Wambui Paula Waibochi

Experience

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  Access Kenya

  Aug 2010 - Aug 2010

  Intern

  - Part of a small team processing and refining their database. It involved calling customers to check their details, which needed constant civility and attentiveness to the responses of the customers.- Over-achieved the targets set for me in being able to organise and correct hundreds of customer details.

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  Gibb Africa

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern

  - I was in the environmental department of this international development engineering firm.- Taught topics such as Environment Management Plans, Strategic Environmental Assessments, Socio-economic studies, Geographical Information Systems, and Social Impact Assessments- using real case studies and work documents.

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  Beautiful Flower

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

  Volunteer

  - Part of a team of young people planning and holding a concert to raise money for women in Daadab refugee camp in northern Kenya. Entailed creativity and enterprise as we were not an official company or group.- The concert was successfully held.

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  Virtual City

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2013

  Intern

  - Thoroughly tested a shopping application that worked across internet, USSD and downloadable applications. The job entailed self-accountability and presentation as I relayed my findings. It also involved filling daily task reports to monitor my successful completion of.- Declared varied services ready for consumption as well as discovered problems that had not yet been spotted.

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  Wangari Mathaai Institute/ GreenBelt movement

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Research Intern

  - Conducted market research, mostly unsupervised, on bamboo in Kenya with the intention to introduce it to a group of women as a way of livelihood creation and environmental conservation. Read numerous related business, agricultural, technical and poverty analyses. Synthesised this into evidence-basedreports to inform the work of my supervisor. - Also performed GPS seedling tracking and photography. Worked for Kenyan and Norwegian NGOs and communicated between them.

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  HOME Fundraising Ltd

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Fundraiser

  - Performed door-to-door fundraising around Norfolk, inspiring people to sign up to donate to charities- reaching no less than 150 doors per day. It entailed transparency, deep knowledge of the charity and perseverance to ensure that I gave out the right and necessary information in a comfortable manner at every door. Additionally, needed to be extremely empathetic and a good listener because asa representative of a cancer charity, people at the door would talk to me about their problems on these issues and I would listen and offer advice.- Successfully signed people up to Macmillan Cancer Support (the average sign-up in Home Fundraising lasts for 3 years). Additionally, able to provide advice to people dealing with cancer personally or in their family. Show less

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  UNEP

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Volunteer

  - Manned interactive booths showcasing UNEP’s activities at the first United Nations Environmental Assembly. Answered questions (on the booth, about UNEP and on the conference) from the range of 1200 delegates attending, which included representatives from governments, private sector, academia and civil society. The only undergraduate student amongst the volunteers. Had the unique opportunity to watch, learn from and examine the world’s forefront debates on the environment and the post-2015 development agenda. - Wrote articles on my experiences in the UNEA meetings on Poaching and The Green Economy. Show less

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  Homeboyz Foundation

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Program Intern

  - Played an active role in the planning and execution of all Homeboyz Foundation (a youth empowerment NGO) activities. This was a competitive post and I was the only undergraduate student chosen. Included: managing Facebook and Twitter accounts; writing articles, minutes and proposals; conducting research; coordinating and interacting with partner organisations; and generating new ideas for activities and programmes. Worked under pressure to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment whilst providing quality work. - Created a new partnership for the Foundation; identified a group of women that could benefit from a program that we were endorsing, cultivated this relationship and this group of women became the highest-ranking group using the endorsed program. - Gained insight into the practices of NGO’s operating in Kenya, including their challenges and how different groups (big and small NGO’s and the private sector) work together. Show less

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  HOME Fundraising Ltd

  Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Fundraiser

  - Performed door-to-door fundraising around Norfolk, inspiring people to sign up to donate to charities- reaching no less than 150 doors per day. Entailed transparency, deep knowledge of the charity and perseverance to ensure that I gave out the right and necessary information in a comfortable manner at every door. Additionally needed to be extremely empathetic and a good listener because as a representative of cancer and child safety charities, people at the door would talk to me about their problems on these issues and I would listen- and offer advise on how the charity I represented could assist them.- Successfully signed people up to various charities (the average sign-up in Home Fundraising lasts for 3 years). Additionally, able to provide helpful advice to people struggling with issues related to cancer and child abuse. Show less

