Kamal Hassan Isak CURRICULUM VITAE

 

& Profile

 

An enthusiastic Consultancy in Development Studies, Leadership & Organizational Development Training,

Curriculum Development, case management training, HIV/AIDS promotion,  Good Governance and Democracy, child protection and child rights, sociology and child psychology human rights, and  Participatory planning and  Monitoring and Evaluation of projects, Participatory Rural Appraisals, conflict studies & Violence Preventions &Emergency and  Community based Disaster Management and development early warning system. And Media and communication expert.

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Name: Kamal Hassan Isak

Phone: 063-4402758 or 0654402758

Knk_hasan@hotmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Residence:                  Hargeisa, Somaliland

Nationality:                Somali

Gender:                      Male

Marital Status:          Married

WORK EXPERIENCE

Current:  Youth and Protection program Manager at Horn of Africa Voluntary youth committees. (HAVOYOCO

Duties and responsibilities:

• Leading, Planning, and implementing of Somaliland’s national youth internship Policy
• Ensure the effective management and development of the TVET program through planning, regular monitoring, review, research, and evaluation, within the framework of the HAVOYOCO Strategy
• Ensure that project/program monitoring and evaluation system/tools are applied and project progress (activities and outputs), results and immediate objectives (outcomes), and impacts are systematically tracked, documented, and shared as appropriate on the basis of HAVOYOCO and donors’ requirements.

• Identify youth and protection related advocacy issues in consultation with the country management and feedback generated from community engagement
• Ensure that the TVET projects are implemented in accordance with the work plans and the involvement of partners and concerned stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure that periodic, adequate, and accurate project monitoring reports are produced on time as required.
• Develop and lead innovative digital campaigns which move members and supporters through engagement to sustained participation and action
•  Develop online campaign strategies and key New campaigns are developed and implemented that achieve specific goals around growth in number, activism, and winning on the issues
• Creative campaigns and messaging that  messages 
• Conduct any other tasks assigned by the country director
• Member of HAVOYOCO senior management team.

Head of Child sensitive social protection at Horn Africa voluntary youth committee (HAVOYOCO January to 2018 to September 2019

·         Help facilitate the creation of a State Social Protection Policy in Somaliland

·         Support strengthening of state capacity for overall oversight, management and coordination of social protection schemes (e.g. through trainings and technical support to government , community structures ,youth , women groups and civil society);

·         Support co-creation and planning of the  Child Cash Transfer (CCT);

·          Assist in sensitization of local government structures, communities and traditional authorities on the CCT and identification and registration of up to 625 beneficiaries;

·          Help in the establishment of and oversight of payment mechanisms and complementary nutrition and health Social Behavior Change Communication through Community Volunteers, working closely with nutrition colleagues;

·         Help oversee delivery of regular cash transfers and complementary services throughout the programme, identifying and helping ensure the resolution of any problems;

·         To help develop a comprehensive gender strategy for the project which identifies all activities requiring a gender lens and ensures that the teams responsible for these are aware of the requirements;

·         To monitor and encourage the implementation of the gender strategy; and

·         To report on the implementation of the gender strategy to the National Programme Manager and ensure that this is also reported on in the donor report

 

January 2017 to December2017: Youth and election program Manager at Horn of Africa Voluntary youth committees. (HAVOYOCO

Duties and responsibilities:

·         Overall management on voter card collection and voter  education awareness campaigns projects in Tog-dheer and Sanaag region

·          To enhance youth , disable people and women to  participate decision making process and  political participation in the country

·         Oversee implementation of Youth Program activities and ensure that services are delivered on time, on budget and in compliance with donor regulations

·         Ensure that the Youth program is implemented in ways responsive to communities, partners and women in line with HAVOYOCO’s principles, values and strategic plan and compliant with HAVOYOCO’s procedures

·         Monitor program progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets, making adjustments to program  design as necessary

·         Reviewing partner narrative and financial reporting as well as MEAL data

·          Take part in ongoing capacity assessments of youth  election project

Senior Gender Advisor at HAVOYOCO January 2016 to December 2016

Duties and Responsibilities

·         Providing strategic and technical advice to HAVOYOCO programs on strategies for transforming gender norms and advancing gender equality

·         provide technical support on addressing harmful norms and barriers women, girls, and couples face in accessing a full range of modern contraceptives

·         serve as a focal point for facilitating the integration of gender considerations into commitments, programs, budgets, training, monitoring and evaluation, and other learning activities and a resource person for HAVOYOCO on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and women empowerment, consistent with operationalizing a rights-based approach to family planning and in support of the universal health coverage agenda.

