Professional Development
Project Management Trainer
Serving as a Trainer in Project Management at Laikipia North Technical and Vocational College since January 2022.
PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO
James Nayeke Esokon.
Project Management &
Monitoring & Evaluation Professional
A professional with experience in project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation, community development, social development, leadership and stakeholder engagement.
MA
Monitoring & Evaluation
BSc
Project Planning & Management
10+
Professional Roles & Engagements
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About Me
Purpose. Experience. Impact.
A professional profile built around project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation, community development and meaningful service delivery.
Professional Profile
A forward-thinking professional committed to effective project delivery, teamwork and continuous improvement.
I am a professional project manager with experience in project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation. I am self-motivated, diligent and committed to meeting deadlines and targets across the projects I handle.
My professional experience spans disability services, project management training, community development, social development, agriculture-related project teams, education and field-based programmes.
I work effectively in environments that require creativity, teamwork, originality and the practical application of knowledge, skills and expertise.
Professional Focus
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Project Management Planning, coordination, implementation and reporting.
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Monitoring & Evaluation Tracking progress, data, outcomes and programme performance.
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Community Development Community mobilization, action planning and resource development.
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Training & Mentorship Supporting learners through instruction, guidance and feedback.
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Disability Mainstreaming Supporting inclusion, accessibility and disability-related programmes.
2025+
Master's Studies
Monitoring & Evaluation
Monitoring & Evaluation
2015
Professional Academic Journey
Project Planning & Management
Project Planning & Management
10+
Professional Roles
& Engagements
& Engagements
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Professional Portfolio
Online Profile
Online Profile
Professional Journey
Experience built around people, projects & impact.
A career spanning project management, monitoring and evaluation, disability services, community development, training, education and field-based programme support.
Featured Experience
Trainer in Project Management
Laikipia North Technical and Vocational College
Teaching and supporting learners in project management through curriculum delivery, academic guidance, practical learning materials, assignments, practice tests and continuous feedback.
County Disability Services Officer
National Council for Persons with Disabilities
Professional Experience
- Supporting grant and cash transfer application, targeting and beneficiary validation processes.
- Registering persons with disabilities and supporting beneficiary enrolment.
- Supervising, vetting and processing grant and assistive device applications.
- Supporting persons with albinism and facilitating access to relevant services.
- Supporting AGPO and LPO financing, entrepreneurship training and community initiatives.
- Mobilizing community resources and developing Community Action Plans.
- Linking persons with disabilities and Disabled Persons Organizations with development partners.
- Monitoring programmes, mainstreaming disability and supporting data disaggregation.
- Conducting community sensitization, disability awareness activities and advocacy.
- Providing technical support on disability mainstreaming and compliance with the constitutional 5% provision.
Social Worker
P.C.E.A Sirai Child Development Centre
- Conducting community service and assessments for vulnerable children and families.
- Supporting income-generating groups and child transition processes.
- Organizing extracurricular activities and networking with community stakeholders.
- Conducting home visits and maintaining programme and beneficiary records.
- Supporting CDPR assessments, curriculum implementation and attendance tracking.
Project Team — Laikipia County
Toyota Tsusho Fertilizer Africa Limited
- Promoting products and supporting sales activities within the project area.
- Analysing customers, building relationships and conducting cold calls.
- Resolving customer complaints and working towards assigned targets.
- Coordinating with the project team and analysing territory performance.
- Preparing reports, identifying trends and gathering customer feedback.
Project Team Leader — Laikipia County
Farm Fix Company Africa Limited
- Providing oversight and coordination for project team activities.
- Developing project plans, schedules and scope-related activities.
- Tracking tasks, project goals and team progress.
- Preparing sales reports and disseminating project information.
- Delegating responsibilities and supporting sales strategy development.
Volunteer
Laikipia West Subcounty Social Development Office
- Supporting community development initiatives and action planning.
- Liaising with government agencies and community organizations.
- Supporting registration of self-help groups and community-based organizations.
- Collecting and maintaining disaggregated community data for planning.
- Supporting needs identification, mobilization and disability mainstreaming.
Census Supervisor
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics — Census 2019
- Training and supporting enumerators during census operations.
- Managing census equipment and enumeration area assignments.
- Supporting enumeration of special populations and resampled households.
- Maintaining registers and ensuring enumeration activities were completed.
- Submitting census equipment and completed questionnaires as required.
Chairman — County Cohort
Kisii University
- Coordinating county-level student registration and activities.
- Developing county activity action plans.
- Supporting development of county constitutions.
- Supervising Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
- Supporting executive leadership training.
Peer Counsellor / Educator
Kisii University
- Supporting students with goal setting, academic and personal development.
- Providing peer counselling and mediation support.
- Supporting admissions and testing activities.
- Participating in counselling programmes and referrals.
- Supporting safeguarding and reporting processes.
Teacher / Tutor
Education & Tutoring
- Developing educational content and facilitating classes.
- Providing personalized instruction and educational activities.
- Monitoring learner progress and preparing progress reports.
- Participating in parent meetings, evaluation and grading.
Academic Journey
Learning that became a professional foundation.
An academic path progressing from foundational education to project planning and management, with continued specialization in monitoring and evaluation.
Advanced Academic Study
Master of Arts in Monitoring and Evaluation
Mount Kenya University
Continuing postgraduate study focused on monitoring and evaluation, strengthening an already established foundation in project planning and management.
Bachelor of Science in Project Planning and Management
Kisii University
A core academic foundation in project planning and management, providing the basis for subsequent professional work across project, community and development environments.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
G.G. Secondary School
Secondary education providing the academic foundation for university-level study and subsequent professional development.
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
Rumuruti Primary School
Foundational primary education and the beginning of the academic journey that led into secondary, university and postgraduate study.
