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MAURICE OTIENO

MAURICE OTIENO

Summary

Be a thought leader in the entrepreneurial space globally, and at a vantagepoint where I am constantly learning and moving out of my comfort zone to make the organization's goals a reality. I would love to exercise great teamwork and constant feedback within the organization. I am a persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

Overview

10
years of professional experience

Work History

Baraza Media Lab
Nairobi

Executive Director
03.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Led the strategy and outlined the growth of the company during the setup in Africa
  • Lead in the curation and designing of government policy-related engagement at the Lab
  • Fostered work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover.
  • Aligned department vision, goals, and objectives with company strategy to achieve consistently high results.
  • Built and maintained strong company teams by hiring and training qualified staff to create positive and productive work environments.
  • Built relationships with donors, government officials and other organizations to secure funding and support for organization.
  • Represented organization to local public by giving presentations and speeches and participating in community events.
  • Conducted top-tier media interviews, highlighting key messages of major developments and enhancing company reputation.
  • Lead fundraising efforts for the Lab
  • Lead the hiring of great talent and internal culture re-enforcement (humility, growth, and teamwork)
  • Cultivate and manage partnerships aligned with the company's vision and interests
  • Represent and articulate the company's vision, and mission, and work at various high-level meetings, events, and conferences
  • Determine pricing strategy and manage the overall financial health
  • Collaboratively design the program and curriculum of entrepreneurship boot camps with high-level corporate partners
  • Manage and lead relations with the Investor members and local board of advisors

Mettā Nairobi
Nairobi

General Manager
03.2017 - 03.2019

Job overview

  • Led the strategy and outlined the growth of the company during the setup in Africa
  • Lead the hiring of great talent and internal culture re-enforcement(humility, growth, and teamwork)
  • Cultivate and manage partnerships aligned with the company's vision and interests
  • Represent and articulate the company's vision, and mission, and work at various high-level meetings, events, and conferences
  • Determine pricing strategy and manage the overall financial health of the Nairobi office
  • Collaboratively design the program and curriculum of entrepreneurship boot camps with high-level corporate partners
  • Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
  • Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.

Kampnoo Camping Company
Nairobi

Co- Founder
11.2014 - 12.2018

Job overview

  • Kampnoo Camping is an outdoor company based in East Africa
  • It only focuses on camping-centered activities
  • The company focuses on providing fun and environmentally friendly activities that encourage networking and help foster collaboration among the campers to solve various issues
  • It has its core values around physical fitness, environmental conservation and sustainability, and Fun Camping
  • Come up with a strategy of the company
  • Represent the company in networking events
  • Maintain partner relations and onboard new ones
  • Manage the financial outlook and day to day
  • Created organization's mission and vision statements for use by employees.
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
  • Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
  • Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.

Mettā Nairobi
Nairobi

Head, Ecosystem Development and Operations
06.2016 - 03.2017

Job overview

  • Led the sales of memberships and events
  • Compile and present the quarterly budgets
  • Led the development of team activities and engagement
  • Led the development of content relevant to Metta members
  • Managed relationships with key ecosystem players
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.

Strathmore Business School
Nairobi

Program Administrator- MBA
06.2014 - 05.2016

Job overview

  • Administered classes to ensure program effectiveness
  • Liaised with lecturers to create semester timetables
  • Performed a feedback analysis and presented innovative solutions to
    management to transform program satisfaction and engagement
  • Maintained and updated project related documents.
  • Monitored program performance to identify areas for improvement.
  • Improved office operations by automating client correspondence, record tracking and data communications.
  • Organized and updated databases, records and other information resources.
  • Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.

Sanofi Aventi
Nairobi

Business Support Analyst
11.2013 - 03.2014

Job overview

  • Advised the District Sales Managers on the prioritization of the customers after analyzing the customer segmentation lists
  • Advised the DSMs on how to classify the customers and how many times the sales reps should visit customers
  • Performed analyses of the DSMs sales and recommend the awarding of bonuses and training for the DSMs for optimal performance
  • Analyzed open orders, backlog, and sales data to provide sales team with insights.
  • Delivered analysis of market, sales and consumer trend impact on long and short-term strategies.
  • Collaborated with teams in product line transition to streamline manufacturing footprint.

Farmchem Africa Limited
Nairbi

Accounts Assistant (Payable and Treasury)
05.2013 - 11.2013

Job overview

  • Conducted bank reconciliations and financial statements for easy decision-making by management
  • Regularly completed an analysis of the cashflows and advised the MD on priority transactions for optimal operations of the company
  • Prepared an aging report for the management's consumption during management meetings
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Gained extensive knowledge in data entry, analysis and reporting.

Education

Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya

from Accounting
06.2014

Warwick Business School
London

MBA from Business Administration
01.2025

Kenya Institute of Management
Nairobi

Higher Diploma from Project Management
12.2015

Strathmore University
Nairobi, Kenya

Bachelor of Commerce from Accounting And Business Management
06.2014

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Community Building
  • Financial Modelling
  • Design Thinking
  • Program Design
  • Story Telling
  • Curriculum Design
  • Organizational Development
  • The intersection of Community, Policy and Innovation
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Fundraising
  • Team Oversight

Accomplishments

Advisor, Meta Facebook Community Accelerator

  • I'm advising communities leaders on strategy, operations process optimization, partnerships, product development, and market fit

Mentor, Village Capital Accelerator Program

  • I provide regular insights to the entrepreneurs on business model and product market fit

Advisor, SOMO Project

  • I'm advising small cottage companies on pitching, talent acquisition, strategy,operations process optimization, partnerships, product development, and market fit

Founder, SPACES 254

  • I founded and mobilized a group of most co-working spaces and innovation hubs in Kenya by regularly hosting meetups in a bid to enhance collaboration and learning from each other as we support the entrepreneurship ecosystem in

Mentor, MakeIT Africa

  • I provide regular insights to the entrepreneurs in the MAKE IT Africa cohort on how they could improve their business acumen and excel

Founding Board Member and Founding Team, ASSEK (Association of Start-Ups and SME Enablers of Kenya)

  • ASSEK (Association for Startup and SME Enablers of Kenya) is a national umbrella for intermediary organizations such as Incubators, accelerators, andco-working spaces (core members) as well as other institutions that occupy a key stakeholder position in the startup and innovation ecosystem in Kenya
  • I did lead the advisory of our members and community engagement.

Timeline

Executive Director

Baraza Media Lab
03.2020 - Current

General Manager

Mettā Nairobi
03.2017 - 03.2019

Head, Ecosystem Development and Operations

Mettā Nairobi
06.2016 - 03.2017

Co- Founder

Kampnoo Camping Company
11.2014 - 12.2018

Program Administrator- MBA

Strathmore Business School
06.2014 - 05.2016

Business Support Analyst

Sanofi Aventi
11.2013 - 03.2014

Accounts Assistant (Payable and Treasury)

Farmchem Africa Limited
05.2013 - 11.2013

Strathmore University

from Accounting

Warwick Business School

MBA from Business Administration

Kenya Institute of Management

Higher Diploma from Project Management

Strathmore University

Bachelor of Commerce from Accounting And Business Management

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