Dennis Mwamati Mumo

Experience

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  PrimArch Designs

  Jul 2008 - Sept 2013

  Partner & Co-founder

  Architecture,Landscape architecture,Interior design &Environmental planning.

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  Young Innovators Organization(YIO)

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2018

  Secretary General & Board Member

  As a community based organisation which has been keen on helping needy students access high school education in Kenya’s Makueni County, Kenya, I lead and organise localised fundraisers and community capacity building seminars. This helps set a clear focus for the young and bright students in the region to set academic goals. I also plan and run inspirational visits in the district every year in which, I bring together my friends and colleagues from different professions to share with the high school students, which provides a platform for free consultations with the professionals. We also donate sanitary pads to young girls faced with lack of resources to access them. Show less

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  Align Architects, Landscape Architects & Interior Design Consultants

  Aug 2008 - Sept 2012

  Landscape Architect (PT)

  Landscape Design,Environmental Planning.

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  Elite Digital Solutions

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2012

  GRAPHISOFT CAD Support Architect (PT)

  Archicad and AutoDesk support and Professional training.

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  Landor & Associates

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2012

  Interior designer & Assistant Project Manager

  Interior design work,Office refurbishments,interior decor'.

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  KU Leuven

  Feb 2013 - Mar 2013

  Field Researcher/ Participant: Intensive Landscape Urbanism Workshop

  This was an intensive Urbanism workshop, in South East Asia; Vietnam, done in partnership with the University of Oslo and The University of Ho Chi Minh, Directed by Prof. Bruno De Meulder ( KU Leuven) and Prof. Kelly Shanon (AHO , Oslo, Norway), and Tutored by Dr. Christian Nolf, Annelies De Nijs, Prof. Henry Bava of Agence Ter, France.

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  KU Leuven

  May 2013 - May 2013

  Representative (International Students): Seminar_The Urban Project

  Design with/by/for People: The Vicissitudes of Design and Participation in Urban Development

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  United Nations

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2014

  Programme Management and Liaison INTERN at UN HABITAT New York Liaison Office

  - Assisted in preparation of the Yearly Report for the UN Habitat New York Office in liaison with the other interns. This report was key in the analysis of the yearly briefings and meetings that are conducted at the UN Habitat NYC office in liaison with other agencies. - Attended and assisted in the the Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 'Adapting UN system to better support sustainable development'​, held in November and December 2013, at the UN Headquarters'​ Main Secretariat Building, New York. - Attended the UNDG Retreat on 'Delivering as One'​ -Technical level; The purpose of this retreat was to finalize the Plan of Action for Headquarters and review the development of the tools and materials to operationalize the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) by the UNDG Working Mechanisms, andcompiled a report for the Director on QCPR Retreat, UNICEF BUILDING, NY. Retreat on the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR) Draft Monitoring Framework, in 2013. - As the core intern contact on the OWG7 on SDGs, I prepared and analyzed the items of discussion from all the member states and panelists, for both the UN Habitat New York and Nairobi branches.- Assisting, under close supervision, in performing technical research and drafting relevant reports; The 2013 Humanitarian Comprehensive Regional Strategy. Read through the preparatory background documents, came up with matrices and tables that helped the Chief Technical Advisor in completing a great draft for presentation as part of UN Habitat's contribution to the impact analysis of the Syria Crisis on shelter and housing and review of shelter and housing response options.- For the Second Committee, Fifth Committee and the Meeting on Sustainable cities for Latin American States in preparation of Open Working Group (January 2014). Show less

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  Align Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers (PT)

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  Urban Planner and Project Manager
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  United Nations

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Policy Units Coordination & Monitoring and Evaluation : HABITAT III Secretariat

