Candidate Profile

RESUME

NIWAHA CLARE MACKLINE

KAMPALA, UGANDA                                                                         0783217440/0702005142

nclaremackline@gmail.com                       https://www.linkedin.com/in/niwaha-mackline-741273158

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An educated and dedicated economics and statistics graduate with over two years working experience in the statistics field.

Extremely organised with the ability to work, both independently with initiative and as part of a successful team, demonstrating the motivation and multitasking abilities required to meet demanding deadlines while maintaining the highest level of standards.

Combines a professional and confident approach with excellent interpersonal skills and can communicate concisely at all levels.

Currently looking for new and challenging opportunities where I can develop my site-based experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Parish Secretary: Rwenyaga Catholic Parish, Mbarara; 1^st September 2019 – Up to date

• Keeping records for the Parish both Financial and Church Membership.
• Receiving Cash from Church leaders leading Churches in Rwenyaga Parish that is Offertories and tithe.
• Paying the Parish labourers including Engineers and construction site managers and porters.
• Procuring Church materials that is food materials, tablecloth, canteen goodies, etc
• Assisting the Parish Priest in different tasks.

ACHIVEMENTS

• Supervised all aspects of Parish works and paid their wages as well.
• Maintained Cash registers and cash reconciliation.
• Developed and maintained the Parish work plans and budgets for the last two quarters
• Made regular payments for electricity, water and other essentials.
• Maintained the parish database of baptisms, confirmations and marriages by registering new ones and issuing the respective certificates, though most of it was manual. I was able to register 500 baptisms in Christmas period, 300 confirmations and 20 marriages.

Intern: Treasury Services Department –Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; 22^nd July 2019-31^st August 2019

• Cross checking journals which are used to record currency records, that is when money came in and left. Use of journals to make reconciliations of rates sent by bank of Uganda and crosschecking the accuracy of debt payments.
• Identification of procedures the government uses to acquire domestic debt through sold securities, which are treasury bills and bonds.
• Computerisation of debt payment information into the debt management and financial analysis system (DMFAS).
• Operation of loan agreements on loan sheets and revision of bids submitted by Bank of Uganda.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Crossed checked 15 journals and made reconciliations of rates sent by Bank of Uganda
• Made 10 entries of debt payments in the debt management and financial analysis system
• Met deadlines on assigned duties and weekly reporting.

Intern: directorate of socio-economic surveys – Uganda bureau of statistics (UBOS)

10^th June – 19^th July 2019

• Formulated research topics from which we generated questions regarding the objectives of the study
• Design of data collection tools. Practically designed Paper Assisted Personal Interview (PAPI) and Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) used on android phones and tablets where I learnt coding, skip commands and multiple responses.
• Questionnaire application design: Further experienced design of applications extracting questions from PAPI using apps that is survey solutions and CS Pro.
• Data entry: I harnessed census and survey processing systems (Cs Pro) as a data entry tool
• Data analysis; This was through importation of data from Cs Pro to STATA using do-files. Using STATA, I carried out analysis of different variables in different topics so as to make useful conclusions that are able to answer the research questions.
• Survey data management: I learnt the chain of data handling right from the field (row data) up to the last user who receives it as information especially data cleaning.

                     ACHIEVEMENTS   

• Team work especially during the celebration of the world population day where we went to Adjumani on 11^th July 2019 to represent the bureau on 12^th July 2019 and returned on 13^th July 2019.
• Assigned 150 households to respective supervisors in the Uganda national household survey (UNHS)
• Cleaned data of 50 questionnaires using survey solutions
• Meeting deadlines on assigned duties and weekly reporting
• Time management where I had to be at the bureau before 8 am and leave after 5 pm after successfully completing tasks assigned to me.
• Wrote an internship report handing in one copy to the university and one to the bureau.

Assistant facilitator: community service workshop-MasterCard Foundation Scholars At

BRAC Uganda.

12^th May 2019 -18^th May 2019, at St Joseph’s College Laibi Arua District.

