Caren Sande

Experience

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  Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Water Treatment Technician

  • Presented findings on water sampling and analysis resulting in the improved water treatment measures.• Compiled weekly water and sanitation reports on time and within budget ensuring data accuracy.• Successfully collected electrical meter readings from over 700 homes in a variety of settings, including residential, commercial, and industrial, ensuring the accuracy of the readings regardless of the environment.• Propelled community awareness and and sensitization on water, sanitation and hygiene issues programs. Show less

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  Hecta Limited

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Research Assistant

  • Oversaw customer satisfaction on health systems in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya by conducting interviews.• Compiled and collated over 100 data points and submitted it electronically on time yielding informed public health decisions.

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  Sema Consulting Limited

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Research Assistant

  • Methodically collected and analyzed high quality electronic data on vulnerable households leading to the initiation of the Health Insurance and Subsidy Program and the actualization of the Inua Jamii Programme. • Partnered with team supervisors to initiate contact with government officials in the 7 counties I had been allocated.• Led training and data collection in 200 households, using a variety of methods, including surveys, interviews, and focus groups.• Achieved compliance with ethical data collection procedures by developing and ensuring that field manual protocols and procedures were adhered to by all team members. Show less

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  National Environmental Complaints Committee

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2024

  Environment and Policy Specialist

  • Technical advisory member in a working group that designed and implemented the Sustainable Waste Management Bill and Policy, resulting in the enactment of the Sustainable Waste Management Act, 2022.• Partnered with the National Environment Civil Society Alliance-Kenya (NECSA-K) on policy review related to green incentives and Kenya's accession to the Global Green Growth Institute.• Spearheading a wide range of project administrative duties including preparing periodic budget revisions and ensures appropriate resource allocations; reconciles accounts with amended budget; evaluates trends of financial implementation and makes necessary recommendations to line manager.• Designed a post-mining land use strategy for Base Titanium Limited, focusing on nature-based solutions and the regeneration of the natural environment.• Successfully leading a team of 17 in overseeing Environment and Social Governance on government-funded infrastructural projects, ensuring the protection of landscapes and livelihoods in communities affected by the projects.• Facilitating workshops with local communities and the environmental stakeholder ecosystem to explore the feasibility of alternative livelihoods to alleviate pressure from strained resources.• Leading research, investigations and report writing resulting in the closure of 85% of allocated complaint files and the formulation of specific-compliance policy recommendations. Show less

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  Evidence Action

  Sept 2023 - now

  Senior Associate Policy and Government Relations