FRANCIS SILA KITHUMBI

I am a social scientist with a great touch with community needs as well as service to humanity. I have a degree in political Science and Sociology from the University of Nairobi. 

County Assembly of Kitui -County Assembly Service Board –Kenya

Aug 2018 to date

Position; - Ward Office Assistant

Key Responsibilities

(i) Providing administrative support to the member of the County Assembly.
(ii)The general management of the ward office.
(iii) Maintenance of a MCAs diary at the ward office and recording of all major ward events
that require the MCAs attention.
(iv) Providing quarterly reports to the Clerk on the activities of the ward office.
(v) Liaison/ Contact person between the Assembly and the members of the public.
(vi) Any other duties that may be assigned by the office of the Clerk from time to time.

Kitui county team leader

Nov 2022- Dec 2022

National youth council 

 County Youth Policy Development (CYPD)

I led a team of research assistants across Kitui county to develop Kitui county Youth policy.

We worked closely with the county government of Kitui executive,            especially the County Ministry of Education, I.C.T., and Youth Development.

Mwingi North enumerators team leader

Burn limited

Dec 2022

Led enumerators in the Mwingi North constituency in conducting a feasibility study for Burn limited. 

The aim was to establish fuel sources for rural and semi-urban Mwingi North.

The data would enable the company to create a new market for energy-saving and eco-friendly products such as Jiko Okoa and Kuni Okoa.

   Kitui county enumerators team leader

Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations (F.A.O.)

Nov 2020, June 2021, and Dec 2021

Key Responsibilities

Issuance of tablets to the enumerators

Daily allocation of households to be covered by each enumerator

Coordination with the government officials in each targeted area for easy identification of households

Finding and distributing a village guide to every sub-group or individual enumerator on a need basis

Quality checking all the data before syncing

Progress reporting on a two-hour basis to the supervisor

Ensuring the safety of all F.A.O. tablets and accessories 

Enumerator

CHASP Advisory 

UNICEF /NICHE program – beneficiaries mapping and listing

Feb 2021

Key Responsibilities

Identification of eligible beneficiaries 

Household registration

Listing of eligible households

I assisted in solving issues raised by OVC and Inua Jamii beneficiaries in consultation with Sub County Children Officer and other relevant authorities.

Enumerator

Agribora International 

Feb 2021

 Desert locusts affect smallholder farmers in Kitui county 

Key Responsibilities

Identification of the most adversely affected areas due to desert locust

Assessment of damages done by desert locusts on crops and pasture

Taking coordinates for each farm affected

Data clerk

W.H.O.

polio vaccine monitoring and evaluation Mwingi North

Monitoring of success of polio vaccine administration in the selected sample

   NARGIP, a program of the World Bank and County government of Kitui – Enumerator 

           Survey Supervisor

Care International – Kyuso- 

Key Responsibilities

Leading enumerators in data collection

Assigning each enumerator with households based on a set daily target

Quality checking data collected by each enumerator o a daily basis

Syncing checked and corrected data

Daily reports to the supervisor

Kimertica Ltd –

 Monitoring and Evaluation for Nutritional Improvement through Cash and Health Education; NICHE – UNICEF project

Key Responsibilities

Data collection using the O.D.K. tool

Child growth monitoring

Child nutrition follow-ups

Bachelor of Arts Degree, a double major in Political science and Sociology, 2nd Upper-division from the University of Nairobi, 2012-2016

Computer packages, Thika School of Banking and Accountancy, Distinction

Kenya Certificate Secondary Education, Nguuku Secondary school, mean grade B (constant) 2007-2010