GEORGES B KISOMBOLA
Broxbourne,Hertfordshire
Summary
Dedicated and performance-driven professional with substantial experience in community leadership, planning, organising, and executing successful ideas for positive change. Proven ability to lead and manage communities from various backgrounds and spheres of life. Skilled in designing and implementing community activities that promote inclusivity, diversity, and social change. Adept at collaborating with other leaders, volunteers, and partners to create impactful programmes and events, and deliver memorable experiences that exceed expectations. Refined communicator and problem-solver, out of the box thinker with the ability to work under tight deadlines and navigate complex logistics and social barriers.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Minister of Pastoral Care & Small Groups Overseer
Jubilee Church London
Enfield, Middlesex
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Officiate special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms, and child dedications.
- Coordinate and spearheaded programmes to increase church members' connections throughout thecommunity.
- Supervise Team of 32 Cluster Leaders who are responsible for supporting Small Group Leaders to build a network of Leaders
- Provide pastoral care through visitation, counseling, and prayer.
- Provided one-on-one coaching to boost progress, leading individuals to move up to level.
- Used excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and interact with individuals in need.
- Prepared and delivered engaging sermons, interpreting and communicating messages from the doctrine of faith.
- Extended counsel and welfare support to those in spiritual need, such as bereavement and illness
- Provided additional religious advice, counseling, and prayers for members as needed.
- Offered spiritual guidance to congregation members through one-to-one sessions
- Oversaw over 10 Teams of Volunteers serving at Jubilee Church
Conference and Events Manager
Jubilee Church London
Enfield, Middlesex
05.2016 - 06.2023
- Assess events planning services and related costs, capitalising opportunities to cut costs
- Manage onsite facilities team comprised of over 200 people on set-up/Set down team, audio-visual services, Stewarding, and housekeepers.
- Fulfil contractual obligations for day of event coordination.
- Manage administrative logistics of events planning and event booking
- Select and order refreshments, decor and event materials.
- Oversee preparation and management of event budgets to deliver at or below projected costs.
- Train staff members and volunteers for various event-specific functions and assess employees' understanding of associated processes and procedures.
- Organise prompt payment for event vendors, venues, and transportation providers.
- Plan and organise activities, details and logistics for Church Sunday Services events.
- Solicit feedback from Teams and from Seniors leaders to assess event success and uncover opportunities for improvement.
- Evaluate existing plans, processes and events planning services to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support senior leadership by developing status reports on activities related to planning, scheduling, cancellation, inquiries, resourcing, risk mitigation and proposal development for various events.
- Improved volunteers training engagement by developing interactive sessions.
Health and Safety Officer
Jubilee Church London
Enfield, Middlesex
05.2016 - 03.2022
- Devised appropriate risk management plans to set clear objectives to improve staff welfare and regulation compliance.
- Established structured H&S training programme for 21 employees over 6 years.
- Managed health and safety training to all staff via Atlas Platform to educate them on current health and safety legislation, policies and procedures and how to comply with these in workplace.
- Prepared and conducted internal quality audits, thoroughly assessing doors obstructions and Fire doors to mitigate potential risks.
- Maintained updated records of documentation, audits and inspections.
- Assisted staff members with hazard and incident reporting protocol as needed.
- Developed and reviewed Lone Working, Working at Home, Driving policies, safe systems of work and all risk assessments.
- Acted as visible and available health and safety resource in field by consulting with staff, modelling safe behaviours and encouraging model behaviours.
- Organised H&S induction training for all new staff members.
- Ensured rigorous Covid-19 response across all Church and Foodbank activities.
- Initiated and assisted in emergency drills, including simulations of foreseeable emergencies with local authorities.
- Performed daily, weekly, monthly and yearly inspections to monitor and uphold compliance.
- Arranged and coordinated appropriate licences and training opportunities on yearly basis.
- Ensured required undertaking of any risk assessments for all equipment and operations.
- Performed on-site inspections to check legitimate implementation of policies and procedures.
- Supported staff, actively listened to their concerns and provided practical advice and guidance.
- Supervised full-time staff to comply with policies and guidelines.
- Performed best practices and quality standards to comply with occupational health and safety procedures.
- Planned and coordinated preventative maintenance and reactive repair work to maintain cost efficiency.
- Responded to building emergencies and managed repairs within required timeframe.
Implementation Manager
Fizihomeland Limited
Baraka, Fizi - South Kivu - Democratic Republic of Congo
07.2012 - 03.2016
- Investigated issues affecting group operations, prepared reports, and helped correct problems.
- Established clear budgets and cost controls strategies to meet objectives.
- Led and managed 25 administrative staff to maintain smooth daily operations.
- Oversaw facility maintenance and allocated needed resources to meet standards.
- Handled negotiations with outside vendors and service agencies to meet group needs.
- Coordinated hiring, recruitment, and training strategies to build successful administrative team.
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
- Resolved implementation and operation issues with product manufacturers.
Additional Experiences
Various
09.1988 - 07.2014
- Lead Pastor
- Police Community Support Officer
- Charity Coordinator
- Security Guard Officer
- Industrial Robot Operator
- Refugee Community Leader – Chair
- French and Science Teacher
Education
Diploma - Operation Management and Supervision
Alice Online
London05.2012
Diploma - Professional Private Investigation and Surveillance
UK professional investigator Network
London04.2012
Graduate - New and Old Testaments
Bible Institute of California
California2001
GCSEs - Bio-Chemistry
Institut Zawadi ya Raisi
Uvira1998
Skills
- Operations management
- New member assimilation
- Spiritual leadership
- Pastoral counselling
- Public speaking
- Community engagement strategies
- Seminar leading
- Critical thinking
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Expository preaching
- Volunteer management
- Performance improvements
- Mentoring
Timeline
Minister of Pastoral Care & Small Groups Overseer
Jubilee Church London
02.2022 - 06.2023
Conference and Events Manager
Jubilee Church London
05.2016 - 06.2023
Health and Safety Officer
Jubilee Church London
05.2016 - 03.2022
Implementation Manager
Fizihomeland Limited
07.2012 - 03.2016
Additional Experiences
Various
09.1988 - 07.2014
Diploma - Operation Management and Supervision
Alice Online
Diploma - Professional Private Investigation and Surveillance
UK professional investigator Network
Graduate - New and Old Testaments
Bible Institute of California
GCSEs - Bio-Chemistry
Institut Zawadi ya Raisi
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