Experience

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology center for E-Learning

• Kenya
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2023 - Present



CFC FINANCE LTD

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Head of Product Development

  • Jan 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Oversees and implements product development policies, objectives and initiatives. • Leads research for new products, product enhancements, and product design. • Managing the Product Development team through hiring, training, coaching and evaluating employees. • Developing marketing strategies to promote new products or improve existing products. • Managing a team of designers, engineers, marketers and other staff to develop new products. • Creating business cases for new products based on research and market analysis. • Developing a product roadmap with specific goals and milestones that align with the company’s strategic objectives. • Managing the development of new products from concept to commercialization. • Conducting market research to identify new product opportunities that meet customer needs. Show less



KWFT

• Head of Sales Marketing

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Generated unique sales plans that led to the company’s high yield sales. • Created engaging advertisements, emails and promotional literature which resulted to high growth of audience reach on the company’s digital platforms. • Developed pricing strategy for the company’s product. • Met marketing and sales human resource objectives. • Represented the company’s brand and drove strategy to increase product awareness by observing the market, competitors ,and industry trends. • Generated unique sales plans that led to the company’s high yield sales. • Created engaging advertisements, emails and promotional literature which resulted to high growth of audience reach on the company’s digital platforms. • Developed pricing strategy for the company’s product. • Met marketing and sales human resource objectives. • Represented the company’s brand and drove strategy to increase product awareness by observing the market, competitors ,and industry trends.



HabaHaba Firm

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Key Responsibilities: -Developing and sustaining solid relationships with company stakeholders and customers. -Analyzing customer feedback data to determine whether customers are satisfied with company products and services. -Recruiting, training, and guiding business development staff. -Providing insight into product development and competitive positioning. -Analyzing financial data and developing effective strategies to reduce business costs and increase company profits. -Conducting market research to identify new business opportunities. -Collaborating with company executives to determine the most viable, cost-effective approach to pursue new business opportunities. -Meeting with potential investors to present company offerings and negotiate business deals. Show less



Great Lakes University of Kisumu

• Kisumu, Kenya

• Partnership Coordinator/ Lecturer

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  ● Assisted Partnership Managers and Business Development staff with various projects, presentations, and day-to-day tasks ● Managed aspects of sponsorship programs, including identifying potential sponsors, developing proposals, and negotiating contracts ● Reviewed proposals from potential partners and selected appropriate ones based on mutual interests and potential for success ● Worked closely with the Partnerships Project Manager to maintain the database with all partner details and communicate the status of project timelines Key Achievements ● Innovated the development of efficient monitoring and evaluation tools to track food production in Kisumu County. ● Successfully established data analysis and information systems using Excel and SPSS spreadsheet. ● Through collaborative planning with the ministry of agriculture and numerous stakeholders, the target Community Food and Income Security Plan (CFISP) was successfully developed. ● Published seven studies: two business publications, two nutrition publications, and three international journal reports on monitoring and evaluating food production. ● Supervised the presentation of three research papers at the TICH annual scientific conference and the 2nd S.A.E.D. biennial international conference at Jomo Kenya University. Show less



Hill side villa hotel

• Kisumu, Kenya

• Sales Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Key Responsibilities; -Hiring. - Training. -Providing Professional Development goals for the teams, monitoring and evaluating their achievements. - Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary. - Promoting the organizations and products. Key Responsibilities; -Hiring. - Training. -Providing Professional Development goals for the teams, monitoring and evaluating their achievements. - Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary. - Promoting the organizations and products.



The Missionary Community of St. Paul's The Apostle.

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Capacity Planning Manager

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016

  ● Contributed brief, original content for program sections of the website and annual report, ● Worked in collaboration with the regional team and members of the staff to organize research, information, and results from proposals, reports, and surveys. ● Collaborated with the program team on articulation and implementation of overall programmatic strategies and practices. ● Facilitated participatory organizational capacity self-assessments and capacity development planning Key Achievements ● Created 100 % more capacity for the team through innovation, which increased production of groundnuts for the project and boosted market share and revenue concurrently. ● Successfully boosted output of product with value-added added from the organization's groundnuts project Show less



Great Lakes University of Kisumu

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  ● Liaised with both external and internal contacts in coordination with the project manager to ensure policy formulation in Family planning, maternal health, child health, and nutrition at large. ● Coordinated the consultation process with all stakeholders ensuring an accurate and secure audit trail of documents and key decisions ● Aided colleagues in projects including home visits, survey forms, scheduling appointments, consultations, and attendance at meetings. ● Directed the program's output and result evaluation, working closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that results are timely and accurately recorded. Key Achievements ● Managed the uptake of family planning and nutrition services by disadvantaged populations through radio programs. This was done through organized, targeted community mobilization. ● Achieved overall project success through 100% Coordination with other partners in FP, HIV & AIDS, and nutrition projects. Show less



Kenya Institute of Management

• Kenya
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Higher Education Consultant

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  ● Oversaw the training and development of business communication, business strategy, and entrepreneurial abilities among the youth and women. ● Won first place in the province of Nyanza's Jitihada business competition while operating a poultry business and value addition. ● Participated in the supervision of household academic baseline survey carried out in Homa-Bay County on 31 st October 2015 ● Oversaw the training and development of business communication, business strategy, and entrepreneurial abilities among the youth and women. ● Won first place in the province of Nyanza's Jitihada business competition while operating a poultry business and value addition. ● Participated in the supervision of household academic baseline survey carried out in Homa-Bay County on 31 st October 2015