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- 1. CURRICULUM VITAE BIO-DATA Name : Joseph Odero Ngodhe Pin No. : A001129762U Gender : Male Date of Birth : 21st July 1967 Marital Status : Married Religion : Christian (born-again) District of Birth : Mbita (Suba) County : Homa Bay Language : Dholuo, Kiswahili and English (fluent) Postal Address : P. O. Box 4007 – 00200, Nairobi Telephone Contact : 0726 078 209 E-mail Address : joseph_odero@yahoo.com EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1. The Jubilee Insurance Co. Ltd. Period of Service : May 1st 1992 to 30th June 2001 Position : Started as a Clerk (1992) and promoted to the position of Senior Clerk (1995) and later to the position of Administrative Assistant (1998 - June 2001) in its busy Life Marketing Department. Duties : Responsible for Life Marketing Management of Information System in the following areas: • Controlling the organization’s ten agencies country-wide in terms of complaint handling, File Maintenance, Coordination and Processing of the Life Agents Payments, i.e. loans, advances, commissions and competitions; • Registration of the Agents with the Commissioner of Insurance; • Controlling the Database pertaining to the Agency operation for the management decision- making (Marketing Information System); • Preparation of all the payments effected by the Marketing Department and dispatching of the cheques with proper follow-up; • Monitoring and Evaluation of the performance of the Agents and advising the Marketing Manager what best action to be taken for improving the productivity; • Approving the loans/advances requirements by the agents through analyzing the productions trend and advising the Agency Managers accordingly; • Coordinating with other departments in solving the Agents problems;
- 2. • Sorting out both Payslips and Commission Statements from Accounts Department for onward transmission. • Advising on and controlling the department’s stationery issuance and storage. 2. Vision Advisory Centre This is an organization registered under the NGO Coordination Bureau Act (1990) charged with the responsibility of educating and training workers about the HIV/AIDS scourge as well as harmonizing the relationship between workers, Trade Unions and Employers through facilitation by employers and well- wishers, in order to improve productivity. Position : Project Program Coordinator – Nairobi Area. Period of Service : 1st August 2001 to December 2002. 3. Narc Labour Congress This was the Labour Department in the Secretariat of the then ruling National Rainbow Coalition (NARC). It came into being in order to help the government solve the by then rampant industrial labour unrest that had affected the manufacturing sector during the eve of taking over of the government. Many organizations were victims of the employees’ go-slow for various industrial reasons and hence there was a need for the party to have this department to supplement the Ministry of Labour in Conflict Resolutions. Position : Industrial Relations Co-ordinator Period of Service : 5th January 2003 – 4th December 2003 4. Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) This was a key component of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Strategic Plan, whose aim was to provide numerous indicators for the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of key social and economic variables for the country at large. Objectives • Measure and monitor living standards and the welfare of Kenyans; • Development of an Urban and Rural Consumer Price Index (CPI); • Compile National Accounts; • Identification of Social and Economic factors that affect living standards and National Development. Position : Research Assistant (Data Entry Personnel). Period of engagement : May 2005 to June 2006. Enumeration Area : Suba District. DUTIES: • Monitor Interviewers’ performance with the aim of improving and maintaining the quality of data collected; • Edit all completed questionnaires in the field; • Conduct regular review sessions with each Interviewer and advise them on any problems found in their questionnaires from a sample area; • Capturing the Data in the designated software program; • Collaborate with Team Leader to regularly send completed Questionnaires and Progress Reports to the Central Office and keep the Headquarters informed of the Team’s location within the Enumeration Area; • Participate in Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for the administration of the Community Questionnaires. Output: 2
- 3. The survey provided the government with a 300-page Basic Report that forms a basis for evidence-based policy making and further research for formulation of appropriate policies for enhancing the welfare of Kenyans. 4. Kibera Slums Community Development Program (KISCODEP) This is a local NGO registered in 2007 by the NGO Coordination Board and whose main objective is to promote and improve living standards of the poor within the larger Kibera Slums through establishing sector-specific programs geared towards community development. Current activities are: Micro Finance, promotion of Early Childhood Education and Development (ECD), ICT Education (Computer Training & E-Learning), Support and Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Home-Based Care for HIV/AIDS victims. Position : C.E.O. Period of engagement : October 2006 to date DUTIES: • Offers leadership for the required management standards within the organization. • Secretary to the Board of Directors. • Oversees the Financial Management within the organization. • Direct communication with the foreign partners for the benefit of the organization. • Oversees both Administrative and Field Logistical Support to both the Management Team and Foreign Field Researchers in the country. 5. Ministry of Tourism: Domestic Tourism Households Survey: Inbound/Outbound Tourism Survey (Tourism Satellite Account) This is carried out every month of April, August and December, every year for the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics for the implementation of the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) which is a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recommended framework for capturing tourism data in measuring the contribution of tourism to the national economy and in designing policies, development planning and marketing strategies for the sector. Position : Research Assistant Period of engagement : Every time it is carried out since April 2009. Enumeration Areas : As assigned every time by the government, i.e. at the entry/exit points at the National Borders, International Airports etc. 6. Interim Independent Electoral Commission (Kenya) (IIEC) This was the body that was formed to replace the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) after the post-election violence in 2007 to oversee the electoral processes in the country. It is the body that was in charge of National Referendum for constitution making that was held on 4th August 2010, in which I participated as a Senior Referendum Official. Position : Deputy Presiding Officer Period of engagement : 24th July to 5th August 2010 Constituency : Langata Centre : Olympic Primary School DUTIES Assist Presiding Officer in discharging the following duties: Layout of Polling Stations; Presiding at the Polling station; Ensuring good conduct of the Referendum Process. Regulating flow of voters and other authorised persons into the station; 3
