Governance · Policy · Programme Strategy

Turning policy ambition into institutional results.

I am a senior development professional with 12+ years across the UN system, focused on governance and institutional accountability, UN coordination and programme strategy, with deep expertise in gender equality.

Karen Giathi
12+ yearsUnited Nations system experience
3 scorecard cyclesKenya 2018 & 2022 · Tanzania 2024
Up to 300women entrepreneurs reached through market-access training
≈ US$380Krenewable-energy proposals that secured funding
What I work on

Institutions, systems and delivery.

My work connects policy and normative commitments to the systems that make them real: coordination mechanisms, programmes, accountability frameworks, public finance, partnerships and measurable implementation.

Governance

Governance & institutional accountability

Strengthening the structures, incentives and accountability mechanisms that help institutions translate commitments into action.

Coordination

UN coordination & programme strategy

Aligning agencies, government partners and stakeholders around shared priorities, results frameworks and implementation pathways.

Public finance

Gender-responsive policy, financing & institutions

Connecting gender equality to planning, budgeting, development finance and institutional performance.

Current focus

Senior leadership, advisory and strategy opportunities.

I am particularly interested in roles and assignments where governance, policy, programme strategy, institutional reform, UN coordination and gender equality intersect.