Beatrice Chiyokoma
Lusaka
Summary
Results-driven project management professional with 15 years of experience and a strong focus on team collaboration and delivering impactful outcomes. Adept at coordinating complex projects, ensuring timely completion, and adapting to changing requirements. Proven skills in leadership, strategic planning, and stakeholder communication. Known for reliability and flexibility in dynamic environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Lead-Community Mental Health & Well-Being and Deputy Project Manager-Advancing Vocational Clinical Education in Zambia
SolidarMed
03.2021 - Current
- Contributed to SolidarMed’s 2025-2028 strategic plan development as an active Strategic Plan task force committee member, project management tools such as the yearly plan of operation and project procurement plans
- Formation and supervision of the youth advisory board for the youth mental health project
- Preparation and presentation of annual and financial reports to donors
- Grant applications for funding to donors/grant proposals
- Supporting and managing local and regional/international stakeholders
- Driving the partnership documentation – i.e
- MoU and agreed operational plans, meetings etc
- Planning and recruitment of community research participants
- Conducting focus group discussions and qualitative data analysis
- Supervise/oversee the planning and implementation of the Randomized Controlled Trial to test new interventions including training research teams and data management
- Supporting the dissemination and sustainable scale-up of adapted and tested interventions following the completion of the randomised controlled trials
- Reviewing project performance-budget and track expenditure and KPI performance on a regular basis
- Developing Terms of References for external consultancies
- Conduct Needs Assessments and assist in setting project goals, targets, objectives and key performance indicators
- Developing research abstracts and policy briefs
- Working with the procurement and infrastructure teams, act as a lead client for the procurement of necessary services in infrastructure development – i.e
- Architects, designers, on-site supervisors
- Commissioning and managing contractors to ensure the timely construction of health education infrastructure i.e
- The VCE facilities in Kafue, Kabwe, Solwezi and Chipata
- Planning the use and fitting out of the new facilities, working with procurement and relevant experts to itemize, procure and install the necessary equipment and supplies to make the facilities operational/functional
- Ensuring all construction projects are monitored in detail, preparing monthly construction reports and highlighting any deviation from plan, eg in quality or timeliness of the construction
- Working with other team members to ensure a full set of SOPs are designed that cover the governance and management of newly constructed health infrastructure
- Ensuring a successful turnkey handover of the facilities to the eventual owning local partners, working with the Project Manager Clinical Education on the agreement of an MoU with those partners governing SMZ’s role in terms of support into the future
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF)
03.2016 - 02.2021
- Developed budgets and costed all planned activities
- Conducted operational research to enhance quality improvement of health service delivery
- Conducted health facility assessments/baselines in government clinics and hospitals to support evidence-based needs prioritization
- Worked with the Africa Bureau M&E Director and the Global Data Managers in setting performance targets and KPIs for the HIV prevention, care and treatment programs
- Spearheaded monthly and quarterly program reviews to ensure all planned activities are on track
- Conducted various surveys and assessments
- Coordinated the collection, collation, validation, and reporting key country program indicators for all supported sites
- Conducted periodic data audits and data quality assessments in all supported sites
- Provided strategic direction in the annual budgeting process, quarterly financial reviews/analysis
- Rolled out training and capacity building of M&E activities, planning, monthly, quarterly, and annual review meetings of country work plans
- Participated in the development of M&E guidelines and tools at program level and country level in M&E technical working groups within the ministry of health and national AIDS council
- Set up M&E systems including planning, designing data collection tools, M&E framework design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting
- HR duties: recruiting and supervising, and performance appraisals of data clerks stationed in all supported health facilities
- Procurement Committee Chair
- Develop procurement plans, spearhead capital item procurements for construction, buildings and improvements, furniture and fixtures, IT equipment, medical equipment
- Work closely with the Operations Manager to ensure timely execution of works by successful bidders, final inspections and issuance of certificate of completion
