Majaliwa Gerald Marwa
Dar es Salaam,02
Summary
I am a public health professional with over 20 years' experience (10 years with UNFPA Tanzania) in HIV/AIDS, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and gender and human rights program management both in development and humanitarian contexts. I hold a Medical Degree and a Master of Science in Public Health Degree and I have experience in development program management and leadership, policy advocacy and partnership building, resource mobilization and management, and national capacity development.
I have experience working in multicultural teams providing leadership, guidance, and strategic direction for the development of strategic and innovative approaches to adolescent protection, empowerment, and well-being, and advancing policies and strategies that promote the rights of adolescents.
My work experience has enabled me to develop the following competencies that I strongly believe are an asset for this position: integrity, embracing change, ability to think critically and adapt to changing working contexts, achieving results, working in teams, and building and maintaining relationships.
I have excellent communication skills both in writing and speaking. I am fluent in English and have basic knowledge of the French language.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Representative
UNFPA Dodoma Field office
Dodoma
11.2020 - Current
- Responsible to provides support to ensure programme quality, efficiency and effectiveness of UNFPA's support to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania within the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF)
- My responsibility specifically focuses on UNFPA's thematic area of gender equality and human rights, humanitarian response, building and managing partnerships and resource mobilization and engaging with government ministries, department and agencies to promote UNFPA mandate
- Coordinating country office resource mobilization efforts - convening quarterly RM meetings, coordinate proposal/concept note development, produce monthly RM updates/reports to ESARO
- Engaging the relevant government ministries, department and agencies on policy and technical discussions in area of our mandate - representing the deputy and/or country representative as appropriate.
- Participating in sector coordination platforms e.g. The Joint Health sector review, a nation wide platform that brings together government, development and implementing partners, civil society and academia to review progress of the health sector and propose policy actions.
- Coordinate UNFPA humanitarian work in Kigoma region where there is a caseload of over 200,000 Congolese and Burundian refugees including engaging with humanitarian actors at national and sub-national level, participating in the government and UN coordination structures.
- Under the leadership of UNHCR and in collaboration with other Humanitarian actors, I participate in the development of flash appeals, Refugees Response Plans (RRPs) and designing of the Joint Assessment Missions (JAMs) and Multi-Sector Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) when appropriate.
Programme specialist HIV
UNFPA Tanzania country office
10.2013 - 12.2020
- Represented Tanzania CO in the national and sector dialogues - development partner group on AIDS; UNDAP technical result group for HIV and refugee and migrants, National HIV prevention technical working group and national condom subcommittee
- Provided policy and technical guidance to UNFPA implementing partners, government line ministries and agencies on implementation of HIV, Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights and humanitarian programs
- in 2023 I successfully coordinated submission of a proposal for the Japan Supplementary budget (JSB) 2023 for the implementation of a project to deliver life-saving Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions to the refugees in Nyarugusu and Nduta Refugee Camps and the Host Communities in Kasulu and Kibondo districts in Kigoma Region, North Western Tanzania.
- Coordinated 'Ujana wangu nguvu yangu' project, a four year comprehensive Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights project targeting adolescent and young women in rural Tanzania
- Contributed to the development of the national comprehensive condom programming strategy, National peer educator's manual (menstrual Hygiene management section) and the national HIV prevention operational plan
- Organized the first national condom meeting that galvanized the discussions around Total Market Approach (TMA) for condom in Tanzania
- For the past eight years I have led Tanzania resource mobilization team including proposal writing, (over USD 12 Mil mobilized through proposals that I led) including managing CERF funds for humanitarian
- For the past five years I have led procurement, distribution and monitoring of over 12 tons of humanitarian equipments and supplies (ERH kits, dignity kits, medical equipments) to respond to refugee caseload in Kigoma north western Tanzania
- Led the development of Flash appeals - Burundi refugee influx in 2015, COVID 19 pandemic July - December 2020; sitreps for Ebola Virus disease preparedness, COVID 19 pandemic and preparation and submission of request for Fast Track Procedures (FTPs)
- Developed Tanzania CO COVID 19 contingency plan (March 2020) to address time critical activities and functions related to managing staff safety and security.
Technical adviser HIV care and treatment program
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
07.2010 - 08.2011
- Provided technical guidance and coordination to a comprehensive HIV care and treatment program (165 HIV care and treatment clinics with over 80,000 patients on ART in five regions in Tanzania)
- Supervised directly two technical staff and (indirectly) four technical staff in the field
- Monitored program resource utilization against results to ensure efficiency
- Led annual work plan development workshops and donor report writing
- Led with success development of program year 8 (2011-2012) proposal that was funded by PEPFAR (US$ 8 Million)
- Achieved 80% uptake of PMTCT service (i.e
- Number of HIV infected pregnant women that took prophylactic ART drugs).
Regional programme manager
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
07.2007 - 07.2010
- Managed - program and operations - a field office that had 20 multidisciplinary staff
- Provided leadership to a comprehensive HIV treatment program (30 Health facilities with about 20,000 PLHIV and implementation budget of approximately US$ 1.6)
- Provided guidance to ensure effective use of resources and deliver positive programmatic results
- Streamlined office operations that resulted in 10 percent reduction of the operations costs.
