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Work History

Department of Education

City of Oulu, Finland
Aug 2003 - Jul 2011
Faculty Member 

I have been a faculty member at Oulu International School since 2003. Through the years, I have worked with curriculum development, developing the ICT and multimedia unit and as a leader of staff and students team for developing international and intercultural understanding. Teaching responsibilities include Social Studies and citizenship.

 

2003-8 Team leader; Internationalisation

2004-5 Faculty member, Curriculum development- Health Education, Humanities

2008- Team member, student participation team

2003- Social Studies Faculty Member

Minerva EC

European Union
Feb 2002 - Jul 2003
Project coordinator 

Minerva is an EC Thematic Network in the area of cultural, scientific information and scholarly content. The project's objective was improving Videoconferencing in four European secondary schools.

 

Tasks included;

  1. Developing
  2. Planning
  3. Research
  4. Reporting
  5. Desermination

 

PeaBud International

Kenya, Finland
May 2007 - Aug 2009
Project Developer 

PEABUD is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to defeat poverty, homelessness and unemployment in co-operation with government bodies and local civil society organizations.
My tasks included
1. Project planning
2. Risk analysis
3. International negotiations

Education

University of Oulu

Finland
Aug 1999 - Nov 2007
MA (Education), International Education

Minor Subjects

  • English Filology
  • Education for Intercultural Competencies

Other Courses

1. Scandinavian Studies (University of Oulu) 2003

Focused on;

  • Geo-Politics and Societies in Scandinavia
  • Indigenous Cultures of the Polar Region
  • Cultural Heritage in Scandinavia: History and Culture
  • Finnish and Scandinavian Literature in Translation
  • Nordic Nature and Environment

2. International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (University of Maryland) 1999

Course included:

  • Crisis leadership
  • Collaborative problem-solving
  • Intercultural communications
  • Conflict management
  • Influencing / negotiating
  • Team building
  • Strategic thinking
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Interpersonal communications

3. Early Language Learning in Primary Education (Freire Universität Berlin) 2002

 

4. Concept- Driven Curriculum, Making the PYP Happen in the Classroom (International Baccalaureate Organisation) 2006

University of Jyväskylä

Oulu, Finland
Nov 2011 - Nov
Master of Educational Management and Leadership, Educational Management

Skills

Communication skills

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

Able to communicate in a manner that inspires and engages the audience both literally and orally. Most of my work involves communicating to small and larger audiences of various age groups.

Intercultural Competencies

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

All my life I have been a bridge between cultures. First, growing up in the multi-ethnic Rift Valley Province in Kenya and later living as an immigrant in Finland. Constantly having to negotiate my identity and perspectives and having a chance to study Intercultural competencies and international Communication at the University then exposure to the complicated multi-layered cultural fabric in an ever changing globalised world.

 

I am able to work and achieve results under various cultural contexts.

Leadership

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Last Used <1 year ago)
Skillometer_3

Has been a team leader, school prefect, school captain, University student Union leader, workplace team leader, parish council chairman, project coordinator, organisation chairman among other leadership position that have privileged me with useful experience and insights.

Goal oriented

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

Able to work under strick deadlines and stay of task focusing on set goals.

English Language

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

Swahili Language

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

Kikuyu Language

(Expert)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_4

Mother tongue

Finnish Language

(Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Skillometer_3

Interests

 

Participant, NFTA (Northern Finland Taekwon-Do Association), Finland 

Member, Oulu International Rotary Club and currently serving as Vice president 2009-10

 

Writing

I enjoy writing commentaries on a range of issues. I have also write for educational publication Peda- Forum Educational Journal and University periodical Oulun Ylioppilaslehti.

 

Public Speaking & Panel Discussions

Educational matters, Sustainable Development, Ethics, Social justice, Politics, Intercultural Communications

References

Rauni Räsänen

(Professor)

Hannu Takkula

(Other)