I am acting project coordinator currently supporting World Vision Maternal Newborn and Child Health project on Nutrition Interventions in Hoima district. I hold a masters of Public Health Nutrition from Makerere University Kampala and a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Management Institute. My experience is both in clinical and public health nutrition projects and Research programs. I have previously supported nutrition intervention like related programs; Timed and Targeted counselling (ttC) for the 1000 days (including community based Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT), Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP), community outreaches with an integrated approach (Antenatal care (ANC), GMP, EPI, PNC, IMCI for the Ugandan model),the integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), Community Management of acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Integrated Management of Acute malnutrition (IMAM), The Baby Friendly Health Facility Initiatives (BFHI) for Uganda, Nutrition in HIV/AIDS, Micro-Nutrient interventions, and Monitoring and Evaluation for MNCH programs as a contribution to the acceleration of Health Care specific Sustainable Development goals. Have previously handling research and evaluation of nutrition and health projects for organisations like ILRI, Mercy Corp and World Vision
Skills
Education
- Uganda Management Institute2018-2019 : Monitoring and Evaluation
Grade / GPA : 4.56
Qualification : PGD Monitoring and Evaluation - Makerere University Kampala2013-2016 : Public Health Nutrition
Grade / GPA : 4.43
Qualification : MSC. Public Health Nutrition - Makerere University Kampala2007-2011 : Nutrition
Grade / GPA : 4.41
Qualification : Bsc. Food science and Technology
Experience
- World Vision Uganda- Hoima Maternal Newborn and Child Heath ProjectApril 2019-oct 2019 : Acting Project Coordinator
Yearly Salary : $14400
Job Duties :• Forming and strengthened partnerships with existing community and health systems and structures and other implementing partners in the project area. • Designing and supervising implementing low cost health and nutrition interventions • Providing technical backstopping and guidance to the team • Providing leadership to the team to ensure timely and quality timely results • Integrated community voice and action Communications to build advocacy and empowerment of the community. • Ensuring accountability of the resources and assets - World Vision Uganda- Maternal Newborn and Child Heath ProjectOct 2017-april 2019 : NUTRITIONIST-
Yearly Salary : $14400
Job Duties :• Taking the lead in the roll out of the MNCH nutrition interventions projects using the most appropriate innovative and cost effective technologies. • Providing necessary technical guidance to system’s partners during the course of the project • Managing, and supervise all core interventions at the all level of project implementation • Ensuring that all MNCH deliverables are achieved according to the detailed implementation plan. • Supporting to Community Health Information Management System strengthening • preparation of quality project reports to support offices • Working with health staff and program development team on evaluation of the project • Managing the project logistic according the organization guideline - Grand Nutrition Research Project – Namutumba districtApril 2017-oct 2017 : NUTRITIONIST
Yearly Salary : $12000
Job Duties :• Training of health workers and community health workers on IYCF, GMP, nutrition counselling • Provision of nutrition and public health technical support to the team • Organization food and cooking demonstrations (kitooboole) at facilities and communities • Monitored the collection, entry and analysis of nutrition data of the project • Monitoring of implementation grand nutrition project in the district • Supervision and monitoring of use of grand nutrition powder supplement in project areas • Implemented baseline assessment of nutrition and health status for the children under 5 for the project • Provide project management support at district level - Ministry of health -Uganda National Immunisation Coverage Study-Jan 2017-april 2017 : REGIONAL SUPERVISOR
Yearly Salary : $12000
Job Duties :• Provided technical assistance to field teams in Eastern Uganda • Worked with district health teams to implement the project • Supervised the teams - Ministry of health-Uganda Population based HIV studyJun 2016-Jan 2017 : REGIONAL SUPERVISOR
Yearly Salary : $12000
Job Duties :• Provided technical assistance to field teams in Eastern Uganda • Worked with district health teams to implement the project • Supervised the teams