Stefano Battain

Program Manager , International Development NGO

Bagamoyo, Tanzania

I am an expert in overseeing large grants and supporting their implementation, with 5 years of experience in designing, implementing and monitoring development programs focusing on: human rights, civil society strengthening and rural livelihoods. My skills include: financial, administration and procurement procedures supervision, excellent leadership, team building and communication skills in a multicultural environment both in English and Kiswahili. I have also 5 years experience in organizatio

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Area of Expertise:
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
Professional Experience:

I am an expert in overseeing large grants and supporting their implementation, with 5 years of experience in designing, implementing and monitoring development programs focusing on: human rights, civil society strengthening and rural livelihoods. My skills include: financial, administration and procurement procedures supervision, excellent leadership, team building and communication skills in a multicultural environment both in English and Kiswahili. I have also 5 years experience in organizational networking and representation by attending meetings, workshops and conferences with donors, UN agencies and international organizations.

Education:

October 2007
September 2008

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Masters of Science (MSc) in Poverty Reduction and Development Management
? Honours: Grade point average: 64/100 - Merit)
? Courses included: Development Projects Management, Rural and Urban Poverty and Development, NGOs and Civil Society, Sustainable Development, Development Theories and Practice and Social Analysis of Poverty.
? Dissertation (awarded with distinction) on: Overcoming access barriers to paediatric healthcare services: users’ point of view analysis of the Emergency Paediatric Outpatients Department in Goderich, Sierra Leone.
September 2001
March 2006 UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA, Padova, Italy
Laurea Magistrale, equivalent to Masters of Arts (MA) in Communication Studies
? Honours: 110/110 awarded cum laude
? Courses included: sociology, economics, social communication, history of developing countries, mass media communication
? Dissertation: IKEA Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility: theories, practices and critiques

January 2012 Result based Management training Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN), Mombasa (Kenya)
April 2010 Project Planning and Management Action Aid/MS-TCDC Arusha (Tanzania)

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

2-5 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Spanish, Kiswahili and Italian (native)

Nationality:

Italy

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