Helen Achieng Gritzka

Freelance language trainer teaching Swahili, English, French, and German on an ongoing basis.

Taught beginner German as a foreign language and developed communication-focused courses using cooperative learning methods.

Supported network communication by organizing activities and maintaining documentation and email for the community.

Assessed students’ English levels, prepared learning materials, delivered English lessons, and evaluated students at course end.

Liaised with primary and secondary school personnel and delivered presentations on development trends relevant to Kenya/Africa.

Interpreted during field investigations and supported transcription/translation and document proofreading for fieldwork materials.

Managed administrative tasks including the general manager’s diary, meeting coordination, and translations between English and French.

Prepared language lessons, evaluated student proficiency, and collaborated with other language teachers to improve English and French skills.

Led office administration, including correspondence, visitor handling, petty cash, stock taking, and filing, while supporting project visits, meetings, workshops, and logistics.

Coordinated administrative activities including meeting minutes, travel/visa processing, procurement logistics, document translation, and line management of the office messenger.

Provided freelance language instruction and curriculum development across English, French, Kiswahili, and Dholuo, including translation and teaching refugees and organizational personnel.

Provided administrative and mission support, including reporting/editing, radio transcript proofreading, community outreach, and teaching literacy and languages.

Volunteer translator supporting multiple translation projects, including German-to-English and French-to-English deliverables.

Master’s degree in French Language and Literature at Horizons University in Paris (2018–present).

Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management at London International Business School (Nov 2016–Nov 2017).

Associate Degree in Business Administration from The Open University of Switzerland (2012–2015).

Advanced French language certificate from Mohamed V University in Morocco (1992–1993).

Grade: C1

German language course at Goethe Institute Tel Aviv, completing Level C1 (Jun 2016–Oct 2016).

Grade: B2

Deutsch als Fremdsprache course at Hartnack Schule Berlin (Level B2, Jun 2012–Aug 2012).

Diploma in Community Focused Development at the Centre for Participatory Development Studies in Kenya (2007–2011).

Diplôme de Langue Française at Alliance Française de Nairobi (1992).

TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) diploma from BridgeTEFL in Colorado (Jan 2016–Apr 2016).