This curriculum vitae summarizes Jattani Rob's experience working on livelihood and resilience projects in Kenya and Somalia over the past 13 years. The most recent roles included Livelihoods Manager for CRISTA Foundation Project in Somaliland from 2016-present, and Livelihood and Resilience Project Manager for World Concern Development Organization in Somalia/Somaliland from 2014-2016. Key responsibilities involved managing cash for work and livestock programs, building community capacity, and coordinating with other organizations. Prior experience also included positions with World Vision Kenya and Food for the Hungry International.

1. Curriculum Vitae – Jattani Rob– Updated June 2016.
Jattani Rob
P.O Box 74, Moyale- Kenya
Kenyan Mobile: +254725470414
Somaliland Mobile: +252633678262
Email: robjattani@gmail.com
Skype: rob.jattani1
Personal Profile
An energetic, enthusiastic Livelihood, Resilience, Food Security and governance technical Expert with over 13
years of practical experience in aspects of Program design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation, management,
proposal writing, report preparation and documentation of best innovative practices for future up scaling. Possess
excellent Food Security and Governance based program management skills, planning acumen and decision making.
An effective team leader and team member; ensures that targets are always met and expectations exceeded.
Ability, eagerness to learn and develop new skills.
Key Skills
 Gender mainstreaming, right based approach and skilled in communal institutional structures capacity
building on good governance and inclusivity in development program of both gender.
 Providing exceptional project guidelines at all times; responding to project’s needs; ensuring standards for
quality.
 Excellent communication and organizational skills; updating on progress and timelines; performance, new
initiatives and other pertinent issues.
 Multi-tasking and prioritizing, analyzing and interpreting trends to facilitate planning.
 Motivating and managing my team and my own workload effectively to meet targets,
 Increase deliverables and ensure efficiency.
 Proficient in use of MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer.
 Excellent practical skills in documentation of Project Most Significant Human Transformational Change Stories,
innovative best practices and Lessons learnt for new programming and up scaling.
Career History
World Concern Development Organization (WCDO), Somalia/Somaliland:
 October 2014 –30th June 2016: Livelihood and Resilience Project Manager-CSELLS Project:
 1st July 2016 to Date: Livelihoods Manager CRISTA Foundation Project.
Program Implementation:
 In-charge of CRISTA and Livelihoods Resilience Projects mainly Cash and livestock based programs
interventions (Consumption Smoothing Enhanced Livestock Based Livelihoods in Somaliland (CSELLS
Project)
 Plan and coordinate Cash and livestock for work transfers programming to targeted households and increase
livestock herd size and vulnerable households’ purchasing power required for food self-sufficiency.
 Develop strategies to improve animal health through creation of networks of community based animal health
workers (CBAHWs)
 Develop and implement appropriate strategies to improve to increase livestock production.
 Support communities to reclaim rangelands and improve their management.
 Oversee the development and implementation of activities plans linked to the program log frame.
 Support the Country Director in developing and preparing monitoring plans and ensure that activities are in
line with achieving expected outputs
 Support communities in reclaim rangelands and improve their management.
 Ensure participation of the community in the implementation of program through appropriate mechanisms.
 Build the capacity of members of the program staff assigned to the project to plan and
Implement the program.
 Ensure that program benefits are achieved by the poorest and most vulnerable.
 Coordinate with the Livelihoods Project Manager (BREADS) to increase, identify best practice and strengthen
synergies between the 2 projects.

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 In coordination with other actors or the relevant sections of WCDO ensure appropriate trainings (e.g. NRM and
DRR training) are carried out.
 Coordinate with other organizations in the same location to ensure timelines, packages and conditions are
agreed to minimize problems and security issues.
 Liaise with other implementing partners at the meso and macro level in similar program to ensure appropriate
coordination of interventions.
 Responsible for the procurements of Project major inputs and supplies such as livestock for work etc.
Program Management:
 Facilitate selection of the vulnerable households, do beneficiaries registration, verifications and validations of
selected beneficiaries through selection process and criteria.
 Facilitate Cash for work transfers to each beneficiary in the right amount with required accuracy.
 Ensure that livestock for work suppliers/traders are selected as per set criteria.
 Develop and revise program operational plans based on plan submitted to donors and according to best
practice.
 Manage the program ensuring that it is meeting its intended aims and objectives and achieving impact.
 Ensure that development-oriented approaches including participatory development, capacity building and
sustainable methodologies are adopted in implementing the program.
Financial management:
 In support with the finance department plan for the safe and efficient cash transfers programming to the target
households in partnership with financial institution such as Dahabshiil through Telecom company.
