Ismael joined Partner Africa in August 2011 at the launch of the business and has been instrumental in the development of the systems and administrative outcomes that have successfully established Partner Africa as a leader in its field.
He joined with 14 years of experience in a variety of accounting and managerial roles, including as the Finance and Business Manager at Africa Now – Ethical Business Services, the precursor to Partner Africa. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Accountant at Kuehne & Nagel and as Finance and Administration Manager at the Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR). While in the latter role, Ismael spent periods working as a trainer for KAACR and ActionAid International’s partner collaborations across Kenya on financial best practice, governance, and accountability.
He has experience as an auditor, having started his career supporting the operation systems of a number of SMEs and start-ups. Ismael is an alumnae of Strathmore University, a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialisation in entrepreneurship from Moi University, Kenya.
Emarie joined Partner Africa in 2017, prior to this she worked for a certification audit company in the agriculture industry for 11 years where she managed the certification and social compliance audit divisions. She has background knowledge and experience in a number of different standards and methodologies, including, SMETA, SIZA, WIETA, GRASP, Globalgap, BRC etc.
Emarie is the Head of Audits for Partner Africa and based in Cape Town, South Africa. She leads the audit team and activities in North, East, Central, West and Southern Africa. Emarie is responsible for providing the strategic direction of the audit programme, quality assurance and client relation management for all of Partner Africa audit clients. She is passionate about customer service with a mission to ensure that Partner Africa is the preferred audit company for Social Compliance Audits not because of the best rates but for delivering the best service.
Emarie has a background in Public Relations, Accounting, Business Administration and Management. She is a certified Train the Trainer and fluent in Afrikaans and English.
Annefloor became Partner Africa’s Head of Advisory in January 2022. She is responsible for managing Partner Africa’s large portfolio of advisory projects and working with clients and partners to develop new projects to improve the working conditions and livelihoods of workers in Africa.
Before joining Partner Africa, she worked as a Policy Officer for the Sustainable Development Goals at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Annefloor has developed an expertise in the Business and Human Rights framework during her Master’s degree in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She also holds an Advanced Master’s degree in International Development from Nijmegen University.
Emarie joined Partner Africa in 2017, prior to this she worked for a certification audit company in the agriculture industry for 11 years where she managed the certification and social compliance audit divisions. She has background knowledge and experience in a number of different standards and methodologies, including, SMETA, SIZA, WIETA, GRASP, Globalgap, BRC etc.
Emarie is the Head of Audits for Partner Africa and based in Cape Town, South Africa. She leads the audit team and activities in North, East, Central, West and Southern Africa. Emarie is responsible for providing the strategic direction of the audit programme, quality assurance and client relation management for all of Partner Africa audit clients. She is passionate about customer service with a mission to ensure that Partner Africa is the preferred audit company for Social Compliance Audits not because of the best rates but for delivering the best service.
Emarie has a background in Public Relations, Accounting, Business Administration and Management. She is a certified Train the Trainer and fluent in Afrikaans and English.
I started my working career in the human rights / social justice development sector in rural South Africa 20 years ago working with various NGOs along the way. My involvement in the area of ethical trade started 13 years ago in South Africa. I am a Certified Social Compliance Auditor with experience in social auditing in various industries throughout Africa.
My family is hugely important to me and spending time in remote mountainous and desert spaces my absolute best experience.
Natalie joined Partner Africa in 2019, prior to this she worked for a certification audit company in the agriculture industry and a South African standard body for 7 years where she supported with administrative functions, scheduling of audits, supporting on Sedex and client relations.
Natalie supports the Partner Africa audits department as Scheduling Manager and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. She manages the Partner Africa team of audit coordinators and audit plans for all regions in Africa. She maintain client relationships in Southern Africa region by guiding suppliers on the full audit process and the different platforms. Natalie is very customer focussed and passionate about the industry and excited about the changes occurring in livelihoods of people in Africa on a daily basis. ”Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change”
Natalie is married with two children and living in Cape Town. She is fluent in Afrikaans and English.
