Key Qualifications:
- Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources - International (SPHRi)
- Certified Human Resource Advisor (CHRA)
- Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D.
Current Roles and Achievements:
• Currently serving as a Human Capital Management and Development Advisor with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Holds the prestigious position of Chair of the Board of Management at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, a Level 5 hospital under the Nairobi City County Government. • Spearheaded transformative changes as the CEO/Executive Director of the Institute of Human Resource Management, making history as the first female CEO in the organization's 30-year history.
• Received the Order of the Grand Warrior (OGW) from H.E. the President of Kenya in 2018 for her contributions to the regulation and advancement of the HR profession in Kenya.
• Engaged by the World Bank as a Technical Advisor on Organizational HR Transformation projects. • Successfully led the HR re-engineering of The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF.
• Recently was a member of and chaired the HR subcommittee of the Nairobi City County Government Health Reforms Taskforce.
Leadership and Global Experience:
• A seasoned HR professional who has worked for various international organizations, providing HR leadership across multiple countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. • Working ability in French enabled her to oversee HR operations in Frenchspeaking countries. • Lived and worked in challenging environments during the Darfur crisis of 2004 in Khartoum, Uganda (Kampala), and the United States (Chapel Hill).
Passion and Commitment:
• Committed to building leadership capabilities for both men and women.
• Devotes herself to mentoring women and young professionals.
• Renowned as a transformative leader and a prolific speaker and facilitator.
• Actively involved in community engagement, leading singing in church, enjoying golf, and staying updated with 'Living Golf' on CNN. • Enjoys reading and writing, with articles published in the Kenya Daily Nation, focusing on topics such as leadership and the Future of Work.
Personal Mantra: "When life pulls you back, aim forward."Dorcas K. Wainaina, with her distinguished career and unwavering commitment to the HR profession,stands as a prominent figure in the field, continually driving progress and innovation in human resource management