About

Solomon Gachanja Maina is an accomplished Senior Peace Support Operations Consultant with over 23 years of diverse experience across Public Health Systems, Security, Oil and Gas, Academia, and Petrochemicals. As a certified Senior Lead Implementor of ISO 22301, Solomon is currently supporting organizations in implementing their Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS). He is an expert in incident command and crisis management, demonstrating excellence in leadership, regulatory compliance, and crisis communication to enhance organizational resilience and sustainability. Solomon's global influence is evidenced by his successful consultations, delivering transformative disaster risk reduction and management strategies to governments and organizations worldwide. He is a certified Trainer of Integrated Mission Planning Course (IMPC), where he supports humanitarian peacekeeping missions by training Mission Leaders and conducting pre-deployment training. Additionally, as a certified Trainer of Trainers by the ICRC in Human Rights, Solomon brings a unique expertise to his work. He has led the development of comprehensive contingency plans and training programs for prestigious entities like the East African Standby Force and the International Peace Support Training Centre. Known for his innovative approach, Solomon has spearheaded cutting-edge disaster response strategies, significantly advancing national and international safety initiatives. Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert, he has made substantial contributions to national security frameworks and participated in high-profile workshops with global leaders, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM), World Health Organization (WHO), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Skills

  • Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
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  • Business Continuity Management and Disaster rmgt
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  • Strategic Leadership and Program Development
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  • Training and Capacity Building skills
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  • Humanitarian operations and Administration
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  • Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
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  • Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
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  • continuous Quality improvement
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  • English and Kiswahili
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  • Arabic

Experience

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Work experience
  • Emergency & Disaster Preparedness (EDP) coordinator and Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) specialist.
  • Planning, coordinating and conducting Mass Casualty Management (MC) emergency drills and exercises focusing on Health Centre Command Centre (HCCC) readiness in Nodal Health Centre’s.
  • Develop, implement and evaluate Contaminated Patient emergency awareness drills in Health Centres.
  • Planned, coordinate and conduct Contaminated Patient Operational training for Emergency Response Teams (ERT).
  • Coordinate the review of code orange awareness and operational courses.
  • Part of the planning team for Mass Casualty Management Full Scale Exercise (MCM-FSX) Drill for Nodal Health Centres.
  • Develop organizational Mass Incident Command Centre (MICC) response capability for during Mass Casualty Incidences (MCIs).
  • Co-developed Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) participant handbook for PHCC corporation and conducted a senior management team BCMS workshop for 70 participants according to ISO 22301 curriculum.
  • Conducting risk assessment and develop mitigation plans for health centres in line with the national framework certification regulations.
  • Prepare health Centre's capability and capacity to develop specific plans for their health facility to respond to surge patients during Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)
  • Planning and execution of Emergency & Disasters preparedness plans and policy validation workshops.

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Education
  • Health system management

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Work experience
  • Spearhead capacity-building activities in disaster and crisis management, focusing on gender mainstreaming and human rights in emergencies.
  • Advise high-level governmental and non-governmental stakeholders on risk management and security strategies during complex humanitarian crises.
  • Lead multi-agency technical working groups to develop strategic contingency plans for the Horn of Africa region.
  • Oversee National Emergency Operation Center (EOC) operations
  • Represent the Governement of Kenya in high level -DRR&M Meetings especially in climate change Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) related meetings (Adaptation Chapter).
  • Focal person for NDOC in PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT (PDD).
  • Certified Trainer and Focal Person for IOM Migration and Resettlement led program

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Education
  • January, 2019 - November, 2019
  • Fulltime
  • Basic criminal justice management

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Work experience
  • Managed comprehensive security operations and policy implementation, ensuring high standards of safety and operational efficiency.
  • Facilitated inter-agency coordination and communication to enhance security protocols and crisis response strategies

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Work experience
  • February, 2012 - November, 2015
  • Fulltime
  • Developed and delivered advanced training modules on safety, security, disaster management, and humanitarian principles.
  • Provided leadership and oversight for curriculum development and emergency response strategy formulation
  • Company commander overseeing safety and security of critical infrastructure in Kenya
  • Deputy In charge, Catering Section

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Education
  • community health

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Education
  • September, 2008 - November, 2000
  • Fulltime
  • Food science and Technology

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Work experience
  • CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING ROLES
  • Humanitarian Global Institute: Academic Facilitator and Trainer, leading webinars and workshops on disaster preparedness and response.
  • Amref International: Designed and delivered training in disaster management and trauma counseling for global humanitarian organizations.
  • East African Standby Force: Facilitated Integrated Mission Planning Courses, contributing to regional peace support operations.
  • Kenya Red Cross: Faculty member, developing training programs on disaster management and humanitarian principles for top global entities.

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Education
  • September, 2007 - November, 2010
  • Community Health and Development

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Education
  • food science and technology

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Work experience
  • Conducted training on first aid, disaster management, and security protocols, significantly enhancing the readiness of national response teams.

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