Amos Kitui K. Kaburu Curriculum Vitae Box 10565-00100 Tel: +254 720 167 442

[email protected] Nationality Kenyan

Education 2016 – Ongoing Certified Investment and Financial Analysis (CIFA), Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board 2010 – 2012 Masters of Arts Project Planning and Management, The University of

2009 -- 2012 Post Graduate Diploma Project Management, The Kenya Institute of Management,

2004-2008 B. Ed Special Education (1st Class Honours),

Other Trainings 2010 WERK Staff Development Programme, Ms Project for Project Management 2011 Global Health Institute Fundamentals of Monitoring and Evaluation Educational Testing Services (United States of America) Planning and Management of 2011 Large Scale Assessments

Countries of Work Experience Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Rwanda

Languages Language Speaking Reading Writing English Fluent Fluent Fluent Kiswahili Fluent Fluent Fluent

Employment Record From–To 2015 to date Employer: Twaweza East Africa –Uwezo Position Held: Senior Programme Officer Harmonisation of the testing procedures, quality assurance across the three Countries, coordination of the development and roll out of the Beyond Basics Responsibilities: assessment, principal assistant to the Uwezo Regional Manager, Regional Programme Manager- Uwezo Beyond Basics Assessment

From–To: 2013 Employer: Vision & Empowerment Trust Positions Held: Director of Programmes Overall programmeR design, material development, deputising the strategy and policy esponsibilities: advisor, fund-raising, overall programme implementation

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From–To: 2012 Employer: Aga Khan Foundation Positions Held: Senior Education Specialist- (EMACK) Project Programme implementation design, technical oversight to programme activities, linkages with senior Ministry of Education officials and scaling up and replication Responsibilities: strategy formulation and design across the 3 programme sites of Nairobi, Coast and North Eastern Provinces of Kenya

From–To: 2009 -2012 Employer: Women Educational Researchers of Kenya- Uwezo Project Positions Held: Senior Programme Officer - Research & Logistics Technical implementation on sampling, test development for criterion grade Based R curriculum competency, procurement management, partner management support Responsibilities: functions, report writing

Teaching Experience: Sep- Dec 2008 Kivaywa High School, Teacher on Board- Kiswahili & History Archbishop Njenga Girls High School Kakamega County, Teacher on Board for Kiswahili Feb- May 2007 and History Friends School Samitsi Secondary- Kakamega County,Teacher on Board- Kiswahili and May- Sep 2005 history Highlands Plateau Academy- Eldoret (Uasin Gishu County), Examination Tutor for the May- Sep 2006 Candidate class- 24 As in Kiswahili out of 30 Candidates

Work Experiences

Name of Project: Cost Benefit Analysis for the Curriculum Reforms Year: 2016 Location: Kenya Client: UNICEF Kenya & Ministry of Education, Science & Technology Position Held: Local Consultant for Oxford Policy Management Ltd Activities Analytical review of the proposed curriculum review, support to benefits analysis, report performed/Roles: writing Name of Project: Home Grown School Feeding Baseline Study Year: 2016 Location: Rwanda Client: World Food Programme Position Held: Associate Consultant to Ipsos Ltd Activities Design of the learning assessment component, adaptation of the learning assessment performed/Roles: tool, training for the assessment, deploying assessment team, data analysis framework and report writing Name of Project: Kenya Equity in Education Programme Endline Evaluation Year: 2016 Location: Kenya Client: DfID/PwC Position Held: Local based Lead Evaluator Activities Design of the implementation strategy, formation of the data collection teams, performed/Roles: deployment, training on the learning assessment components, design of the analysis framework, report writing support and dissemination

