George Wachira

I am a dynamic, hands-on, and efficient team leader with over fifteen years of experience in Operations, technical, management, and business development cutting across various sectors. These sectors include trade, engineering projects, political, humanitarian interventions, product development and value addition, climate action, human rights, peace and security etc

I have a wealth of experience that enables me to mentor teams and turn policies into action toward alleviating poverty and achieving human dignity and prosperity. 

I have technical and management skills that have been developed in over twenty years of experience working with the public and private sectors in addition to formal university education.

2022 –     TECHNIKON LTD

To date: Operations Director.

Duties:

• Provide technical and transaction advisory services for renewable energy, water resources, and green-field construction projects.
• Lead and manage technical experts, administrative and budget/finance staff in planning and execution of technical cooperation and assistance projects.
• Primary focal point on policy-related issues, information management, and outreach between government and stakeholders.
• Ensure discipline and adherence to company and government policies including respect for gender and diversity.
• Ensure coordination and collaboration between stakeholders and initiation of appropriate monitoring and reporting mechanisms for accountability.
• Prepare and present accurate and timely reports and follow through on responses and implementation.
• Participate in conferences, consultative meetings, and work groups, and provide leadership where appropriate.

2016 - 08 China International Water and Electric Corp. (CWE)

2021 - 12  Project Consultant.

Duties:

• Select suitable and shovel-ready sustainable development projects for funding and construction.
• Source funding from approved financial institutions guided by the Kenya National Treasury concessional policy threshold.
• Find suitable    International Engineering companies to undertake project development and construction.
• Office portfolio management,    finance,    budget,    procurement,    resources mobilization, and management.
• Alliance building, inter-agency partnership and stakeholder management, collaboration, coordination, and advocacy toward project planning, development, execution, governance, progress tracking, monitoring, and evaluation.

2007 - 02 TECHNIKON Ltd.

2016 - 08 Operations Manager

Duties:

• Team recruitment and motivation.
• Office and stakeholder management.
• Tender document preparation, submission, and follow-up.
• Contract and subcontract management.
• Consolidation of Local purchase orders and timely delivery of products.
• Source international agricultural produce markets.
• Alliance building, networking, and business development.

2004 - 09 United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)

2006 - 12 Team Leader:

Duties:

• Humanitarian Demining Operations team leadership.
• Ensure strict adherence to the UN Mandate, Humanitarian principles, Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law, respect for gender and diversity, and all applicable laws.
• Ensure smooth Inter-agency coordination and collaboration mechanisms while planning, executing, and evaluating complex humanitarian, security, and emergency assistance programs.
• Display professionalism. accountability, Integrity, leadership, and informed decision-making processes when planning, organizing, task execution, and preparation of project reports.
• Attend inter-agency work group meetings, conferences, and consultative meetings and provide technical assistance based on the UN Mandate, assigned tasks, and timelines.

1999 - 09    United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)

2002 - 02    Deputy Team Leader

Duties:

• Peacekeeping team leadership, office, and support services management.
• Intelligence collection, analysis, and information management.
• Procurement, logistics, vehicles, equipment, weapons, and ammunition management for efficient delivery of operational services.
• Exercise leadership, professionalism, efficiency, competence, accountability, integrity, and informed decision-making when planning and executing tasks.
• Lead the peacekeeping team in the implementation of the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) program.
• Ensure the security, safety, and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel and facilitate delivery of humanitarian assistance.
• Plan and deliver humanitarian, peacebuilding, and reconstruction projects in accordance with the UN Peace Support policy.
• Attend inter-agency work group, security, and consultative meetings and provide technical information on safety and security from the assigned area of responsibility.

1992 -08 Kenya Defense Forces.

2007 -12 Commissioned Military Officer

Duties:

• Command, control, supervision, and giving clear, timely, and concise orders to military units during combat operations.
• Plan coordinate and execute combat operations based on analyzed intelligence ensuring adherence to SOPs.
• Plan and execute continuous operational, refresher, pre and post-deployment training.
• Ensure professionalism, efficiency, competence, integrity, accountability, discipline, motivation, and strict adherence to the rule of law, SOPS, respect for gender and diversity, and all other laws applicable during combat and humanitarian operations.
• Ensure operational availability and accountability of military personnel, equipment, and logistics.
• Coordinate safety and security as a military contribution for non-military actors during stabilization and reconstruction in insecure environments.
• Ensure co-existence, consultation, de-confliction, coordination, and cooperation during civil-military humanitarian coordination activities.
   

Education

• University of Birmingham UK – 2021 -2023     - MSc. International Development – Conflict, Security and Development.
• University of South Africa (UNISA)2015-2018 - BA -  International Relations.
• Egerton University 1999-2002                                      - Military Science and Strategy.