Richard joined Partner Africa in August 2019. Prior to this, he worked as a French-English bilingual Customer Service Professional and Lead Customer Information Centre Personnel.
Richard supports the Partner Africa audits department as audits coordinator and he is based in Nairobi, Kenya. He coordinates audits and guides suppliers on correcting non-compliances in North, East, West, Central Africa regions.
Richard holds Bachelor of Commerce degree in HR Management from the Mount Kenya University and DELF B1, DELF B2 & DALF C1 in French as a foreign language from Alliance Française de Nairobi.
Valerie joined Partner Africa in January 2018. Prior to this she worked as a French teacher and did translation work. She did volunteering work at Athletics Kenya supporting with interpretation and awarding.
Valerie supports the Partner Africa audits department as audits coordinator and she is based in Nairobi, Kenya. She coordinates audits and maintain client relationships, providing guidance to suppliers on correcting non-compliances in the Central, East and West African region.
Valerie has a bachelor’s degree in education French from Kenyatta University and also has a certificate in DELF B1 and B2 from the Alliance Français de Nairobi.
She is fluent in English and French.
Cheryl was born in Somerset West, Cape Town, South Africa. She is married with 2 kids.
She has worked in different fields during her working career. Starting off in retail, from there to imports, after that a law firm, a pathology lab and then the wine industry.
While working at the Wine & Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) as the Online Administrator for 5 years, she has been building good relationship with different stakeholders on different levels, from the farmworker right up until the CEOs of various companies in the Wine Industry.
On the 1st of March 2022 Cheryl started at Partner Africa as the Audits Coordinator. She knows that she will be building good relationships here as well because she is a people’s person.
Charity joined Partner Africa in April 2021. Prior to this, she worked with the UN Global Compact local network in Kenya for over a year as an intern and shortly as the Participant Engagement Assistant before leaving. She supported as the main contact and communications assistant for the network.
Charity is the Audits Administration Assistant supporting Partner Africa Audits team inCentral, East and West Africa regions. She is located in Kenya and supports with coordination of audits and auditor logistics.
Charity has a diploma and degree in Public Relations and is eager to learn more about Social Compliance. She is fluent in English & Swahili and is very determined to learn French.
Nozuko joined the audits team in 2020 in the role of Audits Assistant and Trainee Auditor. She was first introduced to Partner Africa in 2014 as an associate, assisting with interviews during audits.
Nozuko’s professional experience includes administration and customer service. Her voluntary experience has seen her work with various NGOs in the greater Durban area where her interest in social justice and human rights was ignited.
Nozuko holds a tourism qualification and is pursuing further studies in the field of Humanities. A native of KwaZulu Natal, she is fluent in IsiZulu and English and is conversant in IsiXhosa.
Annefloor became Partner Africa’s Head of Advisory in January 2022. She is responsible for managing Partner Africa’s large portfolio of advisory projects and working with clients and partners to develop new projects to improve the working conditions and livelihoods of workers in Africa.
Before joining Partner Africa, she worked as a Policy Officer for the Sustainable Development Goals at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Annefloor has developed an expertise in the Business and Human Rights framework during her Master’s degree in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She also holds an Advanced Master’s degree in International Development from Nijmegen University.
Claire joined Partner Africa in November 2021 as a Responsible Business Consultant in the Advisory Department. She works on the development and delivery of key donor projects and advisory products for clients.
Claire has gained experience in project design and management through her work in economic and educational development in Southeast Asia and through her MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics, where she focused on women’s empowerment and technology for development. Before joining Partner Africa, she worked in project implementation with NGOs in Mongolia and Thailand.
Gabriela joined Partner Africa in June 2022 as a Research Officer in the Advisory Department. She supports the delivery of key donor projects, advisory products for clients and internal projects.
