1. FRANCIS OKELLO
CURRICULUM VITAE
Contact Details: Mercy Corps, Somalia
P.O. Box 11868-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel:+25224224270
Email: Panafric.es.ltd@gmail.com/okinter2003@yahoo.com
A) Bio data
1. Name: Francis Okello
2. Profession: Water/Sanitation Engineer
3. Date of birth: 18/3/1976
4. Place of birth: Arua, Uganda
5. Nationality: Ugandan
6. Civil Status: Married
B) Education
Institution / Dates (from – to) Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Diploma in appropriate sanitation for developing
August 2006; countries , Norwegian University of Life Sciences,
Norway;
Sept. 1999 - July 2003; BSc Civil Engineering, Makerere University Kampala
Ordinary Diploma in Water Engineering , Uganda
Sept 1996 - July 1998
Polytechnic Kyambogo
C) Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic).
Language Speaking Reading Writing
English 1 1 1
Luo(Acholi, Alur, Langi) 1 1 1
Kiswahili 2 2 2
Luganda 3 3 3
Somali 4 4 4
E) Other skills
• Computer skills; proficient in the use of computer software: AutoCAD, GIS,
EPANET, MS Excel, MS Word, MS, PowerPoint, MS Projects and SPSS;
• Leadership skills; Represented Churchill Hall to the Student Guild, Uganda
Polytechnic Kyambogo and was appointed Deputy Minister for Domestic affairs in
1997;
• Public Speaking skills; Lectured on Resource Oriented Sanitation Concept for Peri
Urban areas in Africa at a three day workshop held at the Regency Hotel, Kampala
in 2007;
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F) Work Experience
1. Job Title Infrastructure Program Manager, Somalia; From 28th February 2011
todate; Employer, Mercy Corps PO Box 2669, Dept W Portland OR 97208-2669 USA, General
inquiries: (800) 292-3355. Supervisor: Francis Butichi Tel +254 720 463732 Email:
fbutichi@so.mercycorps.org.
The Infrastructure Program Manager is a senior position for Mercy Corps Somalia and provides
technical and supervisory support to all country programs. Closely works with other program
managers and Chief of parties, partners (Government & Civil Society) in the planning,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the activities that pertain to infrastructure
rehabilitation and construction in development and emergency settings.
Responsible for
• Providing technical guidance to Mercy Corps programs; line Ministries relevant to the
implementation of programs with WASH and related components, and partner NGOs, in
the design, preparation, implementation and supervision of program infrastructure
activities;
• Contributing to the development and/or introduction of new approaches, methods and
practices in design and project management;
• Providing technical and project management support to the design and implementation of
WASH interventions like borehole drilling and rehabilitation, school latrines, hand washing
facilities, PHAST & CHAST training and Community Management trainings;
• Undertaking field visits in close consultation with Mercy Corps Program/Project Officers,
to directly supervise activities and give technical guidelines during activity implementation;
• Participating in the strategic development of Mercy Corps Somalia proposal development
and specifically in the design of key infrastructure plans for programs;
• Assisting in identifying institutional gaps, training needs, defining clear objectives for the
purpose of institution strengthening and capacity building at the national, regional and
community levels to enhance, sustainability of community infrastructure;
• Participating in sectoral and inter-sectoral coordination meetings, promote collaboration
and alliance building among sector development partners including NGOs and facilitate
implementation of agreed actions;
• Contributing towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis for the program
component by compiling data, analyzing and evaluating information, identifying key
issues/problems, appropriate remedial actions, their implementation strategies and
reporting on these issues in relevant programs or specific projects planning documents;
• Coordinating with the Operations/Logistics staff on supply and non-supply assistance
activities for infrastructure development ensuring proper and timely accountability;
• Participating in the development of program work plan, ensuring its accuracy and timely
input into specific plans (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually). Ensuring the
achievement of specific assigned objectives;
• Contributing to timely preparation of programs/projects status reports required for
management, donors, budget review, programs analysis, annual reports, etc;
• Ensuring that decisions are made on project design and implementation management
within framework of defined objectives/outputs, to ensure their achievement;
• Ensuring that recommendations of technical nature are made to refine program/project
design and implementation strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of service
delivery and ensure accelerated and expanded coverage.
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2. Job Title Senior Engineer, Dur Dur Irrigation Project, Somaliland;
From 1st October 2009 to 7th October 2010; Employer, Danish Refugee Council, Horn of
Africa, Nairobi Regional Office. Supervisor: Heather Amstutz Tel +252 2 4000618 Email:
program.director.somaliland@drc.dk
Responsible for;
Overall planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Irrigation
infrastructure, that included, 17km of labour based road, 2 concrete bridges, 50 shallow
wells, 8 Canals, 3 Agro shelters, 15 Charcoal Coolers.
