A seasoned strategic management specialist, with in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in organizational strategic planning, result based performance management, project cycle management, Log frame and Theory of Change programming and social research. With over eight years’ senior level management experience, successfully developed and managed multi-million projects in education, livelihood, leadership development and health. In-depth knowledge and experience in Participatory Approaches to planning and development, gender integration and transformative development approaches, partnerships development and management, grant development and management, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning, Finance Management, Human Resource development and management, Performance Management, Organizational planning and Institutional Strengthening. A team player with proven track record in excellent performance and Results Based Management.SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES AND CORE COMPETENCIES • Eight years extensive working experience in project cycle management: project design; planning; implementation; Monitoring and control; budget development and management; capacity development; human resource development; evaluation and close out. • Eight years’ extensive working experience with both National and County government structures International development partners and organizations, academia, private sector, local organizations and community to promote sustainable and inclusive youth development agenda. • Seven years’ technical experience in designing and implementing holistic youth empowerment programs. • Seven years’ experience in managing diverse and dynamic projects with key competence in proposal development, donor-reporting requirements, budget development and management, grant management and financial reporting. • Seven years’ experience in implementing national level mechanisms for improving education systems for access to quality and relevant education. • Six years working and technical experience in institutional capacity strengthening, partnership development and management, resource mobilization, advocacy and networking. • Six years’ experience in leading project monitoring, evaluation and learning for Education, Health Youth development and employability programs, and Community Livelihood programs. • Strong competencies in research design, development of data collection tools, data quality management, analysis and reporting. • Five years’ experience in mainstreaming gender equity and social inclusion in development work