Partner

• Jul 2023 - Present

Tasked with the overall responsibility of delivering the mission of Expectation State across Kenya (and the rest of East Africa) while contributing to the overall direction of the organization. Expectation State is home for high-performing partners with geographic and technical specialisms, working with governments, the private sector and international donors to build more inclusive economies to meet the expectations of society. Tasked with the overall responsibility of delivering the mission of Expectation State across Kenya (and the rest of East Africa) while contributing to the overall direction of the organization. Expectation State is home for high-performing partners with geographic and technical specialisms, working with governments, the private sector and international donors to build more inclusive economies to meet the expectations of society.

Monitoring And Evaluation Advisor

• Jul 2023 - Present

Provide Monitoring and Evaluation advise to Output 2 of the Kenya Devolution Programme (KDP). KDP is a successor programme that aims to strengthen the effectiveness of Kenya's devolution by building on the achievements and lessons from previous FCDO and other donor investments in devolution in Kenya including the Kenya Devolution Support Programme (KDSP) and the Agile Harmonised Assistance for Devolution Institutions (AHADI). The programme will support county governments to better plan, deliver and monitor the delivery of public services in key sectors including agriculture, climate change, education, health, water and urban services. It is sub-divided into five output areas, the second of which is delivered by PwC and focuses on effective management of public finance, staff performance and county planning by the county governments. Show less

National Evaluation Expert

• Apr 2023 - Present

Local Evaluation Expert in the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Country Strategy and Program Evaluations (CSPEs) for Kenya (2014-2023) to inform the design of the next country strategy (2024-2028). The objectives of the evaluations are to: assess the contribution of the Bank to the development results of the country – the differences made by Bank’s key interventions; identify what works or not for the programs and why; and provide lessons and recommendations for future programs. Local Evaluation Expert in the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Country Strategy and Program Evaluations (CSPEs) for Kenya (2014-2023) to inform the design of the next country strategy (2024-2028). The objectives of the evaluations are to: assess the contribution of the Bank to the development results of the country – the differences made by Bank’s key interventions; identify what works or not for the programs and why; and provide lessons and recommendations for future programs.

East and Southern Africa Research Lead

• Mar 2023 - Present

Member of a team that is responsible for carrying out an organization-wide assessment of IFDC's outreach and impact in order to take stock of what has been accomplished over the past 50 years, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and use that information to plot a path toward ever greater impact in the future. The overall aim is to generate robust evidence that shows the extent to which IFDC’s programs have or have not realized their anticipated results. IFDC hopes to use this information to showcase the impacts it has made to date during its 50th anniversary and as a learning tool to improve planning and implementation in the coming years. Show less

Affiliate Researcher - Africa Hub Lead

• Nov 2022 - Present

Undertake the internal mapping and knowledge baseline on Gender, Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) within Porticus in Africa towards helping to deepen their understanding and thoroughly integrate GESI in their strategies and programmes. Work closely with the GESI unit of the Effective Philanthropy Group (EPG), which aims to employ a systems lens to identify and address the underlying causes of societal and environmental challenges. Porticus seeks to change systems in support of a more just, equitable and sustainable future for all. Show less

Uganda Principal Researcher

• Oct 2022 - Present

Lead researcher on a learning initiative for the Uganda Strategic Investment Activity (SIA) to deepen the evidence base for investment readiness. Collaborate with Sagana GmbH to co-create a learning methodology, lead data capture and analysis, and produce a series of products to showcase and disseminate findings across Chemonics and its partners (CrossBoundary and Open Capital Advisors). The Uganda SIA is a 5-year USAID funded activity aiming to improve the livelihoods of under-represented and marginalized people by accelerating foreign and domestic investment in the country’s agriculture, health and energy sectors. The Project sits alongside the DRC Investment Activity (DRC INVEST) and together are part of the larger Feed the Future funded Investment Readiness Learning Initiative (IRLI). Show less

