Monicah Ajak Martin
Summary
Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst with UNDP expertise in conflict resolution and project management. Enhanced local peace infrastructures, resulting in a 30% increase in girls' academic performance. Engaged stakeholders effectively to foster collaboration and drive impactful community initiatives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst
UNDP
Aweil, South Sudan
03.2022 - 12.2025
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities: Maintain regular communication and coordination with relevant partners, CSOs and local and national Government counterparts to ensure timely implementation of project activities.
- Facilitate and provide technical inputs for the implementation of peace and community cohesion related activities, enabling delivery of high-quality outputs and activity results as per the PaCC project documents.
- Strengthen synergies with/between PaCC activities and work of other UNDP projects/UN Agencies/other relevant partners to ensure the achievement of integrated results.
- Support local peace partners in the coordination of local level peacebuilding activities and facilitate the coordination with relevant state level actors.
- Participate in relevant events and networks related to the specific scope of work.
- Support the strengthening/capacity development of local peace infrastructures and civil society partners.
- Facilitate the strengthening of local peace infrastructures, such as peace committees, Council of Traditional Authorities and Leaders (COTAL) to encourage joint, inclusive and gender sensitive peacebuilding approaches at the local level.
- Monitor and provide technical inputs/advice to the CSOs implementing parts of the UNDP’s Peace and Community Cohesion related work to ensure the achievement of results that are aligned to human rights, gender and conflict sensitive.
- Identify capacity needs of local peace partners/structures and support the design and implementation of capacity development initiatives.
- Support strengthening capacities for local conflict early warning reporting and response system working under CEWARN system.
- Support gender and conflict mapping and analysis, monitoring and evaluation and lessons learned studies.
- Promote community-led participatory conflict and context analyses to inform project programming.
- Monitor and assess activity progress against the project’s Annual Work Plan targets and indicators.
- Ensure the project lessons learned and best practices are captured, documented and periodically shared.
- Support identification of new entry points for PaCC activities that contribute to social cohesion and community security.
- Support gender analysis and mainstreaming in all project activities and operations, and monitor and advise, especially CSOs and Government counterpart on this requirement.
- Draft reports, updates, and briefing notes as necessary.
- Functional Competencies
- Knowledge/Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter
Norwegian Church Aid
11.2016 - 04.2022
- Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of peacebuilding Project in Greater Bahr el Ghazal
- Leading Meetings for NCA partners and other stakeholders at the states level on peacebuilding, actively participating in clusters meetings and other forums relevant to peacebuilding.
- Support faith actors to formulate position papers on peacebuilding, Gender-Based Violence issues and Support dissemination of relevant policies, agreements, and Laws related to social cohesion in greater Bahr El Ghazal (Wau, Warrap, part of Aweil)
- Accompanying Peacebuilding Partner South Sudan council of Church to maintains regular communication and coordination with other partners, Civil Society, and liaising Government counterparts and ensures that effective communication channels are in place and that any shortcomings are addressed.
- Conducting Annual Reflection with the partners so that lessons learned are taken into consideration.
- Facilitating capacity development of Partners to Achieve intended outcome
- Facilitate the strengthening of local peace structures of NCA key partners (SSCC, JP, DMI) development of local peace structures; for example, Peace and Reconciliation Committee (PRC), Village peace communities, (VPC)Justice and Peace Committee (JPC) through training them on facilitation, early earning mechanism, negotiation, conflict analysis, gender mainstreaming to mediate, manage and resolve conflict at the grassroots as well as raise national mediators through SSCC peace structure (ICC).
- Jointly developing annual project proposals with partners and assessing the existing capacities to manage and implement the work, ensuring monthly, quarterly, and annually.
- Financial accountability monitoring of signed projects with partners closely with finance team tracking budgets and expenditure in line with project agreement and
- Support the financial team in project review, partner financial assessments accompanying Planning, and conducting partner institutional assessments.
- Achievements
- An example is resolving the Conflict in Gogrial (Apuk-Agouk-Kuac) community conflict using PRC (Peace and Reconciliation Committee) of DMI together with then-Acting Diocesan Caretaker-Magun in 2017 where groundbreaking and the neutral forum was initiated by grassroots Structures.
- While in Wau ``Community Peace Project`` NCA Peace Partner ;Justice and Peace of Catholic Diocese and ICC a local peace structure by South Sudan Council of Church together spearheaded neutral forum for community dialogue among communities of Loti-Fertit-Dinka for peaceful coexistence diverse background delegation of women trained in mediation and advocacy and UNSCR 1325 (e.g. Amrh Yang, Mama Angelina, Nicola) spearheaded call for improving conditions for retuned to Hai Kamsin in Wau a residential areas that was deserted during 2016 Wau violence resulting to various humanitarian coming in and Government pulling out army and improving security by setting up police station.