Developing work plans for each Partnership Agreement entered into with the Food and
Agricultural Organisation;
Capacity building for local engineers, community facilitators and local authorities;
Collaborating with all project partners such as the Food and Agricultural Organisation,
COOPI, the government and the community;
Community participation and involvement in the project throughout the project cycle
from Inception to the sustainability of the systems.
Reviewing and monitoring community sub projects both at proposal and implementation
stages to ensure engineering quality and control including adequate safe guards against
environmental impact;
Reviewing the physical progress reports to ensure accuracy and consistency with donor
reporting requirements;
Supervising three Field Engineers and community development workers within the Dur
Dur project area;
Key Achievements
Fast tracking the project that was delayed for close to a year through accelerated
programme planning, key staff recruitment, establishing effective monitoring and
evaluation system, coordination and team building;
Capacity strengthening of water pump mechanics and Irrigation Management Committees
in 15 communities;
Establishment of sparepart network for the communities to improve on maintenance of
the water pumps;
Participated in the negotiations with the donor leading to a seven months no cost
extension of the project;
Capacity building of engineering staff on the use of software programmes like AutoCAD;
Developed criteria for pipe and pump distribution using participatory approaches,
involving mainly the Village Development Committees and local authorities that
subsequently led to a smooth distribution exercise;
Perfomed needs assessment to identify gaps inorder to increase the project coverage areas
for the second phase;
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3. Job Title Water and Sanitation Project Manager, Northern Upper
Nile State Community Based Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Programme-Renk:
Tearfund North Sudan programme; From January 2009 to 31st July; Employer Tearfund, 100
Church Road, Teddington TW11 8QE UK: Supervisor: Tim Holmes-Country Director-Email:
enquiries@tearfund.org Tel: 0845 355 8355:
Liaise with consortium member organisation implementing the Northern Upper Nile State
Community based Recovery and Reconstruction Programme. Consortium members
include Tearfund, Mercy Corps, Stromme foundation and Fellowship for African Relief
(FAR), local government authorities as well as UN agencies in Renk, Melut and Maaban
Counties;
Monitor the humanitarian situation in the project area, making detailed reports with
recommendations to management team regarding community needs, vulnerabilities /
capacities and appropriate responses;
Supervise and undertake participatory needs / vulnerability & capacities assessments of
affected communities;
In collaboration with community representative, undertake detailed analysis and design
appropriate project interventions to meet identified needs and strengthen local capacities;
Prepare detailed project proposal submissions (including budgets) for multi / bilateral
institutional and private funding;
Manage and implement project interventions to achieve project outputs and objectives,
including monitoring and mid-term reviews in accordance with Tearfund and donor
requirements;
Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of results to assess project
impact and effective use of resources;
Ensure timely compilation of situation updates, project and monthly narrative reports for
field and Head Office management, in accordance with required reporting formats;
Manage borehole drilling contract and issuing certificate of payments according to agreed
terms and conditions;
Key Achievements
Ensured the timely completion of the project outputs: construction of 500 community pit
latrines, 30 Institutional (School) Latrines, 2000 bio sand filters and 15 new boreholes;
Took the lead in using the Community Led Total Sanitation approach to get the
communities into accepting the construction and use of latrines. In parralel to that I also
championed the School Led Total Sanitation Approach were school children are taught in
school through plays and drama and then transfer lessons learned to villages;
Used the PHAST approach that resulted into a remarkable reduction in the prevalence of
water borne diseases. The infant mortality rate significantly declined;
Compiled the final project report for submission to the donors;
Trained communities on water source and systems maintenance;
Trained communities on cost recovery for borehole maintenance;
Established Water Management Committees;
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3. Job Title Water and Sanitation Sector Advisor, Monrovia-Tearfund Liberia
programme. From December 2007 to December 2008; Employer Tearfund, 100 Church Road,
Teddington, TW11 8QE UK. Supervisor Jonas Njelango Jonas.Njelango@tearfund.org Tel
+254736747307
Responsibilities
Provide expert technical advice and capacity building to local WatSan project managers
for the design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of water and
sanitation projects across the Liberia programme area;
Develop integrated water and Sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion approaches in
consultation with hygiene promotion staff.
