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Rahma Musoke

Rahma Musoke

Dar es Salaam

Summary

A professional program development, planning, implementation and monitoring expert with more than 10 years of managing one-year and multi-years programs funded by different international development partners and agencies including USAID, UN Agencies and WHO. I have honed my skills in program development, planning, monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning. I have led initiatives aimed at enhancing access to high-quality health services and clean water, employing innovative strategies to drive impactful policy change, through participation to the ministry-level policy and strategies technical working sessions. My expertise lies in managing programs on Water, Hygiene and Sanitation interventions, health system strengthening programs, focusing on human resource for health, service delivery, infrastructure enhancement, governance and leadership, and health financing, Clinical trials projects and other related projects. I am equipped with robust leadership skills to drive significant advancements in strategic planning and implementation, as well as specific program planning and management.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4049
4049
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Manager

WATER MISSION INTERNATIONAL
Dodoma
06.2024 - Current
  • Developed and validated program impact strategy, logical frameworks, measurement indicators, and data collection tools
  • Coordinated the Country Office to implement the Five Years Business Plan (2021-2027) which envisions attaining mission goals
  • Developed and manage the country performance management plan (PMP)
  • Fostered strategic relationship and partnership with Key Stakeholders, Development Partners and other implementing partners.
  • Attended ministry level review meetings or working sessions to create synergies and remain relevant with Country development goals.
  • Designed and manage performance indicator reference sheets (PIRs for WASH projects.
  • Managed the creation and review of global and country-level monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning budgets to provide adequate financial resources for evaluations, special studies, and assessments
  • Conducted QA/QC and data quality assessment (DQA)for each program performance indicator reference sheet.
  • Developed and managed institutional and program specific Work plans and MEL plans.

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Benjamin W. Mkapa Foundation
Dar es Salaam
12.2018 - 05.2024
  • Managed the development, implementation and monitoring performance of the BMF 3rd Strategic Business Plan (2019-2024) which envision on attaining healthy lives and well-being for all in Tanzania and the rest of Africa
  • Designed and developed program implementation plan and M&E frameworks to ensure the integration of cross-cutting issues, including gender
  • Developed and disseminated institutional performance reports and programs specific periodic reports to donor and key stakeholders
  • Develop and disseminate the knowledge management products including success stories, fact sheets and abstracts through learning platform, national conferences and symposiums
  • Participated in the ministry level technical working group review country strategies or developing new strategies
  • Participated in the development or donors organized Community of Practice or knowledge sharing forums
  • Provided technical M&E advice to programs implementation related to health policy, service delivery, health workforce, health finance and all components of Health System Strengthening, using a Human Centered incorporated M&E design
  • Developed and managed program development, implementation and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for programs supported by different development partners including the PEPFAR/USAID, Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria (GFATM), Abbott Fund, Irish Aid, FCDO (former UK DFID), UK Comic Relief, IMF, GIZ, UNICEF, PATH, AVAC, UNFPA, Charity Water, WHO, UNAIDS, US Walter Reed and The Henry Jackson Foundation
  • Participated in Country Proposal development for the Global Fund Country Concept Note/Funding request for TB, HIV, Malaria and RSSH during the years 2014, 2017 and 2020
  • Participated in the development of USAID Afya Endelevu Activity Concept note
  • Developed program workplan, budget and MEL plan for the USAID Afya Endelevu Activity
  • Managed the implementation of multi-years programs funded by USAID, CDC, Department of Defense at US Embassy, Irish Aid, Global Fund and UNICEF
  • Provided innovative cost-effective procedures, tools, and strategies of managing the real time data entry, analysis and reporting through the development of electronic data collection and management systems
  • Served as a member of the Procurement Tender Board to ensure the procurement policies are adhered and relevant procurement documents are submitted by vendors
  • Enhanced the engagement of all key stakeholders including the local government authorities (RHMTs & CHMTs) in the program implementation and monitoring through the routinely supervisions and field visits
  • Designed and managed a program planning and management (PPM) dashboard to ensure efficient program planning and implementation
  • Developed USAID activity performance management plan (PMPs) for USAID Afya Endelevu Activity
  • Conducted USAID Activity periodic Supportive Supervisions, including collecting and reviewing data, conducting data quality assessments for measuring program performance and effectiveness.