- Acting Country Program Manager from time to time: Reviewing program reports, approving payments, managing stakeholder relations and representing the organization in high level-decision making meetings
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
10.2010 - 01.2015
- Participated in preparation of program annual Country Operating Plans (COP) including program strategic objectives, activities and targets as agreed with the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Prepared and consolidated quarterly and annual program progress reports to Ministry of Health
- Prepared and consolidated semiannual (SAPR) and Annual (APR) progress quantitative and qualitative reports to CDC and MoH
- Provided training to Program Managers, Technical Data Team, and Health Care Providers in standardized M&E procedures and Health Management Information System (HMIS) Data collection and collation tools
- Provided technical assistance and on-site mentorship at community, facility and district level
- Participated and provided technical assistance to MoH through the M&E technical working group (M&E subcommittee)
- Coordinated and Supervised Data coordinators, provincial assistant data coordinators and Data Associates
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
World Vision Zambia
10.2009 - 09.2010
- Finalized FY 2010 Annual Operations Plans (AOPs)/Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs)
- Ensured that all planned activities had appropriate output indicators and performance targets – annual, semi-annual and monthly targets
- Assisted Chama ADP staff to revise indicators in redesign document, AOP and concept papers appropriately
- Developed and refined data collection tools, indicator tracking table and activity tracking table
- Harmonized planning and collection of data required for different systems (Sponsorship Tracking Enhancement Program, RAPIDS, Core HIV and AIDS Response Monitoring System, etc) to minimize wasteful duplication of efforts
- Ensured that all technical staff and partners at the ADP level use the participatory data collection tools that will have been developed/adapted/refined by the ADP
- Developed an electronic monitoring system (M & E Database) and updated it regularly
- Compiled Monthly Management Reports, Semi-annual and annual reports and spearheaded data review meetings
Education
Master of Science - Public Health
Walden University
Baltimore, Maryland01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
Bugema University
Kampala, Uganda10-2007
School Certificate -
Kabulonga Girls High School
Lusaka, Zambia01.2001
Skills
- Stakeholder management and engagement skills
- Project planning, management and implementation skills
- Budgeting skills
- Design, Monitoring, Evaluation & reporting skills
- Qualitative research skills
- Data visualization, dissemination and usage skills
- Decision-making and problem-solving/critical thinking
- Communication
- Time Management
- Microsoft office/computer competency
- Interpersonal and organizational skills
Languages
English
Lenje
Bemba
Nyanja
Tonga
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/13/83
- Nationality: Zambian
Professionalcourses
- Good Clinical Practice & Human Subjects Protection Training, 2024, National Health Research Authority
- Society of Behavioral Medicine - Good Clinical Practice Training for Social and Behavioral Research, 2023
- Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation for Global Health Programs, 07/09/20, University of Washington
- National Health Research Authority 2020’s Data to Policy Cohort, 2020
Certification
- 2024 IMPACT Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Abstract Title: Effective Collaboration Strategies for Engaging Vocational Training Institutions in a Substance Use and Gender Equity Program for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Aged 16-24 Years: Lessons Learnt from Southern Africa
- Good Clinical Practice & Human Subjects Protection Training (2024)-National Health Research Authority
- Society of Behavioral Medicine (2023)- Good Clinical Practice Training for Social and Behavioral Research
- First Aid Training Certificate-Zambia Red Cross Society
- July-September 2020-Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation for Global Health Programs- University of Washington
- National Health Research Authority 2020’s Data to Policy Cohort- Development of a Policy Brief to address Low Uptake of TB Preventive Therapy (TPT/IPT) in Zambia
- Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning-Doing to Learning Lab (D2L) 2010- World Vision
Timeline
Project Lead-Community Mental Health & Well-Being and Deputy Project Manager-Advancing Vocational Clinical Education in Zambia
SolidarMed
03.2021 - Current
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF)
03.2016 - 02.2021
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
10.2010 - 01.2015
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
World Vision Zambia
10.2009 - 09.2010
School Certificate -
Kabulonga Girls High School
Master of Science - Public Health
Walden University
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
Bugema University
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