Teacher
Kuajok National Secondary School and Comboni College
01.2014 - 09.2016
- Communicating, planning, creating, monitoring, and assessing.
- Develop and issue educational content including notes, tests, and assignments.
- Instruct through lessons, discussions, and demonstrations in subjects assigned to me.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
- Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative regulations.
- Assign and grade class work and homework.
- Supervise classes to ensure all students are learning in a safe and productive environment.
- Deliver personalized instruction to each student by encouraging interactive learning.
- Debating Club patron
- Achievement Lead KNSC into national Debating tournament and win best debating candidate.
- Girls' performance increased by 30% compare to previous years with no female mentor
- Responsibilities and achievements
clerk
Good Hope Computer Centre
11.2015 - 06.2016
- Attending to clients warmly and Answer inquiries about the company
- Setting up workstations with computers and necessary peripheral devices
- Checking computer hardware (mouses, keyboards, etc.) to ensure the functionality
- Installing and configuring appropriate software and functions according to specifications
- Filing, Perform basic bookkeeping duties
- Compile financial records
- Perform typing
- Operate office machines like personal computers, scanners, photocopier, binding machine photocopiers, facsimile machines
- Retrieve files for personnel
- Fix malfunctioning office equipment or call the person in charge of maintenance
- Achievement expansion of centre to have 3 branches with internet café
- Responsibilities and achievements
Rvil (Rift Valley Veterinary Investigative Laboratory) Nakuru Kenya
Nakuru, Kenya
01.2015 - 03.2015
- Receiving, labeling, and analyzing samples (blood, toxic, tissue, etc.)
- Designing and executing laboratory testing according to standard procedures
- Conducting experiments under defined conditions to verify/reject various analyze the results of tests or experiments to ensure conformity to specifications
- Organize and store all chemicals substances, fluids, and compressed gases according to safety instructions
- Record all data and results in specified forms (paper and electronic) with accuracy and responsibility
- Maintain equipment and assist in ordering laboratory
- Supplies set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of laboratory equipment.
- Ensure that all safety guidelines are followed strictly at all times and maintain a clean and orderly environment
- Prepare standard volumetric solutions or reagents to be combined with samples, following standardized formulas or experimental procedures
- Responsibilities and achievements
Education
MSC - International Relations
University of East London
06.2025
PG-Diploma - Touchstone Leadership Program, Partnership with Global Missions University
School of Arts- Missions and Leadership
USA07.2022
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
Egerton University
08.2015
Skills
- Teaching and instruction
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution and transformation
- Active listening
- Creative problem-solving
- Team leadership
- Goal setting
- Communication skills
- Influence and persuasion
- Learning agility
- Organization and time management
- Multitasking
- Results orientation
- De-escalation techniques
- Intercultural communication
- Proposal and policy writing
- Coordination skills
- Conflict resolution
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Effective communication
- Capacity building
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team collaboration and leadership
- Root-cause analysis
- Attention to detail
- Deadline adherence
Certification
- Advance certificate in KOBO Tool Data collection
- Advance certificate in PIMs
- Professional course on Grant Proposal writing
Personal Information
Title: Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst
References
- Judy Wakahiu, Programme Advisor & Programme Manager, UNDP, natacha.kunama@undp.org
- Abraham Maker, NCA Bahr El Ghazal Coordinator, abraham.maker.gol@nca.no, 0918625005
- Angelina Halal Habib, South Sudan Peacebuilding Manager, Angelina.Alal.Habib@nca.no, 092242668
- Rev. Dr. Nyamde, Touchstone Leadership Program, +254731880272
- Simon Ndore, Kuajok National Secondary School, 0920017274/0924798051
- Justin, Good Hope Computer Centre, 0914426717
- Elder Dr. Othira, Department Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, +254722832008
Timeline
Peace and Community Cohesion Analyst
UNDP
03.2022 - 12.2025
Norwegian Church Aid
11.2016 - 04.2022
clerk
Good Hope Computer Centre
11.2015 - 06.2016
Rvil (Rift Valley Veterinary Investigative Laboratory) Nakuru Kenya
01.2015 - 03.2015
Teacher
Kuajok National Secondary School and Comboni College
01.2014 - 09.2016
MSC - International Relations
University of East London
PG-Diploma - Touchstone Leadership Program, Partnership with Global Missions University
School of Arts- Missions and Leadership
B.Sc. - Biochemistry
Egerton University
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