United States Organizational Development

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Arlington, VA

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200000

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May 26, 2025

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Jawara Lumumba Bios

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03.2020 WBG TLSP - Training

Jawara Lumumba is a Senior Organizational Development and Training Specialist who has worked in the United States and more than 100 countries throughout the world for over 30 years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, leading change, effective partnerships, effective teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. Mr. Lumumba served on the TRG team that designed and delivered leadership programs to the WBG including the Supervisor’s Program (SP), Strengthening Personal Leadership Skills (SLS), Personal Leadership Skills (PLS) and Leading in Fragility courses. He currently serves as one of the lead trainers supporting the design and delivery of courses for the Task Leaders and Supervisors Program (TLSP) and Foundational Leaders Program (FLP). In addition to the WBG, Mr. Lumumba has provided leadership development services to organizations such as Wits Reproductive Health Institute, Population Services International, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, US Agency for International Development, US Department of State. He holds a JD.

2019 WBG retreat bio:

2018 general/2017 ACS/international resumes:

2018 USAID/health facilitation resume:

Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development consultant who has worked in more than 90 countries in the United States and the developing world for over 25 years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills for U.S. Government programs, USAID Bureaus and Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group, and many other clients. Mr. Lumumba has facilitated teambuilding retreats and learning interventions to help the Missions in Jamaica, Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Mali, South Africa, Senegal, Serbia, Democratic of the Congo, Nicaragua, Barbados, Egypt and Armenia to strengthen their teamwork, clarify their overall strategic direction, and enhance their morale. He has also designed and facilitated PEPAR team retreats in Rwanda, Uganda, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. Mr. Lumumba’s organizational development support work in USAID Mali spanned five years focusing on coaching, teambuilding and overall skills building. In addition, he developed and implemented a coaching skills development program for local consultants in Uganda to offer support to a series of USAID-funded NGOs. Mr. Lumumba also conducted training in management and leadership, interpersonal communication, team leadership, team member skills, valuing diversity, and reengineering methodologies for mid-level and senior managers in USAID.

2018 legal experience bio:

During his 15 years working within the legal services community, Mr. Lumumba practiced as a senior attorney in the North Central Legal Assistance program. In addition, he served as the Deputy Director of the New Orleans Legal Assistant Corporation. In this capacity, he was responsible for the training and professional development of all staff. He also held the position of Training Director in the Office of Program Support within the National Legal Services Corporation, where he led a special national leadership development initiative for all legal services programs. Before coming to TRG, Mr. Lumumba served as the Civil Division Director of National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Since joining TRG, he has conducted several organizational development interventions with various legal services programs.

2018 resume of USAID Macedonia Support Initiative national council on CVE start-up:

Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development (OD) consultant who has worked in more than 90 countries in the United States and the developing world for 25+ years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills for U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group, and many other clients. Mr. Lumumba has facilitated teambuilding retreats and learning interventions to help the Missions in Jamaica, Guinea, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Mali, South Africa, Senegal, Serbia, Democratic of the Congo, Nicaragua, Barbados, Egypt and Armenia to strengthen their teamwork, clarify their overall strategic direction, and enhance their morale. He has also designed and facilitated PEPAR team retreats in Rwanda, Uganda, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. Mr. Lumumba’s organizational development support work in USAID Mali spanned five years focusing on coaching, teambuilding and overall skills building. In addition, he developed and implemented a coaching skills development program for local consultants in Uganda to offer support to a series of USAID-funded NGOs. Mr. Lumumba also conducted training in management and leadership, interpersonal communication, team leadership, team member skills, valuing diversity, and reengineering methodologies for mid-level and senior managers in USAID. He conducted sessions of the Agency's Management Skills Course in Egypt, Mali, Kenya, Benin, Senegal, and the Dominican Republic.