Core Competencies
Capabilities that turn plans into progress.
A multidisciplinary professional foundation combining project management, monitoring and evaluation, community development, training, coordination and people-centred programme support.
Primary Professional Focus
Project Management & Development Practice
Experience across planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, reporting, community engagement and stakeholder support.
Professional Perspective
360°
A broad professional perspective shaped by experience in
public service, education, community development, project
teams and disability services.
Project Management
Planning, coordination & delivery
- Project planning and scheduling
- Scope and task coordination
- Team coordination and delegation
- Goal and target tracking
- Project reporting
Monitoring & Evaluation
Evidence, tracking & programme support
- Programme monitoring
- Data collection and disaggregation
- Needs identification
- Reporting and documentation
- Community programme assessment
Community Development
Engagement, mobilisation & inclusion
- Community mobilisation
- Community action planning
- Stakeholder networking
- Self-help group support
- Resource mobilisation
Disability Mainstreaming
Inclusion, advocacy & support
- Disability mainstreaming
- Beneficiary targeting and validation
- Community sensitisation
- Advocacy and awareness
- Linking beneficiaries with partners
Training & Mentorship
Teaching, guidance & learner support
- Project management training
- Curriculum and learning support
- Academic guidance
- Learning materials development
- Feedback and learner support
Leadership & Coordination
Teams, stakeholders & execution
- Team coordination
- Delegation of responsibilities
- Stakeholder engagement
- Activity planning
- Leadership development
Professional Attributes
Creative Thinking
Forward Thinking
Teamwork
Deadline Focused
Professional foundation:
The competencies presented here are drawn from the roles,
responsibilities, academic background and professional profile
documented in the curriculum vitae.
Project & Programme Engagements
Experience applied to real-world work.
Selected engagements demonstrating practical involvement in project coordination, community development, public service, education, field operations and programme support.
Documented professional engagements
This section presents project and programme-related experience documented in the professional record, rather than inventing separate commercial projects.
EXPERIENCE-BASED
01
Project Management Education
Project Management Training & Learner Development
Professional engagement involving curriculum delivery, assignments, study strategies, learning materials, practice tests, academic support and feedback for project management learners at Laikipia North Technical and Vocational College.
02
Public & Social Development
Disability Services & Community Inclusion
Engagement involving beneficiary targeting and validation, disability registration, grant and assistive-device processes, community sensitisation, advocacy, data disaggregation and disability mainstreaming.
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Community Development
Community Action & Social Development
Field-based work supporting community development, action planning, self-help groups and CBO registration, community needs identification, mobilisation and coordination with development agencies.
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National Data Exercise
Census Field Operations
Census 2019 supervisory responsibilities including enumerator training, equipment management, enumeration area coordination, special population support, registers and submission of completed field materials.
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Agricultural Project Teams
Agricultural Sales & Project Coordination
Project-team experience involving territory analysis, customer engagement, sales reporting, team coordination, target tracking, project planning and implementation support within Laikipia County.
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Child Development
Vulnerable Child & Family Support
Social work engagement supporting vulnerable children and families through assessments, home visits, income-generating groups, stakeholder networking, programme records and child development activities.
Milestones & Highlights
A journey defined by progress & responsibility.
Selected professional milestones, leadership experiences and career highlights documented throughout James Nayeke Esokon’s academic and professional journey.
Academic Progression
Master of Arts in Monitoring & Evaluation
Pursuing postgraduate specialization in Monitoring and Evaluation at Mount Kenya University, building upon a foundation in Project Planning and Management.
2025–Present
Mount Kenya University
Public & Social Development
County Disability Services
Professional responsibilities with NCPWD covering disability registration, beneficiary validation, programme monitoring, mainstreaming and community support.
Field Operations
KNBS Census Supervisor
Served as a Census 2019 Supervisor, supporting enumerator training, field coordination, equipment management and enumeration activities.
Leadership
Chairman, County Cohort
Led the Kisii University County Cohort during 2018–2019, including county registration, activity planning, constitutional development and CSR supervision.
Student Leadership & Support
Peer Counsellor & Educator
Supported students through counselling, goal setting, mediation, referrals, safeguarding and student support programmes at Kisii University.
Professional Registration
NEMA EIA / Audit Expert
Registered as an Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Expert, adding environmental assessment capability to his professional profile.
10+
Professional roles & documented engagements
2015–Present
Academic & professional development journey
MEPAK
Monitoring & Evaluation professional association
Professional Standing
Memberships & Professional Recognition.
Professional registration and association supporting continued practice, accountability and development across environmental assessment, monitoring and evaluation.
Professional Registration
NEMA Environmental Impact Assessment / Audit Expert
Registered as an Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Expert, reflecting professional engagement with environmental assessment and audit practice.
Professional Registration
NEMA
Professional Association
Monitoring & Evaluation Professional Association of Kenya
Professional association membership connected to the monitoring and evaluation field and continued professional development.
Professional Association
MEPAK
Beyond The Profession
Interests that bring perspective.
Outside professional responsibilities, James values meaningful connections, personal growth, new experiences and opportunities to inspire others.
01 / Connection
Socializing & Meaningful Connections
An interest in engaging with people, building relationships and sharing experiences across different communities and professional environments.
Meaningful conversations create opportunities to understand
people, exchange ideas and build lasting connections.
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02 / Inspiration
Motivational Talks
An interest in sharing encouraging ideas and motivating others toward growth, confidence and positive action.
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03 / Discovery
Travelling
Exploring different places and experiences while gaining new perspectives and appreciating different environments.
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04 / Personal Growth
Reading Inspirational Books
Reading inspirational material as part of continuous reflection, learning and personal development.
04Professional growth is strengthened by curiosity, connection, reflection and continuous learning.
Personal Perspective
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