Patrick Maingi
Economist / Program Director / Sustainable Livelihoods Expert
Nairobi
Summary
Dynamic leader with proven track record of successfully managing projects and initiatives and achieving desired business objectives. Skilled in developing and executing strategies, managing large budgets and resources, and leading cross-functional teams. Consistently produces tangible outcomes that exceed expectations. Ready to apply my over 15 years of experience to new professional challenges with a growth-oriented organization.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Foodscape Program Director
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
03.2024 - Current
- The Foodscape Program Director works closely with the TNC's Africa Agriculture Program, the Global Provide Food and Water team, the Kenya Country programme, the Kenya Project Finance for Permanence Team, the Northern Kenya program, the Freshwater team, the Indigenous People and Local Communities team, the CHEF Steering Committee, and the Africa leadership team to align to the TNC Kenya Conservation Strategy.
- Provide oversight of all Kenya's Central Highlands Ecoregion Foodscape (CHEF) program to ensure that the initiative is successfully implemented; responsible for coordinating, implementing, and overseeing all CHEF operations.
- Work closely with the TNC Global teams on climate and finance, among others, and collaborating with government agencies, conservation organizations, foundations, communities, and other stakeholders.
- Lead the successful implementation of the operations and initiatives under CHEF to obtain the program's planned results.
- Oversee the establishment of the Foodscape Innovation Hub.
- Supervise and coach CHEF staff and consultants and oversee/ensure integration of all the technical work.
- Serve as primary contact for the program, ensuring strong TNC internal coordination with relevant programs and offices.
- Apply design thinking to CHEF strategic planning and obtain any required approvals at key decision points.
- Provide financial management oversight, analyse budgets, and provide updates on budget expenditures.
- Lead the fundraising efforts and seek opportunities to leverage funding from other programs implemented in the region.
Regional Programme Manager – Trade Policy
TradeMark Africa (TMA)
05.2022 - 06.2024
- Provided technical backstopping and management to TMEA Country and Africa Regional teams in the formulation, implementation, and/or revision of trade policies, especially the elimination of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade.
- Programme management of all Trade aspects in various awards / programmes, including the USAID funded Economic Reform and Recovery Action (ERRA), EU funded Business Environment and Export Enhancement Programme (BEEEP), as well as TMEA programmes with the regional economic blocs – i.e., AfCFTA, COMESA and EAC Secretariats.
- Guided African countries to adopt trade-enhancing and sustainable policies and non-tariff measures that ground TMEA trade related interventions.
- Managed trade policy capacity development activities at the Continental, regional and national level (e.g., managing Communities of Practice, training, coaching, information sessions), with partner organisations and for TMA staff.
- Supported the Director of Trade Policy in engagements with regional and international bodies involved in trade agreements, such as the AU, AfCFTA Secretariat, WTO, WCO, Regional Economic Communities Secretariats.
- Supported TMEA’s research work related to trade policy programming – providing insights to the results and impact of TMEA programming in trade facilitation.
- Managed trade policy projects programme delivery by ensuring good practice Project Cycle Management (PCM) in terms of project design, procurement, contract management, outcome/output-based planning, reporting and financial management, and results-oriented monitoring, learning and evaluation.
- Led, managed and mentored the junior trade policy team members, Trade Policy team members and other members of the Trade Environment Department on trade facilitation matters.
- In line with TMEA strategy, supported the Director of Trade Policy to manage the operational and implementation technical inputs and quality assurance on TMEA’s work on trade policy in general and with specific focus on Trade Remedies and NTBs; Trade Agreements; Institutional Support for Trade Policy Agencies and Bodies; and Strategy Development; among others.
Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) Specialist
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
10.2019 - 06.2022
- Led, supervised and coordinated all KEPSA Public-Private Dialogue activities, including the Presidential, Speakers, and Judiciary Roundtables with the Private Sector.
- Enhanced the ability of KEPSA to productively engage with the public sector through its established PPD mechanisms like Presidential Round Tables.
- Coordinated and ensured the smooth functioning and enhanced effectiveness of all KEPSA sector boards and PPD platforms.
- Promoted sustainable partnerships between the Kenya’s private sector, the public sector, and donors.
- Support the development and implementation of PPD capacity building plans for the KEPSA’s business associations.
- Enhanced the private sector participation in the regional trade including championing reforms along the major regional trade blocs including the EAC, tripartite and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
- Led, supervised, managed, motivated, and built the capacity of all the PPD Departmental staff.