Strategic Information Officer

Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation
Dar es Salaam
10.2014 - 11.2018
  • Prepared work and operational plans, of the program's quarter, semi-annual and annual reports and submission to ensure effective implementation and accountability
  • Developed and manage utilization of BMF program management dashboards, and performance monitoring systems including the Organizational Plan of Action (OPA) Student Management Systems (SMS)
  • Developed and managed program performance management plans and MEL Plans to ensure efficient execution to obtain the results
  • Participated and present institutional contribution to national strategic plans and frameworks during the National M&E forums and technical working groups for dissemination of evidence-based intervention results and success stories
  • Created reports and presentations to communicate findings and recommendations to senior
  • Provided professional and technical assistance to staff in areas of program planning, implementation and reporting
  • Managed program qualitative and quantitative data collection activities, including training on data collection methods, analysis of qualitative data and supervision for data quality checks, control to inform the program M&E framework
  • Updated program information by collecting, compiling, and analyzing data through the M & E Web-Data management system; this includes, creating logical and conceptual framework
  • Participated and providing inputs in proposal writing, programmatic technical documents, and best practices
  • Served as the member of procurement evaluation team to review call for proposals and select the qualified vendor for service offering
  • Developed and implemented information management policies and procedures to ensure data accuracy and security
  • Utilized proven technologies and methodologies to coordinates and lead research and learning methodologies
  • Developed of program specific data collection tools and generating research questionnaires for baseline, mid-term and end-term evaluations to assess the impact, relevancy and sustainability of the programs.

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) Officer

KCMC - DUKE UNIVERSITY (North Carolina- USA) COLLABORATION HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
Moshi
10.2012 - 10.2014
  • Prepared the execution scope and project implementation plan for the clinical trials projects known as AIDS clinical trials Group (ACTG) and International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Networks
  • Led team through managing errors, queries and resolving ongoing QA issues
  • Participated and disseminate research findings to the Global AIDS Conference in Washington DC
  • Managed action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations of the standard operating procedures
  • Trained new employees on quality control processes, ensuring consistent adherence to research protocols and standards
  • Maintained documentation of all quality control activities, including test results, inspection reports, and corrective action plans
  • Conducted daily, ongoing, 'real time' review of site's work processes to ensure that procedures are being followed, as per the project management plan(PMP)
  • Monitored the effective performance of projects and maintaining good quality documentation and reporting through the subject Audit chart review
  • Conducted a periodic, planned, objective review of research related activities to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice and other regulatory requirements
  • Developed of standard operating procedures document for clinical trials project
  • Coordinated the implementation of the clinical quality management in the biotechnology KCMC laboratory and coordinate the maintenance of a screening/randomization log for all particular on the site Clinical trials
  • Conducted informed consent verification and source document verification of entry criteria prior to randomization of patients in the study
  • Communicated all ongoing errors and encountered challenges in adhering to the program protocols and Standard Operating Procedures for efficient and excellent results
  • Developed a Clinical Quality Management Plan and work collaboratively with Research Nurses, Pharmacy and Data Management and Pharmacy in achieving activities of the Quality Control plan
  • Prepared the summary of findings of QC and QA reviews and share reports with Principle Investigator and other site staff - for improvements
  • Participated on the proposal writing, quarterly quality control and quality assurance report audit reports and preparation of relevant documents required for the whole process of requesting for ethics approval to National Institute of Medical Research and other ethical committee bodies at KCMC and the follow up of clinical trial regional coverage approval requests
  • Developed research/study protocols and data collection tools for submission to the ethical review board at the National institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
  • Monitored KPIs and developed improvement plans for underperforming projects.

