Freeha Siddiqi

Experience

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  Save the Children International

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Grants and Contracts Intern
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  GreenRoot Finance Limited

  Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

  Project Assistant
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  Panagora Group

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

  Health & Development Intern

  Coordinated new business efforts and proposal development for various USAID contracts in the public health sector. Activities included reviewing USAID mission forecast and other funding opportunities, recruiting field staff and home office employees, reviewing applications, coordinating biodatas, and conducting interviews and reference checks.Spearheaded project-specific and country-specific research, and analysis of corporate capabilities, to gauge feasibility of proposal bids and potential in-country partnerships. Show less

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  Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Health Policy Intern

  Supported Prime Minister’s National Health Insurance Program, a universal healthcare program in its first phase, by designing the quantitative baseline survey to evaluate the eligibility of families to qualify, and authoring various publications for Ministry website.For the 62nd WHO Regional Committee Meeting for the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Kuwait, wrote multiple support documents on Mental Health interventions, including a policy statement for the Minister of State that was read at the meeting.Researched, wrote, and presented a proposal to establish a Ministry Population Health Think Tank to the Board of Project Managers. Wrote final concept note, in collaboration with various department heads, to be proposed to the Minister of State and Prime Minister. Show less

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  Partners for Development

  Dec 2015 - Feb 2016

  Contracted Associate, Operations and Business Development

  Coordinated proposal development activities for multiple USAID RFPs, including recruitment, biodatas, and drafting various proposal sections.Conducted extensive market, programmatic, and country-based research to inform and support prospecting trips, strategic local and international partnerships, and intervention analyses.

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  Peace Corps

  Mar 2016 - May 2018

  - Served as Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for Peace Corps’ Stomping Out Malaria in Malawi national committee- Provided resources and guidance to volunteers on malaria interventions and reporting systems- Trained volunteers on pre and post testing, post activity monitoring, and reporting best practices- Piloted a malaria toolkit bag, distributed to volunteers as requested, to aid in malaria activities such as bed net demonstrations, school curriculums adaptations, and murals- Attended an intensive 2 week training in Senegal with partner presentations by USAID and local stakeholders Show less - Served in Chintheche, Nkhata Bay in partnership with Chintheche Rural Hospital to assist in providing health services and education to the catchment area.- Trained service providers and community members in malaria prevention, HIV, and permaculture.- Collaborated with international NGOs to implement malaria outreach activities, reaching over 500 people.- Established malaria clubs at local primary and secondary schools; trained two teacher facilitators per club on malaria basics, prevention education, and lesson planning to ensure sustainability.- Designed and implemented multiple HIV testing and counseling events in collaboration with health center staff, local counterparts, and MSH expert clients, reaching over 200 people.- Wrote, received, and managed two grants for malaria and girls empowerment projects- Coordinated the ground logistics for the 2016 Operation Smile medical mission to Zomba Show less

  • Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

    Nov 2016 - May 2018

  • Environmental Health Volunteer

    Mar 2016 - May 2018
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  Chemonics International

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2021

  Portfolio:- Start up through extension and closeout for a $1.5mil 18-month FFP / T&M Global Fund Malawi Supply Chain Integration activity- $9.5bil 5 year USAID IDIQ, Global Health Supply Chain Procurement and Supply Management, under Task Order: HIV/AIDS in Namibia;- Global Fund Task Force which leads diversification, quality assurance, and systems integration activities for contracts with the Global Fund at a corporate level;- Start up and intermittent surge support for a $200k CPFF Sub TO in Guinea under a Global Fund Laboratory Technical Assistance IQC Show less

  • Senior Associate, Program Management Unit

    Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Associate, Operations

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
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  Population Services International

  May 2021 - Oct 2023

  Program Officer, PMI Impact Malaria

  - Support a portfolio of buy-ins under the PMI Impact Malaria award, with pipelines ranging from $500k to $22mil, through strategic approaches to annual workplanning, start up, and closeout. Portfolio includes Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Africa Bureau, Burma, Senegal, and Core- Monitor project budgets and burn rates, review and edit contractual deliverables for external reporting, monitor compliance with donor regulations, manage subcontractors, and support process improvement and knowledge management- Manage Impact Malaria procurement processes across project buy-ins, including SOPs for RFPs, ST/LT consultants, vendors, and services Show less

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  DAI

  Oct 2023 - now

  - Support the start-up and closeout of project offices across business units in the field and from headquarters- Provide oversight for assigned start-up team actions and establish compliant program operations and systems- Deliver project start-up and project management trainings; coordinate local and home office procurements, recruitments, and contract executions in collaboration with support teams.- Modify and maintain international project “start-up kit”; serve as process owner of the DAI Operations Manual, and capture and disseminate project management best practices. Show less

  • Startup Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Specialist, Field Operations

    Oct 2023 - now