Experience

HumanImpact5-Hi5 LLC (Safe Spaces)

• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gender & Programs Consultant

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Developed policy briefs on the country's health and gender status: Kenya, Malawi, Coté D'Ivoire, Gambia, and South Africa, including International and National Laws on each country, and status of adherence. Researched and Drafted a policy brief on Tuberculosis and Diagnostics challenges across genders on the impact of digital access for Women and SOGIESC. Developed policy briefs on the country's health and gender status: Kenya, Malawi, Coté D'Ivoire, Gambia, and South Africa, including International and National Laws on each country, and status of adherence. Researched and Drafted a policy brief on Tuberculosis and Diagnostics challenges across genders on the impact of digital access for Women and SOGIESC.



Women In Development

• Norway

• Steering Committee Member

  • Dec 2022 - Present

  As a steering committee member, my role is to share my experience and expertise with the network and continue to influence and drive toward radical and transformative change across the sector, as I learn from other phenomenal leaders. The WID Network was created in 2020 as a space for women and people who identify as nonbinary across the international development sector to connect and collaborate on key issues such as gender, health, and social justice. Women in Dev is a platform that connects and unites women working at all levels and across all regions in the international development, global health, and social justice sectors. Show less



Leadership Institute - Africa

• Nigeria
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Dec 2021 - Jan 2023

  A stellar team is working on this right now... In both moral and political philosophy, the social contract is a theory or model that originated during the Age of Enlightenment and usually concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual.(Wikipaedia) Social contract arguments typically posit that individuals have consented, either explicitly or tacitly, to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the authority (of the ruler, or to the decision of a majority) in exchange for protection of their remaining rights or maintenance of the social order. (Wikipaedia) Show less



Emerging Leaders Foundation

• Kenya
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

  Developed key organizational Policies. ELF leads a holistic approach to youth leadership development by blending political and economic training with personal development training and mentorship. Policies Developed: Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy; Internship Policy; Procurement & Payment Policy; ICT Policy; Human Resource Policy; Asset Disposal Policy; Reserve & Investment Policy; Fraternization Policy; Health & Safety Policy; Succession Policy; Anti-Fraud & Anti-Corruption Policy; Board Policy; Onboarding & Offboarding Policy. Show less



Sanké

• Norway
• Food and Beverage Services

• Managing Director| Interior Designer

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2022

  Registered and set up an interior and architectural design company, for both commercial and residential spaces. Successfully marketed and pitched the business to clients across different sectors, creating a sustainable referral system. Designed, Led, Sourced, and completed Eight projects; Law firms, NGO offices, Small Businesses, and High profile homes. Onboarded and hired a team of carpenters, masons, architects, and site coordinators. Registered and set up an interior and architectural design company, for both commercial and residential spaces. Successfully marketed and pitched the business to clients across different sectors, creating a sustainable referral system. Designed, Led, Sourced, and completed Eight projects; Law firms, NGO offices, Small Businesses, and High profile homes. Onboarded and hired a team of carpenters, masons, architects, and site coordinators.



Women in Global Health

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Global Director of Operations and Partnerships

  • Feb 2022 - Apr 2022

  Liaised and connected with key donors on ongoing and new grant proposals, vaccine equity, PPE, and Women in health leadership. Represented WGH at the women in health leadership and gender equality forum, as a panelist, highlighting the intricacies of gender equity for women. Solved an institutional financial payment system issue by leading a finance unit restructuring, for payroll and independent contractual payments. Led the planning and facilitation of a virtual goal-setting, and strategic retreat, for staff across global offices (MENA and Europe), with various team members. WGH is a women-led movement demanding gender equity in global health. Show less



Akili Dada

• Kenya
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Apr 2020 - Nov 2021

  Iteratively led, advised, and pivoted projects seamlessly, through numerous adaptive challenges steered by the global pandemic. Managed and expanded the organizations' programs to hard-to-reach populations- Into ASAL regions, partnering with various stakeholders and producing a podcast. Co-Raised and managed over 2 million dollars, annually; increasing revenue through multi-year grants from both traditional and modern funding sources. Managed, hired, onboarded, and terminated contracts for a diverse team; of full-time, and part-time, consultants, coaches, lawyers, and researchers. Represented Akili Dada on International and National Forums, in-focus areas of health, gender, poverty eradication, fundraising, young leadership, and civic engagement. Strengthened and improved relationships and positioning of the organization, across the globe through building international partnerships. Oversaw financial reports, and annual audits created budgets and projections, and reviewed charts of accounts, ensuring compliance with all legal frameworks, such as HR, NGO Board, and Tax Laws. Designed monitoring and evaluation systems, to measure impact and asses learnings, leading to publications on gender, feminism, and leadership. Researched and designed the Manyatta Homeschooling program, aimed at increasing access to education for young and adolescent women in hard-to-reach populations. Negotiated and settled litigation issues, ensuring minimal reputational and financial damages, for the organization. Show less


ZanaAfrica Foundation
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Operating and Programs Officer

  • Mar 2017 - May 2019


ZanaAfrica

• Kenya
• Health and Human Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Mar 2015 - May 2019

