Lucy Mitei

Experience

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  Mukuru Slums Development Projects

  Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

  Project Development Officer

  Employed in 2011 as a Project Officer, I was responsible for facilitating the Livelihood program-social welfare and economic empowerment; designing an appropriate IGAs marketing strategy; conducting market surveys for PLWHA for their Income Generating Activities (IGAs) and facilitating linkages with various stakeholders; facilitating Cash for Work (CFW) and Cash Transfer (CT) program; facilitating business start-up for beneficiaries, organizing and facilitating monitoring of beneficiaries’ businesses; carrying out beneficiary identification, as required by program’s requirements, facilitating training of beneficiary on entrepreneurial skills and other developmental activities; facilitating implementation of field activities like follow-ups and home visits, carrying out monitoring and evaluation for CFW and CT program and carrying out impact assessment for CFW and CT program; facilitating the follow-up of beneficiaries in their homes, orphanages, schools and other institutions and facilitating the Community Conversation (CC) programs in different villages in the slums and its adjacent areas. Show less

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  Gender Violence Recovery Centre

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  Programme Officer & Psychosocial Officer

  Employed in 2012 as a Psychosocial Officer, I was responsible for conducting case managements, daily collection and updating of Gender Based Violence Information & Management System (GBVIMS) case management tool, Post Rape Care registers and the District Health Information System (DHIS; conducting social assessments for GBV survivors, including PWDS and PLWHA, facilitating social justice to survivors of GBV through coordinating court cases and conducting court case follow-up; facilitating referrals to like-minded organizations for various needs like legal aid, shelter and economic empowerment; supervising and providing training, and other technical support to community workers, Kenya Police, Health Care Providers directly involved with the medical and psychosocial component of the GVRC’s GBV management and response programme. In 2013 I was promoted and worked as a Programme officer, I was responsible for coordinating and overseeing all the gender related activities at the centre, designing project activities in line with the priorities and objectives of the project; providing technical guidance and direction for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of Child Protection activities including the psycho social support and legal support to vulnerable children and their families; analyzing and ensuring interventions are sensitive and responsive to gender issues in education, within respective project locations; supporting the updating and sharing of recent developments and knowledge tools in the areas of interventions; performing program administrative management tasks within the project cycle as assigned; conducting training and individual coaching to project support staff and volunteers and interns. Show less

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  GEWEC Kenya

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  Volunteer Program Coordinator

  As the Volunteer Program Director since 2015 to date, I have been responsible for provision of strategic leadership and thinking and ensure long-range strategy implementation to consistently achieve GEWEC vision, mission, and objectives; fundraising; networking; formulating interventions, ensuring effective volunteer management system, conducting research, coordinating sexual and reproductive health activities and providing career counseling and mentorship.

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  Baringo Renewable Energy Centre (BREC Kenya)

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Social Entrepreneur

  In 2017, i founded BREC Kenya, a social enterprise that offers a wide range of homegrown solutions. Baringo Charcoal Briquettes is a recycled bio fuel from wastes such as sawdust, groundnuts husks, maize cobs and charcoal dust. Recycling these materials is an innovative way of waste management, and source of clean energy and employment.

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  GiveDirectly

  Aug 2017 - Apr 2018

  Associate Field Manager

  Employed in August 2017 to April 2018 as the Associate Field Manager in the Bomet office was mainly involved in management of field officers, coordinating teams in the field, developing and submitting reports, risks assessments, monitoring and quality control and promoting effective team culture.

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  Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya)

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Program & Advocacy Officer

  I was responsible for analyzing existing policies for gender responsiveness and accountability, planning coordination and implementation of programme activities under different grants, commissioning, coordinating, supervision, editing and managing the undertaking of researches and documentation under the programme, developing policy briefs and other information communication materials, development of proposals, concept notes and work plans for funding and cultivating a good relationship with all partners, working on internal and external reports and monitoring and evaluating projects.Other duties included management of consortium and CSO partners, supporting the monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning (MEAL), capacity strengthening of CSOs, building strategic partnerships, coordinating communication with implementing partners, grants management (DANIDA, FORD and Woman Kind Worldwide) and development of communication and advocacy tools. Some of the thematic areas handled included gender mainstreaming, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), women in decision making and leadership, gender based violence, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA).Key recent SRHR projects- advocacy work around ICPD +25, Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action (Beijing +25 process, engagement in the development of CSO’s position paper on BDPfA, review of the Maputo Protocol among others. Further, I coordinated CSOs for the review of two important SRH-Bills namely the Reproductive Health Bill, 2019 and the Assisted Reproductive Health Technology Bill 2019. The Bills are now at the National Assembly for enactment process Show less

