Caroline Nakachwa
Middlesbrough
Summary
With over 10 years of professional experience as a Project Officer, I have worked with a range of organizations, including community groups, charities, and NGOs. I have led multicultural, multidisciplinary teams and excelled in both community and center-based roles. I am a confident, friendly, and professional individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to thrive in challenging environments. Motivated and practical, I pride myself on providing excellent service and delivering quality work. Currently, I am seeking a career where I can apply my skills and become a valuable team member.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Pioneering Care Partnership
06.2024 - 02.2025
- Responsible for developing, implementing, and managing programs and initiatives aimed at promoting physical and mental health within organizations or communities, often by coordinating activities, providing information, and connecting individuals with necessary support services, while actively monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of wellbeing initiatives
- Manage the budget allocated to the different health and wellbeing projects assigned in the Teesside area
- Lead a team of health and wellbeing delivery officers of the different projects assigned in Teesside
- Compile reports for all the projects and feedback to senior management and stake holders such as Food nation, Local Authorities, Charities and various institutions among others
- Design, support and roll out research initiatives within the organisation and our partners
- Manage the different data tools utilised in the different projects to collect and store data, track progress and generate reports i.e
- Excel sheets, google docs and other applications
Food Insecurity officer
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
07.2022 - 02.2025
- To co-ordinate and develop TM&C’s Food Poverty Project Work, with a focus on food insecurity and sustainable solutions
- To coordinate and manage the Feast of Fun Holiday Hunger Programme grants, working with churches, community groups, schools, and local agency delivery partners to provide holiday activities and healthy food for low-income families during the school holidays
- Responsible for the co-ordination and development of this programme of work, based on the ethos and values of TM&C
- Use mature judgement and initiative in establishing priorities, planning work, and seeing it through to completion
- Identify priority communities across South Tees where holiday provision is most needed, based on Free School Meal and Index of Multiple Deprivation figures
- Asset-map the existing resources, activities, and networks of Feast of Fun and other holiday provision across South Tees
- Identify potential new providers of holiday provision with the relevant experience and capacity in the priority communities as identified above
- Work with existing and new providers based on the cluster model of provision, to maximise resources and assets at a local level
- Review and update holiday provision guidelines to ensure they meet current policy and legislative requirements including safeguarding, health and safety, food hygiene, GDPR
- Identify training and development opportunities within existing and new providers and plan appropriate training and development in partnership with other agencies
- Identify examples of good practice and learning to share across holiday provision projects
- Develop a network of partner organisations that will work with local providers to support a range of enrichment activities for the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development of children
- Develop a network of partners that can support trips and outings to give children and families the opportunity to enjoy learning outside of their community
- Work with partner organisations to establish a menu of healthy food provision for children and families, which meet school meal standards guidelines
- Work with local groups, MVDA, RCVDA, Teesside University, and other agencies to grow a network of volunteer support for Feast of Fun
- Raise awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by local families in the school holidays amongst local businesses and secure business support for the programme
- Maintain effective lines of communication between key partners and providers
- Manage activities in line with budgets and ensure they are as cost effective as possible
- Maintain accurate records and monitoring information, write and present reports regarding the Feast of Fun Project and other work undertaken, as required
- Comply with the reasonable instructions given by or on behalf of the Board of TM&C
- It includes a requirement in relation to the management or avoidance of conflicts of interest
Community Engagement officer
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with different UK AAME individuals, groups, and organisations
- Support to facilitate awareness of, and access to, existing services
- Working with existing services – including TMC’s own provision – to ensure it is appropriate and accessible to all
- Identifying gaps in services that affect residents
- Supporting organisations and communities to flag the issues in the appropriate forums or advocating on their behalf
- Providing an initial coordination role, with a view to creating a sustainable Multi-Cultural Network that can continue to work together beyond this project
- Work with a range of organisations to develop, and follow up funded projects that enrich the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual development of all residents
- Oversee events assigned
Admin Support
Middlesbrough Borough Council
12.2019 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Adult Social Care & Health Integration
- Undertook administrative, financial, organisational processes within the council
- Undertake a range of tasks e.g., reception duties: answering telephone, face to face enquiries, liaising with relevant staff, dealing with visitors
- Dealing with routine unexpected problems and situations within the service
- Adult Social Care & Health Integration
Project Nutrition Officer
Africa Humanitarian Action
Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement
08.2012 - 08.2017
- Offer technical support to District Health Teams, Village Health Teams, and any other organised community structures
- Oversee and ensure proper project implementation (run within set standards by UNHCR, UNWFP, UNICEF and Ministry of Health) that is ensure Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN), Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP), Therapeutic Feeding Program (TFP), Food Basket Monitoring and Cash Basket Monitoring programs run smoothly
- Prepare and submit monitoring plans and reports
- Assist in verifying that colleague execute project plans in set time frames
- Design new proposals for intervention in nutritional programme areas for submission to funding agencies
- Work collaboratively to develop program activity, budgets, monitor and report expenditure
- Participate in regular meetings and management processes with colleagues and stakeholders like UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP
- Manage and treat malnutrition among refugees and surrounding nationals
- Organise and co-ordinate community engagements, dialogues, outreaches, and involvement activities
- Report on nutritional state and nutritional activities ventured in the refugee settlement
- Manage all inventory attached to the nutrition department
- Develop and identify training needs and key areas of capacity building of team members
- Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors
Locum Project Nutrition Officer
Joint Clinical Research Centre
Kampala
07.2011 - 05.2012
- Conduct nutritional assessment of patients
- Conduct health education
- Manage and treat malnourished patients
- Conduct food demonstrations
- Manage inventory in nutrition department
- Report about the nutrition activities engaged in
Education
Doctor - Public Health
Teesside University
01.2017 - 02.2025
Master of Science - Public Health
International Health Science University
01.2014 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Kyambogo University
01.2007 - 01.2010
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - undefined
Ndejje Senior Secondary School
01.2005 - 01.2006
Uganda Certificate of Education - undefined
Ndejje Senior Secondary School
01.2001 - 01.2004
Skills
- Effective communication
- Project implementation
- Evaluation
- Work planning
- Monitoring tools
- Leadership
- Team development
- Motivation
- Computer literacy
- Needs assessment
- Report writing
- Deadline management
- Financial controls
- Organisational skills
- Research experience
Affiliations
- An Associate member of FUSE
- Member of Association for the study of Obesity
Referee 1
Name: Doctor Lawrence Nnyanzi
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Institution: Teesside University
Email: L.Nnyanzi@tees.ac.uk
Mob: 07450401708
Referee 2
Name: Geetarti Sharma
Designation: Trustee
Institution: Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
Email: geetarti@hotmail.com
Mob: 07946887464
Timeline
Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Pioneering Care Partnership
06.2024 - 02.2025
Food Insecurity officer
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
07.2022 - 02.2025
Community Engagement officer
Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
01.2021 - 06.2022
Admin Support
Middlesbrough Borough Council
12.2019 - 01.2020
Doctor - Public Health
Teesside University
01.2017 - 02.2025
Master of Science - Public Health
International Health Science University
01.2014 - 01.2016
Project Nutrition Officer
Africa Humanitarian Action
08.2012 - 08.2017
Locum Project Nutrition Officer
Joint Clinical Research Centre
07.2011 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Kyambogo University
01.2007 - 01.2010
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - undefined
Ndejje Senior Secondary School
01.2005 - 01.2006
Uganda Certificate of Education - undefined
Ndejje Senior Secondary School
01.2001 - 01.2004
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