- Contributed to the development of annual work plans, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, analytical documents, performance monitoring, presentations, success stories and other strategic and operational reporting under the PPD program.
- Co-chairman – TMA KCP National Oversight Committee (NOC)
- Co-chairman – TMA KCP Safe Trade Emergency Facility (STEF) Project
- Co-chairman – National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) of Kenya.
Programme Management Specialist (Trade)
USAID Kenya & East Africa
01.2018 - 09.2019
- As the Programme Management Specialist (Trade), I was responsible for the design, development and management of USAID/KEA trade sector plans and programs to support trade expansion within Kenya and East Africa, and between Kenya and the United States as envisioned in the U.S. Trade Africa Initiative.
- Project management and project monitoring for USAID grants – worked with the implementing partners to ensure projects were well aligned to USG policies.
- Worked with other Activity Managers/AOR/CORs in the management, coordination, and monitoring of the trade aspects of the USAID/KEA’s “Feed the Future” portfolio; responsible for interpreting, explaining, and clarifying U.S. Mission policies, programs, and strategies in the trade sector.
- Trade Sector Strategic Planning and Program Design – provided technical and managerial support to the conceptualization, planning, implementation, and monitoring of components of the overall trade development strategy. To achieve this, I coordinated the involvement of key partners and stakeholders (including GOK, the private sector, etc.) to identify components of effective trade promotion strategies, proposals for new activities, and determinations of achievable results that will serve to improve the economic condition in Kenya and the region.
- Trade Policy, Technical Lead, and Representation – as the Regional Trade Advisor, I served as the Mission trade expert and point of contact; I was responsible for knowledge management and reporting on Trade Africa implementation.
- Representation of USAID/KEA to the Trademark East Africa (TMEA) Kenya Country Programme (KCP) National Oversight Committee (NOC).
- Activity Manager of the USAID/KEA’s trade engagements with the East African Community (EAC) and Alternate AOR to the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (EATIH).
Senior Programme Officer (Inclusive Econ. Growth)
UNDP
01.2013 - 12.2018
- Overall management of the inclusive economic growth programmes of UNDP in Kenya.
- As the Programme Officer in the Inclusive Economic Growth Unit, I was responsible for the management of 3 programmes that promote sustainable inclusive growth in Kenya – Economic Empowerment, the Extractives and the Environmental Governance.
- In my role, I engaged partners / stakeholders (governments, donors, etc.) to influence policies and issues that relate to inclusive growth, poverty and inequality, job creation, social protection, micro and small enterprises, public-private partnership among others.
- Planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, financial management of the programmes, ensuring strict compliance with UNDP operating procedures, rules and regulations.
- Resource Mobilization – I was heavily involved in the development of new programme / project proposals to donors, so far, I have secured funding from USAID, DFID and SIDA.
- Provide technical expertise in the fields of environment, economic development and extractives into the strategic planning of the project implementation process.
- Preparation of project reviews and final evaluations, as well as audits, including action plans to implement audit recommendations.
- Represented UNDP is various UN coordination and donor working groups - Trade and Private Sector, Agriculture and Rural Development, Social Protection and Extractives Industry.
- From time to time, I was the Officer in Charge of the IEG Unit in the absence of the Team Leader, hence I have senior management skills and experience.
Chief Economist / WTO Desk Officer
NEMA Kenya
01.2009 - 12.2012
- This role was the lead Natural Resource Economist and Economic Advisor to the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) leadership and senior Management. NEMA is the the principal instrument of the Government of Kenya for the implementation of all policies relating to environment.
- Coordinated the identification and valuation of critical natural resources in Kenya and further incorporated these into the National Economic Survey and State of the Environment Reports
- Developed project proposals for funding to major donors, these included Natural Resource Management (NRM), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES), and Environmental Deposit Bonds, among others.
- Developed and implemented various economic instruments to enhance environmental management in Kenya, including deposit bonds and payment for ecosystem services.
- As the WTO Desk Officer, I took charge of all matters that pertain to international and regional trade, trade policies and as they relate to the environment, chairing the WTO sub-committee on Trade and Environment, and representing Kenya in trade negotiations with WTO and EAC
- Research and Publication – as the economist and researcher, I was involved in several scientific research work (data collection, analysis, and publishing), including developing scientific publications for the Government of Kenya.
National Economic Development Coordinator
World Vision Kenya
09.2007 - 12.2008
- As the National Economic Development Coordinator, I provided quality control, technical support, and coordination of the Economic Development sector of World Vision Kenya.
