Emmanuel Thomas BIMBA

I am a motivated and passionate humanitarian and development worker with over 18 years of excellent experience driving programme implementation and managing food security (General food distribution- inkind & cash based transfers), livelihood, resilience/early recovery, nutrition, emergency response, public health, maternal, newborn and child health programmes across conflict and non conflict affected regions of Northern Nigeria and Ethiopia. I have vast experience managing General Food Assistance in emergency context where I provide overall leadership for the implementation of Inkind & cash-based transfers. I have demonstrated consistency in reaching over 90% of planned beneficiary target (850,000 beneficiaries) effectively for the past 6 years. I periodically provide strategic programme implementation support and advice to WFP country office leadership and other strategic partners/donors. I lead the donor focus communication strategy at the field office which has resulted in overall increase in funds received by Nigeria country office for emergency response. I have been leading the crisis response component of WFPs intervention across Yobe state since 2016. As a Programme Policy Officer (Head of Operations) with WFP Damaturu- Nigeria I have supported in planning and providing food assistance to internally displaced population and vulnerable host community, I ensure distribution plans are updated and approved in a timely manner to guide distribution planning with programme colleagues, supply chain colleagues and cooperating partners. I also ensure that WFPs social registry database (SCOPE) is regularly updated with information on all targeted vulnerable persons. I have been fully involved in managing the cash-based transfer component of WFPs general food assistance where I lead processes ensuring that beneficiaries wallets are credited as planned. Over the years I have been involved in feasibility assessments that have helped us adapt different modalities in different locations due to changing security, access, and economic context. I have been involved in engagements with state, local and community stakeholders, retailers, financial service providers and even transporters ensuring that our actions align with our goal of achieving zero hunger. I lead contingency planning ensuring that food gaps are avoided when sudden emergencies/displacement occur. I manage distribution report preparation, analysis, and dissemination to government. I have been actively involved in resource-based planning, caseload realignments, food ration readjustments in line with resource availability. I currently provide support to the Ethiopia assuarance project as a Programme Policy Officer (Assurance project coordinator) where I ensure persons displaced by the internal conflict in Ethiopia and from Somalia, Erithrea and Sudan are adequately provided with resources to meet there daily food needs. I currently have an open work permit to work in Canada. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),Dollo Ado (Somali Region), Ethiopia January - March 2024 - Programme Policy Officer (Assuarance project coordinator) TDY Task Performed/Responsibilities/Achievements Program management and coordination Provide strategic leadership in ensuring that food insecure households are targeted and registered for assistance (Inkind food assistance & Cash based transfers) in a timely manner. Provide timely update on achievements, challenges and plans to inform management support and decision making. Support in facilitating beneficiary profiling and database updates using available platforms. Coordinate with internal and external counterparts to ensure effective collaboration in the implementation of the Ethiopia assurance project, ensuring that ongoing interventions are adequately supported and monitored and potential risk to project delivery mitigated. Work with supply chain colleagues to coordinate timely dispatch of food commodity to beneficiaries. Provide strategic leadership in coordination meetings among implementing partners ensuring food assistance in emergency are well organized to meet the needs. Coordinate the implementation of General Food Distribution (GFD) and Cash based transfer modality ensuring that our approach complies with WFP standards, procedures, and best practices. Ensure communication strategies are in place and meet the need and context of operations/beneficiaries before, during and after distributions. Provide support in capacity building of WFP and cooperating partner staff, to enable them to prepare for and respond to emergency support needs of new arrivals and refugees Coordinate the review and analyses of CPs monthly reports and activities ensuring timeliness and appropriateness. Where necessary support needs and vulnerability assessments and advocate for resource allocation to meet the gaps. Experienced training professional with a motivational style and positive attitude. Adept at engaging students with the material by incorporating different technologies, materials and aids. Proven skills in organizing, multitasking and resolving conflicts.

University of Liverpool Alumni Award Winner-2023

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)