  Over last two years, I worked on two key areas; Policy Units Support, and Monitoring and Evaluation for the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development ( HABITAT III), in New York. Just to mention a few, I was able to achieve the following, as part of a very competitive and overly dedicated HABITAT III team.On Monitoring and Evaluation;- Created an online submission form for all habitat III global meetings minutes which helps to monitor content and context of the meetings.- Developed a global monitoring matrix in the form of a control panel that incorporates all the single activities being done at any point by the secretariat both technical and administrative.- Partly managed the overall database for documents submitted to the secretariat and created a parallel matrix to monitor all deliverables to the secretariat; National reports, country statements and other contributions from the civil society through the General Assembly of Partners, from regional meetings, Preparatory committees, Issue Papers, Inter-sessional Process with member states.On Habitat III Policy Units/Papers;- Organised 18 expert group meetings in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Northern America, which brought together 200 experts and 20 co-leaders from 10 co-leading organizations; World Bank, Rockefeller, LSE.etc.- Guided the preparation of 10 policy recommendations based on 10 key areas in the urban development domain, and organized 11 virtual meetings/ webinars that brought together 160 of 200 global urban development experts to discuss the substantive parts of the policy papers as key documents in to the drafting of the New Urban Agenda.- Managed to create a common monitoring platform for all the outcomes of the expert meetings held between October 2015 and April 2016, to track the substantive contributions of the experts team.- Attended and represented the secretariat policy units meetings in London, Bogota, Washington DC, and Barcelona. Show less

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  UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2022

  Supporting the development of National Urban Policy and Smart Cities strategies in Myanmar, Nigeria, and Iran, financed by the Korean government. It is a collaboration between UN-Habitat, Republic of Korea, and the three countries.Key Duties and Responsibilities;1. Working with the four countries to deliver National Urban Policies which incorporates Smart Citiesstrategies.2. Organise and implement an exchange visit for Myanmar, Iran and Nigeria to Seoul, South Korea, as abenchmarking exercise and also facilitate knowledge exchange between the three countries3. Prepare guidance notes on the preparation of the Feasibility Report, Diagnosis Report and final formulation of the National urban policy.4. In accordance with the Global Nationa urban policy project document for UN-Habitat, ensure all project resources are accounted for and timelines met within the project overall framework.5. Seek inputs from the government counterparts, particularly working with ministries of Urban Development in the three countries on activities related to project implementation.6. Review and understand work carried out by UN-Habitat in Iran, Nigeria and Myanmar, in the previousphases of the development of National Urban Policy and identify gaps and areas to integrate into thepolicy process through secondary information review.7. Prepare and participate in the smart cities workshops, and exchange visits as appropriate.8. Follow the timeline for the NUPP with Smart City Strategy in line with the government's timeline and agreed with HQ and Government.On Smart Cities Strategy1. Coordinate with the informal/thematic urban working group in relation to the NUP and Smart CityStrategy development with national stakeholders and development partners.2. Prepare a guiding framework for incorporating smart city approaches in urban planning projects as asupplement to the NUP’s smart city element. Show less Project Scope:The future Saudi Cities Programme strategizes to promote sustainable urban development across Saudi Arabia are; evidence-based and multi-dimensional analysis of cities using the City Prosperity Index; Addressing urban sprawl and uncontrolled urban expansion in a well-planned manner, Understanding and providing actionable recommendations on the legislative and institutional context necessary for the proposed new approaches. Also, supporting vertical and horizontal sectoral integration and coordination between ministries and various partners through multidisciplinary planning led approaches and urban governance. Engaging and integration of the needs of the communities, particularly the youth and women as part of inclusive urban planning approaches to enhance the public awareness across the kingdom on the notion of prosperous and sustainable urbanization. Organizing forums for engaging Saudi urban issues both nationally and internationally. Supporting sustainable new planning practices through engaging national training institutions, creating youth and women urbanization networks among other strategies and actions. Show less

  • Policy and Programme Management Consultant

    May 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Urban Policy & Programme Management Expert

    Jul 2020 - May 2021

  • Urban Policy Specialist

    Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Urban and Regional Planner

    Sept 2017 - Oct 2019
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  UNDP

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

  Programme Management Officer
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  UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)

  Jan 2023 - now

  Administrative Officer