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Kris Randall

Senior Programme Management Officer, P5, Nairobi: Application

I’ve spent many years in senior roles in the corporate world including Senior Architect for the blockchain company, Consensys. I was in this position for 4 years up until December 2019.

It’s important to me to use the skills I gain to facilitate change / social justice. So, I’ve developed many mobile apps and other digital solutions for not for profits and individual entrepreneurs who have a motivation to do good in the world.

I’m also a podcaster, a writer, and I manage a co-working space which is home to a diverse group of people.

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Project Management

I have 20 years experience in large, complex, impactful projects including

Philippines Banking Network

2018 - 2019 technical lead for project i2i, a blockchain-based banking network that now links many of the previously unconnected banks across the archipelago to each other and to the major banking networks.

Liberia Computer School

2006 : established a computer school in Libera, at the Phebe Hospital compound in Gbanga county, which continued to run for 10 years.

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Digital Transformation

I have extensive experience in strategic digital transformation in senior project management roles and through my own software company CoCreations.

Oxfam Cash Transfer Policy

2019 I prepared the official report for Oxfam International working for ConsenSys and partnering with Oxfam Vanuatu and Oxfam Australia

making recommendations for their humanitarian cash transfer program policy.

researching the guidelines and policies of Oxfam International, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Financial Commission of Vanuatu.

Philippines Central Bank

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2018 technical lead on the

i2i project⁠

I developed the strategy and programme of work for a new form of banking network.

I worked closely with UnionBank staff to analyse the regulatory requirements of the Philippines Central Bank (Bangko Sentral)

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Mobile Apps

Within Co-Creations, I create apps for not for profits and entrepreneurs with a focus on social justice and transformation. Here are a few of those apps:

Community and Housing APP to help alleviate the impact of the current housing crisis in Australia

Indigeneous Language App to showcase and pass on the Kurtijar spoken language with audio recordings of Elders in the community

Locative Story Telling App (Soundtrails) using geo location on Smartphones to automatically provide audio and images enhancing an experience in a location

Spinning Wheels app provides vital info on the wisdom of the cycles in a woman’s life – menstrual cycle, lunar cycle, earth seasons and life cycle.

Communication

Podcast

I started a longform podcast in 2021 showcasing a diverse range of entrepreneurs and intentional communities. There are 17 episodes to date.

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Leadership

Community is important to me. It has informed most of my choices. I’ve benefited from leadership shown to me at challenging times in my life and I’m committed to learning and stepping in to that role as much as I’m able both professionally and personally.

Co-Working Space

I currently run a co-working space in my home town which provides opportunities for many different types of people to create, learn, collaborate, and be included.

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Mentoring and Collaboration

Why I choose to work on things is just as important to me as the work itself. I want to make a contribution to solving the pressing issues of our time. That contribution is amplified when I work with a larger number of people and a diverse group of people.

I mentor young adults interested in coding and currently employ someone through my Co-Creations company who I’ve mentored for 5 years from his teenage years

I provide co-working spaces for a diverse group of people. It has enriched my life and many unexpected opportunities have arisen from collaborative thinking and strategising.

I have always sought out a variety of roles throughout my career. While I love the challenges and freedom of running my own company, I value the impact that I can have in larger organisations and the opportunities to further develop skills in a range of areas both interpersonal and digital skills.

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My Motivation

In many ways my career path has been typical. I have been a software developer for 20 years and progressed through the ranks to periodically take on complex projects in leadership roles.

At the same time, I have taken an unconventional path in creating my own company, and that has allowed me to create a life that I am proud of and that contributes beneficially to my family and to my community.

I am at a stage of my life now where I wish to make a larger contribution.

The impact of my work from within my own company will always be limited, and I have experienced how significant my impact can be when I am part of a larger organisation.

Working with the United Nations has been a dream of mine since my early twenties.

I am ready to act on that dream, and to play a larger role in contributing to global improvements, environmentally and socially.

As a father I am motivated to live in a way that reflects my values of universal freedom and equality, personal responsibility, and the daily pursuit of happiness.

I also want to live a life that is worthwhile and contributes to a better world for my children, and for all of our descendants.

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