Oliver Bada

Coordinated delivery of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) activities with schools and community learning spaces, aligning content to climate action, environmental stewardship, waste management, and practical sustainability skills.

Built working relationships with Ministry of Education (MoE) officers and sub-county education teams to support school engagement, activity approvals, and alignment with ESD policy advocacy priorities.

Supported APBET-linked education strengthening through community-school partnerships, helping reduce learning barriers for children and youth in underserved settings through locally relevant climate/ESD learning interventions.

Facilitated joint planning sessions with school leadership (Head Teachers/BoMs), CSOs, and community structures to integrate ESD into co-curricular structures (clubs, mentorship, and community action learning).

Strengthened safeguarding practice in school-linked delivery by reinforcing child protection expectations, safer participation approaches, referral awareness, and gender-responsive facilitation methods with field teams and partners.

Collected school-level evidence (attendance, participation, outcomes, stories of change) and synthesized findings into learning notes that informed quarterly reporting and partner performance improvement.

Led day-to-day coordination of youth programmes across multiple counties, ensuring delivery against workplans, timelines, and quality standards; strengthened routine planning and implementation follow-up with partners and field teams.

Oversaw implementation support for M&E processes: strengthened data capture routines, supported quality checks, and ensured evidence was available for quarterly and annual reporting.

Supported proposals, concept notes, grant inputs, and donor reporting—ensuring quality, compliance, and on-time submission.

Supported donor financial reporting by compiling cost evidence and validating spend against approved budgets.

Strengthened the governance, advocacy, and operational capacity of over 10 youth networks and implementingpartners, enhancing their organizational development, financial governance, and resource mobilization to supporteffective project implementation and amplify youth-led advocacy in line with approved work plans.

Trained over 600 youth across Makueni, Kilifi, and Turkana counties in social accountability, budget advocacy, andgender-responsive budgeting, enhancing their capacity to engage in governance and public finance processes.

Co-designed and supported implementation of a youth-led Youth Community Scorecard (YCSC) across Africa and Asia, strengthening inclusive governance and social accountability by enabling youth to assess service delivery, participation, and duty-bearer responsiveness; reviewed the YCSC MEL framework and produced learning notes with youth-led recommendations for improvement.

Conducted structured youth assessments and baseline studies across project regions to evaluate intervention effectiveness, identify systemic governance and participation gaps, and generate evidence to guide programme adaptations and accountability actions.

Applied intersectionality tools to ensure analyses captured barriers related to gender, disability, and socio-economic status, strengthening equity-focused participation and safeguarding within youth governance and monitoring processes.

Collaborated with multi-country programme teams across Africa and Asia to harmonize youth monitoring frameworks, support cross-region learning exchanges, and align implementation with participatory monitoring standards and timelines.

Produced technical guidance, concept notes, and tipsheets to improve MEL documentation quality and consistency, supported periodic reporting by strengthening evidence trails and aligning outputs with established frameworks and deadlines which supported the meaningful engagement of large youth networks across Africa and Asia in governance monitoring and accountability processes.

Liaised with stakeholders, partners, consultants, and internal multi-country teams to coordinate MEL workplans, validate tools and findings, and support timely follow-up actions; contributed to formal documentation and responses required for programme learning, reporting, and accountability processes.

Collaborated with the Nairobi County Government and CSO partners to support policy advocacy on the Nairobi County Waste Management Policy, conducting stakeholder consultations and providing youth-focused inputs to strengthen inclusive governance, accountability, and protections for youth working in the waste sector.

Coordinated delivery of youth enterprise support activities for 100+ youth business clubs in the waste sector, managing workplan implementation through structured trainings, workshops, and stakeholder engagements, including agendas, documentation, and action-point follow-up.

Supported 1,000+ youth with practical capacity building on group governance, leadership, and financial literacy, strengthening transparent club management, accountable decision-making, and sustainable operations of youth-led enterprises and savings groups.

Liaised with stakeholders, partners, and financial institutions (including SACCOs and microfinance) to broker linkages for inclusive financial services and youth-friendly products; maintained partnership communications and coordinated follow-ups to unlock access to capital and services.

Supported community awareness and learning on waste segregation, health and hygiene, and climate risks, improving participation and trust in youth-led initiatives in Mukuru & Kibera and similar environs in Nairobi.

Facilitated peer learning and collaboration among youth enterprises, linking clubs to community platforms and local market actors to strengthen partnerships, coordination, and ecosystem support for youth livelihoods.

Led delivery of ESD programming in schools, designing practical climate learning activities on climate change awareness, waste management, water conservation, renewable energy basics, tree planting/ecosystem restoration, and sustainable agriculture.

Established and supported school climate clubs, including hands-on projects such as kitchen gardens, waste segregation, composting demonstrations, and student-led climate action campaigns.

Engaged with Ministry of Education (MoE) stakeholders and education offices to support implementation buy-in for school-based ESD activities and promote alignment with education sector priorities.

Supported APBET-focused learning inclusion by partnering with schools and community actors to strengthen informal/low-resource learning supports and improve access to practical sustainability learning for underserved learners.

Coordinated multi-stakeholder forums (schools, CSOs, community leaders, county officials) to advance ESD messaging and strengthen community ownership of climate and environmental learning initiatives.

Packaged evidence from school and community programming into briefs and reports for partners and duty-bearers, including youth perspectives and recommendations for education and climate resilience actions.

Led advocacy campaigns under the Leave No One Behind framework, producing advocacy messages and community-facing content on financial inclusion, climate justice, and youth/PWD empowerment, reaching 5,000+ community members.

Supported monitoring, evaluation, and periodic reporting by maintaining evidence trails, documenting achievements (success stories) and lessons learned, and aligning reporting outputs to required frameworks and deadlines.

Led preparation and consolidation of fundraising documentation—including concept notes, proposals, grant application inputs, budgets, contracts support, and donor reports—ensuring accuracy, quality, and timely submission in line with donor requirements and organizational compliance standards.

Supported planning and coordination of community forums, workshops, and stakeholder engagements by preparing agendas, documenting minutes, and tracking action points to strengthen follow-up and accountability with duty-bearers.

Facilitated community-led social audits and public feedback sessions on climate projects, strengthening transparency, integrity, and accountability in the use of resources and delivery of public services at county level.

Implemented community scorecards and participatory monitoring to gather evidence on inclusion, service delivery, and governance gaps, and translated findings into actionable recommendations for integration into county development plans.

Conducted MEL activities and prepared periodic reports and knowledge products documenting community insights and policy recommendations, including submissions supporting high-level forums (e.g., UN Food Systems Summit).

Coordinated project workplans, timelines, and deliverables for community awareness and civic engagement activities, ensuring timely execution and consistent documentation of outputs.

Supported planning and coordination of community sessions and team meetings by preparing agendas, documenting minutes, tracking action points, and ensuring follow-through with volunteers and partners.

Piloted and refined training modules and inclusion approaches, capturing learning notes and practical improvements to strengthen quality delivery and volunteer support.

Supported monitoring, evaluation, and periodic reporting by compiling activity data and evidence files, documenting outcomes and lessons learned, and aligning updates to established reporting formats and internal deadlines.