climate-smart agricultural initiatives, livestock management, and sustainable solutions) and decided on adaptation based on needs assessment. Successfully led the country and regional Program teams to design and implement a coherent integrated response; financial and human resources security; an appropriate campaign/advocacy dimension for Ethiopia, Somali region operations. Successfully oversaw the effective functioning of logistics systems to procure, store and distribute hygiene, food assistance, nutritional, livelihood components, and medical stock, supplies, and FSPs services for the timely delivery of project goals. Effectively managed teams, partners, and a program budget of more than £10M to achieve project milestones, and in line with established strategies, plans, and policies, and coordination with the Base Managers and project stakeholders. As the program focal point devised innovative methods that led to increased production, capacity building, value chain development, and marketing of farm products of both agropastoral and pastoralists benefitting more than 30,000 smallholder farmers, farmer organizations, and agriculture-based SMEs. Overall Security Manager responsible and provided support to the well-being of staff in the complex and high-risk environment while ensuring successful project implementation. As Head of the Region conducted successful high-level donors, government, Senior Management, and overseas missions visit to project offices and implementation areas in Ethiopia and Cross border projects in Somalia and Kenya. Humanitarian Advisor – Cash, Markets and Livelihoods: ACF: July 2017 - Aug 2018 • Supported the consolidation, development, and strengthening of the organization’s strategic and technical leadership in Program development, and Compliance, Cash and market programming, Food security, and Livelihoods at the country and regional level while strengthening accountability, monitoring, and learning across the Region and Country level. • Built the effectiveness of Regional and Country staff and partners in multi-sector Cash Transfer Programming, community resilience, and supported country offices in market assessments, contingency planning, reporting, and drafting of proposals to ensure technical standards are adhered to. • Held key coordination roles with the Local State government, Federal government, Technical clusters, and partners ensuring program quality and learning. • Supported regional programmatic integration, consortium leaderships, and partner capacity building leading to improved learning and achieving maximum projects impact • Led organizational representation and positioning in external coordination, donors, and technical meetings/visits on technical and operational matters. Senior Programmes Officer - Cash, Commodities and Food Assistance, World Vision International - Somalia: Dec 2016 - Jun 2017 • Provided successful technical oversight for emergency food assistance, Cash, markets and voucher-based programming, sustainable agricultural production, livelihoods and resilience, stakeholders management, and while ensuring consistency of information provided to internal and external forums; continuous learning/improvement; and best-practices dissemination. • Successfully led the field teams to adhere to food management business processes, Multi-donor projects, WFP food distribution projects, WFP SCOPE system, CashBased Transfer, and contingency planning. • Led formulation of sustainable and alternative solutions to poverty and suffering in Somalia, by implementing humanitarian, early recovery, and community development projects targeting rural, urban, and pastoral communities towards achieving community self-reliance and resilience building. • Managed networks effectively across a complex organizational structure, building • • relationships across the government agencies, donors, and partners to ensure that program delivery is relevant, with value-added solutions. Led project teams to collate, review, and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to ensure quality, compliance, and donor satisfaction. Conducted organizational needs analysis and led the development of appropriate plans and programs to ensure all employees have the skills, knowledge, and experience to perform their roles to the highest standard and meet the required country objectives. Country Programmes Manager, Lutheran World Relief, Nairobi: Jan 2015 - Nov 2016. • Led the overall country program coordination, including partner identification and capacity building, financial management, market development, producer group linkages, research and development, preparation of project concept papers and proposals for approval, project implementation, and grant pipeline management. • Worked with the country and regional program teams in the development and implementation of the country operational plan, overall coordination of partners, reporting, donor liaisons, and development of a context customized accompaniment plan. • Managed successful strategic networking and coordination with government agencies, technical clusters, donors, peer organizations, and other stakeholders ensuring maximum inputs and impact for program interventions. • Focal point for Consortium Coordination- including related risk management, compliance, MEAL actions, communication, and visibility hence minimizing bottlenecks and risks associated with complex program management, • Planned and led the Programmes start-up processes and preparedness to ensure comprehensive hand-over of projects to Project Managers, implementing partners, and wider Project Teams. • Skilled organizational capacity building and development expert for implementing partners, staff, and stakeholders to guarantee quality programming while maintaining accountability. Emergency Livelihoods Programmes Manager, Intersos, Mogadishu, Somalia Oct 2013 - Dec 2014 • Technical lead for the Cash assistance and livelihood component to IDP returnees and vulnerable Host Community in villages of origin in the Bay region and providing Cash for Work to HHs(households) supported during Deyr season 2013 funded by UNHCR and other donors • Guaranteed the correct overall management of the assigned projects, management of budgets and personnel, and ensures the realization of the activities of livelihood programs in Somalia and Kenya. • Managed relations, on project activities, with competent donors and institutions, and contributed to the formulation of new projects and the definition of donors and INTERSOS strategies to be adopted in the host country. • Defined the operating processes