James provides strategic and business support to Centum Real Estate (Centum RE), by leveraging on his extensive expertise in market analysis, project development, ESG, research, data protection, and fundraising. He has succeeded in this role by being instrumental in driving Centum RE's operational efficiency, fundraising efforts as well as in building strong stakeholder relationships and the Centum RE brand.James is also passionate about responsible and sustainable investments in the built environment. He is an alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Center - East Africa, where he studied Public Management, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict as well as a master's degree in Governance, Peace and Security from the Africa Nazarene University. .
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Strategy And DeliveryCentum Real Estate Feb 2022 - PresentNairobi, KenyaRole Summary:Engaged in the delivery of medium to large sized construction projects for government and private clients, as well as in the delivery of the Two Rivers Social City in Nairobi City County, Kenya. My functions include fundraising, data analysis, business research, business development, executing strategic functions, as well as stakeholder, operations and project management.Key Achievements: - Executes strategic initiatives with guidance from senior leadership and… Show more Role Summary:Engaged in the delivery of medium to large sized construction projects for government and private clients, as well as in the delivery of the Two Rivers Social City in Nairobi City County, Kenya. My functions include fundraising, data analysis, business research, business development, executing strategic functions, as well as stakeholder, operations and project management.Key Achievements: - Executes strategic initiatives with guidance from senior leadership and department heads.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop investment proposals amounting to both funding and partnerships. - Executed a research strategy towards the activation of Centum Re’s Property Management function.- Produced analyses, presentations, and dashboards to guide decision-making and strategic targets.- Organized and conducted review and coordination meetings as well as site inspections on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.- Prepared contracts for internal review and approval.- Conducted residential market studies in key nodes within Nairobi City County. Show less -
Project OfficerAfrica Center For Engendered Security Jan 2018 - Dec 2021NairobiRole Summary: Served at the Africa Center for Engendered Security (ACES), formerly known as Social Welfare and Development Program (SOWED Kenya), as a Project Officer responsible for the development, coordination, monitoring and technical implementation of projects. Particularly, my roles included project management, resource mobilization, training, monitoring and evaluation, communication, research as well as providing technical backstopping as needed. In this role, I led the Programs… Show more Role Summary: Served at the Africa Center for Engendered Security (ACES), formerly known as Social Welfare and Development Program (SOWED Kenya), as a Project Officer responsible for the development, coordination, monitoring and technical implementation of projects. Particularly, my roles included project management, resource mobilization, training, monitoring and evaluation, communication, research as well as providing technical backstopping as needed. In this role, I led the Programs Department in implementing projects aimed at reducing vulnerability to radicalization and violent extremism; youth economic empowerment; building resilience; hygiene and sanitation as well as combating gender based violence. Key Achievements:- Oversaw the piloting of the scientific and highly successful Youth First Kenya (YFK) Project,which was highlighted in 2019 during the Education Evidence for Action (EE4A) Conferenceby the Ministry of Education as an innovative and transformative education project in Kenya.- Led the implementation of the Jiongoze Project, which resulted in the development of one (1)innovative community policing approach dubbed the ‘Station Youth Liaison Officers (SYLO)’program that transformed police-youth partnership on security matters. The program waslauded and adopted by the National Police Service (NPS) for nationwide piloting in Kenya.- Co-created two (2) successful grant proposals and secured funding from GCERF and the Global Center on Cooperative Security.- Trained and mentored two (2) Interns into entry-level employees.- Implemented initiatives to increase staff performance by 40% and to compensate for staffshortages amidst the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.- Recognized by the State Department of Youth Affairs for supporting national youthdevelopment priorities after facilitating, coordinating, and supervising the upskilling of 4712youths in Nairobi, Kenya, amidst the pandemic.*Role made redundant at the end of project. Show less -