- Provided technical support to the Area Development Programmes (ADPs), across the World Vison Kenya Country Office, to develop sustainable Economic Development projects.
- Established, maintained, and expanded strategic partnerships with various stakeholders, to enhance economic development within WVK programming.
- In 2009, I played a leading role in the development of the WVK’s National Office Strategy, working closely with the World Vision Global Centre to ensure proper alignment.
- Strengthened the working relationship with ADPs, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) and other partners to further integrate Economic Development projects and enhance entrepreneurship, promote market opportunities, and enhance the uptake of microfinance within ADPs.
- Enhanced World Vision’s Global Economic Development strategy in Kenya and aligned it to the WVK’s National Office Strategy on economic development.
Project Director (Income Generating Projects)
Jesuit Refugee Service
11.2002 - 08.2005
- Successfully managed the Income Generating Project (IGP); being the overall in charge of project management, staff leadership, planning and reporting.
- Oversight, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for the various IGP projects at the Kakuma Refugee Camp as well as for the urban refugees in Nairobi.
- During my tenure, the “Mikono Refugee Craft Shop” made a turn around the shop, from a loss-making project into a profit making one, earning a profit of over Kshs. 500,000/- a year.
Education
Ph.D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya 05.2020 - Current
Master of Science - Development Economics
Wageningen University
Wageningen, Netherlands 05.2005 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
Egerton University
Njoro, Kenya 05.1997 - 10.2002
Skills
Public Policy Analysis
Additional Information
- Member – Board of Directors for the Human Rights Agenda (HURIA), a national NGO
- Member – Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) of Kenya
- A 2005 Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NUFFIC) Fellow
- Best student overall, in the larger Kitui district (now Kitui County), for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE) of 1995.
Publications
- The Kenya State of Environment (SOE) Report 2011: Chapter 1: People, Environment and Economic Development., Maina, I. N., Opaa B., Nyangweso A., Government Printer, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012
- The Kenya Integrated Land Use Guidelines (INLUG) 2010, part of the team that drafted, edited and published the INLUG., Government Printer, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011
- The Kenya State of Environment (SOE) Report 2010: Chapter 2: Socio-Economics, Poverty, Gender and the Environment., Maina, I. N., Ayiemba, E. H. O., Odongo, M., Nderitu, P., Ngweiyo S., Government Printer, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011
- The Kenya State of Environment (SOE) Report 2009: Chapter 7: Socio-Economics, Urbanization and the Environment., Nguru, P., Ngweiyo S., Government Printer, Nairobi, Kenya, 2010
- MSc Thesis: Decentralization & Rural Development in the Developing Countries: The Case of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Kitui Central, Kenya., Wageningen University Press, Wageningen, Netherlands, 2007
- Academic Master Cluster Project: Wirelessly Accessible Sensor Populations – A Cost Benefit Analysis within the Dutch Dairy Chain., Wageningen University Press, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 2006
References
- Mr. Benedict Musengele, Director – Trade Policy & Facilitation, Trade Mark Africa (TMA), P. O. Box 313, Nairobi, Kenya, 00606, +254.780.320.229, benedict.musengele@trademarkafrica.com
- Prof. Jonathan Nzuma, PhD, Senior Lecturer and Chairman, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, +254.722.686.063, jnzuma@gmail.com
- Mr. Zephaniah Ouma, Deputy Director – Compliance, NEMA Kenya, P. O. Box 67839, Nairobi, Kenya, 00200, +254721592567, zouma@nema.go.ke
- Ms. Sheila Ngatia, Asst. Country Director & Head of Programs, UNDP Kenya, P.O. Box 30218, Nairobi, Kenya, 00100, +254.721.996.930, sheila.ngatia@undp.org
Timeline
Foodscape Program Director
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
03.2024 - Current
Regional Programme Manager – Trade Policy
TradeMark Africa (TMA)
05.2022 - 06.2024
Ph.D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Nairobi
05.2020 - Current
Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) Specialist
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
10.2019 - 06.2022
Programme Management Specialist (Trade)
USAID Kenya & East Africa
01.2018 - 09.2019
Senior Programme Officer (Inclusive Econ. Growth)
UNDP
01.2013 - 12.2018
Chief Economist / WTO Desk Officer
NEMA Kenya
01.2009 - 12.2012
National Economic Development Coordinator
World Vision Kenya
09.2007 - 12.2008
Master of Science - Development Economics
Wageningen University
05.2005 - 08.2007
Project Director (Income Generating Projects)
Jesuit Refugee Service
11.2002 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
Egerton University
05.1997 - 10.2002
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