 Manage the program budget, including regular monitoring of expenditure against budget, in accordance with
Concern financial procedures and guidelines.
 Together with Programs Manager, review financial reports and feedback to finance department on
discrepancies.
 Ensure financial policy and procedures are observed while implementing the program
Ensure project inputs are ordered in a timely manner
 Develop a clear work and expenditure plan and ensure that the program is implemented within the
agreed/approved budget and timeframe.
Monitoring & Evaluation
 Manage program in line with Results Based Framework (including logical framework), and the program M&E
plan; and ensure teams are accountable and understand processes.
 Conduct monthly commodities market prices monitoring & analysis and understand impact of Cash transfers
programming on the local markets.
 Conduct monthly traders visits and do analysis of commodities availabilities and prices.
 Ensure team is aware and understand M&E requirements and methodologies and understand their roles and
responsibilities.
 Ensure that the information regarding the program activities and beneficiaries is regularly captured, stored
and analyzed according to the established M&E Plan
 Organize regular team coordination meetings
 Submit field visit reports, monthly, quarterly project review reports, and technical progress reports to Program
Manager on time and as required by the project
 Liaise with the M&E Officer and ensure that quality program reports are produced and submitted to the
Country Director in timely manner, according to schedule
Staff Management:
 Recruit, manage and support program staff ensuring that there is a clearly defined structure, up-to-date job
description, and reporting mechanisms for each team member.
 Ensure that all program staff are managed in accordance with WCDO’s policies and procedures and ensure that
all staff fully understand, and are committed to, the organization and the program’s mission, vision, values and
strategic aims.
 Assist with the provision of or coordinate the training necessary for the delivery of good quality activities.
 Agree clear performance objectives for all direct reports, and ensure all team members have appropriately set
objectives, and that performance reviews are undertaken in a timely manner.

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Key Achievements:
Program implementation:
 Conducted numerous commodities monthly market prices monitoring, analysis on prices charged by
traders to inform Cash transfers programming.
 Vulnerable households selections for both Cash and livestock programming based on the vulnerabilities
selections criteria.
 Facilitated Cash for work Transfers (CFW) amounting to USD. 432,000 for 600 Beneficiaries.
 Facilitated drafting and adoption of Cash and livestock for work programming beneficiaries’ complain,
response and feedback mechanisms documents with complains documented and acted upon.
 Facilitated transfers of 2,700 livestock for work for 150 vulnerable households.
 Facilitated comprehensive training of 32 CBAHWS and supported them with assorted Veterinary drugs
kits over two year period.
 Facilitated communities’ capacity building on Disasters risks reduction, climate change, natural resources
managements and communal resilience programming.
 Planned and effected timely procurements of project inputs and supplies such as: Cash transfers, livestock,
grasses seeds and veterinary drugs amongst others.
Enhanced Program managements:
 Participated regularly in World concern country senior leadership management meetings as necessary and
revised the project work plans on monthly basis based on funding agreement signed.
 Promoted communities’ participatory approaches in promotion of: of Natural Resources Managements,
Community Managed Disaster Risks Reductions plans (CMDRR) and capacity building on livestock husbandry
practices.
 Contributed to the project financial management:
 With the support of finance department, facilitated all Cash for work programming beneficiaries with issuance
of the active ZAAD account and cluster others as appropriate and facilitated their cash transfers through local
banking system Dahabshiil and Telesom Company.
 Monitored project budget financial expenditures and ensure compliance as per donor funding agreement
signed for the last 2 years.
Monthly Project Accountability, Monitoring & Evaluation (AME)
 Provided technical backstopping to the Project field staff for their enhanced performance.
 Generated Project internal and external reports as per Donors’ formats and specifications.
 Involved Monitoring and Evaluation Manger and Country Director developed M& E tools and presided over
baseline, semi-annual & annual evaluations.
 Developed cash and livestock for work programming monitoring tools included amongst others: Post Cash
Distribution Monitoring tool (PDM), Post livestock transfers monitoring, commodities market price monitoring
(MPM), Baseline Survey and Evaluation tools.
Project Staff management to deliver on Project goal and core objectives.
 Hired Cash & livestock for work programing staff, managed performances, disciplines, reviewed Job
descriptions & merit salary increase.
 Set performances target for staff, reviewed performances and did appraisal and facilitated their payee rise
merit based.
 Mentored, Coached and trained project Staff on job and enhanced their capacities in project quality
implementation and reporting writing.
 Networking and Partnership:
 Elected Deputy Chairman Somaliland NGOS’ Consortium Resilience Working Group (RWG).