Regional Technical Team Lead
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
10.2006 - 05.2007
- Coordinate, supervised and monitored a multidisciplinary technical team of five staff based at the field office
- Led delivery of a comprehensive ART and PMTCT program (35 HIV care and treatment clinics and over 350 PMTCT service provision sites)
- Led scaling up of HIV care and treatment services from Hospitals to health centres and selected dispensary and hence improve coverage/access of ART services
- Coordinated - in collaboration with a team from University of California San Francisco - the first of its kind HIV mentorship programme in Kilimanjaro region
- Coordinated a study on feasibility of integrating HIV Early infant diagnosis in the antenatal clinic/immunization platform
- Achieved a 20% increase in uptake of PMTCT service (i.e
- Number of HIV infected pregnant women that took prophylactic ART drug) in Kilimanjaro region.
Fellow
Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation
04.2006 - 10.2006
- Provided technical guidance to district health management team on scaling up of HIV care and treatment services
- Served as a referral/ resource person for complicated HIV/AIDS cases within the district
- Facilitated Continued Medical Education (CME) sessions and knowledge sharing on HIV/AIDS and related complications
- Supported routine clinical services - ward rounds and outpatient clinic
- Conducted district wide facility readiness to provide ART service assessment for potential scaling up of services to primary health care facilities.
Medical officer II
Sekou Toure regional Hospital
11.2004 - 04.2006
- Provided medical care to patient through ward rounds and outpatient clinic
- Conducted emergency and elective surgeries
- Contributed to the running of the HIV clinic - the first in the region
- Facilitated Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) trainings, leading to establishment of PMTCT services in all eight region of Mwanza region
- Part of the team that established the first public ART clinic in Mwanza region.
Education
Masters' of science in Public health -
Institute of tropical Medicine (ITM)
Antwerp, Belgium01.2012
Bachelor degree in Medicine -
Muhimbili University College of health sciences (MUCHS)
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania01.2003
Skills
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Analyzing research/survey/program data, interpretation, and dissemination
- Strategic thinking - planning, coordination, and leading teams
- Building partnership - engaging in substantive dialogues and influencing policies
- Program delivery
- Resource mobilization
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, and Internet) Working knowledge of statistical packages: Epi Info version 110 and reference software: refman(R)
Additional Information
Medical association of Tanzania (MAT) since 2004, Public health association of Tanzania (TPHA) since 2008, Alumni, the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp Belgium since 2012, The Performance Based Financing Community of Practice (PBF CoP) since 2013
Courses
- 101 on Human Rights June 2023
- UNFPA Mediation as an Effective Way of Resolving Disputes April 2023
- UNFPA Managerial Certification March 2022
- Sexual Reproductive Health in Emergencies (SRHiE) UNFPA 10 weeks Distance Learning course, April 2021
- Sphere in practice: 5-week massive open online course (MOOC), April 2021
- University of Cape Town UCT Programme Management: A Monitoring and Evaluation Approach. 8 weeks online short course, November 2020
- Training on Communicating Gender Statistics (UNWOMEN) October 2020
- UN Emerging Leadership course, UN System staff college Turin Italy, September 2016
- 2 weeks e-Learning certificate on Leading Collaborative Teams, eCornell University, July 2014
- Minimum Preparedness Actions Package for Humanitarian settings, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2014
- E-Learning course on reproductive health, 'from Advocacy to Action' - World Bank, June 2013
- HIV clinical management and mentorship training by University of California San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco, CA USA, September 2010
- HIV programs Quality improvement training by John Snow Inc. /EGPAF - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, March 2008
- TB/HIV management course by Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (Tanzania)/Dartmouth School of Public Health (Boston, MA) - Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
- HIV-AIDS patients care: monitoring & evaluation workshop by National AIDS Control Program (NACP) Arusha, Tanzania April 2007
- Basic training on comprehensive care and Treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS including anti-retroviral drugs by the Ministry of Health/national AIDS control program Mwanza, Tanzania. November 2006
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) training of trainers training by Ministry of Health/national AIDS control program Mwanza, Tanzania May 2005
Presentations
- Increasing access to SRH services to marginalized adolescent girls and young women: experience from rural Tanzania". Accepted as oral presentation at the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali, Rwanda
- The integration of the family planning services in HIV care and treatment clinics and uptake of the family planning and preferred methods among women in two rural districts in north western Tanzania. Abstract submitted for ICASA 2019, Kigali Rwanda
- Kasi ya kuzaliana nchini itatibua mipango kuelekea uchumi wa kati. A Kiswahili newspaper article on demographic dividend that appeared on a National Newspaper, Mwananchi on 28 July 2016. http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/Makala/1597592-3319582a5lty0z/index.html
- Virtual elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV: An analysis of Prevention of mother to child transmission program in Tanzania (master's degree thesis, unpublished)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/04/1976
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Tanzanian
Certification
UNFPA Managerial certification program March 2022
Languages
Swahili
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Assistant Representative
UNFPA Dodoma Field office
11.2020 - Current
Programme specialist HIV
UNFPA Tanzania country office
10.2013 - 12.2020
Technical adviser HIV care and treatment program
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
07.2010 - 08.2011
Regional programme manager
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
07.2007 - 07.2010
Regional Technical Team Lead
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation
10.2006 - 05.2007
Fellow
Benjamin Mkapa HIV/AIDS Foundation
04.2006 - 10.2006
Medical officer II
Sekou Toure regional Hospital
11.2004 - 04.2006
Masters' of science in Public health -
Institute of tropical Medicine (ITM)
Bachelor degree in Medicine -
Muhimbili University College of health sciences (MUCHS)
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