EPUR JOSPHAT EKATO
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD CONSULTANT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OFFICER
Community Development | Social Performance & Public Affairs | Business Relationship
Accomplished professional drives organizational improvements through leveraging expertise in research, stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, Public relations, Social Investment, Land Access, and Acquisition.
Collaborates with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Proficient in best practices and leadership strategies. Well-coordinated in addressing issues, investigating root causes, and implementing successful resolutions.
Core Competencies
Business Management Business Administration Community Outreach Policymaking
Documentation/MS Office Urban Planning Pricing Strategy Social Due Diligence
Sample Collection Proposal & Fieldwork Regulation & Drafting Finance/Compliance
Strategic Management Risk Management Credit Management Communication Skills
Relationship Building Promotion & Outreach Monitoring and Evaluation Public Relations
Professional Experience
Education Development Trust July 2021-30th Nov 2022.
FIELD OFFICER TURKANA SOUTH
Community Conversations on the importance of Education & encourage them to increases enrollment to schools
Cash Transfers to young mothers who were returned back to schools
Income Generating projects to groups whom support Girl Child in their area.
Mentorships programmers in all project primary and Secondary schools
Support and Closely monitoring programmers activities in the fields
Represent Ograniation in the Education Coordination meeting in the Sub-County
Tullow oilJan 2018 – Oct 2020
SENIOR SOCIAL PERFORMANCE ADVISOR
Spearheads the implementation of Social performance and corporate social investment programs.
Developed strategies to manage, advise, monitor, and evaluate stakeholder Engagement, Public relations, Social Investment, Land Access, and Acquisition completed with minimum downtime.
Tullow oilAug 2014 - Nov 2014
FIELD SOCIAL PERFORMANCE MANAGER
Leveraged leadership skills in supporting exploration and appraisal activities, logistics, future development planning, and project execution ensuring socio-economic impacts are assessed, understood, and appropriately managed.
Collaborated with other departments to ensure the integrated planning and execution of site-based activities.
Steered all aspects of socio-economic baseline data collection, social impact assessment and management, community investment, and grassroots stakeholder engagement.
Managed a team of social performance professionals, including community-based liaison staff.
Tullow oilJuly 2014 - Jan 2018
FIELD STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SUPERVISOR
Liaised with Government and Public Affairs Team and Tullow Group to ensure Tullow Kenya's external communications builds and maintains brand awareness per the business objectives.
Executed the relay of the message from Tullow Kenya by collaborating with the Government and Public Affairs team.
Ascertained stakeholder environment and defined communications strategies addressing accountability and transparency, media management, reputation management within the public domain, and Tullow Kenya BV.
Supported the development and implementation of a consistent policy and approach to external corporate events, including corporate sponsorships and donations.
Identified and defined business priorities and needs about communication, public relations, and reputation management.
Developed and reviewed communications such as press releases, speeches, publications, and events to convey the desired Tullow image.
Tullow oilJan 2013 - July 2014
COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER
Manage local stakeholder relationships through regular contact with local community representatives
Built Harmonious and Mutually Beneficial Relationship between Tullow and local communities.
Keyed interface between the company & All county and Grassroots Stakeholders
Engaged with county executives' officers and Members of the County Assembly.
Represented the company in public meetings at the County level.
Registered complaints, grievances on their timely assessment and closure of resentment.
Supported national content on training, developing and mentoring business groups.
Develop and maintain close networks with County leadership and ensure good stakeholders relationships
K-Rep Bank LtdMarch 2007 - Jan 2013
SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Managed Micro-finance, Retain, SME Banking, and lending, which entailed group mobilization.
Organized customers' training and management of savings, loan disbursement, and portfolio growth.
Raised purchase requisition, verification, and stocktaking.
Trained individuals and communities in entrepreneurship, financial services, and business management.
Executed strategic and credit management, monitoring, and evaluation of credit and risk management.
Coordinated program activities and working with microfinance clients.
Education & Professional Development
Bachelor's Degrees in International Relations, Kenya Methodist University | Jan 2019-Dec 2022
Diploma in Business Administration, Kenya Methodist University | Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
Diploma in Logistic Management, Africa Institute of Health & Development | May 2005 - Dec 2007
Diploma in Community Based Development at Rural Aid, Kenya Training Institute | Jan 2004 - Dec 2006
Certification
Certificate in Project Management, Project Management Institute | Dec 2017
Certificate in Professional Report writing skills, British Council | Nov 2017
Certificate in Stakeholders Engagement, Triple R Alliance | Nov 2014 - Nov 2015
References
Charles Lokitoi – Turkana County Goververment,
Incharge of Elelea Sub County Hospital
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Director
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Rev Paul Ekal Lokol – Principal Tenwek School Of Chaplaincy
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