Fiona Nyadero

Prepared comprehensive landscape plans, planting plans and 3D renders for client presentations Supported maintenance and implementation of landscape site works across client properties Coordinated site teams and ensured delivery of maintenance schedules and materials

Landscape Architect - Royalscapes Limited - Nairobi

(2025-10)

• Prepared comprehensive landscape plans, planting plans and 3D renders for client presentations
• Supported maintenance and implementation of landscape site works across client properties
• Coordinated site teams and ensured delivery of maintenance schedules and materials
• Liaised with clients and internal teams to resolve operational site issues
• Contributed to day-to-day supervision of landscape maintenance operations
• Prepared a climate-resilient site planning and landscape design proposal for the Undugu Society Digital hub within the Mathare Vocational Training Centre, integrating sponge-city principles and nature-based stormwater management strategies
• Supported research synthesis, policy-oriented concept development and internal knowledge-sharing activities related to urban resilience, governance and community-led development

Research and Design Intern - Nuvoni Centre for Innovation Research - Nairobi

(2025-11 - 2026-02)

• Conducted field research and stakeholder engagement with community-based organisations along the Mathare River to investigate grassroots circular economy and climate resilience initiatives
• Authored Inhabiting the Riparian, an ecological impact report evaluating community-led river regeneration and distributed ecological infrastructure in informal settlements
• Developed the Performative Landscape Matrix (PLM), an assessment tool for measuring ecosystem services and stewardship contributions of community-led spatial interventions
• Designed and contributed content to the Circular Communities Platform, an interactive web-based knowledge product visualising resource flows, ecological impacts and circular economy initiatives

Accounts Clerk - Omega Opticians Limited - Nairobi

(2024-04 - 2025-01)

• Managed supplier relations and accounts for all the 17 Omega Opticians
• Processed, verified and reconciled supplier invoices ensuring accuracy in payments and financial records
• Digitized records of invoices or payments and streamlined bank reconciliations
• Managed accounts payable in QuickBooks and generated end-month financial reports

Landscape Architect - Kenya Urban Support Program, State Department of Housing and Urban Development - Mwatate Municipality

(2020-09 - 2023-07)

• Contributed to the successful implementation of two Kenya Urban Support Program (KUSP) projects and two municipal development initiatives, including the upgrading of Mwatate Modern Market
• Prepared comprehensive sketch, scheme design and construction drawings for diverse urban development projects
• Conducted site visits for detailed site analysis, feasibility studies and comprehensive reports, ensuring project viability and contextual sensitivity
• Presented proposed design projects to the municipal board and community, effectively communicating vision and technical details
• Actively participated in the Municipal Development Control Committee

Chairperson of IFLA Link Working Group - International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

(2021-06 - 2024-09)

• Led and coordinated a remote, international team for three years orchestrating monthly social media campaigns to enhance global engagement for IFLA
• Managed IFLA's presence across key social media platforms: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, significantly boosting digital outreach
• Directed the compilation, copywriting, generation and sharing of information through IFLA's various communication media

Landscape Architecture Attachee - LanCad Landscapes - Nairobi

(2018-09 - 2018-11)

• Prepared comprehensive landscape plans, planting plans and 3D renders for client presentations
• Drafted detailed landscape construction details and tender documents, including Bills of Quantities (BOQs)
• Conducted site visits for analysis, inspection and supervision of construction works

Landscape Architecture Attachee - Archlight Design Systems LTD - Mombasa

(2017-06 - 2017-08)

• Prepared comprehensive landscape plans and planting plans
• Drafted detailed landscape construction details and tender documents, including Bills of Quantities (BOQs)
• Conducted site visits for analysis, inspection and supervision of construction works

Master in Design for Development, Architecture, Urban Planning and Heritage in the Global South - Architecture, Urban Planning, Heritage - Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) (2024-11 - 2026-05)

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture - Landscape Architecture - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) (2015-08 - 2019-11)