Esta Kamau

Area of Expertise:

• Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
• Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Director, CEO, COP, President
• Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child

Professional Experience:

My experience in the areas of youth workforce development, women entrepreneurship and addressing issues of food security in developing countries, combined with my working knowledge in effective regional program management; leadership; building strategic partnerships; capacity building; knowledge management and learning, provide me with the right competencies to excel in a senior leadership role.

Currently, I am responsible for spearheading the capacity development activities for a multi-year regional program by providing strategic, operational and management oversight to the various country teams. This involves evaluating the performance of program activities, effective engagement with the various program stakeholders and providing strategic support in the identification and development of relationships with potential partners (private sector, national governments, associations) in order to increase regional integration and sustainability of our program's activities. Additionally, I have successfully spearheaded the development and roll out of various training programs and pedagogy that are currently being used to train youth entrepreneurs and farmers across Africa.

These opportunities have horned my experience in managing multicultural teams remotely; grown my skills in dealing with various complex and challenging field operations; and enhanced my ability to lead strategic partnership building and oversee resource mobilization strategies.