Dorcas Kibachio

Experience

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  World Vision Kenya

  Aug 2004 - Apr 2006

  Graduate Intern
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  World Concern

  Jan 2006 - May 2011

  Project Officer

  Represented World Concern at the District and provincial level in developing networks.Worked with partners in developing HIV & AIDs intervention plans and recruitment of project beneficiaries.Linked families to essential health and social services and to the District Children Office for legal issues and cash transfer;Regularly reviewed the program’s direction and position with the manager.Worked with the Country Representative and the Programme Manager in development of the OVC Project strategy and annual plans.Facilitated community trainings on psychosocial supportAdvocacy with and for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in the project area.Lead in resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation of the projects implementation process.Linked over 600 OVC to informal life skill entrepreneurs for training and capacity building.Ensured recruited OVC received essential services as per USAID recommendations Gave grants to over 500 CBOs and FBOs to begin Income Generating Activities to support OVC under their care.Documented best practices from other regions and applied them to my project area.Documented and shared success stories from my project area.Participated in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of grants. Show less

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  The Management University of Africa

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2016

  Tutorial Fellow

  Tutorial FellowResponsibilities : Lecture planning, preparation, Research, and grading of students in the following units:Social Structures and Development.Foundations of Development: Concepts and Critical Issues.Sociology of Development.Theories and Strategies of Development.Gender and Development.Project Monitoring and Evaluation.Handle all correspondence for ODeL Post graduate and PhD students.Allocate units to Post Graduate and PhD lecturers and communicate the same.Ensure all ODeL Post graduate and PhD students are facilitated by lecturers.Coordinate module development process by relevant lecturers.Ensure International ODeL students sit exams at the various embassy’s.Maintain and update ODeL post graduate filling system.Assist the Coordinator ODeL whenever called upon. Show less

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  St. Paul's University

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2023

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Introduction to Development ConceptsIntroduction to Social workProject Monitoring and EvaluationManagement of Non-Governmental OrganizationsIntroduction to Project management and LogisticsIntroduction to EntrepreneurshipTheories of Social Change

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  Kenya School of Government

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Associate Lecturer

  Prepare and deliver quality learning material to trainees on the following subjects –Public Relations and Customer CareTime ManagementInterpersonal Relations

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  United Nations Volunteers

  Apr 2023 - now

  Programme Assistant

  Support, deployment and assignment management of all UNV modalitiesMaintaining a national UNVs local candidate talent pool in coordination with the Volunteer Services Centre.Support UNV Recruiters South African recruitment assignments.Support in the entire recruitment process in consultation with host institutions and uploading into UVP.Maintain personal files of UNVs ensuring that all matters requiring action are brought to the attention of the Programme Analyst.Maintain up to date leave records of all UNVs and support separating UNVs with exit formalities.Keep track of contractual status of all volunteers including contract extensions, resignations, terminations and follow up on respective replacements.Facilitate government clearance and entry visas of incoming UNVs and their recognized dependents.Prepare briefing packs and arrange orientation/security briefings for new UNVs.Ensure that arrival entitlements are processed by the VSC team on time.Ensure successful settlement and integration of deployed UNVs with host institutions.Assist UNVs in background documentation for processing entitlements due to volunteers.Assist in planning and coordinating UNV events.Strengthen understanding of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activitiesProvide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UNV actions, results, and opportunities. Show less