John Richard

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Information and reporting Assistant at INTERSOS

since October, 2022

jo***11@gmail.com

About

Carrying out responsibility by acting with complete integrity, to ensure that work is carried out to the highest standard, to establish a career in a dynamic and innovative organization where the individual career objective and personal development are recognized and harnessed within the framework ...

Skills

Excellent Microsoft Office skills
8
Data analysis with SPSS and STATA
8
monitoring evaluation and learning MEAL
8
Data reporting
8
Report writing and documentation
9

Recommendations

Hassan Kabulu

1/16/2024

"Very Analytic, committed, and precise. Good in data capture, data translation, and evaluations. "

John Richard
2y
Thank you!

Abdulkadir Gambo

11/28/2023

"Possess team spirit, displays professionalism in his work and always give room for improvement "

John Richard
2y
Thank you!

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Experience

John Richard

Work experience

Information and reporting Assistant at INTERSOS

October, 2022 -
Fulltime

Supports the data management process for the CCCM Program, including data entry/collection, data analysis, and other information as needed, while ensuring accuracy of numerical and qualitative data and addressing inaccuracies as they arise.
Support with sensitization of the client on pre distribution information (entitlement, available feedback channels)
Set up help desk early before the commencement of distribution and ensure provision of canopy and mat for waiting area.
Record the complaints/feedback applying the template/s prepared for the purpose.
Ensure confidentiality of all information received is upheld and respected.
Regularly update herself/himself with selection criteria and distribution entitlement of each client.
Understand well Accountability to affected population and educate Cooperating partner and clients.
Regularly update herself/himself with the new policies and procedures of WFP particularly in relation to accountability.
Understanding of Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), Core Humanitarian Standards and other relevant global standards.
Respond to information requests or answer questions from clients, if it is within her/his mandate specified in the WFP Community Accountability Mechanism document.
Systematically and securely document and share daily reports regularly with the Accountability Assistant
Ensure timely request of the any tools about to finish not to runout of the tool.
Ensure proper and complete documentation of the complaint/feedback received via help desk.
Capture success story during feedback session with the client.
Safe keeping of feedback/complaint registry under lock and key to ensure confidentiality.
Collaborates and supports M&E department in the development of adequate data collection tools to improve the quality of data collection in camps and the reception center.
Liaises with relevant public authorities and service providers in order to foster effective collaboration and encourage national interest and ownership in protection of IDPs, refugees and other persons of concern.
Ensures constant communication with the CCCM and protection team to identify potential problems, formulate recommendations and solutions.
Conducts regular monitoring visits to the field, to follow-up on activities and ensures community participation in the activities.
In charge of ensuring data protection both hard and soft copies; drafts and ensures appropriate means of verification for each of the activity conducted as per work plan.
Builds CCCM volunteers’ capacity to conduct M&E activities, oversees the implementation of surveys and reports any quality issues.
Ensures – through clear weekly and monthly work plans –field assessment activities are carried out in a timely, effective and technically sound manner.
Supports in organizing all CCCM/protection meetings, seminars, workshops, awareness and sensitization.
Participates in Co-ordination meetings, conducts need assessments and co-ordinates with other agencies and actors providing services in CCCM areas of operation.
Carries out all tasks respecting key protection principles, including CP and PSEA policy.
Any additional task as instructed by the Camp Manager

