This document contains the resume of Nerea Okong’o, an MSc graduate in sustainability seeking a career applying her skills to realize organizational triple bottom lines. Her experience includes over £12 million in grant contracts secured as a Grants Officer and increasing revenue 30% as Fundraising Manager. She possesses skills in business development, project management, research, evaluation and communication and has international experience in the NGO sector.

1. Nerea Okong’o
Address: 56, Spalding Towers, Leeds. LS9 7PE
Telephone: +44 7455 076873
Email: amisinerry@gmail.com
LinkedIn: @NereahAmisi; Skype: @Missynerry
Profile
I am anMSc sustainability(Environmentand Development)graduatelookingfora challengingandrewardingcareerinbusiness
developmentwheretheskills andknowledgegainedthroughoutmyeducationandprofessionallifecanbeusedto realize
organizationaltriplebottom line.I describemyselfas an accomplished,versatileand results-drivenprofessionalwitha proven track
recordinbusinessdevelopment,projectcyclemanagement,research,monitoring,evaluationandlearning.
Key Skills
 Cando attitude with greatcommercialawareness
 Excellentnegotiatingand presentationskills
 Strong analyticalandprojectmanagementskills
 ExcellentworkingknowledgeofICT andSocialMedia
 Demonstratedpeopleskills
 Excellentlistening,andproblem solvingskills
 Goodtimemanagementandorganization skills
 Strong verbal andwritten communicationskills
 Ability to work undertight deadlines andunderpressure
 Proven team player
Transferable Competencies
 Successfullyresearched,wroteand closed grant
contractsworthover £12m between2012-2014
 ProfessionalmembershipwiththeAssociationof
FundraisingProfessionals(AFP)
 ProfessionalmembershipwiththeInstitute of
EnvironmentalManagementandAssessment(IEMA)
 Was a criticalmemberofthe recruitmentteam and
performanceevaluation team
 3years managementexperience supervisingateam of 5
staff and over 40 volunteers
 5+ years procurementandsupplies experienceusing
ERP as wellas other tailor-made procurementand
projectmanagementdatabasesystems
 InternationalworkingexperienceinNGO sector
 Onthe job traininginchangemanagement
 Twoyears’ experienceasabrandambassadorfora
FMGC
Education
M.Sc. Sustainability(Environmentand Development) 2015 UniversityofLeedsUnited Kingdom,
UK
Recipientofthe competitiveTullowGroupScholarshipScheme -2014/2015
DissertationResearch -‘Engendering theOil:Assessing theimpactofactivitiesoftheoil and gassectoron
women in thecontextof Land Usechange
BachelorofArts:Social Studies(Sociology) 2010 Moi University,Eldoret
Recipientofthe competitivemeritbasedGovernmentofKenya Scholarship
UndergraduateResearch:‘SituationalAnalysisofChildProstitution in Kenya,AcasestudyofNyalendaEstate
Kisumu
Experience
February2014 -September2014 FundraisingManager FarajaCancerSupportTrust
 My role entailed providing leadership to the business development efforts of the organization. As such, I was able to
spearhead the expansion of the charityby putting together successful awareness campaigns and fundraising events that
not only raised the organization’s profile as a leader in cancer care, but also opened up revenue streams for the
organization’s activities. As a result, an initial revenue of £100,000 was realized within the first three months of my
appointment, a 30% increase from the previous financial quarter.
 I wasalsoableto identifynewincomestreamsfrom individualphilanthropistsandcorporateorganizations ultimatelysigning
a £300,000 (per year) revenue opportunitywith a leading retail chain for the next 5years.
November 2011 － March 2014 Grants Officer Federation of Women Lawyers' (FIDA) Kenya
 Myrole entailedprovidingguidanceandleadershiptothebusinessdevelopmentandmarketingefforts(fundraising)forthe
organization.Duringmytwo andahalf year stay, I secured30contractslastingbetweenonetofive years withmajordonors
such as USAID, DANIDA, US Department of State, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, etc. This generated
revenue of approximately£12million between 2012 -2014, an increase of 20% in previous financial years.

