Curriculum Vitae

AGNES VENUSTO ZIRA WAJARAS

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full name: Agnes Venusto Zira Wajaras

Nationality: Sudanese
DOB: 1:0912:68
Marital status: Married
Address: Munuki Block B Juba Southern Sudan
Mob.: (+249) 121 600 625  / 955028212  (+249) 964 644 718  / +256 477171631
E-mail: agnes_venusto2000@yahoo.com
Skype: Wajaras

PROFILE

My career has led me to specialize increasingly in the management of complex project , working
at the grassroots as well as higher level by utilizing my skills and creativity to alleviate and to
foster empowerment for the community and the organization, experience in: strategic forward-
planning; operating within the tight financial disciplines

FUNCTIONAL COMPENTENCE

 Self-motivated, well organized and hard-working with track records in achieving

organizational goals. Resourceful in meeting challenges and solving problems. Works
well under pressure to meet critical deadlines. Competent individual with outstanding
written and oral communication skills in correspondence, public speaking, and
presentations. Works well independently with little or no supervision. Collaborates in
team setting. A team player who gets along well with diverse clients and colleagues at
all levels. Excellent organizational, analytical, writing, and interpersonal skills, Rapid
adaptability to new problem-solving and new locations, proven leadership and human
management and coordination skills.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

Project Officer Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA)

Civil Society Development Program

Women’s Right Project

Juba-south Sudan

June 2009

 Coordinate with partners in network of women and women's organizations and provide
technical assistance to partners in project planning, budgeting, proposal development and
implementation.

 Strengthen partnerships with existing national and international initiatives (especially

those that focus on human rights, democratic governance, the promotion of women in
peace-building , poverty alleviation, protection and assistance to victims of gender based
violence)
 Participate in existing interagency coordination forums on gender issues

 Development of an annual strategic plan for the Women’s’ Rights Project including
fundraising strategies, annual action plan phased into quarterly, bi-annual and annual
work-plans
 Development and implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and plans for
Project activities.
 Prepare various reports including making input into donors’ reports..

 Provide technical assistance to partners in project planning, budgeting, proposal

development and implementation, development of Monitoring and evaluation tools and
capacity building.

 Conduct trainings on gender, VAW and any other related areas for staff and partners

 Monitor and Evaluate Gender related areas in Programmes.

 Serve as a resource person for other projects and programs on issues concerning the
Sexual harassment and gender policies of NPA
Training Officer UNRCSO Juba                                                                 
June 2007 – June 2009

Responsible for:

 Coordination and management of code of conduct training in the ten southern Sudan
states

 Carry out code of conduct briefing, training and training of trainers and public
campaigns for UN, NGOs, CBOs, Gov. and community representatives associated with
the current humanitarian situation.
 Coordination and work with the civil society on activities for prevention of GBV
including monitoring and reporting.
 Coordination and Identify need for sexual exploitation and abuse prevention activities
and training among all relevant target groups in location where humanitarian activity are
on going
 Support coordination of relevant advocacy and policy efforts to address GBV in the
context of broader gender (inequality) issue.
 good grasp of evaluation methods and their application in humanitarian emergency 
context; strong
 Assist UN partners, NGOs and local authorities to assess and develop appropriate
policies and response mechanisms to address GBV that avoid duplication and build on
each agencies area of distinctive competence.

 Carry out monitoring activities to identify where SEA may be occurring or likely to
occur and advise relevant management on course of action
 Conduct training of trainers for focal persons/protection monitors , staffs of various
agencies and NGOs
 Worked with selected CBOs in activities for the prevention of GBV including
monitoring and reporting
 Coordinate with GOSS ministry of Gender Social welfare and Religious Affairs,
SSRRC,
 Follow up and work with Mgt and HR section of each Un agency in implementation of
CoC policies at agency level

National Rule of Law Officer :

UNDP Khartoum
IDP Project April 2005-2007

Responsible for:

 Liaison with the government bodies ,UN agencies national and international NGOs civil
society organizations community leaders, community based organizations, , local
communities Local administration and Partner NGOs
 Strengthen the capacity of CBOs/Community leaders and provide technical support as
well as assist them in organizing, workshop, training activities etc and building the
capacity of the local community in order to ensure sustainability of the project
 Coordination and Support the emergence of and promotion of civil society organization
with specific focus on women
 Coordination and Organize capacity and confidence building activities within rule of law
sector, including training, information campaigns, workshops and round table
management of the outsourcing companies
 Conduct negotiations, consultative and participatory process with national stakeholders
such as authorities, law – enforcement official’s civil society, legal professional
associations’ internal displaced person and community based organizations.
 Engaged in capacity and confidence building of CSOs with specific emphasis on
women’s networks.
 Supported national stake holders in improving or establishing mechanism for access to
justice, including both formal and informal conflict resolution mechanism,
 Work closely with he authorities, UN and NGO counter parts in the field in contributing
to return and reintegration process and organize and facilitate monthly meeting with the
project actors.
 Participate in rule of law and human rights trainings/workshops, meetings, community
forums etc.

Between 1999 to 2005 Moved from different positions within IRC May 2003-05
Field Manager 2003-05
International rescue Committee North and East Sudan Program
Responsible for :

 Coordinate and over see overall implementation, monitoring and follow up at all levels
and Carry out the analysis exercises, compile necessary data and assist in the preparation
of the assigned area projects, work plans and provide guidelines to staff and partners for
the project implementation.

 Manage the implementation of IRC projects in Khartoum including monitoring and

evaluation as well as coordinate with partners, donors, government and concerned staff
to ensure adequate logistical and other support to projects.
  Track related reporting requirements and ensures timely quality reporting: Draft monthly
progress reports reflecting projects performance Via AC, coordinate with PDSD, other
Program Technical units and Operations in Khartoum to provide necessary technical
back up plus projects administrative, procurement and logistical support whenever
required.

