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Nathan Gakunzi

@nathangakunzi

Administrative and humanitarian professional delivering grant management, policy support, and cross-cultural interpretation.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to continue delivering administrative and humanitarian support where I can manage grant lifecycles, strengthen donor partnerships, and coordinate multi-stakeholder projects—while advancing social justice, human rights, and sustainable development.

I’m an administrative and humanitarian professional with 8+ years of experience spanning grant management, policy development, international relations, and multilingual interpretation. I bring a proven ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder work, manage grant lifecycles, and enable cross-cultural communication across Africa and international contexts.

In my work, I’ve focused on building donor partnerships and driving fundraising strategies that translate into high-impact programme support for NGOs, UN-affiliated bodies, and regional organisations. I stay deeply committed to advancing social justice, human rights, and sustainable development through strategic administrative leadership.

Recently, I supported research and programme delivery by coordinating project tasks, maintaining clean documentation, and ensuring timely reporting and datasets. I also strengthened regional office operations by managing project timelines, producing briefing materials, and supporting accuracy through tasks like plagiarism checks and citation verification.

I’ve also delivered professional interpretation and translation in English, French, and Swahili within humanitarian and legal settings—working with sensitive documents while maintaining strict confidentiality. From UN-level policy internships to ongoing interpretation consultancy, I’ve learned to combine careful compliance, strong documentation discipline, and clear communication in every engagement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Project Support and Research

Africa Impact Academy

Aug 2025 - Feb 2026 (6 months)

Coordinated project tasks and conducted targeted research to support delivery of programme objectives on schedule. Provided documentation and maintained organised project records to support consistent, accessible deliverables.

Project Coordination Targeted Research Documentation Deliverables Consistency Information Retrieval

Communication Liaison & Fundraising

GASAP Asbl

Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 (3 years 2 months)

Built donor pipelines by identifying and engaging trusts, foundations, and international donors. Developed grant proposals, managed grant lifecycles through compliance and donor reporting, and supported donor engagement through fundraising materials and events.

Donor Relations Partnership Building Fundraising Strategy Grants Lifecycle Donor Reporting Donor Management Donor Events

Operations and Administrative Assistant

Eden: People + Planet — Africa/Asia Regional Office

Oct 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 4 months)

Coordinated with Country Program staff on Strategic Plan development across multiple regions and supported regional deliverables by managing timelines and maintaining document consistency. Conducted plagiarism checks and citation verification for organisational publications and prepared briefing materials, reports, and presentations.

Strategic Planning Support Document Control Plagiarism Checks Citations Report Writing Briefings Compliance Documentation

Contract Interpreter

CWS Resettlement Support Center Africa

Feb 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 10 months)

Provided interpretation and translation services across humanitarian and legal settings in English, French, and Swahili. Translated sensitive legal documents for refugee resettlement applicants while ensuring strict confidentiality and supporting cross-cultural communication between partners, caseworkers, and beneficiaries.

Interpretation Translation English French Swahili Language Services Confidentiality Cross Cultural Communication

Public Policy Intern

Centre for Research on Organization Work & Family — SBS

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)

Supported family development policy formulation under the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and provided administrative and project management support for international policy initiatives. Prepared documentation and research materials for senior policy staff at the United Nations level.

Policy Development Administrative Support Project Management Support UN Documentation Support

Fundraising Assistant Manager (Intern)

Congo Family Restoration Foundation (CFR)

Jan 2016 - Feb 2017 (1 year 1 month)

Supported the development and implementation of fundraising strategies to expand donor outreach. Conducted donor research, maintained donor databases, and prepared fundraising materials and donor engagement events.

Donor Research Donor Databases

Research Enumerator

The International Center for Evaluation and Development (ICE

Jun 2026 - Present (1 month)

Collected quantitative research data following established methodologies and ensured compliance with research protocols, ethics, informed consent, and safeguarding requirements. Submitted clean datasets and daily field reports within required timelines.

Quantitative Research Protocols Research Ethics Safeguarding Data Quality Field Reporting