required to ensure proper management of projects which include and not limited to roles, procedures, decision making, operating processes, and working methodologies. • Responsible for accurate project administration and supervising the preparation of accounting documents for interim and final reports required by donors. Senior Programmes Officer - Livelihoods and Resilience, World Vision International, Nairobi, Kenya: Feb 2012 - Sep 2013 • Oversaw and ensured adherence to project budgets is settled jointly with the financial staff in the field and at the headquarters level. • Participated in the follow up of the humanitarian situation in the region and reported needs to the Integrated Programs Director. • In close collaboration with the HR and project managers, identified staffing needs and supported recruitment, training, performance management, and appraisals. • Led the development of win rate concepts and proposals to deepen the impact of the projects and other livelihood initiatives. • Prepared weekly, monthly and quarterly reports according to World Vision, partnership, and donor requirements in collaboration with the project manager and finance unit ensuring efficiency and timeliness. • Ensured that logistical, administrative, and financial procedures are established for food security and livelihoods department/projects. Trade and Markets Project Manager, Vegpro Ltd., Nairobi: Jan 2010 - Feb 2012. • Supported implementation of food security, postharvest, and marketing strategies through coaching and facilitating forums and market linkages for coordination teams and communities. • Developed and maintained the quality systems within the production farms. • Facilitated in the identification of business opportunities with local partners towards further strengthening and expansion of farmer’s production activities. • Proactively facilitated the linkages between the private sector, government ministries, farming organizations, and other partners. • Identified market linkages and opportunities for farmers and processors at domestic and international levels related to cleaner and greener production. • Developed terms of reference for engagement between the various stakeholders. EDUCATION • Project Management Techniques for Development Professionals: InterAmerican Institute for Economic & Social Development, Feb. 2016 –June 2016 • Project Management: The University of Adelaide, February 2016 - March 2016 • Powering Agriculture: Sustainable Energy for Food - TH Köln University of Applied Sciences, February 2016 – March 2016. • Bachelor of Science: Horticulture: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, April 2005 – December 2009 • IFRC and CaLP certified courses in Cash programming, Rapid Assessments for Market, VAM, Contingency Planning, and Project Planning & Management. PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT             CaLP Cash Transfer Remote Course training, CaLP Online Training: Aug 2018. CaLP Urban Cash Transfer Programming and Livelihoods, Online Training: May 2019. Rapid Assessments for Markets (RAM), IFRC Online Training: Feb 2018. HEAT Security Training, Humanitarian Peace Support School: Jan 2017. Building a Better Response, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative: Feb 2018. Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) training, Online Training: Aug 2018. DMEL framework and Gender Training, Jaipur, India: Jan 2016. SPHERE standards training, Nairobi, Kenya: June 2019 Introduction to monitoring and evaluation, IFRC Online Training: Sep 2016. Project/Program Planning, Online Training: Jun 2017 Accountability to Affected Populations, Online Training: Jun 2020. Learning for Gender Integration and GALS model: January 2016. ACHIEVEMENTS  Recently completed my deployment in NE Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Somalia during which I provided technical support to regional and country-level operations to implement Multi-Sector Cash-Based Interventions that benefited more than 70,000 conflict-affected households, and also conducted training on Cash and Market Assessments in the preparation for short-medium and longer-term EFSVL, WASH, Nutrition and Education response options.  While working with World Vision in Somalia, Oxfam in Ethiopia, and Lutheran World Relief in South Sudan, designed and implemented many integrated projects that entailed; increased access to food, incomes, access to markets, livelihoods and resilience, peacebuilding and conflict resolution, WASH, and NFIs/food pipeline management amongst primarily pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of these countries thus positively transforming thousands of lives.  As a Country Programmes Manager in Lutheran World Relief in Kenya and South Sudan; led an integrated humanitarian response program aimed at supporting thousands of host communities and IDP families displaced by the current conflict (which started in December 2013) with projects covering WASH, Child Protection, Food security and livelihood benefiting more than 45,000 conflictaffected girls, boys, women, and men  Successfully led the country program and operation teams to learning for gender and youth mainstreaming in project management and training stakeholders in the importance of equity and equality. This led to target beneficiaries doing farming     as a family business and women included in management boards and decisionmaking processes. As the technical head of projects, build the capacity of my team in improving their skills in documentation of reports, fact sheets, case studies, and strategies for the projects. Led inter-sector teams to design project integrations and layering to enhancing the holistic achievement of the overall organizational goals and contributing to the achievement of cross-related sector objectives and outcomes in food assistance, nutrition, health, WASH, and livelihoods and saving on organization resources. Facilitated formation of service provider enterprises and linked them to input and technology players thereby enhancing access to extension services for the communities Facilitated and boosted market intelligence skills for the project staff and community collection centers hence strengthening their negotiation skills and market access. Facilitated successful return and reintegration of refugees into the host communities and villages of origin and giving refugees and host communities a chance to restart and restore their livelihoods hence building community resilience and increased income levels Successful proposal and concept development hence deepening the impact of the projects.