Nashon Owino
MEAL Specialist
Phone: +254
- Location:
- Nairobi Area, Kenya
- Sector:
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Profile Created:
- 3 weeks ago
About me
Certified MEAL professional with over 9 years of diverse experience in Development, Humanitarian, Livelihood, Health, Education, and Gender Implementations. Competent in Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and Managing Projects, Grants, Surveys & Research; Data Management Analysis (Qualitative & Quantitative) and Presentation, Competence in Quality Assurance of MEAL activities, Technical Support and Capacity building. Adept in RBM, Participatory Management, Gender and Culturally Sensitive Management, GESI and Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Principles.
Skills
Education
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University of Nairobi 2021 - Present
Masters of Arts in Project Planninga and Management
Pending Thesis.
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Maseno University 2012 - 2015
Bachelors in Mathematical Sciences with IT (Applied Statistics Major)
Majored in Applied Statistics
Experience
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Forum for African Women Educationalists – Kenya 2024 - Present
MEAL Specialist
• Design and implement a robust Monitoring and Evaluation system to enhance program deliverables. • Develop logical frameworks, M&E work plans, and Indicator Performance Tracking Tools (IPPT) for donor program proposals and program implementation. • Resource Mobilization & Management (Proposal Development, Grant Management) • Collaboratively prepare and submit Implementation Progress Reports to program stakeholders. • Ensuring Accountability and Learning through Findings, Best Practice, Data and Information Dissemination to Stakeholders. • Provide Oversight and Technical Support to staff on MEAL Principles and Results Based Management/Implementation. • Review, Design, and Implementation, of Quality Assurance Approaches to ensure Continuous Improvement (CQI). • Act as the focal point for all Project Evaluations, leading in the Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation (DM&E) processes.
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Better Futures for Children, Kenya 2023 - 2024
MEAL Advisor
Contributing to the enhancement of the Project processes effectiveness and impact at Better Futures for Children Organization, through prescription and implementation of strong adaptive MEAL systems. Informed by Research, Best Practice and Emerging Trends, this approach ensures the organization makes informed decisions, while constantly improving Implementation Quality and Responsiveness to the unique needs of the Target Population – Children. My efforts contribute to the overall success of our initiatives, ensuring that we deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes in alignment with our Mission and Goals.
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SDGs KENYA FORUM 2022 - 2024
MEAL Specialist
• Coordinated Progress Monitoring and Reporting (Internal and Donor). • Guide in Strategic Planning, Research & Evaluations (Methodologies & Sampling, MEAL Frameworks Creation, Program Development, ToR Development, M&E Plans) • Championed Data Use for Decision Making through Knowledge Management, Learning & Communication. • Technical Support & Capacity Building to staff and Partners (Advise, Mentorship, Training & Facilitation) • Resource Mobilization & Management (Proposal Development, Grant Management) • Set up Data Management Systems (M&E tools Designing, Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting and Data Quality Assurance for CQI, Digitalization) • Support in the development of M&E policies and procedures organization-wide. • Data & Information Dissemination to broad audiences (Visualizations & Dashboard Management).
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Kenya Red Cross Society, Global Fund Program 2019 - 2022
Country Data Manager
• Data Management; Methods & Tools Review, Digitalization, Data Quality Assurance. • Contributed in Monitoring, Reporting & Accountability through Key Indicators Performance Tracking, Documentation and Reporting. • Coordinated Program Research & Evaluations as Impacts, Process, Pilot, Baseline, Mid-Term, End-Term, Program Evaluations (Recruitment, Methodologies, Sampling, Concept, Documentation and Sharing) • Led in Knowledge Management, Learning & Communication through Identification and dissemination of Insights, best practices, lessons learned, Trends, research findings and MEAL Knowledge Dissemination (Visualizations & Dashboard Management). • Conduct Staff and Partners Technical Capacity Assessment & Development using Trainings, Mentorships and CQI Workshops. • Participate in Program Networking, Representation & Collaborations with Donors/Partners (NASCOP, NACC, AMREF, PEPFAR, UN, WHO, IFRC, MoH, GoK, CBOs, USAID) • Contributed to Strategic Project Planning through; Implementing Partners Selection, Targets Allocation, KPI Selection, M&E Frameworks, MEAL Plans, Indicator Frameworks, Proposal Development.
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University of Maryland Baltimore 2017 - 2019
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, SI Unit
• Established and Coordinated a Monitoring System; Data Collection, Analysis, Review and Reporting. • Led in Project Evaluation (Targets/Achievement Progress) • Led in Data Management for Continuous Quality Improvement (SOPs Creation, Data Quality Audits/Checks) • Responsible for Project Accountability via Donor and Progress Reporting (Monthly, Quarterly, Annually) • Capacity Assessment & Strengthening through Training, Mentorship, Data Sharing & Findings Presentations.
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Ministry of Health, FACES program 2016 - 2017
Data Officer
• EMR Systems Data Entry (OpenMRS, ICad, RedCap, DHIS2, HMIS). • Data Quality Management: DQAs and Data Cleaning, Archiving. • Reports Creation and Presentation (Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual) • Staff Mentorship and Orientation • Data Collection, Collation and Analysis from various EMR Systems • Data Verification, Validation, TB National Mentorship Program. • Creation and Amendment of SOPs.
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KEMRI, FACES program 2015 - 2016
Monitoring and Evaluation /Data Officer
• EMR Systems Data Entry (OpenMRS, ICad, RedCap, DHIS2, HMIS). • Data Quality Management: DQAs and Data Cleaning, Archiving. • Reports Creation and Presentation (Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual) • Staff Mentorship and Orientation • Data Collection, Collation and Analysis from various EMR Systems • Data Verification, Validation, TB National Mentorship Program. • Creation and Amendment of SOPs.