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World VisionGlobal Techical Director, Grant Acquisition and Management
Jul. 2023Nairobi, KenyaEnsuring that World Vision business units, including the Global Centre, Field, Regional, and Support Offices and external clients, receive the best quality and timely Grant Acquisition and Management (GAM) technical services as a critical input for World Vision’s strategy realisation. I oversee the global roster of vetted GAM-focused technical expertise and collaborates on the strategic thinking and execution of key initiatives for WVI to maintain GAM excellence aligned with strategy and financial sustainability. I collaborate closely with World Vision’s GAM Practitioners and Leaders in the Partnership to ensure global GAM processes, systems, learning, and innovation provide maximum impact. My position's scope of influence includes engagement with external consultants to ensure high quality and effective technical services are provided to grant writers at all levels.
World VisionRegional Director, Resource Development and Management for East Africa
Jan. 2019 - Jul. 2023East AfricaIn this role, I direct overall resource acquisition and grant management operations across nine East African countries, including Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. In order to improve external engagement, foster positive donor relationships, and administer complete business intelligence, knowledge management, and partnership/consortia negotiation processes, I communicate at all levels of the organization. Utilizing my leadership and organizational skills, I supervise opportunity/bid coordination, manage general and corporate management endeavors, and prepare and execute business development plans. Key Accomplishments: ► Collaborated with multiple donors in global federated organizational structure, acquiring $250-300M total grants. ► Built strong relations with top donors, such as USAID, WFP, South Sudan Pooled Fund, DFID, GAC, EU/ECHO, SIDA, GIZ, KfW, World Bank, UN Agencies, host country Governments, professional/private foundations, global/local companies, and private individuals using excellent skills in acquiring cash grants, gift in kind, food and commodity programming, local income, and private funds. ► Liaised with institutional and private donors to facilitate organization by raising $800M+ in 48 months. ► Led the development and implementation of World Vision International 5-year Grant Acquisition and Management strategy across East Africa since 2019. ► Completed MIT’s Digital Business Strategy Certification to study Mind to Machine, Product to Platform, and Core to Crowd and learn best digital strategy and lexicon practices across partnerships.
CARERegional Director, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization for East and Southern Africa
Aug. 2016 - Jan. 2019East, Central, and Southern AfricaAs a Regional Strategic Partnerships & Resource Mobilisation Director, I oversaw fundraising, business intelligence, networking, capacity building, and strategic relationship management operations while serving as Innovation Fellow to streamline activities of EMBARK high net worth giving programme. In harmony with these duties, I designed and implemented key strategy for resource mobilisation to optimize CARE’s sub-regional strategies, including food nutrition security strategy for Southern Africa (Her Harvest Our Future) Resilience in HOA and Tackling GBV in Central Africa). Key Accomplishments: ► Developed CARE’s roadmap to increase efficiency of resource mobilisation and strategic partnership approach in East and Southern Africa; drove cumulative income to $150M with CAGR of 7.5%. ► Signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD) and YALI to improve resilience in Horn of Africa while recruiting talented human resources across ECSA. ► Provided impeccable support to 15 CARE Country Offices by measuring and examining discrepancies in baseline resource mobilisation capacity and developing region-wide Resource Mobilisation Champion network.
World VisionDirector, Program Development & Grant Management, World Vision Kenya
Jan. 2015 - Aug. 2016Nairobi, KenyaHere, I designed and executed improvement strategies to optimize resource acquisition, resolve potential issues, maximize stakeholder engagement, and maintain grant compliance. Key Accomplishments: ► Implemented 5-year Business Strategy and Balanced Score Card for World Vision Kenya’s Resource Acquisition, acquiring annual $40M in local income, international and local grants, gifts in kind, cause campaigns, social marketing, staff matching funds, events, and Private Sector Partnerships.
WYG GroupWYG International - Head of Regional Office (formerly Delta Partnership)
Apr. 2013 - Jan. 2015Naiorbi KenyaWith WYG International, I administer the procured and contracted work for Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia region. Key Accomplishment: ► Cultivated strategic relationships with clients, partners, and associates in the region and executed WYG’s business strategy to meet and exceed defined objectives. Clients included The Rockefeller Foundation, Catholic Overseas Development Association, UNDP, Government of Kenya, Government of Uganda, Tanzania Press Club Association, to name a few.
AdesoCountry Director - Kenya
May. 2012 - Apr. 2013Nairobi, KenyaDuring this tenure, I led the development and execution of Adeso’s Strategic Plan for various Kenya sectors, including livelihood diversification, value chain inclusiveness, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, conflict management and prevention, capacity building for local governance, and participatory community development. Also charged with recruiting and localizing the Country Director position to a suitable and qualified candidate. Key Accomplishment: ► In just 12 months, I secured $60M in programme funds from USAID, SDC, and FAO by showcasing strong leadership and decision-making skills.
United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP)Regional Programme Specialist
Jan. 2010 - Apr. 2012Addis Ababa, EthiopiaRegional Programme Specialist, UNDP Liaison Office to the African Union Commission (AUC), Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), based in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Portfolio includes the coordination of the Africa Governance Report III, Africa Governance Forum VIII, Gender Equality in Governance Forum, Youth Empowerment and Development Forum; and the Governance Cluster of the Coordination Support Mechanism to the African Union.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme Specialist and Basket Fund Manager
Sep. 2006 - Jan. 2010Nairobi, KenyaGovernance and Democracy Programme and Basket Fund Manager/ Team Leader a.i (Sept 2009-Feb 2010), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Kenya Country Office. In this role, I participated in the formulation of the project and resource mobilisation plans in line with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and UNDP’s Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP). I was part of the development and implementation of UNDP's Democratic Governance Component (Gender, Governance, Citizenship and Poverty Reduction) of the CPAP My programme profile included Kenya's National Civic Education Programme II including grant making, Government of Kenya (GOK) Public Sector Reform & Performance Contracting Programmes, GOK Local Government Reforms, Joint Programme on Youth Empowerment, Legal Empowerment of the Poor Process, Africa Governance Forum. Budget responsibility exceeded $10 Million USD.
UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)Project Manager
Jan. 2005 - Aug. 2006Nairobi, KenyaProject Manager, Women and Youth Engagement. World Urban Forum 2006 Organizing Unit/ UN HABITAT, Nairobi, Kenya. Responsibilities included resource mobilisation, programme & staff management, event planning, partnership negotiation and coordinating logistical issues for UN HABITAT’s Third Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF III). I was a member of the core project management team of the Habitat JAM, an online conference in preparation of the WUF III.
Canadian Red CrossProgramme Officer
Jan. 1999 - Sep. 2003Regina, Saskatchewan and Vancouver, BCProgramme Coordinator, Canadian Red Cross. Managed several development programmes for the Canadian Red Cross in the following areas: injury prevention & safety; violence & abuse prevention; emergency preparedness/conflict management; youth development and entrepreneurship; and global education. Recruited and trained over 50 Red Cross volunteers per year to deliver course materials. Strong programme and volunteer management experience.
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