• Linked students to the facilitators
• Ensured cleanliness in the girls’ residence and harmony
• Registered 150 scholars who attended the workshop for a full week.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor’s degree in economics and statistics, Kyambogo University ‘August 2016- May 2019

Modules included : introduction to statistics, calculus, micro economics, macro-economics, linear algebra, labour economics, agricultural economics,mathe4matical economics, probability theories, sampling theory, inferential statistics, econometrics, linear models, project planning and management, research methodology, multivariate analysis, industrial statistical modelling, operations research, managerial economics, introduction to computer and information technology, sample survey design, biostatistics and demography, computer applications and internship

Positions held at Kyambogo University

Assistant projects and production coordinator: Rukungiri-Kanungu Kyambogo University Students Association (RUKAKUSA) March 2017-March 2018.

 

1. Mobilized students, together with the project coordinator to sensitize and encourage university education through visiting secondary schools in the home districts during the May-august holiday.
2. Mandated printing of our association banner as a means of publicizing our association in the university
3. Pioneered the saving scheme under our association to help students with tuition delays to pay in time using the association money and pay later

 

Internal affairs minister: Rukungiri- Kanungu Kyambogo university students association. March 2018- March 2019

• Helped in Arrangement of a porridge night at Kasalita hostel in Nabisunsa were over 25 students attended
• Initiated the refreshment Tuesday, where auctioning of a popcorn bag would yield more money to buy refreshments like popcorn and soda for the next meeting. This helped to boost fun during the meeting and increased attendance in the weekly

Class coordinator: Statistics Association of Kyambogo University; March 2018-march 2019

1. Linked the year three class with an enrolment of 180 students to the association through being the passage of information
2. Helped in the organisation of the annual youth statistics day celebration held at Kyambogo University in April 2019 where about 300 students both from Kyambogo and other universities attended.
3. Collected subscription from 80 students and helped in the issuance of identification cards of the association and Uganda statistical society certificates to my class.

Uganda advanced certificate of education (UACE)/ high school, Hana mixed secondary school Nsangi Uganda, Feb 2014-dec 2015

Vice president Legion of Mary: mystical rose presidium Hana catholic community

Secretary: Hana catholic community committee

Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE)/O’level, Bishop Comboni College –Kambuga-Kanungu, Feb 2010-Dec 2013

Deputy Head Girl: June 2012-June 2013

• Spearheaded cleanliness, academic excellence, sports gala, and cultural gala in Jerusalem dormitory of 150 students together with the dormitory captain, which ended up winning the inter-house competition in the school in November 2012.
• Helped in security improvement in the school, together with other prefects by urging the school administration to hire more two security guards which were done.

Primary Leaving Examinations, Bright Future Primary School, Feb 2003-Dec 2009

Language prefect: June 2008- June 2009

Introduced new measures of encouraging English speaking in school such as; weekly debates between classes and use of cards.

Software skills

Microsoft Office (excel, word, PowerPoint, and Access)

Data analysis in STATA, SPSS, EPI DATA, E-VIEWS, EPI-INFO, Cs Pro

Languages that I speak

English (fluent), Rukiga –Runyankole (mother tongue), Rufumbira (basic), Luganda(basic)

Interests

Singing both in the choir and individually, listening to music and traveling to new places, jogging, and volleyball

Referees

1. Ms Mukasa Agnes (Arua Regional Manager MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Brac Uganda P.O BOX Plot 880 Heritage Drive Nsambya.

Email:

Tel: 0703532084/0783453932

2. Mupere Andrew, statistician, socio-economic survey department at Uganda bureau of statistics. P.O BOX 7186Plot 9, statistics house, Colville Street, Kampala

Email: amupere@gmail.com

Tel: 0704006064

3. Mr. Baluku Libert, Senior Accountant, Treasury Services Department at Ministry Of Finance Planning and Socio-Economic Development.
4. O BOX 7031

Email: libert.baluku@finance.go.ug

libert.baluku@gmail.com

Tel: 0782582022/0704325778