  ♣ Run overall company and foundation operations in Kenya; Business unit, Human Resource, Programs and Finance Departments, with seven direct reports ♣ Coordinate and develop operational systems for both entities in Kenya and US including legal compliance ♣ Acting as the interim CFO; Managing budgets with full P&L, Balance Sheet and accounting responsibility; up to $100,000,000 ♣ Work with members of the Leadership team both Locally and internationally to ensure coordination and collaboration of innovative and creative strategy implementation ♣ Oversee design, enhancement, implementation, reporting, and execution of our iterative business plan ♣ Continuous development of our office culture, balance of impact and profit, while maximizing on employee experience and identifying training and capacity building needs ♣ Develop, write and revise Operational polices to allow streamlined people operations and personal development ♣ Ensure back-end processes are aligned in accordance with strategic and team work plans to ensure team delivery, grant compliance and milestone achievement ♣ Leading tactical and formulation of strategic milestones towards launching a 3000 girls, Randomized Control Trial study, in Kilifi, Kenya ♣ Identify, maintain, retain partnerships and human talent in innovative ways that allows low staff turnover and high culture retention ♣ Innovatively, promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality whilst folding into our theory of change ♣ Maintain and build organizational culture, that folds into our ethos and create an effective environment for staff Show less



Evidence Action

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Operations

  • Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  ♣ Led and supervised staff in the Administration, Procurement, Security and IT units, under the Department of Finance and Administration; for Africa Region ♣ Co-Developed operational policies and led implementation in Uganda, Malawi and Kenya ♣ Streamlined operations creating internal administrative controls and procurement guidelines. ♣ Developed and managed vendor and partnership contract agreements, key in attaining strategic plans ♣ Conducted a pre-qualification of vendors exercise in 22 categories in Nairobi and Kisumu giving insight and guidelines to Kampala in a competitive RFQ exercise. ♣ Spearheaded International procurements; China, United States and South Africa using donor funds up to $100,000 Show less



Youth TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Chief of Operations

  • Dec 2013 - May 2014

  ♣ Spearheaded programming, broadcasting and transmission teams in the Station. ♣ Implemented programs, designed internal structures to ensure 24hour airing of content ♣ Led the stations transition from the analogue to digital transmission platforms ♣ Led human resource affairs, hiring and conducting performance evaluations for overall team ♣ Designed youth oriented programming for the station to allow a pragmatic approach on youth ♣ Led and directed marketing business units aligned to our working business model and maximize profits ♣ Led financial planning, monitored budgets and day to day expenditure ♣ Presented programming monthly reports and periodic financials to the Board Show less



Ujamaa Africa - NGO

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2012 - Nov 2013

  ♣ Led and managed programs: Economic Empowerment, Older Vulnerable Children apprenticeship, Gender Based Violence prevention, Film/Documentary department and Research.♣ Excelled in overall organizational leadership, setting of the mission and vision, innovatively hiring and managing huge teams successfully♣ Wrote and developed strategic plans for the programs enabling more effective spending of donor funds and collaborative approaches to solutions we were driven towards♣ Designed structures allowing for a more pragmatic efficient system of delivery, impact and accountability for both the community and donors. ♣ Secured the first grant of over 400,000$ towards the Prevention of Gender Violence program and Older Vulnerable Children programs, with Un Women and Islamic Relief Kenya♣ Participated in management workshops through training and seminar for capacity building and older vulnerable children and writing manuals for Trainer of Trainees ♣ Co-Authored a publication and article in the American Journal of American Pediatrics, with Stanford University professors and Co-Authored an article on Gender Based Violence in the Journal of Adolescent Health published by Elsevier with professors from UC-Berkeley ♣ Expanded the organization into more territories; Kibera, Mathare, Huruma, Korogocho and Dandora targeting the youth as the main workforce for youth, creating a workforce of over 100 talented people♣ Secretary to the Board of Directors of UJAMAA-AFRICA and No Means No Worldwide Show less

• Program Manager

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2012

   Responsible for day to day implementation and operations of two programs and two departments: Gender Based violence and Economic empowerment program; Research and Film/documentary Expanded the reach of our economic empowerment program to two slums; Mathare and Dandora Designed internal and external structures to engage the community in our prevention approach to ending gender based violence  Co-developed curriculums, trained master trainers and conducted extensive research.  Co-Authored an article on Gender Based Violence in the Journal of Adolescent Health published by Elesevier.  Spearheaded a GBV prevention model implemented to reach over 10,000 children and young adults Accountable for the organizations financial controls, monitoring and managing donor compliance Supervised a huge team of coordinators and officers. Implemented an innovative apprenticeship program for Older Vulnerable Children. Show less



Ujamaa na Watoto Wenye haki na Ukweli

• Assistant PM/ Communications Liasion

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

   Excelled, in communications planning, information distribution, progress, performance reporting, stakeholder communications and management activities.  Represented the organization in various forums in the community, various government institutions, International NGO’s and various working groups.  Established objectives, developed requirements by different departments and program activities while planning schedules and estimating costs.  Reviewed fundraising proposals and attended fundraising workshops.  Prepared donor reports and quarterly reports ensuring compatibility of programs with donor requirements and overall organization mission.  Scaled UJAMAA a Community Based Organization into an International NGO.  Introduced and compiled the first set of accounts using QuickBooks an accounting software. Show less