Jacob Bonyonga

Social Worker

About Candidate

•       Coordinate all supporter beneficiary communications at FCP level

•       Ensure development of lesson plans and implementation of both home and center-based curriculum

•       Supports and complements the Programs Officer in stakeholder relationship and engagement for effective program implementation

•       Support the Programs Officer in supervising Home Based Program Implementation and monitor home and center-based program activities and coordinate relevant program training

•       Reports incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children through Compassion and church internal reporting structures and appropriately supports responses to incidents

•       Acts as an advocate to raise awareness of the needs of children.

•       Understand and signed statement of commitment to child protection and code of conduct

•       Prepare and submits support beneficiary related reports to the project officer and church leadership as a means to monitor and evaluate supporter beneficiary communication

•       Discharge other project work related duties as assigned by the Project Officer

Location

Education

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Degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Health 2016
University of Livingstonia Laws-Campus, P.O. Box 37, Rumphi

Major courses; Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, Nutrition and Food Science, Maternal and Sexual Reproductive Health, Epidemiology, Health Information Systems, Health Promotion, Bio-ethics and Public Health Policy, Research Methods, Public Health Law and Sanitary Regulations, Mental Health, Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Public Health, Occupational and Industrial Health, Statistical Models for Health Data, Community Partnership and Advocacy, Public Health Surveillance, Health Economics and Financing, Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research project, Hospital and Acute Setting (Attachment at Chitipa and Dowa District Hospitals under Ministry of Health), June-August 2014 and June-August 2015.

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Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) 2012
William Murray Secondary School

Secondary Education

Work & Experience

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Social Worker 13th May 2025 - up-to-date
Mkanga Faith of God in partnership with Compassion Internation

•Coordinate all supporter beneficiary communications at FCP level •Ensure development of lesson plans and implementation of both home and center-based curriculum •Supports and complements the Programs Officer in stakeholder relationship and engagement for effective program implementation •Support the Programs Officer in supervising HBPIs and monitor home and center-based program activities and coordinate relevant program training •Reports incidents of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children through Compassion and church internal reporting structures and appropriately supports responses to incidents •Acts as an advocate to raise awareness of the needs of children. •Understand and signed statement of commitment to child protection and code of conduct •Prepare and submits support beneficiary related reports to the project officer and church leadership as a means to monitor and evaluate supporter beneficiary communication •Discharge other project work related duties as assigned by the Project Officer

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Research Officer (temporary) 04th June 2024 - 04th September 2024
British Council

•Explain study procedures to respondents to ensure they understand the process •Conducted Key Informant Interviews, In-Depth Interviews and facilitating Focus Group Discussion •Maintain confidentiality when collecting sensitive information such as gender orientation •Recorded data from survey or questionnaire on paper forms and tablet for statistical analysis •Conducted verbatim transcription for all qualitative information •Supported MEL team with data analysis

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Research Assistant 03rd February 2023 - 03rd August 2023
Palladium International

•Participate in all trainings and orientations regarding the data collection tools •Translate data collection tools into different languages as appropriate •Participate in pre-testing exercise of data collection tools. •Explain study procedures to respondents to ensure they understand the process •Conduct Key Informant Interviews, In-Depth Interviews and facilitating Focus Group Discussion •Maintain confidentiality when collecting sensitive information such as health status •Record data from questionnaire on paper forms and tablet for statistical analysis •Conduct verbatim transcription for all qualitative information •Support MEL team with data analysis

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Temporary Site Manager 01st September 2021 - 05 th January 2022
World Vision Malawi

•Provide hands-on leadership and management of daily spray activities •Overseeing all daily administrative operations for the operations site •Managing project spray village deliverables including planning and coordination of all Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) activities in collaboration with Site Manager •Responsible for safety, care, and proper usage of the spray pumps, insecticides, and other personal protection equipment (PPE) during spraying period by spray operators and team leaders •Facilitating training programs for IRS spray operators, team leaders, pump technicians, washers and security guards at operations site level. •Conduct relevant Data Collection using ODK platform

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Nutrition Field Officer 04th January 2018 - 04th January 2021
Catholic Health Commission

•Liaised with ANCCs and VNCCs in planning, coordination and provision of technical assistance to Care Groups as they carried out health and nutrition interventions. •Coordinated effective training facilitation and orientation during ANCCs, VNCCs, CLANs, ACLANs, and Care Groups sessions •Periodically, with ANCCs, coordinate and supervise the works of care group promoters and cluster leaders. •Ensured quality through regular monitoring of activities, checking that appropriate standards and procedures are observed in health and nutrition education interventions. •Liaised with ANCCs, VNCCs and CLANs during community health and nutrition campaigns such as immunization, growth monitoring, de-worming and Vitamin A capsule distribution campaigns, malaria prevention among others. •Work with ANCCs, VNCCs, and CLANs in developing bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and specified activity plans for care groups. •Liaised with ANCCs, VNCCs and Care Groups Promoters in compiling and analyzing progress reports from care groups and timely submission to District Nutrition Officer on monthly basis. •Liaised with ANCCs, and VNCCs to ensure that Care Groups have the necessary job aids required for the work they are doing. •Participated in community review meetings, M&E initiatives, CG meetings as required. •In liaison with care group promoters and VNCCs, facilitate supportive substitution to care group sessions during emergency cases when VNCCs are not at a position to attend to care group activities such as cooking demonstrations. •Monitoring project activities to ensure adherence to project M&E plans and commission standards and guidelines •Coordinated and participated in community planning and implementation of project related surveys. •Promoted participatory monitoring, evaluation, reporting and action planning at all SUN implementation levels. •Assisted in Data analysis and interpretation and inform management of progress and M&E reports in collaboration with M&E office for donor and district use. •Facilitated and ensured active functioning of community SUN structures. •Communicated with the Nutrition Officer for assistance in circumstances beyond ANCCs, VNCCs, and CLANs capacity.

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Early Childhood Development Officer 02th February 2017 - 02nd January 2018
Volunteer Service of Oversees (VSO)

•Monitoring project activities to ensure smooth project implementation •Mobilization and raise awareness with local leadership on child rights •Preparation and submission of progress reports •Managing teams of volunteers and community structures