Saida Ali Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

I direct the programme, strategically and operationally. I am responsible for the delivery and quality of the programme results, for sound financial management, human resources and accountable to uphold Free to be Me values and principles. I lead in strategy development and implementation of a comprehensive programme management process at strategic and operational levels. I am the budget holder and the liaison with our back donor and other key stakeholders and represent the programme on all levels regarding the results in policy, advocacy, expertise & learning, both internally and externally. I provide strategic guidance on our focus on social and economic approach to our work in ensuring alignment throughout the programme. I ensure all our engagements - from team management to partner relations - are aligned to HIVOS GEDI values and commitments.

Nairobi, Kenya

I provided technical and programmatic leadership to all consortium members on girl-centered programming in addressing female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C); linking FGM/C to SRHR and providing analysis on how it is a form of GBV and human rights violation. I provided technical support and capacity to consortium partners on gender equality and social inclusion ensuring FGM/C programming was girl-centered and adhered to other aspects of girls' agency, GBV, SRHR & gender and social inclusion. I was responsible and provided oversight in the development of the program do no harm, safeguarding and emotional well-being policy, and developed the plan of implementation across the program. I drafted the first-ever framework for implementation of a girl-centered approach to ending FGM/C. Some key features of such an approach include; making a strong case that FGM/C is a form of violence against girls, centering the voice and agency of girls in efforts to end FGM/C, making a connection between FGM/C and sexual and reproductive health and rights, and creating mechanisms for the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

Nairobi, Kenya

I have experience of advocacy on various gender equality and women's/ girls' rights issues at the national, regional and global levels. A big part of this work has been analysing global policies and how they affect women and girls and taking an intersectional approach in so doing. That is bound to be my true North for a long while.

London, United Kingdom

Supporting the development of a convening for young feminists in Kenya. The purpose of this consultancy was to design and coordinate a convening through building partnerships and movement building with various organisations in Kenya. It included the coordination of the event itself in November 2018 and support any follow up planning between December 2018 and February 2019. This also included formation of a young feminist committee of 7 people and to work collaboratively with the committee to organize and facilitate a young feminist convening in Kenya representing diverse young feminist.

Nairobi, Kenya & London, United Kingdom

Role description: Supporting WomanKind Worldwide's strategy for Kenya through engagement with the women's movement in Kenya and concept development for fundraising purposes for young feminists organizing.Initiated meetings with key influencers and donors supporting the women’s movement in Kenya. Developed a project to support young feminists' movement building which received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Provided analysis on issues affecting young women/ young feminists in Kenya including exclusion from leadership, lack of meaningful engagement with young women on programming, and participation in public policy. This included advisory on matters related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, well being in activism, and access to SRH services among others.

London, United Kingdom

Role description: Review and documentation of IPPF's best practice in abortion programming, which aims to improve quality of comprehensive abortion care, expanding access to safe abortion and eliminating abortion-related stigma and discrimination.Researched and documented achievements in programming in different regions and providedrecommendations for future programming.

Nairobi, Kenya

Role description: Strategic management and technical coordination of the African Women LeadersSymposium, a high-level event attended by Ministers across Africa.Re-designed the concept, developed the business strategy and collaborated with over 20 organizations. Initiated key partnerships which resulted in over 100% budget generation.Developed the background paper on transformative leadership for women's rights in Africa.Researched and coordinated the key Symposium themes, topics and the relevant speakers.Public relations management ensuring a wide media coverage of the event by local and internationalmedia and an active social media presence beyond the African continent.Initiated collaboration with the Kenyan government as the host country.Managed protocol for government officials acting as key liaison with different governments.Supervised and guided a team of 2 Consultants, 16 volunteers, working closely with 5 Oxfam staff.Mobilised resources and the participation of other Oxfam Affiliates from Africa and other regions.

Addis Ababa

Role description: Review and analysis of SDGs and the AU Agenda 2063 from a children rights and wellbeing perspective.Performed documents analysis and assessment of existing review and monitoring mechanisms for implementation of children's related goals.Worked directly with selected AU Member States statisticians to identify children's rights specificindicators in SDGs and Agenda2063.

