Sospeter Ndaba PhD(c), MPH, PMP

Experience

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  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

  Tutorial Fellow - Public Health/Medical Microbiology
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  University of Nairobi

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2016

  Primary Purpose The UoN HIV Capacity Building Fellowship was a CDC funded program aimed at increasing HIV/AIDS program capacity through human resources for health trainings, participation in service delivery, and implementation of projects to address identified organizational gaps to support the transition of the Kenya HIV program to local organizations. The Program was collaboration between Kenya Ministry of Health (MoH), University of Nairobi (UoN), Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and University of Washington (UW) Key Responsibilities:• Led the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of program activities.• Supervision of sub-contracts for 3 consortium members, 3 collaborating universities and 15 participating local partners • Built and maintained effective relationships in support of the program’s work in Kenya. • Ensured the physical welfare, well-being and professional development of trainees and program staff. • Ensured effective management of finances and other non-human resources.Accomplishments:• Led recruitment of 15 HIV service delivery organizations in the 2014 – 2015 fiscal year to gain from evidence based capacity building interventions, out of these were 5 high HIV burden counties in Kenya.• Successfully managed an implementation team of 8 staff, over 52 trainers & mentors and an annual program budget of $ 2 million Show less Primary PurposeThe UoN HIV Fellowship Project was a CDC funded initiative designed to provide leadership and management skills for professionals managing HIV/AIDS programs in Kenya. It was a collaboration between the University of Nairobi (UoN) and University of Washington (UW)Key Responsibilities:• Provision of long-term vision, strategic direction and appropriate planning aligning with donor and project objectives.• Reviewed the project proposal, budget, targets, key performance indicators and ensure that the planning is realistic (Measurable, Reportable & Verifiable), both in terms of budget and implementation.• Assisted local partners to develop a plan in line with the required project.• Facilitated and enforced quality assurance and program standards.• Supported compliance with budgets based on donor budget guidelines.Accomplishments:• Was a co-author of the funding proposal (UoN HIV Capacity Building Fellowship) that won a 5 year CDC grant the grant is worth a total of 10 million United States Dollars.• Led the team that successfully implemented the UoN HIV Fellowship Project Grant (2009 – 2014)• Supervised the implementation and dissemination summative evaluation of the project.• Led the design and implementation of project closure strategies.• Led development of the final financial and programmatic report for submission to CDC. Show less Key Responsibilities:• Lead the design and delivery of Fellowship training activities• Managed development and review of curriculum and training materials• Identification & assessment of potential host institutions for fellowship suitability• Training progress reporting Accomplishments:• Led development of training content for the program that had 5 tracks namely: Program Management, Health Economics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology and M&E. • 34 trainees successfully completed the 2 year fellowship training program.• 52 host institutions across the country recruited into the program for experiential learning.• Over 2000 workers in the healthcare sector trained on various market driven short courses. Show less

  • Program Manager - University of Nairobi HIV Capacity Building Fellowship Program

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Project Manager - University of Nairobi HIV Fellowship

    Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Training Coordinator - University of Nairobi HIV Fellowship

    Aug 2009 - Jan 2013
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  Aga Khan Development Network

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2018

  Primary Purpose:Strengthening governance and leadership structures of health professional associations in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda while supporting their capabilities to engage with government, influence policies, raise awareness, enhance quality standards and professional ethics, promote national and international cooperation and secure resources. The project was funded by Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship TrustAccomplishments• Provided technical advice to ministries of health in East Africa through policy briefs on mainstreaming of health professional associations programming into national health and planning processes.• Led the development and launch of 5 year strategic plans, budgets, websites, and implementation of organizational capacity assessments (OCA) for health professional associations in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda. This led to a 50% increment of the professional association’s membership.• Led the development of a regional virtual resource platform that is currently enhancing experience sharing, networking and collaborations amongst the associations. https://akusonamcare.tghn.org/ Show less Primary PurposeAccelerating the reduction of maternal and neonatal mortalities through a collaborative international capacity-building model that upgrades technical knowledge and leadership skills of key players in Reproductive Maternal Neonatal & Child Health. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded the project.Key Responsibilities:• Led implementation and documentation of the program activities, highlighting technical and programmatic innovations, strengths, results and impact at local and international forums, technical briefs, in peer review journals, and communications.• Planning and implementation of the International Safe Mothers & Newborns Leadership Workshop.www.safemothersandnewborns.org• Stakeholder coordination and donor reporting.Accomplishments:• Led development of the health leadership module of the training program.• Led the strategy development to assist collaborating countries to assess their progress toward sustainability, and identify gaps, strategies, and approaches for maternal and child health (MCH) intervention mainstreaming and sustainability.• Successful implementation of the 2017 edition of Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop that attracted participants from 30 countries in 3 continents. Show less

  • Program Manager-Strengthening Health Professional Associations in East Africa

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Program Manager - Safe Mothers & New Borns Leadership Project

    Sept 2016 - Aug 2017
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  IntraHealth International

