Emmy Kech

A result-driven, solution-oriented, effective cross-functional communicator with more than three years’ experience in research, projects, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning. Confident in ability to identify needs, measure impacts, implement MEAL systems and ensuring stakeholder engagement as well as feedback/grievance management. 

Islamic Relief Kenya                                                                                              Kilifi County, Kenya

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Assistant 

April 2022 – Present

• Monthly update of DIPs, project indicator tacker and M&E plans 
• Support MEAL team and program team with conducting assessments as needed, including training, tool development and roll out etc, facilitate focus groups and other qualitative data collection exercises
• Monitor activity implementation progress against objectives, DIPs and work plans
• Lead in conducting post-distribution monitoring with targeted communities
• Conduct community visits, focus group discussions with beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries to receive feedback on Islamic Relief Kenya project activities
• Maintain the Complains and feedback received and ensuring a timely and appropriate follow-up and dissemination of information
• Support project field staff to ensure that projects are carried out with participation from all affected communities (including women) and that information is shared with affected communities
• Support and work with communities through established institutional structures to enhance capacity, ownership, participation in the project.
• Work with the project teams and communication officer to ensure documentation of programme learning initiatives and outcomes (case studies, photos, lessons learnt, most significant change stories, etc)
• Participate in the documentation and dissemination of this learning to other team members to ensure that good practice is understood and adopted, and information exchanged.
• Support project staff during training by ensuring pre and post-test are done
• Ensure timely submission of high-quality activity, monthly progress and donor narrative reports

Sama Source                                                                                                              Nairobi, Kenya

Quality Analyst                                                                                                       June – December 2021

• Analyzing agents’ work output against guidelines/standards and providing feedback
• Identifying agents’ strengths and Weaknesses
• Providing feedback to Team Leaders on identified areas that individual members of the team need to improve on for coaching.
• Compiling and sending daily, weekly and monthly quality reports and send to the Quality Analyst Supervisor and other relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborating with Operations to ensure that best standards are revised and updated where need be.
• Providing feedback and recommendations on recurring and widespread gaps that should be addressed through training/refresher trainings.
• Maintaining an up-to-date record of individual agents’ quality performance for use in performance reviews

JHPIENGO                                                                                                                   Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Research Assistant                                                                                                  Feb – March 2021

• Assist with reach, recall, adherence and continuation of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) amongst the key population
• Assist in carrying out of demand creation awareness survey in the Drop In Centres (DICEs)
• Assess the effectiveness of Jilinde project in Uasin Gishu County
• Carry out data collecting using RedCap engaging the Female Sex Workers (FSWs)
• Help with note taking during Focus Group Discussions (FGD) for Men who have sex with Men (MSM)

Planned Parenthood Global                                                                                   Uganda, Kenya, Senegal

Program Learning / Monitoring and Evaluation Intern                                       April - October 2019

• Offer technical assistance / support to project implementing partners
• Manage the development and maintenance of program management information system with data collected on key thematic indicators and ensure accessibility by other staff 
• Assist plan for and conduct data quality audits to rapidly verify project data and assess the adequacy of partners’ data management systems in Kenya, Uganda and Senegal. 
• Plan for and conduct rapid facility assessments to assist carry out quality of care assessment around health information system  data management (DHIS 2) in assigned health facilities 
• Assist with data collection, entry, cleaning and analysis 
• Conduct monitoring activities and ensure accurate and timely donor       reporting 
• Stay abreast of research and developments relevant to M&E of sexual reproductive health matters specifically advocacy for and family planning, abortion services.

The Mater Misericordiae Hospital                                                            Nairobi,Kenya

Data Analyst                                                                                                         December  2018   

• Liaise with the Human Resource Manager in retrieving data and organizing data for tender applicants

• Design and develop data cleaning procedures to review questionable data from respective sources 

• Data entry and verification procedures 

• Data analysis, data management and presentation.

Tade Kenya Limited                                                                      Uasin Gishu/Elgeyo Marakwet /Machakos

Research Assistant                                                                                          March -August 2018                                           

• Evaluate PEPFAR performance in assigned sites 

• Carry out evaluation of PEPFAR interventions at health facilities within the country 

• Electronic collection of data using KOBO-Collect on eight indicators supported by PEPFAR (PMTCT, TB, ART, VMMC, VCT) 

• Check, track and record drugs/equipment supplied by KEMSA

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN MONITORING AND EVALUATION 

(2017-2018): KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, Nairobi, Kenya 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED STATISTICS WITH COMPUTING 

(2012-2015): UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET, Eldoret, Kenya