About Miriam Muange
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Academic Level Degree Bachelor
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Age 43 - 47 Years
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Gender Female
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Industry Management
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About me
Seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience in project management, program management, and special needs education. Equipped with a Project Management Certification, Diploma in Human Resource and Management, Certificate in Special Needs Education and Bachelor’s in Home Science and Technology Education. Committed to continuous learning through professional development trainings. Adept at leading cross- functional teams, developing innovative programs, and fostering partnerships. Proven ability to manage complex projects, optimize resources, and ensure compliance. Unique blend of technical expertise, people management skills, and deep understanding of child welfare and inclusive education principles. Strategic thinker with a track record of driving measurable results through effective program implementation.
Education
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1998 - 2003
Moi University
Bachelor of Education
I have a bachelor of education major in home science and technoloty
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2023 - 2023
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
I am a certified Project Management Professional
- 2021 - 2022
Experience
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2023 - 2024
Child Welfare Society of Kenya
Program Officer Education
• Relentlessly championed equitable access to quality education for underprivileged children within CWSK shelters and surrounding local communities.
• Strategically spearheaded community-wide sensitization campaigns against rampant child labor and sexual exploitation in identified high-risk areas.
• Proactively identified critical vocational skill gaps and meticulously developed comprehensive training programs to empower vulnerable youth.
• Swiftly facilitated smooth school reintegration for displaced, separated, or unaccompanied children during emergencies and crisis situations.
• Diligently organized targeted interventions combating deep-rooted practices of female genital mutilation and early forced marriages through intensive awareness and training.
• Actively collaborated with relevant government agencies to vigorously promote inclusive education initiatives and safeguard children’s rights. -
2021 - 2023
Child Welfare Society of Kenya
Branch Administrative Officer
•Orchestrated daily operations ensuring full compliance with legal and contractual obligations, addressing children’s health and education.
• Coached and mentored staff, upholding high-quality care standards, ethics, diversity policies, and inspection readiness.
• Provided comprehensive support encompassing physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social needs of resident children.
• Managed critical administrative functions – finances, adoption, foster care, child rescue, personnel, and facility maintenance.
• Fostered a secure, nurturing environment through guidance, counseling, and addressing individualized needs of children.
• Monitored educational progress, ensuring unique needs were met, including support for children with disabilities. -
2017 - 2019
Build Africa Kenya
Project Coordinator
• Represented BAK at county and sub-county education forums, zealously championing quality learning initiatives while staying abreast of sector advancements.
• Orchestrated day-to-day operations, meticulously supervising project facilitators and overseeing construction activities in stringent adherence to public health and works guidelines.
• Spearheaded quality assurance efforts through collaborative monitoring visits alongside Ministry of Education and Teachers Service Commission officials, ensuring exception al program training delivery.
• Diligently crafted comprehensive monthly and quarterly donor reports, strictly adhering to prescribed templates and timelines, underscoring transparency and accountability.
• Deftly translated strategic quarterly project plans into granular, actionable roadmaps, enabling seamless execution of critical activities and initiatives.
• Exhibited financial prowess by judiciously managing project budgets and procurement processes in close coordination with the finance team, optimizing resource. -
2014 - 2017
Build Africa Kenya
Project Coordinator
• Orchestrated the Kwale Girls Project Consortium and partnerships, ensuring seamless and transparent communication among all stakeholders.
• Provided supervisory oversight and mentorship to project staff, fostering a culture of innovation, creativity, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborated with communities to identify and address barriers impeding girls’ enrollment, retention, and transition to secondary schools.
• Monitored activity implementation meticulously, ensuring project inputs and activities aligned with desired outcomes.
• Spearheaded the capture of project impact evidence through success stories and beneficiary testimonials, working closely with project assistants.
• Championed meaningful community and stakeholder involvement throughout the project cycle, ensuring perspectives were adequately captured in quarterly reports. -
2004 - 2014
SOS Children's Villages
Program Officer Education
• Conducted comprehensive individual and group assessments to facilitate the selection of beneficiaries into the program.
• Developed and managed child and youth protection programs, fostering psychosocial, spiritual, educational, and physical development of children under SOS care.
• Facilitated the formulation of family development plans and educational strategies tailored to the unique needs of the target group.
• Coordinated staff training initiatives, conducting capacity building assessments and providing recommendations for professional development.
• Oversaw the procurement process for educational and development program supplies, ensuring adherence to SOS Children’s Village procedures.
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of child-friendly programs focused on preventing and responding to child safeguarding concerns as the designated child protection focal person.