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carolinekavita.com
Driving Impact Through Strategic Project Management, Evidence & Gender-Responsive Practice
I am a Project Planning, Management, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) professional with over 6 years of progressive experience supporting donor-funded programs across development, humanitarian, and non-profit sectors. My career is anchored in one clear purpose: helping organizations translate mission, funding, and vision into measurable, sustainable impact.
My Journey
I have built my expertise working across multi-country, multi-stakeholder environments, supporting international NGOs, faith-based institutions, and civil society organizations to plan, implement, monitor, and adapt complex programs. My work spans the full project cycle from proposal development and resource mobilization to implementation, learning, reporting, and close-out always with a strong emphasis on accountability, value for money, and results.
What differentiates my approach is the ability to bridge strategy and execution. I combine rigorous project management discipline with robust MEL systems and a deep understanding of gender equality and human rights. This allows me to support organizations not only to deliver projects on time and within budget, but also to generate credible evidence, strengthen institutional capacity, and build donor confidence.
As an Indrani Fellow with Every Woman Treaty, my technical work is further informed by global advocacy and policy engagement on ending violence against women and girls. This dual lens, technical excellence and rights-based advocacy, enables me to contribute meaningfully to programs seeking both operational effectiveness and transformational social change.
What I Bring
- Strategic Project & Program Management
- Multi-Donor & Multi-Country Coordination
- Budget Planning, Cost Control & Compliance
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Systems Design
- Gender Equality & Social Inclusion Mainstreaming
- Stakeholder, Partner & Donor Engagement
Core Expertise
- Project & Program Cycle Management
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
- Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI)
- Donor Reporting & Accountability
- Participatory & Community-Led Approaches
- Stakeholder & Partnership Management
- Risk Management & Adaptive Programming
- Capacity Building & Technical Assistance
Professional Experience
Programme Manager & Coordinator
African Synodality Initiative (ASI) – Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM)
October 2022 – Present | Remote / Part-Time
Providing strategic coordination for a multi-country gender inclusion initiative across Africa. Responsible for planning, budgeting, MEL oversight, donor reporting, stakeholder engagement, and partner technical support, with a strong focus on gender mainstreaming and institutional transformation.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer
BoxGirls Kenya
April 2019 – May 2022
Led the design and implementation of gender-sensitive MEL systems for donor-funded programs focused on education, SRHR, leadership, sports, and advocacy on violence against women and girls. Supported evidence generation, learning, staff capacity building, and adaptive program management.
Community Development & Humanitarian Experience
Kenya Red Cross | CHEDA | Kinga Africa
2015 – 2019
Built a strong foundation in community engagement, participatory development, humanitarian response, and grassroots programming through internships and volunteer roles supporting health, development, and emergency response initiatives.
Education
Master of Arts in Project Planning and Management
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
2024 – 2025
Research Focus: Participatory development approaches and gender empowerment in urban marginalized communities
Bachelor of Science in Community Development
Egerton University
2014 – 2018
(Second Class Upper Division)
Professional Identity
I work best with organizations that value clarity, accountability, learning, and impact. Whether supporting an NGO, INGO, development partner, faith-based institution, or consulting firm, I bring structure to complexity, evidence to decision-making, and purpose to delivery.