Fatmata Fornah
Makeni,Sierra Leone
Summary
Dynamic Regional Manager with ActionAid Sierra Leone, skilled in stakeholder engagement and fundraising. Proven track record in monitoring and delivering quality programs, while fostering community relations. Adept at budgeting and planning, ensuring compliance with policies, and empowering local communities through effective communication and people management.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Manager - North
ActionAid Sierra Leone
12.2020 - Current
- Manage the overall implementation and monitoring of all program activities in the Region
- Stakeholder engagement- Maintain good relationships with communities, local government, and local NGOs to ensure maximum participation and cooperation in project interventions.
- Lead Fundraising activities in the Region and coordinate with all Partners
- Conduct Regional Monitoring for all programmes and Project activities
- Develop Annual plans and budgets for all Regional Programmes across region
- Work with Service providers for effective service delivery
Community Services and Development Manager
ActionAid Sierra Leone
08.2017 - 07.2020
- Manage the overall implementation and monitoring of the Lease agreement of the project, including but not limited to activities related to the implementation of project’s safeguards instruments (e.g., Resettlement Action Plans, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), Gender and Vulnerable Groups Action Plan)
- Mainstreaming stakeholder consultation in all project activities, throughout the project area to ensure that project objectives are met, and the inclusion of all stakeholders the project activities is assured.
- Participate and familiarize with the environmental and social requirement especially as they relate to stakeholder consultation and information disclosure.
- Negotiate and monitor land lease agreement for community stakeholders and facilitate payment
- Lead in the implementation and continuous update of the project’s Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SCP), Socio Economic Monitoring, Social and Environmental monitoring plan.
- Maintain good relationships with communities, local government, and local NGOs to ensure maximum participation and cooperation in project interventions.
Community Liaison Officer
Sunbird Bioenergy (formerly Addax Bioenergy)
05.2012 - 09.2017
- Worked with Communities in Asset Compensation Program
- Conduct Monthly and Quarterly Stakeholders engagement meeting and report all related issues to Management
- Worked with women’s groups in creating and supporting livelihood activities geared toward the economic empowerment of women in the communities
- Worked with HR to conduct community recruitment for all the communities
- Receive and plan resolution for all project related grievances reported within the project area.
- Disseminate all project related information to stakeholders and communities
- Support the payment process of land lease to communities
- Write reports of all stakeholder consultations and ensure proper records keeping and reporting.
Senior Teacher
St. Edwards Secondary School
09.2002 - 04.2012
- Developed, lesson notes
- Support School Administration to implement educational policies in the school and to maintain discipline
- Member of various committees in the school
Education
Masters in Business Administration - Global Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Catholic University of Milan/ University of Makeni
02.2017
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - Public Sector management and policy
Institute Of Public Administration and Management-University Of Sierra Leone
02.2012
Higher Teachers Certificate - High Teachers Certificate Secondary
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology- Goderich Campus
07.2001
Skills
- Monitoring
- Communication
- Timely Quality Programme Delivery and reporting
- Budgeting and Planning
- Fundraising
- People Management
- Policy compliance
- Project monitoring
- Community relations
Certification
- 2022, Fundamentals in Project Management
- 2022, Adaptive Project Management
- 2022, Leadership in Project Management
- 2023, Essential in Project Management
- 2023, certified project manager level 2 & 2
Professional References
- Brima Mansaray, Sponsorship and Program Support Manager, ActionAid Sierra Leone
- Dr. Alieu Kabia, Dean of Faculty -Social Science, Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science and Technology
Accomplishments
- Co-authored a publication on 'A Situational Analysis of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula at the Aberdeen Women's Centre, Freetown'.
- Awards
1. Certificate of Achievement as an ambassador in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Sierra Leone
2. Certificate of award from Journalist Without Borders in recognition of commitment and outstanding leadership in reaching out to rural communities
Languages
Krio and Temene
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
Regional Manager - North
ActionAid Sierra Leone
12.2020 - Current
Community Services and Development Manager
ActionAid Sierra Leone
08.2017 - 07.2020
Community Liaison Officer
Sunbird Bioenergy (formerly Addax Bioenergy)
05.2012 - 09.2017
Senior Teacher
St. Edwards Secondary School
09.2002 - 04.2012
Masters in Business Administration - Global Business and Social Entrepreneurship
Catholic University of Milan/ University of Makeni
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) - Public Sector management and policy
Institute Of Public Administration and Management-University Of Sierra Leone
Higher Teachers Certificate - High Teachers Certificate Secondary
Milton Margai College of Education and Technology- Goderich Campus
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