Stephen Ngala

I am a professional strategic manager, a leader and reliable administrator. Over the years have acquired adequate financial skills, strategic management skills, leadership skills and Administrative skills academically. I have over 13 years work experience in the world of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), I have worked in different positions and in all those positions have proven to be a competent and a great achiever.

Currently I am an Administrative Director and Acting Deputy Country Director in Kenya Children of Hope organization. Academically, I am currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Administration (Major-Strategic Management) and also Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Section 5.

Work ExperienceJun 2019 to dateKenya Children of Hope OrganizationPosition: Administration Director and Deputy Country Director

Responsibilities:

• Managing organizational payments such as monthly, orders, income tax, pension and other deduction payments
• Managing Human Resources records for each employee including employment contracts, employee performance reports and annual leave forms
• Providing guidance and leadership for organizational compliance efforts including audit preparation
• Providing guidance to all employees for complying with the budgetary regulation of Kenya children of hope
• Managing organizational administrative and finance team
• Participating organizational procurement processes for goods, consulting services, negotiating contracts
• Coordinating and implementing all administrative strategies for effective organizational operations.
• Representing organization in its relations with partners, authorizes and different local players for financial, administrative, legal and human resources in areas of the organizational mission
• Monitoring all staff activities according to existing organizational policies and evaluate all financial statements monthly and analyze progress and develop grants and financial contracts.
• Collaborating with staff and evaluate all programs and activity performance and maintain competency in the organizational services to all the clients and participating in various community outreach activities.
• Assisting in developing various alliances and partnership with all relevant agencies both government and private sectors for the organization to achieve all set objectives.
• Administering everyday functions for the organization and coordinate the preparation of all long term strategies to achieve all the organizational goals and evaluate performance for all the programs continuously.

Jan 2015 - May 2019Kenya Children of Hope OrganizationPosition: Operations and Administrative Manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all employees understand and can perform their responsibilities in the area they are sent to work.
• Planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating organizational annual goals.
• Establishing, maintaining, and improving active working relationships with relevant NGOs in Kenya and government agencies in the 47 counties in Kenya for smooth operations.
• Managing finances for the operations whilst ensuring accountability and transparency in three departments in the organization.
• Contributing/participating in organizational recruitment processes.
• Developing and implementing effective monitoring and evaluations system for all organizational programs for accountability and effective and timely services in all communities in Kenya.
• Organizing training and consultations with all community representative from all 47 counties in the country and leading closely services to all communities in Kenya

January 2011 - Dec 2014Kenya Children of Hope OrganizationPosition: Outreach Department Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Planned and executed effective campaigns for children and family empowerment in the country.
• Prepared departmental reports monthly, quarterly, and annually to the top management.
• Provided leadership to the department team and solved differences when they arose among the teams on time.
• Motivated and supported employees in the department to achieve departmental goals and objectives.

Sept 2008 - Dec 2010Kenya Children of Hope OrganizationPosition; Field worker

Responsibilities

• Relating, tracing and reintegrating children from streets back to their families and ensure they go back to school
• Conducting family assessment during reintegration and recommending the necessary project to empower the family
• Executing family based projects such as economic empowerment projects, monitoring and evaluating the project
• Report writing for field worker, preparing case study for children rescued from streets back to their families
• Visiting government rehabilitation centers relate with children, trace their families and reintegrate them back to the family

Other Positions Held

• Aug 2017: Presiding Officer at IEBC
• Jul 2017: Support Electoral Trainer at IEBC
• Oct 2007 - May 2008: Administration Assistant at Nairobi County Council
• Jul - Sept 2007: Community Worker at Kabiro Health Care Trust

Jan 2020 to dateDoctor of Philosophy Degree in Business AdministrationUniversity of Nairobi2014 - 2016Master’s in Business AdministrationSt. Paul’s University2011 – 2014

2009 – 2010

2007 -- 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and ManagementSt. Paul’s University

Advance Project Planning and Management

Aviation College

Diploma in Project Development and Management

Kenya Institute of Development Studies

2002 – 2005Kenya Certificate of Secondary EducationIkutha Boys Secondary SchoolProfessional Qualifications

• Aug 2016 - Nov 2021: CPA Section I, II, III ,IV & V; Summit Institute of Professionals
• Sept 2020 to Feb 2021; African Leadership Training Program; Sundoulos African Leadership Training (SALT) Institute
• Nov 2007 - May 2008: Certificate in Computer Packages; Miami Computer College