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Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

A Program Management Officer coordinates and manages the program team's overall functioning and assists research programs. My primary responsibilities are knowledge management, research support, program coordination, monitoring and evaluation, communications, network development, and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.-(30%) is for program coordination, centralising information on program activities, preparing program-level documents, tracking response times, developing team processes, acting as the primary point of contact, making recommendations for improvement, coordinating monitoring and evaluation plans, facilitating linkages with external partners, planning and coordinating meetings and events, and documenting discussions and decisions.-Knowledge management takes 20%. I track and monitor research outputs, participate in program assessments and reporting, analyse program outcomes, compile and disseminate project results, and lessons learned, review and synthesise program materials, and research topics of interest, prepare project completion reports, and ensure the application of lessons learned.-Support for program management and project development takes 10%, collecting and analysing relevant information, assisting with evaluation plans and research competitions, screening proposals, contributing to project approval documents, and assisting with proposals and reports to external funders.-Communications comprises 20%, developing and implementing communication strategies, drafting and editing various documents, managing the program's website and content, preparing materials for public dissemination, organising meetings and conferences, and occasionally representing the organisation at events.-General administration tasks 20%, maintaining the program's pipeline of activities, filing documents, retrieving and aggregating project information, generating reports, and coordinating the selection process for interns, awardees, and summer students.

Nairobi County, Kenya

-Lead the end-to-end project management of the payment switch development project, a mission-critical initiative for Terra Switch in Nigeria.-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with client requirements.-Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, resulting in on-time and within-budget project delivery.-Implement robust risk management strategies, identifying and mitigating potential issues to maintain project progress and client satisfaction.-Oversee quality assurance processes, including rigorous testing and validation, ensuring a highly reliable payment switch system.-Facilitate effective communication with Switch stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status, milestones, and key deliverables.-Manage a diverse team of professionals, fostering collaboration and maintaining a high level of motivation to achieve project goals.We have successfully delivered the Terra Switch payment switch, enhancing the client's capabilities in the payment processing industry and contributing to business growth.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meetingdeliverables according to deadlines.-Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.-Ensured that all procurement processes have been adhered to, reducing costs by 95%.-Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.-Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Developed project charters for projects.- Provided support to Business Development teams when approaching new customers.- Developed proposals and BID documentation.- Supervised a team of project managers deployed across diverse projects.-Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development-Developed over 20 detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.-Tracked and reported over 10 program results to customers and stakeholders to facilitate changemanagement activities.-Managed 10 senior-level personnel working in marketing and sales capacities.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Managed concurrent medium/large scale projects simultaneously. - Provided guidance/mentorship on best practices and techniques for junior PMs. - Did Project Audits and QA on project processes across projects. -Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.-Leveraged project management processes and tools to define and execute projects.-Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs.-Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Project manager for an ERP installation in a large MNO.-Developed dashboards to keep stakeholders informed on Project status.-Maintained risk register, Gantt and burn down charts, created weekly project status reports and managed document archives.-Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.-Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.-Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval.-Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.

Pretoria, South Africa

-Mentored 7 students in 4 months to carry out mutually beneficial activities to support and promote art, science and the benefits of project management.-Performed a minimum of 2 virtual meetings per month to mentor and guide the group to plan and execute their community project.-Engaged with the group on regular basis regarding their progress at least twice in monthly virtualmeetings using Google Meet.-Ensured equitable distribution work between students ingroup, accountability and realization ofdeliverables.-Assessed and marked the group's project deliverables and final report. Completed rubric provided for marks and submit marked and signed deliverable within 7 days of submission.

Bremen, Germany

-Facilitated daily scrums, user stories, sprint planning and sprint reviews.-Produced different scrum artefacts, including product backlog, sprint backlog, and finished deliverables. -The definition of done.-Implemented a distributed scrum team spread across vast geographies.-Set up and handle projects on the JIRA cloud site.-Apply best practices crucial for getting the maximum value from scrum methodology.-Facilitated daily scrums, user stories, sprint planning and sprint reviews. -Implemented a distributed scrum team spread across vast geographies. -Applied best practices crucial for getting the maximum value from scrum methodology.-Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit-scrum the team.-Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout each sprint.-Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote entire team engagement.-Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.-Collected over 50 Business Requirements and wrote up Software Requirement Specifications for One Time Link Project.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Prepare three lessons per week for units allocated.-Prepare course descriptions and course outlines for units allocated.-Give nine-hour lectures per week on lessons prepared.-Set and mark exams on three units taught.-Write scopes and requirements.-Evaluated and revised over 20 lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centred learning.-Mentored and advised students to explore career pathways based on and amplify knowledge, skills, and strengths.-Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.-Organized and detail-oriented with strong work ethic.-Impartially evaluated papers, projects and homework assignments of students, delegating grading to teaching assistants when appropriate.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Review requirements schools have to report educational outcomes and other data to their District or other Boards of Education or Ministry of Education.-Review requirements teachers have to report educational outcomes and other data to head teachers and help review reporting requirements of teachers to parents for example, before parent-teacher interviews.-Understand market conditions and translate them into product requirements.-Participate in helping support and service teams develop their offerings.-Work closely with Directors in tracking new Product Development Process.-Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create distinctive product vision.-Provide internal and external stakeholders with appropriate updates in progress, vision and product road map.-Assisting in coordinating design, process, manufacturing Test and quality as products move to production and distribution.-Continue to refine product vision based on feedback from end users, working team, internal and external leaders.-Provide input to quality management system documentation.-Define complete product life cycle from concept to obsolesce.-Define future product line requirements and validation of functionalspecification.-Communication and training of support, sales and marketing on Product capabilities and position.-Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.-Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.-Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.-Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.-Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

Nairobi, Kenya

-Assisted with over 10 student organization events to promote student engagement.-Designed and implemented more than 100 assessments to measure student progress in Englishlanguage learning.-Created and administered 20 interactive activities for students.-Presented over 10 guest lectures at conferences and other events.-Provided grades and progress reports to evaluate student learning needs

Master Of Arts (In Project Planning And Management), Project Management

Bachelor Of Education (Arts), English Language And Literature/Letters, Second Class Honours Upper Division

Activities and Societies: Language Arts Club- Actively participated in Drama and public speaking Peer Counsellors Training Programme- This.

Diploma In Computer Service And Maintenance, Information Technology