Grace Muraya is a results-driven Program Coordinator and Development Researcher with over a decade of experience in NGOs, academia, the private sector, and public institutions. She specializes in managing complex research and development projects, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, budget efficiency, and impactful policy contributions. She is the Program Coordinator for AMID Young Professional-Kenya (now rebranded to Master of Global Challenges) since March 2023 at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi, in collaboration with Radboud University, Netherlands. In this role she is tasked with partnerships management, business development, finance and administration and ensuring the program runs smoothly.
Research Interests
- Economic resilience and social protection
- Employment and informal labor markets
- Financial inclusion and digital payments
- Digital labor platforms
- Gender inclusion and development
- Finance and development
Grace specializes in program coordination, management, project management, stakeholder engagement, business development and partnerships management. This is done through development partners acquisition strategies and their maintenance strategies. She is adept at developing winning proposals, communication, and maintaining partners. She has extensive experience in coordinating large-scale projects and ensuring the daily running of programs. She is also a development researcher and is keen on conducting in-depth research that informs policy and practice in development.
Research Consultant, International Labour Organization (ILO) & Thunderbird School of Global Management (2022–2024), Digital Labour Platforms in Kenya: Exploring Women’s Opportunities and Challenges Across Various Sectors.