Hannan Haroub

A results-driven professional with a distinguished track record spanning AI data services, legislative research, diplomacy, and senior management. Brings rare cross-disciplinary expertise — combining hands-on experience fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) with deep institutional knowledge of parliamentary procedure, governance, and policy. Multilingual (English, Swahili, Arabic, Borana), culturally adept, and proven across remote, government, and NGO environments.

Currently advancing graduate-level studies in Development Studies while delivering high-impact contributions at the Marsabit County Assembly.

Remote AI Content Evaluator & Consultant at iMerit Consultants (2024-01 – Present)

Operates within 24/7 high-throughput environments evaluating generative AI models, conducting visual quality assessments, and contributing high-quality training data.

• Operated within 24/7 high-throughput environments on the Nidra Project Series (WF8–WF11), evaluating generative AI models
• Maintained 90–95% accuracy across intensive 12-day sprints while processing tasks at ~15 seconds each within 25-second SLA expiry windows
• Conducted detailed visual quality assessments of AI-generated images for strict prompt adherence and output integrity
• Contributed high-quality training data that directly improved generative model performance

AI Training Specialist & Annotator at RWS TrainAI (2023-01 – Present)

Fine-tunes AI models using RLHF, executes data annotation tasks, and leverages multilingual proficiency to enhance NLP performance.

• Fine-tuned AI models using Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) to improve accuracy and factual reliability
• Executed precise data annotation and scoring tasks, evaluating AI-generated responses for quality and correctness
• Leveraged multilingual proficiency — especially Swahili linguistic nuances — to enhance NLP performance across dialects

Administrative Officer, Office of the Clerk at Marsabit County Assembly (2017-12 – Present)

Manages legislative calendar, prepares official documents, maintains records, and handles budgetary oversight for the Office of the Clerk.

• Managed the legislative calendar ensuring compliance with statutory timelines and Standing Orders
• Prepared agendas, minutes, and official documents for House Leadership and Members of the County Assembly
• Maintained legislative and procedural records, ensuring regulatory-standard archival of bills, resolutions, and official documents
• Provided procedural guidance to MCA members; assisted the Clerk in interpreting Standing Orders during sittings
• Liaised between the Office of the Clerk, legislative members, government agencies, NGOs, and international bodies
• Managed budgetary oversight, HR functions, event logistics, and procurement for the Office of the Clerk

Senior Research Officer / Procedural Clerk at Marsabit County Assembly (2017-12 – Present)

Leads legislative and procedural research, designs M&E frameworks, conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis, and drafts legislative instruments.

• Lead legislative and procedural research, producing policy briefs and reports for decision-makers
• Designed and managed Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) frameworks; tracked KPIs and conducted impact assessments
• Conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis using SPSS and STATA; presented findings through infographics and visual aids
• Drafted legislative instruments including bills, motions, amendments, and procedural manuals
• Supervised data collection, managed research projects end-to-end, and ensured data integrity for official reference

Assistant Manager / Research Lead at Centric Africa Limited (2017-12 – Present)

Consultancy role overseeing office operations, drafting consultancy bids, and providing advisory services on gender and GBV issues.

• Oversaw day-to-day office operations, drafted and reviewed consultancy bids, project plans, and proposals
• Conducted research supporting consultancy services; provided advisory services specialising in gender and GBV issues

Research Assistant – The Senate at Parliament of Kenya (2017-07 – 2017-12)

Coordinated County Legislative Program and served on organizing committee for major senate event.

• Coordinated the County Legislative Program, managing benchmarking visits from various counties to the Senate
• Served on the Organising Committee for the 2017 Senate Inauguration event in Naivasha

Vice Chairperson at Young Diplomats of Kenya (2015-07 – 2017-03)

Collaborated on policy development and led awareness initiatives for the association.

• Collaborated with the Board of Directors on policy development and association governance
• Led awareness initiatives and drove community visibility for the association

County Representative at Human Rights Defender Network – Marsabit (2016-01 – 2016-12)

Represented Marsabit County at multi-county conferences.

• Represented Marsabit County at a multi-county conference in Busia (KNCHR & EU partnership)

PR Volunteer at Kenya Red Cross Society (2015-03 – 2015-05)

Covered media activities and coordinated community outreach programmes.

• Covered media activities for disaster relief and ambulance services; coordinated community outreach programmes

Foreign Service Intern – Europe Desk at Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (2014-05 – 2014-10)

Researched and prepared official documents for inter-ministerial and international conferences.

• Researched and prepared official documents for inter-ministerial and international conferences

Master of Arts in Development Studies – Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2026-12)

Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy & International Studies – University of Nairobi (2012-09 – 2015-12)

Certificate in Certified Public Secretary (CPS) – Traction School of Governance (2024-09 – 2024-09)

Certificate in Senior Management Course (SMC) - Leadership & Management – Professional Certification

Certificate in Computer Studies – First Link College (2012-05 – 2012-08)