Ammar Altagani Uppate C.V

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Ammar Altagani Mohammed
Email: ammaraltagane@yahoo.com
Phone: +249928078892/+249911314697/+249121252229
Profile
I am a highly motivated humanitarian and development practitioner with over 9 years’ experience in humanitarian
affairs in complex situations. I have hands-on transferrable experience in Project Management as well as supervising
and managing staff, disaster risk reduction after conflict . Throughout my career, I have been involved in planning,
proposal development, and setting up projects, managing, recruitment, training, monitoring & evaluation as well as
coordination of emergency interventions. I have been mainly involved in food security and livelihoods, Nutrition,
Health and Protection sectors. I have experience working with a number of donors including UNFPA, CHF, FAO,
UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR, ACEID, DFID, UNDP, DCPSF, UN-OCHA and OFDA.
I have a demonstrated record of providing leadership and technical backstopping support to teams along with vast
experience in working with partners and partnership management. I am highly motivated and possess a track record
of carrying out multitasking, the ability to work in a multicultural environment, the ability to work with limited
direct supervision. I possess excellent organizational skills and I am flexible to travel anywhere and work under
pressure in complex conditions. I enjoy working in a team and helping others to progress.
Work Experience
Senior Officer Disaster risk redaction
Concern worldwide Dec2016 - present
 Disasters are the convergence of hazards with vulnerabilities. As such, an increase in physical, social,
economic, or environmental vulnerability can mean an increase in the frequency of disasters.
 Coordination with other programme sector to implementation of early warning system.
 Establish community based early warning system, Concern shared with them the monthly climate /IPC
bulletins update, this is together with outbreak surveillance by Ministry of Health.
 Work closelywith Accountability Coordination&Partnershiptobuildingearlywarningsystem
 Review DRR log frame and plan for action point.
 Technical support for Health/Nutrition/WASH/FIM sectors and link between ER/DRR Program and those
sectors.
 Responsibly of establishment weather broadcasting with Geneina Radio and community feedback.
 Member of in Integrated Food Security Classification IPC in West Darfur.
Programme officer May 2015– July 2016
HelpAge International, West Darfur
 Provide technical assistance on Livelihoods and peace building programming, project cycle management
(design, planning, implementation and reporting) and partner capacity building on project implementation
 Provide oversight and leadership in the design, development and implementation of HelpAge programs in
West Darfur “Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Health and Protection.
 In collaboration with the Darfur Programme Manager, Sudan Funding Manager and the Country Director
actively contributing to the Country Strategic Plan and development of the country’s programming with an
emphasis on the quality of overall programming and increased program funding.

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Livelihood officer - Acting Area programme coordinator May 2013 – April 2015
HelpAge International, Habila, West Darfur
 Oversaw the management and programme implementation of livelihoods, Protection, Health & Nutrition
programs that employed over 100 staff and reaching over 50,000 internally displaced and war affected people
annually
 Managed relations with donors including UNFPA, CHF, FAO, UNDP, DCPSF, HelpAge Germany and the
German Foreign Ministry, UNHCR, AECID, UNOCHA, WFP, OFDA
 Supervised and provided technical support and capacity building to a program team, Field Officers
 Contributed to the writing of project proposals and implementation plans
 Prepared internal and external donor reports
 Represented the organization in different forums including INGO’s, inter agency, FSL cluster, protection,
Nutrition, Health, peace building, and other ad hoc meetings with government partners.
 Coordinated the enhancement of the organization’s M&E system.
 Provide technical support including capacity building to the partners in the implementation of the
activities and facilitate and/or arrange for external technical support if required in close consultation
with the Area Program Coordinator where required.
 Participate in the on-going monitoring of the security situation. Implement security measures
according to HelpAge security guidelines.
 in charge of the logistics component in establishing a fully operational HAI base and/or office, including
offices or base, warehousing facilities, radio and internet communication equipment in Habilla office .
Ensure to regularly monitor the activities of the field teams for quality, efficiency and appropriate response to
the identified needs, and report directly to the programme manager.
 Explain program objectives to the communities and ensure project ownership by the participating
communities.
 Ensure that the majority community members are involved in the decision-making.
 Conducted survey, administer assessment and participate in distribution of HAI/Partner project’s relief to the
target families.
 Supported the organization’s plan to expand to other locations within Darfur and Sudan.
Livelihood officer May 2011– April 2013
HelpAge International, ElGeneina, West Darfur
 Provided training and learning support services to aid workers working in help age in social Centre ,
 Assisted the Programme Manager in liaising with national and international NGOs in Darfur, regarding
training needs, feedback,
 Provision of critical incident support to survivors of critical incidents.
 Collect data and identify those older people most in need of livelihood support.
 Participate in the overall planning and implementation of HAI livelihood program in West Darfur, including
but not limited to income-generation activities, livestock regeneration and food security.
 Carry out regular assessments and follow-up visits and write reports, as required
 Carry out translation, as required
 Conduct participatory need assessment to identify the unmet needs of older IDPs and their dependents.