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  Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)

  Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  Gender Specialist

  As a Gender Specialist attached to the MSME Project, I address existing and emerging gender related matters during the implementation of the initiative, act as a key resource person in stakeholder engagement platforms, provide technical guidance for gender mainstreaming & integration during the implementation of the project towards SMEs recovery, resilience and catalyzing growth during and post COVID 19 and advocacy initiatives of the KEPSA Gender and Youth Sector Board.One other key task is developing the private sector Gender Policy, strategy and advocacy framework. The Gender Policy establishes clear vision and commitments that KEPSA will apply to guide the process of gender integration & mainstreaming in the private sector. This will influence policies, procedures and practices which will accelerate the achievement of gender equality and women empowerment.I also support in mentoring KEPSA staff in gender integration in different departments including Devolution and Planning, East African Community, Education, Energy & Extractives, Environment, Water & Natural Resources, ICT, Industrialization and Trade, Lands & Physical Planning, Public Finance, Security and Sports, Arts & Culture. This seeks to enhance staff capacity to ensure gender- responsiveness in their design and implementation of programs. Show less

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  USAID's Kenya Investment Mechanism

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  Gender Specialist

  As the Gender Specialist, I lead all efforts to identify and overcome gender inclusion barriers in financial investment opportunities and programming in Kenya, and be responsible for leading gender opportunity assessments, overseeing the development of the gender opportunity facility action plan, and mainstreaming gender considerations in project activities. The Gender Specialist will report to the Women’s Economic Empowerment Director. Responsibilities • Conduct analysis to support the formulation of strategies, implementation of the gender strategy, and briefings to senior leadership. • Provide cross-cutting leadership in identifying gender inequities within programs and developing strategies for strengthening the integration of a gender lensacross all activities • Build staff capacity on the application of a gender lens across USAID’s KIM initiatives. • Facilitate knowledge-building on gender integration in FIs and BASPs and advise on appropriate approaches and strategies • Participate in and contribute to external technical working groups on issues related to gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, and gender-inclusive development • Develop innovative approaches to advancing gender equity, promote inclusive development, and prevent and address gender gaps • Support gender opportunity assessment processes, including study design, execution with the bench marking tool, strategy workshops, data collection and data analysis. • Provide ongoing technical support for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs with gender-focused outcomes. • Produce and launch reports on gender activities. • Work closely with Monitoring and Evaluations Manager and Communications Director to ensure project communications and results reflect inclusive development priorities, particularly with a focus on gender and diversity. • Management of events and publications on gender issues. Show less

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  Palladium: Make It Possible

  Dec 2022 - now

  Women's Economic Empowerment Manager

  As the WEE Manager, I am primarily responsible for planning, implementation, and oversight of all projects within the WEE portfolio including identifying and overcoming gender inclusion barriers in financial investment opportunities and programming in Kenya. I also build the capacity of staff to effectively integrate a gender lens into activities, monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder relations. I assume overall charge of the WEE component of KIM and provide overall strategic direction and technical oversight across all project results relating to gender.In close coordination with the Deputy Chief of Party, and the Finance and Operations Director, I coordinate and monitor the responsibilities of all program services (administration, finance, and compliance) activities to ensure that project progress is achieving its goals, objectives, and deliverables and is delivered with quality, on time and on budget.I develop innovative approaches to advancing gender equity, promoting inclusive development, and preventing and addressing gender gaps. I also provide ongoing technical support for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs with gender-focused outcomes.I also contribute to the capacity building of KIM’s staff and stakeholders on gender lens application in the project with the objective of tackling gender inequalities in financial sector and ultimately empowering women in business.In practicing CLA, I support executive annual learning events and also represent KIM at various gender-related communities of practice and networks both at the international, regional, and local levels. Show less