Manage external advocacy activities relating to WASH within the Liberia WASH cluster,
UN/NGO community like the WASH consortium and government institutions.
Supervise implementation of water and sanitation projects in three counties namely
Gbarpolu, Nimba and Sinoe, with each county managed by a project manager under my
technical supervision.
Build capacity of implementing partners; Association Evangelical Liberia and EQUIP
Liberia on WASH related issues.
Monitor and Evaluate local implementing partner projects and ensure quality control and
also implementation progress against time schedule
Key Achievements
Provided technical leadership in collaboration with the WES Specialist for UNICEF
Liberia for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Central Emergency Relief Fund
projects through UNICEF in Montserrado, Rivercess and Sinoe counties implemented
by UNICEF local partners; GOA, EQUIP Liberia and. Managed 3 field based M&E
officers. Managed the budget and logistics required.
Participated in the development of the WASH Liberia consortium strategy and
developed specific action plans and strategy for Tearfund.
Participated in the Development of the Monitoring and Evaluation Matrix for the
WASH consortium
Participated in the peer review of WASH Liberia consortium member organisations;
concern, Oxfam, Solidarities, Action Contre La faim (ACF) and lessons learned
ploughed back to inform strategy formulation
Piloted ecological sanitation in Sinoe, Nimba and Gbarpolu counties in Liberia. Also
piloted ferro cement tank for rain water harvesting installed with the first-flush system.
Also introduced Tippy taps for hand washing.
Developed Water Safety Plan for shallow wells in Liberia, A case Study of shallow wells
in Sinoe County. Presented the research paper at the WASH forum in Nairobi.
Participated in the Development of the Draft Water and Sanitation Technical Guidelines
for Liberia.
Presented a paper on Bio Sand filter technology to government and other NGOs in a
workshop held in Monrovia, Liberia.
Participated in the development of the white paper on WASH policy for Liberia
Coordinated the celebration of the Global Hand Washing Day in Sinoe County and was
responsible for publicity and organising the event that was celebrated on the 15th of
October 2008. I gave a key note address to the audience on that occcassion.
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Managed the DFID WASH budget in collaboration with the Finance Manager
Managed all logistical requirements for the operations of the DFID WASH project
As the acting area coordinator in Sinoe project area, directly managed 5 sector managers
for Food security, Water and sanitation, Public health, Community Development and
Logistics. In total managed over 50 field based staff for a period of 1 month.
Trained WatSan technicians on the use of hand auger kits for hand dug well siting,
previously well siting was based purely on experience and as such hitting bedrock was
very common.
Developed government Capability, Accountability and Responsiveness matrix, and the
led an assessment, analysis and design for WASH advocacy strategy.
4. Job Title Water and Sanitation Engineer, Arua Uganda. From: January 2006 to
November 2007; Employer: Centre for Technical and Ecological Solutions Limited, (CTES)
P.O.Box 1215, Arua, Uganda. Supervisor: Jennifer Okusia. Jennifer.okusia@horizont3000.co.ug
+256414267102/+256414510383
Responsibilities
Prepare designs and technical specifications as well as developing cost estimations for
water supply and sanitation projects
Work hand in hand with the project manager on budget planning and monitoring
Supervise and coordinate trainings on water and sanitation topics for member
institutions
Participate in field visits to collect information and data needed for the design,
monitoring and evaluation of projects
Work in close coordination with district and local authorities, and other NGOs as well as
donors maintaining good relationships
Achievements
Designed and installed the first ecosan toilet inside an office block and started a
demonstration garden that used the manure/urine from the toilet as soil fertiliser.
Organised exchange visits to the demonstration facilities to increase awareness and
scaling up of the new technology.
Designed and constructed 15 stance ecosan latrine for Ediofe Girls Secondary School.
The school had run out of space for the construction of new pit latrines and this was an
innovative solution to the problem
Designed and installed a solar powered water pump for Ocodri Health Centre
Participated in the technical assessment of the sanitation system for Nyapea Hospital and
designed a Constructed Wetland System for sewage treatment and disposal
Organised and participated in the training of staff from member institutions on WASH
and solar energy areas
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5. Job Title Design Engineer, From November 2004 to January 2006; Employer:
Hydraulic and Sanitation Consult Limited, 6th Floor NIC Building, P. O. Box 25877, Kampala,
Uganda. Supervisor: Julius Musimenta-Managing Director +256772434822
Key responsibilities
Provide specialist inputs, technical assistance, and supervision in the detailed technical
assessment, design, and implementation of rehabilitation works of water supply and
sanitation systems for both rural and small urban centres
Conduct detailed assessments of both planned and existing water distribution networks
in the target area
Assess potential supply and demand from interacting water supply systems and networks
in the target areas
Assess potential sanitation capacity and needs in the target project area; Reviewed
detailed engineering designs across the project
Ensure Bill of Quantities and Scope of Works are consistent with the project designs
Prepare tender documents and evaluate bids.
