Beryl Machoka

Experience

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  Buga Youth Organization

  Mar 2013 - Feb 2015

  Human Resources Director
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  Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern

  Plant quarantining, seed testing, seed field inspection, seed licenses issuance, data entry, technical administration, phyto-sanitary services, seed factories inspection, imported/exported cargo inspection, and farmer education

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  African Medical and Research Foundation

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2015

  Research Assistant
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  Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2016

  Research Assistant
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  Unaitas

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Business Development Executive

  Organizing sales visits, demonstrating and presenting products, establishing new business, maintaining accurate records, attending trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings, reviewing sales performance, negotiating contracts and packages, and aiming to achieve monthly or annual targets.

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  Sawa Farms

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  Operations Supervisor

  Overseeing all farm activities analyzing the overall efficacy of operations, production ,and the performance of 130 employees to guarantee efficiency. Executing and planning the budget, overseeing inventory, and revamping the activities to increase their contribution to the establishment's welfare. Directing all farm operations including soil preparation, tilling, planting, fertilizing, calibration of equipment, harvesting, grading, and export. Creating duty rosters and payroll management.

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  Academic-Writing.Org

  Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

  Freelance Academic Writer

  -Writing a wide range of academic papers from university to organizational researched topics including essays, reviews, proposals, theses, research papers, and articles. -Conducting extensive research while using and maintaining databases. -Writing about different topics with reference to empirical evidence for experts and non-experts in understandable and straightforward language while offering depth and an accurate perspective on the current scientific views on each topic.

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  African Population and Health Research Center

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  Assistant Researcher

  The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and conducting policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues on the continent. APHRC is also committed to developing the next generation of globally competitive African scholars and leads by example through numerous research capacity strengthening initiatives and strong partnerships with top African universities and research institutions. Over the last 15 years, APHRC has contributed to a better Africa through quality research, and results-based strategic communications and policy engagement.Duties:-Conducting desk reviews by identifying relevant articles from databases including Google Scholar and Pubmed, extracting prespecified and relevant information from articles, Data coding,Data cleaning Show less

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  African Population and Health Research Center

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  Research Consultant
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  African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Program Assistant

  African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is working toward inclusive, agriculture-driven prosperity for the African continent by strengthening the production and dissemination of more gender-responsive agricultural research and innovation.Duties:Project/program management (implementation, outputs/outcomes)-Support AWARD programmatic activities implementation in line with organization needs.-Support follow up of AWARD beneficiaries on various deliverables.-Support writing of internal documents and reportsResearch coordination (data collection, analysis, delivery) and dissemination-Support data collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting-Support preparation of manuscripts for peer review and publishing-Support research analysis. -Preparation of desk and field reviews and other basic research activities;-Identification of data sources, data collection and compilation, knowledge synthesis;Team support-Work planning, report synthesis and guidelines, and other material as required;-Filing and archiving electronic and paper records and other documentation;-Scheduling and preparation of team meetings and minutes;-Administrative support in the planning and organization of field activities, workshops, and other events.-Follow-up processes with other units, as necessary.Technical reporting (donors and other key partners)-Retrieval and formatting of relevant data for reporting Show less

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  African Population and Health Research Center

  Oct 2022 - now

  Researcher