MERCY OMACHONU OGUCHE

• Partnered with five regional partners to oversee implementation across 15 countries in West, East, Francophone, and Southern Africa.
• Enabled over 1,000 youths to participate in paid internships within different organizations.
• Directed cross-functional collaboration for successful project outcomes.
• Adapted to evolving donor requirements with flexibility.
• Provided technical advice to regional partners in four African regions to place associates in organizations.
• Ensured 70% of intern placements were allocated to females, 10% to persons with disabilities.
• Administered safeguarding surveys while ensuring the resolution of all reported issues.
• Facilitated virtual training sessions on safeguarding and mentoring for employers and supervisors of associates in four African regions.
• Coordinated networking events across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa.
• Managed subgrants and awards team for Youth Day of Service Project focused on climate action and renewable energy.
• Reviewed subgrants for the Nigerian Youth Futures Fund.
• Coordinated with other departments to ensure projects were completed on time and within budget.

• Oversaw management and coordination of two key initiatives.

Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Project, in partnership with Palladium, with funding from USAID.

• Organized stakeholder sessions with funding partners and key government departments.
• Revamped curriculum for CTIP project youth training.
• Executed coordination and facilitation of capacity-building programs, both virtually and in-person, for delegates from 27 Nigerian states comprising 160 youth-oriented organizations.
• Coordinated a CTIP Film Premiere featuring award-winning films from the contest.
• Streamlined facilitator onboarding for diverse training formats.
• Executed study examining policy gaps in human trafficking prevention.
• Conducted documentary study on 'Addressing the Gaps in Rehabilitation of Survivors of Irregular Migration and Human Trafficking'.
• Generated comprehensive reports by adhering to donor templates and guidelines.

Executed awareness campaigns for social protection policy in collaboration with British Council and funded by the European Union.

• Supported implementation of diverse project components like educational workshops, community research and media-based programs.
• Strengthened relationships with relevant agencies to support implementation of social protection initiatives.
• Led curriculum development on leadership, social protection and systems strengthening.
• Facilitated virtual training for 100 participants from 50 organizations on social protection.
• Streamlined consortium operations to adhere to procurement and financial requirements.
• Collaborated with stakeholders and consortium members in planning, executing, and closing projects to ensure sustainability.
• Unified essential reports using prescribed donor frameworks.

Project: Grassroots Intervention in Preventing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse, in partnership with the British Council, and with funding from the European Union.

• Administered the training of community members on child protection for community mentors in preventing sexual abuse in four communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
• Led initiatives engaging government and local communities on preventing sexual abuse of children, with emphasis on girls.
• Executed comprehensive research on addressing gaps in psycho-social support for survivors of sexual abuse in Abuja.
• Pioneered the development of a process map for providing immediate response to survivors/victims of Sexual and Gender based Violence
• Led project team in creating training manual focused on child sexual abuse prevention and response.
• Implemented a radio program on sensitization regarding gender-based violence, with a focus on sexual abuse in the FCT.
• Charted the advocacy for the implementation of GBV-related projects at the grassroots levels and in schools in the FCT.

Project: Gender equality and preventing gender-based violence in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under the Spotlight Initiative project, with funding from the European Union.

• Conducted training sessions for 120 gender officers across 60 schools in FCT.
• Coordinated training sessions for 120 teachers across 60 schools in the FCT on safeguarding.
• Facilitated advocacy forum for 60 school principals as partners in project implementation.
• Organized initiatives to raise awareness and educate on gender-based violence prevention and response for 58 schools within the FCT.
• Spearheaded partnership formation to create safe spaces for women and girls in two FCT communities.
• Generated relevant reports adhering to specified requirements.

• My job description under this role includes:
• Assisted in educating peers on HIV/AIDS prevention and SRHR through partnership with IHVN and ENCAP, backed by USAID.
• Supported project interventions in local communities on maternal health and SRHR with backing from the Global Fund for Women and Solidarite Sida.
• Supervised peer-led sessions addressing HIV/AIDS prevention across four rural-urban communities.
• Assisted in educating community leaders on family planning.
• Assisted MERL in data collection, collation, analysis and reporting across projects within the organization.