·         Working  close collaboration with the government Initiatives  and external  communities , partners to support and coordinate and  engagement in the Generation Equality platform

·         Maintain relationships with partners to ensure gender is integrated in wider initiatives, and to promote the partners’ participation in coordination systems at the local level.

·         Support the Gender team to ensure integration of Gender in the programs in line with the Gender Minimum Standards, including technical and administrative work.

Prepare periodical reports and share with Matrix Manager. 

 

May 2015 – December 2015, child protection /child participation and early marriage Project Manager at the Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO)

Duties and responsibilities:

·         Develop strategy, scope, and range of the child protection and child participation for HAVOYOCO in Somaliland including geographical and technical areas of work in consultation with the other active sectors of HAVOYOCO.

·         Prepare and oversee project implementation to ensure timely delivery of projects activities, including monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans, identifying projects supplies needs, and coordinating with the logistics team to put in place a practical phased procurement plan.

• Put in place accountability activities for child protection, ensuring that feedback from children, communities, and all other relevant stakeholders is considered in project design.

·         Prepare timely projects  and donor reports on child protection and child participation  project activities in compliance with internal HAVOYOCO  requirements and any relevant external donor requirements

·         Preparing monthly , quarterly and annual report of the projects

 

 Protection Manager, At HAVOYOCO 2014 September   to March 2015

Major duties and responsibilities

 

·         Provide technical support to the HAVOYOCO to ensure quality of Legal services delivery.

·         Ensure the prevention and response activities and other child & youth focused interventions have appropriate reporting

·         Supporting  Protection Coordinator and other relevant technical teams in developing strategy for community-based Youth development and access to justice Work closely with young people, understand their needs and challenges and support implementation of life skills and leadership development program, especially in in host community Support implementation of economic empowerment activities of Somaliland.

·         Regular monitoring of the program and providing necessary supervision support to ·Coordination with Protection and Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) program to ensure the projects are bringing comprehensive impact in the life of the clients

·         Ensure child safeguarding policy is understood and implemented within the case management team

·         Identify capacity gap, provide handholding support and develop capacity strengthen plan. Coordinate with technical team for implementation of the plan and monitor progress

·         Attend regular meeting and sharing session to develop and monitor implementation plan, track expenditure and compliance and coordinate with another department where necessary

·         Review progress report and data, provide regular feedback and guidance for improvement

Gender Officer, at HAVOYOCO January 2014 October 2014

Duties and Responsiblities

 

·         The GBV focal point is responsible for all GBV case management activities, referral of GBV/CP cases.

·         Responsible for contributing to the timely and quality implementation of activities, deliver GBV related awareness, training, documentation and case filling. He/ She will be conducting GBV prevention and response training/sessions.

·         Serving as the focal point for children GBV cases and will closely work with Child Protection team through case management and also coordinating all GBV activities.​

·         Oversee case management (including follow up on referrals and action plans) and support services provided to GBV survivors.

·         Initiate planning for longer-term GBV prevention and response activities, including referral pathway and standard operating procedures.

·         Maintain, monitor and measure GBV project implementation and contribute to effective information management on GBV survivors

·         Closely work with case management officer/case workers and ensure that staff implement and respect best-practice and international standards in GBV prevention and response and know how to use existing referral pathways;

·         Participate and maintain effective relationship with GBVWG, CPWG, FGM in area level and other protection related working groups for better coordination and referral pathways among service providers.

·         Closely work with partners, community member and community committee focal points.

·         Assist with general GBV program operations and field-based activities.

·         Follow up children cases referred for safe shelter in collaboration with related stakeholders.

·         Submit quality reports as scheduled including but not limited to weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.​

 

 

2013- 2013 child protection Officer at Somaliland help age organization  

Key Role and Responsibility

·         Ensures to undertaken community mobilization and sensitization interventions as part of increasing child protection awareness outreach interventions

·         Ensuring proper documentations and filing systems  in the project

·         Undertake specific case management activities include identifications, documentation, registration, case implementation, response and follow ups of child protection caseloads of project.

·         Support capacity building activities for children and stakeholders;

·         Support mainstreaming of A child protection policy in all activities;

·          Preparing  and producing  weekly updates and monthly progress reports

·         Working collaboratively with the community, government and non-government service providers.

