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YASSIN HASSAN SHERIFF
Business Coach/Trainer
Eldoret,Rift Valley
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive MSME coaching and business mentorship experience. Specializes in project management and digital tools training while enhancing MSMEs engagement through innovative, interactive training methods. Committed to fostering inclusive learning environments that empower communities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Trainer
Sote Hub & EldoHub
Mombasa, Kenya
02.2024 - 03.2024
- Delivered digital transformation training and practical transfer business skills to MSMEs in Mombasa and Eldoret.
Business Coach
GIZ-WIDU Program
Eldoret
03.2022 - 03.2024
- Capacity Building and Training: Conducts free, tailored coaching sessions (typically three per program) focusing on strategic planning, financial management, accounting, digital marketing, and administration.
- Grant Guidance and Verification: Helps entrepreneurs understand WIDU grant requirements from GIZ Kenya, ensures proper fund utilization, and conducts on-site or field verifications to check if projects are implemented according to agreed plans.
- Accountability and Monitoring: Promote transparent record-keeping, helps entrepreneurs track milestones, and monitors the long-term economic impact and job-creation potential of the business.
- Networking and Peer Learning: Connects local entrepreneurs with valuable resources, facilitates information exchange, and encourages collaboration within their industries.
- Fostering Compliance and Sustainability: Inspires critical thinking, instills business ethics and compliance with Kenyan legal frameworks, and guides long-term sustainable growth
Sub County Field Officer (Nakuru East and West)
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
Nakuru, Kenya
05.2026 - Current
- Youth Placement and Coordination: Match and place participating youth with contracted Master Craftsmen (MCs) and local employers.
- Mobilization and Onboarding: Recruit, mobilize, and onboard new or additional Master Craftsmen to fill placement gaps based on operational needs.
- System Training: Train employers and Master Craftsmen on how to use the digital NYOTA platform for beneficiary check-ins and attendance tracking.
- Stakeholder Communication: Maintain regular communication and follow-ups with MCs and local businesses to guarantee workplace readiness and smooth youth transitions.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Track attendance, oversee progress at the subcounty level, and report operational hurdles back to KEPSA coordinators.
Nyota Program SESD Trainer
Peak Sigmund International Ltd
Tetu Constituency,Nyeri
03.2026 - 05.2026
- Curriculum Delivery: Deliver socio-emotional, digital, and financial literacy modules using interactive methods like role-plays, simulations, and group discussions.
- Training Facilitation: Customize and deliver NYOTA-approved SESD training materials in English, Kiswahili, or local languages, emphasizing practical application.
- Trainee Support & Attendance: Monitor daily attendance, report via Management Information Systems (MIS), and engage youth with low motivation.
- Safe Learning Environment: Ensure training venues are safe, respectful, disability-inclusive, and culturally responsive.
- Mentorship & Career Coaching: Facilitate daily employer/career talks and guide beneficiaries through 5-month on-the-job training (OJE) preparation.
- Reporting: Submit regular quality check reports detailing training progress, attendance, and participant satisfaction levels.
Nyota Program SESD Trainer
Worldwaysone Consultancy
Kuresoi North,Nakuru County
02.2026 - 03.2026
- Curriculum Delivery: Deliver socio-emotional, digital, and financial literacy modules using interactive methods like role-plays, simulations, and group discussions.
- Training Facilitation: Customize and deliver NYOTA-approved SESD training materials in English, Kiswahili, or local languages, emphasizing practical application.
- Trainee Support & Attendance: Monitor daily attendance, report via Management Information Systems (MIS), and engage youth with low motivation.
- Safe Learning Environment: Ensure training venues are safe, respectful, disability-inclusive, and culturally responsive.
- Mentorship & Career Coaching: Facilitate daily employer/career talks and guide beneficiaries through 5-month on-the-job training (OJE) preparation.
- Reporting: Submit regular quality check reports detailing training progress, attendance, and participant satisfaction levels.
Intern
Imarika Entrepreneurship Program
Nairobi, Kenya
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Equip inmates with practical business skills, financial literacy, and career coaching to prepare them for successful reintegration into society.
Assistant M&E Officer
Andilay Consultancy
Moyale, Kenya
11.2024 - 11.2024
- Led end-term evaluation of the Triple Nexus Project in Moyale (Kenya & Ethiopia) implemented by HODI in collaboration with VSO (USA).
- (Austria)
Trainer
GIZ-WIDU Program
Addis Ababa
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Trained Ethiopian coaches in MSME development under the WIDU program.
