Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 23 years of experience, the expert excels in Human Capital Development, Organizational Learning and Development, Project Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation. They have led capacity-building initiatives and curriculum development projects, facilitating talent management and organizational change programs. Career highlights include implementing performance management systems and coaching and mentorship programs. Notable achievements encompass leading major culture change initiatives, conducting organizational diagnostics, and organizing over 100 international training workshops. The expert demonstrates strong administrative, logistical, and problem-solving skills, effectively managing time-sensitive assignments across local and international projects.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) on capacity building, curriculum development, and monitoring and evaluation. The focus was on regional media security training across Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, aligning training programs with organizational strategies, and facilitating organizational learning and talent management. Additionally, the expert has worked with Action Against Hunger on training design and delivery, and with ICF Macro on health program monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing HIV/AIDS in Kenya.

Sectors and geographic focus

Background includes positions at Civil Society & NGOs, Social Development, Monitoring & Evaluation, Human Rights, and Training sectors. Responsibilities have included capacity building, curriculum development, project management, and organizational development. The expert possesses cross-cutting expertise in integrating ICT in community training and organizational learning. Their work has primarily focused on regional initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa, with significant contributions to projects in Kenya, South Sudan, and Ethiopia. Extensive geographic experience in Kenya since 2002, with intermittent work in South Sudan and Liberia, and contributions to projects in South East Asia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, El Salvador, and Georgia, focusing on regional development and capacity building.

Languages and education

With a background in language proficiency, the expert is fluent in English and Swahili, using these languages extensively in professional settings, including local and international projects. They have basic proficiency in French, supported by a Certificate in French from Alliance Française de Nairobi. These language skills have been utilized in diverse contexts, such as working with multilingual teams and engaging in cross-cultural communication. The expert holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development from the United States International University in Kenya, a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management from the Institute of Human Resource Management in Kenya, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.