Francis Juma Odiwuor

Independent

Trainer

A highly experienced international goal-directed & achievement-focused Entrepreneurship, Organization Design, Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI) and Learning & Development Professional. With a successful track record of delivering sustained improvements in performance and results.

 An international development specialist with more than 30 years of long term assignments, including 12 years with ILO. Has designed, implemented and managed projects focused on business development services and building capacity of entrepreneurship trainers and service providers. Recent assignments in this area have been with Equity Group Foundation, Swiss Contact, World Bank – IFC, Women Enterprise Fund, SNV, Centre for Enterprise Development & Innovation (CEDI), Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), ILO International Training Centre, South Sudan Agribusiness Development Programme, ILO Somalia Programme, ILO Kenya Programme, AMSCO-Growth Oriented Women Enterprises Programme, Kenya Commercial Bank, Barclays Bank of Kenya and hundreds of Entrepreneurs.

Key areas of competence:

 Fostering Spirit of Entrepreneurship and improved competitive positioning among business owners, farmers and support institutions. Presently an ILO, Swisscontact, EGF; WEF, IFC, AMSCO, UNESCO, TMEA, and Mott MacDonald International Entrepreneurship Trainer and Consultant.
Has facilitated Women Entrepreneurship Trainings covering the main concepts and structures of women’s entrepreneurship from a gender point of view, and various factors and policies affecting the entrepreneurship process.
The courses have helped women identify several elements impacting the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and which methods and strategies can help you overcome such gap.
Women Entrepreneurship Training courses focus on improving the economic opportunities for women starting, formalizing, or expanding their businesses.

 Accomplished Organizational Development professional with strong background in group process and building organizational capacity. Expertise in helping leaders and boards build stronger, more effective teams.

 Driving the Learning Agenda - Exceptional facilitator and trainer, skilled at designing interactive processes that gain buy-in and commitment to action plans. Designing and delivering interactive experiential workshops, meetings and retreats to achieve desired outcomes. Manage training programs for professional development of consultants, facilitators and coaches in entrepreneurship, leadership and management. Instructional Designer of GESI sensitive learning materials.

 Promoting the mainstreaming of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) at institutional and all stages of the project cycle. Currently SNV GESI consultant for SNV-Kenya.