 Chaired and coordinated severally meetings of Somaliland NGOS Consortium RWG
 Facilitated drafting of Resilience Working Groups’ TOR for the Somaliland Country office.
 Active member and participated in the Somaliland Food Security cluster group’s forums and line Ministries’
meetings and contributed to the agenda.
World Vision Kenya (WVK): March 2012 – October 2014.
Integrated Program Development Facilitator II (Deputy Program Manager)
 In consultation establish operational priorities, set, implement and monitor performance targets for the
Integrated Program Area (IPA) in alignment with the Branch’s/Sub-Branch’s strategic direction and WVK’s
Strategy, Vision, Mission, Core Values as well as community needs and priorities;

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 Support and direct successful implementation of a fully integrated three track ministry (transformational
development, advocacy, disaster management) approach to child centered community development within the
Wajir South IPA.
 Ensure that project officers within the IPA successfully achieve or surpass proposed child and community
well-being outcomes and other ministry focused key performance metrics;
 Provide effective technical support to all staff within the IPA.
 Coordinate sponsorship programming in the IPAs and ensure that it meets and/or exceeds WV global
partnership key performance indicators (KPIs) for sponsorship.
 Ensure timely and effective implementation of all IPA related projects interventions (WASH, HHAR, Nutrition,
Education, Food Security, Economic Development, Advocacy, Disaster Management) to achieve proposed
outcomes and intended impact;
 Proposal development and resources mobilization from multiple funding streams for the programs to meet the
IPA’s strategic objectives;
 Assist stakeholders and community partners to identify and mobilize community resources needed for project
implementation.
 Work with community leaders, IPA staff and Sub-Branch representatives to identify and respond appropriately
to local advocacy issues that arise in relation to the IPA’s and WVK’s strategic objectives and support national
level advocacies;
 Facilitate visioning and planning processes with community members – especially the most vulnerable, and
within community based groups.
 Build the capacity of WV and partner community groups to maintain and monitor the effectiveness of their
partnerships over time.
 Train partner community groups on appropriate skills and self-assessment methods to build their capacity for
management of local initiatives.
 Assist communities and partners to prepare and implement community-managed disaster preparedness plans
that strengthen communities’ resilience against disasters and reduce disaster risks.
 Ensure communities’ disaster plans are in place and regularly update and approved.
 In Liaison with the Manager, coordinate Category one (CAT I) disaster response within the IPA and local crisis
mitigation and response activities;
 Promote a working culture based upon results management principles that consistently achieves and/or
surpasses established targets and standards.
 Impart appropriate staff mentoring, coaching and supervision in order to equip, motivate and empower a new
generation of project leaders within WVK.
Key Achievements:
 Developed projects proposal and secured funding for WASH, Education and Health Projects.
 Community capacity building on WASH, Livelihoods and Education sectors.
 Reports generation and submission to Donors.
 Networked organization with other stakeholders.
 Review of program and Projects annual plans.
 Facilitated communities to come with own Disaster preparedness plan.
 Coordinated integrated program Projects and managed Projects effectively.
 Supervised all integrated program major construction works.
 Capacity built partners and communities on: the Disaster Risks Reductions, drought cycle managements,
Conflicts managements and Natural resources and Livelihoods managements
World Vision Kenya: June 2008 – March 2012
Livelihoods Projects Coordinator (Golbo & Moyale Pastoralist Projects)
 Coordination of Community participation in Various Project Phases
 Community empowerments and trainings on: Livestock husbandry practices, Peace Building, natural resources
managements and on alternative livelihoods such as bee keeping and commercial pasture production.
 Developing technical data bank, Research and Reporting
 Strategic Planning and Budgeting
 Institutional collaborations and networking
 Enhancing Staffs technical capacity
 Overall Projects activities Programming, controlling/monitor Projects budget expenditures and general
implementations coordination.
 Project account signatory and monitor Projects expenditures with support of finance manager.
 Play project monitoring evaluation accountability and learning (MEAL) role
Key Achievements:
 Successfully managed and implemented Moyale and Golbo pastoralist livelihoods and resilience Projects.

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 Represented World Vision in all Stakeholders forums.
 Capacity built communities on Disaster Risk Reduction.
 Facilitated Projects baseline surveys /projects end evaluations and drew Terms of reference for lead
Consultants.
 Project staff supervision, mentorship and performances and disciplines managements.
 Project financial managements and monitored expenditures.
 Facilitated communities’ cross-border learning tour to Ethiopia for 24 selected members.
 Facilitated 2 Water pans fencing and desilting/rehabilitations works.
