Precious Muwoni

Head of Child Protection and CRG

Master's DegreeAfrica University

Hargeysa, Somalia

Summary

Senior humanitarian and development expert with 14 years of experience in program quality and management supporting development and humanitarian responses and providing oversight over technical areas of gender and youth empowerment health, FSL, education, protection climate change ,disaster risk reduction and peace building. Strong background in social protection in emergencies, education in emergencies and gender and GBV programming. Possesses national, regional, and international experience providing guidance and thought leadership in program development, partnership and implementation, technical support and leading strategic engagement for advocacy and donor engagement and donor compliance Adept at leading strategy design for Emergency Preparedness Plans and Country Strategic Plans and sector specific strategies. Served international organization in various countries including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Demonstrated expertise and success rate in program development and implementation for high value grants such as BHA, ECHO, USAID, FCDO, BMZ, GIZ, GFFO, SIDA and Nordic Donors. Thought leader in gender, SGBV and protection with a reputation of coordinating capacity building for partners and sector advisors. * Designing and leading strategy design for the Humanitarian Response Plan, Emergency Preparedness plans and Country Strategic Plan and sector specific strategies for different sectors * Program Development and implementation for high value grants such as BHA, ECHO, USAID, FCDO, BMZ, GIZ, GFFO, SIDA and Nordic Donors. * Developing quality programming including annual work plan and budgets, donor reports and development of M&E plans. * Patnership establishment and management * Capacity Building for partners, and sector advisors * Thought leader for SCI in Gender, SGBV, Disability and Child protection. * Grant Compliance and Management. * Team management, Risk management and Leadership Major Achievements related to this Role:- * Over 10 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing humanitarian and development programs with 8 years of those being at senior management level. * Proven track record as Head of Programs overseeing 5 USAID projects (DREAMS, Vana Batswana OVC program. DREAMS Innovation Grant and Together for Girls Initiative and USAID GBV and education programme) with a portfolio value of $35 million over 5 years * Successfully led the development and resourcing of Program Development and Quality Unit in CARE IRAQ. * Successfully developed the patnership localization strategy, gender and disability inclusion strategies for CARE Iraq and Save the Children. * Grew Child protection and CRG portfolio in Somalia from 5% to 15% * Led the Development and Refresh of country strategies for Afghanistan and Iraq. * Management of an annual child protection and child rights governance portfolio averaging USD 15 million per year, including justice sector, social welfare systems, child protection systems and social protection technical support to government. * Led the implementation multi country DREAMS Innovation grant for Girls Education in Tanzania, Swaziland and Tanzania with a value of 15 million USD. * Led the development of the National case management system to keep girls in school for the World Bank funded Girl's Education and Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) Project in Zambia. * Project Advisor for FCDOs SAFE program in Zimbabwe and CHANGES in Somalia * Advisor on Social welfare systems strengthening programs in Zimbabwe ,Swaziland (AIBT) and Tanzania * Senior mentor for the Somalia women's mentorship program. * Proven track record of leading cross-sectional teams across the region in integrated programs (health, education, monitoring and evaluation and livelihoods, grants and finance). * Led several high levels research at global, regional and country level.

Experience

  • development
  • conservation
  • international development
  • children
  • education
  • ec
  • save the children international
  • iraq
  • somalia
  • zimbabwe
  • united states
  • tanzania
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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