·         Developed and prepared Somaliland help age organization for  child protection policy in collaboration with  Somaliland help age organization  Board of directors and executive director 

 

Title: youth peace building and conflict mitigation officer at Bulsho community organization    January 2011 to December 2012

Major Responsibilities

·         Support planning, development and implementation of the peace building and conflict sensitivity project

·         Carry out project beneficiary identification through a consultative community process

·           Organize and facilitate dialogue meetings, workshops and forums with government representatives, civil society and communities in efforts to prevent violent conflict and promote cooperative approaches to peace, security and conflict resolution

·          Support partners to mainstream cross-cutting issues, among them, gender and youth and child protection in their initiatives

·          Support capacity development of partners involved in project implementation through innovative capacity building approaches

·          Arrange for regular meetings with partners to review and reflect on progress and results in order to identify, mitigate challenges and learn lessons for improved programs  delivery

·         Responsible for accurate narrative reporting against agreed objectives and results frameworks

·          Participate in and contribute to quarterly and other scheduled programs performance review meetings

·         Assist the Project Coordinator in planning and implementing the peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity project

·         Management of project budget and expenditure to avoid over or under expenditure

·         Preparing monthly, and quarterly reports

Title: Livelihood project Officer at SOYDA January 2011 to December 2011

Major Responsibilities

• Establishment and strengthening of village relief committees in rural and urban areas.
• Organize and supervise the distribution of cash to the targeted beneficiaries.
• Actively engage and support in community sensitization activities on selection criteria, cash redemption process and feedback mechanism..
• Maintain clear communication with cash transfer agents and beneficiaries in accordance with SOYDA policies and procedures.

• Within the context of a longer term strategy to livelihood support and vulnerability reduction, Participate to the production of technical support materials and guide program teams on the delivery of mechanisms that will ensure effective implementation of livelihoods interventions as well as early recovery.
• Provide close supervision and monitoring to the implementation of livelihood project related activities in the field
• Conduct post distribution monitoring

• Support in conducting market assessments or cash feasibility assessment in the targeted communities  
• Under the supervision of Program Manager conduct baseline and end line surveys

 

Social Worker, Somaliland youth development association

January 2014 to December 2014

·         Build positive, supportive, and respectful relationships with families to help support children in need of help or protection.

·         Help support families to raise their children safely within their family network by supporting and augmenting their support network.

·         Explore and implement alternative plans to help ensure children grow up in safe, nurturing, and happy homes that achieve long term permanence.

·         Working in a supported practice environment that respectfully challenges and enables you to use your professional judgement, autonomy, experience, knowledge, and skills.

·         Use Signs of Safety practice model when working with children, families, and the wider professional network

·         Case management and referral path way to the service providers from government , NGOs and INGOs

·         Ensure legislation, standards and guidelines are being followed and the child’s best

·         interests are paramount, respond to reports of abuse, Provide support services

·         Conduct investigations into reports of abuse (i.e. conduct interviews and facilitate

·         medical or psychological examinations) Apprehend children in immediate need of protection

·         Develop and implement case plans including reviews and evaluations

·         Facilitate and participate in case conferencing and case management

 

January 2009- December 2010 worked as youth Center manager at SOYDA  

Duties and responsibilities

 

·         A survivor-centred approach:

·         Treat every survivor with respect.

·          The safety of survivors and their families is paramount.

·         Respect the choices, wishes, rights and confidentiality of survivors and their families. The identity of a survivor should never be revealed without his or her prior consent.

·         Provide services and support without discrimination on any grounds.

·         A rights-based approach. Empower individuals and communities to exercise their rights, rather than assist them as ‘beneficiaries'.

·         An age, gender and diversity approach. All women, men, girls and boys of all ages and diverse backgrounds should enjoy their rights on an equal footing and participate fully in decisions that affect them.

·         Community-based protection. Put the capacity, agency, rights and dignity of persons of concern at the center of programming. Involve communities actively and substantively in all aspects of programmes that affect them. The community should be the driving force of change

·         Gender equality and women's empowerment. Gender norms and unequal power relations are the underlying causes of SGBV: work with women, men, girls and boys to address the root causes of SGBV and support women and girls to be leaders in their communities on an equal footing with men and boys. Please see entry on Age, gender and diversity (AGD).

·         A life-saving intervention. SGBV prevention and response are life-saving interventions. Plan and implementing them from the start of an emergency, without waiting for evidence of prevalence.

