Kigen Kipkorir

Experience

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  World Vision

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2005

  Volunteer
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  Kituo Cha Sheria (The Centre for Legal Empowerment)

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2012

  •Positioned the organization as the lead agency in human rights organization in the Coast region through new programmes and expansion to unreached areas. •Initiated the development of six community justice centers that significantly enhanced access to legal services by poor and marginalized communities at the grassroots•Mobilized $1.5 million towards human rights and governance initiatives at the Kenyan Coast •Contributed to policy and legislative discourse including the drafting of the Kenyan Constitution (2010), the National Human Rights Policy, the Truth Justice and Reconciliation (TJRC) process and Agenda 4.•Coordinated civic education efforts on human rights and governance and oversaw the establishment and mentorship of four human rights networks that continue to champion community issues•Mobilized $500,000 towards human rights and governance initiatives

  • Regional Coordinator, Coast

    Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

  • Programme Officer-Advocacy, Governance and Community Partnerships

    Jun 2006 - May 2009
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  USAID/Chemonics International

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Grants Manager

  •Provided technical support to 12 grantees in the design and implementation of programmes •Provided overall management of disbursed funds ensuring prudence and compliance with organizational policies and procedures

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  SRHR Alliance-Kenya

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2015

  National Programme Coordinator

  •Positioned the 17 member CSO Alliance as a key player in Adolescent and Youth SRH in Kenya.•Provided technical support to country chapters in Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana, in strengthening Alliance structures in the respective countries •Designed the youth champions initiative that enhanced meaningful engagement and participation of young people in SRHR programmes nationally and internationally •Played a lead role in the review of the National Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policy (2015) and development of Draft Guidelines for Sexuality Education (2015) in Kenya as a taskforce member•Steered the development of a five-year strategic plan for the Alliance and mobilized $3 million towards its implementation Show less

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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  Aug 2021 - now

  •Spearheaded the design and resource mobilization for the scale up of the World’s first Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Development Impact Bond (DIB) that has so far unlocked $12million towards improvement of adolescent health outcomes in Kenya•Played a technical lead role in the design of the 2gether4SRHR Joint UN Programme and the ideation of a catalytic SRHR programme mobilizing over $600,000 •Coordinated the development of the first Joint UN Programme on Youth Skills, Employability and Civic Engagement •Currently chairing the multi-stakeholder technical team spearheading the design of Presidential campaign to end Teenage Pregnancy and improve Adolescent well-being and Child Protection (TAC).•Provided leadership in the development of the UNFPA 9th and 10th Country Programme (2018-2022; 2022-2026) including the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2022-2026)•Played a lead role in the development of various national legal and policy frameworks that have significantly improved access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services by adolescents and youth •Provided technical expertise to eight counties in formulating county action plans to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and youth in their respective counties (Narok, Migori, Lamu, Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Marsabit and Kilifi)•Coordinated the development and roll out of curricula, manuals and job aids for various stakeholders working with adolescents and youth •Coordinated the incubation and acceleration of ten (10) youth led innovations on SRHR that have significantly contributed to UNFPA’s transformative results •Spearheaded the integration of SRHR in youth in empowerment platforms like the National Youth Service (NYS) reaching over 100,000 young people annually•Supported knowledge management interventions including evidence generation and synthesis on key AYSRH issues Show less •Initiated the development of A Costed National Youth Strategy for South Sudan •Supported resource mobilization efforts of the country office including leading proposal development for the Gender and Youth Peace Initiative (GYPI) of the Peace Building Fund•Coordinated youth participation in the formulation of the Common Country Analysis (CCA) for South Sudan that informed the formulation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF)•Supported UNFPA’s leadership in chairing the Inter Agency Network on Youth and Development (IANYD) and initiated the development of a quarterly newsletter for the network Show less

  • Programme Specialist, Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Innovations Lead

    Oct 2015 - now

  • Programme Specialist, Youth (Detailed Assignment)

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2021