John Richard

Education

MSc. Information Technology in view at National Opening University of Nigeria

August, 2022 -
Fulltime

John Richard

Work experience

M&E/CPIMS + officer at Child protection and peer leaning initiative

April, 2020 - October, 2022
Fulltime

Track the project performances vs. the target set for all project indicators and support the MEAL Manager to regularly update the Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT).
Ensure presence of staff in each of the distribution point to carry out sport check
Lead and coordinate processes of established help desk to ensure smooth receiving of feedback as well as giving response to clients.
Support the conducting regular FGDs/KIIs and meetings with different stakeholders to solicit feedback on IRC’s work.
Establish a help desk/information table for the community members to answer beneficiary comments/questions. After the distribution, prepare help desk reports on the distribution.
Support and ensure regular awareness to communities receiving livelihood support from WFP.
Ensure sensitization at the distribution point before the distribution of feedback channels and their entitlement.
Support verification of any client excluded due to exclusion error after confirmation by help desk
Follow-up and ensure daily reporting to appropriate entity for prompt response to client.
On a quarterly basis, ensure partner and head of Components report on project activities and include proof of data/set of participants and proof of activities achieved.
Organize quarterly field visit to conduct routine data quality assurance checks on data collected/reported by project’s stakeholders, to observe anticipated and unanticipated changes and communicate with community members on their feedbacks and/or complaints.
Review, clean and analyze all project data, including but not limited to Participants’ registration, baseline study, onsite monitoring, post-activity monitoring, Midterm evaluation and final evaluation.
Develop and improve on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools to track project indicators
Conduct baseline, midterm, and end-term assessments of the project
Conduct quarterly Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and surveys
Conduct monthly coordination and review meetings
Provides comprehensive and documented analysis on the humanitarian, political, economic, and security situation in the AoR.
Identifies protection problems through various sources and contributes to the implementation of the Protection of Civilian Population strategy.
Documents cases of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law through discussions with victims, witnesses and other sources.
Analyze M&E data on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and flag action areas to the project management.
Prepare monitoring reports, analyze them for impact evaluation and identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation.
Qualitative data collection (FGD, KII, IDI) with beneficiaries;
Participate in the facilitation of training of data collectors;
Ensure proper community mobilization and sensitization prior to data collection;
Conduct daily debriefing with data collectors and ensure that issues and challenges are reported;
Sharing of community engagement schedule with program team on monthly basis;
Provide daily update on on-going data collection, including data collectors performance and challenges encounters;
Oversees the proper entry and quality of information in the protection database and proactively analyses the information.
Reports and follows up Protection (PROT) issues, individual cases.
Supports other PROT activities when necessary, including (but not limited to) debriefings, tracing cases and registration of vulnerable people.
Ensures efficient information flow and communication within the department and with the other departments
Contributes to department reports and statistics; delegation operational reporting.
Actively supports the implementation a Community Based Protection methodology and assists field teams with project conceptualization, training on the methodology and guidance through the implementation steps.
Conduct data collector’s appraisal following each activity, and submit it;
Submit timely field reports after implementation of activities;
Carry out activity reporting, data cleaning and analysis when required,
Collation of program data for trend analysis per project;
Work closely with accountability team in community sensitization, compilation of feedback and complaints at the field level as well as compliant resolution;
Support project teams in field monitoring
Ensure state-of-the art database management practice at the state.
Work with M&E manger/Head of Programs to document and publish best practices.
Guide staff and implementing partners in preparing their progress reports. Together, analyse these reports in terms of problems and actions needed. Prepare consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the relevant bodies, in accordance with approved reporting formats and timing.
Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
Make regular reports to the project team highlighting areas of concern and preparing the documentation for review at meetings.
Ensuring all relevant data is captured on GBV-IMS (Gender-Based Violence- Information Management System) and the CPIMS+
Managing complaint and feedback mechanism (CFM)

John Richard

Work experience

M & E Assistant at Child Protection & Peer Learning Initiative, (CPPLI)

August, 2019 -
Fulltime

Assist the Technical Officer, M&E in correct implementation and use of monitoring and evaluation tools, and adherence to complete and timely reporting.
Conduct routine monitoring visits to field site, including collecting data on program activities and assist in the preparation of weekly reports.
Bring to the knowledge of the Technical Officer questions that need to be solved such as inconsistencies or missing data by the originators of the source data
Assist in conducting routine monitoring visits to sites, including the conduct of data quality assessments (DQAs) using official tools, assist in the preparation of monthly reports, and provide supportive supervision
Responsible for data entry of program inputs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
I assisted in carry out quantitative and qualitative data collection activities at field level through surveys, interviews or focus group discussions with beneficiaries, as defined in the weekly/monthly M&E work plan and directed.
Understand and maintain MEL systems that improve Mercy Corps’ ability to inform program implementation, analyze data and represent impact to donors, government, partner organizations and communities.
Ensure all relevant program staff can utilize the database to analyze program information and results.
Regularly review data entered into the MEL system to locate and fix problems with data entry or integrity.
Manage regular synchronizations and backups of field data to cloud-based data management system.
Troubleshoot front and back-end issues with the database, including any synchronization issues of field-level data.
Ensure field teams always have the most recent version of all MEL tools and documents.
Assist the team in improving the MEL system by identifying good practices, field-tested lessons learned and creative recommendations; share with and encourage staff to incorporate these in their daily work.
Review or edit data in reports as requested and required.
Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and not jeopardize its mission.
Work as part of a team to facilitate and support MEL operations including baseline, end-line surveys, regular monitoring, data collection, analysis and reporting according to the M&E work plan.
Facilitate data analysis with the program implementation team as requested.
Conduct regular field visits to ensure all elements of the MEL system are utilized effectively by all stakeholders, assessing, and identifying breakdowns and areas that require clarifications and improvements.
Carry out any other duties as assigned or required

John Richard

Work experience

Rapporteur Assistant at Child Protection & Peer Learning Initiative, (CPPLI)

October, 2018 -
Fulltime

I captured in whatever format all pertinent information for each presentation, including speaker’s name, title, and organization.
I assisted in jotting of main points from the presentation, either from what is spoken or what is in the presentation slides.
I review speaker’s presentations.
I used to Meet program staff prior to event to go over any specific instructions for that event.
Determine final report template together with the program staff to guide rapporteur responsibilities on day of conference.
Prepare a summary report using the format provided, highlighting the main topics, objectives and themes of the conference as a whole as well as particular sections if the event is so organized; provide a summary of key outcomes of the event including suggested follow up.
Based on the event agenda (whether by section or individual speaker/activity) provide a summary indicating the name, title, and organization of the speaker, main findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations of the speaker/section.
Submit a final, formatted summary report