debbie maina

Miss. Debbie is an Economics and Statistics professional with over 4 years’ experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Project Management, Research and Learning (MERL) functions, dispute and reconciliation process through arbitrations and an expert in implementing research & M&E capacity strengthening and managing community outreach activities. She is proficient in Qualitative Data Analysis software (NVivo), good working knowledge in SPSS, STATA, R Analytical software, use of Mobile Data Collection Devices and Kobo Toolbox. Miss Debbie Maina has excellent writing, organizational, public relations, people management and leadership, interpersonal and team skills. Fluent in English, Swahili, and Kikuyu languages.

TAKATAKA SOLUTIONS LIMITED (November 2021 to date) 

TakaTaka Solutions is a waste management company based in Nairobi that collects, sorts, recycles, composts and incinerate waste materials. As a project officer, I manage project deliverables in line with the project plan across a portfolio of 9 projects in Kenya and Uganda. 

Achievements: 

i. So far, we have created over 1000 new jobs for the women and youth in the waste sector 

ii. Significantly eradicated poverty in the peri-urban areas of Kenyan cities. 

iii. Created a significant environmental impact through reduction of GHG emissions in the environment. iv. Acquired comprehensive reporting and analyzing skills, and proposal writing skills.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (October 2019 to October 2020) 

The ministry focuses on ensuring co-operation of workers, trade unions and employers and adherence to provisions of the labour laws. They reconcile and investigate trade disputes. As an Intern under the Chief Industrial relations officer, I assisted in data entry, attend reconciliation meetings, prepared minutes and comprehensive reports on dispute resolution mechanisms used, drafted the 2018 wage bill and conducted data analysis on dispute redundancies. 

Achievements: 

i. Understood the Labour Law 

ii. Acquired advanced skills in report writing, arbitration techniques and leadership skills.

GLOBAL E-SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (June 2019 – September 2019) 

GESCI is an international non-profit technical assistance organization. They are a trusted advisor to governments, development agencies, academia, private sector and civil society organizations working to address key educational challenges of equity and access, relevance and quality through the innovative use of technology. I worked under the MERL expert in data analysis and reporting on the African Digital Skills Inititive (ADSI) project across 4 counties in Kenya: Nyamira, Nairobi, Kiambu and Narok. 

Skills: Project Planning · Leadership · Project Management · Report Writing 

KENYA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS (February – March 2018) 

KNBS acts as the principal agency of the Government for collecting, analyzing and disseminating statistical data in Kenya. I was privileged to Participate in the 2018 economic survey on Market analysis at Kirinyaga county. We conducted field surveys and analyzed the market trends and participated in drafting2018 Kirinyaga county economic survey draft report. 

Skills: Field Operations · Statistical Data Analysis

University of Nairobi (September 2018 to date) - MSc. Mathematical Statistics. 

Laikipia University (2013-2017) - BSc Applied Statistics and CPA section 1,2,3 & 4 

Mahanaim College (2015)  - SPSS 

Chogoria Girls High School (2009-2012) • Attained a mean grade of B (Plus)