Jimale Aden Mohamed
Regina,Canada
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Coordinator
Prairie Somali Canadian Community Centre
08.2023 - Current
- Support new arrival in translation and interpretation
- Organize community events and management of community office
- Facilitating appropriate community involvement and engagement activities
- Organize community public meetings and facilitate the formation of project committees
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with the community leaders and the local authorities in the project area
- Conduct day to day office administration activities
- Draft meeting agendas for community meeting
- Prepare community meeting minutes and share with community leaders
- Keep record of all community events through proper record keeping and management.
Office Administrator
African Youth Alliance Action Network
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify clients' needs, strengths, and goals
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans
- Assisted clients in overcoming obstacles by connecting them to appropriate resources and services
- Responded to emergency situations involving clients, providing immediate support and intervention
- Conducted community needs assessments and shared assessment outcomes with respective clusters, donors and design response plans and activities
- Provided and maintained constant communication contact with NGOs, UN agencies and other partners at field level, and liaises regularly with them as projects develop with the aim of improving implementation and activity performance and delivery
- Implemented/monitored programmes development approaches using evidence-based strategies, related tools, methodologies and the supporting system/database, monitoring and reporting frameworks.
Protection Caseworker
Sustainable Development Solutions (SDS Nairobi)
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Interviewed clients to assess their current situation and challenges
- Determined what social services and additional agencies the client needs
- Assisted clients in developing necessary skills for social and personal challenges
- Investigated child and senior abuse or neglect and took authorized action as required
- Worked within a team of professionals to ensure the client receives proper therapy, counseling, and other services
- Managed the progress of the client and adjusted services as required.
Sanitation Technicians
Care International in Kenya
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Assisted in assembling construction materials and processing materials request form
- Inspected the quality and quantity of construction materials to be issued to beneficiaries for collection
- Trained latrine construction cooperatives on technical approved standards of construction by project engineer and ensured the technical specification are followed
- Trained latrine construction and slap molding cooperative on safety and health the quality of construction against the technical standards
- Followed up cooperatives activities and physically inspected the quality of construction and prepared a certificate of completion upon satisfaction of standards
- Built forms for pouring concrete foundations and slabs
- Provided support to skilled tradespeople including carpenters, masons, plumbers, electricians
- Assisted community mobilizers in site selection before construction activities start
- Removed rubble and other debris at construction sites using wheelbarrows or other equipment
- Repaired damaged structures such as walls or floors when needed
- Construction or rehabilitation of water facilities, gravity flow systems and shallow wells, Implementation of latrines or other sanitation facilities, Hygiene promotion and education, Creation and training of management structures, Community education of prevention cholera/AWD prevention campaigns, carrying out of assessments and post-implementation monitoring, Capacity building of project staff and other key stakeholders.
Refugee Interpreter
UNHCR Dadaab operation
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for clients
- Interpreted conference calls and other workplace communications in real-time
- Sat in on meetings to provide members with oral translations of conversations and information
- Generated video subtitles and developed translations in the target language
- Provided appropriate contextual information to increase clients' understanding of translations
- Trained other translators or interpreters in specialized field terminologies
- Adjusted translations to students' cognitive level and collaborated with other educational team members as necessary
- Compiled technical, legal, or medical terminology and information used in translations
- Proofread, edited, and revised translated documents
- Adhered to ethical codes protecting information confidentiality
- Providing English/Somali translation during CSM meeting and workshops.
Refuse recycling an income generation of livelihood
Care ERO Dadaab
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Promoted awareness creation on environmental health and resource mobilization by facilitating, monitoring, and training of 100 women and youth groups (polythene plastics weaving groups, beekeeping, welding and fabrication, micro-agriculture, refuse handlers for hire, and market committee-based project)
- Trained groups on safety precautions, health education, quality control, purchasing, processing, record keeping, and marketing recycled waste products
- Through data collection analysis, initiated and promoted multi-story gardening (MSG) and micro agriculture activities in liaison with GTZ-Rescue so as to promote an alternative source of income and nutrition in the camp.
Kenyan Sign Language Interpreter (KSL)
Care International In Kenya
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Mastered sign language (Kenya) and interpreted for camp community services supervisor for the execution of the day's activities
- Attended strategic planning meetings and provided necessary communication link through sign language
- Interviewed families with social needs through social assessment forms and referred to UNHCR for protection purposes.
Community Development Worker
Care International in Kenya
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Provided English/Somali translation during CSM meeting and workshops
- Read legal documents, scientific articles, or news reports and rewrote into the specified language
- Translated spoken words simultaneously orally or using hand signs, maintaining message content and style
- Checked original sources or authors to confirm translations retained meaning and intent
- Managed refugee case management and organized client follow-ups
- Provided daily interpretation to refugees seeking UNHCR services (Registration, resettlement, family reunification)
- Coordinated and provided linkage in sporting and other recreational activities in the camp
- Organized and reported on CSM monthly meeting
- Collected and edited articles for publication in the Dhambaal magazine, a Somali links newsletter
- Organized and facilitated regular CSM and youth training workshops
- Maintained accurate data and records on CSM membership and activities
- Compiled and edited monthly CSM reports for the Community services sector.
Education
BSc in Development Studies -
Mount Kenya University
08.2019
Diploma in Community Health - undefined
Kenya institute of social works & comm-Devt (KISWCD)
08.2011
Certificate in water engineering - undefined
Kenya water institute (KEWI)
01.2011
Certificate on Environmental Health - undefined
AMREF
06.2009
Diploma Community Development - undefined
Kenya institute of social works & comm Devt (KISWCD)
12.2006
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
Kenya (KCSE)
01.2003
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - undefined
Kenya (KCPE)
01.1999
Skills
- Promotional planning
- Eligibility Determination
- Onsite tours
- Marketing materials
Languages
English
Full Professional
Somali
Native or Bilingual
Kiswahili
Limited Working
References
- Adawe Aden, Supervisor, Prairie Somali Canadian Community Centre, adawe747@hotmail.com, 306-450-0373
- Musa Hassan Ahmed, Executive Director, African Youth Alliance Action Network (AYAAN) NGO, ayaansom.aid@gmail.com
- Mr. Abdi Mohamed Hafow, SRDC CEO, Somalia, info@srdsom.com, +254742660943
Timeline
Program Coordinator
Prairie Somali Canadian Community Centre
08.2023 - Current
Office Administrator
African Youth Alliance Action Network
01.2022 - 01.2023
Protection Caseworker
Sustainable Development Solutions (SDS Nairobi)
01.2019 - 01.2022
Sanitation Technicians
Care International in Kenya
01.2016 - 01.2019
Refugee Interpreter
UNHCR Dadaab operation
01.2012 - 01.2016
Refuse recycling an income generation of livelihood
Care ERO Dadaab
01.2010 - 01.2012
Kenyan Sign Language Interpreter (KSL)
Care International In Kenya
01.2006 - 01.2012
Community Development Worker
Care International in Kenya
01.2004 - 01.2006
BSc in Development Studies -
Mount Kenya University
Diploma in Community Health - undefined
Kenya institute of social works & comm-Devt (KISWCD)
Certificate in water engineering - undefined
Kenya water institute (KEWI)
Certificate on Environmental Health - undefined
AMREF
Diploma Community Development - undefined
Kenya institute of social works & comm Devt (KISWCD)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
Kenya (KCSE)
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - undefined
Kenya (KCPE)
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