 

I have conducted and  Facilitated  the following Workshops/Seminars

 

 

 

No	Title of Workshop	Implemented Organization	Duration/Location	#Participants
	Training  on community-based disaster risk management and warning systems	Care	5 day Galool village in Gabiley district	20
	Gender equality trainings	HAVOYOCO	Hargeisa , Berbera, Borama  , Burao , Erigavo and Lasanod	170
1	Case management training	HAVOYOCO	3 days , Hargeisa , Borama and Burao	30
2	Child sensitivity training/good parenting	HAVOYOCO	3 months	150
3	workshop on community-based disaster risk management and warning systems	HAVOYOCO	Wado-Makaahil Marodijeh region	90
4	Conducted child protection and Case management training	Save the children and MO education and science	6 days Hargeisa Burao , and Erigavo	60
5	Established  and Trained for village committee	HAVOYOCO	Hageisa , Burao , Las-anod , Borama and Gabiley	48
6	Provided psychological and psychosocial sessions to children and parents/caregivers of children accessing	Save the children	4 days in Gargaara  , Garbadadar of Lug-hayaDisrtict ,  Hariirad of Borama Region , and Buska of GabileyDistritct	160
	Conducted Case Management Training	SOS	3 days  Buaro District	30
7	Validation workshop Report on positive discipline in everyday teaching (PDT)	Save the children	Hargeisa  , Ergivo , Borama and Burao	120
	Disaster risk reduction and development of early warning system and contingency plan	NERAD	Berbera , Hargeisa , Gargaara , Lughaya and Harirad	190
8	HIV/AIDS Training	Oxfam  and Handicap	20 days Hargiesa, Allaybday, Wajaale	160
9	Peer to peer education Training on HIV/AIDs	Handicap	12days (Abaarso , Gabiley , Kalabadydh , Wajaale and Arabsiyo	100
10	Positive discipline every parenting and teaching	ANPPICAN	3 days Hargeisa	35
11	Training on peacebuilding ,conflict mitigation, and leadership	Five districts of Hargeisa	18 days (Five districts of Hargeisa	150
	Advocacy training on child protection and child rights	MESAF	Two days	30
	Social accountability and transparency training	Save the children	Ergavo , Hargeisa , Burao ,las-naod an Boarma	150

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

Dates		Name and Location of Institute	Course Title	Qualification Awarded
From	To
2018	2019	New Generation University	Global studies and international relations	Master
2016	2017	New Generation University	Global studies and international relations	Master
2017	2022	Alpha University	LLB	Degree
2009	2012	Fairland university	Development studies	Degree
2009	2010	Pioneer university	Community development	Diploma
2003	2006	26 June secondary school	Secondary	Certificate
1995	2002	Sh.Bashir Primary school	Primary & Intermediate School	Certificate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Training and workshops with certificates

 

 

·         Certified Training of  trainers(TOT) on community-based disaster risk management and warning systems in January 2022 by Care international

·         Child sensitivity social protection training, e.g, Good parenting training 2021

·         International Personal security Training 2020

·         Peacebuilding ng and civil society ( University of Hargeisa ( 2015)

·         Case management training in Borama supported by Save the children

·         Training on gender equality  (Funded by Save the children ) February  2016

·         MEAL training 2017

·         Communications training  2017

·         Child in emergency and resilience training 2016

·         Psychosocial First Aid training July 2016. supported by save the children

·         Training on Positive discipline every learning (PDEL) July 2016) supported by SCI

·         peace building and civil society ( University of Hargeisa ( 2015)

·         Training on gender equality  (Funded by Save the children ) February  2016

·         Training on Mine Risk Education Training Held on 18^th -23 April 2005 Funded by Handicap international

·         Training on Child rights  programming 10^th -12^th Dec 2011

Funded by Save the children international

·         Training workshop on TOT Child protection 1st -4^th Nov 2010 funded by save the children international

·         Training on Voluntary counseling and Testing (VCT) held Hargeisa Somaliland from October 3^rd -10^th  2010 Funded by Handicap international

·         Advanced  Documentary and Radio Editing and production workshop held February 28^th –march 6^th 2011  Funded by IREX

·         Training on peace building ,conflict mitigation and leadership In Hargeisa On August 7-9 2010  funded by IREX

·         Peace building for Somali youth” and “ Media tools for peace advocacy 22^thsept 30^thsept 2010  Funded by IREX

·         Training on  IEC and HIV/AIDS  for community leaders from 9^th -11^thjully 2007  Funded by Handicap international

·         Training on Participatory  and Educational theater (PET) 26^th Oct 4^th Nov 2OO6  funded by Unicef

 

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

 

§  Team working skills

§  Communication and Conflict solving skills.

§  Ability to work well under pressure

§   Good report writing, research, and proposal writing skills.

§  Ability to work with other people and groups outside the teamwork.

§  Leadership skills.

§  Ability to organize and prioritize work.

 

 

Language skills

 

1. English:   very fluently

2. Somali: Mother’s tongue

Computer skills.

 

Fluent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

 

INTERESTS:

ü  Public speaking.

ü  Reading.

REFERENCE:

Upon request.