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Skills

  • Management
  • Microsoft Office
  • English
  • Research Writing
    10
  • Good training and facilitations skills
    10
  • Peace Building and Conflict Resolution
    10
  • donor engagement
    10
  • Project Monitoring and Evaluation
    8
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
    10
  • sexual reproductive health awareness
    8
  • Community Engagement and Advocacy
    10
  • English and Kiswahili
    10
  • English and Spanish
    10
  • English and French
    10

Recommendations

Edwin Mang’eni

11/30/2024
9

"Tom Odera has worked extensively with communities both in Kenya and across the border in the horn of Africa through the IGAD/Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism (CEWARN) and has a good foothold locally due to his time at the National Steering Committee on Peacebuilding and Conflict management at the Office of the president, Ministry of Interior.
I am sure Tom will come handy in the crafting of institutional strategy in facilitating effective response to conflict in country and from a cross border perspective while advancing more practical implementation strategies with better outcome and Impact to the benefit of local populations and the country at large. "

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Experience

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Work experience
  • Conduct internal workshops to raise awareness of the importance of a conflict-sensitive approach and to build support for it.
  • Develop Conflict Sensitivity tools and resources developed for staff and volunteers to use to assess the situation and inform program design.
  • Develop Training curriculum and modules to train VSO staff and volunteers to conduct conflict-sensitive analysis.
  • Adapt tool and curriculum for VSO staff and volunteers to use to train partners on conflict sensitivity.
  • Conduct regular evaluations, highlighting data gaps or data collection challenges, conflict sensitivity issues, risks or ethical considerations, data protection, and security requirements.

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Work experience
  • Facilitating dialogue, mediating disputes,
  • Designing conflict resolution strategies, and fostering reconciliation processes in various contexts.
  • Analyze complex conflicts, develop tailored interventions, and build capacity for sustainable peace thereby promoting peaceful and inclusive societies.
  • Providing technical and professional development of the following:
  • ◦ Project Planning and Design;
  • ◦ Feasibility Surveys and Pre-investment Studies;
  • ◦ Baseline Surveys;
  • ◦ Project Implementation and Coordination;
  • ◦ Results Management;
  • ◦ Programme and Project Evaluations;
  • ◦ Institutional Assessments;
  • ◦ Strategic Planning;
  • ◦ Policy Formulations/Reviews;
  • ◦ Change Management/Organizational Re-engineering; and
  • ◦ Organizational Needs Assessments/Evaluation.

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Work experience
  • August, 2016 - December, 2017
  • Fulltime
  • Developing and implementing communication strategies to promote peacebuilding efforts and security initiatives.
  • Creating and disseminating clear and accurate information to the public, stakeholders, and partners about peace and security initiatives.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with media outlets to ensure accurate and balanced coverage of peace and security efforts.
  • Providing communication support for advocacy campaigns aimed at promoting peace and security at local, national, and international levels.
  • Monitoring public perceptions and attitudes towards peace and security issues and adjusting communication strategies accordingly.
  • Collaborating with other organizations and agencies to coordinate communication efforts and amplify the impact of peace and security initiatives.
  • Serving as a spokesperson for the partnership, conveying key messages and updates to the media and the public.

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Work experience
  • Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Officer at   UNDP Kenya
  • Documentation of peace processes at both National and County levels;
  • Identifying critical issues relating to governance, community security, social cohesion, and peacebuilding;
  • Support in monitoring conflict trends and communicating implications to management and stakeholders;
  • Support information campaigns through media and other public forums in collaboration with national and Country structures;
  • Ensuring active participation and equitable representation of gender, youth, and differently-abled persons in local peace structures;
  • Coordinating local-level peace dialogue processes and supporting peace structures both at National and County levels;
  • Preparing proposals for funding in support of community peace initiatives;
  • Preparing and maintaining progress reports regarding the implementation of peace-building and conflict-management initiatives;

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Work experience
  • Maintaining an up-to-date database of peace actors at the National, County, and Sub-County levels including Peace Committees, CBOs, FBOs, NGOs, and CSOs among others;
  • Establishing collaboration and partnerships with research institutions and resource centers;
  • Systematically compiling researched materials in the Resource Centre including preparing background briefs and notes;
  • Analyzing data from the field and packaging the same into briefs to inform interventions, strategies, and projects/programs;
  • Management of the Resource Centre ensuring it is accessible and well-equipped with research and program documents;
  • Strengthening information management and dissemination through social media and other ICT-based platforms including Twitter, Facebook, etc.;
  • Developing information, education, and communication materials on peace and conflict management in collaboration with National and County structures for dissemination;
  • Regularly updating the organization's website

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Education

Thomas Peter Odera Oketch

Education

Edwin Mang’eni

11/30/2024
9

"Tom Odera has worked extensively with communities both in Kenya and across the border in the horn of Africa through the IGAD/Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism (CEWARN) and has a good foothold locally due to his time at the National Steering Committee on Peacebuilding and Conflict management at the Office of the president, Ministry of Interior.
I am sure Tom will come handy in the crafting of institutional strategy in facilitating effective response to conflict in country and from a cross border perspective while advancing more practical implementation strategies with better outcome and Impact to the benefit of local populations and the country at large. "

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