Her dissertation for her MSc in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies examined indigenous human rights/business conflicts in the north of her home country Brazil. With Portuguese as her first language, she has worked voluntarily with Survival International to support international indigenous human rights campaigns. Before pursuing her MSc, she carried out volunteer work in Kenya with Voluntary Service Overseas and International Citizen Service, where she contributed to developing a youth empowerment and employment project and worked in the homeless sector in Brighton and Hove UK.
Currently, she volunteers as a Programme Officer for SODEI, an education NGO based in Cameroon.
Ismael joined Partner Africa in August 2011 at the launch of the business and has been instrumental in the development of the systems and administrative outcomes that have successfully established Partner Africa as a leader in its field.
He joined with 14 years of experience in a variety of accounting and managerial roles, including as the Finance and Business Manager at Africa Now – Ethical Business Services, the precursor to Partner Africa. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Accountant at Kuehne & Nagel and as Finance and Administration Manager at the Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children (KAACR). While in the latter role, Ismael spent periods working as a trainer for KAACR and ActionAid International’s partner collaborations across Kenya on financial best practice, governance, and accountability.
He has experience as an auditor, having started his career supporting the operation systems of a number of SMEs and start-ups. Ismael is an alumnae of Strathmore University, a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialisation in entrepreneurship from Moi University, Kenya.
Antony is a seasoned strategist and finance practitioner. He Joined Partner Africa in 2017 shortly after graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Option) from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant Finalist 2018.
He currently coordinates the day-to-day activities of the Partner Africa finance & admin function. He is the main finance liaison with clients across the African region. He coordinates with the finance team on accounts payables and receivables, management controls, implementing general accounting processes, preparing financial reports for financial analysis and reporting.
He has experience in project cost planning, variance analysis and project financial reporting and has been at center of managing the finance aspects of Partner Africa’s milestone projects and consultancy programmes across Africa.
Antony is a cheerful person who loves to mentor youths to realize their potential. He enjoys singing!
Bea joined Partner Africa in 2021, prior to this she worked in the hospitality industry for 14 years where she assisted the Accountant. She has background knowledge and experience in a Reception position, Stock Control, Creditors, Debtors and Payroll.
Bea is the Invoicing and Debtors Clerk for Partner Africa and based in Cape Town, South Africa. She does the invoicing and debtors for Southern Africa region. Bea is responsible for sending all quotations and invoices and following up on outstanding debtors. She is passionate about customer service with a mission to ensure that Partner Africa delivers the best service.
Bea has a background in Accounting and fluent in Afrikaans and English.
Mercy Nyambura Wambui joined Partner Africa in November 2012 as a part-time employee working as an office cleaner. In 2014 she was appointed as a full-time employee, her new role being the office assistant at the Nairobi headquarters. Her role is to ensure that the office runs smoothly by maintaining all files, welcoming visitors to the office, taking and delivering messages to colleagues, and keeping an inventory of office supplies and ordering new materials as needed. Mercy also assists with other tasks such as booking airline flights and hotel accommodation.
Mercy feels that being an employee of Partner Africa has helped her achieve a lot of new skills through her professional growth within the company from part-time cleaner to full-time office assistant.
Her passions and values are learning new skills and reaching personal and professional goals.
I am Philip M. Manthi; an employee of Partner Africa Kenya office, having joined the organization in September 2013.
I am a driver by profession and had the privilege of being the Driver to the Executive Director in the Kenya office, an achievement I regard as the result of hard work, commitment, and willingness to learn. I believe in teamwork; therefore, my duties are not limited to driving alone but also assisting on any other duties as may be required. It was my dream work for an international organisation and Partner Africa being one of them in Kenya, it has been a fulfilling experience in my career.
The wonderful colleagues and the conducive work environment just meet my passion for driving and interacting with people of different origins and backgrounds. I was born, raised and educated in the village and only came to the city after completing my high school and trying my luck in some small-scale businesses, then came to the city to look for greener postures whereby after several offers, PA. became my home and the rest is history. When I am not working, I like watching football, listening to music, and exploring new things.
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