Monitoring and Impact Support Lead

• Oct 2022 - Present

Lead the monitoring and impact reporting of 2022 AgriPitch Competition. Work with the Private Equity Support (PES) team, Programme Success Associates (PSAs), partner organisations and the AfDB to ensure monitoring and impact objectives are met. The aim of the 2022 AgriPitch Competition is to support agripreneurs by focusing on building the bankability of their businesses and ensuring that they are pitch ready for potential investors. Entrepreneurs will be coached and mentored in an interactive and tailored two-week training programme to review, prepare and present their businesses for capital raising from investors. Agripreneurs will meet investors in the virtual AgriPitch Deal Room, following training on how to manage the investor engagement process and their knowledge of areas such as: business models, investment/business plans, financial structuring, market needs assessment, business financing, and business pitching. Show less

Regional Impact Portfolio Manager

• Jul 2022 - Present

Develop a portfolio of non-profit and social enterprises delivering high quality results at scale. Work closely with the leadership team to screen, onboard and support high-impact organizations onto CGM’s Marketplace. Develop a portfolio of non-profit and social enterprises delivering high quality results at scale. Work closely with the leadership team to screen, onboard and support high-impact organizations onto CGM’s Marketplace.

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

• Jul 2022 - Present

Advice the Kenya Climate and Innovation Center (KCIC) on the implementation of M&E for the FCDO funded Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED). SUED seeks to promote inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction in selected Municipalities across Kenya. In order to achieve this, SUED will unlock socio-economic potential by assisting to identify economically viable value chain and climate resilient infrastructure projects, improving municipal capacity to plan, deliver and manage the projects, improving investment climate by ensuring the projects are well supported by robust reforms, providing seed funds and helping to attract more investments against the bankable projects and managing implementation, and sharing knowledge on sustainable urban economic development in Kenya and beyond. KCIC is charged with the responsibility of raising a minimum of 15 million pounds for both value chain and climate resilient infrastructure projects in three municipalities (Lamu, Bungoma and Wote), with at least 20% of the target value raised in each of the municipalities. Show less

Development Impact Consultant | FSD Africa

• Jun 2022 - Present

Member of a team (Rebel Group) delivering as the Development Impact (DI) Partner of Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa to: Build capacity of its members in implementing and periodically refining the DI strategy; Support the FSD Africa DI Director in planning for and quality assuring the DI pillar’s outputs, ensuring that FSD Africa’s growing portfolio of projects and investments receives the DI-related support it needs; and provide the Development Committee (DC) with capacity and domain expertise to fulfil its mandate to monitor the company’s impact. FSD Africa strives to address systemic challenges in key financial markets across Africa. Show less

Impact Monitoring and ESG Expert

• Jan 2023 - Present

Responsible for managing impact and ESG work stream at adOpes across the East African region. Work closely with the leadership to align activities and results with the decision-making process. AdOpes is an impact investor for small and growing agribusinesses in East Africa that combines and blends global capital to develop products and services with direct impact on sustainable growth of the agricultural sector. Responsible for managing impact and ESG work stream at adOpes across the East African region. Work closely with the leadership to align activities and results with the decision-making process. AdOpes is an impact investor for small and growing agribusinesses in East Africa that combines and blends global capital to develop products and services with direct impact on sustainable growth of the agricultural sector.

Facilitator

• Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

Provide evaluation training to recent graduates on the Young Impact Associates (YIAs) program. The YIA program is part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works (YAW) strategy, which aims to develop a network of highly skilled young African evaluation professionals who will be positioned to drive evaluation practices on the continent of Africa and influence development trajectories in their communities. YIA program offers a robust curriculum of evaluation training, networking activities and mentorship to help YIAs gain real-world skills, tools and experiences needed to amplify impact and lead the next generation of African evaluators. The YIA program activities include a blended training and field practical experiential learning, a mentorship program, boot camps, exchange programs, stand-ups and brown bag meetings, hangouts, connections to useful networks and support to evaluation conferences. These experiences will allow YIAs to gain insights from the wealth of knowledge of experienced facilitators, while planning the way they would like to re-apply their new skills, networks, and knowledge after they graduate from the program. Show less