2018 InCoStrat OD/coaching resume:

Jawara Lumumba has provided organizational development, leadership development, and executive coaching services for over 25 years. He is currently on the executive coach roster for staff at the USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), USAID’s Education Office, and the World Bank Group. Jawara has coached staff and Chiefs-of-Party on USAID-funded projects; senior managers and Deputy Chiefs-of-Mission at USAID Missions (Armenia, Benin, Guinea, Nicaragua, West Africa, Mali); US Ambassadors; senior leaders in NGOs; and senior Foreign Service Officers in the Department of Commerce Commercial Services Program. He has provided organizational support in more than 90 countries. Jawara holds a law degree.

2018 American Chemical Society proposal:

Jawara K. Lumumba is a Senior Organizational Development Specialist who has conducted leadership programs, management improvement, executive coaching and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world in more than 90 countries for over 25 years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills for U.S. Government agencies, the World Bank Group, NGOs, and many other clients. Mr. Lumumba has designed and facilitated numerous retreats and strategic planning sessions that have helped teams discuss challenges, opportunities, and possible solutions. He has facilitated retreats for 19 USAID and PEPFAR country teams to strengthen their teamwork, clarify their overall strategic direction, and enhance their morale. Mr. Lumumba designed and facilitated strategic retreats for staff at Headquarters of the ACS in DC.

2018 WBG LIF-SP proposal:

2018 IMF management training proposal:

Jawara Lumumba is a trainer and organizational development consultant who has worked in more than 90 countries in the United States and the developing world for 25+ years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. Since joining TRG in 1991, Mr. Lumumba has provided leadership development services for a variety of organizations, including the World Bank Group, Wits Reproductive Health Institute, Population Services International, Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Commerce. He holds a JD.

2018 PDQ coach bios:

Jawara has formally provided executive coaching support for the past 12 years, and informally for the past 24 years. He is currently on the executive coach roster for staff at the USAID Education Office and World Bank Group. Jawara has coached staff and Chiefs of Party on USAID-funded projects (Uganda AIDS Capacity Enhancement, TeamStar, Zambia Rising), senior managers and Deputy Chiefs of Mission at USAID Missions (Armenia, Benin, Guinea, Nicaragua, West Africa, etc.), US Ambassadors and senior leaders in NGOs, as well as Senior Officers in the Department of Commerce Commercial Services Program and local staff of Population Services International. He has provided organizational support in more than 90 countries. Jawara holds a law degree.

OTI Experience: Provided executive coaching to OTI staff. Facilitated an SRS for OTI/South Sudan.

2018 National Academies of Sciences leadership program:

2017 facilitation training bio:

2017 USAID IHS proposal:

Jawara Lumumba is an experienced trainer and organizational development consultant with over 30 years of experience. He has worked in the areas of health policy and planning, and social accountability. Mr. Lumumba’s specific areas of expertise include leadership training, executive coaching, and knowledge sharing. Mr. Lumumba currently works on USAID’s Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Project, providing services which strengthen the social welfare workforce and its delivery of services to the Project’s beneficiary population. He has also worked on USAID’s Uganda ACE, RESPOND, and Capacity Projects, as well as the USAID Task Order, TeamSTAR. Mr. Lumumba has worked in over 90 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and the LAC region.

2017 WBG Tanzania team retreat:

Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development consultant who has conducted leadership programs, management improvement, executive coaching and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world for 25 years. He serves on the team that delivers leadership programs to the World Bank Group, such as the 4-day Supervisor’s Program for newer front-line managers, the 3-day Personal Leadership Skills and Strengthening Leadership Skills courses. Mr. Lumumba also served on the design and delivery teams of multiple one-day courses, including Cross Cultural Collaboration and When Teams Work Best. He has undertaken extensive coaching to support Chiefs of Party and staff working for a number of USAID-funded projects, USAID senior managers in selected country mission office and US Ambassadors and senior leaders in NGOs. His organizational development support work in USAID/Mali spanned five years focusing on coaching, teambuilding and overall skills building. Mr. Lumumba developed and implemented an executive coaching program for Senior Officers in the Department of Commerce Commercial Services Program. In addition, he developed and implemented an executive coaching skills development program for local consultants in Uganda to offer support to a series of USAID-funded NGOs. Mr. Lumumba has worked in more than seventy countries throughout the world including Uganda, Namibia, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Benin and South Africa. He is certified in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

