Jok Joseph

Experience

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  Dabwat Agricultural Project (Barak, Libya)

  Jan 1994 - Oct 1996

  Veterinary Medical officer

  Supervised personnel assigned to the milk pasteurization & processing factory including officers, staff and animal handlers/feeders. Additional training:Dairy Herds Reproductive Health Management: Set reproductive performance targets, infertility management, recommendations for culling and treatment of clinical cases and disease preventive measures; developed & implemented new measures resulting in reduction of calf mortality by 68%, and 20% milk production increase; handled, examined and treated resident animal species, primarily large animal; performed C-sections and uterine prolapse management in dairy cows; carried out routine health examinations; consulted with farmers and ranch owners on animal production, feeding, and housing issues. Member of team of epidemiologists selected by City of Barak, Libya to respond to Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in March 1995. Show less

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  International Rescue Committee

  Apr 2000 - Nov 2017

  • Supervised eight staff members who provided direct assistance to refugees• Worked closely with the Program Director to expand the program’s capacity through fundraising, collaboration with other resettlement agencies, recruiting, training and managing volunteers and interns • Promoted all outreach activities and served on the Refugee Health and Adjustment Taskforce to develop procedures, monitor contractual compliance and liaise with government donors, national resettlement agencies and affiliates Show less

  • Site & Resettlement Services Administrator

    May 2014 - Nov 2017

  • Resettlement Supervisor

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2014

  • Resettlement Case Manager

    Apr 2000 - Aug 2010
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  Rift Valley Institute and UNICEF Southern Sudan Area Program, Child Protection Unit (March-April 201

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2010

  Senior National Consultant and/Co-Researcher UNICEF-commissioned study

  In-depth, field-based research and analysis of historical, political and socio-cultural dynamics of inter-tribal child abduction. Assist in caring out structured and open-ended interviews, focus groups and meetings with government officials, NGOs and agency staff, community leaders, local residents and former abductees.

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  SOS International LLC

  Mar 2018 - now

  Freelance Interpreter

  Contracted interpreter, performed simultaneous and consecutive court interpretation in Arabic, Dinka and NuerCompleted seminars and classes of legal, immigration terminology and ethics of professional court interpretation.

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  THE EPISCOPAL REFUGEE NETWORK OF SAN DIEGO

  Oct 2021 - now

  Associate Director Of Development

  Manage the implementation of comprehensive fund development plans for St Luke’s and RefugeeNet In order to increase and diversify sources of funds Implement the communications plan with key constituents and prospective donors across multiple channels (email, text,web, Facebook,YouTube, Instagram, etc)Organise and over fundraising events.