Project Mgt, Partnerships & MEAL Specialist
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PROFILE
Faith is a development systems facilitator and is always very much interested in being engaged productively with credible organizations and development efforts. His keen interest in seeing corporate institutions, programs and projects managed for real-time results (MfDR) through the instruments of deep-dive strategic planning and robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks that take every ounce of detail into account makes each promise of an engagement in the development sector of interest to him. Faith favors working with institutions that maintain platinum standards and globally relevant vision scopes. Faith manages teams having remarkable repute and amiable track records upheld by seasoned technical expertise. Faith has spent recent times leading multiple consortiums comprising partners and national governments across Africa and Asia to explore diverse development themes; and he recently served as a Lead Consultant (alongside some technical experts) in supporting Research through NTD MDA monitoring and Trachoma intervention monitoring and reporting for 138 LGs across 6 states and 6 Area Councils of FCT in Nigeria; while in other engagements, support via SMoH ISS collaborative input models (CIM) are also items. The foregoing being some of his most recent engagements, Faith has in times past, managed Systems Strengthening, Information Communication and Advocacy Programs and M&E for projects in the areas of Health, WASH, Governance, Labour and Migration in Nigeria with some funded by reputable Organizations as IOM, BMGF, dRPC, CBM Global, SightSavers and/or the German Government Foreign Office. Faith makes bold to say his previous working experience makes him quite suitable for duty whether via corporate office engagements, field tasks or remote contract arrangements. His duties on successive engagements no doubt spread his reach to novel clientele and working scenarios; and so, Faith quite anticipates the extra experience, exposure and thrill derivable from each successive engagement.
In addition to his basic educational background in health sciences; Faith has had valuable and scope-widening experiences in strategic planning at federal and district levels as well as in electronic management of big data and reporting for Research and National Health Surveys as well as Global Campaigns. Faith has had some modestly copious exposure in governance reforms, policies and laws formulation, as well as development systems strengthening as derivative from consultancy engagements that he has had the privilege to facilitate; often involving advanced use of MS suite applications including Excel, Access, Sway, Publisher and Power BI among others. Apart from being astute and critical in reasoning; Faith has a timeless and proven passion for continuous process improvement: These, he believes, always help hit high productivity quotients and real time results as well as ensure a seamless maintenance of process on his end that keeps being innovative, dynamic and effective to keep all balls jogging.
While Faith remains a stickler for rules, corporate protocols and job specific TORs; he always looks forward to inspiring colleagues when come together for reviews and presentations on inputs, strategy and productivity indices. Faith looks forward to working with you.
WORK SKILLS
Office: General Office Management, Report Document writing, ordering and print grade customization & design
(i.e., Survey Reports, Strategic Plan documents, Policy Documents, Legal Acts) Communication: Astute communication skills (written & oral) with a blend of discipline in engagement guidelines and protocols (i.e., Surveys and Integrated Supportive Supervisions) IT: Adept with computer based, large scale data entry and management (i.e., MS Suite Basic Applications, SPSS, MS Access, MS Sway, MS Power BI, MS Publisher, ArcGIS). Research & Big Data: Experienced in building and managing web-based data platforms for surveys (Kobo Collect, Tropical Data, ODK).
Management: Strategic Planning, M&E Frameworks and Health Act Scripting, (i.e., engaged by, and working with, the Adamawa State Ministry of Health in 2017 and National Primary Health Care Development Agency Strategic Plan II in 2018).
Travel: Flair for traveling on Official Field Trips and assignments (i.e., engaged by Federal and State Ministries of Health on Surveys, Supportive supervision and Consultancy trips) Motivation: Self-driven, purposeful and able to work effectively and efficiently with little to no supervision. Achievement Highlights:
Pioneered the development of a Stakeholder Mapping & Activity Classing (SMAC) model for strengthening whole national health systems adherence to health strategic plans (2023).
Pioneered the development of a costless Omnibus Reporting + Monitoring + Coverage Evaluation Tool
(ORMCET) to help national and district NTD programs coordinate and conduct Research on mass administration of PC NTD medicines with requisite speed and coherence; with 48 PC NTD endemic African countries currently on its build (2023).
