Moussa CAMARA

Experience

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  American Refugee Committee

  Mar 2001 - Jun 2002

  GBV Project Supervisor

  • Oversee Program activities in the Albadariah Refugee camps including Dabola,• Conduct risk assessments for vulnerable groups and Base-Line studies for the launching of appropriate activities of beneficiaries’ interest,• Conduct emergency assessments of camp safety and security; identifies problem areas of GBV cases and collaborate with other NGOs and community leaders to propose solutions. • Organize and conduct GBV sensitivity training for securities, camp committee members, NGOs and targeted community groups during emergency in the refugees and IDP camps• Conducting ToTs for project staff on GBV issues and supervising the replication of such trainings to community members by project staff,• Identifying EVIs “Extreme Vulnerable Individuals” (all of whom were refugee women) for business grants and conducting simple business skills training for them,• Planning and implementing Advocacy campaigns to gather support from government officers, UN Agencies and NGOs (local and international) in order to foster full protection of vulnerable refugee groups, • Supervise effective distribution of non food items to beneficiaries• Liaised with UNHCR community services and other operating partners in the camps• Refer GBV cases to appropriate service providers including health workers and provide basic counseling to victims and their families. • Organize and conduct along with camp authorities GBV awareness raising activities in specific identified areas in the camps.• Provide monthly statistics on GBV cases prevalence to donors including UNHCR• Provide special materials assistance to specific GBV cases in a professional manner• Maintain files of GBV cases confidentially Show less

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  American Refugee Committee

  Oct 2002 - Dec 2002

  Grants and Scholarship Advisor

  • Conduct and compile statistics on post- grant impact for GBV training projects during emergencies within Albadariah Camps in the Kissidougou Region of Guinea• Disburse and monitor small business grants to the trained vulnerable refugee women,• Conducting Post-activities impact surveys to inform the planning of further scope of intervention, • Improved evaluative tools (data collection methods, interviewing techniques, indicators, and statistical analysis) to provide effective evaluation of all project aspects, from sensitivities trainings and camp safety to vocational training opportunities to grant beneficiaries. • Review grant applications from training groups and disburse materials to groups in the camps• Disbursement of scholarship grants to beneficiaries (single mothers, SFHH and SoVs) at the end of every month in order to be self sufficient and reduce their exposures to exploitation. E.g.: provide stipends at the end of the every month to support SoVs and single mothers to access education and vocational trainings• Compile donor’s report on Grants and Scholarships at the end of every month or project• Represent ARC/CSI program with UN agencies and partners in the Albadariah Camps Show less

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  Save the Children US

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2009

  • Prepare project proposals and budgets to raise fund for Child Protection/psycho-social grants (targeting IDP, DDR and other children that suffered from PTSD) in South Kordofan and Abyei. • Ascertain the reintegration of the 303 CAAFG released in their communities through community bases mechanisms by having access to skills/vocational trainings, psycho-social and recreational programming. • Manage a pilot reintegration project that facilitated the reintegration of 110 CAAFG in Abyei through different skill trainings (tailoring, carpentry, and masonry, gardening and small businesses) and psycho-social activities.• Submit final reports (Narrative and financial) at the end of each grants to the donors in compliance with donors regulations.• Build the capacities of national staff in management and in project cycle to ascertain sustainability of the project in the impact areas within South Kordofan and Abyei. • Build a sustainable network to trace separated children and unaccompanied children and ensure their return when possible to their parents and/or primary caregivers;• Support family tracing and reunification for separated, unaccompanied and DDR children. Provide technical support to the (IASC database System), supervise reunification and provide technical support to strengthen host communities’ capacity through counseling and the provision of psychosocial support to the affected children and the host communities in South Kordofan and Abyei Area in Sudan• Facilitate the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration process of Children Associated with Fighting Groups in the South Kordofan and Abyei along with UNICEF, UNDDR and the DDR Commissions. Provide skill/vocational trainings to DDR children to ascertain their reintegration within communities. • Ensure that Child Protection/psycho-social projects activities are aligned with SC’s principle of promotion and protection of Human Rights and specifically Child Rights. Show less • Established, trained and monitored Child Protection committees in the three Albadariah camps (Kountaya, Telikoro and Boreah) in Kissidougou during an emergency phase in providing services to the Liberians and Sierra Leone refugees.• Established, trained and monitored 8 CCPC (Community Child Protection Committees) 8 CPYC (Child Protection Youth Committees) in Voinjama, Lofa County and 9 CCPC in Ganta, Nimba County (Northern Liberia) during the repatriation of the Liberian refugees• Promote community awareness on Child Protection and needs with camps authorities and community leaders. Especially of children at risk of violence, abuse and exploitation, children associated with armed forces and separated/unaccompanied children during emergencies and post emergencies in the camps in Guinea and Liberia• Build the capacity of Child Protection animators and Project Staff through developing training modules and conducting TOT on Child Protection/psycho-social, Child Rights-Based Programming, Code of Conduct, Child Safety Policy and GBV sensitivity awareness to ensure effective dissemination of Child Protection messages to Camps authorities, Refugee and Community Leaders, other NGO partners and the community members during emergencies the in refugee camps and post conflict areas in Liberia.• Conduct Child Protection community trainings for community members on the topics: Basic Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Basic needs of children, Child development and the impact of armed conflict on children’s development and the Humanitarian Code of Conduct,• Advocate for support from partners and the public on behalf of the most vulnerable Refugee youths and chil-dren,• Conducting Research and surveys to identify new and varying opportunities for socio-economic reintegration of vulnerable Refugee youths and children back into their respective communities of origin,• Facilitate M & E activities to evaluate Pre and Post Projects impacts, Show less

