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Project and program manager driving scalable social impact initiatives.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role where I can scale programs, drive partnerships, and deliver measurable social impact within collaborative, mission-driven organizations.

I am a diligent project and program manager with extensive experience delivering large-scale innovation, entrepreneurship, and social impact initiatives across Africa. I design high-impact deliverables, build scalable systems, and drive operational excellence to achieve measurable results.

I have managed multimillion-dollar programs, including implementing a $7.2M equity-free EdTech fellowship across Kenya and Nigeria and coordinating multi-country accelerators and EU-funded scaling programs. I excel at stakeholder engagement, cross-functional team leadership, and translating research and human-centered design into practical program outcomes.

I bring strong experience in partnership development, resource mobilization, and information systems analysis, and I am committed to fostering collaborative action and data-driven impact. I seek roles where I can lead program strategy, scale interventions, and strengthen ecosystem linkages.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Programme Associate

Current

iHub / Co‑creation Hub

Aug 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Implemented multi-country innovation programs including the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship ($7.2M funding for 72 startups) and Meta Facebook Community Accelerator, coordinating expert teams, events, and impact tracking to drive scale and stakeholder engagement.

Program Management Stakeholder Engagement Event Management Monitoring & Evaluation Partnership Development Project Coordination Reporting

Project Manager

Meraxie Group

Jan 2019 - Aug 2022 (3 years 7 months)

Led strategic operations and delivered design and innovation interventions for early-stage ventures, managing mentorship, diagnostics and workshops for 55+ startups and coordinating subject-matter experts and partners to achieve project outcomes.

Project Management Strategic Operations Stakeholder Management Partnership Building Mentorship

Project Management Trainee

GrowthAfrica

Sep 2016 - Jan 2017 (4 months)

Mapped ecosystem stakeholders and produced market briefs to inform expansion strategy; developed the organisation's first annual report and contributed to digital communications to increase visibility and stakeholder engagement.

Market Research Report Writing Communication Strategic Planning Content Strategy Data Analysis

Project Management Trainee

World Vision

Sep 2015 - Dec 2015 (3 months)

Developed M&E frameworks, reviewed budgets and implementation plans across program sites in three counties, and organised stakeholder mapping workshops to strengthen program compliance and reporting.

Monitoring & Evaluation Implementation Workshop Facilitation & Compliance

External Relations & Special Events Lead

Ampliﬁed Conference

Aug 2015 - Dec 2015 (4 months)

Secured five corporate partnerships and delivered three large events with 200+ attendees, achieving 98% participant satisfaction through sponsor management and event execution.

Sponsorship Sales Event Management Partnership Development Contract Negotiation Event Marketing Logistics