Intern - Humanitarian Affairs PartnershipUnited Nations Ocha Jun 2017 - Dec 2017Regional Office For Southern And Eastern AfricaRole Summary: Supported the Communications, Reporting and Partnership Section in information management and humanitarian advocacy through data analysis, social media advocacy, media and event monitoring, drafting official documents such as newsletters, readouts and briefing packs, managing OCHA ROSEA’s corporate Twitter handle, supporting work related to the 2017 Kenyan elections contingency plan as well as the Kenya drought response and was appointed the communication focal point for… Show more Role Summary: Supported the Communications, Reporting and Partnership Section in information management and humanitarian advocacy through data analysis, social media advocacy, media and event monitoring, drafting official documents such as newsletters, readouts and briefing packs, managing OCHA ROSEA’s corporate Twitter handle, supporting work related to the 2017 Kenyan elections contingency plan as well as the Kenya drought response and was appointed the communication focal point for various public events, product launches, and meetings such as the commemoration of the 2017 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) and the October 2017 high level diplomatic mission to Turkana County. Key Achievements: - Managed the logistics and execution of events, product or report launches and field missions such as the 2017 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) Commemoration, the September 2023 Revised Kenya Flash Appeal, Flash Updates, and the October 2023 High-level Diplomatic and Inter-Agency Field Visit to Turkana County amongst others. - Appointed as the OCHA communication focal point during the October 2017 High-level Diplomatic and Inter-Agency Field Visit to Turkana County. - Managed OCHA ROSEA’s corporate social media accounts on Twitter and increased weekly interactions by 300%.- Contributed to daily monitoring on humanitarian situation for early warning efforts for the Kenya Elections Contingency Plan in the run-up to Kenya's 2017 General Election.- Implemented comprehensive communications and social media campaigns in synergy with other United Nations (UN) agencies leading to #DroughtKE and #NotATarget topics trending in Kenya to support humanitarian advocacy efforts.- Collated, edited, and drafted articles as well as designed reports and briefs such as the OCHA ROSEA daily media sweep and Issue 4 of the East Africa Humanitarian Private Sector Partnership Platform (EA HPPP) Newsletter in September 2017.*Contract ended in December 2017 after the maximum possible extension. Show less -
Program Assistant VolunteerAfrica Center For Engendered Security Aug 2016 - Jun 2017NairobiRole Summary: I first joined the Africa Center for Engendered Security (ACES), formerly known as Social Welfare and Development Program (SOWED Kenya), as a Program Assistant Intern to support the implementation of the ‘Shule Salama: Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in Schools Program’ before growing rank to become a Program Assistant Volunteer supporting the implementation of the 'Wasichana Salama-Using Positive Social Norms to Accelerate Total Abandonment of FGM' project. My roles… Show more Role Summary: I first joined the Africa Center for Engendered Security (ACES), formerly known as Social Welfare and Development Program (SOWED Kenya), as a Program Assistant Intern to support the implementation of the ‘Shule Salama: Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in Schools Program’ before growing rank to become a Program Assistant Volunteer supporting the implementation of the 'Wasichana Salama-Using Positive Social Norms to Accelerate Total Abandonment of FGM' project. My roles included designing sensitization, training and mentorship sessions on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as well as CVE; research; supporting monitoring and evaluation activities; reporting; proposal writing; providing logistical or administrative assistance and supporting the work of fellow interns and volunteers.Key Achievements:- Developed a Social Media Guide which revamped the organization’s social media engagement and increased content generation by 50% on Facebook and Twitter.- Co-developed a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) sensitization manual for pupils and led weeklytraining and advocacy sessions to eradicate the practice of FGM in Kajiado County, Kenya.- Developed noteworthy contributions which formed the blueprints that culminated in a training manual on the prevention of violent extremism and conducted weekly CVE training sessions amongst 395 pupils and 15 teachers in four (4) schools in Kajiado County, Kenya.*Engagement ended after I repurposed for a different role. Show less -
Program Assistant InternSowed Kenya Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
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James W. Education Details
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Second-Class Honors, Upper Division
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