Curriculum Vitae for Odoyo Collins Otieno of Digital Opportunity Trust, Kenya, 2015
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1 Odoyo Collins Otieno Digital Opportunity Trust, Kenya, Museum Hill Center, 3 rd Floor, P.O. Box 25783 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya Phone: 0725961657 OR 0706946464 [email protected] OR [email protected] Learning and Research Officer Respected Trainer and Facilitator, with more than 5 years training and facilitating in numerous learning Institutions of higher learning. Expert in conducting research, analyzing and present with more than 2 years’ experience as a consultant and recently as an employee. Good in Preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation tools as well as conducting actual Monitoring and Evaluations processes to help kept the projects on track. Expert in the technical, conceptual and content development for various learning and training purposes. Skills Facilitation Skills Advocacy Skills Creative Team Leadership Product Positioning & Branding Research Analysis Skills Development of Training Materials Focus Group Research Project Management Skills Conflict Resolution Skills New Product Launch Presentation skills Negotiation Skills Recent Awards Blogger of the Year Award (Digital Opportunity Trust, Kenya), 2013 Professional Experience DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST, Nairobi, Kenya – A Non-Governmental Organization funded by CIDA and MasterCard Foundation to empower women and the youths. Learning and Research Officer, 7/2012 to Present Field Facilitator, Homa Bay County, 2011 to Present Manage corporate marketing and communications functions, overseeing a $2.3M budget and 8-member team. Direct brand management, PR, media relations, corporate positioning, product launches, advertising, sales collateral and tradeshow marketing. Selected Accomplishments: Coordinated training of DOT Kenya interns who are the implementers of the curriculum within the communities. Researched new partnership possibilities, collaborated with programs team and created strategies for the effective partners’ recruitment. Together with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, participated in the creation of Monitoring and Evaluation tools. Curated the curriculum that is made at the global level to meet the needs of the Kenyan set up. Performed ongoing research and demographic profiling to enable identification of the areas where the DOT Kenya programs are required the most.
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OOddooyyoo CCooll ll iinnss OOttiieennoo Digital Opportunity Trust, Kenya, Museum Hill Center, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 25783 – 00100, Nairobi,
Kenya Phone: 0725961657 OR 0706946464 [email protected] OR [email protected]
Learning and Research Officer
Respected Trainer and Facilitator, with more than 5 years training and facilitating in numerous
learning Institutions of higher learning.
Expert in conducting research, analyzing and present with more than 2 years’ experience as a
consultant and recently as an employee.
Good in Preparation of Monitoring and Evaluation tools as well as conducting actual Monitoring and
Evaluations processes to help kept the projects on track.
Expert in the technical, conceptual and content development for various learning and training
purposes.
Skills Facilitation Skills
Advocacy Skills
Creative Team Leadership
Product Positioning & Branding
Research Analysis Skills
Development of Training Materials
Focus Group Research
Project Management Skills
Conflict Resolution Skills
New Product Launch
Presentation skills
Negotiation Skills
Recent Awards
Blogger of the Year Award (Digital Opportunity Trust, Kenya), 2013
Professional Experience
DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST, Nairobi, Kenya – A Non-Governmental Organization funded by
CIDA and MasterCard Foundation to empower women and the youths.
Learning and Research Officer, 7/2012 to Present
Field Facilitator, Homa Bay County, 2011 to Present
Manage corporate marketing and communications functions, overseeing a $2.3M budget and 8-member
team. Direct brand management, PR, media relations, corporate positioning, product launches,
advertising, sales collateral and tradeshow marketing.
Selected Accomplishments: Coordinated training of DOT Kenya interns who are the implementers of the curriculum within the
communities.
Researched new partnership possibilities, collaborated with programs team and created strategies for
the effective partners’ recruitment.
Together with the Monitoring and Evaluation Team, participated in the creation of Monitoring and
Evaluation tools.
Curated the curriculum that is made at the global level to meet the needs of the Kenyan set up.
Performed ongoing research and demographic profiling to enable identification of the areas where the
DOT Kenya programs are required the most.