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  International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

  Jul 2015 - Oct 2015

  Research Intern

  - Primary researcher for a project focused on scaling successful approaches to land restoration in dryland areas of Ethiopia. Searched worldwide academic and grey literature for studies showing the successes and failures of land restoration approaches. Systematically studied the efficacy of each intervention, writing analysedrecords of m y findings so as to advise my supervisor’s work with insightful summaries.- Required strategic thinking to search, assess and organise the large amount of information. It was a reflexive process of determining what information was needed against what sources were available. Studied common successes and failures of land restoration projects including ecological conditions, market and socio-economic factors, and governance systems. Lessons learned included gaps in knowledge and methods of evaluating projects. Mostly worked unsupervised. Show less

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  University of East Anglia

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  Summer Intern

  - Myself and one other individual oversaw the processing and arranging of all 4,500 accommodation packs for the University Students moving into Halls in September. Required extended periods of teamwork, thoroughness and care, to ensure that each individual room and person’s details were accounted for and matched. - Our Supervisor informed us that we achieved their most seamless year.

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  Knowledge Empowering Youth

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

  Intern

  -Performed project operations needed to set up and renovate libraries for schools, prisons and refugee camps all around Kenya. Aided in the establishment and refurbishment of around a dozen libraries in diverse areas such as Kakuma Refugee Camp and Langata Women’s Prison. - Trained dozens of students and prisoners on using the libraries. During planning, we had to ensure that each library’s operations responded to the target group’s needs, resources, environments and previous systems. Additionally, practiced appropriately representing an organisation in how I handle myself on site and in how I interact with our target groups.- The team concurrently worked on different projects in assorted teams. This work involved complex, extensive inventories and numerous procedures. Required significant collaboration, perceptiveness, diligence and attention to detail. Personally took it upon myself to ensure that we were all following the right procedures, and corrected and assisted colleagues when I checked and found shortcomings. Show less

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  UN Environment Programme

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Communications and Information Intern

  - Wrote, edited, planned, designed, collected, compiled and shared content on the work of UNEP and our partners, to people and organisations around the world involved in environmental governance- including civil society, governments, environmental treaties and intergovernmental organisations. Several different types of content were successfully shared to and used by large or specialised audiences.- Our projects aimed to facilitate information-sharing whilst enhancing, maintaining and generating relationships with stakeholders. Liaised with leading organisations and their representatives, with my work being used by global experts on environmental governance. Worked closely with the team in development, implementation and logistic support for multiple stages of multipleprojects. Learned how to maintain a voice appropriate for intergovernmental organisations, to be heard by various stakeholders across the globe. - Conducted information and database management. Updated and grew the contact list by around 20%. Performed monitoring and evaluation; assisted in the formation and analysis of surveys. Show less

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  UN Environment Programme

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2022

  Communications Assistant

  - Researched, collated, developed and disseminated information on environmental governance, particularly environmental rights, to and with stakeholders from around the world (included civil society, governments, environmental treaties, businesses, intergovernmental organisations, academia, journalists). Contributed to UNEP and stakeholders’ education and capacity-building goals. - Informed the public and partner institutions across the globe on UNEP’s work on environmental rule of law. Was the point of contact between several organisations, people, and UNEP; this included responding to queries. Responsible for ensuring that the Law Division’s publications met UNEP standards as well as led their launches. Enhanced partnership, outreach and information-exchange between UNEP and relevant stakeholders- in line with global environmental and development goals.- Created solutions, initiated activities, advised on options, followed-up on processes and implemented decisions. This included graphic design, editing publications and turning information into various digestible formats such as visual presentations, interactive maps, stories, social media cards and webpages. My content has been read by tens of thousands of people across the globe- adding to UNEP’s public face.- Tracked several projects across different teams and organisations based in various parts of the world; safe-guarded goals whilst tackled emerging problems. Maintained contact with stakeholders and kept aware of news and developments; to ensure our work and our target groups are updated with appropriate information. Ultimately developed my organisation, research and monitoring skills.Developed my ability to adapt communication products to different audiences, needs and goals, against what is most appropriate, effective and feasible for my colleagues’ work. Gained insight into the structure, strategies and standards of intergovernmental organisations; as well as how to have and use their voices. Show less