M. SAHR NOUWAH
Present Detail: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. +67578242481. [email protected] & [email protected] Skype: m.snouwah. WhatsApp: +231886601343

Career Summary
A Civil Society Leadership and Organization Development practitioner; Engaged, Inspired and Striving towards a unique development and humanitarian work with more than Nine (9) years accomplishments in three different countries. Strive for an improved civil society space through a holistic community-led approaches based on trust, commitment, faith, integrity, honesty and transparency.
Key Achievements: Successfully managed three advocacy projects with more than 7 local and international staff- building four advocacy coalitions in Africa and the Pacific and successfully influenced a law and several policies in Land Rights, Natural Resource Management, Nutrition and political participation.
Certification: Project Management for Development (PMD Pro- Level 1) Certification; APMG International.

Relevant Job Experience
Save the Children Australia in Papua New Guinea November 25, 2018- Now
Sr. Advocacy Coordinator (SUN Movement & Child Protection)

 Leading, creating and coordinating a Civil Society Alliance to impact Scaling Up Nutrition and child protection issues in Papua New Guinea
 Managing the Pooled Fund (Scaling Up Nutrition) grant
 Building strong relationship with national and subnational stakeholders to advance Child protection issues including Government, UN Agencies and provincial authorities
 Producing high quality evidenced-based policy papers, advocacy reports and budget analysis
 Positioning Save the Children Australia in PNG as a go-to organization for child protection issues
 Managing financial and policy outcome across two grants

Welthungerhilfe Liberia January 1, 2018-Nov. 2018
National Head of Projects (two Projects)

 One of few Civil Society actors that champion the passage of the Liberia land Rights Law 2018
 Successfully led a team of 7 national staff, two international interns and one partner: managing more than one Million Euro in Aid funds.
 Developed and steered an advocacy activity on the national level according to the advocacy strategy including the monitoring of project implementation in Liberia resulting into an empowered and strengthened CSO Working group on Land rights.
 Documented activities and results and ensured internal reporting by supporting research projects and monitoring activities resulting into two research conducted and many desk reviews
 Cooperated closely with the Partner Project Coordinator and provided technical advice by ensuring compliance with Welthungerhilfe standard operating procedures on spending and reporting.

Welthungerhilfe Liberia (EU Land Rights for Liberia Project) – February 1, 2017-December 31, 2017.
Senior National Partner Advisor

 Successfully Represented WHH on national level and in Counties in more than 10 high level meetings on land rights related matters, identified and continuously supported more than 21 national CSOs of the Land rights working group.
 Successfully Supported and provided guidance to a total of 60 CSOs in 6 Counties working with county authorities and communities on land rights. Successfully led a team of 6 National Staff and one International Intern and Networked with national and county stakeholders on land rights.
 Implemented actions and built organizational capacities of more than 21 CSOs, developed and implemented capacity building plans for each CSO.

Development Alternatives (DAI) /Liberia Accountability and Voice Initiative (LAVI) /USAID
Coalition & Advocacy Office February 2016- January 2017

 Successfully facilitated both in-person and virtual activities that brought together more than 50 Civil Society organizations to formulate common or complementary goals, agreed on objectives and created advocacy tactics on Natural Resource Management in Liberia
 Developed politically informed strategies for effective policy advocacy on Natural Resource management in Liberia and supported start-up and management of the LAVI learning Lab.
 Supported advocacy capacity building of local partners including the media with eight (8) prospective and existing grantees that developed strategic plans to carry out grant activities and supported project staff in awarding 9 advocacy and coalition building grants to civil society and other relevant local partners and organizations.

IBIS Liberia (Now OXFAM/IBIS) –DANIDA funds November 2014- January2016 Governance Partnership Facilitator/officer

 Contributed to an improved accountability and transparency of development policies through advocacy by tracking National Fiscal budgets and resources from national to local level.
 Contributed to an increased, active participation and influence of women and youth in decision-making and advocacy processes for equal rights at local and national level in Liberia.
 Organized and facilitated capacity development for 9 partners, planned and organized partner meetings and represented IBIS in various forums and interacted with relevant stakeholders at local and national level.
Concern Worldwide August 2012- March 2013 – April 2013-October 2014 Community Development Officer/Project Officer (Triathlon)

 Successfully oversaw and reported the day-to-day implementation of all project activities in the field site
 Maintained open and professional relations with team members, promoted a strong team spirit and provided oversight and guidance that enabled 8 staff to have successfully performed in their positions.
 Represented Concern with beneficiaries, communities, and encouraged accountability to those served and ensured the focal roll out of concern’s HAP and other accountability policies.
 Provided technical support and facilitation to Parents &Teachers Associations (PTAs) in selected schools

Lutheran World Federation/World Services &Lutheran Development Service May 2009- July 2012 Community Empowerment Facilitator

 Networked with County Development Authorities and conducted activities and coordinated collaborative efforts with stakeholders. Successfully Conducted Community mobilizations and led community-based development planning that resulted in the construction of schools and town halls in one district
 Provided trainings for local structures and partly supported Emergency relief support to Ivorian Refugees in both Host Communities and Camps for more than 100,000 refugees. Successfully Conducted more than 10 community mappings and local resource mapping through community mobilization, Participatory Rural Appraisals and local empowerment with various local structures

Christian Children Fund (now Child Fund) September 2007- April 2009 Gender Based Violence Social Worker

 Successfully Conducted 10 community mappings and local resource mappings including community mobilization in two Districts. Successfully Conducted trainings and awareness initiatives on Gender Based Violence, response, and case management for 30 communities. Conducted women empowerment initiatives for more than 100 vulnerable women, supervised 25 Peer Educators in 30 communities and supported other livelihood and protection initiatives for vulnerable women and girls.

EDUCATION
Cuttington University, Suakoko, Bong County Now
Business Management &Sociology (BSc- Year 4)
Diplo Foundation/ICRC December 2018
Diploma (Humanitarian Diplomacy)
ATI/LOGOS Business School (Affiliate of London School of Economics & al) November 2018
Diploma (Project Management)
(ATI/LOGOS BUSINESS School January 2017
Project Management – International Executive Certificate

Pc SKILLS and TRAINING COVERED

Microsoft Window, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet, Blogging, Lotus and Outlook.
Future Learn (Online Training) – University of Strathclyde and CELCIS July 2019
Certificate ( Caring for Children Moving Alone: Protecting Unaccompanied and Separated Children)
Institute of Development Studies (Voices for Change-Nigeria) July 2016
Gender -Sensitive Governance (Certificate)
Collective Leadership Institute- Berlin Germany June 2017
Certificate in Development and Implementation of Multi Stakeholder Partnerships
Nonviolent Peaceforce December 2019
Certificate – Strengthening Civilian Capacities to Protect Civilians

LANGUAGES
English: Written and Oral. French: Written and Oral
REFERENCE
Gradiah Walker, Civil Society Advisor, UNDP. 0886556290/077003020; [email protected]
Peter Mutoredzanwa, Country Representative- UNOPs (South Sudan). [email protected].
Andrus Fayia Jimmy, Head Sub-Office- Partners in Health-Liberia. [email protected]. Phone: +231 886 646 044 / 776 685 091