RODGERS NYAIRATI

Charged with creating an enabling environment for innovators to develop their unique ideas into market
fit products.
Duties
• Pivotal in establishing the departments MEL framework, coordinating data collection and
analysis to track program performance and inform strategic decision-making.
• Analyzed program data and compiled detailed reports for Science, Technology, and Innovation
(STI) Mainstreaming, providing critical insights for leadership and donors.
• Managed the office diary, coordinated complex schedules of meetings and appointments, and
arranged detailed travel itineraries for MUSTIEW guests.
• Attended to visitors and clients, handled telephone calls, and effectively resolved customer
inquiries and complaints with a professional demeanor.
• Ensured the security, integrity, and confidentiality of all sensitive office records, documents, and
classified materials.
• Maintained an up-to-date filing system and established monitoring procedures for record-keeping
of correspondence and file movements.
• Prepared responses to routine correspondence and drafted articles, reports, and official
communications for the directorate.
Duties
• Designed and executed comprehensive field monitoring for innovation programs, including
hackathons, coding challenges, and innovation weeks, tracking participant progress and program
outcomes.
• Managed a structured innovator database (SQL), streamlining data on startups and students to
monitor engagement and support impact assessment.
• Executed and coordinated capacity development programs including hacknights, coding
challenges, and innovation weeks, managing all logistical requirements and participant
preparation.
• Spearheaded data collection efforts, conducting Training Needs Assessments that identified
critical gaps in the innovation ecosystem, leading to a 50% increase in innovation inquiry and
research activities.
• Mentored and built the capacity of student clubs (Software Developers, Innovators Club), rolling
out sustained training programs that increased innovation activities by 140%.
• Played a central role in planning and executing major ecosystem events (International
Conference 2022-2025, Innovation Weeks 2021, 2023-2025, Meru ASK Show), facilitating
stakeholder engagement and advancement.
• Identified and built linkages with startups, students, and innovators, creating and managing a
structured innovators database to streamline communication and support.
• Analyzed data and compiled reports for Science Technology and Innovation (STI)
Mainstreaming, providing critical insights for decision-making.
• Proposed new systems (grants management, M&E tools) and Authored and published The RICE
Chronicles magazine, a key learning and documentation tool that captured impact stories,
lessons learned, and program evolution.

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• Supervised the training of 40 enumerators on ethical data collection protocols, survey
instruments, and use of digital data collection tools.
• Led field monitoring teams, ensuring adherence to data quality standards and the confidential
handling of sensitive household information.
• Resolved field data collection issues promptly, implementing quality control checks including
10 re-interviews for reliability testing.
• Achieved 100% enumeration of 500 households within a 5-day timeframe, with the team
redeployed to support other areas due to high performance.

Tasked with filling at least 5 questionnaires every day at the field with truthful information.