Associate Director of program Management

• Lead strategic planning, coordination, and delivery of multi-sector and multi-country programmes across education, health, livelihoods, and WASH, reaching over 500,000 people. • Oversee a USD 3M+ portfolio, ensuring compliance, financial stewardship, and adaptive management aligned with donor and organisational standards. • Strengthen institutional systems for programme efficiency, monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), embedding data-driven decision-making and accountability. • Develop and sustain strategic partnerships and donor relations, driving 15% funding growth and supporting resource mobilisation for sustainable impact. • Represent the organisation in policy and coordination forums, influencing development priorities and aligning programmes to national and regional frameworks. • Mentor and coach over 50 professionals across countries, promoting inclusive leadership, localisation, and systems strengthening.

Regional Child Sponsorship Cordinator

• Directed multi-country programmes integrating education, health, and livelihoods, reaching over 250,000 children and families. • Led strategic programme planning, implementation, and reporting to ensure alignment with donor requirements and organisational priorities. • Strengthened partner capacity and compliance systems, enhancing operational quality and accountability across country offices. • Advanced programme learning, research, and knowledge sharing to inform adaptive programming and continuous improvement. • Supported policy engagement and integration of safeguarding and inclusion frameworks across regional operations.

Child Sponsorship Coordinator – Kenya

• Directed national child sponsorship strategies benefiting over 50,000 children and their families through education, WASH, and livelihoods initiatives. • Designed and operationalised M&E systems to measure programme performance and ensure donor compliance. • Strengthened local partnerships and community engagement, advancing locally led approaches and accountability. • Secured over USD 5M in sustained donor funding, ensuring timely reporting and alignment with donor priorities. • Promoted community-led WASH and resilience interventions, reducing waterborne disease by 40%.

Master of Arts – Rural Sociology & Community Development

This postgraduate programme provided an in-depth understanding of the social, economic, and behavioural dynamics that shape rural communities and influence development outcomes. The coursework covered key units including Community Organisation and Social Action, Current Research Methods, Contemporary Social Theory, Social Psychology, Rural Societies, Project Planning and Administration, Aptitude Measurement, and Behaviour Change. My theses was on thesis, titled “Barriers to Education among Girls in Pastoralist Communities,” examined how cultural norms, economic pressures, and mobility patterns hinder girls’ access to education in marginalised contexts.

Project Management

This professional diploma provided practical training in the principles and practices of effective project management across development and humanitarian contexts. The coursework covered project planning and design, budgeting and financial management, monitoring and evaluation, risk assessment, procurement, leadership, and stakeholder engagement

Monitoring and Evaluation

This certificate programme provided practical knowledge and hands-on skills in designing, implementing, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems for development and humanitarian projects. The coursework covered results-based management, data collection and analysis, indicator development, evaluation design, reporting, and utilisation of evidence for decision-making

Data Analytics

This intensive certificate programme focused on applying data analytics to decision-making and problem-solving within complex organisational and development contexts. The coursework covered data collection, cleaning and visualisation, statistical analysis, dashboard creation, and the use of analytical tools such as Excel, Power BI, and SQL

Mini MBA

The 12-Week MBA by Abilitie is a dynamic, part-time, fully virtual business program that offers a unique and interactive approach to mastering business essentials. This active learning experience focuses on practicing the hands-on skills and knowledge necessary to excel as a manager and business leader. Based on The 12-Week MBA book written by Abilitie’s Bjorn Billhardt and Nathan Kracklauer, the curriculum has been utilized by approximately 100,000 professionals at more than 100 global Fortune 500 companies to level up their leadership and management skills.

Transformative Safeguarding

This specialist training focused on advancing safeguarding beyond compliance to a transformative, justice-centred approach. The course explored power dynamics, survivor-centred response, organisational accountability, and ethical leadership within development and humanitarian settings. The programme equipped provided deeper insight into creating inclusive, safe, and equitable systems that prevent harm and empower affected populations. It strengthened ability to embed safeguarding principles across programme design, partnership management, and organisational culture — ensuring that dignity, equity, and protection are central to all interventions.