Esther Wango

Experience

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  Norwegian People's Aid - South Sudan Program

  May 1998 - Jul 2011

  Programme Officer

  • Prepared narrative and financial reports for USAID funded grants. • Followed up on programs expenditure to ensure all activities were within the budgets to avoid under or over expenditure. • Provided accounting information for USAID funded grant management by preparation of USAID standard form 1034 public voucher for purchases and services, for reimbursement purposes. • Received and reviewed imprest reports for accountability purposes from field locations. • Developed requisition orders for commodities and services while ensuring correct objects of expenditure were charged to the correct budget line and ensured funds were available for the same. Achieved this by ensuring logistics department procured and deliveries were made on time. • Made occasional field visits to monitor the implementation of grants funded by USAID – FFP & OFDA, NORAD, ECHO, for Rural Development and Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs. • Logistics Management: Organized ticketing and hotel accommodation for staff, indigenous NGO’s, consultants and development partners. • Organized educational trainings by liaising with different colleges, universities and other educational institutions on behalf of staff and Norwegian People’s Aid sponsored students undertaking different courses. • Events Organization & Management: Coordinated the execution of events under the office including meetings, workshops and other work-related gatherings. Processed and distributed reports including minutes, monthly and annual reports. • Administration of finances: Reviewed all receipts and payments related to the program particularly, invoices, staff claims, travel advances and accountabilities, imprest etc. Show less

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  Chemonics International Inc ~ Kenya Transition Initiative Project (KTI)

  Nov 2011 - Feb 2014

  Procurement Specialist

  • Sub grants Procurement Management & Monitoring: Managed all in-kind procurements for over 20 Civil Society partners and Government Institutions and conducted sub-recipient monitoring to ensure equipment was all in order before official grant hand over to the grantees/stakeholders. • Training: Provided training to project staff about procurement policies and procedures when necessary, by interpreting the procurement manual for guidance and reference and also shared knowledge on best practices in procurement. • Commodity Management: Developed and managed the project's commodity management tracking system for grantees and provided accurate information to office manager for office inventory. Show less

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  Development Alternatives (DAI) Inc ~ Transition Intiatives for Stabilization Program

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  Operations Consultant

  • Tracked Value Added Tax (VAT) expenditure, processing and submitting DA1 forms to USAID offices for VAT exemption certificates and was able to recover over $5,000 in VAT refunds. • Assisted the Procurement / Logistics team in the day to day operations.

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  IMA World Health ~ USAID/Afya Jijini Program

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2019

  Procurement Officer

  Oversight of tax exemption process for the project, including ensuring timely and comprehensive submission of DA1 Forms to USAID for processing and to the vendors for refund. In charge of procurement of services adequate such as field trainings and workshops, work planning workshops and external events. Led the bid solicitation process including drafting and issuing Purchase Orders, Request for Quotations, Request for Proposals, Tenders, developed bids evaluation criteria and guided the team on the processes involved in compliance with USAID regulations. Conducted annual reviews of existing procurement policies and procedures and develop continuous improvements where necessary to ensure that the project team receives uninterrupted supplies and services, costs are monitored, reviewed and controlled within budgetary constraints and in line with IMA World Health policies and procedures and maintain security of supply and optimum value for money. Managed of contract database and protocol for ongoing supplier’s management including the ongoing creation, rationalization and addition of preferred suppliers and Blanket Purchase Agreements, along with a clear contractor/suppliers and vendors overview highlighting key contracted information (contract sum, length of contract, key contract clauses, break/termination clauses, annual increases, renewal notice terms, etc). Show less

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  Chemonics International Inc. - CBCR Activity

  Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

  Operations Specialist
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  Chemonics International

  Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

  Consultant Sudan- Sudan Transition Project (STP)