 Coordinator with IRC technical specialist in any related issue regards to the
implementation of the projects. Established 10 economic development committees and
income generating project in Khartoum IDP camps

 Administer and supervision grants under guidance of area coordinator and finance staff,
ensuring CSOs comply with financial and managerial guidelines in implementing IRC
funded projects.

 Conduct programmatic and institutional assessment on the CBO capacity, identify

training needs and conduct training to CBO members at management level

 Conduct partner capacity assessments, design and implement a capacity building

organizational and institutional training for partner CBOs / LNGOs

 Strengthen partners’ organizational capacity by providing on and off the job training in
order to ensure sustainability. Represents IRC in Commissioner for Voluntarily
Humanitarian Work and NGO coordinating weekly meetings

 Mange, track and monitor expenditure against the project budget. Manage program field
office, program activities, and staffs to effectively administer programmatic activities
and provide ongoing follow up on smooth implementation of the project activities with
the concern NGOs partners and the target community.

 Participated in Strategic Planning for multi-cultural projects

 Conducted training on IRC code of conduct for IRC local Staffs in Darfur (Al Fashir)

 Participated in the Design and planning of the organizational structure and future
operational strategy for the uses of activities in different venues.

2003-2002
Senior Community Mobilization
Responsibility for

 Lead, manage, promote community mobilization activities in the project area (Mayo
Farm, Wed el Bashir Omdurman el Salaam, Jeble, Haj Yousif and Soba squatter areas)
and maintain conducive environment among the different actors involved in
implementation at the field level
  Supervise community animators (CATs) and provide them with on going mentoring in
the context of community mobilization in relation to the other project components such
as capacity building and economic revitalization and organizational development.
 Act as focal point for M$E system for all the programs in the area of operation and
conduct participatory assessment s in coordination with community mobilization
specialist and M&E officer , compile reports for further analysis of IRC M $E unit.
 Act as focal point to liaison with the community on any IRC program intervention in the
project area and facilitate the work that needs community participation, CBO and
community structure formation
 Assist community members in identifying their needs and generate solution, identifying
priority issues and analyses their own problem.
 Encourage and stimulate community member to organize for action aimed at solving
their problem and plan, implement and monitor action that they define them selves,
encourage and stimulate full participation by the targeted community members in the
program.
 Develop link and networks between different community groups/ structure to strengthen
community role in the project implementation, develop trust, tolerance and cooperation
among community members.
 Provide training for community mobilization package to the partners NGO staffs and
jointly with partners ensure that all beneficiaries are fully aware of implementation of
their plan of action are in the system.
 Assist with the preparations of project proposal; budget and plan of action. Provide
mentoring to the Community Based Organization and the Economic Development
committees in the project area.

2002-2000
Institutional Capacity Building Officer
Responsibility

Oversee the implementation of capacity building projects in their field location and ensure that
the projects are driving to meet objectives as laid out in project documents and determined by
the CSD Program management and Field management. Administer and supervision grants under
guidance of area coordinator and finance staff, ensuring CSOs comply with financial and
managerial guidelines in implementing IRC funded projects

Specific responsibility:
 Initiates and organizes activities to enhance community outreach and lesion with the
community leaders.
 Take the lead in identifying potential NNGO/CBOs to be selected as FAIR Partners
 Take the lead in identifying the training needs of the partner’s different activities to be
undertaken with the CBOs in the community level.
 Participate in development and implementation of the program activities.
 Take the lead in identifying the training needs of the partners and the CBOs. Identify
trainer, prepare TORs and make arrangements for the training.
 Coordinate with the five FAIR project partner’s different activities to be under taken
 with the CBOs in the community.
 Maintain performance of CBO leaders and provide technical backstopping to CBO
leaders in management and leadership roles and act as a focal point for the strengthening
women CBOs.
 Conduct programmatic and institutional assessment on the CBO capacity, identify
training needs and conduct training to CBO members at management level.
 Review existing IRC CBO training guide with the partners NGOs and developed a
training guide for CBO formation.
 Coordinate with the five project partners and the 30 Community Based Organization
different activities to be undertaken in the community.
 Conduct training for FAIR volunteers on formation and management of community
based organization

1999-2000
Gender and Business Management Trainer
Responsibility for
 Identify women’s needs and business area.
 Conduct training in gender awareness.
 Conduct training in small scale business management.
 Organize women groups for credit and saving.
 Assist the grass root women in loan re-imbursement
 Conduct loan follow up on weekly basis
 Facilitation of community based organization in the IDP camp.

EDUCATION:
University of Juba Center for Peace and Development , 2006
Master of Peace and Development
Dissertation completed waiting for discussion.

Ahfad University for Women, 1994

Bachelor of Science in rural Extension Education and development
Minor: Community Development,

Khartoum 2005
Diploma IDP Guiding Principle)

SKILLS

Languages
 Language Speak Write Read Understand
English Very Very Very Very Good
Good Good Good
Arabic Good Slight Slight Good
Swahili Very Good Good Good
Good
Madi (Mother Fluent Fluent Fluent Fluent
tongue)
Acholi Good - - Good
Bari Good - - Good

Computing
Computer Software Skills
Microsoft Word Very Good
Microsoft Excel Good
Microsoft PowerPoint Very Good
Microsoft Access Fair
Internet and Mangement Good
Spreadsheet Fair
Internal Database Good

Referees:

Yasmin Sherif.
United Nations Development Programme
yasmine.sherif@undp.org

Dr Nadia Eltoum
International Rescue Committee Arekwiet al Farados Khartoum Sudan
ddsudan@theirc.org
Tel: 00249 -183-242870

Savia Aya sylverter

saviaa@yahoo.com