Worked towards building a consortium of global and local development actors out to leverage WASH data for strengthening PHC and NTDs advocacy while fueling vigorous research in NTDs (SWAP & LOOP December 2022)
Pioneered developing the Mass Administration of Medicines Monitoring Omnibus Tool (mammoTool) with capacity to support 48 African Countries towards helping national and district NTD programs coordinate and conduct Research on mass administration of PC NTD medicines with requisite speed and coherence (2022).
Pioneered developing a Collaborative Input Model for Integrated Supportive Supervision (CIM for ISS) foe strengthening district health systems (2022)
Developed a host of automated MS Excel-based Project monitoring tools, budgeting tools and data analytics tools with custom automated reports (pros: impressively speeded reporting, in-built DQA assures credibility even under tight delivery timelines)
First Independent Consultant engaged by the FCT NTD Program and Partners (January 2020) to pioneer the transition of MDA Monitoring [Research Tools] from paper-based systems to electronic forms (pros: speeded reporting, reduced data loss, enabled feedback into process, engendered the development of the mammoTool)
Trained, mentored and vetted many development personnel in project management, development partner relations, proposal writing, budgeting and all sorts of development writing including planning, emailing and content drafting, memos, policy briefs etc. (pros: he got even better with each person he assisted)
First Independent Consultant engaged by the Nigeria NTD Program (September 2017) to pioneer the transition of Coverage Evaluation Surveys [Research Tools] from paper-based systems to electronic forms
(pros: speeded reporting, reduced data entry costs by 83%) Relevant Achievement & Capacity Highlights
Faith A.O. has cross-cutting experience across diverse disciplines. To highlight his most recent notable achievements in the Research area of expertise: Between March-August 2024, Faith led a collaboration of a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) Humanitarian Project in Ethiopia [Phage Project] and a think-tank in Nigeria [DevAxle] to anchor a Compact4Impact Equity Research that explored how deploying the Metrics for Management (M4M) Equity Tool could realize linking geospatial and equity data for understanding how equity and CL endemicity variance built from central to peripheral locales in an intervention area in Eastern Ethiopia. The research aimed to use data to establish project strategy. To highlight his notable achievements in the Development Systems Strengthening area of expertise: Faith led a DevAxle team to design a Stakeholder Mapping & Activity Classing (SMAC) model for strengthening whole national health systems adherence to health strategic plans. He further led building a consortium to explore the 4-year EU-HORIZON funding comprising governments of Nigeria and Tanzania, American University of Nigeria, Wollega University in Ethiopia, and NGOs in Nigeria & Tanzania. To highlight his notable achievements in the Scoping/Mapping Study area of expertise: - Research Faith anchored a consultancy to research and evaluate the whole Nigeria health system primary healthcare outlook through a scoping/mapping study with the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) in 2019. This was building on his previous consultancy engagement with the same Agency where he facilitated the development of her 2018-2022 strategic plan.
To highlight his notable achievements in the Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) area of expertise:
Faith led the development of a costless Omnibus Reporting + Monitoring + Coverage Evaluation Tool (ORMCET) to help national and district NTD programs coordinate and conduct Research on mass administration of PC NTD medicines with requisite speed and coherence. 48 PC NTD endemic African countries are currently on its build – and the team looks to create versions for other WHO Regions. He further led building a consortium to explore the 4-year LRI/Anesvad Research funding comprising governments of Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania, Wollega University in Ethiopia, and experts from Africa & Asia. To highlight his notable achievements in the Governance Strengthening area of expertise: Faith led a DevAxle team to design models for digital tools to strengthen governance at the lowest levels in Nigeria through a Data Collection, Analytics & Reporting (DCART) governance strengthening project. He further leads implementation efforts at grassroots.
This is a highlight of the capacity that Faith brings aboard this engagement. WORKING EXPERIENCE
Portfolio: Lead Consultant – Strategy & Analytics
Employer: DevAxle Inc., Abuja [Ekiti]
Date: January 2020 – Date
Role: Programs; Monitoring and Evaluation
Duties: Planning and Strategy: Development of Research & Reporting Tools: Data Analytics & Reporting: General Project Liaison and Management.
