Gemma May-Kimani

Senior Lead- Operations at inHive
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Kenya, KE
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Samuel Kimani

I worked with Gemma on the Mastercard Foundation grant at Moringa. Gemma was the lead project manager and worked with me to set up the Monitoring and Evaluation system to capture and analyze the data for the donor reporting. Gemma has excellent time management skills and is a clear and effective communicator. I enjoyed working with her as she was always prepared for meetings and kept communication clear and concise so we met all the deadlines. I would highly recommend Gemma as a project manager.

Ranjit Majumdar

Gemma is an outstanding professional and a tenacious, articulate and creative fundraiser who is passionately committed to the development of African youth. Gemma played a pivotal role in the very substantial task of developing the wonderful International School Moshi (ISM) into UWC East Africa, United World College's second school on the Continent. I can recommend her highly to any organizations in Africa, seeking to bring in key expertise to drive strategic growth.

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Credentials

  • Data Science: R Basics
    edX
    May, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • The Complete SQL Bootcamp
    Udemy
    Apr, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Complete Data Science Bootcamp
    Udemy
    Nov, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate in Public Policy and Strategy
    SOAS University of London
    Feb, 2018
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • inHive
    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Lead- Operations
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Through all of our work at inHive so far we have seen our impact on a small scale and know that it can reach a greater number of people and thus solve larger challenges that are bigger than one community. At inHive we are now re-thinking our potential impact in networks through this larger system and societal change. This means creating a stronger global team with a senior leadership team with my role leading the organisations operations on this senior team which includes: finances and accounting, stakeholder and partner relationship building, public relations and member engagement, HR and oversight of all the projects. I work on building awareness and a brand for inHive finding speaking opportunities, creating materials for shared learning and coordinating research projects across the globe.

    • Senior Project Lead
      • May 2021 - Jan 2022

      inHive supports partners to develop and grow networks that enable communities to leverage existing resources and amplify impact on their local and global communities. We do this through working closely with diverse partners from around the world – from school networks in Pakistan, to youth leadership programmes across Africa, to global collaborative education partnerships – to build skills and expertise, design network structures, and facilitate participatory methods and collaborative activities for shared engagement, learning, and impact. Our Vision: A world where a young person’s background doesn’t determine their life chances.​Our Mission: To enable the access of millions of young people to high-quality networks and relatable role models that support better and more equitable life outcomes.​My role is to lead on projects for organisations looking to set up networks for social good and social justice using their alumni. I conduct desk-based and on the ground research to create reports with recommendations for the network and then support the organisations in creating value, processes and evaluation through MEL and learning questions. I have led projects with with Mastercard Foundation, Windle Trust International, Ignite Philanthropy, RUFORUM, FAWE and Career Accelerator.

  • Defy Hate Now
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Partnerships and Stakeholder Manager
      • Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

      My role here is to create valuable and sustainable partnerships to help support and expand the organisation. I created the fundraising strategy, worked on the rebranding of the organisation for optimal visibility, mapped out potential partnerships and guided proposals for funding. I have won a $12,000 Facebook grant (the only research grant they gave out in the region), £40,000 EU funding among other funding wins with organisations such as UNESCO, UNDP and UK media organisations.I have been part of the drafting of South Sudan Cyber Data Laws policy and because of this we are regularly called upon by government and NGOs to consult on hate speech mitigation.The organisation has worked in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya and Uganda and is expanding all the time.Defy Hate Now is a non profit organisation working to end hate speech through workshops, community led initiatives and online digital monitoring which is based in South Sudan. Defy Hate Now is also one of the leading entities that work on providing data-driven solutions to the problem of hate speech, fake news, and misinformation on South Sudan, our work focuses on creating a framework for increasing trust between stakeholders in South Sudan through mobilizing civic action against all forms of hate speech and incitement to violence in South Sudan.

  • Institute Of Software Technologies
    • Information Technology & Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head Of Partnerships
      • Oct 2019 - May 2021

      I manage partnerships for the software development training institute. These include course accreditation, scholarship funding and forming partnerships with other educational institutions. I also work on new course development in line with current market needs, setting up focus groups and working with regional employers to ensure our curriculum matches the job market.I am creating a soft skills curriculum to compliment the technical courses we offer, which includes Agile Project Management.I managed the creation and launch of the online learning platform and this will be used not just for students in Kenya but across the continent and partnerships with refugee education organisations.Currently working with Red Hat, Oracle, Microsoft and AWS.

