JOB KIMANI NG’ANG’A
POLITICAL RESEARCHER | STRATEGY AND DATA ANALYST | WRITER | BLOGGER
C O N T AC T
P R O F E S S I O N AL S U M M AR Y
P.O. BOX-
NAIROBI, KENYA
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I am an experienced political researcher and strategy analyst with strong writing
skills and over ten years of work experience in the public sector. A focused and
diligent team member, I have worked with various government teams in different
Ministries, Departments and Units to implement the Government of Kenya’s
agenda.
E D U C AT I O N
BACHELOR OF ARTS,
POLITICAL SCIENCE WITH
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
CERTIFICATION IN:
-- Google Data Analytics
-- Project Management
-- Survey Data Collection
and Analytics
-- Gender Analytics
-- Social Value Analysis
-- Microsoft 365 Fundamentals
KEY SKILLS
-- Political Research
-- Political Economy Analysis
-- Data Analytics
-- Strategic Analysis
-- Strategic Communications
-- Socio-Political History
INTERESTS
-- History
-- Social Impact
-- Sports and Youth
Development
-- Political Economy
-- Economic Development
-- Data Analytics
-- Writing and Rhetoric
Currently, I serve as an Assistant Secretary at the Office of the Principal
Secretary, State Department for Housing and Urban Development. In this role, I
support the Office of the PS in developing content for interaction with various
stakeholders and decision-making. My analytical work supports multi-disciplinary
teams allowing them to collaborate more effectively towards the strategic goals
of the State Department. My writing and data analysis skills helped the
Department draft Parliamentary Responses to Questions addressed to the
Principal Secretary and Cabinet Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. I
also help track the Department’s matrix of Affordable Housing Projects and the
Presidential Directives Delivery Team. I assist the Communications and Strategy
Advisor to the Principal Secretary in preparing briefs, writing minutes, preparing
presentations, and speeches as well as providing analysis to support advisory
notes to the Office of the PS as well as the Integrated Project Delivery Unit
charged with implementation of the Affordable Housing Program in Kenya.
In the last nine and a half years, I worked as a political researcher and data
analyst position in the center of government where I gained intimate knowledge
of the civil service and delivery of Government objectives. My work involved
development and contributions to political strategy, analysis of complex data and
development of working briefs, report writing, and provision of support to Senior
Officers in Government. I was also at the heart of coordinating various programs
as a liaison, data analyst, and project manager. With my talents in writing, data
analysis, project management, and administration, I have been a key team
member in various government Units such as the Huduma Namba Secretariat,
the Political Affairs Unit of State House Nairobi, Office of the Senior Political
Advisor to the President, the Coffee Taskforce and the Coffee Sector
Implementation Committee.
I co-founded a software development company, Kenshin Labs Ltd, with a friend
and business partner. The company develops apps for the web, Google Play
Store and Apple Store. I am the resident data analyst, content creator, and
project manager. Currently, the Company has two apps under development.
I also work as a Senior Consultant at Retro Consultants, as well as a
contributing writer for Orals East Africa, an up-and-coming online media house
based in Kisumu. I am passionate about data analysis, writing history, and
political strategy. I am a member of the Financial Committee of Nkoroi Football
Club and spend much of my free time thinking about getting financial support for
the young members of his local football team. I am fluent in English, Kiswahili,
and Kikuyu.I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with I.T.
CORE
S T R E N G T H S AN D
EXPERTISE
-- Political analysis and research
-- Speech writing
-- Report writing
-- Political Economy Analysis
-- Data analysis using MS Excel
-- Project Management
-- Data Visualization
-- Pitch Deck preparation
-- Administration
-- Web scraping, using APIs and
other online resources to get
data
W O R K E X P E R IE N C E
ASSISTANT SECRETARY + PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
State Department for Housing and Urban Development • Apr 2023 – Present
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Instrumental in the delivery of Investor Briefs, Parliamentary Responses,
PowerPoint Presentations, and Strategic Communications from the
Office of the Principal Secretary under the leadership of the
Communications and Strategy Advisor to the Principal Secretary
Part of the Presidential Directives, Governance Team of the Integrated
Project Delivery Unit of the State Department for Housing and Urban
Development
Part of the speech writing team for the P.S. and C.S. of Lands, Public
Works, Housing and Urban Development
In charge of uploading photos and project details for ongoing AHP
Projects to the Boma Yangu Portal
Part of the Project Management Office (PMO) at the State Department
for Housing and Urban Development, maintaining the online Google
Drive Repository with up-to-date status update reports on Markets and
Affordable Housing Programs.
POLITICAL RESEARCHER
Political Affairs Unit, State House, Nairobi • Oct 2013 – Sep 2022
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Led the Presidential Digital Talent Programme team of Interns in
digitizing thousands of coffee farmers’ records at the State Department
of Cooperatives.
Key participant and contributor to the Huduma Namba Secretariat from
involved in knowledge management, digitization of correspondence, and
maintaining a matrix of all communications of the Secretariat.
Led the project management and follow-up on the Rapid Response
Initiatives of the collection of Huduma Namba cards by members of the
public from October 2021 – March 2022.
Maintained the recruitment and curriculum vitae database for suitable
candidates used to appoint Heads and Board Members of Parastatals
and State Corporations.
Coordinated a schedule of activities for Cabinet Secretaries to showcase
the 4th Administration’s achievements from the first term in 2017.
Conducted data analysis and participated as a member of the Coffee
Taskforce of 2016 which delivered a report on the coffee sector issues
to H.E. the President in December 2016.
Drafted briefs on the political climate of the country as well as various
political initiatives spearheaded by the Office of the President.
N O T AB L E E X P E R I E N C E
CO-FOUNDER, DATA ANALYST AND PROJECT MANAGER
Kenshin Labs Ltd – December 2023 – Present
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Retro Consulting • Jan 2023 – Present
CONTENT WRITER AND BLOGGER
Upwork.com • 2013 – Present
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Orals East Africa • 2024 – Present