- 4. Counting and tallying the votes; Assigning duties to clerks; Assisting the Presiding Officer to announce and posting of results at the station; Liaising with the Presiding Officer to communicate results to Returning Officer. 7. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) This is the constitutional body that replaced the IIEC responsible overseeing electoral processes and boundaries in the country. Position : Presiding Officer Period of engagement : March 2013 General Election Constituency : Langata Centre : Kenya Assembly of God (KAG) – Olympic Shopping Centre DUTIES Responsible for the following duties: Layout of Polling Stations; Presiding at the Polling station; Ensuring good conduct of the Election Process. Regulating flow of voters and other authorised persons into the station; Counting and tallying the votes; Assigning duties to clerks; Announce and posting of results at the station; Communicate results to Returning Officer. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS a) IMIS DIPLOMA College Attended : Strathmore University Year of Study : 2000/2002 Subjects of Study : 1. Information Technology I & II 2. Business Communications 3. Programming Project 4. Financial and Quantitative Methods • A member of the Institute of the Management of Information Systems (IMIS - UK). COURSE CONTENT The course offers career advancement of Information System’s Administrative and Managerial context relevant to present day e-world. The Course prepares the student for the understanding of: • The main requirements of a computerized system and procedures; • End User Application Packages and how similar programs are developed and maintained to suit a User Requirements; 4
- 5. • Communication Skills, i.e. Public Speaking, Letters, Memoranda and Report writings respectively; • Accounting relevant to business environment through viable knowledge of Cost, Financial and Management Accounting and Quantitative Methods; • Maintaining the Security of Data in a busy organization or a business establishment; • All organization’s departmental procedures on administrative line without limiting job specifications; • Working with limited supervision. b) CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER STUDIES College Attended : The Kenya Polytechnic Year of Study : 1997/1998 COURSE CONTENT • The course comprised of two stages covering Computer Applications, Computer Programming, Data Processing, Accounts, Industrial Organization and Management, Electronics and Entrepreneurship Education. • The course is meant to equip a student with manpower skills in ICT, Business and Management besides ability to meet challenges in a changing labour market. OTHER EXTRA SKILLS ACQUIRED • Attended a Workshop for Labour Relations at Tom Mboya Labour College, Kisumu in 2000 in my capacity as the Chairman of All Shop Stewards Committee in Insurance industry, being sponsored by COTU (the Trade Union). • Attended the Ethics and Information Management Workshop on 11th March 2000 organized by Information Technology Centre (Strathmore University), where I acquired the following skills:- • Ethical Issues in IT • Computer Security • Computer Management • Acquired a Certificate after participating in In-House Training Programme for Customer Care, organized by the employer (Jubilee Insurance Co. Ltd.) from Top Image Training Consultants on 15th November 2000. • • Completed training for Financial Education for Women and Youth, by Financial Knowledge for Africa, sponsored by Equity Bank and the Master Card Foundation on 15th July 2011. The training covered the following modules:- • Budgeting • Financial and Banking Services • Savings • Debt Management • Acquired skills of Performance Management and Measurement sponsored by the Irish-African Partnership (Capacity Building) organized by EPafrica Consulting Group Ltd. on 22nd – 23rd November 2012 at Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi. • Awarded a Certificate of Recognition on 4th December 2013 by Civil Society Organizations for being an Agent of Change in Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response, being a Committed GBV Working Group Member in Langata sub-county. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 5
- 6. a) 1987- 1988 (“A” Level) : Maranda High School, P. O. Box 120, BONDO. Certificate Achieved : The Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE). b) 1983 - 1986 (Secondary) : Mbita High School, P. O. Box 81, MBITA. Certificate Achieved : The Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE). c) 1976 - 1982 (Primary) : Waondo Primary School, P. O Box 134, HOMA BAY. Certificate Achieved : Certificate of Primary Education (CPE). MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT Became one of the TOP TEN Kenya Certificates of Primary Education (CPE) performers in 1982, getting 36 out of the then possible maximum 36 points despite coming from a very humble family! LEADERSHIP TRAITS • Have been the Shop Steward and the Chairman of All Shopstewards Committee in the Insurance Industry between 1999 and 2001. • Between 1998 and 2001, I was the Secretary and a member of the Management Committee of Jumbo Sacco, an organization whose members were the employees of the mother organization, the Jubilee Insurance Co Ltd. The Sacco was by then handling capital of over Kshs. 20 million with membership of over 400. • Church Shepherd at a Nairobi Church • Currently I am the Secretary General of the Community Welfare Organization in Nairobi – Wando Welfare Association responsible for spearheading the Development Agenda in the Community. • Currently, am a member of School Board of Management at the prestigious Olympic Primary School, a school housing approximately 3500 pupils. EXTRA CURRICULA ACTIVITIES • I was the Editor of the Lifeline Magazine – a Life Marketing Departmental Magazine in Jubilee Insurance Co. Ltd. • Became one of the Editors for the Link Magazine, the Jubilee Insurance Company’s Magazine, by then serving Kenya and branches such as Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius. HOBBIES • Reading relevant Magazines and Newspapers and the Bible. • Writing and Public Speaking. • Socializing with and assisting the poor and the vulnerable. 6
- 7. REFEREES 1. Mr. Shem Otieno Orodho, Chairman, KISCODEP, P. O. Box 4007 – 00200, NAIROBI. Tel: 0720 906 789 2. Pst. Kennedy Odhiambo, Pastor In-Charge, G. L. A. Church, Lang’ata Centre, P. O. Box 52827, NAIROBI. Tel: 0723 340 526 3. Mr. George Nyagwa, IT Manager, Ombo Hospital, Migori. Tel: 0723 050 129 7