HIGHLIGHTS OF FOCUS AND KNOWLEDGE

• 30 years experience in project and organisation management and coordination, 11 years at the Executive Director level
• Over 27 years experience as an Organiser
• Over 35 years as an active and committed community member – working and volunteering with community groups
• Knowledge of Social Justice, Gender, Environment, Social and Economic Development, Community Development, Human Rights – with a particular experience with Women’s, People of Colour and Student’s and Workers’ Rights.
• 27 years experience as a Facilitator
• Fluent in English and French and conversant in Swahili
• An interactive and professional team member with excellent people skills
• 7 Years experience doing organisational / programme assessment and evaluation

AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND SKILLS HIGHLIGHTS 

◦ Organisation and Program  management ◦ Excellent organisational skills ◦ Many years experience managing budgets ◦ Superb written and oral communication skills ◦ Team Building ◦ Highly developed problem-solving skills ◦ Program Development and Evaluation ◦ Strong research skills ◦ Fundraising and Funder Relations ◦ Excellent  facilitation skills ◦ Relationship Building  ◦ Well practised in working under stress and meeting deadlines ◦ Collaboration.

“While poverty exists, there is no true freedom.” – Nelson Mandela

OTHER IMPORTANT SKILLS

I am fully bilingual in both French and English (written, spoken and reading) and conversant in Swahili. I have a very wide range of knowledge of computers and computer programmes and I am comfortable working in both a PC and MAC environment with programmes such as Microsoft Office and Adobe InDesign. I love a challenge, I like working with people in a team and I work well unsupervised. I love people and I love to laugh.