Portfolio: Program / M&E Manager
Employer: Africa Youth Growth Foundation, Abuja
Date: August 2020 – November 2020
Role: Programs; Monitoring and Evaluation
Duties: Project Planning and Strategy Development: Project M&E Framework Development and Deployment: Online Research Platform Development and Deployment: Development and Implementation of Online Platform for Submission Project Entries: Development of Project Reporting Tools: Project Content Development: Project Events Planning and Execution: Data Analytics & Reporting on Baseline Survey: General Program Management and Reporting Portfolio: Technical Officer
Employer: Society of Public Health Professionals of Nigeria - Pacfah@Scale Project, Abuja Date: August 2019 – December 2019
Role: Programs; Monitoring and Evaluation; Communications Duties: Technical support on consultancy engagements: Project management; monitoring and evaluation: Technical support for engaged Consultants: Media handling and communications: Policy reviews, commissioned studies and development of summary reports; policy issue briefs; monthly, quarterly and annual narrative/technical reports: Logistics and general management of arrangements for project activities
Portfolio: Technical Officer
Employer: Public Health Concerns LTD/GTE (Consulting Firm), Abuja Date: January 2018 – June 2019
Role: Grants Scripting, Strategic Plan Framework Design, Policy Support and General Health Systems Consulting
Duties: Technical support on consultancy engagements: Grants process management and facilitation: Technical support for various engagement: Assisting in vetting of policy and strategic planning documents as well as all other documents and frameworks involved in consultancy engagements to keep in consistence with set targets and expectations. Portfolio: Program Officer 1
Employer: Africa Youth Growth Foundation, Abuja
Date: January 2018 – June 2019
Role: Grants Tracking, Scripting, Budgeting and Process Management Duties: Grant tracking, scripting and budgeting: Grants process management and facilitation (IOM LAICE Project): Technical Support and peer reviews for scripted grant proposal: Assisting in vetting grants proposal language; fine-tuning project activities for feasible implementation as well as for project consistence with grant target, size and implementation time frame. Portfolio: Planning Officer (NYSC)
Employer: Adamawa State Ministry of Health, SOML Project Office Date: January 2017 – December 2017
Role: Planning, M&E and Reporting
Duties: Report writing for programs, workshops and core technical meetings: Facilitation/anchoring of core technical meetings: Participation in M&E activities of a program monitoring unit: Assisting in strategic planning (ADSMOH SSHDP-II); fine-tuning project activities for feasible implementation as well as for project consistence with overall objectives. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Portfolio: Partnerships Coordinator
Organization: Water Youth Network (WYN)
Engagement: Partnerships Team Lead.
Dates: Mar 2024 - Date
Duties: Leading and managing a robust portfolio of strategic partnerships globally Portfolio: Member
Organization: World Bank Group on Water
Engagement: Active.
Dates: April 2024 - Date
Duties: Contributing to global development agenda for Water. Portfolio: Member
Organization: United Nations Children and Youth Major Group (UN CYMG) Engagement: Active.
Dates: April 2024 - Date
Duties: Contributing to global development agenda for Water. Portfolio: Member
Organization: WHO Skin NTDs Working Groups (3)
Engagement: Operational Research Group, Psychosocial Aspects Group, WASH Group. Dates: Oct 2023 - Date
Duties: Developing the terms of reference, protocols, best practices and global development agenda for each area.
Portfolio: Member
Organization: Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CANNTDs) Engagement: Active.
Dates: Oct 2023 - Date
Duties: Contributing to global development agenda for NTDs. Portfolio: Global Campaign Lead
Organization: DevAxle, InfoNTD, International Water Association Young Water Professionals Engagement: DevAxle Multi-lingual Campaign on Water Access & NTDs. Dates: Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
Duties: Leading project & partnerships on the Campaign to advocate improved water access for NTDs endemic locales globally.
Portfolio: Technical & Analytics Development Lead (ORMCET) Organization: DevAxle
Engagement: Development of the Omnibus Reporting, Monitoring & Coverage Evaluation Tool (ORMCET) with capacity to support 48 African Countries.
Dates: Oct 2023 – Date
Duties: Leading project & partnerships to implement in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania & other African Countries.
Portfolio: Technical & Analytics Development Lead (mammoTool) Organization: DevAxle
Engagement: Development of the Mass Administration of Medicines Monitoring Omnibus Tool (mammoTool) with capacity to support 48 African Countries.
