James Nzeki

I am a highly-motivated and competent professional who possesses in-depth knowledge and expertise in the field of Project Planning, Design, Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation. With a proven track record of achievement, I can bring positivity, support and a creative mindset to any team. I pride myself on taking ownership of challenging problems, maintaining high standards, and assisting an employer in achieving their commercial objectives. With a desire and passion for continuous professional development, I am confident I can add value to an organization by always ensuring your customers and clients receive the best service possible. With more than 3 years of experience in similar roles, I can be relied upon to deliver everything I set out to achieve, while always seeking ways to help my employer grow, and create more impact on the community.

ACHIVEMENTS

• Successfully led a team of 11 evaluators in evaluation of a Community Health Volunteers Program at Village HopeCore International, Kenya (2022). The evaluation findings provided useful insights that informed program expansion to other areas
• Served as lead evaluator in mid-term evaluation for a youth project at Village HopeCore International (2021). The evaluation results helped identify and correct some operational inefficiencies that were affecting achievement of the project goals
• Played critical role in the Impact Assessment of Poverty Eradication Program at Village HopeCore International, Kenya (2019). The recommendations of the assessment prompted the organization to expand the program in order to benefit an additional 40% of the targeted program beneficiaries
• Actively participated in proposal writing and implementation of a community filling station project at Village HopeCore International, Kenya (2022). The project has turned out to be a model project in the organization transforming the lives of more than 30 youth beneficiaries, who were initially unemployed
• Engineered the culture of conducting baseline surveys prior to project initiation, making it possible to have sufficient baseline data for evaluation purposes
• Developed an effective Data Quality Assessment (DQA) tool that led to better quality data-based decision-making processes in the organization

PhD in Project Planning & Management, University of Nairobi - in progress

Master of Arts in Project Planning & Management, University of Nairobi (2019)