MARY ODONGO
RESEARCHER
Nairobi
Summary
Mary is a Research Expert with over 5 years of practical experience. She has extensive experience in monitoring of projects, proposal development support, data collection and analysis, report writing and managing project documentation, writing project reports and managing teams. She has skills in project support with a proven history of solutions-oriented problem-solving. She is passionate about gender issues and feminism and is ready to apply knowledge in research. A confident and personable professional who excels at prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously and following through to achieve organizational goal ensuring policies, protocol and procedures are adhered to.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Research Officer
Population Council
04.2020 - Current
- Provide a range of project management and support services, including preparation of reports and briefs, coordinating resources, and maintaining project documentation.
- Undertake research and analysis and prepare and maintain project documentation for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contribute to the achievement of project outcomes.
- Overseeing the delivery of projects and making adjustments as necessary to ensure they are delivered to specifications and high standards.
- Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion in line with project plans.
- Identifying Inconsistencies, spot any inaccuracies and errors, and to add in missing information within the final report.
- Check that every aspect of the document is correct.
- Provided support in conducting baseline, midline and end line evaluation of all the programs and research conducted at the site.
- Undertook data review activities at the service delivery level and gave feedback to the sites/programs on data and data quality issues and reviewing of project protocol to ensure highest standards during administration.
Project Officer
Busara Center for Behavioral
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Economics.
- Implementing and monitoring project plans, to ensure project outcomes are achieved on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope, in line with established project management methodology.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes to ensure accessibility of quality information and contribute to the achievement of project outcomes.
- Communicate with both internal and external stakeholders to facilitate exchange of information and support project completion in line with project plans.
- Undertake research and analysis, identifying trends and preparing project briefs, to support informed decision-making and planning.
Research Assistant
Population Council
03.2016 - 06.2019
- Ensured timely and correct data capture, analysis and reporting as per the data management systems.
- Undertook data review activities at the service delivery level and gave feedback to the sites/programs on data and data quality issues.
- Provided support in conducting baseline, midline and end line evaluation of all the programs and research conducted at the site.
- Ensured that standard operating procedures at the site-level were fully updated and filed accordingly.
- Provided administrative and logistical support in the project (facilitating tools printing and dispatching to sites, organizing and documentation of project meetings, facilitating and acquiring necessary equipment or supplies to the sites).
- Documentation and filing of meeting reports while highlighting action points and following up with the responsible parties.
- Transcribed and translated interview transcripts from recordings and interview notes.
Data Assistant
Plan International
04.2015 - 04.2016
- Provide support in conducting baseline, midline and end line evaluation of all the programs and research conducted at the site.
- Undertook data review activities at the service delivery level and gave feedback to the sites/programs on data and data quality issues.
- Collect both qualitative and quantitative data.
- Reviewing of project protocol to ensure highest standards during administration.
- Protect data collected according to data security and information security policies.
Records Management
East Africa Portland Cement Company
09.2014 - 12.2014
- Provide assistance to the administration in managing and maintaining records.
- Keep records in a safe and secure manner under lock and key.
- Ensure access to records with permission to authorized personnel.
- Make available of all records for viewing and processing for the concerned personnel.
- Maintain and update records, reports and documents in a database.
- Ensure compliance of corporate procedures and guidelines.
Education
Master of Arts - Project Planning and Management
University of Nairobi
01.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Gender And Development Studies
University of Nairobi
01.2012 - 01.2015
Skills
Research program planning
undefinedTimeline
Research Officer
Population Council
04.2020 - Current
Project Officer
Busara Center for Behavioral
07.2019 - 03.2020
Master of Arts - Project Planning and Management
University of Nairobi
01.2018 - Current
Research Assistant
Population Council
03.2016 - 06.2019
Data Assistant
Plan International
04.2015 - 04.2016
Records Management
East Africa Portland Cement Company
09.2014 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Gender And Development Studies
University of Nairobi
01.2012 - 01.2015
REFEREES
KELVIN KIHINDAS
Senior Research Compliance Officer
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
+254 725825587
kelvin.kihindas@busaracenter.org
EVA MULUVE
Program Officer
Population Council
+254 721617455
evamuluve@popcouncil.org
SALOME NJAMBI
Project Coordinator
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
+254 720951688
salome.njambi@busaracenter.org
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