Michelle Tracy Achieng
Project Management
Nairobi
Summary
Dedicated project management professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Talent Success Partner
Andela
Nairobi - Remote
01.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded organizational transformation and implementation as well as restructuring to increase operational efficiency and restructuring
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between clients and talents.
- Worked with talents to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Aligned with Account Executives and Client Success Managers to deliver success for Andela’s clients by ensuring proper talent onboarding , identification of risks and driving mitigation of churns
- Handled 34 talents’ performances to meet expectations in a manner that meets the clients' milestone deliverables .
- Acted as the main point of contact and a trusted collaborator for talents and clients advising on performance and work environment.
- Worked on project based engagements and maintained records of kick off plans, progress reports , ans customer review SWOT analysis.
Project Manager
NairoBits Trust
Nairobi
05.2018 - 01.2022
- Successfully managed and implemented projects as Right Here Right Now 2(2020-2026), Billion Girls Co Lab, IDEO.org (2021) Youth in Action (2018-2021); Get Up Speak Out (2018-2020) and Edukans (2021).
- Fundraised and resource mobilized KES 15M+for program sustainability whilst maintained a budget of tracking expenditures.
- Provided technical support and programmatic support for the development of a Reproductive Health website
- Conducted research for London School of Economics for development of sustainable business models for non profit organizations (2020 and 2021)
- Led the development process for the Nairobi County Adolescent Youth Reproductive Health Implementation matrix (2020- 2023)
- Recruited and trained 1000+ youth in technical skills, advocacy and reproductive health
- Developed work plans detailing timelines for project activities and support required for successful implementation in collaboration with actors in the projects.
- Organized forums to create awareness and understanding of the project activities amongst stakeholders as community, state and non-state agencies. This ensured the ownership of the project and creation of a project sustainability model.
- Prioritized stakeholder mapping to identify key collaborators in the implementation of activities,and sustain project knowledge
- Liaised with Nairobi County Health Authorities to conduct a capacity needs assessment to represent institutional gaps and opportunities at county level in regards to RH. An output was that the county was able to ensure adoption of Nairobi Country score card toolkit for meaningful youth participation.
- Established an effective follow-up systems for partner agencies on IT and SRH components, ensuring good performance of all SRH indicators on Kenya ratified commitments and IT project deliverables.
- Documented program successes and disseminated lessons of best/promising practices
Administrative Officer
NairoBits Trust
Nairobi
02.2018 - 04.2018
- Standardized office structures and processes to promote collaboration and increased performance.
- Restocked supplies and submitted purchase orders to maintain stock levels.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Supervised and guided new employees and responded quickly to questions to improve understanding of job responsibilities.
- Communicated corporate objectives to various divisions to meet deadlines and adhere to company budgets.
- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
Research Attache
Environmental Compliance Institute
Nairobi
02.2017 - 07.2017
- Worked to maintain outstanding research records for environmental issues.
- Learned new skills, GIS Remote mapping and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Saved KES 360,000 by implementing cost-saving initiatives that addressed long-standing problems. The organization was able to build expertise on an emerging matter of vehicle emissions in Kenya.
- Created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Maseno University
Kisumu, Nairobi 08.2012 - 11.2017
High School Diploma -
Ngara Girls High School
Nairobi, Kenya 02.2009 - 11.2012
Skills
Project planning and development
Advanced problem solving
Contract Management
Project Management
Strategic planning
Startups and turnarounds background
Certification
Managing Project Work , Skillsoft
Timeline
Talent Success Partner
Andela
01.2022 - Current
Managing Project Work , Skillsoft
08-2020
Fundamentals of Project Management, Philanthropy University
05-2020
Project Manager
NairoBits Trust
05.2018 - 01.2022
Administrative Officer
NairoBits Trust
02.2018 - 04.2018
Research Attache
Environmental Compliance Institute
02.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Maseno University
08.2012 - 11.2017
High School Diploma -
Ngara Girls High School
02.2009 - 11.2012