2.  I also nurtured new and existingpartnershipswith both local andinternational organizations.One remarkableoutcomeof
this was the launch of the Intercontinental Alliance of Women’s networks in Law and Development
(http://www.iawonlad.org/en/home/10-the-alliance) of which I am a founding member.
January2011 － November 2011 AdministrativeAssistant African Medical Research Foundation
(AMREF)
 This role provided me with an opportunity to exercise both leadership and project management skills and competencies.
Specifically, I was entrusted with the day to day running of the office where I was based, procurement and supplies
management, communicationmanagement between the office and the stakeholders, event planning and management of
logistical issues, pettycash management and grants database management.
 I also supported the program officers in proposal writing, research, proposal development and report writing
May 2009 － June 2010 Intern AMREF Kenya
 Thisposition gavemeinsightintotheadministrativeroleswithinlargeinternationaldevelopmentorganizations.Specifically,
I was tasked with logistical and administrative support to field teams, proposal research and development, monitoring,
evaluation and learning. I also had the opportunity to mentor over 80 communityorganizations in proposal development
and report writing.
September 2010 － January 2011 Research Assistant Upward BoundCompanyLimited
 This role developed my research skills and provided me with a platform to build my knowledge in action research.
Specifically,I was chargedwiththe responsibilityof data collection,analysisandpresentation.Therolealsodevelopedmy
leadership skills as most of the time I was required to conduct the tasks independentlyand occasionallyled a team of
research assistants.
June 2010 － August 2010 Field Monitor KenyaNationalCommission on Human Rights
 I was part of the team that monitored electoral malpractices such as hate speech and intimidation of voters during the
historic 2010 referendum in Kenya. Through the role, I was able to sharpen my research skills, people skills as well as
planning and organization skills.
October 2005 － August 2006 Administrator Lowreshi Commercialand InsuranceAgencies
 This was a small familybusiness where I was charged with the responsibilityof overseeing the day to day running of the
business,managingtheaccountsandworkingwithateam of four to ensurethe servicesoffered by the businesswerewell
knownwithinthe locality.Thisincludedinternetmarketing,productionanddistributionofflyers and leaflets.I alsomanaged
the director’s diary, setting up appointments and following up on procurement and supplyorders.
Professional Development
 Member - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), UK - 2015
 MemberoftheAssociationofFundraising Professionals –2011toDate – Over 10000CertifiedFundraisingEducation
(CFRE) points
 Shortcourse:Environmental LandDegradation -StakeholderEngagement;OptionsandPathwaysforAction – May5th
to June 29th 2015- GIZ
 Organizational Audit to review compliance with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - 1SO14001
certification- Universityof Leeds
 Trainer of Trainers in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health- AMREF Kenya
 M&E professional trainer of trainers: Women land and PropertyRights - 2years course- ICRW worldwide
 Communicating Research to Policy Makers Training- November 2012- National Council For Population and
Development (NCBD), Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Research
Okong’o, N.A. 2015. Engendering the Oil; assessing the gendered Impacts of the activities of the oil and gas sector in land-use
change processes. [Unpublished Masters Dissertation]. Universityof Leeds, United Kingdom.
FIDA Kenya. 2012.BaselineSurvey of CommunityLegalassistance Schemespartnerships.MulejiM,Alubbe,F. [Author]
Serwanga,J, Okong’o,N.A. [Eds]
[https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=LZJoVaqaMIec7ga6yYCgDg&url=http://fidakenya.org/wp-
content/uploads/2012/11/LASPS-BASELINE-SURVEY-REPORT-
2012.pdf&ved=0CCIQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNHrw3o9aQPQBpncEOT8ZtNP6P3Q2Q ]
Okong’o N.A. (2012). FIDAKenya Sustainabilityand Resource Mobilization Strategy. Nairobi.