Josphat Ekato

Experience

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  K-Rep Bank Ltd

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2013

  Senior Business Development Officer

  ►Managed Micro-finance, Retain, SME Banking, and lending, which entailed group mobilization.►Organized customers' training and management of savings, loan disbursement, and portfolio growth.►Raised purchase requisition, verification, and stocktaking.►Trained individuals and communities in entrepreneurship, financial services, and business management.►Executed strategic and credit management, monitoring, and evaluation of credit and risk management.►Coordinated program activities and working with microfinance clients. Show less

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  Tullow Oil

  Jan 2013 - Sept 2020

  Key elements of the program included Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Public Relations, Social Investment, Land Access and Acquisition, Social and Environmental Impacts, and Conflict and Grievance Management as per IFC standards.►Spearheaded the implementation of Social performance and corporate social investment programs. ►Implemented and managed strategies to advise, monitor, and evaluate stakeholder Engagement, Public relations, Social Investment, Land Access, and Acquisition completed with minimum downtime. Show less ►Leveraged leadership skills in supporting exploration and appraisal activities, logistics, future development planning, and project execution ensuring socio-economic impacts are assessed, understood, and appropriately managed.►Collaborated with other departments to ensure the integrated planning and execution of site-based activities.►Steered all aspects of socio-economic baseline data collection, social impact assessment and management, community investment, and grassroots stakeholder engagement.►Managed a team of social performance professionals, including community-based liaison staff. Show less ►Liaised with Government and Public Affairs Team and Tullow Group to ensure Tullow Kenya's external communications builds and maintains brand awareness per the business objectives.►Executed the relay of the message from Tullow Kenya by collaborating with the Government and Public Affairs team.►Ascertained stakeholder environment and defined communications strategies addressing accountability and transparency, media management, reputation management within the public domain, and Tullow Kenya BV.►Supported the development and implementation of a consistent policy and approach to external corporate events, including corporate sponsorships and donations.►Identified and defined business priorities and needs about communication, public relations, and reputation management.►Developed and reviewed communications such as press releases, speeches, publications, and events to convey the desired Tullow image. Show less ►Managed and supervised Field Stakeholder Engagement Officers and Resources.►Built Harmonious and Mutually Beneficial Relationship between Tullow and local communities.►Keyed interface between the company & All county and Grassroots Stakeholders►Engaged with county executives' officers and Members of the County Assembly. ►Represented the company in public meetings at the County level. ►Registered complaints, grievances on their timely assessment and closure of resentment.►Supported national content on training, developing, and mentoring business groups. Show less

  • Senior Social Performance Advisor

    Jan 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Field Social Performance Manager

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2020

  • Field Stakeholder Engagement Supervisor

    Jul 2014 - Jan 2018

  • Field Stakeholder Engagement Officer

    Jan 2013 - Jul 2014
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  Self-employed

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2024

  Social Performance/ Stakeholder Engagement Consultant

  ►Volunteer consultant to organizations - on Communities, C.B.O,s, capacity building on stakeholder engagement, Land Access, social investment, and local content associated with oil and gas industry projects.► Creating a Conducive Environment for Investors to Operate and ensure that impacted communities benefit from their presence.

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  TRANSFORMATIONAL COMPASSION NETWORK AFRICA (TCN AFRICA)

  Oct 2023 - now

  Chief Operating Officer

  To provide office support services in coordinating office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to Organizational policies and promote Organization Culture, Vision and oversee operations. Supervising staff, Human Resources management and dividing responsibilities to ensure performance.