Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Membership Honors
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Websites
References
Timeline
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PAUL NALO

PAUL NALO

NAIROBI

Summary

Accredited Career Counselor at Light Academy, with a track record of securing over $13 million in financial aid for students. I relish leveraging relationships and diverse partners to create meaningful opportunities and experiences to foster student success and readiness for access to global higher education opportunities.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Career Counselor

Light Academy
Nairobi
01.2022 - Current
  • Provided career counseling and college readiness guidance to 600 K9-12 students.
  • Tracked student placements and international university applications via CommonApp, Concourse, Meto, Applyboard, OUAC, and UCAS.
  • Facilitated average scholarships of USD $373,000 per applicant for admissions at Q.S Top 100 universities, culminating to 156 admission offers in the past 3 years totaling to USD$13,120,944
  • Onboard students to school career management platforms mainly Unifrog & BridgeU
  • Supported SAT, IELTS, and Pearson test preparations through College Board and British Council.
  • Conducted annual psychometric assessments for 150 candidates using MAPP assessment toolkit.
  • Engaged alumni and industry partners to create internship opportunities and job-shadow programs.
  • Hosted biannual career fairs with 130 visits from universities and admission officers in three years.
  • Oversaw registration in 62 prestigious global competitions and exchange programs, for instance, Yale Young Global/African Scholars, London International Youth Science Forum, Non-Trivial Fellowship, Subject Olympiads, Rise Awards, Pioneer GPSI, and Baret Scholars.
  • Liaison with parents, school senior leadership, ministry of education attaches, and students.
  • Administering subject selection guidance, and pathway selection linking career tracks.

Columnist

Nation Media Group PLC
Nairobi
05.2023 - 05.2025
  • Authored Career Guide segment to enlighten high school students on essential contemporary skills.
  • Delivered engaging stories weekly in 'Daily Nation', East Africa's leading newspaper.
  • Topics I covered included but were not limited to networking, passion projects, holiday plans/activities, writing personal statements & leveraging A.I for career search needs

Youth Advisor

Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office
Nairobi
08.2019 - 07.2022
  • Champion integration of youth interests on FCDO country programs worth USD $143,545,200. Particularly on seminal issues such as reproductive health, unemployment, waste management & food security.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science & Psychology

MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
NAIROBI, KENYA
12.2020

Skills

Technical Skills

  • Common App
  • Microsoft 365
  • UCAS and OUAC
  • Psychometric analysis (MAPP Toolkit)
  • Standardized test preparation

Interpersonal skills

  • Public speaking
  • Parent liaison
  • Stakeholder management
  • Alumni relations
  • Industry engagement

Conceptual skills

  • Agile and design thinking

References

  • Tom Olang, Programme Delivery Manager (Middle East & Africa), International University Pathways College (IUPC), tolang@iupceducation.com, +254 720 439 203
  • Said Bashir Mohamed, Projects Coordinator, Light Academy, s.bashir@lightacademy.ac.ke, +254 702998979

Membership Honors

  • International Association For College Admission Counseling (IACAC), Member, 2025
  • 2026 International ACAC Global Conference, Scholarship Recipient, Pittsburgh USA
  • IC3 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Scholar | IC3 Advocate

Certification

Times Higher Education Counsellor Accreditation Program (The CAP), July 2024

Accomplishments

  • International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) member
  • 2025 IC3 Annual Conference Scholar|IC3 advocate
  • 2026 International ACAC Global Conference scholarship recipient, Pittsburgh, USA

Languages

English
First Language
Swahili
Advanced (C1)
C1

Websites

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Columnist

Nation Media Group PLC
05.2023 - 05.2025

Career Counselor

Light Academy
01.2022 - Current

Youth Advisor

Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office
08.2019 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science & Psychology

MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

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