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Susan Kiringo

@susankiringo

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I lead strategic programmes, partnerships, and governance initiatives across conservation and community development.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a high-impact leadership role where I can leverage partnership management, institutional advancement, grant administration, and grassroots trust-building.

At Natural State's Centre for Nature Economy, I'm leading foundational operations, Phase 1 construction coordination, admissions for over 1,070 applicants, governance policies, and international Yale ELTI leadership-course delivery.

Previously at Mukutan Conservancy and Northern Rangelands Trust, I built community project and governance frameworks, mediated water and resource-sharing negotiations that reduced disputes by 30%, and helped increase women and youth board representation by 15%.

I've worked across 39 conservancies in 11 Northern Kenyan counties, bringing grant administration, stakeholder engagement, rights-based community consultation, training coordination, and institutional development to high-impact partnerships.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Training Centre & Partnerships Coordinator

Current

Natural State (Centre for Nature Economy)

Jun 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Spearheaded the foundational operational setup for the Centre for Nature Economy, institutionalizing training delivery, guest services, admissions frameworks, and project reporting. Orchestrated Phase 1 construction supervision, authored governance policies, and managed international leadership courses including Yale ELTI.

Partnerships Development Community Engagement Conservancy Governance Grant Administration Donor Relations Government Relations Stakeholder Engagement Admissions Management training coordination Governance Board Development Monitoring and Evaluation Procurement Coordination Proposal Development Natural Resource Governance Public Advocacy

Community Engagement & Partnerships Officer

Mukutan Conservancy

Sep 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 8 months)

Standardised programmatic planning against Conservation Standards, facilitated participatory workshops, and established governance frameworks for five community projects. Mediated multi-party negotiations on water rights, reducing resource-based disputes by 30%.

Programme Governance Community Engagement Conservancy Governance Stakeholder Engagement training coordination Monitoring and Evaluation Proposal Development Natural Resource Governance

Personal Assistant & Marketing Coordinator

Simba Rides Afrika

Mar 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Optimised executive scheduling and maintained high accuracy across client contracts and databases. Overhauled the contract filing system and drafted correspondence and operational updates to support leadership planning.

Administrative Support Contract Management Database Management Report Generation Correspondence Marketing Coordination

Community Development Administrator

Northern Rangelands Trust

May 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Negotiated a tripartite resource agreement among county governments, conservancies, and the Trust, establishing a formal resource-decision framework. Coordinated governance training across 15 conservancies, increasing women and youth board representation by 15%.