Nafisa Abdirahman

I have the competency and skills needed for someone to perfectly set up good M&E systems both for consortium level or at agency level, I have Data analytics skills, experience in using STAT, python, and business intelligence tools for data analysis and visualization. I have strong presentation and reporting skills as well as knowledge management skills and experience e.t.c

1. Mercy Corps: December 2021 to Date, Research Coordinator.
2. Achievements

• I have Led the development and implementation of the population-level panel survey and RMS protocols, including the overall research and sampling design, data collection and management plans, data analysis, quantitative and qualitative instruments, team composition, training plan,

•  Planned, managed, and implemented logistics for the population-level panel survey and RMS data collection, including leading procurement, planning, and managing fieldwork and coordinating with country-level security and operations teams to ensure successful data collection
• Conducted and supervised recurrent drought Monitoring assessment

1. NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL: SEPTEMBER 2020 TO DECEMBER 2021: M&E TEAM LEADER-JUBALAND-SOMALIA

• Established quality M&E systems for the organization.
• coordination, linkage negotiation
• Built strong relationship with line ministries i.e., MOPIED, ministry of Agriculture etc.
• Coordinated MEAL inputs to project proposals to ensure that log frames, indicators, MEAL plans, and MEAL budgets are appropriate.
• Close coordination with government officials, local authorities
• Monitor projects from the start to the closure
• Held grant opening and closure meetings and done minutes dissemination to the respective team.
• Took part in proposal development regarding the logframes, M&E plan, budgeting and CRM.
• Strengthened community mobilization and participation
• Used existing tools and databases (ONA, KOBO, XLs forms, excel based databases and others) to support automated beneficiary registration, Baselines, endlines, needs assessments updates as well as distribution activities.
• Experience in SCC Redrose application and platform.
• Managed the M&E Database with other M&E staff and program staff 

1. BAKOOL AND MOGADISHU

• Objective1: Planning
  • Assist in organizing and conducting trainings, including M&E workshops
  • Participate project specific needs assessment in conjunction with needs assessment teams.
  • Assist programs and sector-specific field teams to develop systematic and effective project specific M&E plans
• Objective 2: Implementation of M&E and Coordination
  • In collaboration with the PM, organize regular project monitoring and review the relevant data collection tools designed by the team ensuring that they capture relevant data required for regular project performance reporting.
  • Support the PM in design and update the projects’ Monitoring and Evaluation plans, Annual Progress Reports, and Indicator Trackers.
  • Review beneficiary selection criteria processes and verify the targeting of beneficiaries through post-distribution monitoring.

• Assist in the revision of the project log frame matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement.
• Assist in the development and/or finalisation of the project Work Plan and keep it updated in accordance with project activities and timeframes as relevant.
• Develop the overall framework, for project M&E, for example mid-term project review, impact assessment, final evaluation, develop project Performance Monitoring Plan with relevant data collection systems.

1. 1st May 2019-Nov 2019: Area IT Officer, Danish Refugee Council, Jubaland state.

• Providing technical assistance and support to internal staff
• Providing IT user support to the sub-offices in Jubaland areas.
• Configuration of new computers
• Managing the internet bandwidth and controlling the traffic of the router
• Backing up data of all the staff into the Network attached storage.
• Mikrotik and Meraki router configuration and firewall set up, blocking all social media and video streaming sites during working hours.
• Train staffs on how to make use of the features of office 365 including OneDrive and SharePoint.
• Help in procuring IT equipment by giving the procurement department the exact specifications of the items needed to be purchased.
• Keeping track of the DRC’s infrastructure assets and ensuring that the infrastructure and data is always kept secure. 

1. Nov 2017-January 2018: IT intern at KRA

• Designing, setting up and configuring complex switching environments and complex wireless networks that support secured access and the ability to support voice and video applications.
• Configuring and setting up Cisco Firewalls, VPN Concentrators and Security appliances for access to vital mission critical applications
•  Maintaining network security through proper configuration of VPN and Firewalls. 
• Setting up and maintaining the LAN and its associated components (switches, structured cabling, power provisioning etc.)

1. Jan 2016-March 2016 IT intern-KIRDI.

• Assist in installing, diagnosing, and fixing problems or potential problems with the network and its hardware, software and computer systems.
• Provides basic troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance for computer equipment.
• Configuring hardware and software, setting up peripherals such as printers or routers, repairing equipment, and providing daily support for computer network users.
• Assist in monitoring network and computer systems to improve performance.
• Provide support in diagnosing hardware and software issues and troubleshooting activities
• Provide support in setting up end user training activities.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

YEARINSTITUTIONQUALIFICATIONJanuary 2022 To DateKenya Methodist UniversityMasters in computer science May 2016- July 2018Kenya Methodist UniversityBachelor of Business Information Technology (BBIT)May 2014- April 2016Kenya Methodist UniversityDiploma in Business Information Technology2010-2013Moi Girls High SchoolKCSE