John Kimani
IT Officer
Highest degree :
Bachelors
Field of study :
information technology
Location :
Nairobi
Citizenships :
Kenyan
Experience :
8 Year(s)
Countries :
Kenya
Gender :
Male
Sectors :
Digital ICT Expert | Data Scientist (AI/ML) | Digital Healthcare Technologist | Cloud & Data Center Specialist
Banking operations, finance
NGOs
NGO
A Kenyan citizen of 37 years, I am an experienced development practitioner and a capacity development facilitator with more than 7 years of professional experience in an field of Information Management Officer. My work experiences range from intermediate to advanced. I have a Degree in Computer Science and certifications in Data Management and Information Security and have various training in monitoring and evaluation and project management issues with extensive involvement in promoting organizational accountability for better governance in the development projects in Information Management Systems. Great experience in asset management systems, Radios, and most types of telecommunication equipment. I believe these experiences and qualifications make me a suitable candidate for this position.
IT Asst
Kenya-Garissa
Lutheran World Federation
March 2020
-April 2025
Key Duties and Responsibilities: (Achievements) 1. Continuously providing Leadership ICT docket and Information Security Management for LWF Dadaab program. These include development, implementation, and field support supervision of efficient monitoring and evaluation of ICT systems, tools, and processes to effectively represent LWF Dadaab programs in all aspects – In charge of data/ information Security management and entire ICT infrastructure. 2. Leading in designing and implementing ICT program impact and accountability Asset management by thinking innovatively to gather results that best reflect ICT projects programs and contribute to organizational learning, within the constraints of staff capacity. I have effectively developed and established various systems/ strategies of community/ beneficiary participation, accountability/feedback. 3. Participating in the development of country-level accountability strategies, including stakeholder participation, transparency, eLearning in school reporting, and ensuring LWF values, standards, and policies are adhered to throughout our programs. 4. Continuously undertaking identification of lessons learned and defining the MMK Strategic Plan. 5. Contribute to effective, evidence-based decision-making by producing purposeful reports to the senior program leadership team in the LWF Dadaab program as required. 6. Continued to ensure continuous improvement development, implementation and administration of Program Management Information System, PMIS, and feedback management. I have established effective systems of complete follow-ups of program issue/Ticket trackers. 7. Consistently undertaking stakeholder engagement and dissemination activities. 8. Continuously taking the lead and ensuring the effective functioning of the Beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) in line with LWF policies. 9. Continuously ensure quality assurance and quality control activities and systems of data verification and validations (RDQAs) and other routine structured program audits. 10. Continuously conducted training and awareness-raising activities for operations and program technical staff at the organizational level regarding ICT priorities and quality standards.
IT TRAINER
Kenya-Garissa
Lutheran World Federation
August 2019
-March 2020
Key Duties and Responsibilities: (Achievements) 1. Ensured timely training and sharing of quality data reports (regular/ routine and ad hoc) for the ICT program for external stakeholders and internally for program status updates and improvement. 2. Lead and conducted various capacity-building training on technical and programmatic areas for Livelihoods programmes staff, communities and other stakeholders. 3. Ensure good leadership in ICT management and support in program planning, evaluation, management, and decision-making—This was a key pillar to achieving the organization’s strategic objectives. 4. As in charge of ICT reporting and other livelihood-related reports, I ensured timely and quality reporting. 5. Coordinated and ensured quality merging/ consolidation, verification and validation of data sent from all the livelihoods programmes. 6. I established systems and lead the process of identification of gaps and possible improvements areas in the program systems. 7. Ensured congruence in the entire organisation Livelihoods programme reports continuously where I managed to established proper interdepartmental collaborations. 8. Ensured continuous development/ improvement and proper roll out of updated data tools to reflect the program needs and effective delivery. 9. Established and maintained effective Quality Assurance and Quality control (QA/QC) systems/ activities for Quality Improvement and Management (QIM). I ensured continuous planning and implementation of these activities that continuously streamlined the program hence program excellence. 10. Participated in the Livelihoods program technical working group meetings/ forums to represent the organization, review and validation of program performance. 11. Ensured engagement and networking with strategic stakeholders – spearheading strategic collaborations with other partners to ensure program support and achievement. 12. Planning on budgets and proposals writing with other organization departments to look for more funding for the expansion of the organization projects to all Dadaab Refugee camps. We secured ECHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, COS, BPRM, Portcus e.t.c
Information Technology Trainer
Nairobi-Kenya
Institute of Advanced Technology
August 2014
-August 2016
Key Duties and Responsibilities: (Achievements) 1. Supervised data collection, entry, verification, validation and general data management - Excellently performed in the role. 2. Ensured proper ICT coordination and supervision, progress and performance assessment and quality assurance quality control activities (QA/QC). 3. Designed training manuals and applied educational methods to engage trainees. 4. Evaluated the effectiveness of each educational session. 5. Maintained updated records of training curriculum and materials. 6. Ensured that all learners were trained and certified accordingly. 7. Marketed and promoted Institute's services through the use of website and social media platforms. 8. Led in reporting any protocol non- adherence and social harm observed within time as stated in the protocol and development of Standard Operating Procedures - Managed to maintain high standards and real time reporting as expected. 9. As the custodian of data, data tools and equipment’s in the county and responsible for study resources entrusted in the county - I maintained stewardship and proper utilisation of resources, quality data storage and dissemination/ sharing strategies. 10. As in charge of reporting (ad hoc and routinely), I carried out continuous data analysis, data auditing and reports as expected which were utilised in various levels of external meetings and internally for improvements. 11. Data extraction lead point person and database administrator - I ensured highly effective databases and support sharing and satisfaction of requests by the implementation teams.