  • Child Protection Program Manager

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

  • Child Protection Program Coordinator

    Jan 2003 - Oct 2005
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  Save the Children

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Child Protection Programme Manager UK

  Leadership and Personnel Lead, manage and motivate the programme teams in Petit Nord, Dem. Republic of Congo Support protection team to develop clear objectives and regularly give meaningful feedback on their performance  Ensure the capacity development of the child protection team, local partners, community based mechanisms (Community Based Child Protection Network and Children and Youth Clubs) through regular support, coaching and specified training as required Particularly support the managerial capacity of Project Officer, Database Officer and Senior Field Officers in the team Recruiting and orienting new staff as needed;Programme Management Communicate project goals, objectives and methodologies to programme staff effectively, and ensure that they are confident in communicating this to third parties projects  Launch and close projects effectively through whole team workshops, involving logistics, administration and finance, as well as project teams Liaise on a daily, weekly and monthly basis with finance, logistics, administration to guarantee the smooth running of programmes Ensure that programme activities are timely and take place in strict compliance with donor agreements Comply with delegated budget holder responsibilities  Submit timely reports as required Ensure regular monitoring and evaluating of all protection projects, including regular travel to project sites, and that lessons learnt are shared and capitalized on Ensure clear plans in place for monitoring and evaluating project activities in relation to the objectives Produce high quality reports as required for internal and external useProgramme development  Participate in the continuous analysis of the situation of rights of children in Petit North Kivu identifying key issues for children Work with colleagues from education and other sectors to ensure regular coordination at strategic, programmatic level and developing programmatic synergyrelating to child Show less

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  War Child Canada

  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Child Protection Coordinator

  Programme Management• Provide ongoing leadership, training, and guidance to staff and volunteers to ensure CP programming meets best practice standards and prioritizes the safety and security of beneficiaries and staff. • Develop a technically sound programme work plan and activities consistent with the goals, objectives of the programme.• Provide technical and programme support to local CBOs in order to build capacity.• Involve/include local CBOs in all aspects of planning and implementation in order to maintain sustainability.• Promote a positive profile of the programme and good understanding among other sectors, partners and the communities we work in about the programme.• Ability to provide leadership in collection, monitoring and analysis of community feedback to the CP programme to guide programme planning. • Provide oversight and monitoring to Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) managers.• Identify, monitor and analyze access to services and quality of CP services gaps. • Provide leadership in coordinating with other humanitarian clusters as necessary to identify, monitor, analyze potentially cross-cutting CP issues girls.• Ensure that agreed upon project documentation is provided in a consistent, standard manner, including strong report writing skills. Financial Management• Manage multi-grant budgets in order to maintain programme expenditure within budgets. Develop and utilize financial planning tools such as spending plans, procurement plans, work plans based on activities and budgets.• Develop budget estimates and anticipated costs based on programmatic priorities and activities for planning purposes. • Provide monitoring to ensure all financial procedures associated with the programme adhere to the WCC financial procedures and meet donor requirements• Ensure that all internal and external narrative and budget reporting requirements are high quality and met on time. Show less

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  International Rescue Committee

  Feb 2011 - Sept 2011

  Emergency Child Protection and Education Manager

  Responsibilities • Develop a overall project work plan as well as monthly work plan for project implementation based on the log-frame.• Coordinate the provision of materials (UNICEF boxes, learning materials, etc) with logistic and partners. • Organize and facilitate the trainings of teachers, local authorities and community leaders on child protection• Ensure the project build on existing structures (PTA, CWC, etc) and positive initiatives from the community. Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites to monitor progress of implementation• Compile and submit monthly narrative and progress reports based on the logframe to the CYPD Coordinator • Develop donor reports for submission to the Grants Unit• Participate in project evaluation with technical support from CYPD Coordinator• Develop project spending plan • Review monthly Budget versus Actual and monitor project spendingStaff Supervision and Capacity Building• Supervise team leader in Nimba• Participate in recruitment of new staff if necessary• Conduct training and other capacity building activities such as ongoing mentoring and coaching for project staff• Delegate implementation activities to staff as appropriate• Receive, review and provide feedback on staff work plans and reports on a weekly and monthly basis• Coordinate closely with other CYPD project staffExternal Relations• Represent IRC Liberia at relevant coordination meetings• Collaborate closely with Ministry of Education and Ministry of Gender and Development and other stakeholders• Ensure that the Ministry representatives (MoE and MoG) at county and district level are involved Show less