Manhattan, New York

Role description: Strategy development for IWHC's UN advocacy engagement for strengthened outcomes on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in various UN global processes.Worked directly with activists, government allies at the UN, UN agencies, women's organisations andvarious social movements in strategy development during key processes including CSW and the post-2015 process leading to the adoption of SDGs.Performed IWHC's Africa region's policymaking context analysis identifying opportunities for broaderimpact.Developed input for the WHO global plan of action on strengthening health systems to address VAWG. Developed IWHC's Africa strategy which resulted in more collaborations with African governments andwomen's organisations.Provided capacity building for activists and organizations from different regions during CSW and otherprocesses.Initiated the development of guiding values for feminist strategy meetings at CSW leading to more cross-movement collaborations.Developed grant-making activities including a small grants scheme to support young activists fromAfrica, MENA, Latin-America, and Asia-Pacific.Represented IWHC at international meetings and delivered statements in high-level intergovernmentalprocesses.

Nairobi, Kenya

Provided strategic leadership in design, development and implementation of strategiesto address violence against women and girls in Kenya; Provided strategic leadership including board and governance development, resource mobilization, human resource management, cultivating an organizational culture built on feminist principles and that supports an enabling environment for staff performance; Maintained a good public image for COVAW and ensured that staff act in accordance with COVAW's mission and vision and built key strategic partnerships that were instrumental in pushing for recognition of violence against women and girls as a human rights violation, a policy concern and a public health issue.Implemented COVAW's change management process that led to strengthening various aspects of theorganisation including increased capacity for the organisation to impact change on violence against womenand girls.Initiated organizational culture processes building a value-based organisation.Led the organisation through its strategic planning process and oversaw the implementation of thestrategy.Developed new process for employee evaluation which resulted in marked performance improvements.Responsible for building collaborative relationships within and outside of COVAW.Supervised 18 staff, an increase from 4 staff and strengthened management through hiring andcapacity building for key positions.Provided overall leadership in the development of effective learning, monitoring, and evaluationframework including design, overseeing and implementation of an online tool to monitor violence duringelections in Kenya.Strengthened COVAW's public image and visibility of matters related to VAWG through mediaengagements.Worked closely with the COVAW board and initiated a board development process to ensure effectivegovernance and policy oversight.

Nairobi, Kenya

Provided technical support for the IPPF African Regional Office focusing on advocacy and communication on family planning and SRHR. Overall responsibility and technical support to Member Associations in addressing unmet family planning needs, meaningful youth engagement in understanding how family planning is connected to overall SRHR, addressing GBV, and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Technical guidance to Members Associations on demand for and supply of reproductive health commodities.Developed various communication products to showcase the impact of IPPF's work in different African countries.Technical guidance and support on governance and policies for Member Associations to ensure program and policy alignment.

Nairobi, Kenya

• Strategic technical leadership o Ensured programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, quality of finance and administration, fundraising, effective communication, systems and policies; • Team management and continued support and motivation of YWLI staff• Active engagement of the YWLI network of young women and board members, donors, other organizations in the women’s movement, and youth-led organizations • Board management and oversight of policy formulation and implementation • Overall responsibility for resource mobilization and financial oversight • Organizational branding, positioning, and external representation

Dadaab Refugee Camps, Kenya

Provided overall program leadership and supervision of the implementation of advocacy strategies to end female genital mutilation (FGM) among Somali refugees living in Hagadera, Ifo and Dagahaley camps. Overall management and guidance of 18 key community mobilizers/ project staff to ensure they remained competent, focused and active in achievement of project goals. Built and developed linkages and coalitions between the CARE Refugee Assistance Project(RAP) and other Implementing partners (IPs) in Dadaab camps in addressing FGM as a human rights violation, a security concern when addressing all forms of sexual and gender based violence.Supervision of research on the effectiveness of advocacy and communication for change interventions in ending FGM.Overall financial accountability and management of project funds ensuring all work plans are aligned to the available budget.Led in advocacy strategy development and overall responsibility to oversee effective program management and delivery of key results. Provided analysis on trends in FGM, how the practice is a form of GBV and the connection to the impact on SRHR for women and girls.

Msc In Inequalities And Social Sciences, Sociology

Postgraduate Honours Degree On Gender And Transformation, Women'S Studies, Honours Degree

Activities and Societies: HockeyPostgraduate Degree in Gender and Transformation

Bachelor Of Arts & Social Sciences, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Played hockeyBachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

Master Of Science - Msc In Inequality, Sociology