Board Member KMFRI Board of Management Public Finance & Humanitarian Leadership Agricultural Development • Emergency Response • Fiscal Governance 15+ Years Public Sector & Humanitarian Service Current Role Emergency Finance Coordinator – Save the Children (Somalia/Somaliland) since 2017
Managing financial architecture for emergency response awards County Government Leadership Chief Officer for Agriculture, Garissa County (2020–2022)
Chief Officer for Finance, Garissa County (2017–2020) Core Expertise Grant Management • Strategic Budgeting • Treasury Systems • Statutory Compliance • Policy Development • Multi-Stakeholder Engagement | Leadership Focus: Strengthening institutional financial governance, advancing agricultural transformation, and integrating humanitarian finance expertise to support KMFRI's blue economy and sustainable fisheries mandate. Mr. Ibrahim Marlow Noor is a highly experienced public sector leader and humanitarian finance expert with over 15 years of service in government administration, agricultural development, and international emergency response. His diverse career spans senior executive roles at the county government level and complex financial coordination in humanitarian settings. As Chief Officer for Agriculture, Garissa County (2020–2022), Mr. Noor led transformative initiatives in value addition, crop husbandry, irrigation, agricultural mechanization, market access, food security, and soil and water conservation. His leadership directly enhanced agricultural productivity and resilience for farming communities in arid and semi-arid lands. Prior to that, he served as Chief Officer for Finance, Garissa County (2017–2020), where he oversaw public finances, budget formulation and execution, resource mobilization, debt and asset management, and intergovernmental fiscal coordination. His stewardship ensured fiscal discipline and transparency in county operations. Humanitarian Finance & Emergency Response Emergency Finance Coordinator – Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland Operations Donor Financial Reporting Audit & Compliance Key Achievements & Expertise - Managed the financial architecture of multiple emergency response awards, ensuring donor compliance and timely reporting
- Led resource mobilization strategies that enhanced county revenue collection and fiscal sustainability
- Spearheaded agricultural mechanization and irrigation projects to improve food security in arid regions
- Expert in grant management, strategic budgeting, treasury and accounting systems, statutory compliance, policy development, and multi-stakeholder engagement
Professional Background County Government of Garissa (2017–2022) – Served as Chief Officer for Finance and later Chief Officer for Agriculture, overseeing public financial management and agricultural transformation initiatives across the county. Save the Children – Somalia/Somaliland (since 2017) – Emergency Finance Coordinator managing financial architecture of humanitarian response awards, donor financial reporting, budgeting, audits, and compliance in complex emergency settings. Mr. Noor's appointment to the KMFRI Board brings exceptional expertise in public financial governance, agricultural development strategy, and humanitarian finance coordination – strengthening the Institute's capacity to manage resources effectively, implement sustainable agricultural research programs, and deliver on its blue economy mandate with fiscal integrity and operational excellence. |