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 Coordinate and collaborate with other partners and concern ministries, institutions and organizations for the
implementation of the joint activities (Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery, Ministry of Agriculture and
Natural Resources etc.
 Design and develop community-based initiatives within the strategy of the livelihoods of the programme.
 Prepared internal and external donor reports
 Represented the organization in different forums including INGO’s, inter agency, FSL cluster, protection,
Nutrition, Health, peace building, and other ad HAC meetings with government partners.
 Coordinated the enhancement of the organization’s M&E system
 Supported the organization’s plan to expand to other locations within Darfur and Sudan.
Agronomist supervisor October 2010– May 2011
Tringle Generation Humantein Organization , West Darfur -Geneina
 Team leader and responsible for providing leadership for livelihood assistance by undertaking
assessments/surveys adopting social research methodologies for generation of baseline information for
project planning, designing implementation and monitoring.
 Prepared annual and quarterly plans of action and coordinate implementation, monitoring and documentation
of Livelihoods activities.
 Set up farmers training calendar and method of training and practical.
 Supervising the distribution and get this opportunity to run assessment and questionnaires.
 Support the area Coordinator within the implementation and follow up of the vegetable and Rainy seeds
distributions campaign in Elgenenia
 Support the programme Management team, with the information and the Implementation ofprojects at the
state level of West Darfur.
 Provide training to the farmer on the planned agricultural practices
 Participate in the planning, implementation and analysis of food security and market assessments.
 Participate in the planning and implementation of CRS seed vouchers and fairs in West Darfur.
 Monitor agricultural performance in CRS areas of intervention and maintain seasonal and basic agricultural
information of the operational areas.
 Provide early warning information to CRS program officers on poor crop performance,pests and diseases,
floods, drought situation which affect the performance of the crop during the season
Agronomist Assistance July 2006– July 2010
Tringle Generation Humantein Organization, West Darfur –UMD/Bandiz/Makjur
 Provided training to programme staff on results based management and other topics to ensure commitment
to and understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
 Coordinate and collaborate with other partners and concern ministries, institutions and organizations for the
implementation of the joint activities (Ministry of Animal Health and Fishery, Ministry of Agriculture and
Natural Resources etc.
 Design and develop community-based initiatives within the strategy of the livelihoods of the programme.
 Prepared funding proposals including internal and external donor’s reports.
 Prepared specific accessible presentations of findings from Monitoring and Evaluation activities for staff,
partners and participants and help them to use these results to make changes to War Child Canada
programming.
 Developed an understanding of the evidence base for its work by conducting secondary research on relevant
topics and helping programme staff to understand and use this knowledge to design and implement base
evidence programming.
 Work closely with local communities to develop beneficiary selection criteria and identify targeted

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beneficiaries for CRS activities.
 Provide technical and extension support to partner communities and farmers.
Bachelor ofScience {Honours}, Agriculture sciences February/1999– May/ 2004
Valley Nile University - faculty of Agriculture sciences
Professional Development
 Five days training course in UNAMID from 9th
May 2016 to 11h
May, 2016 at the UNAMID CAMP.
 Three days training course in emergency response by HelpAge International, UK(18th - 20th August,
2013).
 Three days training course in Humanitarian Accountability Partnership by RedR UK(18th - 20th August,
2013).
 Two days training course in Older People Integrated care by Ministry of Social Welfare and Security (18th -
20th August, 2013).
 Seven days training of trainers (TOT) in Improving Safety and Welfare Practice of Humanitarian Operations
in Darfur by RedR UK(7th - 11th August, 2011).
 Distance management training course by RedRUK(4th June, 2012).
 Three days training course in Managing people in emergency by RedR UK(13th - 15th December, 2011).
 Three days training course in Managing project in emergency by RedR UK(6th - 8th June, 2011).
 Three days training course in report writing, and Monitoring and Evaluation by RedR UK(18th - 20th
August, 2013).
 7 days training course in First Aid by Sudanese Red Crescent Society.
 Three days training course in skills of dealing with Child Soldier by UNICEF, CDF,DDR and MoSW.
References:
Job I. Ouma
M&E Officer –past job in
HelpAgeInternational.
jikwawe@gmail.com
Awad Alha Alkhalif
WFP-Head of Habilla sub Office
awadalla.el-khalifa@wfp.org
Dr: Sameh Al-Awlaqi
concern worldwide
Skype sameh_alawlaqi
sameh.alawlaqi@gmail.com
Lovemore Dumba
Darfur Programme Manager
Help Age International
+263772440124
Email:
taflovedumba@gmail.com