Wendy Henry (BA Hons)77 Cundiff Road, Manchester, M21 8ES

Email: wendy.henry777@gmail.com Mobile - 07923 250 282

Personal profile. A highly experienced development professional with particular specialism in capacity building, project development and management. Eight years of experience of advisory work in east and Horn of Africa has added new perspectives to a successful career in the UK. . Key skills

Capacity Building. 20 years of experience of participatory organizational capacity building and strategic planning. 25 years of experience of community development.

Project and Personnel Management. 18 years of experience of organisational and project leadership, successfully meeting budget and project milestone deadlines. Sensitive management of multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams. Motivational management style with the ability to build confidence and skills in staff members to reach their full potential

Networking and Partnership Development. 12 years of experience of managing complex networks. Competency in developing strategic partnerships & coalitions to mobilize for change, share learning and maximise resources to address development objectives.

Training, Mentoring and Facilitation Skills. Ability to facilitate training from community to institutional levels.

Fundraising and Financial Management. 20 years of experience of mobilising and managing funds up to £950,000 sourced from a variety of institutional and other donors including; USAID, ActionAid, EU, IRC, Big Lottery, Global Fund for Women, Rotary Club of Kenya.

Advocacy and Programme Development - 20 years of experience. - Health and well - being, gender based violence, citizen engagement, HIV, arts and regeneration.

Work experience

March 2015 – Present – Freelance adviser.

September 2007 - March 2015. Voluntary Service Overseas, Jitolee. Kenya and Ethiopia, with a portfolio of assignments.

Position. Technical Adviser – Organisational Development and Management. Areas; Gender Equality and Women’s Rights, HIV, Girl Child Education; Sustainable Livelihoods, Environmental Protection; Governance; Leadership and Participation.

Kenya Women Parliamentary Association and civil socety coalition, Nairobi. Achievements; briefing MPs and NGO partners on the post 2015 development agenda. Supporting VSO’s ‘Women in Power’ campaign. Advising the Ministry of Devolution and Planning (Government of Kenya) at CEDAW review. Review of Sexual Offences Act leading to good practice recommendations for gender desk officers.

Sauti Ya Wanakawe – Pwani – (Grassroots Women’s Rights movement). - Mombasa, Kenya. Achievements; Capacity building of Secretariat. Policy development. Mobilsation of $ 44,300 AAIK funds (Basic Rights Program) & $ 5000 IRC - (Peace Initiative Kenya) USAID. Documentaion of local women leaders stories. Advised on development of GBV and civic engagement programmes, 2nd stage proposals to USAID, (Grassroots Women and the New County Governments)- $370,000. Pending.

Local Ocean Trust – Watamu, Kenya (Community development & marine park conservation). Achievements; Baseline analysis & report on community based groups; capacity development plan. Mobilisation of $23,000 Disney Fund; $ 5,000 TUSK – marine protection education programme.

Women in Media and Social Accountabilty’ – Workshop lead for partnership developing EU proposal - Uganda.

VSO Jitolee - Research - Legislative, situational and MDG analysis. Preparation of context information for programme development and proposals. (‘Challenges facing women and girls- east

and Horn of Africa’).

Dzarino CBTO, Mombasa, Kenya – Grassroots women’s training and livelihoods initiative. Achievements: Facilitating capacity building activities for women's self help craft groups. Identification of new market contacts. Presentations at international Livelihoods conference, Malawi- 'Making Markets Work for the Poor'

NACOHAG - Naivasha HIV & AIDS Community Group, Kenya. (INGO supporting women flower farms workers at risk of HIV&AIDS). Achievements: Strategic plan, HR policy. Advocacy on behalf of flower farm workers leading to partnerships with Campaign on Violence against Women, (trained paralegals) & Tunza (FHI) SRH - outreach services in Maasai community. USAID scholarships for staff.

BIGA. Women’s Rights Centre, Awasa, Ethiopia. Achievements; Advocated for women’s safe houses; mobilised $560,000 from USAID. Facilitated 5 year strategic plan, prepared research brief for Goal Ethiopia - 'Women and Girls in Detention,'

The Women’s Network Centre. Mombasa, Kenya. Achievements; Strategic plan.

October 2005 – August 2007. Central Manchester Primary Care Trust. Public Health Team. National Health Service, (NHS) UK. Position: Community Involvement Manager.

Jan 2002- Oct 2005, South Manchester Healthy Living Network (SMHLN) (Chief Executives Regeneration Department, Manchester City Council - MCC). Position: Co-ordinator -

Nov 2000 - Jan 2002. Manchester City Council, UK. Position: Arts and Regeneration Officer.

1997- 2000 Moss Side and Hulme Women’s Action Forum. Position: Executive Director.

1995-1997 Health, Human Rights and Immigration Controls. Greater Manchester Immigration Unit (Kings Fund Scheme). Position: Training and Development Officer

1994-1995 - ‘HIV and Complementary Therapies.’ Position: Action Researcher (MCC and Manchester Health Authority HIV Purchasers).

1991-1994 – HIV & AIDS Link-Worker Project. Manchester City Council, Social Services. Position: Co-ordinator.

Education and Qualifications Certificate in Youth and Community Work, Stockport College, UK BA Hons - Fine Art. Goldsmiths College London, Manchester Polytechnic.

Other Skills

Clean valid driving license. IT literate - Word, Excel, Power-point. Artist. Tai Chi Practitioner.

Languages - English – Fluent; Ki Swahili – conversational.

Membership

Chair of CIVICUS Gender Working Group Advisory Board; Member of Association of Women in Development (AWID); Member; Vice Chair of Pwani Association of Facilitators, Kenya.

Professional Training

2014 - Human Rights Based Approaches - ActionAid International 2014 - Gender and Development - ActionAid International 2014 - Monitoring and Evaluation. International Rescue Committee - Kenya 2014 - Social Auditing / Devolved Governance -ActionAid Kenya 2013 - Tackling Exclusion and Oppression– Pwani Association of Facilitators, Kenya

2007 - In country training VSO Jitolee, Kenya- February 2008 - In country training - VSO Ethiopia

2007 - Skills for Working in Development - VSO UK. July 2007 - VSO UK - Preparing for Change 2007 - Diversity and Inclusion. Central Manchester Primary Care Trust 2007 - Project Cycle Management - Greater Manchester Council for Voluntary Services. 2005 - Organisational Development - The Progress Trust, UK - GMOCF accredited. 2003 - Recruitment and Selection - Manchester City Council UK 2001 - Training and facilitation. GMCVO, Manchester, UK 1995 - Immigration and Asylum - Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, London UK 1994 - HIV &AIDS - George House Trust, Manchester UK 1993 - Excel, Microsoft Word - Women’s EVH,

Referees

1 Ben Ngutu, Director -VSO Jitolee Email: ben.ngutu@vsoint.org

2. Makena Mwobobia - Policy and Programs Manager, ActionAid- Kenya Email; makena.mwobobia@actionaid.org