2018 WBG health GP SLS retreat:

Mr. Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development consultant who has conducted leadership programs, management improvement, executive coaching and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world in more than 90 countries for over 25 years. He serves on the team that delivers the leadership programs, Supervisor’s Program, Personal Leadership Skills, and Strengthening Leadership Skills to the World Bank Group. Mr. Lumumba also co-designed and co-delivered a session on collaborative leadership for the NASEM’s inaugural year of its Leadership Development Program. He also developed and implemented a coaching skills development program for local consultants in Uganda to offer support to several USAID-funded NGOs and conducted training in management and leadership, interpersonal communication, team leadership, team member skills, valuing diversity, and reengineering methodologies for mid-level and senior managers in USAID. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, Mr. Lumumba has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills for U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, World Bank Group, NGOs, and many other clients.

2017 IOM facilitation proposal:

We are pleased to propose Jawara Lumumba who has over 25 years of experience providing a wide range of training, coaching and organizational consulting services for a range of clients, covering over 90 countries. His specialties include organizational development consulting, team strengthening activities through facilitation, executive coaching, conducting leadership programs, and management improvement. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, transformational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. Mr. Lumumba has significant experience in supporting U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group (WBG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and many other clients. He currently is the Senior Organizational Development Specialist on the TRG team that delivers leadership programs and facilitates events for staff of the WBG at HQ and in field offices around the world, as well as provides strategic planning and team strengthening support through event facilitation and team coaching for USAID HQ & Mission staff, and through USAID projects. Mr. Lumumba holds a J.D. from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Political Science and Afro-American Studies from Colgate University.

2016 WBG coaching/2015 MECAP resumes:

Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development consultant who has conducted leadership programs, management improvement, executive coaching and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world for over 20 years. He serves on the team that delivers leadership programs to the World Bank Group and has undertaken extensive coaching to support Chiefs of Party and staff working for a number of USAID-funded projects, USAID senior managers in selected country mission office and US Ambassadors and senior leaders in NGOs. His organizational development support work in USAID Mali spanned five years focusing on coaching, teambuilding and overall skills building. Jawara developed and implemented an executive coaching program for Senior Officers in the Department of Commerce Commercial Services Program. In addition, he developed and implemented a coaching skills development program for local consultants in Uganda to offer support to a series of USAID-funded NGOs. Jawara has worked in more than seventy countries throughout the world including Uganda, Namibia, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Benin and South Africa.

2014 leadership training and executive coaching/2013 PSI:

Jawara Lumumba has over 20 years of experience as a trainer and organizational development consultant, conducting organizational development, leadership and management enhancement, and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leading change, establishing effective partnerships, facilitating productive teamwork, valuing diversity, and communicating strategically. Mr. Lumumba has delivered leadership training and executive coaching to a variety of clients including the International Finance Corporation, Foreign Service Institute, CGIAR System, United States Agency for International Development, Population Services International and the Reproductive Health Institute. He has also served on various TRG teams providing training and facilitation support to the African Youth Alliance, the World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has significant experience in supporting U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group, UNDP and many other clients, and has worked in more than ninety countries throughout the world. Most recently he has been working primarily in African countries including Uganda, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Benin and South Africa.

