1. 2017-Present
(Egerton University-Njoro Campus)
Position: Teaching Assistant
Department of AGEC-AGBM, Faculty of Agriculture
Assignments
Teaching undergraduates and diploma courses, Setting and marking exams, supervising and guiding students doing reserach projects
2. Nov 2010-Dec 2016
Organization: Tegemeo Institute (Egerton University)
Position: Research Assistant/Assistant data manager
Responsibilities
My main responsibilities at Tegemeo institute included; Enumerator Training, Questionnaire design, both paper-based and computer assisted, Supervision and Coordination of field data Collection, Data cleaning using SPSS and STATA softwares, Data manipulation and archiving, Data Analysis and Report writing.
Achievements
The trainings and experience obtained while at Tegemeo institute allowed me to further my skills in data management and analysis using different statistical software such as SPSS, Excel and STATA. I acquired hands on leadership skills from various assignments such as supervision of field enumerators, overall supervision of data cleaning, and data management at the Institute. Other notable knowledge obtained include; Designing of questionnaires using excel, word, SurveyBe, Survey CTO and ODK softwares, where I also had an opportunity to train other staff in using these platforms
As a data expert, I have been involved in several projects promoting gender inclusivity and equality and women empowerment. Some of these projects include: TAPRA project and Feed the Future Projects (FtF). I was involved in coming up with indicators measuring gender inclusivity and women empowerment aspects and also analyzing both panel and cross-sectional data especially bringing out the gender aspects.
3. May 2009-Sept 2010
Organization: Tegemeo Institute (Egerton University)
Position: Enumerator
Responsibilities
- Assisted in data collection and cleaning of rural household surveys for USAID and TAPRA projects
- Part of a team that collected data of a project that was monitoring the impact of AGRA interventions in Nyanza and Western regions
- Part of a team that collected data used in monitoring the impact of fair trade and UTZ certification in coffee in Central and Eastern regions
- Conducted research on food security and nutritional welfare of Kenya’s urban consumers (Region-Nairobi)
4. May 2009-Sept 2010
Organization: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Position: Enumerator
Responsibilities
- Part of a team that collected data on the awareness of aflatoxin maize and its effects in Nyanza & Eastern Provinces
- I also collected data that was meant to measure the impact of subsidies on small scale maize farmers in Kisii and Embu districts
5. Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya
Position: Enumerator
Responsibilities
Part of a team that collected data for conducting Farm Budget and farm enterprise analysis in Central Province