 Promoted bee keeping as an alternative livelihoods source amongst pastoral communities.
 Promoted local Boran Zebu cows’ breed’s improvement by crossing with Sahiwal bulls and trained 59 Sahiwal
bulls managements committees supported with 9 Sahiwal bulls.
 Recruited, trained and Kitted 62 Community based animal Health Workers.
 Promoted introductions of improved grass seeds and promoted rangeland reseedings.
 Trained livestock pastoralists on livestock husbandry practices such as: livestock feeding, breeding, housing
and diseases control.
 Facilitated Consultative inter-Districts / cross- border Peace meetings and pacified warring tribes from
different ethnic Communities i.e. Gabra, Borana, Degodia, Ajuran and Sakuye.
 Promoted agroforestry amongst pastoralists.
Food for the Hungry International (FHI/K) Marsabit County, Northern Kenya: 2ND
February 2005-1st June 2008:
Natural Resources Management and Agriculture Extension Officer.
 Training of farmers on agricultural production, crop storage and utilization of technologies.
 Management of demonstration farms and off-station plots for training farmers on technologies to improve
food production and storage.
 Lead the communities in the location to achieve the objectives of the “Vision of Community” and the
“Development of Activity Proposal”.
 Keeping abreast of development relating to arid and semi-arid agriculture, and communicate these to
members of FHI/K staff and partners to ensure the potential of food security is increased.
 Collaborate with other team members to develop curricula and training materials for farmers on
agricultural production.
 Establish a network of contact farmers according to established geographical and socio criteria, who
demonstrate recommended technologies to a series of “follower farmers”, and conduct bi-weekly training
visits to the contact farmers.
 Guide the village committees to select appropriate trainees for a six months assignment at the
demonstration farm.
 Train new farmers on improved agricultural technologies relevant to arid and semi-arid regions; visit to
ensure that they are applying these technologies.
 Collect and analyze crop production and meteorological data, interpret results in collaboration with other
agriculturalists provide recommendations on agricultural practices.
 Conduct field days at the demonstration farm and at off-stations plots on participatory crops utilization
demonstrations; critical for the cultural change associated with introduction of new foodstuffs.
 Provide leadership to the zonal team (composed of all local FHI/K staff, church, community leaders and
partner agencies) to identify development issues of the communities and develop solutions utilizing
community and agencies resources.
 Community technical expert on issues related to crop production, soil conservation, food storage, agro
forestry and crop production and utilization to meet the program core overall goal.
Key Achievements:
 Trained farmers on improved agricultural practices such as: utilization of traditional crops in the arid and
semi-arid areas through conducting farmers’ field days.
 Management of demonstration farms/ off-station plots developed Proposals, fundraised, developed farmers’
training curricula and materials on agricultural production.
 Trained new farmers on improved agricultural technologies and agronomic practices.
 Generated donors’ and organizational reports as required.
Community Initiatives Facilitation & Assistance (CIFA) – Moyale, Kenya

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January 2003-December 2003.
Dairy Milk & Food for Work Project Officer:
 Assist RCS (Relief Committees) and communities identify vulnerable in the communities.
 Community mobilization for identification of feasibility/ viable project and train rehabilitation committees on
their roles and concept of F.FW (Food for work)
 Assist in development of project proposal.
 Supervise effective distribution of both non- food and food items and ensure correct entitlement.
 Work closely with RCS to supervise work on project sites and monitor progress of project implementation.
 Compile together with RCs week progress report to the IP (implementing partners)
 Participate in evaluation of the project.
 Monitoring the mini-dairies progress and advice milk processors.
 Compiling of monthly, quarterly, annual reports and submission to donor agency (Farm-Africa)
 Collaboration with stakeholders like K.A.R.I (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) on issues like hygiene milk
production and processing.
 Milk processors and suppliers training on animal health hygiene & groups financial managements with
stakeholders.
Key Achievements:
 Projects activities identification through participatory method, facilitated community capacity building.
Projects timely monitoring and evaluation, Project Fund raised through Proposal developments. Team led in
project reports writing and documentation.
 Oversaw distribution and correct entitlements of Food and Non Food items to the beneficiaries, Promoted
Project networking, partnership and collaboration, and Capacity built community beneficiaries and other
partners
Makongi Farm, Eldoret, Kenya: July-September 2002
Assistant Farm-Manager.
 Provision of extension services to the livestock and crops sections.
 Assisting manager in office work and in farm activities planning.
Education
Egerton University- Njoro, Kenya
2009-Ongoing. Masters of Arts Sociology specialized in Project Planning and
Administration. Finalizing Thesis.
