Program Officer for Health System Strengthening
Ministry of Health
Total years of experience :20 years, 2 Months
* Ensure timely submission of periodic programmatic on the HSS grant implementation by the national programs and implementing entities for review by the Global Fund Program Coordinator,
* Ensure that the Global Fund HSS grant activities complements and integrates with other ongoing system strengthening and health service delivery in Liberia;
* Oversee the formulation of integrated work plans between the HSS activities and other system strengthening initiatives, in particular in the areas of Financial Management, Health Management Information System, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research, Service Delivery, Policy and Governance, and Procurement and Supply Chain Management;
* Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the HSS grant, providing technical guidance for the integration of activities, including participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation processes.
* Coordinate with all implementing entities to ensure that expected outcomes are delivered in a timely manner
* Oversee the establishment of working policies and procedures related to the management of the HSS grant activities
* Establish a strong coordinating mechanism among national programs to ensure timely implementation of activities by programs, implementing entities and providing reports on planned HSS activities
* Ensure an efficient financial flow process within the framework of the implementation of the HSS grants
* Ensure compliance with the LFA progress audit requirements and undertake follow-ups to address gaps
* Develop open and transparent mechanism for engagement with national programs and implementing entities
* Participate in the preparation of agreements with non-MOH implementing entities in accordance with agreed GOL and Global Fund regulations and procedures
* Participate in the engagement and evaluation of annual audits of non-MOH implementing entities of HSS grant
* Participate in the development of application for funding to support health system strengthening activities
* Coordinate the implementation of Health System Strengthening activities with implementing units and entities.
* Coordinate the completion of progress updates for the Global Fund and the Country Coordinating Mechanism, and conduct management supervision over planned project activities.
* Provide planning and implementation support for the execution of Health System Strengthening grant activities
* Guarantee the elaboration of detailed reports in order to keep the Ministry of Health senior management and the national programs informed about the status and results of Health System Strengthening activities
* Collaborate with procurement unit to review the solicitation bases, criteria for evaluation, specifications and evaluation reports and participate in contractual negotiations for contracts of high value and complexity, when required for all
Health System Strengthening activities.
* Ensured timely submission of periodic programmatic and financial reports on grant
implementation by the Principal Recipient (PR) for review by the Fiscal Agent (FA) and submission to the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) through the Local Fund Agent (LFA).
* Ensured that the GFATM program complements and integrates with other ongoing system strengthening and health service delivery in Liberia
* Oversaw the formulation of integrated work plans between the GFATM activities and other system strengthening initiatives, in particular in the areas of
procurement, financial management, Health Management Information System, and program management
* Oversaw the monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the GFATM program, providing technical guidance for the integration of activities, including
participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation processes.
* Colloborated with all implementing entities to ensure that expected outcomes are delivered in a timely manner
* Oversaw the establishment of working policies and procedures related to the management of the GFATM program activities
* Collaborated with the Liberia Coordinating Mechanism (LCM) to ensure timely reporting and feedbacks regarding the capacity building activities
* Ensured an efficient financial flow process within the framework of the implementation of the GFATM grants
* Ensured compliance with the LFA progress audit requirements and undertake follow ups to address gaps
* Developed open and transparent mechanism for engagement with current and future Sub-Recipients (SRs)
* Participated in the preparation of SR agreements in accordance with agreed Government of Liberia (GOL) and GFATM regulation and procedures
* Participated in the development of tender documents, solicitation and evaluation of tenders to ensure overall competitiveness, and quality and conformity of application of the capacity assessment of SRs and the development of action
plans to close identified gaps
* Ensured the harmonization of reporting and accounting practices of SRs including program results, budgeting and financial key performance indicators
* Participated in the engagement and evaluation of annual audits of SRs
* Supervised and monitored GFATM/Program Coordinating Unit (PCU) staff performance
* Worked with partner organizations (including the Fiscal Agent) to build capacity of PR and SRs to respond to GFATM requirements
* Engaged the LCM in strategic program implementation changes
* Ensured compliance with PR Standard Terms and Agreements and specific GFATM policies and procedures
* Coordinated with other health programs to avoid duplication of activities
* Provided strong coordination between the 2 Malaria PRs to ensure a ‘1 program approach’
* Participated in the development of application for funding to support health system strengthening activities
* Coordinated the implementation of Health System Strengthening activities with implementing units and entities.
* Coordinated the completion of progress updates for the Global Fund and the Country Coordinating Mechanism, and conduct management supervision over planned project activities.
* Provided oversight for procurement and supply management activities (including quantification, placing of orders with the Global Fund Pooled Procurement Mechanism, distribution and inventory management) with respect to the National
HIV/AIDS control program
* Provided planning and implementation support for the execution of Health System Strengthening activities in GFATM grants to Liberia
* Oversaw contracts and other obligations of Health System Strengthening component of GFATM grants
* Guaranteed the elaboration of detailed reports in order to keep the Ministry of Health senior management and the national programs informed about the status and results of Health System Strengthening activities
* Collaborated with procurement unit to review the solicitation bases, criteria for evaluation, specifications and evaluation reports and participate in contractual negotiations for contracts of high value and complexity, when required for all
Health System Strengthening activities.
* Coordinate the provision of Health System Strengthening support to the implementation of the Essential Package of Health Services under the GFATM grants
* Consolidated grant performance reports to update senior management on progress in the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
* Participated in content development and planning of the annual National Health Conference.
* Played lead role for MOHSW in restructuring the Health System Reconstruction Project (HSRP), a World Bank grant to Liberia
* Served as member of the Performance Based Financing (PBF) Team responsible to roll out performance based contracting for provision of health services in Liberia
* Served as Health Sector Focal Person to update the Ministry of Finance Aid Management Platform
* In collaboration with the Executive committee, developed meeting agenda and held
consultations with potential partners on project development and management
* Developed, designed and coordinated the project “STAND UP TO BE COUNTED:
LIBERIA’S MUSLIM COMMUNITY” (October 25—November 15, 2007), a USAID
funded census awareness campaign in 18 Muslim communities in 6 Counties (Political subdivisions)
* Wrote project proposals and solicited funding for implementation
* Wrote the proposal and coordinated the implementation of “LIVELIHOODS IN LIBERIA
OVER GUNS IN GUINEA” (March 1—May 31, 2007), which was sponsored by BRDG Liberia
with funding from USAID.
* Coordinated PHASE III of the USAID funded and Liberia Transition Initiatives (LTI) sponsored Community Youth Peace Education Program (CYPEP) in Rockhill, Congo Town and West Point communities.
* Mobilized over 800 youth of Central Monrovia and Old Road Communities to implement a cleanup campaign before the 2006 inauguration of the First Female President in Africa through the project ‘Youth In Action’.
* Initiated and conducted series of community sensitization meetings for the purpose of
creating sanitation awareness and recruiting youth volunteers to participate in the cleanup exercise.
* Received a certificate of appreciation from USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives on behalf
of OLMY for successfully implementing the “Youth In Action Project”
Provided routine maintenance services for all PCs used in the offices and laboratory
* Provided routine maintenance services for all PCs used in the offices and laboratory
* Revised the training curriculum for delivering Microsoft Office application software modules taught at Spectrum Tech Computer Services, Inc.
* Taught Microsoft Office application including Ms-Word, Ms-Excel and Ms-PowerPoint
* Evaluated all teaching staff
Consolidated the weekly report and plan from the various units within the Bureau of Planning
•Served as focal person from the Department of Planning to report on the Support Systems Component of the HSRP
General Electrical Engineering with emphasis in information technology Founding member-Engineering and Geology Students Association (EGSA), a campus based engineering students organization