Samuel Waweru Kariuki
Bournemouth,Dorset
Summary
Dedicated to advancing Africa's economic growth and sustainable development as an emerging market. Collaborated with key stakeholders in government and corporate sectors to facilitate impactful development initiatives. Expertise in leadership and strategic planning, effectively addressing challenges and implementing solutions. Aims to utilize acquired skills to enhance human capital and drive meaningful progress in Africa.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Business Development Associate
Tata Consulting Service
New Delhi
08.2019 - 09.2021
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create tailored solutions for Banking and financial services portfolio, achieving a 15% increase in billing revenue.
- Contributed significantly to revenue growth for Banking and financial services during 2018/2019.
- Developed client management strategy that enhanced client satisfaction and optimised resources.
- Identified potential clients for partnership opportunities through market research.
Policy Development & partnerships fellow
Eu-Africa Union Development Partnership
Addis Ababa, Brussels, Abidjan ,Luxembourg
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Conducted multi-stakeholder policy sessions with senior experts and advisors at African Union, EU Headquarters, and European Investment Bank.
- Contributed to drafting final youth policy blueprint, Abidjan Declaration, ratified during 5th AU-EU Heads of State Summit.
- Spearheaded green lab renewable energy project for job creation, selected as pilot in five African countries under €10 million EU grant.
- Participated as panelist at 6th EU-Africa Business Forum, discussing climate finance and growth sectors in clean energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.
Policy Taskforce fellow (Africa Talks Jobs Continental dialogue)
African Union (AUC-HRST) & NEPAD
Addis Ababa
08.2017 - 10.2017
- Facilitated a multi-stakeholder panel on science, technology, and innovation for Agenda 2063's first decade.
- Drafted final policy communique for Africa Talks Jobs Conference, influencing EU-Africa youth policy agenda.
- Contributed concrete policy recommendations to bolster youth engagement in sustainable development.
Project coordinator & Social entrepreneurship trainer
NOREC Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
12.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Norwegian Government Agency
- Acquired partnerships with 2 lead incubator hubs Ice Addis & X hub), the government sponsored entrepreneurship development center and Dashen bank as stakeholders in our project as the Business partnerships lead.
- Created and co-designed Norec’s funded social entrepreneurship program in Addis Ababa providing the curriculum structure and overall program strategy.
- Trained and impacted over 600 underserved women and high school students with leadership and entrepreneurship skills in Addis Ababa & Hawassa Ethiopia.
Expansions manager & Vp Talent management
AIESEC Kenya
Nairobi, Chuka
02.2014 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: Global Youth Leadership & Non Profit Organization.
- Facilitated training and coaching for new members as part of the AIESEC member education cycle and leadership process seeing a 20% YoY membership growth during my term.
- Oversaw the AIESEC expansions yearly planning cycle and developed a quarterly reporting model as part of the organization’s strategic growth plan.
Education
M.Sc. - Sustainable Economic Development & Emerging Markets
Bournemouth University UK
Bournemouth, England 09.2022 - 11.2024
Bachelor's - Economics & Sociology
Chuka University
kenya 09.2013 - 11.2018
Skills
- Data Analysis : SPSS
- Stata
- Excel
- Presentation Office suite, Power Bi
- Youth Leadership
- Mentorship
- Program Coordination
- Policy Development & Advisory
Certification
- 1.UNCTAD Summer School (2021 & 2022) -Globalization & Development strategies.
- 2.Bocconi University- Management of International Development towards UN Agenda 2030.
- 3.EDX Course -Decent work & Economic growth-Achieving SDG 8.
- 4.BCG - Climate & Sustainability forage Program.
- SDG Academy - Introduction to Sustainable Finance
LANGUAGES
English Proficient
French Intermediate
Swahili Proficient
Basic Amharic Beginner
Hobbies and Interests
Flying, music, travel & Cooking
References
- Michelle, Makaroff, Project officer AU EU cooperation hub, michelle.makaroff@ppp-connect.com, 32479960332
- Botumelo, Pauline, Program coordinator Tata Consultancy, Botumelo.marumo@tcs.com, 9109650799594
- Christine, Nyamache, Chief Growth Officer RAISE, tina@getraise.io, 254721949776
Volunteer Experience
- AIESEC Uganda, Biashara project, Uganda, 2014-05, 2014-08, Conducted successful training sessions, training youths on social entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills with a team of 7 volunteers from 6 countries, training in 27schools.
- AIESEC Tanzania, The Bridge project, Tanzania, 2015-06, 2015-08, Co-organized and delivered 15 successful training workshops on financial literacy and social entrepreneurship with my teammates across 4 villages in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
Accomplishments
- Lead organizer -1st Ethiopia’s Youth Entrepreneurship forum. Addis Ababa 2016.
- Panelist - Youth to Youth Summit on Sustainable Development -Dubai UAE 2017
- Panelist : 6th Eu -Africa Business Forum. Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire 2018
- Youth Delegate -UNCTAD Youth & World Investment forum Geneva. 2018
- Delegate:UK -Africa Investment Summit 2021
Timeline
M.Sc. - Sustainable Economic Development & Emerging Markets
Bournemouth University UK
09.2022 - 11.2024
Business Development Associate
Tata Consulting Service
08.2019 - 09.2021
Policy Taskforce fellow (Africa Talks Jobs Continental dialogue)
African Union (AUC-HRST) & NEPAD
08.2017 - 10.2017
Policy Development & partnerships fellow
Eu-Africa Union Development Partnership
07.2017 - 04.2018
Project coordinator & Social entrepreneurship trainer
NOREC Ethiopia
12.2015 - 08.2016
Expansions manager & Vp Talent management
AIESEC Kenya
02.2014 - 12.2015
Bachelor's - Economics & Sociology
Chuka University
09.2013 - 11.2018
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