Mohammed Amos Ireri

• Strategic Leadership:

- Develop and communicate the organization's vision, mission, and strategic direction.

- Collaborate with the Board of Directors to develop strategic plans and goals.

- Provide leadership and guidance in implementing the organization's strategic initiatives.

- Monitor emerging trends, identify opportunities for growth and development, and adapt strategies accordingly.

• Organizational Management:

- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the organization, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.

- Develop and implement policies and procedures to govern the organization's activities.

- Establish and nurture a positive organizational culture that aligns with the mission and values of the organization.

- Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that promotes teamwork and professional development.

• Fundraising and Resource Mobilization:

- Develop and execute fundraising strategies to secure financial resources for the organization's programs and initiatives.

- Cultivate relationships with donors, sponsors, and partners to expand the organization's network and funding opportunities.

- Lead efforts to diversify funding sources and explore innovative fundraising approaches.

- Monitor and evaluate the financial health of the organization, ensuring sustainability and accountability.

• External Relations and Advocacy:

- Represent the organization to external stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, donors, and the local community.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to enhance the organization's visibility and influence.

- Advocate for the organization's mission and goals, promoting awareness and understanding of its work.

- Collaborate with external partners to leverage resources, expertise, and support for the organization's initiatives.

• Team Leadership and Development:

- Provide leadership, direction, and support to the organization's staff, fostering a high-performance culture.

- Recruit, develop, and retain a talented and diverse team.

- Oversee staff performance management, mentoring, and professional development.

- Encourage innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement within the organization.

• CRF operates child sponsorship programs that provide food, clean water, education, spiritual training, healthcare, and disaster relief to the glory of God worldwide
• My duties include;
• Assist the Program Coordinator in the child sponsorship program assigned to them, model above
• Ensure that CRF directives and policies are adhered to
• Act as the communication liaison between the sponsored children and their sponsors through the CRF office
• Provide counseling and encouragement to the children’s spiritual training
• Being a positive role model for the children through worship, involvement, fellowship, and evangelism
• Ensure that the sponsored children build a relationship with their sponsor through regular communications
• Sending letters to describe their life and Thank You letters after receiving a gift help to foster a deep-seated relationship
• Help the children find other opportunities to interact socially and express their individual personalities.
• Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
• Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
• Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
• Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.

• I was responsible for Customer service such as handling all incoming sales ,installations and product questions ,Business Development such as acquiring new retail accounts, reorders from existing accounts, and new B2B accounts ,manage Kenyan online presence ,Logistics such as making shipment arrangements as per customer’s requirements and record keeping .

• My duties include
• Distributing the reusable sanitary towels in the community, especially among needy girls in school and out of school
• Proper accounting and bookkeeping of sanitary towels distributed, Maintaining proper inventory levels of the sanitary towels
• Moving to different counties sensitizing women and young & girls on the importance of reusable sanitary towels and offering life skills education.

• Jua Project is a Christian organization that provides holistic care to the world’s poorest through vocational training and spiritual discipleship
• Jua Project is a fair-trade co-op that buys and markets paper beads and jewelry pieces from women in Kenya to assist them in getting out of poverty
• Manage and oversee schedules of volunteers and part-time employees of the Jua Project
• Coordinate Social Media efforts in partnership with other employees, including blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and email campaigns
• Assist Jua Project bookkeeper with accounting responsibilities, including bill payment and data entry
• Develop positive relationships with potential partnerships to sell products in and around Kenya
• Updating sponsorship profiles quarterly and writing reports for the Executive Director
• Order inventory, with Executive Director’s approval, to maintain Jua Project’s production.

• Research.ihub
• Findings on the participation of African researchers of Information & Communication Technology for development in academic publications highlight an emerging concern for African researchers and their low level of representation in formal academic literature
• In response, iHub has decided to develop a research arm to facilitate local research capacity building and to conduct local qualitative and quantitative research in Africa
• My responsibilities were:
• Supported the research project Manager and Research Lead in implementing the Monitory & Evaluation project
• Conducted face-to-face interviews with stakeholders in Korokocho, Eldoret, and Kisii
• Wrote and submitted daily work reports to the Project Manager detailing the work that was conducted, areas visited and findings
• Provided thoughtful input on questionnaire revisions and methodology changes
• Assisted the Research Lead in developing progress reports and presentations as needed.

