Biography

Salome Achieng Nyabola is a Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP-K) and experienced Program Specialist with more than a decade of expertise in program management, HR operations, and research coordination across academia and the international development sector. She currently serves as Program Manager for the HERI Africa Research Chair in Life Skills & Values Education at Kenyatta University, leading end-to-end project cycle management including design, execution, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) while driving multi-stakeholder partnerships and grant operations.

Throughout her career, Salome has managed complex operations and donor compliance for high- impact funded initiatives, having served as a Program Officer for the USAID Health Equity and Resource Optimization Project and Program Assistant for the UNESCO Higher Education Development for a Green Economy and Sustainability Program. Her expertise spans strategic stakeholder engagement, grants oversight, and HR process optimization. Additionally, she has served as a Research Assistant on high-profile projects funded by the Gates Foundation and USAID, conducting third-party monitoring, field data collection and qualitative research.

In addition to her ongoing doctoral studies at Kenyatta University, Salome holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from the University of Eldoret and a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Moi University. Her commitment to continuous professional learning is reflected in advanced certifications from the African Population and Health Research Center (Good Financial Grants Practice), the Kenya School of Government (Program Based Budgeting), and the University of Georgia’s African Civic Engagement Academy.