  • Moringa School
    • Kenya
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Head Of Partnerships
      • Feb 2019 - Sep 2019

      I created, managed and won a $9 million Mastercard Foundation 'Young Africa Works' grant to help support scholarships and course development, the first to a profit-making organisation for the foundation. I managed the internal and external stakeholder process, created the 'Theory of Change' and created the final proposal.I created partnerships to help support Moringa's growth across Africa. Part of this is to source donors for our scholarship program which helps develop talented individuals who are financially undeserved. Working with the Outcomes team, I help create partnerships for internships, graduate employment and business expansion.Growing Moringa's business across the continent allows the technology sector to develop and create more paying, formal jobs as the skills they need are available locally. We partner with corporations, local hiring partners and foundations.

  • UWC East Africa
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director Of Development and Partnerships
      • Oct 2015 - Nov 2018

      I set up and ran the Development Office gaining a commitment of $10 million for 10 years for our African Leadership Scholarships for students around the world, including conflict areas.Through my successful fundraising strategy, ISM is now the 2nd school in Africa to join the United World College (UWC) group. I sourced and created new partnerships for funding, internships and graduate jobs to support the school's new direction. I built partnerships with new and current donors, set up the donor database and trained the board members on our future fundraising strategy. I worked with Mastercard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Econet, Unilever and many corporate partners across the East African region. I set up the social media strategy and wrote fundraising materials, including brochures and videos to gain the attention of these big funding organizations. I set up the refugee teacher training project in Kakuma camp in partnership with Utrecht Teaching University to accredit the refugee teachers and help find scholarships for their continued learning. I recruited and trained new staff members for the expansion of the Development Office and the new UWC Short Course, Umoja, which runs annually on the campus helping teaching leadership skills for youth.

  • Team Kenya UK
    • Fundraising and Partnerships Manager
      • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

      I created partnerships for fundraising of over $20,000, gaining a $10,000 LinkedIn grant and many individual donors through successful marketing campaigns and donor sourcing and outreach. I worked on the strategy for capacity building across the charity's various projects. I set up and ran the online donor database whilst training staff to continue this. I ran workshops for our community trainers in our Girls Support Group, teaching them data collection and report writing. Team Kenya provides financial support to needy students for their school and university fees within Ndhiwa, Kenya as well as capital for small business set up to become self-sufficient.

  • Gemma May Personal Training
    • Founder and Director
      • Feb 2007 - Sep 2014

      I successfully set up and ran my own fitness and rehabilitation business for corporate gyms and private referral clients around London. I marketed my own business through social media and networking events as well as managed my own accounting and bookkeeping. I offered sports massage therapy, diet plans for a range of conditions and taught group classes for people with health problems and general fitness . My specialties are pre and post natal as well as injury rehabilitation.Most of my clients and contracts were from networking and word of mouth. After creation of the business I handed over to an employee.

  • Agape Adventures
    • Philanthropic Fundraising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Community Project Volunteer
      • Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

      Working in a community within the urban slum Kibera. I helped at a local primary school and computer club to set up the fundraising strategy which included gaining new local and national donors. I trained people in grant writing and social media skills to enhance their organisations profile to gain new donors. I helped to organise activities using my project management skills as well as my health and rehabilitation knowledge to give the school much needed activities that benefited the children and teachers. Worked with the outreach team in the community to show them the resources they had and how they could access them. I also helped a few women's groups by giving small business set up talks to aid their co-ops so they could become self-sufficient.

  • GVI for Kenya Wildlife Services
    • Research Assistant
      • Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

      I worked as a marine research assistant collecting data for Kenya Wildlife Service around the marine park of Kisite. I used research skills from my degree in Ecology and Conservation to collect, analyse and show the data to government and non-government agencies to help shape policy regarding the tourist and fishing industry. I worked as a marine research assistant collecting data for Kenya Wildlife Service around the marine park of Kisite. I used research skills from my degree in Ecology and Conservation to collect, analyse and show the data to government and non-government agencies to help shape policy regarding the tourist and fishing industry.

  • Sustainable Fish City
    • Project Assistant
      • Sep 2011 - Nov 2013

      I coordinated research that influenced government policy reform regarding sustainable fish in the UK food chain as well as working towards European standards with MEP's. I helped maintain and gain new donors for the charity, raising over £10,000 as well as organising events such as the annual Fish Forum with celebrity chef Raymond Blanc attending. I coordinated research that influenced government policy reform regarding sustainable fish in the UK food chain as well as working towards European standards with MEP's. I helped maintain and gain new donors for the charity, raising over £10,000 as well as organising events such as the annual Fish Forum with celebrity chef Raymond Blanc attending.

  • London Business School
    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Personal Trainer
      • 2006 - 2013

      Setting up and running of the personal training within the corporate gym. Setting up and running of the personal training within the corporate gym.

Education

  • SOAS University of London
    MsC Public Policy and Management, Public Policy Analysis
    2021 - 2023
  • Anglia Ruskin University
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Ecology and Conservation
    2002 - 2005
  • The Priory LSST Lincoln
    High School, Environmental Science
    1995 - 2002

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