Edwin Robinson Muroki

EDWIN ROBINSON MUROKI P.O Box- Nairobi Tel: - E-mail:-SUMMARY: A project manager and community health expert with eight years of experience in development programming, and digital health. I am experienced in human-centred design, implementation, and management of donor-funded programs and the delivery of high-quality trainings in a variety of health topics. EDUCATION: ▪ MSc. International Health – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology – 2021 ▪ BSc. in Community Health – Kenya Methodist University - 2015 ▪ O & A Level - GCSE - Al Ain Juniors School, U.A.E - 2009 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS: ▪ Leadership and Management in Health – University of Washington ▪ Human-Centered Design – Acumen ▪ Project Management Professional – PMI Key Professional Skills and Competencies ▪ Human-Centred Design ▪ Project Management ▪ Product & Process Design ▪ Andragogy & Pedagogy principles ▪ Research to Practice ▪ ICT4D ▪ Excellent verbal & written communication PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Project Manager – Kenya; 4Life Solutions: January 20222 – Present Responsibilities  Partner with Project Leader(s) and other project team members to develop overall project strategy, global, cross-functionally integrated work plans, cost estimates, milestones, and annual goals for the project.  Collaborate with Project Leader(s) to determine project success and go/no-go criteria and timing for tactical and decision-making reviews throughout the project lifecycle.  Work with Project Leader(s), identify and proactively drive high-quality project deliverables, understand dependencies, and identify and track critical path items. Proactively manage changes in project scope and drive risk management including developing and implementing mitigation strategies in a constantly changing environment. 1  Develop and track integrated project plans including, but not limited to, the following: schedules, resource plans, communication plans, risk mitigation plans, and issue resolution plans.  Implement and maintain project management tools for planning, tracking, and proactively managing change.  Develop and maintain high-performing teams in conjunction with Project Leader(s).  Lead efforts to develop project communications and updates for 4Life leadership and donors.  Work closely with functional staff and finance staff to forecast and request appropriate allocation of resources to execute project activities and deliverables.  Coordinate the development of new and revision of existing grant proposals, as well as donor reports.  Mentorship and/or management of less experienced project managers. Achievements  Part of the steering committee in the development of the 4Life Solutions Management System supervised by the Chief Sustainability Officer  Developing and implementing sales and project contracts templates  Developing and implementing Project & Contracting playbook including a 2-day training with the sales and implementation team  Sparring with business functions on Project Management related issues  Leading Project Management team as Project Management department expanded Program Officer – CHAMPS; Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB): March 2020 – December 2021 Responsibilities Program quality and capacity building ▪ Provide support for the implementation of reproductive, maternal and child health activities in Kitui county. ▪ Provide support in the design, implementation and follow up of routine monitoring & supervision plans in liaison with the CHMT; including joint monitoring & mentorship. ▪ Provide remote and in-person technical assistance to CMMB country program teams to improve CHAMPS’ digital health program. Project Management & Monitoring ▪ Participate in the planning of project activities and KPIs while ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines. ▪ Review and track progress on project implementation and utilization of project resources. ▪ Maintain up-to-date documentation related to project monitoring and implementation, including up-to-date performance data on CHAMPS indicators. ▪ Budget and Financial Management. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning ▪ ▪ ▪ Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track project progress on project implementation as well as on the utilization of project resources. Prepare short success stories and briefs on innovation/best practices and project learnings. Monitor the digital health platform to review performance data on CHAMPS indicators. 2 ▪ Work with the M&E Officer to prepare required donor project narrative reports, collect weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance data, as well as other reports needed/required by the donor and CMMB. Partnerships & Stakeholder Management ▪ Regularly organize and coordinate meetings with key stakeholders on project progress and challenges. ▪ Engage partners at all stages of the project cycle for their insights on the appropriateness of program approaches and interventions. ▪ Work closely with partners to ensure timely and quality advanced tracking and liquidation per CMMB guidelines. Achievements ▪ Designing training content and delivering training to 400+ HCWs on integrated Community Case Management, MNCH, immunization, nutrition, WASH, disease surveillance, and use of digital health applications. ▪ Negotiated the introduction of a new cadre; Lead CHVs, in the community health system to strengthen supervision and reporting. ▪ Dashboard design and analytics design (UI/UX) with Kenya partners; Medic on CMMB’s smart/digital health app ▪ Participated in the ratification process of the Kitui County Health Services Bill 2021. This involved agenda-setting to formulation, adoption, and implementation steps of the bill. ▪ Implementation of donor-funded programs – a three-year, US$10M grant on community health systems strengthening, WASH, livelihoods & resilience. Program Officer - Health; Living Goods: November 2017 – February 2020 Responsibilities ▪ Prepare and coordinate technical modules training on Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) focusing on Malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition as well as MNCH, FP, and Immunization to CHVs and HCWs. ▪ Provide technical assistance in the development of smart health digital applications and the use of data generated to inform training and programmatic needs. ▪ Work with the Senior Program Manager to design and implement program evaluations to ensure we are constantly learning and improving on our approach. ▪ Contribute to the development of LG’s Health Training Agenda through the application of andragogy and pedagogy principles as needed to keep learning systems, content, methods, and tools fresh and inspiring. ▪ Iterate on dashboard and analytics designs with Kenya and other countries to customize and improve these offerings based on their needs. ▪ Coordinate Branch Teams in the organization of monthly refresher (in-service) training for CHVs. Achievements ▪ Designing training content and delivering training to 1800+ community health volunteers and government officials on community health, integrated Community Case Management (iCCM), MNCH, immunization, FP, UHC, nutrition, WASH, disease surveillance, and use of smart health applications. 3 ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Rolling out the government’s Big Four Agenda on UHC in Isiolo county with successful training of 500 CHVs and registration of 40,000+ households. Implementation of donor-funded programs including; o A two-year, US$3M, GAVI-funded immunization project to strengthen the capacity of health workers. o A three-year, US$5M Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant for capacity building of health workers and community health volunteers. Integration of community health program data into DHIS2 in Kisii (Bobasi), Isiolo and Kisumu counties. Dashboard and analytics design (UI/UX) with Kenya partners; Medic Mobile on the smart health app. Community Health Supervisor; Living Goods: October 2015 – October 2016 Responsibilities ▪ Recruit, train and supervise Community Health Volunteers. ▪ Motivate Community Health Volunteers to meet health and sales targets. ▪ Ensure all Community Health Volunteers know and follow health protocols (diagnosis and treatment). ▪ Support Community Health Volunteers in learning the use of smart health app in treatment, ▪ Implement marketing and promotional efforts to support CHV sales. ▪ Contribute to Branch Administrative operations including finances and credit management. ▪ Inventory management ensuring no stock--outs and First In/First Out dispatch. ▪ Build strong community relations. Achievements ▪ Ensured performance and sales targets set within branch level were consistently met. ▪ Led the operations of the Nambale branch in Busia county, making it the best performance branch in the county. ▪ Improved quality of data from CHVs by implementing monthly refresher meetings at branch level. ▪ Increased the ratio of assessments to treatments from an average of 18:8 to 18:14. 4 REFEREES Please feel free to contact the individuals below regarding my competence, work ethic and performance. 1. Mrs. Joan Kithika Management Consultant Tel: -/-. Mr. Kenneth Ogendo Country Director – Medtronic LABS-Tel: -. Mr. Jesse Kihuha Programme Manager - CMMB-Tel: - 5