Clinical Research Coordinator

KCMC - DUKE UNIVERSITY (NORTH CAROLINA - USA) COLLABORATION AID PROGRAM
Moshi
04.2011 - 05.2012
  • Worked in the project known as HIV Early Infant Diagnosis and usage of PMTCT (Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV) coordinating data collection and reporting in three regions Tanga, Kilimanjaro and Arusha
  • Oversaw sitewide research data collection, cleaning, validation, and entry including 'Progress in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in three regions of Tanzania: a retrospective analysis'
  • Conducted training documentation to nurses about the recording of source documentation of clients on PMTCT regime used by mother and infant, feeding modality of the infant and good documentation, and recording of PCR results and on National Registers (DHIS2), which improve the availability of cleaned source documentation
  • Conducted analysis of Infant tested for HIV Early Infant Diagnosis from each health facility and collection of dried blood spot PCR results for all HIV-exposed infants to all zonal hospitals for further testing
  • Conducted presentation of results of the program research including lesson learnt at the clinical conferences, symposiums, knowledge sharing platforms for recommendations
  • Conducted annual dissemination and presentation of published research through the National and International Clinical Forum
  • Managed qualitative and quantitative data collection activities, including training on data collection methods, analysis of qualitative data using scientific packages such as SSPS
  • Supervised five (5) enumerators and six (6) research clinical nurses on data quality checks and control, which led to the increased performance of a Clinical trail adherence from 72% to 90%
  • Prepared and submitted required documentation for institutional review board approval
  • Assisted in development of informed consent documents for study participants
  • Conducted quality assurance audits of study data to ensure accuracy and integrity
  • Trained site staff on protocol procedures and good clinical practice guidelines and managed communication between research sites, sponsors, and regulatory agencies
  • Organized investigator meetings, training sessions, and other events related to clinical studies
  • Ensured timely reporting of adverse events or safety concerns to regulatory authorities
  • Contributed to successful preparation and management of research budgets and related monetary disbursements
  • Oversaw study-related worksheets, manuals and other documentation
  • Organized and maintained complete records for each study, including the case reports, drug dispensation records and regulatory paperwork.

Research Assistant

POPULATION SERVICE INTERNATIONAL (PSI)
Dar es Salaam
08.2010 - 03.2011
  • Conducted In-depth interview to the users of oral contraceptives in Dar-es-salaam in a targeted population such as college students
  • Transcribed and translated recorded interviews from the tape recorder to the reporting format for data entry, coding, analysis, and Report writing on monthly basis
  • Participated in the trainings, review, documentations, and dissemination meetings by presenting the research results, lesson learnt, and challenges encountered to inform best practices for the proceeding program implementation.

Research Internship

TANZANIA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY (TANESCO)
Dar es Salaam
08.2009 - 11.2009
  • Conducted market research to identify potential customers that needs electricity installations and provided recommendation in the process of surveying
  • Participated on the preparation of social and environmental information package with the social welfare department team to inform the engineers on the installation of electricity and development of mapping coverage to the hard-to-reach areas of Tanzania.

Research Assistant

IFAKARA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTION -IHI
Ifakara
08.2008 - 11.2008
  • Participated on the ongoing institutional research particularly on data collection, cleaning, coding, and analysis i.e research on severe malaria at Kilombero District
  • Conducted community household survey to identify suspected cases for severe malaria and convolutions that guides the patient test and treatment in Kilombero and Ulanga districts
  • Facilitated focus group discussion, village reflective meetings with the village communities and analyzed the solely discussion from the group to inform the perception of the community on convulsions and the treatment of Malaria
  • Facilitated the orientation of schoolteachers as community mobilizers about the possible measures for eradication of convulsions in Ifakara and informing their participation in creating awareness to the community.

Education

Certificate - 'LEAD Others' through a leaders journey training

Life Shape International

Certificate - Leadership and Management in Health

University of Washington

Certificate - Women Leadership Programme

Uongozi Institute

Certificate - Leadership

Uongozi Institute

Certificate - The Use of M&E for Quality and Programme improvement in the Health Sector

Mzumbe University

Postgraduate Diploma - Health System Management

Institute of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology

University of Dar-es-Salaam

Skills

  • Strategic planning and management
  • Program Planning & Management
  • Programme designing
  • Project evaluation
  • Effective Time Management
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Data Analysis
  • Leadership Skills
  • Household Surveys
  • Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
  • Data Management and Visualization
  • Program Budgeting
  • Conflict Management
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Performance Improvement
  • Problem-Solving
  • Procurement Planning and implementation
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • KPI framework design
  • Survey design
  • Data analysis and evaluation
  • Knowledge management
  • Database management
  • Strategic planning
  • AI and machine learning
  • Risk assessment
  • Influencing stakeholders
  • Adapting to change
  • Aligning strategy with operations
  • Mentoring team members
  • Procurement
  • Network management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Compliance adherence
  • Report writing
  • Grant writing

Languages

English
Swahili

Extracellular Activities.

