Cynthia Magero

I am a self motivated individual with a strong personality and a great team player. I am able to withstand the pressure of work and can work in any type of environment. I have moderate experience in environmental health, conservation and management; and monitoring and evaluation. I have excellent analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

Intern
Directorate of Environment, Water, and Sanitation
Nairobi Metropolitan Services
February 2022 to February 2023

• Implementing Nairobi City County Environmental Management Plans.
• Ensuring compliance with occupational safety and health programmes.
• Mapping illegal dumping and waste water discharge sites within Embakasi East Sub-County.
• Participate in environmental education, sensitisation, and training.
• Conducting environmental inspection and ensuring compliance with environmental management legislations and regulations.
• Monitoring and supervising various environmental studies including Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Audits, and Strategic Environmental Assessments.
• Handling environmental complaints from the local communities.

Intern
Department of Environmental Planning and Research Coordination (EPRC)
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
April 2021 to December 2021

• Mapping of wetlands and riparian lands in Kenya using ArcGIS.
• Promoting integration of environmental considerations into development policies, plans, programs, and projects. These include the National and County Environment Action Plans, formulation of sector-based greenhouse gases reporting framework, and the climate change risk and vulnerability assessment procedures.
• Undertaking research, investigation, and surveys in the field of environment. These include air and water quality monitoring.
• Environmental project proposal writing.
• Participating in enforcement activities like inspection and assessing compliance levels of regulated facilities in Nairobi City.
• Review of Environmental Impact Assessments and Audit Reports and other licensing applications submitted to NEMA.
• Technical report writing including Kenya Environmental Performance Index report and National State of Environment report.  Environmental education and awareness creation activities (World Environment Day and World Desertification & Drought Day 2021).
• Front office operations including data entry and updating; writing memos; taking minutes during meetings; preparation; and submission of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for the EPRC department.
• Conducting financial and procurement operations including raising requisitions, budgeting for activities, and accounting.

Freelance Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
November 2016 to March 2021

• Data collection (including public consultation), compilation, and analysis.
• Carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Audits (EAs), and Environment Health and Safety (EHS) audit reports as per Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) Chapter 387 and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 2007 guidelines.
• Conducting training on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
• Carrying out Safety and Health Risk Assessments.
• Formulating Environment Health and Safety Policies.

Associate Environmental Expert
Greenpot Environmental Consultants – November 2015 to September 2016

• Data collection (including public consultation), compilation, and analysis.
• Carrying out EIAs, EAs, and EHS audit reports.
• Participating in the tasks of the consultancy as an environmental expert.

Natural Resource Management Intern (Industrial Attachment)
Western Kenya Community Driven Development and Flood Mitigation Project (WORLD BANK-sponsored Project) – September 2014 – November 2014

• Carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments on new community projects.
• Developing Community Action plans.
• Monitoring and evaluation of natural resource management projects.
• Sensitisation of farmers on soil conservation
• Monitoring and evaluation of financial and procurement records.
• Preparation of daily and monthly field reports.
• Promotion of the project to potential beneficiaries

Attachment
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Karura – October 2013 – December 2013

• Extraction and quality analysis of biodiesel and glycerine from croton and jatropha crude oils.
• Extracting of fibres from bamboo.
• Determination of ascorbic acid, crude fat, internal energy, crude protein, moisture ash content of indigenous fruits and vegetables.
• Development of herbal skin care products such as soap and lotion through the utilisation of non-wood products.
• Tree nursery management.
• Scientific report writing.

Kenyatta University
MSc. Environmental Health – Ongoing
Maseno University
BSc. Environmental Science, with Information Technology – Second Class Honours (Upper Division) – December 2015
Alliance Girls High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education – Mean Grade B+ – November 2010