Contract management of works
Prepare As Built drawings for all completed works using AutoCAD
6. Job Title Site Engineer, Biharwe Water Supply Project, Mbarara. From:
September 2003 to November 2004; Employer: Keystone Construction Limited, P.O.Box 8198,
Kampala, Uganda.
Key responsibilities
Perform technical, organisational and supervisory role on the construction of the water
supply and sanitation project. The project involved pipe laying, construction of a booster
station, dwarf walls for 60m3 water tanks, public water kiosks and public toilets
Set out site, applying designs and plans and liaising with sub contractors
Ensure quality control, site security, health and safety, and the organisation and
supervision of material and human resources
Ensure accurate taking off of quantities of work done to process certificates of payments
Produce As built drawings for completed works and submit to clerk of works
Manage causal labourers and local service contracts
7. Job Title Field Officer, SNV The Netherlands Development Organisation.
From: August 1998 to September 1999; Employer: Nebbi District Local Government, P.O.Box
1, Nebbi, Uganda.
Key responsibilities
Technical planning, design and supervision of community gravity flow water schemes
Establish and train water user committees on community water supply management
Provide technical assistance throughout the project cycle
Communication mobilization for unskilled labour and collection of local materials
Identify potential water sources for gravity flow water supply development
Develop operation and maintenance systems for water schemes
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Preparation of weekly, monthly reports as well as work plans for the water department
Map and document of all water points in the district using the Global Positioning System
(GPS)
Other Experiences
8. Job Title Part Time Lecturer, School of Building and Civil Engineering,
From January 2005 to December 2005; Employer Kyambogo University, P.O.Box 1,
Kyambogo, Uganda
Key responsibilities
Research and teach fourth year and second year students the subjects Estimation and
Tendering and Construction Technology respectively
Delivering lecturers, seminars and tutorials.
Assessing students course work
Setting and marking examinations
Supporting students through a pastoral and advisory role
Undertake continuous professional development (CPD) and participating in staff
training activities
9. Job Title Trainee Roads Engineer, Mbarara Kyenjojo Highway. From: July
2002 to September 2002; Employer: Hoffmann Murray & Roberts Joint Venture 2001, Kampala,
Uganda.
Key responsibilities
Laboratory testing of road materials such as laterite soil, bitumen, chippings, concrete; In
situ and laboratory testing for maximum dry density to ascertain the degree of compaction
of base and sub base layers
Establish reference points (Bench Marks); Horizontal alignment of pegs at 20metres
interval using theodolite and psylon; Vertical alignment of road using dumpy level and
levelling staff
Locate borrow pits with quality laterite soil within the project area; Setting out of vertical
and horizontal curves, junctions
Supervise construction of check dams, drains, chutes, culverts (drainage facilities)
Supervise reclamation of swamp-crossings by the displacement method
G) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Job Related Training
• Tearfund WASH good practice forum; Nairobi-Kenya, July 2008
• Tearfund Disaster Management Development programme Training; Monrovia-Liberia,
April 2008
• 1st international forum on WASH good practice and practitioners: NETWAS
Kenya/Streams of knowledge; Mombasa-Kenya, September 2007
• Advanced Module (II) Solar and Electrical pumping systems: BBM Austria/CTES;
Arua-Uganda, May 2007;
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• Water Distribution Modelling; UNESCO-IHE the Delft/Makerere University/National
Water and Sewerage Corporation Uganda-October 2005;
• Action Monitoring for Effectiveness; Network for Water and Sanitation Uganda, August
1999;
H) REFERENCES
1. Frank Greaves
WASH Programme Advisor
Tearfund UK
100 Church Road, Teddington, Middlesex
UK
+442089437757
Frank.Greaves@tearfund.org
2. Charles B. Niwagaba
Senior Lecturer Makerere University Faculty of Technology,
Department of Civil Engineering
P.O.Box 7062
Kampala
+256772335477
cniwagaba@tech.mak.ac.ug
3. David Gitonga
Infrastructure Advisor,
Food and Agricultural Organisation,
Somalia,
P.O.Box 30470-00100
Nairobi
+254 720410239
gdavidsus@yahoo.com
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