Eunice Ogolo
International Development Specialist
Nairobi,
Summary
- A leader in international development and social impact with over 15 years’ experience in programme design and strategic leadership.
- Excellent reputation for leading diverse teams to resolve problems and maximise development impact in difficult delivery contexts.
- Passionate about opportunities that promote human potential and support disadvantaged populations to thrive.
- Possess a broad-spectrum economic development expertise including business start-up; innovation and green growth; access to finance; trade and supply chains; urban development; and market systems development.
- Demonstrated experience delivering regional integration programmes across East Africa.
- Demonstrated extensive experience in managing high profile partnerships with confidence and purpose to achieve organisational goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Economic Development Lead
British High Commission
NAIROBI
07.2013 - Current
- Lead the delivery of UK’s strategy and ambition for inclusive and mutual economic growth in Kenya and the region.
- Offer strategic leadership across a portfolio of programme and policy instruments, by driving the performance of the delivery teams.
- Use evidence to design and implement flagship economic development portfolios that create inclusive jobs and solve development challenges.
- Chair Programme Delivery and Investment Committees.
- Chair the Kenya trade and private sector donor working group in partnership with the Government.
Kenya Country Director
Kenya Youth Business Trust, KYBT
NAIROBI
07.2011 - 07.2013
- Kenya Youth Business trust is part of a global network of enterprise support organizations that invest in underserved youth to start, grow and sustain their businesses - enabling them to create jobs, build communities and transform lives.
- Built a team of highly motivated staff and volunteer business mentors to provide business support and start-up grant capital to young entrepreneurs.
- Built a pipeline of viable enterprises through business plan competition and due diligence assessment and maintained a portfolio of highly performing businesses.
- Effectively represented the organisation locally and internationally across the network of Prince Charles' Trust.
- Served as the Executive Member to the board.
- Mobilised additional donor funding including from Accenture and the Australian government to further support youth entrepreneurship.
Branch Manager
Vision Fund Kenya, World Vision Kenya
NAIROBI
04.2010 - 06.2011
- Vision Fund Kenya is a microfinance institution of, , whose mission is to provide financial services to the low- income entrepreneurs as a way of eradicating poverty
- I offered overall leadership at the branch level including operations, policy formulation and implementation, portfolio management, people management and fundraising
- I grew the branch portfolio by 100% in one year and lowered the loan at risk rations, through a team of dedicated staff.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
Credit officer, later Lead Credit Officer
VISION FUND KENYA
12.2006 - 04.2010
Intern
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN UNIONS
07.2005 - 07.2006
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Business Administration And Management
Strathmore Business School & IESE Business School
Nairobi, Kenya; Barcelona, Spain 01.2016 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Social Science
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya 01.2001 - 01.2005
Skills
Thought leadership
Team Leadership & Development
Economic and private sector development
Economic analysis
Programme design and delivery
Strategic partnership management
Market systems and business fundamentals
Investment and finance
Trade and supply chains
Green growth and Innovation
Regional Integration and programming
Work Availability
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Timeline
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Business Administration And Management
Strathmore Business School & IESE Business School
01.2016 - 01.2018
Economic Development Lead
British High Commission
07.2013 - Current
Kenya Country Director
Kenya Youth Business Trust, KYBT
07.2011 - 07.2013
Branch Manager
Vision Fund Kenya, World Vision Kenya
04.2010 - 06.2011
Credit officer, later Lead Credit Officer
VISION FUND KENYA
12.2006 - 04.2010
Intern
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN UNIONS
07.2005 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Social Science
University of Nairobi
01.2001 - 01.2005