I’m Felix Manga, a MEL and data professional with seven years of experience building results frameworks, indicator trackers, and data quality systems that teams can confidently use for decision-making. I’ve worked across government, donor, and multi-partner program settings, helping translate reporting needs into structured indicators, dashboards, and clean, reliable data flows. In my recent work with the Ajira Digital Programme, I supported youth-focused outcomes by designing and maintaining dashboards, mentoring junior data staff and enumerators, and strengthening validation workflows. I’m passionate about practical data learning—turning routine monitoring into reflection and action—while also building partner capacity so teams can own and run the systems independently.

Felix Manga

I’m Felix Manga, a MEL and data professional with seven years of experience building results frameworks, indicator trackers, and data quality systems that teams can confidently use for decision-making. I’ve worked across government, donor, and multi-partner program settings, helping translate reporting needs into structured indicators, dashboards, and clean, reliable data flows. In my recent work with the Ajira Digital Programme, I supported youth-focused outcomes by designing and maintaining dashboards, mentoring junior data staff and enumerators, and strengthening validation workflows. I’m passionate about practical data learning—turning routine monitoring into reflection and action—while also building partner capacity so teams can own and run the systems independently.

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I’m Felix Manga, a MEL and data professional with seven years of experience building results frameworks, indicator trackers, and data quality systems that teams can confidently use for decision-making. I’ve worked across government, donor, and multi-partner program settings, helping translate reporting needs into structured indicators, dashboards, and clean, reliable data flows.

In my recent work with the Ajira Digital Programme, I supported youth-focused outcomes by designing and maintaining dashboards, mentoring junior data staff and enumerators, and strengthening validation workflows. I’m passionate about practical data learning—turning routine monitoring into reflection and action—while also building partner capacity so teams can own and run the systems independently.

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Language

English
Fluent
Swahili
Fluent
Kikuyu, Gikuyu
Intermediate

Work Experience

Independent Data and MEL Consultant at Self-Employed
April 1, 2025 - Present
Co-designed monitoring frameworks and data quality systems with client teams, building tools intended for client staff to run independently. Produced decision-ready evidence briefs and presentations tailored to different stakeholder audiences. Wrote audit-ready data quality scripts and documentation using SQL and Python, supporting external review and reporting compliance. Managed timelines and confidentiality protocols while coordinating directly with decision makers on evolving reporting needs.
Lead Data Analyst at Government of Kenya / Mastercard Foundation Initiative (MICDE) — Ajira Digital Programme
October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2025
Operationalized results reporting by translating government, donor, and implementing-partner requirements into indicator trackers and dashboards. Led governed Power BI dashboards used by government and program leadership as a shared evidence base, improving data retrieval efficiency. Trained and mentored a team of data interns on digital data collection, validation, and reporting tools, increasing team productivity. Built SQL/Excel cleaning and validation workflows to improve accuracy for performance reports, and coordinated with program officers and government partners across a multi-partner delivery structure.
Consultant Data Analyst at Fiverr (Remote)
April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2022
Designed survey instruments and indicator sets, ensuring quality from data collection design through analysis and final deliverables. Built automated reporting pipelines using Python and Excel macros, reducing manual reporting effort. Analyzed datasets exceeding 100,000 records to produce segmentation insights that improved targeting performance, and translated findings for non-technical clients.
Qualitative Researcher at Infinite Insight Limited
September 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019
Trained and mentored a field research team on digital data collection instruments, including pre-rollout testing of skip logic and validation rules. Built documentation and records management systems to reduce administrative workload while supporting consistent data quality. Conducted data validation and quality control using consistency checks, flagging deviations for timely correction with do-no-harm attention to data handling.

Education

BSc Applied Statistics with IT (Second Class Honours, Upper Division) at Maseno University, Kisumu
February 1, 2014 - December 31, 2018
Statistical Data Analysis Using R Programming at Strathmore University, Nairobi
January 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021

Qualifications

Generative AI Fundamentals, Databricks
January 11, 2030 - August 31, 2026
Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - August 31, 2026
Tableau A to Z: Hands On Training for Data Science (Udemy)
January 11, 2030 - August 31, 2026
SQL Problem Solving (HackerRank)
January 11, 2030 - August 31, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Education