Francis Xavier Ochieng
Woburn, Apt 314,MA
Summary
Francis has nearly two-decade years of Humanitarian, development, and fund management experience in Africa; more so Uganda and Kenya. He is suitable for senior leadership and technical roles at country, regional and global organizations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Disability Rights Fund
Boston, Uganda
10.2022 - 12.2023
- Monitor, evaluate, and adapt the Uganda Country Strategy, tracking socio-political barriers and opportunities, the progression of disability rights and inclusive development, and the growth and diversity of the disability movement
- Serve as the liaison to DRF/DRAF grantees and prospective grantees in Uganda, including national-level OPDs as well as grassroots and marginalized sectors of the disability movement
- Review grant proposals and conduct financial and critical analysis of proposals and applicant organizations, including fit of proposals to DRF/DRAF objectives and strategies
- Prepare concise written analyses of grant proposals and develop grant recommendations for DRF/DRAF Grantmaking Committees comprised of advisors and donors
- Work closely with DRF/DRAF staff on administration of grants, identification of organizational and strategic support needed by grantees, design of technical assistance plans, mitigation of risks
- Provide grantees with organizational and strategic support and recommend helpful resources and/or experts as appropriate
- Analyze grantee reporting and evaluate progress as part of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
- Support DRF/DRAF communications by documenting grantee achievements and disability rights advancements in Uganda
- Develop professional relationships within the field of disability rights and to keep abreast of trends and inform DRF/DRAF grantmaking on intersectionality of rights and to actively challenge violations on any basis and ensure adherence to safeguarding principles
Humanitarian Coordinator
DanChurchAid
Kampala, Uganda
09.2021 - 09.2022
- The Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) works with the rest of DCA humanitarian response team to ensure effective, accountable, and timely humanitarian response to disaster affected communities
- The HC is responsible for monitoring and technical backstopping of DCA and local partners; ensuring close cooperation and collaboration with the different units within DCA and partners; maintaining good partnership and spirit of collaboration with various stakeholders; representing DCA in a range of national level humanitarian coordination platforms; and actively participating in the design of humanitarian response proposals
- Assist in consolidation and expansion of DCA Humanitarian programme portfolio and advise on partnership opportunities
- Explore funding opportunities, and actively participate in needs assessment, and design of concept notes and project proposals
- Provide capacity building and technical support to the implementing partner organizations in quality and accountability policy and practice, cash transfer programming, and other areas as needed
- Nurture cross project learning, by sharing best practices identified during monitoring visits
- Bring to the attention of the HOHO and other POs any matter which might be hampering the smooth running of DCA's humanitarian work
- Identify other activities that DCA alone or with other partners can implement to strengthen humanitarian projects (exposure visits, training, reviews etc.)
- Closely collaborate with the rest of DCA staff to ensure mainstreaming of crosscutting commitments such as gender and rights-based commitments
- Build the capacity of DCA and partner staffs in principled and accountable humanitarian response based on international quality and accountability standards (CHS, SPHERE, LEGS etc.); and facilitate inter-project learning through documentation and dissemination of best practices
- Follow-up and Keep the DCA team abreast on new national/international policies, guidelines and strategies pertaining to humanitarian response
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of DCA humanitarian response by introducing new and innovative ways of doing
- Facilitate intra project learning through documentation and dissemination of best practices
- Closely work with project managers, MEAL Coordinator, relevant partner staff, and resource mobilization advisor to ensure periodic reports are timely shared to donors as per agreed guideline
- Make sure periodic reports and other relevant project documents are timely uploaded into DCA intra platform
- Contribute to the production and dissemination communication material to promote DCA and partners humanitarian work
- Actively participate in fund raising strategy development and review, needs assessment, project design and proposal development, and ensure DCA crosscutting commitments are mainstreamed in project management cycle
Program Manager | Area Manager - Urban Refugee Program
AVSI Foundation
West Nile, Uganda
11.2019 - 08.2021
- Manage and supervise the project staff, in coordination with the Program office, ATL, Country Representative and the HR offices
- Responsible for the administrative management of budgets and other project related activities
- Responsible for coordinating relationships with the donor - Cities Alliance/UNOPS, partners including Arua Municipal Council, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, and other key stakeholders including Arua District, OPM and UNHCR
- Lead the design and start-up phase of the project (Strategy refinement, rapid assessment, staff recruitment and onboarding, consultative meetings)
- Take lead in developing a comprehensive programming guideline for the project to guide the targeting and implementation of both the Municipal systems strengthening and sustainable livelihoods approaches for host communities and the migrants
- To lead and support research, documentation, collaborative learning and knowledge on management on the reception, integration and management of involuntary migrants
- To engage with, support and build capacity of Arua Municipal Council to strengthen their institutional and structural capacity to effectively manage the reception and integration of involuntary migrants
- Represent AVSI in Technical committee meetings at the Council and District
- Network and facilitate linkages with strategic partners including the private sector, local government and CSOs to leverage resources
- Supervise the implementation of capacity building initiatives for AVSI staff, and in consistency with Technical Standards developed by Cities Alliance
- Develop plans and reports in line with timelines agreed with the donor and AVSI programs office
- Ensure technical and financial reporting in line with AVSI's administrative procedures
Project Coordinator (Voice Fund)
Oxfam Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
08.2016 - 09.2019
- Correspond (answering queries, addressing concerns) of prospective applicants
- Establish and maintain relationships with Hague based Voice Global Coordination team
