AdministratorWhat type of job are you looking for? I am looking for a job where I help the NGO implement projects aimed at integrating the youth in economic development in their country in order to eradicate poverty and making them self reliant. This post can be a 'Program Officer' or its relative or equivalent post. What nationality are you? I am a Kenyan by birth. I reside in Nairobi, Kenya. What languages do you speak (and at what level)? I know spoken and written: English, Kiswahili and Kisii. . What country or area are you looking to work in and why? I can work in any country.I am quite accommodating and a believer of change. in fact, I studied outside my country for six years, thus i know how cope and adapt anywhere in the world. What countries have you worked in? I have just worked in Kenya. What countries do you have a visa to work in? Currently I have no Visa to any country. What field do you currently work in? Administrative in a None Governmental Organization (NGO)as program officer. What fields have you worked in before? Accounts as a accounts clerk with Meelin enterprises. In the year 2010 i worked as a presiding officer in a Kenyan referendum which saw Kenya get a new constitution. Ealier I have worked as a youth leader in and outside the church. Before my recruitment with youth vision international, i offered my services to them as a volunteer worker to them. What qualifications do you hold? I have the following qualifications: Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from one the best South Indian Universities, Annamalai university. Undergraduate degree in commerce (B.Com) also from a South Indian University, Madurai Kamaraj University. A post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management(PGDMM); a Diploma in computer maintenance and a thorough knowledge of computer basics. Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Skills are more valuable. Skills empower somebody with the immediate ability to deliver with perfection in a particular field, while formal education takes long and might be of less importance if not supplemented with skills to deliver. Describe the benefits of working with others Working with others as a team help to increase the volume of production i.e. taking advantage of economies of scale. Equally team members get an opportunity to learn more from each other since there is no person who knows it all. Working with others helps one to learn how to relate with each other alongside motivating each other. Team working Helps to cope with stress, when members in a team share with others challenges they face in life. It helps to understand others better in order to deliver in line with people's expectations to mention but a few. Describe the benefits of working alone The benefits of working alone include: Decision making is very fast and easy for it does not require consultations. You are able to move at your own base.It overrides the whims of outdoing others while working in a group. It helps one to stand on his own than relying on others while working in a group. What was your worst working experience? I had low moments while working the youth vision international. I organised an event 'a marathon' dubbed as 'Masimba Run'. As a program officer I had done all the preparations and the event had taken off. The police officers stormed and stopped the event due to post election violence that took place in Kenya in the year 2007. Our project area was calm but the officers could care listen though we had a permit that we had acquired before the chaos. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? In my career i have learnt that it is important that you must do what you can do today, never postpone for if you postpone the list will be long tomorrow otherwise you will be time barred, thus you must think big, act big and work SMART. What unique skills do you have? I have a unique skill in organizing, listening and mobilizing resources. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? My dream is that which offers me a chance to advance my career and exhaust my potentiality for the benefit of the society as well as myself. What are the most interesting aspects of your field? The little things and sacrifices that we do and make in implementing projects which later shape the life of the underprivileged in the society and even turn a nation to be self reliant. What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Least interesting aspect of my field include government bureaucracy as we look for permit to do our projects when the government has failed to do the same even if the The NGO is registered in that country. Please replace this with a question of your own Kindly, let me know how i have fared out in this interview i.e. which items have i brought out well and which one i have not so as to help me fare well in any other interview. How can potential employers contact you? These are my contacts: Godfrey Ongeri Manyibe P.O. BOX 56339, 00200 City Square Nairobi. Cell: 00254 725 867 643 e-mail: ongeri2000@yahoo.com | 