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OOddooyyoo CCooll ll iinnss OOttiieennoo Page 2 Phone: 0725961657 OR 0706946464
KENYA RED CROSS SOCIETY, Homa Bay – A leading Humanitarian Organization in Kenya
Branch Youth Committee Chairperson, 5/2013 to 1/2015
Life Member and Volunteer, 2005 to Present
Participated in many humanitarian activities while working together with the Branch Coordinator and
other volunteers.
Selected Accomplishments: Professionally Coordinating volunteer activities at a time when Kenya Red Cross was realigning
with Kenya’s devolution structure,
Spearheaded plans of having Income Generating activities for the branch youths,
Presented with passion, the Red Cross youths interests in the Branch Board Meetings,
Fully participated in crisis response during the 2007/2008 post-election violence both under Homa
Bay and Uasin Gishu Brances.
MASENO UNIVERSITY, Homa Bay – Maseno University is a Public University in Kenya
Part Time Lecturer, 5/2011 to Date
On part time basis I have been teaching, setting and marking exams of the students at Maseno University
Homa Bay Town learning center.
Selected Accomplishments: Served as a part time lecturer at Masters, under graduate and diploma levels,
Set exams on time according to the requirement of the university,
Administered and supervised examinations every end of semester when examinations are done,
Marked and submitted results together with scripts within the time limit as required by the university.
Technology Software: SPSS, PageMaker, Fluid Survey, Monkey Survey, MS Office (Word, Access,
Excel, PowerPoint) and all software installations and minor computer maintenance.
Education Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Kisumu City Campus
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Information Systems, 2014 – Date
Major: Business Information Systems
MASENO UNIVERSITY, Homa Bay Town Campus
Master of Business Administration, 2011 - 2012
Major: Management Information Systems
Minor: General Management, Marketing, Research, Quantitative skills
Graduated with honors
MOI UNIVERSITY, Eldoret
Bachelor of Science, 2006 - 2010
Major: Technology Education
Graduated with 2nd Class honors Upper Division
HOMA BAY HIGH SCHOOL, Homa Bay
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), 2000 - 2004
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OOddooyyoo CCooll ll iinnss OOttiieennoo Page 3 Phone: 0725961657 OR 0706946464
Publications 1. Expected Role of Information Systems on County Revenue Collection by Homa Bay County
Government, Kenya: Maseno University Journal, Vol. 1, pg. 158 – 166.
(http://maseno.ac.ke/index/images/news2015/MASENO%20UNIVERSITY%20JOURNAL%20V
olume%20%201-Jan-2015-Final.pdf) 2. Effect of Information Systems on Revenue Collection by Local Authorities in Homa Bay County,
Kenya: Universal Journal of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 1. (Aug, 2013) No 1.
(http://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_archive.php?id=22&iid=46) 3. Factors Affecting Implementation of Community Projects: Case of Kimira-Oluch Smallholder
Farm Improvement Project in Homa Bay County, Kenya: Universal Journal of Management, Vol.
1. (Oct, 2013) No 2 (http://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_archive.php?id=21&iid=110)
4. The Impact of Public Relations Principles in the Strategic Management of the Police Force in
Kenya: Universal Journal of Management, Vol. 2. (Mar, 2014) No 3.
(http://www.hrpub.org/journals/jour_archive.php?id=21&iid=291)
Referees Mr. Benson ODUOR,
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager,
Digital Opportunity Trust Kenya
Museum Hill Center
P.O Box 25783-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
http://kenya.dotrust.org
Phone +254 717 946 871
OR +254 202 367 167
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Kobiero JOHNSON,
Coordinator,
Maseno University, Homa-Bay
Campus
P.O. Box 716-40300,
HOMA-BAY, KENYA.
Cell Phone: +254 (0) 718 697 801
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Moses OGINDA,
Chairman,
Department of Management,
Sciences, Maseno University,
Email:[email protected]
Mobile: +254 721 478 084
P.O. Box Private Bag,
Maseno, Kenya.
Mr. Kevin DOOSO,
National Youth Committee Chairperson,
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O Box 40712 – 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Cell phone: +254 726 871 055
http://kenyaredcross.org