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Name of Project: Drivers of Accountability Project Year: March 2014 Location: Kenya Client: Elimu Yetu Coalition Position Held: Writing Consultant Activities Synthesis of the activity and programme report and writing the final project report performed/Roles: Name of Project: Name of project Education Reform Score Card Year: January - March 2014 Location: Kenya Client: Elimu Yetu Coalition Position Held: Lead Consultant Activities Development of the Education Reform Process Score card across the basic Education performed/Roles: sub-sector across the 47 Counties Name of project Development of the language in education implementation guidelines Year 2014 Client Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development & WERK Position held Coordinator Activities Logistical coordination, guidelines compilation, workshop participation Performed/Roles Name of project Early grade numeracy national assessment baseline for the implementation of the GPE funded PRIEDE programme Year March 2016 Location Kenya Client Kenya National Examinations Council/Ministry of Education Position held Technical Advisor Name of project Development of the Beyond Basics Assessment for Grade 4 Year November 2015- Jan 2016 Location Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania Client Twaweza East Africa Position held Coordinator Activities Development of the Beyond Basics Assessment for Grade 4 in Uganda for numeracy performed/Roles and Literacy and currently scaling up the work in 30 Districts in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania Name of project Kenya Equity in Education Programme (KEEP) Midline Evaluation Year 2015 Location Kenya Client CAC International (World University Service of Canada) Main project Mixed methods impact evaluation of the KEEP in the refugee camps, a 4 year multi-year features year programme to support the improvement of the quality of education for the refugee and host community girls in access, attendance and learning outcomes in 89 primary and secondary schools. The midline learning assessment used the EGRA and EGMA tool for upper primary grades and lower secondary grades in Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps Position held Lead Evaluator Activities Design of the implementation strategy, formation of the data collection teams, performed/Roles deployment, training on the learning assessment components, design of the analysis framework, report writing support and dissemination Name of project Jielimishe GEC Project Midline Evaluation Year 2015 Location Kenya Client I Choose Life Africa (Jielimishe Girls Education Challenge Project) Main project Mixed methods quasi- experimental impact evaluation of the 4 year programme to features support the improvement of the quality of education for the girls to access, attendance and learning outcomes. Midline Evaluation learning assessment using the adapted

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Uwezo Tool for literacy and Numeracy in the Mombasa, Meru and Laikipia . Position held Technical Advisor Activities Design of the implementation strategy, formation of the data collection teams, performed/Roles deployment, training on the learning assessment components, design of the analysis framework, report writing support and dissemination Name of project Evaluation of Learning Assessment Midline Evaluation Year 2015 Location Ethiopia Client CfBT Education Trust Main project Midline Learning Assessment study for the selected Woredas in the Amhara and Addis features Ababa Sub-Cities in Ethiopia. Position held Technical Advisor Activities Tasks included development of the Test Development framework, Specification Tables, performed/Roles analysis framework, interpretation of the test scores. Name of project Analysis of Parental Participation in Girls education in Kakuma and Daadab Refugee Camps evaluation Year 2015 Location Kenya Client Windle Trust Kenya Position held Lead Evaluator Activities Evaluation implementation framework, tools development, client management, team performed/Roles formation, deployment of the field teams, training ToT, data analysis and report writing Name of project The ICT based instruction baseline Year 2015 Location Kenya Client Plan International/SOS Children Villages Position held Education Expert Activities Design of the learning assessment model, assessment team formation, training of the performed/Roles data collectors, assessment data analysis plan Name of project National Assessment Report Writing Year 2014 Location Kenya Client Uwezo Kenya Position held Consultant Activities Preparation of the data analysis framework, national report writing, 47 county reports performed/Roles writing, translation of the 47 County Reports Name of project Baseline Study in Kajiado County in 20 targeted schools Year 2014 Client Women Educational Researchers of Kenya(Opportunity Schools Programme) Position held Baseline Lead Researcher/Consultant Activities Sampling Framework, tools development, training models, data collection framework, performed/Roles data analysis and report writing Name of project Nairobi City County Education Taskforce Year 2014 Client H.E Dr Evans Kidero (Governor- Nairobi City County) Position held Taskforce Rapporteur Activities Taskforce established by the County Government Governor to establish the causes and performed/Roles possible remedy for poor performance of public schools in national examinations. Secretariat support, lead rapportour, lead report writer, recorder of Taskforce proceedings, coordination of field visits, and development of the implementation plan. Name of project Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Culture: Amkeni End of Project Evaluation Year 2014 Position held Lead Evaluator

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Activities Evaluation of targeting, efficiency models, effectiveness, project impact, sustainability performed/Roles and relevance, report writing Name of project Institutional Strengthening Consultancy Year 2013 Location Kenya Client Citizens Coalition for Constitutional Culture (4Cs Position held Lead Consultant Activities Reviewed the human resources, finance and administrative processes and procedures, performed/Roles developed the board development plan, fundraising strategy, monitoring and evaluation strategy and the Devolution Monitoring Score Card Name of project Project Endline Evaluation Year 2013 Location Kenya Client Action Aid International Kenya Position held Senior Evaluator Activities Formulating tools, teams formation, field work planning, data collection and report performed/Roles writing Name of project Kenya Education Essential Programme Annual Review Year 2013 Location Kenya Client DfID Position held Local Consultant Activities Site visits, analysis of implementation models, scale up opportunities, strategic impact, performed/Roles process review, beneficiary review across all DFID KEEP funded projects to a tune of GBP 25M Name of project Jielimishe Girls Education Challenge Baseline Evaluation Year 2013 Location Kenya Client I Choose Life-Africa Position held Co-Lead Evaluator Activities Review of the log-frame, monitoring and evaluation framework, baseline design, tools performed/Roles validation, baseline analysis and coordination across the 3 counties of Mombasa, Meru and Laikipia, data collection management, report writing Name of project Analysis of Sponsors’ Role in Education Delivery in Kenya Year 2013 Location Kenya Client Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Position held Lead Analyst Activities Analysis of the sponsors’ role in education development and delivery in Kenya performed/Roles Name of project Education Reforms Score Card Year 2013 Location Kenya Client Elimu Yetu Coalition Position held Lead Analyst Activities Development of the monitoring parameters, development of the score card simulation, performed/Roles data collection for the score card baseline data Name of project Wasichana Wote Wasome GEC Baseline Study Year 2013 - 2014 Location Kenya Client Women Educational Researchers of Kenya Position held Technical Advisor Activities Assessment and tools development with WERK as the independent M&E partner for the performed/Roles consortium involving CfBT, Concern Worldwide, Girl Child Network and AMURT a DFID 3 year funded project

