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HENSON ARTHUR HAROLD VENN

Telephone: +23276400151 Email: gbegima@gmail.com

Summary of Professional Experience

Henson Venn is a Masters degree holder in international development with nine years
combined international and national experience working with International Non-
Governmental Organizations (Catholic Relief Services, Save the Children International,
Care International, and World Vision International). His experience expands across many
sectors including, humanitarian emergency response, monitoring and evaluation,
humanitarian accountability mechanisms, relief and development programs, food security
and livelihoods programming, project and team management, coordination and capacity
building of team members. He has seven (7) practical years of experience including four
(4) years international experience in Central African Republic, Liberia and Haiti in
developing and managing Monitoring, Evaluation and beneficiary accountability systems
for different emergency contexts, designing and interpreting monitoring tools to capture
project indicators, conducting end of project evaluations and capacity building of project
M&E and partner staffs.
Henson Venn is skilled in qualitative and quantitative M&E methodologies and data
management, log frames and M&E plan development for multiple programs.
Additionally, he has conducted several baseline, mid line and impact assessment surveys
and he is a specialist in managing mobile data collection tools including Open Data Kits,
SPSS, iformbuilder, commcare and other data analysis software programs. Henson has
served in different coordination, supervisory and management roles in different contexts
and departments. Henson has eight years of donor reporting experience including
USAID, European Union and the United Nations World Food Program (WFP)

EDUCATION-Degrees
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in International Development, University of Sierra Leone,
2013
Bachelor of Arts (Nation building and Development), University of Sierra Leone, 2004
Diplomas
Human Resources Management, Institute of Commercial Management, London, 2007
Business Administration and Management, Institute of Commercial Management,
London, 2007
Project control and Management, Institute of Business Studies and Administration, 2008

Certificates
Budget formulation and control, ongoing course
Mobile data collection of Monitoring and Evaluation tools (Open Data Kits: ODK);
Institute of Research Studies, Kenya, 2015
Monitoring and Evaluation, Institute of Business Studies and Administration, 2012
Microsoft Office (Word, excel, power point, publisher)
Data Management (Access, SPSS, Kobo)

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HENSON ARTHUR HAROLD VENN

Telephone: +23276400151 Email: gbegima@gmail.com

LANGUAGES: English (fluent), French (Intermediate)

Work Experience (International and National)
Consortium Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning Specialist, Catholic
Relief Services, Sierra Leone, Feed the Future program, USAID funded, January
2017- Date
Provide leadership in the design and implementation of rigorous M&E systems
and applications for mobile technologies for the Feed the Future program
Perform monitoring and evaluation functions across program portfolios including
managing the programs database
Develop learning sessions for partners to discuss successes and challenges thereby
reporting to diverse target audiences including USAID, beneficiaries and other
stakeholders.
Develop and update the annual M&E plans, data collection, annual and semi-
annual reports.
Analyze, monitor and evaluate progress towards planned milestones,
achievements, results, and projects approved Performance Management Plan
Provide technical assistance in the monitoring activities to ensure compliance
with US Government regulations and document program impact, performance and
achievement of results.

Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Specialist, World

Vision International, Central African Republic -January -December 2015
(International experience) (1 year)

Developed functioning M&E system for World Vision response program in Central
African Republic (CAR) by contributing to the design of standard baseline, end line
methodologies and M&E procedures with adequate coordination and supervisory
functions of data collection and entry.
Established an effective M&E department in World Vision CAR through capacity
building activities like coaching and mentoring of staff and providing technical
leadership for the program.
Developed project log frames, program indicators, M&E plans and detailed
implementation plans for the response program in CAR.
Designed and managed a convenient and effective complaint Response Mechanism
(CRM) for community complaint management.
Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning Coordinator, Save the Children
Sierra Leone, Food Emergency for Ebola Disease Virus Survivors (FEEDS)
Program, July 2016- December 2016 (6months)

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Telephone: +23276400151 Email: gbegima@gmail.com

This role provided leadership in the roll out and implementation of standard MEAL
procedures, processes, corresponding tools, reporting requirements with adequate
supervision of the implementation of community feedback and response mechanisms
Developed MEAL packages (results framework, MEAL plan, MEAL timelines
and budget, Indictor Performance Tracking Tables, quality benchmarks and
mapping of standard data collection tools to projects) for the FEEDS Program
Provided leadership in implementing feedback and response mechanisms,
ensuring analysis and documentation of appropriate response and decision making
Championed the quality benchmark assessment, analysis, reporting and sharing of
the information on the utilization of key MEAL findings
Led the operationalization of an integrated web-based Monitoring & and
Evaluation/Geographic Information Database System in field bases
Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, World Vision Sierra Leone,
Disaster Emergency Response Program, January June 2016: (6months)
Conducted routine validation visits to project sites to address emerging challenges
for implementation.
Conducted learning and experience sharing sessions for program and key
stakeholders
Supported the collection and analysis of data for Monthly and quarterly report
writing.
Conducted training and coaching for field staff on specialties related to DME.
Reviewed and analysed monthly and quarterly reports to identify causes of
potential bottlenecks in project implementation.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Coordinator, World Vision Sierra

Leone, WFP funded, January 2013- December 2014. (2years)
Worked with World Food Program and government ministries to design proposals,
monitor indicators, implement and evaluate the food programs in World Vision Sierra
Leone.
Developed M&E plans to capture useful information for project monitoring, and
evaluation (M&E).
Streamlined M&E activities and ensured that they were adequately budgeted for
throughout project implementation with special emphasis on the availability of
needed resources for data collection processes.
Consolidated all reports (M&E, monthly and end of project reports) for its
appropriateness and usefulness in measuring progress towards goals
Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Officer, Save the Children International,
Haiti, (International experience) February 2011-December 2012
(1 year, 11 months)

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Telephone: +23276400151 Email: gbegima@gmail.com

Improved staff knowledge on monitoring and evaluation, Sphere, HAP, WFP donor
requirements and standards through trainings and briefings.
Provided practical best practice expertise to the M&E staff in the programs M&E
processes and systems to capture program indicators
Participated in project designs, project objective hierarchies and logical frame work
matrix (activities, processes, inputs, outputs, outcomes and impacts) streamlining
AM&E budget in projects design documents.
Produced quality and timely monthly, quarterly and annual reports as per M&E
reporting schedules.
Disseminated key findings from M&E to project management and stakeholders
through learning events.
Managed M&E and CRM database for information management.

Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator, Care Sierra Leone, Consortium for

Relief and Development, (CORAD), USAID funded, September 2005-
December2007

Developed and managed projects data base for complaints/information management.

Developed the community help desk model, a mechanism to collect and respond to
complaints from communities and a Community Help Desk manual to ensure
harmony among field staff in terms of implementation.
Introduced the post distribution monitoring of Vulnerable Group Feeding and Food
for Assets programs to track beneficiary satisfaction.
Conducted base line, mid-term review, impact assessment surveys and spot checks on
key program activities (food distribution, outreach clinics, Farmer Field School
trainings, governance trainings, etc.).

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Name Position & Organization E-mail Telephone
Victor Kamara National Child Protection Manager, Victor_kamara@wvi.org +23276847759
World Vision
Ibrahim Jalloh Head of Programs, Caritas, Sierra Leone akempi@yahoo.com +23276865510

Simbarashe Gava Response Manager, World Vision Simbarshe_gava@wvi.org +23672484476

Malawi