About

A highly experienced 5+ years Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion and market linkage professional who effectively combines strong technical, problem-solving and planning capabilities to successfully deliver projects on time and on budget. Possession of excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills to address professionally project stakeholders. Have high level of integrity, self-confidence, action-oriented mentality, cultural sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability. Enjoys being part of, as well as managing and motivating, a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments

Skills

  • Communication
    9
  • Teamwork
    8
  • Problem-Solving
    7
  • Creativity
    7
  • Leadership
    5
  • English
    8
  • Lugbarati
    10

Experience

Asindua Stephen

Work experience
  • Recruited the business skills mentors and field agents through conducting adverts and running of interviews, provide orientations and trainings for the project staff.
  • Supported the Livelihoods team in facilitating Business Skills training modules to both Individual Entrepreneurs and SILC groups (Savings and internal lending communities) and same time SILC methodology to the groups.
  • Supported the selection and training of Business Mentors and Field Agents in Business skills and SILC (Savings and internal lending communities) methodology respectively for them to assist and guide the entrepreneurs and SILC groups in Business skills and SILC (Savings and internal lending communities) methodology.
  • Spearheaded micro grant award processes through collection of mobile money numbers, signing MoUs and signing consent forms with the project participants.
  • Conducted post cash transfer monitoring through the phone calls, spot checks with the help of the business mentors and field agents
  • Provided daily guidance to Entrepreneurs and SILC groups in using practical tools and habits to track and monitor the progress of their business activities and SILC (Savings and internal lending communities) records.
  • Guided and supported Entrepreneurs and SILC (Savings and internal lending communities) groups with the help of Business Mentors and field agents in developing viable business plans to apply for micro grants or loans to start their businesses.
  • Guided and supported project Entrepreneurs throughout the grant application and selection process with the help of the Business Mentors and Field agents to become entrepreneurs.
  • Mentored and coached successful Entrepreneurs through conducting one-hour, weekly coaching sessions with Business mentors and field agents on each business idea to maturity over an average period of four months
  • Created linkages for these SILC groups and entrepreneurs with other business service providers and financial institutions.
  • Worked with project participants to ensure they keep organized records and accounts, integrate into the local market, and begin to turn a profit by the end of the project.
  • Provided mentoring supports to lead farmers who are acting as micro-entrepreneurs in delivering agriculture extension services to ensure successful development of their microenterprise.
  • Collected data forms of the SILC groups from field Agents, enter them in Savex (MIS) for monthly reports on SILC and reports from individual entrepreneurs for analysis, and determine their performance.

Asindua Stephen

Work experience
  • Planned and organized VSLA (Village savings and loans association) trainings for the groups in the communities with the help of the community-based trainers at sub county levels.
  • Selected the targeted project beneficiaries and formed groups to be trained in VSLA (Village savings and loans association) from the project area.
  • Identified recruited community-based trainers, trained and supported them in training the formed VSLA group members in VSLA methodology.
  • Provided advice and mentoring on VSLA (Village savings and loans association) training course contents and methodology to the Community based trainers on quarterly basis.
  • Provided continuous mentorship support to the trainers and groups Leadership to ensure that they are aware of their obligations.
  • Collected data picked from the groups by the Community based trainers, enter them in Savix (MIS) for monthly reports on VSLAs, and submits to the Project officer.
  • Conducted group training need assessment and sharing report of group performance with supervisors and management team.
  • Built capacity of VSLA (Village savings and loans association) groups to manage their own savings and takes the ownership of the programs and projects
  • Strengthened the capacity of communities and VSLA (Village savings and loans association) groups to manage their own development process and projects.
  • Created, maintained, and nurtured close relationship with local government leadership by ensuring that the officials know an activity conducted in the sub county.
  • Supported the community-based trainers in writing and forming group constitution for registration to sub county and district.
  • Liaised with the Community based trainers and sub county officials in the distribution of savings kits to the VSLA groups

Asindua Stephen

Work experience
  • Mobilization of the communities for formation of Community saving and credit groups (CSCGs) at village, parish, and sub county levels
  • Carried out sensitization of the communities in the Sub County, parish, and village levels on Profira project of forming CSCGs (Community saving and credit groups).
  • Mapped women, youth and men beneficiaries in the area and verified them to participate in CSCG Methodology.
  • Carried out trainings to the groups on CSCG (Community saving and credit groups). methodology and financial literacy and Business skills SPM-IGAs
  • Trained the CSCG (Community saving, and credit group formed in the CSCG Methodology and assists them in working on their constitution to registration with sub county and district authorities.
  • Conducted group training need assessment and sharing report of group Performance with Project Officer and management team.
  • Provided continuous mentorship support to groups formed and their Leadership to ensure that they are aware of their obligations.
  • Conducted mentoring and peer-to-peer learning amongst the groups formed for shared knowledge at sub county levels.
  • Collected data, prepared monthly reports on CSCG Methodology, and submitted to the project officer.
  • Initiated development of project concepts and proposal documents in respect to WASH.

Asindua Stephen

Education
  • Project Planing and Management

Asindua Stephen

Education
  • Philosophy

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