Elvis Charo

Organised and service-focused graduate with practical experience supporting public-sector research and field programmes at KENTTEC and KALRO, and teaching at secondary-school level. Skilled in welcoming and communicating with diverse people, maintaining accurate records, preparing reports, coordinating activities, and using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Brings a professional, dependable and customer-focused approach suited to reception, customer service, office administration and other entry-level roles.

Public Service Commission Intern - Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC) - Nairobi

(2024-04 - 2025-04)

• Maintained accurate field records, GPS documentation and activity reports, demonstrating strong attention to detail and dependable information handling.
• Supported public-awareness and community engagement activities, communicating clearly and professionally with local communities and technical teams.
• Assisted with analysing and presenting research findings, strengthening report preparation, Microsoft Office and information-sharing skills.
• Worked collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams while coordinating field activities and responding to changing priorities.

Research Assistant Intern - KALRO - National Sericulture Research Centre (NSRC) - Thika

(2019-05 - 2019-07)

• Collected, organised and analysed research data and maintained accurate records for environmental and agricultural research activities.
• Prepared technical reports and supported stakeholder communication, building clear written communication and document-management skills.
• Contributed reliably to team-based monitoring assignments and field interactions with community stakeholders.

BoM Teacher - Jimba Secondary School

(2015-05 - 2015-08)

• Provided instruction and support to students, applying patience, active listening and clear communication in a busy people-facing setting.
• Organised learning activities and maintained positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Developed strong presentation, mentoring, planning and problem-solving skills transferable to customer-facing and administrative roles.

Bachelor of Science - Zoology - Rongo University (2015 - 2019)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - Ribe Boys High School (2011 - 2014)