Evaluation Consultant

• Mar 2023 - Apr 2023

Expert lead in an end evaluation of a Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. (WHH) Forecast-based Humanitarian Action (FbA) programme for Food Security. FbA programme aims to develop a comprehensive FbA mechanism supporting food security for drought events in Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The Early Action Protocols (EAP) developed in the project reduce the risks to the food security of vulnerable communities, prevent negative coping strategies and reduce loss and damages of drought affected households. FbA was built on previous lessons learned from the pilot project MDG 1087-17 and scheduled for longer time to ensure proper introduction to concepts, capacity building and training, as well as the ‘buy-in’ of various stakeholders. Show less

Evaluation Consultant

• Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

Undertook a systematic and objective assessment of WorldCOMP initiatives in Kenya with an aim of assessing their design and implementation arrangements as well as determining their developmental relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability while factoring equity considerations, obtaining all the challenges encountered, lessons learned and best practices for the purpose of incorporating them in future initiatives. WorldCOMP serves as a catalyst for inspiring and equipping Kenyans to address issues that they face on a daily basis. Show less

Lead Consultant

• May 2022 - Jul 2022

Quality assured fundraising, programme design and implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) and capacity building activities within Katalis. Katalis is a boutique advisory firm promoting the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the Africa Region. Working in close partnership with both public and private sectors, Katalis seeks to contribute towards poverty alleviation by making the SME landscape become increasingly capacitated, inventive / innovative, productive and sustainable. Show less

Founder

• Apr 2022 - Apr 2022

MERL Contributor

• Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

Provided technical assistance in the review of submitted USAID reports that receive investment in economic growth and/or resiliency program to inform future reporting to harmonize, where possible, the use of indicators across USAID investments. The goal of Resilience Learning Activity (RLA) is to strengthen resilience capacities, evidence-based resilience programming and collaboration in Kenya, Somalia, and the Horn of Africa. RLA strengthens resilience capacities by undertaking analyses and building local organizations' capacities to lead, manage and advance Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) that advances USAID’s Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) approach. Show less

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2022

Led the development and initial roll-out of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategy for The Global One Million Initiative (G1M). This is a private-public driven initiative that aims at giving Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) the strength to create decent jobs and open up more earning opportunities among the low-income communities across the African Continent. Led the development and initial roll-out of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) strategy for The Global One Million Initiative (G1M). This is a private-public driven initiative that aims at giving Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) the strength to create decent jobs and open up more earning opportunities among the low-income communities across the African Continent.

Strategy Consultant

• Mar 2021 - May 2022

Supported the re-structuring process of FIT Resources (FIT), mainly focusing on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) services but also contributing broadly into other aspects of the organizational structure. FIT seeks to re-align itself with the changing needs of the global environment. Supported the re-structuring process of FIT Resources (FIT), mainly focusing on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) services but also contributing broadly into other aspects of the organizational structure. FIT seeks to re-align itself with the changing needs of the global environment.

Monitoring and Evaluation Expert

• Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

Led in the design and implementation of a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Strategy for KIEP 250+ in line with the DCED Standard for Results Measurement and Reporting. Ensured conformity to the overall KIEP Strategy and quality standards as agreed with the client and in doing so worked very closely with the MEL Firm (Spantrack Consultants) independently contracted by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Enterprise Development (MoITED). KIEP aims to increase innovation and productivity in select private sector firms in Kenya by strengthening the private sector (including startups, SMEs, incubators, accelerators and technology boot camp providers) through financial grants and technical assistance. The programme is sub-divided into three component areas with NIRAS being the consortium lead for Component 2 (SME Linkages and Upgrading or better known as KIEP 250+). Component 2 seeks to link and upgrade at least 250 SMEs across Kenya in order to increase their innovation and productivity. Show less

Evaluation Consultant

• Aug 2020 - Sep 2020

Charged with undertaking an extensive desk review of the existing documentation of Farmer-to-Farmer Program (F2F) gathered by each implementer over the nearly 35-year span of the program to elucidate areas for further investigation in the program's evaluation, which will inform its future implementation. The USAID-funded program provides technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and emerging economies to promote sustainable improvements in food security, agricultural processing, production, and marketing. The overall goal of the program is to generate sustainable, broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector through voluntary technical assistance. Show less

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

• Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

Oversaw Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the DfID funded Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED) and supported a structured process of learning and adaptive management. Ensured conformity to the overall SUED strategy and quality standards as assured by the Independent MEL Firm (Oxford Policy Management/Itad) independently contracted by the DfID. Oversaw Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the DfID funded Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED) and supported a structured process of learning and adaptive management. Ensured conformity to the overall SUED strategy and quality standards as assured by the Independent MEL Firm (Oxford Policy Management/Itad) independently contracted by the DfID.