Dates: Jan 2020 – Oct 2023
Duties: Leading project & partnerships to implement in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania & other African Countries.
Portfolio: Technical & Analytics Development Lead (CESOT) Organization: Private Consulting
Engagement: Development of the Coverage Evaluation Survey Omnibus Tool (CESOT) with capacity to support Nigeria.
Dates: Sep 2017 – June 2019
Duties: Leading design & implementation to support the government of Nigeria. Portfolio: Technical Consultant
Client: Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS) Engagement: SARMAAN Project Monitoring Exercise, Jigawa. Dates: June 2022 - July 2022
Duties: Developing the cloud-based data platform (the Kobo Collect Platform): Setting up the android- based application on all survey devices: Technical support for all Supportive Supervisors: Monitoring data reporting: Overall data management for the whole exercise (generating charts, graphs and tables; as well as designing the print-worthy Report document) Portfolio: Technical Consultant
Client: Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS) Engagement: NTD Mass Drug Administration Statewide Monitoring Exercise - Research Instances & Dates:
Kano July 2022 41 Sub-districts
Jigawa June 2022 27 Sub-districts
FCT May 2022 6 Sub-districts
Yobe April 2022 17 Sub-districts
Kano March 2021 - April 2021 42 Sub-districts
FCT March 2021 - April 2021 6 Sub-districts
FCT March/November 2020 - December 2020 6 Sub-districts FCT January 2020 - February 2020 6 Sub-districts Duties: Developing the cloud-based data platform (the Kobo Collect Platform): Setting up the android- based application on all survey devices: A one-off training for all Supportive Supervisors: Technical support: Monitoring data reporting: Overall data management for the whole exercise
(generating charts, graphs and tables; as well as designing the print-worthy Report document) Portfolio: Lead Anthropometrist
Employer: International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) / UNICEF Engagement: National Food Consumption and Micronutrient Survey (NFCMS) Date: January 2021 - June 2021
Duties: Handle all Anthropometry measurements on the field across all states of the North Central. Portfolio: M&E Training Facilitator
Client: Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), Abuja Engagement: HANDS North-East NTD Program Personnel M&E Training Dates: January 2021
Duties: Technical support on the training of Northeastern States’ M&E Officers for the use of e-data capture tool for monitoring NTD interventions at the state level: Process management and facilitation
Portfolio: DHIS2 Training Facilitator
Client: Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health - NTD Division / SightSavers Engagement: DHIS2 Training - National NTD Program (Bauchi-Yobe) Dates: January 2020
Duties: Technical support on the training of LGA M&E Officers for DHIS2 reporting: Process management and facilitation
Portfolio: Research Officer II
Employer: Society of Public Health Professionals of Nigeria (SPHPN) & Development Research and Projects Centre (DRPC) PacFaH@Scale (PAS) Project, Abuja Engagement: Scoping Mission on Primary Health Care Under One Roof (National Program) In Nigeria Dates: May 2019 - July 2019
Duties: Technical support on the overall consultancy engagement: Process management and facilitation: Drafting of the questionnaire framework as well as data handling: Robust desk review and learning: Assisting in vetting of documents and frameworks involved in the consultancy engagement to keep in consistence with set targets and expectations: Presenting findings at a Scientific Conference (EPISON Annual Conference, Jos, July 2019). Portfolio: Technical Consultant & Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) Ad-Hoc Supervisor Employer: Federal Ministry of Health
Engagement: NTD Coverage Evaluation Survey - Research Instances, Development Partners (worked with) & Dates: Gombe State Amen Foundation April 2019
Jigawa State HANDS November 2018
Kano State HANDS October 2018
Akwa Ibom State Helen Keller International February 2018 Cross River State RTI September 2017
Duties: Developing the cloud-based data platform (the Kobo Collect Platform): Setting up the android- based application on all survey devices: A one-off training for all interviewers: Facilitating a one- off field practice for all interviewers: Monitoring data reporting: Technical support: Overall data management for the whole exercise (generating charts, graphs and tables; as well as designing the print-worthy Report document)
Portfolio: Independent Evaluator
Employer: Federal Ministry of Health
Engagement: NTD Coverage Evaluation Survey - Research Instances, Development Partners (worked with) & Dates: Benue State SightSavers February 2019
Ondo State Mitosath May 2018
Gombe State Amen Foundation May 2017
Duties: Involved actively in technical aspects of the survey micro-plan: Execution of designated field evaluation activity (segmentation, enumeration, questionnaire administration): Overall data management for the whole exercise (generating charts, graphs and tables; as well as designing the print-worthy Report document): Facilitating the generating of charts, graphs and tables; as well as designing the print-worthy Report document Portfolio: Technical Officer to Consultancy Team
Employer: Public Health Concerns LTD/GTE and National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Head Quarters, Abuja
Engagement: National Primary Health Care Development Agency Strategic Plan-II (2018-2021) Development Consultancy
Date: January 2018 - August 2018
Duties: Working closely with the Lead Consultant on health policy, planning and financing: Process management and facilitation: Technical Support and functional secretarial role for the exercise: Assisting in vetting strategic planning language; fine-tuning strategic activities for feasible implementation as well as for organizational coherence across departments, programmes and projects (DPPs).