2013 OTI bio

Jawara Lumumba has over 20 years of experience as an organizational development consultant, trainer and lawyer providing a varied range of support to clients in the United States and the developing world. As an expert in assisting institutions to strategically plan and achieve organizational results, he has conducted skills building programs on leadership and management, organizational change, collaborative partnerships and teamwork, valuing diversity, and strategic communication. In the fall of 2012 he collaboratively designed and facilitated the South Sudan Strategic Review Session. He has significant experience in providing similar strategic planning support to organizations in assessing programmatic progress, documenting lessons learned, clarifying vision, developing change strategies and establishing a strategic pathway forward. This work has been done with USAID Missions and grantees, USG PEPFAR Teams, NGOs, the World Bank Group, the State Department, UNDP, etc. Over the last 6 years he has served as the leader of an organizational support team for the Witts Reproductive Health Institute in Johannesburg South Africa. That work has included ongoing strategic planning as well as leadership and collaborative team building support. Six years ago the organization was a Research Unit within the University of the Witwatersrand structure with a budget of 20 million dollars and 240 staff. Today the organization has assumed expanded responsibilities as a Research Institute with a budget of 70 million dollars and 600 staff. The productively lead and managed Institute is now the largest non-government recipient of USG funding and has received international recognition as both UNAIDS and WHO Collaborating Centers. He has provided organizational support in more than ninety countries throughout the world. Most recently he has been working primarily in African countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Benin, Namibia, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Mozambique and South Africa.

2013 USAID ZOVSS/2011 TeamSTAR proposals:

Jawara Lumumba has over 20 years of experience as a trainer and organizational development consultant providing support to clients in the United States and the developing world. As an expert in assisting institutions strategically plan and achieve organizational results, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, organizational change, collaborative partnerships, teamwork strategies, valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. Mr. Lumumba is one of the Senior Consultant in the TeamStar project within TRG which provides technical assistance to facilitate more effective collaboration among US PEPFAR teams. He has worked extensively for the past several years on PEPFAR activities including support to USG teams, organizational strengthening assistance to Country Coordinating Mechanisms and Principal Recipients under GFATM in Swaziland and Lesotho, and organizational development support to national HIV/AIDS organizations under the Uganda ACE Project. He has also served on various TRG teams providing training and facilitation support to the African Youth Alliance, the World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has significant experience in supporting U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group, UNDP and many other clients, and has worked in more than ninety countries throughout the world. Most recently he has been working primarily in African countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Mozambique and South Africa.

2012 change management and CGIAR/2012 FABRI/Gates resumes:

Jawara Lumumba has over 20 years of experience as a trainer and organizational development consultant conducting organizational development, management improvement, and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, leading change, effective partnerships, effective teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. He designed and delivered a four-day course on building and sustaining collaborative relationships for the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Previously, he designed and conducted several deliveries of Leading and Managing for Collaborative Advantage for CGIAR centers worldwide. He has also served on various TRG teams providing training and facilitation support to the African Youth Alliance, the World Bank, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. He has significant experience in supporting U.S. Government programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank Group, UNDP and many other clients, and has worked in more than seventy countries throughout the world. Most recently he has been working primarily in African countries including Uganda, Namibia, Mali, Ghana, DRC, Benin and South Africa.

2012 GMS proposal (health):

Jawara Lumumba is a highly skilled and experienced trainer and organizational development consultant who has conducted organizational development, change management, management improvement, and team strengthening activities for clients in the United States and the developing world for over 20 years. As an expert in assisting institutions plan and achieve organizational change, he has conducted programs on leadership and management, leading change, effective partnerships, effective teamwork strategies, managing and valuing diversity, and strategic communication skills. He has worked extensively for the past several years on PEPFAR activities including support to USG teams, organizational strengthening assistance to Country Coordinating Mechanisms and Principal Recipients under GFATM in Swaziland and Lesotho, and organizational development support to national HIV/AIDS organizations under the Uganda ACE Project. He has also been providing on-going organizational developing support to the South African Wits Institute for Sexual & Reproductive Health, HIV and Related Diseases (WHRI) to assist that organization in realigning itself strategically following a significant infusion of PEPFAR funding in 2007. As the on-site organizational development consultant, Mr. Lumumba helped the USAID/Mali Mission establish itself at the forefront of reengineering within the Agency. He has also served on various TRG teams providing training and facilitation support for multinational and international organizations. He has significant experience in supporting USG programs and USAID Missions, the State Department, the World Bank, UNDP and many other clients, and has worked in more than seventy

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