County Coordinator
International Republican Institute
Uasin Gishu, Kenya
06.2022 - 10.2022
- Coordinate peace-building initiatives during pre and post 2022 General elections in Uasin Gishu through dialogue with all Political Aspirants contesting various Positions and facilitator of International Observers Mission seconded to Uasin Gishu County during the General Elections.
Community Trainer
Rural Women Peace Link
Eldoret
01.2015 - 06.2017
- Built youth knowledge on social accountability and community driven solutions.
Branch Coordinator
Kenya Red Cross Society
Uasin Gishu
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Managed Day to Day branch Operations, first aid training, and disaster risk response.
Program Officer
USAID
Eldoret, Kenya
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Led youth capacity-building initiatives on governance and enterprise skills in Uasin Gishu County after helping formation of Youth Bunge to amplify youth Voices which led to formation of National Youth Bunge Association
Education
Certificate of Completion - Data Analytics Training
ICT Authority,Kenya
Virtual12-2025
NITA Certificate - Business Development Services (BDS) Trainer
NITA/MSEA
Nairobi11-2025
Certificate of Completion - Data Annotation
AJIRA Digital in Collaboration With Emobilis
Nairobi Virtual08-2025
Certificate of Completion - Cyber Security And Emerging Technologies Awareness
ICT AUTHORITY,KENYA
Virtual07-2025
Certificate of Completion - Women in Digital Business
ILO-International Training Centre
Virtual06-2025
NITA Certificate - Certified Monitoring And Evaluation Professional
Vantage Africa School of Leadership
Nairobi04-2025
Certificate of Completion - Intellectual Property Modular Training
JKUAT
Juja Main Campus03-2025
Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing
JKUAT
Project Management -
Google/Microsoft
Career Essentials - Cybersecurity
Microsoft and LinkedIn
Training of Trainers Microlearning Course -
UNITAR Online
Foundation of Digital Marketing and E-Commerce -
Microsoft
Digital Marketing & E-Commerce -
Google
2Jiajiri Business Development Training -
KCB Leadership Centre
Online work Training - RVIST Main Campus
Ajira Digital Program
Women in Digital Business (WIDB) -
ILO International Training Centre
Some College (No Degree) - AI For Business
JKUAT (JHUB)
NairobiSkills
- MSME Coaching & Business Mentorship
- Business Development Services (BDS)Trainer
- Project Management & End-term Evaluations
- Digital Tools Training & E-commerce Adoption
- Monitoring & Evaluation (Qualitative & Quantitative)
- Web & Graphic Design
- Cross-border Program Facilitation
- Data analytics
- Cyber security
- Data Annotation
Timeline
Sub County Field Officer (Nakuru East and West)
Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
05.2026 - Current
Nyota Program SESD Trainer
Peak Sigmund International Ltd
03.2026 - 05.2026
Nyota Program SESD Trainer
Worldwaysone Consultancy
02.2026 - 03.2026
Assistant M&E Officer
Andilay Consultancy
11.2024 - 11.2024
Intern
Imarika Entrepreneurship Program
08.2024 - 12.2024
Trainer
Sote Hub & EldoHub
02.2024 - 03.2024
Trainer
GIZ-WIDU Program
01.2024 - 01.2024
County Coordinator
International Republican Institute
06.2022 - 10.2022
Business Coach
GIZ-WIDU Program
03.2022 - 03.2024
Community Trainer
Rural Women Peace Link
01.2015 - 06.2017
Branch Coordinator
Kenya Red Cross Society
05.2014 - 05.2015
Program Officer
USAID
01.2012 - 03.2013
Certificate of Completion - Data Analytics Training
ICT Authority,Kenya
NITA Certificate - Business Development Services (BDS) Trainer
NITA/MSEA
Certificate of Completion - Data Annotation
AJIRA Digital in Collaboration With Emobilis
Certificate of Completion - Cyber Security And Emerging Technologies Awareness
ICT AUTHORITY,KENYA
Certificate of Completion - Women in Digital Business
ILO-International Training Centre
NITA Certificate - Certified Monitoring And Evaluation Professional
Vantage Africa School of Leadership
Certificate of Completion - Intellectual Property Modular Training
JKUAT
Bachelor of Commerce - Marketing
JKUAT
Project Management -
Google/Microsoft
Career Essentials - Cybersecurity
Microsoft and LinkedIn
Training of Trainers Microlearning Course -
UNITAR Online
Foundation of Digital Marketing and E-Commerce -
Microsoft
Digital Marketing & E-Commerce -
Google
2Jiajiri Business Development Training -
KCB Leadership Centre
Online work Training - RVIST Main Campus
Ajira Digital Program
Women in Digital Business (WIDB) -
ILO International Training Centre
Some College (No Degree) - AI For Business
JKUAT (JHUB)