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Work History
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Patricia Mumbi Wambua

Environmentalist
Nairobi

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level [job title] position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Principal Envi'tal ,Awareness & Training Officer

National Environment Management Authority
Nairobi , Nairobi
10.2018 - Current
  • Developed an integrated program to build resilience and adaptive capacity of vulnerable community groups in fourteen adaptation villages.
  • Successfully contributed to environmental protection and management in four different counties (Kitui, Tharaka –Nithi, Makueni, and Murang'a.

Strategic Actions:

  • coordinated all environmental issues at the national and local levels, ensuring EMCA CAP 387 compliance and adherence to its environmental protection guidelines.
  • improved environmental education, awareness creation, and training.
  • Throughout my more than 19-year career, I've proven to possess exceptional planning, organizing, executing, coordinating, directing, implementing, leadership, and management skills.

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
Makueni, Makueni County
09.2016 - 12.2019
  • EMCA-Cap 387 regulations were strictly adhered to.

Demonstratedated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion. Exhibitedbited ingenuity and resourcefulness in addressing pollution caused by oil spills and building community capacity for climate change adaptation. Assistedsisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
Tharakanithi , Tharakanithi
08.2013 - 07.2016
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Completed paperwork, recognized discrepancies, and promptly addressed them for resolution aimed at environmental protection.
  • Successfully enforcedall of EMCA CAP 387 and its regulations.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
  • Utilized efficient time management strategies to meet challenging deadlines.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
Kitui, Kitui County
10.2004 - 08.2013
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members through awareness creation, community engagements, environmental campaigns, and public barazas.

Education

Ph.D. - • Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Governance

University of Nairobi,
Nairobi ,Kenya
06.2016 - 09.2023

Master of Science - Environmental Education

Kenyatta University
Nairobi,Kenya
11.2009 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Science - Botany/Zoology

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Techn
Nairobi,Kenya
05.1994 - 08.1998

Skills

Implementation of environmental management activities and climate adaptation

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Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team fromfourteen counties whhich have climate adaptation villages in the development of adaptation villages..
  • Achieved 4 county environment action plans in four counties of Kitui, Tharaka –Nithi, Makueni, and Murang'a, by completing ,publishing and disseminationg the County environment action plans [with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Achieved compliancewith all the environemtalmanagement and coordination act-Cap 387 regulatios through effectively helping with inspections,environmetal audits and compliance enforcement..
  • Supervised team of over ttwenty staff todate for the last over nineteen years todate. staff members.
  • Documented and resolved various environmental challenges through research which led to environmental health and protection.
  • Documented and resolved customer environmental concerns through awareness creation and training which led to behavioral change ..

Timeline

Principal Envi'tal ,Awareness & Training Officer

National Environment Management Authority
10.2018 - Current

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
09.2016 - 12.2019

Ph.D. - • Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Governance

University of Nairobi,
06.2016 - 09.2023

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
08.2013 - 07.2016

Master of Science - Environmental Education

Kenyatta University
11.2009 - 06.2015

County Director of Environment

National Environment Management Authority
10.2004 - 08.2013

Bachelor of Science - Botany/Zoology

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Techn
05.1994 - 08.1998
Patricia Mumbi WambuaEnvironmentalist