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RAYMOND MWATU MUTUKU.
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED.
NATIONALITY: KENYA.
PLACE OF BIRTH: KIBWEZI.
ID NUMBER: 28508760.
Tel: +254711901932
Email: raymwats@yahoo.com/raymondfrancis2000@gmail.com

Career Summary
Highly conscientious and seasoned Community Development Worker, Adult Education Officer, Social worker and a counselor with excellent community service record and work ethic. Adapt in utilizing social media networks to identify new opportunities for fundraising and community outreach efforts. Able to explain and promote wide varieties of community programs and activities to audiences of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.

Achievements as a Loan Officer/Relationship Officer

Being able to serve more than 800 people/clients in a month
Building rapport with clients to assess factors that may affect their financial health
Have mobilized many people to join a microfinance whereby they are able to save money and access loans so as to improve and uplift their lives to better
I have managed to empower many people all over the region the importance of forming credit groups so that they can assist and help one another to become more better
I have managed to recruit and train 30 credit groups each year.

I have managed to grow a health portfolio of 20 million

Through good customer centric which I have offered them have managed to increase their level of income through giving them loans to expand their businesses

I have been able to transform lives of many clients in the region through empowering and equipping them with skills and knowledge on how they can access health loans

Achievements as a social worker/community development officer
Introducing new technologies or other support systems to make day to day life easier for the elderly
Offering counsel on tough subjects, such as end of life scenarios and also on people living with Hiv/Aids, people living with disability and the elderly to cope positively with their conditions
Identifying local programs and amenities to support a senior’s health or well-being
Knowing when to suggest home health care services and support
Routinely dealt with social cases, assessment and referral of OVC for education support.
Evaluated history, social and economic status of community members to ascertain level of assistance among other aspects
Monitored and counseled individuals on ARVs ,Elderly patients to help them cope with their condition
I invented support groups which assisted both the infected and affected individuals in the community so as to help them cope with their conditions



Professional Skills
Excellent familiarity with community building strategies
Superior expertise in community programs and resource use
Outstanding skills in identifying and raising public awareness of important community issues
Exceptional creative and critical thinking skills
Strong problem- solving and analytical abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent rapport-building with individuals in heightened emotional states
Consistent ability to remain impartial when interacting with clients and their families
Strong interpersonal skills when engaging and developing connections with at-risk clients
Superb knowledge of social services available for clients who demonstrate need
Diligence in observation, note-taking and record keeping for all client interactions
Excellent teaching and training skills.
Good empowerment skills.
Excellent Community development, Social work and Counseling skills.
Excellent Project implementation and Management skills
Superb curriculum developments skills.

Education and Professional Qualifications:
Degree in Community Development, Social Work, and Adult Education, University Of Nairobi, 2017-2021
Diploma in Community Development Guidance and Counseling, Technical University Of Mombasa, 2010-2013
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Pope Paul (VI) Junior Seminary, 2006 – 2009
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Kiongwani Primary school , 1998- 2005

Professional Experience

Loan Officer, /Relationship Officer
Nunguni Financial Services Association, (NFSA), June 2015 – to November 2023
Building rapport with applicants to assess factors that may affect their financial health
Interviewing clients to extract the necessary information for the loan application
Triple-checking application information to ensure accuracy
Explaining different loan options to applicants based on the application analysis
 provide special services such as investment banking for clients with more specialized needs
Analyze applicants' financial status, credit, and property evaluations to determine feasibility of granting loans
Obtain and compile copies of loan applicants' credit histories, corporate financial statements, and other financial information.
Supervise loan personnel.
Conducting outreaches for member to join the micro finance
Giving loans to group members and individual
Disbursing loans to group members and individuals.
Handle customer complaints and take appropriate action to resolve them
Updating customers details in the system; passports, signatures, contacts and next of kin

WareHouse Worker/ Top Grade Printing Company, Jan 2014- Dec 2014
Collecting and Sorting printed papers
Loading the printed text books
Counting the printed text books and exams
Packing the printed books
Distributing the printed books and exams

Social worker,
Catholic CBHC Services and AIDs Relief, Jan – October 2013
Participated in community mobilization.
I invented support groups which assisted both the infected and affected individuals by Hiv/Aids in the community so as to help them cope with their conditions
Linked and worked closely with the nurses and counselors.
Conducted home visits for follow up of patients and linked them up with the available community support systems.
Participated in field work which involved home based visits and care for patients
Evaluated history, social and economic status of community members to ascertain level of assistance among other aspects
Dispensed nutritional supplements and performed comprehensive nutrition assessment
Monitored and counseled individuals on ARVs and adhered to set guidelines
Routinely dealt with social cases, assessment and referral of OVC for education support.

Ujamaa center in connection with Action Aid Research, October 2012
Conducting research and survey in Kwale County in Mombasa on various land issues including inheritance, succession among others.

Community development officer Internship, Ministry Of Agriculture, January – April 2012
Duties and responsibilities
Ensured farmers acquired modern skills of farming through training them
Ensured farmers planted the right variety of seeds, through the use of demonstration farms
Supply of certified seeds for farming
Coordinated and held meetings and round table talks with farmers and evaluated their farming progress and produce storage
Participated in the construction of dams and wells

References

Ruth Mutunga
Nunguni Financial Services Association
Tel: +254707159595
Email: ruthkay08@gmail.com
Lucy Nyaga
Nurse/psycho social counselor
Catholic CBHC and Aids relief
Tel: +254721808788
Email: lucknyaga@gmail.com
Irene Wambuli
Food and Beverage Specialist
Bogoria Spa and Resort
Tel: +254710822059
Email: irenemutuku82@gmail.com