Experience

Bidhaa Sasa

• Kenya
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Coordinator South Rift and Nyanza

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Bidhaa Sasa is a social enterprise whose mission is to improve the quality of life of rural families in East Africa. Bidhaa Sasa delivers quality household goods to clients in the rural heartlands on monthly payment plans, thereby making modern products both accessible and affordable. Bidhaa Sasa is a social enterprise whose mission is to improve the quality of life of rural families in East Africa. Bidhaa Sasa delivers quality household goods to clients in the rural heartlands on monthly payment plans, thereby making modern products both accessible and affordable.



Komaza

• Kenya
• Forestry and Logging
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Field Manager - Central Kenya

  • Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  Responsibilities: Team Management & Leadership Managed productivity and quality of outcomes by monitoring performance with frequent follow-up and using measurable criteria. Provided regular advice & coaching to improve performance. Train, coach and mentor direct reports to develop their skills, knowledge and capacity to succeed in their current roles and allow for growth in their Komaza careers. Build a positive, motivated team culture, supporting key values of honesty, hard work, and quality aligned with company values. Oversee data collection via appropriate data collection tools. Ensure data integrity. Analyze data to make critical decisions. Lead team problem solving to quickly resolve challenges. Ensuring everything is well documented and/or shared with the relevant departments for their input, implementation & feedback. Lead performance management and other Talent related activities, support the professional development of managers and their teams - Act as the focal point between the Operations Coordinator and the Field Managers. Lead in collaboration projects with other departments. Planning Prepare harvest plans for the teams and communicate the plans to teams members in appropriate time Ensure a steady harvest pipeline is sustained throughout the year. Safety Compliance Supervise and ensure safety compliance within teams during harvest OPs. Ensure standards of excellence are maintained during field operations. Ensure all PPEs are in place and used correctly by all Komaza teams and casual workers at all times - Train and retrain teams on safety measures Support the team with immediate action in case of a safety incident occurring. Logistics Coordination Work closely with the Business Operations Officer and external service providers to manage transport, he/she shall share Harvest Operations plans with the Business Operations team and other departments. Data Management Train the team on data collection.



Evidence Action

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Monitoring And Evaluation Officer

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2021

  Evidence Action -M & E FIELD OFFICER Responsibilities:  Working on National school based deworming Programme activities such Monitoring Sub County trainings, Teacher training, monitoring pre and deworming activities. Training casuals to assist in data collection.  Worked for dispensers for Safe Water on Carbon credit census of Dispensers  Worked on G united Programme activities such making calls and data collection.  Worked on Lymphatic Filariasis mass deworming campaign in Coast region.



INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PROJECT MANAGER

  • May 2013 - Sep 2016

  Survey/Study Management  Developing protocols for locating respondents and subsequent data collection, including coming up with the most cost-effective methods for assigning field staff to respondents  Hiring, training, and managing the field teams that conduct the tracking visits.  Supporting the Research Coordinator in coordinating data tracking systems for human subjects and data safety monitoring compliance  Revision of the WASH Benefits survey tools (questionnaires) to fit needs of the migrants  Working with the project’s Community health Volunteers to install intervention, behavior change messaging and contacting study respondents. Digital/ Electronic Data Collection Coordination  Leading in the bench-testing and revision of digital surveys to meet study protocols  Manage digital survey equipment including personal digital assistants (PDAs), netbooks and GPS meters  Manage revisions of submitted surveys on the server and approval of all household data collection Training and Capacity Building  Train field staff on the implementation of the various arms of the WASH benefits project  Build capacity of filed staff on the use of digital data gathering tools including ODK Collect and Survey CTO  Train staff of survey protocols and tools including the anthropometric surveys and the uptake surveys  Providing mentorship to all staff involved in data collection activities (across all aspects of the study), including contributing to trainings; closely coordinate with other project associates and staff across offices Project and Budget Management  Developing necessary policies, protocols and systems to govern field staff  Supervising Associate Field Manager, Senior Field officer, field staff, and data entry clerks  Compiling periodic reports on the progress of data collection activities with respondents who have left their study village  Develop and manage regular budgets for the Attrition and Migration team.