Samantha Kaliati
Lilongwe
Summary
I am a young and vibrant worker aiming to demonstrate continuous and excellent growth in this professional career through competitive skills, experience and the application of professional ethics, in various aspects of development, management and any other related fields. I like travelling to different places to get insight on different things and to learn more about different social groupings
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Ministry of Gender, Children, Community Development, Disability and Social Welfare
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Supporting the coordination, control and managing provision of Social Welfare Services in liaison with District Councils and relevant stakeholders
- Plan and budget for Social Cash Transfer programme activities
- Communicate and collaborate with project stakeholders, including partners, and beneficiaries
- Provide technical support in the development of guidelines and standards for Social Welfare Services provision
- Leading capacity building trainings to social cash transfer committee members on case management, data collection, case verification and reporting format
- Strengthen reporting and feedback mechanisms with SCT beneficiaries to ensure timely reporting and updating of Social Welfare data
- Leading and supervising Community Social Support Committees and being responsible in handling cases affecting beneficiaries
- Data collection and entry on school compliance for child headed households and children whose parents or guardians are under the Social Cash Transfer program
- Monitoring project timelines, deliverables, and milestones
- Maintaining project databases and files, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality
- Initiate research needs on emerging social protection issues for better programming and improved services delivery by providing coaching and mentoring to different stakeholders, Committees and SCT beneficiaries
- Conducting home assessments and field visit for Social Cash Beneficiaries and monitoring and evaluation of programs impact in the district
- Updating data collected from case management for targeted households to keep up to date information for each household
- Support in the creation of policy gaps targeting the improvement of the livelihoods of beneficiaries with stakeholders from agriculture, nutrition, public works, community development and other development partners targeting in alleviating poverty as a whole
Enumerator
National Statistics Office
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Conducting household interviews
- Capturing and stalling bio data of interviewed clientele
- Data collection, spot checking and synchronizing using CAPI
- Ensuring that data collection gadgets are kept safe, charged properly before interviews to avoid distortion and compromising and ensure quality and valid data is collected
Intern
UNC Project At Central Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Provide administrative support to project activities, including organising meetings, preparing agendas, and taking minutes
- Assist in developing and maintaining project documentation, such as project plans, progress reports, and budgets
- Coordinate logistics for project events, workshops, and trainings
- Support project evaluation and reporting processes
- Stay updated on project-related policies, guidelines, and best practices
- Assist in coordinating project meetings, workshops, and training, including logistical arrangements and participant communication
- Support the development and implementation of project monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration among project team members and stakeholders
- Assist in maintaining project documentation
- Participate in project-related meetings and provide input on project strategies and decision-making processes
Volunteer
St John Nutrition Centre
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Measuring MUAC (Middle Upper Arm Circumference) for patients especially children and women
- Measuring weight and height for under five children
- Making milk formulars and distributing likuni phala to patients who have been malnourished
- Ensuring that all required equipment and materials are available and functional before the clinic starts
- Ensuring that all nutrition forms are filled on time
- Following up referral cases for all patients
- Any other duties signed by line manager
Social Worker Volunteer
Dignitas International
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Provide technical support to scale-up and decentralization of HIV/AIDS-related services in the district
- Support ART Capacity-building trainings in the district
- Working with nursing officers and other health champions to ensure timely and efficient patient flow through the clinic satellites
- Provide on-site support to health centers with introduction and implementation of new ART services
- Ensure there is dual diagnosis of patients
- Monitor programmes of ART related interventions in the communities and writing reports
Education
Bachelor’s degree - Social Work
DMI-St John The Baptist
08-2018
Malawi School Certificate of Education -
Matindi Girls Academy
09-2012
Skills
- Time management
- Team management
- Social perceptiveness
- Critical thinking
- Intrapersonal skills
- Communication
- Computer knowledge
Accomplishments
- Successfully registered and followed up patients register and adherence to medication
- Supported in the screening of common conditions like TB, BP and other related chronic illnesses on ART Patients
- Managed to update patients cards and registers with lab results
- Successfully assisted patients with health and nutrition education with senior medical personnel on scheduled days
- Data collection and entry
Languages
English
Chichewa
Country Of Origin
Malawi
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 05/29/94
Competencies And Skills
- Time management - good time steward, able to work under pressure and limited time with ease and precision
- Team management - team player, mingles with people of all class and active listener
- Social perceptiveness - rationally thoughtful and passionate in helping less fortunate people
- Critical thinking - good at deductive reasoning
- Intrapersonal skills - self-starter, fast learner and risk taker
- Communication - fluency in both spoken and written English and Chichewa
- Computer knowledge - in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and vast knowledge and experience in using electronic gadgets with statistical packages for data collection like CAPI, ODK
Referees
1.Mr. Christopher Kandionamaso, Joint TB/HIV Programs, Coordinator,Christian Aid, Private Bag 369,Lilongwe, Malawi, Cell: +265 (0) 881 02 66 56/ 999 43 82 08, Email: CKandionamaso@christian aid.org
2. Ms. Eda Masenjera, Head Nurs, St John nutrition Center, P.O Box 48, Mangochi, Cell: +2659999329 25
3. Mrs Ellas Mtambo, District Social Welfare Officer, Cell: +265 (0) 992301275
Timeline
Ministry of Gender, Children, Community Development, Disability and Social Welfare
01.2021 - 01.2022
Enumerator
National Statistics Office
01.2019 - 01.2020
Intern
UNC Project At Central Hospital
01.2018 - 12.2018
Volunteer
St John Nutrition Centre
01.2016 - 12.2016
Social Worker Volunteer
Dignitas International
01.2015 - 01.2016
Bachelor’s degree - Social Work
DMI-St John The Baptist
Malawi School Certificate of Education -
Matindi Girls Academy
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