Courses Covered Include:
Rural Development Strategies, Human Resources management, Project Planning and Administration, International
Humanitarian Law, Gender issues in Conflicts and Peace Studies, Research Methods, Contemporary Conflicts in
Africa, Sociological Theory, Research Methods, Gender Urban and Rural Development, Community Organization
and Social Action, Urbanization in the Developing countries, Social Change and community Leadership, Research
Methods for community Development
University of Nairobi, Kenya
1999-2002-Bachelor of Science Agriculture Second- Class Honours (Upper Division)
Moyale boys’/Saint Paul’s Secondary Schools, Marsabit County, Kenya
1994-1997- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) attained mean grade of B Plain.
Uran Primary school, Moyale Sub –County, Kenya.
1985-1993, Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (K.C.P.E) (60 Points out of 84)

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SHORT COURSES ATTENDED & CERTIFIED ISSUING BODY/INSTITUTION AWARD DATE
1. Symposium on Sustainable Agricultural
Practices
ECHO East Africa conducted in
Arusha, Tanzania
5th Feb. 2015
2. Hostile Enviroment Individual Safety Training
(HEIST)
NGO Safety Program (NSP)
Somalia/Somaliland
12th Nov. 2014
3. Development Facilitation (DF) Courses on:
 Participatory Learning & Action (PLA)
 Participatory Development Techniques
World Vision International
Kenya/real Consultant
17th Oct &16th Nov.
2012.
4. Sponsorship Basic Training Course World Vision Kenya 8th Nov. 2013
5. Personal Security On-Line Training World Vision, Global, Self-
administered
1st March 2013
6. Para-legal training Course 2 Samuel K. Kavuti -Freelance
Consultant, Kenya
25th May 2012
7. Para-legal training Course 1 Kisamwa Lambi -Freelance
Consultant, Kenya
16th Sept. 2011
8. Local Economic Development innovation and Support
Program (LED)
World Vision International
Kenya/real Consultant
24th June 2011
9. Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction International Institute of Rural
Reconstruction–Based in Kampala
Uganda
25th Sept. 2009
10. Market Led Community Commercialization World Vision African Region and Farm
Concern International,Naivasha,Kenya
29th May 2009
11. Capacity Buildings on Pastoral Livelihood & Resilience. World Vision’s African Regional Office
held at Awassa and Yabello ,Ethiopia
13th Feb. 2009
12. Baseline Data Collection Methodologies World Vision Cum ETC East African
Ltd
10th Dec.2009
13. Natural Resource Managements and Governance
Course for the Practitioners
MS-Training Centre for Development
Co-operation, Arusha Tanzania
30th March 2007
14. Environmental Management and Sustainability Daystar University, Kenya 23rd Feb. 2009
15. Introduction to computer, Microsoft Words, Excel,
Access, PowerPoint Presentation, Page Maker, Internet,
Microsoft Publisher and QuickBooks
Christian Community Service Mount
Kenya East (CCSMKE)
7th May 2006
16. Dairy Goat Improvement Course for
Extension Workers.
Farm –Africa Kenya 10th Feb.2006
17. Trainings of trainers and Materials Development. Agriculture Institute Resource
Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya
27th Jan. 2006
18. Communication & Report Writing Skills Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya 7th Oct. 2005
19. Handling, ghee making, Cultured Milk Productions Dairy Training institute–Naivasha 9th Jan.2004

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REFEREES:
Michael Kiwombojjo Wantate
World Concern Somalia/
Somaliland Country Director
P.o box 61333-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
Email:michaelk@worldconcern.
org
Cell: +254 733 333 088
Somaliland: +252 6342 79114
Susan Karimi
Program Manager HOAPLI Africa
Livelihoods Security Team
Ministry Quality, World Vision
International Africa Regional
Office.
Tel: (office): +254-20-893-652 |
Cell Phone: +254-720-428-189
Email: susan_karimi@wvi.org
Skype: susan.kn
Akililu Yohanis Hunqe
Director of International
Programs at Emergency Relief
Development Overseas (ERDO)
based in Mississauga, Ontario,
Canada.
phone: +14163563812
Email : Akililu.Hunqe@erdo.ca
Skype: akililuyohanis1
Philip Mato Galgallo
World Concern Regional Grants
Acquisition Specialist.
Mobile number: +254735215694:
Skype: philip.mato.galgallo
Rev. Bonaya Shedo Oba
Overseer African Inland (AIC)
Church, Moyale, Kenya
Cell: +254720963575
Email: abrabosh@yahoo.com