Nancy Mariam Okwengu

Communications, infodemics management, advocacy, RCCE, knowledge management and marketing specialist

Nairobi County, Kenya

About

Career orientation • Strategic communications management – for positioning, programming, campaigns, advocacy and public information management • Designing, implementing/managing, monitoring and evaluating communications projects • Communications reputation risk management • Media relations and partnerships – broadcast, print media • Content production, management and dissemination - photographs, video, blogs, success stories/case studies • Project targeted communications – for resource mobilization, grants management, marketing, outreach development communications, behavioral change communications, emergency communications (rapid onset, slow onset, fragile contexts, restricted contexts, stable contexts) • Branding and profiling for impact, income and influence • External engagement, partnerships building and networking • Events, conferences, celebrity organization and management • Training and capacity improvement on all above

Experience

  • Communications and knowledgement advisor at FSD Kenya
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Provided strategic leadership for the SUED Programme’s communications, knowledge management and learning agenda, ensuring alignment with FSD Kenya and FCDO objectives. • Developed and implemented an integrated Communications and Knowledge Management Strategy, including annual workplans and stakeholder engagement frameworks. • Led the creation and dissemination of high-quality communications products including press releases, success stories, policy briefs, newsletters, reports and donor visibility materials. • Managed and continuously updated SUED digital platforms (website, newsletter and social media), ensuring audience relevance, engagement and compliance with branding standards. • Served as primary communications liaison with government stakeholders, donors, private investors and media; coordinated press conferences, public launches and high-level events. • Ensured adherence to FCDO and FSD Kenya branding, visibility and reputational risk management requirements. • Oversaw development of knowledge products such as case studies, learning briefs and programme impact documentation. • Established systems for knowledge capture, storage and dissemination to strengthen institutional memory and cross-team learning. • Facilitated workshops, seminars and webinars to promote structured knowledge-sharing and stakeholder engagement. • Collaborated with technical teams to translate complex urban planning, climate-resilient infrastructure and investment content into accessible, non-technical communications outputs. • Produced quarterly communications and knowledge management reports detailing outputs, performance metrics and digital engagement analytics. • Developed concept notes and served as rapporteur for SUED conferences and stakeholder forums. • Strengthened the SUED team’s internal capacity on strategic communications planning, donor visibility compliance and change-oriented messaging.

  • Risk Communication, Community Engagement and Infodemics Management Officer at World Health Organization
    Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    1. Strengthening of sustainable Infodemic Management system in Kenya 2. Capacity Building 3. Monitoring, evaluation, reporting Systematically document the successes, challenges, and lessons learned; 4. Infodemic Research and social listening 5. Partnership Building and Coordination

  • Communications Consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
    Jan 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Key expert 2 for Communications Particip Africa Union project.

  • Communications Specialist/Consultant at The World Bank
    Mar 2020 - Nov 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Infodemics management officer at World Health Organization
    Jun 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos