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DAIDeputy Chief of Party - USAID's STAWI Project
Apr. 2023Nairobi, Kenya• Leads the technical and operational management of $39.93 million USAID STAWI Program, improving water security, economic resilience, and governance across nine Kenyan counties. • Manage a 30+ member team overseeing WASH, agriculture, and governance reforms aligned with climate resilience strategies. • Mobilized $18 million in additional water sector investments through blended finance and payment for ecosystem services. • Strengthened water utility governance, reducing non-revenue water losses and improving service delivery models. • Spearheaded policy influence initiatives, securing $15.1 million in additional funding and scaling innovative financing mechanisms.
Gatsby AfricaDeputy Director - Water Programme
Apr. 2022 - May. 2023Nairobi, Kenya• Led climate-resilient water sector strategies and policy reforms for long-term sustainability. • Managed a $1.3 million annual budget, ensuring high-impact, cost-effective execution. • Established strategic partnerships with government agencies and private sector players to drive water sector transformation. • Supported seven water utilities in optimizing governance and service expansion. • Contributed to national water service guidelines and policy development.
Kenya Markets TrustHead of Water Program
Sep. 2020 - Mar. 2022Nairobi, Kenya• Designed and implemented climate-resilient water strategies, improving service delivery. • Led policy reforms and governance frameworks across eight Kenyan water utilities. • Secured $300,000 from Aqua for All and influenced a $24 million water project proposal. • Developed innovative WASH financing models and professionalized rural water services.
Development Innovations GroupService Provider Capacity Building Manager - Western Kenya Region
Apr. 2016 - May. 2020Kisumu• Provided business development support to 158 WASH enterprises, doubling revenue. • Secured $5 million in leveraged investments to enhance clean drinking water access. • Managed a $2 million recoverable grants fund, achieving a 50% repayment success rate. • Developed and implemented Climate-Resilient Water Safety Plans for 15 rural water projects. • Managed a $10 million budget within a $51 million USAID project, benefiting 400,000+ individuals.
USAID KIWASH ProjectService Provider Capacity Building Manager - Western Kenya Region
Apr. 2016 - May. 2020Kisumu, Kenya
SNVCountry WASH Advisor - Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for All DFID Results Program
Jul. 2013 - May. 2016Nairobi• Led Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) initiatives, achieving ODF certification for 1,000+ communities, benefiting 440,000 individuals. • Played a key role in developing Kenya’s National Sanitation Strategy and ODF Verification Guidelines. • Managed a $2 million project budget and secured an additional $2 million in funding for program extension.
Plan International Inc., Kenya Country ProgramProgram Coordinator Health
Mar. 2011 - Aug. 2013Homa Bay, KenyaPromoted to Program Coordinator in 3/2011, I directed a five-member team of Health Project Officers, managed project portfolio, administered Health Program/Project budgets of up to 3M USD, and oversaw technical aspects of multi-sector projects. I also interfaced with various district, county, and national organizations in Kenya and within Eastern and Central Africa. Key programs were funded by the Dutch Government, the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, and AusAID. I succeeded in: ✯ Improving awareness and ensuring effective, strategic program delivery by interfacing with various government ministries, district, county, and national organizations in Kenya and within Eastern and Central Africa, and other stakeholders. ✯ Significantly growing health program portfolio by conducting highly successful Fundraising Campaigns and other resource mobilization enterprises. ✯ Securing significant project funding through development of concept papers and Project Proposals in collaboration with others.
Plan InternationalProgramme Facilitator - WASH and Child Survival
Jul. 2008 - Feb. 2011Homa Bay, KenyaInitially hired as the Program Facilitator for Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Child Survival Projects, I was charged with facilitating development of Homa Bay Program Unit Long-Term Plan and the Kenya Country Strategic Plan, designing parameters of the Health Program, and spear-heading low-cost, high-impact enterprises to promote healthy behaviours and use of health services such as WASH. I further conducted jurisdiction-wide program/project evaluations, striving to continuously improve outcomes through effective Annual Operations Plans, project schedules, and milestone tracking. My key accomplishments included: ✯ Garnering significant funding from National Organizations through authorship/submission of various concept papers and project proposals. ✯ Designing, developing, and bringing to fruition effective Child Survival and WASH interventions in 90 communities and schools. ✯ Vastly improving government line ministry capability to deliver Community Health Services.
CARE InternationalField Officer
Jan. 2007 - Jul. 2008After serving in positions such as Program Intern for World Agroforestry Centre, Research Assistant for the Western Kenya Health and Development Research Project, and as a Project Intern for USAID’s WASEH project in Nyanza, I had the great privilege of gaining entry into this field as a Field Officer on this project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates’s School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene plus Community Impact Program. I was trusted to manage and direct program interventions and to liaise among district, regional, and national level partners, government officials, and key stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of various development initiatives within 59 schools and communities. I oversaw the Baseline Survey and Mid-Term Evaluation, served as technical advisor for safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, authored/submitted narrative and financial reports, and conducted progress review meetings. I further gained experience in project managing initiatives, from designing work plans, to monitoring milestones, and minimizing risk. I also developed and administered field budgets. I was proud of making a difference by: ✯ Effectively managing cholera outbreaks and other humanitarian crisis such as the response to returnees after post-election chaos, by efficiently coordinating appropriate response strategies. ✯ Designing/developing training curriculum, manuals, participatory tools, and additional Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials in collaboration with others. ✯ Growing organization recognition as CARE Kenya program representative through networking efforts among district, regional, and national forums. ✯ Enabling wide-spread WASH activity/program participation by primary school pupils, teachers, parents and School Management Committee (SMC) members through education and training.
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