Ohisa James holds a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Mount Kenya University-Nairobi and Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from Nkumba University, a dedicated social scientist with strong conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills.
Read MoreMr. Malish is a South Sudanese scholar with 10-years professional work experience in project management including; report writing; project evaluation, research and documentation; proposal writing and monitoring and evaluation systems development, policy analysis, organizational capacity development and grants management. Malish’s experience in project management, particularly capacity development and M&E experience cut-cross different sectors like health, education, governance, livelihoods, civil society, WASH, community development and agriculture. Malish possess strong communication skills, informative and quantitative data analysis, projects log frame and PMP development and reviews. Good supervisory skills and ability to work within multi-cultural team. He has worked with various international organisations including Mercy Corps, Winrock International, ARC International, Education Development Centre, Crown Agents UK, Global Communities USA and Ecorys Netherlands in large donor funded projects such as the USAID LINCS, SSTEP and BRIDGE Programs, the multi-donor funded Health Pooled Fund and Civil Society Fund Programs. Malish has great understanding of various donor reporting and grant guidelines including USAID, DFID, SIDA, EU, DFATD, EC and AusAID among others. Malish holds Diploma in Social Works and Social Administration, Bachelors of Business Administration (Specialising in Managament) and Master of Public Policy from University of Nottingham, UK.
Mr James is a Scholar of the Practice in International Development Management, Governance and Social Policy. James gained his experiences from South Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, Nairobi and United States where he engaged on extensive organizational development, governance, human rights, sustainable development work. James has also worked for more than 14 years in program development and project management where he spearheaded several projects ranging from 1 to 3 years in duration. James previously worked for Norwegian people aid as Program coordinator under the Program “Civil society Development program” (CSDP) in South Sudan. Currently, James works as the Senior Organizational Development Officer at Democracy International (DI) under the program “Systems to Uphold the Constitutionality and Credibility of Elections in South Sudan” (SUCCESS). James has a Diploma in Public Administration, Bachelor Degree in Governance and Human Rights, Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University USA and Master of Arts in Governance and Human Rights from Uganda Martyrs University. He continues to have interest in connecting with individuals and organizations committed to advancing human rights, social policy and poverty reduction.
Ohisa James holds a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Mount Kenya University-Nairobi and Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from Nkumba University, a dedicated social scientist with strong conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills. He has worked for over 9 years with numerous International institutions such the United Nations Development Program(UNDP), Winrock International, Oxfam Great Britain and has managed several European Union, DFID and World Bank funded projects. Has Strong competencies in Local Government institutional capacity strengthening, civil society empowerment, human resource development, project planning and management and proposal development and community engagement.