Monitoring and Results Measurement Manager

• Nov 2017 - Sep 2018

Managed the implementation of Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM) system within the Inclusive Finance Programme (IFP) using the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Standard and Swisscontact guidelines for results measurement and reporting. The programme was aimed at empowering people at the Bottom of the Pyramid by improving their access to financial products and services. Domiciled in Kenya, IFP was integrated into other projects across the region. Managed the implementation of Monitoring and Results Measurement (MRM) system within the Inclusive Finance Programme (IFP) using the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Standard and Swisscontact guidelines for results measurement and reporting. The programme was aimed at empowering people at the Bottom of the Pyramid by improving their access to financial products and services. Domiciled in Kenya, IFP was integrated into other projects across the region.

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2017

Managed the effective application of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system and enabled successful reporting of programme results and performance for FIT Resources (FIT). Responsible for guiding the M&E function within FIT and served as the critical link between FIT and its clients, also supported programme design and implementation. Managed the effective application of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system and enabled successful reporting of programme results and performance for FIT Resources (FIT). Responsible for guiding the M&E function within FIT and served as the critical link between FIT and its clients, also supported programme design and implementation.

Knowledge and Results Counterpart

• Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Managed results and reporting for the Kenya Markets Assistance Programme (K-MAP) using a mix of guidelines including the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach and Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Standard. Specifically assigned as focal point person for WASH and Media sectors while supporting Livestock, Agricultural Inputs and Seed sectors. Ensured conformity to the overall K-MAP Strategy as quality assured by the Springfield Centre and other MSD / DCED Standard Consultants. K-MAP is a large MSD programme seeking to reduce poverty in Kenya by supporting the economic transformation of key markets in the agribusiness sector. Show less

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Managed results and reporting (on secondment from FIT Resources) for the Kenya Markets Assistance Programme (K-MAP) using the Market Systems Development (MSD) and Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) Standard guidelines. Specifically assigned as focal point person for Cotton, Dairy, Aquaculture and Ag-Inputs sectors. Ensured conformity to the overall K-MAP Strategy as quality assured by the Springfield Centre and other MSD / DCED Standard Consultants. K-MAP was a large MSD programme seeking to reduce poverty in Kenya by supporting the economic transformation of key markets in the agribusiness sector. Show less

Programmes Officer

• Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Provided support for responsible business development and delivery of projects within FIT’s portfolio. Worked in close collaboration with FIT’s staff and consultants to support the high-quality design, implementation, measurement and reporting of project interventions.

Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

• Sep 2007 - Oct 2010

Conducted research for the East Africa Magazine Consortium to understand consumer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAPs) towards magazine readership, as well as participating in other assignments, such as the Old Mutual Investment Group study to understand customer KAPs towards collective investment schemes in Nairobi, the I&M Bank study to understand the levels of customer awareness on I&M products and its corporate brand, and KickStart International to investigate reasons why farmers buy particular tools such as the money maker pump in Nyanza. Show less

Researcher

• Aug 2008 - Oct 2008

Supported the development and implementation of an overarching Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (RMEL) Plan for multiple projects across Kenya while working very closely with partners such as Agape Christian Fellowship, Government of Kenya (GoK) and community leaders in Eastern, North Eastern and Western regions of Kenya. OVC Western and South initiative was geared towards improving the Quality of Life of Orphaned and other Vulnerable Children in rural Kenya. Supported the development and implementation of an overarching Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (RMEL) Plan for multiple projects across Kenya while working very closely with partners such as Agape Christian Fellowship, Government of Kenya (GoK) and community leaders in Eastern, North Eastern and Western regions of Kenya. OVC Western and South initiative was geared towards improving the Quality of Life of Orphaned and other Vulnerable Children in rural Kenya.