Vallery has over ten years of experience in grants management, donor compliance and financial management across USAID, FCDO, SIDA, the Global Fund, the EU and other major funders.
Vallery Oture has been appointed head of finance and operations at Shuga.
She joins from Save the Children International, where she most recently served as global manager for awards management.
Vallery spent over five years at Save the Children International, progressing from regional awards specialist for East and Southern Africa to awards manager for the Uganda country office, then regional awards manager for SCI-led funding, before being appointed global manager for awards management in January 2025.
Prior to Save the Children, she spent nearly nine years at KPMG Kenya in the international development advisory services practice, rising from audit associate to senior grants advisor.
Vallery holds a BA in economics from Moi University and a Master's in development studies from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She is board chair of Youth Alive! Kenya.
