Senior Public Health Programme Specialist
17+ years success in Health and Project Management

Dedicated and knowledgeable senior program leader bringing 17+ years of experience in health and project management across Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda with leading international organizations. Keen on innovative strategy development of driving public-private partnerships in health and health-related sectors.  Skilled in implementing for-profit and non-profit projects in cooperation with and funded by such major donors as USAID, DFID, Global Fund, German Federal Foreign Office-AA, German Cooperation Development-BMZ, Walter Reed, Center for Diseases Control projects, and Elephant Healthcare Limited. High degree of proficiency in managing internal and external relationships as well as communication across geographies and time zones. Demonstrated ability to innovate process improvements, generate solutions and ideas, learning and evidence. Excellent leadership and strategic management skills with high respect for diversity and gender sensitivity.

Core Skills and Qualifications:

• 17 years’ experience in leading regional public health programmes and health systems management;
• Hands-on experience in management of innovations in terms of e-health projects;
• Excellent track record in the development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of comprehensive public health programs and interventions;
• Strong programme management skills, including expertise in Project Cycle Management stages and familiarity with project management software – Basecamp and Asana;
• High proficiency in proposal development, including baseline assessments and stakeholders’ consultation and coordination;
• Strong proficiency in partner and grant/sub-grant management, maintain a portfolio of above $ 3M;
• Significant experience in operations management at various levels from mid to high budget holding competencies;
• Outstanding abilities in the management of complex human resources, international and national, with a high balance of intercultural teams;
• Considerable leadership and strategic management skills, including Country and Regional strategy development and implementation, as well as advising the executive level;
• Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
• Proficiency in technology: Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, online meeting platforms, Slack, Notion, HubSpot and Zendesk.
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili. Studied French