- Correspond and share information with Oxfam's confederation, grantees, partners and networks, including participation in networks' convenings and share information and contacts, to grow visibility of the Fund
- Providing periodic reports for internal/external communications to the regional, and coordination teams and other stakeholders
- Actively support learning through the Linking and Learning infrastructure and ensure that promising practices and lessons learned locally are disseminated across the wider Voice family regionally through the communications hub and globally through the Voice social media platforms
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the Voice programme in the country under the strategic support from Oxfam management team in country and Voice global Coordination Team in The Hague with technical support from country programme teams
- Represent the Voice programme in the country vis à vis country stakeholders with the support from country management team and global coordination team
- Coordinate the communities of stakeholders in the country and liaise with the linking and learning focal point in the country/global team
- Coordinate and lead on pro-active and innovative outreach to the target groups for the Voice programme and coordinate the dissemination of information about the calls for proposals to them
P4C Capacity Development Advisor
ActionAid International
Nairobi, Kenya
04.2013 - 12.2015
- Develop and implement a capacity development strategy for the ActionAid Kenya office
- Coordinate the implementation of capacity support to all ActionAid partners
- Design capacity development tools, systems, and assessment methodologies for implementation across ActionAid Kenya country program that are effective and efficient
- Support to partners in the areas of governance, leadership, Board development, human resources, policy development, communications, external relationships, resource mobilization, and sustainability planning
- Provide comprehensive, document mentoring and technical assistance to ActionAid Kenya partners
- Manage the capacity development components of the People for Change Program (P4C), including coordination and support of civil society activities
- Lead advocacy programmatic components for ActionAid Kenya, including supporting partners to strengthen advocacy capacity and implement effective advocacy programming
- Lead organizational development assessments, profiled and guided partners in the development of prioritized institutional strengthening plans
- Consolidate assessment results across the Cluster partners to identify and analyze organizational capacity patterns and identify new strategic directions for capacity development support
- Regularly shared capacity development information, articles, tools, and resources with partners
Organizational Development & Advocacy Advisor
Centre for Governance & Economic Development
Arua, Uganda
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Was key in the development of the Community Empowerment for Social Accountability project proposals and secured EUR 1 million for 2 years
- As the OD Manager and member of senior leadership team (SLT), played a leading role in developing implementation plan in five districts of West Nile
- Coordinated the design of capacity building plan and managed trainings of the partners including the review of their policies including strengthening their resource mobilization capabilities
- Facilitated orientation of their respective management structures and boards and staff
- Lead the M& E activities to generate evidence and engage district and regional leaders in advocacy for better service delivery and policy review (Health and NUSAF II Policies)
- Guided the role out of the Child Education Monitoring (CEM) in West Nile, engaged school stakeholders on the monitoring outcome on performance Improvement
Anti-Corruption Specialist/Inspirator
MS-ActionAid Kenya/Kenya Paralegal Association
Kisumu, Kenya
09.2009 - 12.2011
- Guided the formation of Siaya Anti-Corruption Coalition (SACC) as a viable and visible actor in the fight against corruption in Siaya District
- Actively supported Kenya Community Paralegals Association (KCPA) in the design of (SACC) organizational policies to guide its operations
- Facilitated the harmonization and critical reflection on the anti-corruption tools and strengthened its anti-corruption monitoring programmes
- Facilitated cross-country (Uganda-Kenya) experience sharing on 'best practices'
- Coordinated the collaborative advocacy activities and supported the first Anti-corruption Youth Week in Kenya
Assistant Lecturer/Coordinator Ethics & Human Rights Centre
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
07.2004 - 12.2009
- Contributed to teaching and research in the Department of Philosophy and Development
- Participated in the development of new academic program - B.A of Ethics & Human Rights
- Coordinated the processing results, and graduation of students with Office of the Academic Registrar
- Coordinated the Ethics and Human Rights Research Centre on the placement of internship placement for both graduate and undergraduate students
- Was key in consultancies under the department such as designing Codes of Ethics for Public Officers having been my expertise at graduate studies
Education
Master of Arts - Ethics and Public Management
Makerere University Kampala (MUK)
Kampala06.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences (Philosophy)
Pontifical Urban University
Rome06.2000
Skills
- Strategy & Visioning
- Technical & Advisory
- Human Rights Advocacy
- Grants, Program Development and Management
References
- Fr. JB Lugonja St. Mary's Catholic Parish, Waltham +1574-323-0090 Email: lugonjajbha@gmail.com
- Dr. Lawrence Ojom, Regional Team Leader, AVSI Foundation, Plot 1119 Ggaba Road, Kampala, Uganda, +256772611929, Lawrence.Ojom@avsi.org
- Ms Chrissy Dumaduma Zimba (Regional Head of Program - Africa)
Disability Rights Fund (DRF), Kampala
Mob: +260966044833, czimba@disabilityrightsfund.org
Languages
- English, Proficient
- Luo, Native/Proficient
- Luganda, Good
- Swahili, Good
- Latin, Fair
- French, Beginner
Timeline
Consultant
Disability Rights Fund
10.2022 - 12.2023
Humanitarian Coordinator
DanChurchAid
09.2021 - 09.2022
Program Manager | Area Manager - Urban Refugee Program
AVSI Foundation
11.2019 - 08.2021
Project Coordinator (Voice Fund)
Oxfam Uganda
08.2016 - 09.2019
P4C Capacity Development Advisor
ActionAid International
04.2013 - 12.2015
Organizational Development & Advocacy Advisor
Centre for Governance & Economic Development
01.2012 - 03.2013
Anti-Corruption Specialist/Inspirator
MS-ActionAid Kenya/Kenya Paralegal Association
09.2009 - 12.2011
Assistant Lecturer/Coordinator Ethics & Human Rights Centre
Makerere University
07.2004 - 12.2009
Master of Arts - Ethics and Public Management
Makerere University Kampala (MUK)
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences (Philosophy)
Pontifical Urban University
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