Grace Ndirangu

Experience

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  International Rescue Committee

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

  Community Incentive Worker

  Designed, trained and monitored groups of refugee women and women at risk in the peri-urban areas of Nairobi on a Shariah complaint savings and loans methodology. Trained of women’s urban savings and loans groups and their intimate partners on financial management and entrepreneurship.

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  GROOTS Kenya

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Project Assistant

  Program management for the art therapy and psycho-social project for orphaned and vulnerable children in Mathare and KiberaManagement of the teen mothers economic empowerment and feeding programProviding programmatic support to the Women Leadership and Governance ProgramManaging budgets and implement project activities for the young teen mothers and women at risk in Mathare (Young Ladies Reflecting Change in Mathare (YLRCM)) group Supervising and managing field officers based in Mathare and Kibera Preparation of project activity reports, quarterly project and final project reports Show less

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  HIAS

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2021

  Economic Inclusion Manager

  Lead HIAS’s Economic recovery work through gender-responsive micro-enterprise development, blended learning solutions, financial inclusion, and peer mentorship for refugee youth, women, and girls as well as provide technical support to field teams. Oversees the implementation of projects to test new practices ensuring necessary work plans, resources, budget, and financial tracking, communication protocols, and monitoring structures in coordination with multi-disciplinary teams hence ensuring the smooth implementation and technical integrity of the Economic Recovery program. Develop training programs and modules, monitoring and evaluation tools: theories of change, baseline questionnaires, and tracking tools. Conduct regular monitoring, including focus groups, field staff visits, and individual business visits for clientsProvide technical leadership in the design of innovative project designs, draft proposals, represent HIAS at donor and coordination meetings, train and provide capacity building support to livelihood staff and beneficiaries Show less

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  RefugePoint

  Jun 2021 - now

  Program Manager-Livelihoods

  Development and management of the Livelihoods Program:Ensure Program objectives and activities are achieved in the area of livelihoods;Provide technical guidance on program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation;Promote market and financial linkages for clients running businesses;Monitor, coach, and mentor livelihood staff; enhance staff capacity through training with respect to identified staff needs;Conduct annual performance evaluation for livelihoods team members;Track and thoroughly review financial reports to ensure the livelihoods program budget is spent on target.Document best practicesEnsure training materials and monitoring forms are updated and well documented;Ensure client progress is clearly documented in the database ;Work with the monitoring and evaluation officer to enhance measurement tools;Prepare monthly reports on the activities and progress of the livelihoods program;Support initiatives for assessments as well as program monitoring and evaluation. Show less