  • Leadership Coach.
  • Leadership Book Clubs at Uongozi Resource Center and others.
  • Facilitate career mentorship programs.
  • Facilitate capacity building sessions on proposal/concept notes development.
  • Facilitating team building sessions.

Affiliations

  • Reading books, articles and listening to podcasts.
  • Travelling
  • Mentoring and Coaching

Accomplishments

  • Top 20 Awardee of Women in Management Africa, 2024.
  • Innovation Award, BMF FY 2021/22.
  • Certificate of a Good Leader, Secondary School, 2004.

Certification

  • Executive Leadership and Management Program by Impact Leadership Academy(Lindam),2023.
  • Certificate on M&E of Development Projects by the University of Dar-es-Salaam,2010.
  • Certificate on a training of Research proposal writing by the University of Dar-es-Salaam,2010.
  • Certificate in Global Health on M&E Frameworks for HIV/AIDs Programs by USAID,2013.
  • Certificate of course completion in Global Health on Data Quality,2013.
  • Certificate of Participation on Service Delivery Indicators training on Health and Education by AERC and Word Bank,2015.
  • Certificate of Completion in Global Health eLearning on ‘’Data Quality’’ 2017.
  • Certificate of training completion Data Management and Analysis in the Health Sector,2018.
  • Certificate of Completion on ‘The Use of M&E for Quality and Programme improvement in the Health Sector at Mzumbe University-Tanzania, 2018.
  • Certificate of training completion of Data Collection using Open Data Kit & Survey CTO at DLab TZ,2019.
  • Certificate for M&E Best Practices Incorporating Human Centered Design Thinking,2019.
  • Certificate of course completion Gender and Health Systems Strengthening by Global Health eLearning center,2019.
  • Certificate of course completion on Data Use for Managers by Global Health eLearning center,2019.
  • Certificate of USAID/PEPFAR Data Quality Assessment Tools,2021.
  • Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science,2021.
  • Knowledge Management (KM) in Global Health Programs,2022.
  • Certificate of participation in the COMPASS Africa MERL capacity strengthening workshop for civil society organizations with AVAC and PZAT AIDS TRUST,2022.

Referees

Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning / National Facilitator.

Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation.

P.O. Box 76274, Mbezi,

Mobile: 0754250388/0713250388

Email: kihinga@yahoo.com


2. Boniface Nguhuni, MD, MSc

Senior Health Policy Advisor

USAID Tanzania

Tel (Home): +255 26 235 0041 | Mobile +255 754669512

E-mail: bnguhuni@usaid.gov


3. Mr. Francis P. Karia, MBA, MSc-PH, DTM & H (London University).

Research Program Leader, Duke University

104 Pine gate Circle, 27514,

North Carolina, USA

Mobile: +1 (919) 627-4200

Email: frank2000tz@gmail.com

Timeline

Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Manager

WATER MISSION INTERNATIONAL
06.2024 - Current

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Benjamin W. Mkapa Foundation
12.2018 - 05.2024

Strategic Information Officer

Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation
10.2014 - 11.2018

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) Officer

KCMC - DUKE UNIVERSITY (North Carolina- USA) COLLABORATION HIV/AIDS PROGRAM
10.2012 - 10.2014

Clinical Research Coordinator

KCMC - DUKE UNIVERSITY (NORTH CAROLINA - USA) COLLABORATION AID PROGRAM
04.2011 - 05.2012

Research Assistant

POPULATION SERVICE INTERNATIONAL (PSI)
08.2010 - 03.2011

Research Internship

TANZANIA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY (TANESCO)
08.2009 - 11.2009

Research Assistant

IFAKARA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTION -IHI
08.2008 - 11.2008

Certificate - Leadership and Management in Health

University of Washington

Certificate - Women Leadership Programme

Uongozi Institute

Certificate - The Use of M&E for Quality and Programme improvement in the Health Sector

Mzumbe University

Postgraduate Diploma - Health System Management

Institute of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Anthropology

University of Dar-es-Salaam

Certificate - 'LEAD Others' through a leaders journey training

Life Shape International

Certificate - Leadership

Uongozi Institute

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