Joan Muema Nduku is the Project Manager at the Policy/Strategy Group. She oversees the planning and delivery of policy and strategy initiatives, coordinating cross-team workflows, partner engagements, and programme implementation across multiple projects. Since 2026, she has managed project timelines, work planning systems, and reporting frameworks while supporting partner coordination, communications, and collaborative programme delivery.
Previously, Joan has served as Operations Manager at Magnia, where she coordinated operational delivery for consulting projects across Africa, Europe, and the United States. In this role, she managed international teams, strengthened internal systems and workflows, and supported project planning, client engagement, and organisational processes for a multi-country consulting firm operating across Kenya, the UAE, Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Africa.
With over ten years of experience across operations, project management, governance, and organisational coordination, Joan has worked across the consulting, technology, and corporate sectors with organisations including Brookhill Projects Ltd, E-data Farm LLC, and Studio Infinity Architects Ltd. Her experience includes overseeing large-scale AI training and data projects, managing remote and cross-functional teams, strengthening workflow coordination and reporting systems, and supporting executive leadership through strategic planning, governance processes, and operational oversight. She has also coordinated vendors and external partners, improved organisational systems and accountability frameworks, and supported programme delivery across geographically dispersed teams. Joan holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from Kenyatta University, and is certified in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) by the Kenya Institute of Management.