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  Primary Purpose:Led the design and implementation of the South Sudan National Public Health Leadership Program. The program was designed to benefit senior health workforce in South Sudan with advanced skills and competencies to strategize, manage and lead public health programmes.Accomplishments:• Conceptualized and led implementation of a national Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for identification of knowledge, skills and competencies gaps.• Led a national stakeholder meeting for debriefing and approval of program strategy.• Developed instructional materials including course content, learning objectives, exercises, case studies, evaluation system and field learning activities.• Guided implementation of the pilot training Show less Primary Purpose:Technical Lead to the Kenyan Ministry of Health, Local County Governments to strengthen health workforce (HW) management to achieve improved health outcomes in 27 high disease-burden focus counties aligned to President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Human Resources for Health Mechanism (HRH) was a five-year project funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (September 27, 2016 to September 26, 2021Accomplishments• Member of the Kenya National COVID-19 Task Force (Vaccination & Capacity Building of Health Workers Committee). I led development and implementation of 2 COVID-19 blended courses targeting health workers in Intensive Care Units (ICU) and community health workforce.- Member of Kenya MoH Division of Community Health Capacity Building and eCHIS development TWGs.• In collaboration with the Kenya Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB), I successfully managed the Afya Elimu Fund (AEF). This is a revolving fund that provides low interest (4%) loans to prospective healthcare trainees in mid-level medical training institutions. To date 40,500 trainees have benefited from the loan. • Successfully implemented training needs assessment (TNA) for health workers in 27 PEPFAR focus counties to inform capacity building gaps hindering effective service delivery.• Led the design, validation and launch of training policies for 27 PEPFAR focus counties.• Developed policy briefs and guidelines for Ministry of Health (MoH) and Council of Governors (CoG) in Kenya on financing of training interventions for health workers https://www.intrahealth.org/sites/ihweb/files/attachment-files/hrhkenyaaefpolicybriefweb.pdf and management of community he⁸alth volunteers https://www.health.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/eCHIS-Strategy-2020-2025.pdf- Member of Kenya MoH HRH Internship TWG (2020) and Division of Community Health Curriculum and Certification Committee Show less

  • Lead Consultant – South Sudan National Public Health Leadership Program

    Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Technical Manager - USAID Human Resources for Health (HRH) Kenya Mechanism

    Jan 2019 - Sept 2021
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  Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Senior Technical Advisor - Health Systems Strengthening

  Primary PurposeOversight and technical leadership in Health System Strengthening (HSS) activities including overseeing the assessment, design and delivery of the HSS and Organizational Development (OD) interventions to ensure transition to sustainable high quality HIV service delivery. The interventions were funded by CDCAccomplishment:• Led implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Needs Survey (WISN) for health departments in Homabay, Kisii, Nyamira Counties that informed HRH recruitment and deployment.- Planning and Implentation of Quality Assurance strategies in health service delivery.• Led Strategic Plan Development Process for the Homabay and Kisii County Health Departments. • Led implementation of a Leadership and Governance training for Homabay and Kisii CHMT members. Show less

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  Maryland Global Iniatiatives Corporation

  Jun 2022 - May 2024

  Health Systems Strengthening Lead

  Primary PurposeProvide technical support in building the capacity of Kenya towards ownership and utilization of high quality HIV/TB services. Accomplishments:• Served as the Technical Advisor to Nairobi City County Government (NCCG) for a successful proposal submission of a CDC funded HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment grant worth $ 2.5 million (2023 – 2027). The 5 yr grant is known as SHINE Project and fully implemented by the NCCG.- Quality Management of Programmatic Interventions using the KQMH.• Technical lead for operationalization of County Primary Care Networks (PCNs) & training of CHPs on electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS)• Led the development of a County HRH Sustainability Plan in context of transition from partner driven to locally implemented programs. • Led the development of the Nairobi City County HIV Transition Roadmap (2022 – 2026) that details the strategies for local ownership and sustainability of the HIV Program.• Led Strategic Plan Development Process (2023-2027) for the National Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya (NEPHAK) . • Led Business Systems Assessments (BSA) for provision of quality health services for Kitui, Machakos and Nairobi Counties in Kenya to inform CDC on resource and management gaps for HIV Programming. • Led the Mid Term Review of the Nairobi City County HIV Strategic Plan (2021 – 2025).• Leadership Mentor - Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) East Africa Regional Leadership Centre. Show less

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  Jhpiego

  Jun 2024 - now

  Deputy Chief of Party/Technical Director

  Responsible for Technical Oversight and Implementation of the PEPFAR funded USAID Human Resources for Health (HRH), Quality Management and Community Health Systems Program that supports the Ministry of Health, Kenya Health Human Resources Advisory Council, Kenya Health Professional Oversight Authority, Council of Governors and 10 Counties in Kenya namely: Kajiado, Kakamega, Kwale, Kilifi, Nakuru, Nairobi, Taita Taveta, Trans-Nzoia, Turkana, Westpokot.