Anthony Isavwa

Experience

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  University of Nairobi

  May 1994 - Dec 1998

  Data Entry Clerk

  •Data entry of the research data collected on the research questionnaires into the study databases in Microsoft Access and SPSS•Data cleaning and validation of all of the research data collected and entered into the study databases. •Maintaining a filing and storage system for all the study participants research questionnaires.

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  University of Nairobi

  Aug 1999 - Mar 2004

  Data Manager

  •Managed all the clinical and laboratory specimen data of the research. •Designed and developed databases in Microsoft Access to capture the collected research data. •Maintained data processing, cleaning and validation systems that ensured the accuracy and reliability of the data. •Worked under the guidance of the biostatistician to conduct basic statistical data analysis for several papers that were published.•Tutored doctors working on their Master’s degree theses on the use of SPSS for data management and analysis•Supervised three Data Entry Clerks. Show less

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Apr 2004 - Jan 2008

  Senior Data Manager

  •Responsible for the data management of data collected for the HIV prevention care and treatment programs and researches funded by CDC that included putting in place data cleaning and validation systems that ensured the accuracy and reliability of the data entered into the program and research databases. •Oversaw the design and development of databases in Microsoft Access and EpiInfo.•Supervised two computer programmers responsible for developing databases in Microsoft Access and EpiInfo and two data entry staff responsible for entering data into the developed databases.•Conducted data cleaning and basic statistical data analysis on the research data for abstracts and manuscript writing and was part of the co-authors on the two publications published in the Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care on an HIV program implemented by CDC in one of the large slums in Kenya•Trained data managers, and monitoring and evaluation staff from the various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kenya and South Sudan that were funded by CDC on EpiInfo. Show less

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  Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

  Feb 2008 - now

  •Provide monitoring, evaluation and operations research leadership for all EGPAF funded projects in Eswatini including the main project, a USAID funded project with an annual budget of approximately USD 7,000,000.•Lead a diverse team of 9 staff that include that includes three direct reports (1 Associate Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, 1 Senior Manager Public Health Evaluations, 1 Associate Program Officer)•Ensure timely availability of quality granular data for program performance monitoring, program improvement and decision making, and accountability to our donors through timely reporting •Provide regular updates to donors and EGPAF headquarters on the status of implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, program evaluation and research activities•Provide overall project management that includes development of work plans and budgets and overseeing implementation•Member of the EGPAF Eswatini senior management team that oversees the management, strategic direction and implementation of funded projects Show less Responsible for providing strategic information strategic and technical support to the EGPAF Lesotho and EGPAF Eswatini country programs that includes:•Assisted in high level strategic planning for strategic information and evaluation of the country programs.•Ensured that the country programs are meeting the set EGPAF global strategic information and evaluation standards.•Assisted the country programs to ensure that the data collected and reported is of high quality•Promoted and strengthened data analysis of the country program data that inform program implementation and improvement.•Ensured that the country programs are implement international guidelines and standards in the realm of strategic information and evaluation.•Part of the proposal writing team for the country programs’ new business - led the writing of the monitoring and evaluation sections of two project proposals for USAID funding opportunities in Eswatini. Show less •Provided monitoring and evaluation technical leadership and strategic direction to all of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) Lesotho programs that involved leading and managing the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems of four multi-million US dollar projects that included defining indicators, setting targets, developing data collection systems, analyzing and using data to inform program implementation and improvement •Member of the EGPAF Lesotho senior management team that oversaw the management, strategic direction and implementation of EGPAF Lesotho country programs with an annual budget of over USD17,000,000 five sub-grantees, and a staff compliment of over 900 staff. •Coordinated the development and implementation of annual departmental work plans, supporting the development of annual EGPAF country program operational plans and strategic plans. •Coordinated the quarterly data reporting to USAID, CDC and PEPFAR on project performance against set targets using the PEPFAR DATIM (Data for Accountability Transparency Impact Monitoring) system. •Led a team of over 160 staff that included five direct reports (1 Associate Director of Strategic Information and Evaluation Technical, 2 Data Managers, 1 Senior Program Performance Improvement Advisors, and 1 mHealth and Informatics Advisor). •Engaged with national and district level Ministry of Health counterparts ensuring alignment of EGPAF monitoring and evaluation systems with national guidelines and priorities and supporting the strengthening of the national health information systems. •Proposal writing for new business funding for the country program. Show less •Responsible for the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system that included defining indicators, setting targets, and developing data collection system for all EGPAF Lesotho projects that that involved leading and managing the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting systems of one multi-million US dollar project with total country budget of USD 7,800,000 •Provided data collection and reporting technical assistance and training to health care workers in the supported health facilities to maintain quality PMTCT and care and treatment data - trained health care workers in over 80 health facilities on data recording and reporting of PMTCT services provided through didactic trainings and supportive supervision. •Maintained and updated EGPAF's home office data warehousing system with the EGPAF Lesotho program performance monitoring data. •Provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health on monitoring and evaluation of the national PMTCT program that involved the standardization of the reporting system and indicators for the project that included working with the Ministry of Health to align the national PMTCT reporting indicators with PEPFARs PMTCT indicators•Collected data from supported health facilities and assisted in the analysis and identifying of program implementation gaps and improvement areas.•Quarterly reporting of program performance data against set targets to PEPFAR.•Supervised two Data Officers. 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  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Director

    Nov 2019 - now

  • Regional Strategic Information and Evaluation Advisor

    Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Director Strategic Information and Evaluation

    Mar 2010 - Mar 2019

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

    Feb 2008 - Feb 2010