Polycarp Pharis

Experience

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  Risk Management Solutions of America, Inc. (RMSOA)

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

  Field Staff/ Supervisor.

  Went to different locations as selected, issued out questionnaires in order to get data or feed Back for analysis.Supervised field staff for accurate data collection.

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  National Youth Service Corps

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2014

  Class teacher.

  Animal husbandry teacher.

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  Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA)

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Language Interpreter(Volunteer)

  Interpreted to the congregation from English to Hausa, and from Hausa to English during Sunday services and church programs and other meetings.

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  IOM - UN Migration

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2017

  Data Enumerator.

  Primary assignment is data collection in the field. Also conduct focus group discussion, sensitization, selection of target communities and beneficiaries.

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  Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  Armesd Violence Reduction Officer

  Facilitation and Training of CBOs, FBOs, CSOs, INGOs and Community Members on Mediation, Conflict Analysis and Dialogue FacilitationWorked with Community Youths/Children on Youths Engagements Programs such as Youth Empowered and Safe (YES!), Recreational Activities and Youth Leadership and Resilience Programs and Other Relevant Social Works.Assisted in Translating Documents from English to Hausa for Facilitation in the Communities.Carried out Risk Education SessionsServed as Liaison between the Community Project Implementation Group and the Organization Budget Forecasting and Management.Activity Planning, follow ups, Reporting and MonitoringPrepared Administrative, Procurement and Logistics Needs of the project Prepared Weekly Transport and Field Visits Requests, Drafting Minutes of Meetings and Letters to CommunitiesCommunity Mobilization and Beneficiary Selection Show less

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  Plan International

  Nov 2019 - Aug 2022

  Program Officer-Peace Building and Social Cohesion

  ● Ensured project research, including baseline and end line evaluations. ● Oversaw quarterly planning and review of project implementation with partner staff to ensure effective delivery of the project in accordance with proposal, targets, logframe indicators, key milestone, and donor guidelines.● Lead partners on program delivery functions including reporting, monitoring, budget management and follow up on action plans.● Ensured 60% - 70% women and girls’ participation in all peacebuilding and project activities and committees according to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women and peace and security (2000)● Regularly collect project level data to track progress against output and outcomes using RBM methodologies.● Assisted in the development and implementation of project plans and measures to implement its objectives. ● Coordinated internal and external communication between organization and partners resulting in high project performance and donor satisfaction.● Ensured Monitoring and Evaluation processes are implemented to capture quality project data for reporting and decision making.● Participated in budget preparation and in ensuring spends and forecast are in line with plans.● Successfully improved peace building committees’ and stakeholder’s knowledge on conflict resolution, interest-based negotiation dialogue, and mediation skills from 10% to 60% through training, capacity training and mentorship● Ensured partners’ financial compliance according to donors'/organization’s policies. ● Ensured appropriate use of all procurement and logistics infrastructure for effective implementation of project activities ● Led the selection of peacebuilding committee across 10 communities of implementation, facilitated statute development, reviews and on boarding of the 3 committees of 12 persons each.● Support establishment and maintenance of good working relationship with the relevant state actors, local government authorities and other stakeholders Show less

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  International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)

  Aug 2022 - now

  Training Assistant

  Assist the training manager in the planning, budgeting, logistics, administration, and management of the training programme.Interface directly with internal support staff and stakeholders on all matters related to administration, logistics, finance, and procurement for training events.Manage day to day correspondence, reports, and other documents related to the training programme.Advertise training courses, compile and Organise all trainee applications. Prepare attendance rosters and assist in the planning & preparation for courses under the supervision of the training manager.Manage and maintain an inventory of serviceable training supplies, materials, and equipment, including safe storage and accountability.Assist in the preparation, compilation, recording and filing of post-training reports and evaluations with lessons learned and analysis.Assist the training manager in the day to day running of the country programme and training sessions and provide support to operations where required. Show less