Jane Ayeko-Kümmeth

• Lead strategic planning & implementation of gender equality & research-support measures • Manage funding frameworks, certification schemes & results-based project oversight • Coordinate university-wide collaboration with research, equality, press & administration units • Organise workshops, seminars, outreach initiatives, and networking events • Serve as liaison to external partners and national/state equality stakeholders • Lead monitoring & evaluation and contribute to institutional development strategy

• Designed and led strategic research agendas across multidisciplinary African studies • Developed and managed M&E systems for research programmes and partnerships • Produced performance reports for academic boards, funding agencies, and ministries • Supervised graduate programmes and mentored early-career African scholars • Strengthened collaborations with African universities and policy institutions • Managed budgets, interdisciplinary teams, and academic operations

• Developed operational plans for governance, accountability, and civil society strengthening • Led M&E systems, quality assurance, and donor reporting • Facilitated state–civil society engagement with OAG, IG, PPDA and other institutions • Produced guidelines, manuals, and best practice materials • Designed and facilitated capacity-building for governance actors

• Coordinated multi-country correspondents and editorial workflows • Produced fact-based content on governance, development, and policy across Africa • Conducted high-level interviews with political, academic, and civic leaders • Created editorial planning systems that improved accuracy, relevance, and engagement • Strengthened data-driven reporting and cross-border newsroom collaboration

• Directed national editorial operations and newsroom strategy • Redesigned workflows to improve quality, timeliness, and audience responsiveness • Led national election coverage and institutional reporting • Built partnerships with government ministries, electoral bodies, and civil society • Managed editorial budgets, staff, and coverage priorities

• Led editorial planning and production across governance and development reporting • Managed newsroom teams, field producers, and correspondents • Produced content aligned with national development priorities • Oversaw public affairs programming and audience engagement

Development Policy and politics of Africa

Mediation and Negotiation

Journalism