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  UNICEF

  Sept 2011 - Mar 2012

  Emergency Coordinator/Child Protection Specialist

  • Policy advice on emergencies and programme guidance related to implementation of emergency response measures are effectively provided, with a special attention to staff security and to child protection issues• Advocacy and technical support towards the remaining humanitarian actors involved at the border for taking children issues into account, with particular attention to child protection issues• Effective assistance is provided to the Representative in emergency operations oversight and remaining program management especially in child protection and education sectors. • Ensure that a consistent flow of information of the humanitarian situation is effectively maintained within other remaining staffs or consultants working for UNICEF, the country office, regional office and HQ. • Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the contingency plan (including action plan trough implementing partners) covering the global emergency response tackling all the refugees (related to both borders Ras Jdir & Dhibat) and the issues under the responsibility of UNICEF as stated in the CCC (WASH / Child Protection / Education) • Conduct the handover process in close coordination with the TCO international and national counterparts• Ensure the leadership of the child protection sub-group and strong participation in the GBV sub-group. Coordination of the Child Protection Sub-Group actors response to the Libyan crisis at the Tunisian border in link with the national authorities • Ensure the monitoring and the child protection rapid assessment undertaken for the Libyan refugees is com-pleted and activities related implemented• Advocate for the implementation of the response through international or national counterparts• Maintains continuous, effective and strategic coordination, communication, consultation and liaison with Gov-ernment, UN agencies, NGOs, donors and allies to appeal for aid for children and women with the special needs resulting from emergency situation Show less

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  United Nations Mission in South Sudan

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2016

  Child protection Advisor

  • Work directly with other UN peace operation components, including the police and military, human rights, DDR, SSR, Rule of Law to integrate a child conscious approach in their work; • Collect reliable and accurate and timely data and where necessary, conduct investigations on the six grave violations identified by the UN Security Council and other violations committed against children. • Provide timely in-puts to relevant periodical reports to DPKO and to the OSRSG-CAAC and ensure timely delivery of a variety of reports, briefings and other type of communications in compliance with the mission mandate; • Assist the mission in implementing the monitoring and reporting mechanism under S/RES/1612 (2005) in conjunction with the UN Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting; • Provide appropriate backstopping to section’s efforts to work towards the signing of action plans to halt the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and to stop killing and maiming and rape and other forms of sexual violence against children as called for in SCRs 1539, 1612 and 1882;• Under the direction of chief child protection, provide training on child rights and child protection to military, police and civilian staff of the mission;• Liaise with appropriate national authorities, civil society, UN actors, local NGOs the host government, and relevant co-ordination mechanisms in ensuring adequate response to violations committed against children;• Undertake field activities as directed by supervisor and ensure up-to-date information regarding substantive matters in the field of the rights of the child; perform other duties as required. Show less

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  MINUSCA- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated 
Stabilization Mission in the CAR

  Feb 2016 - now

  Child Protection Advisor

  • Support the mainstreaming child protection concerns into all aspects of the activities, strategies, policies, and train-ing programs of the peacekeeping operation and assist in the overall implementation of relevant Security Council resolutions (SCRs) on children and armed conflict; • Work directly with other UN peace operation components, including the police and military, human rights, DDR, SSR, Rule of Law to integrate a child conscious approach in their work; • Collect reliable and accurate and timely data and where necessary, conduct investigations on the six grave violations identified by the UN Security Council and other violations committed against children. • Provide timely in-puts to relevant periodical reports to DPKO and to the OSRSG-CAAC and ensure timely delivery of a variety of reports, briefings and other type of communications in compliance with the mission mandate; • Assist the mission in implementing the monitoring and reporting mechanism under S/RES/1612 (2005) in conjunction with the UN Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting; • Provide appropriate backstopping to section’s efforts to work towards the signing of action plans to halt the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and to stop killing and maiming and rape and other forms of sexual violence against children as called for in SCRs 1539, 1612 and 1882;• Under the direction of chief child protection, provide training on child rights and child protection to military, police and civilian staff of the mission;• Liaise with appropriate national authorities, civil society, UN actors, local NGOs the host government, and relevant co-ordination mechanisms in ensuring adequate response to violations committed against children;• Undertake field activities as directed by supervisor and ensure up-to-date information regarding substantive matters in the field of the rights of the child; perform other duties as required. Show less