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Name of project KCCB University Establishment Situational Analysis Year 2013 - 2014 Location Kenya Client Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Position held Analyst Activities Curriculum design, implementation and staffing and comparative advantage performed/Roles Name of project The National Pastoralists Conference Year February- 2013 Location Kenya Client Pastoralists Integrated Support Programme Position held Technical Advisor Activities Review of the Conference program, mobilization of conference papers, logistics, media performed/Roles and publicity Name of project Comprehensive Civic Education Material for Secondary Schools and Primary schools Teacher Training Colleges Year 2013 Location Kenya Client Daraja Civics Initiatives Forum Position held Reviewer Activities Content Review, Language and style review, formats and layouts performed/Roles Name of project School Management Development Programme Year 2012 Location Kenya Client Women Education Researchers of Kenya Position held Curriculum Development Specialist Activities Development of curriculum framework, curriculum design, content development, performed/Roles approaches and delivery design, formats and lay out and training in Tana River and Lamu Counties Name of project School Management Development Programme Year 2012 Location Kenya Client Women Education Researchers of Kenya Position held Curriculum Development Specialist Activities Development of curriculum framework, curriculum design, content development, performed/Roles approaches and delivery design, formats and lay out and training in Tana River and Lamu Counties Name of project KCCB Baseline Survey on Peace Efforts leading to the General Elections Year 2012 Location Kenya Client Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Position held Senior Researcher Activities Evaluation implementation conceptualization, data collection framework development, performed/Roles data collection tools development, report writing Name of project Evaluation of Learning Assessment in Ethiopia (Baseline & Midline) Year 2012 -2015 Location Ethiopia (Addis Ababa & Amhara) Client CfBT Education Trust for Unicef Ethiopia Position held Technical Assessment Advisor Activities Data Analysis, Curriculum analysis, test development framework analysis, item analysis, performed/Roles fairness analysis, review of the item specifications and layouts on the evaluation of learning assessment Name of project Education Reforms in Kenya Year 2012 Location Kenya

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Client Elimu Yetu Coalition Position held Technical Working Group Member Activities Curriculum review process, drafting of the communiqué, analysis of the reform technical performed/Roles issues Name of project Impact Analysis of the Adult Education Programmes Year 2010 Location Kenya Client Institute of International Rural Reconstruction Position held Senior Researcher Activities Data Collection and Report writing in Marsabit & Isiolo Counties on the curriculum performed/Roles appropriateness of the Adult Education Programmes Name of project Annual Learning Assessment Year 2010 Location India Client Twaweza Position held Monitor Activities Monitoring of the Training of trainers for the annual household survey in more than 600 performed/Roles districts Name of project National Assessment Systems for Monitoring Learner Achievements Year 2009 Location Kenya Client Kenya National Examinations Council Position held District Coordinator Activities Training of Data Collectors, lead in data collectors in Kuria West District, Migori County performed/Roles Name of project School Safety Project Year 2008 Location Kenya Client Kenyatta University Position held District Coordinator Activities Review of literature related to sexual safety in school, effective practices for school performed/Roles safety, bullying and harassment in school, disability and school safety and conceptualization of school safety.

Media Citizen Tv, KTN, KTN News, K24, Milele FM, KBC Television, QTV, KTN News KBC Appearances Radio Swahili Service, Radio Maisha, Radio Pamoja, West FM, Radio Jambo, Milele FM, Qwetu Radio Referees Sara J. Ruto (PhD) Chairperson, KICD Council Tel: +254 733 330 393 Email: [email protected]

Harley Johnson CAC International Montreal Canada Tel: +1 514 282 9395 Email: [email protected]

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