• This is part of worship ministry at Nairobi Chapel that ensures quality production of sermons in audio and visual forms
• The Neno Desk is in charge of making copies of current and previous sermon
• I was responsible for overseeing the smooth operations of the Neno Desk Activities, orient new members recruited from plug in and ensure good customer relations.2010 – 2012.
• Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
• Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity and commitment to friendly service.
• Built strong relationships with congregants through positive attitude and attentive response.
• Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.
• Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
• Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
• Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.

• A company aiming at producing environmentally friendly sanitary pads in a franchise model to scale across Africa
• (www.zanaafrica.org) .My duties included
• Researching the different sanitary pads, their prices, manufacturers, and modes of distribution in different towns around Kenya, including Nairobi, Nakuru, Naivasha, Voi, Mombasa, Kisumu and Kisii
• Finding out the consumers taste and preference: which sanitary pads are mostly bought and what is their alternative
• Conducting interviews with supermarkets and retail shop managers to find out their stocking frequency and profit margins in every pad
• Mobilizing women and young girls to form focus groups to help in the gathering of primary information from the grassroots.

• Participated in planning and implementation of Nike Foundation-funded four-month pilot program of EmpowerNet Clubs to train 110 girls in primary and secondary schools in Kibera on reproductive health, life skills, basic computer skills and social media
• Designed and help lead four three-day long holiday computer camps for 110 girls in Kibera
• Designed 10-week EmpowerNet Club training program
• Facilitated life skills, trained on social media and basic computer skills to five schools in the Kibera slums, including blogging and tweeting
• Helped shape participatory monitoring and evaluation program under leadership of a Master’s student at the University of Ottawa, creating and facilitating a Consultation Group of parents, teachers and students to generate and evaluate surveys
• In charge of all IT-related hardware and software including inventory, requisition, safety, maintenance and advised the administration on the best way possible to use them
• Ensured open and clear communication between the schools administrations, students and ZanaAfrica
• Generated weekly reports on fieldwork with recommendations for enhanced program delivery
• Engaged with the schools administrations to sensitize them on the challenges and needs that were arising from the students and how to address them
• Participated in creation of organization’s reporting tools for smooth operations in the field including: time sheets, weekly and monthly reporting forms and school performance metrics
• Liaised with schools to collect and enter attendance daily and termly performance records for monitoring and evaluation
• Oriented over 50 short-term and three long-term local and international visitors and interns
• Distributed sanitary pads to 300 school girls and women in groups for survey as part of KEBS registration of pads
• This included data collection, data entry and proper recording of the same
• Helped lead an art club for adolescents on Saturdays in Kibera
• Led after-school empowerment clubs for 300 adolescents on life skills issues including: self-esteem, self-worth, self-image, drug and alcohol abuse, relationships and love, poverty and disease, reproductive health, STDs and HIV, etc
• Participated in week-long or day-long holiday Empowerment Camps in rural and urban areas for teenagers including Kibera, Kajiado, Kajiado-South, and Athi River
• Blogged twice a month and tweeted multiple times per week to enhance external knowledge and understanding of Zana’s work
• Other relevant work experience
• Personal Driver to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Design Wear Kenya
• I was responsible for driving the CEO to various destinations, ensure the CEO’s Vehicle is well maintained (proper and timely mechanical repairs ,valid insurance stickers ,report any mechanical problem; accidents or incidences and maintaining proper and updated mileage records for the vehicle
• 2015

• Provide consultancy and advisory services in a dynamic world of ICT.
• Design and develop quality and acceptable software solutions.
• Diagnose, support and develop quality and acceptable ICT infrastructure.
• Design, implement and support security in information systems ICT environment.
• Provide a wide range of software, technical and technological ICT skills required by industry at certificate level.
• Expected to develop an IT solution to a practical business problem using an engineering approach.

The Areas Trained Include:

• Resource Mobilization Demystified
• Resource Mobilization Planning
• Resource Mobilization Approaches/Strategies
• Diversifying Funding Sources
• Overview of Proposal Writing
• Articulating Project Rationale
• Effective Project Design
• Project Monitoring and Evaluation
• Project Budget Development
• Strategic Resource Mobilization
• Donor Networking
• Emerging Issues in Donor Environment