Portfolio: Supportive Supervisor
Employer: Adamawa State Ministry of Health
Engagement: Integrated Supportive Supervision
Date: December 2017
Duties: Provided supportive supervision to Health Facilities in Mubi North LGA using the wholistic ISS checklist: Recorded supervision results and participated in primary analysis and reporting for the designated supervision team
Portfolio: State Data Manager
Employer: Adamawa State Ministry of Health / Society for Family Health / Catholic Relief Services Engagement: Malaria LLIN Mobilization and Distribution Campaign Date: September 2017 - November 2017
Duties: State-wide data harmonization: Data management and quality assurance (DQA): Technical assistance (data oriented): Designed and integrated fully automated I4a, I4b and I4c data tracking documents for the Malaria Campaign
EDUCATION
Institution: University of Ilorin
Degree: B.Sc. Human Physiology
Course Brief: A 4-year course on Human Physiology that was capped up by a final year that entailed research management and statistics courses; introducing the subjects of ethics, SPSS analyses and research protocols.
Date: 2012 – 2016
MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION(S)
Institution: Nigeria Institute of Management
Award: Chartered Manager
Program Brief: A 3-month programme on Chartered Management that entailed management and statistics courses; introducing the subjects of ethics, financial analyses and market research protocols. Date: 2017
CERTIFICATE COURSES
GHEL: Governance and Health (completed)
GHEL: Key Practices of Good Governance (completed) GHEL: Infrastructure for Good Governance (completed) GHEL: Good Governance in the Management of Medicines (completed) GHEL: Antimicrobial Resistance (Part 1) (completed) GHEL: Antimicrobial Resistance (Part 2) (completed) GHEL: Fostering Change in Health Services (completed) CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
WHO-TDR: Implementation Research 2024 (in view)
WHO-TDR: Implementation Research 2023 (completed)
GHEL: Governance and Health (in view)
GHEL: Gender and Health (in view)
GHEL: Infectious Diseases (in view)
GHEL: Health Systems (in view)
GHEL: Organizational Change and Knowledge Management (in view) GHEL: Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening (in view) DATA PROFILE
First Name: Faith
Middle Name: Ayodeji
Surname: Olajide
Gender: Male
Birth Date: September 7, 1995
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: Kwara State
Communication: Sound and modest acumen in written and spoken (oral) English with the right diction and accent; backed up by fluent Yoruba and modest Hausa; accompanied by a natural calm tone that allows for seamless conversing with individuals, as well as large audience. A compelling personality, often with gestures and quick with complements and civility. Communication is one of my strong points (i.e., Facilitator Core Health Sector Technical Committee Meeting ADSMOH November 2017).
Leadership: A good follower and modest stickler for rules, protocols and Terms of Reference (TORs): Yet, a team leader; shrewd in driving corporate goal setting and goal getting. Deep dive planning is my strong point in leadership. REFEREES
Referee 1 MR. RINPAN ISHAYA
Project Manager, Health and Development Support Programme (HANDS), Abuja.
+234 703-***-****
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Referee 2 MRS. PERPETUA AMODU-AGBI
Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja.
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Referee 3 MR. MOHAMMED BELLO
Officer Adamawa State Ministry of Health Department of Planning, Research & Statistics
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