Lamek Nyabuga
Development Professional – Health Systems Strengthening, Strategic Partnerships & Programme Coordination
Summary
Development professional with over nine years of experience in multi-country health systems strengthening, strategic partnerships, and programme coordination across Africa.
Experience supporting governments, development partners, technical agencies, and civil society organizations to strengthen policy implementation, institutional capacity, and coordination mechanisms across HIV prevention, SRHR, and adolescent health programmes.
Technical expertise includes country engagement, stakeholder coordination, health systems strengthening, knowledge management, policy translation, and multi-stakeholder programme implementation in regional and national contexts.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Knowledge Manager & Country Engagement Lead
GENESIS ANALYTICS
03.2026 - Current
- Provide technical and coordination support to multi-country HIV prevention learning initiatives across Africa, supporting alignment between country priorities, regional frameworks, and development partner strategies.
- Lead country engagement processes across multiple African countries to support programme alignment and coordination.
- Facilitate engagement between ministries of health, donors, technical agencies, and implementing partners.
- Support development and operationalization of knowledge-to-action systems to enhance evidence use in programming.
- Coordinate regional learning and knowledge exchange activities across participating countries.
- Contribute to technical outputs and learning products to inform programme implementation and policy development.
Country Engagement Lead
GENESIS ANALYTICS
07.2022 - 03.2026
- Supported coordination of multi-country HIV prevention programmes through stakeholder engagement, policy alignment, and implementation support.
- Coordinated engagement with ministries of health, donors, and implementing partners across countries.
- Supported national coordination mechanisms for HIV prevention programme alignment and implementation.
- Facilitated cross-country learning exchanges and technical collaboration.
- Contributed to development of implementation guidance and knowledge products.
- Supported alignment between regional platforms and country-level systems.
Regional Programme & Partnerships Manager
TIKO
12.2020 - 06.2022
- Supported regional programme implementation and partnership coordination for adolescent health systems strengthening initiatives.
- Supported development and management of partnerships with government and development actors.
- Contributed to programme implementation and coordination across multi-stakeholder environments.
- Supported strengthening of service delivery systems within adolescent health programming.
- Assisted in programme planning and coordination processes.
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement across public and private sector actors.
Programme Evaluation Consultant
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
11.2019 - 09.2020
- Supported programme evaluation and evidence generation for development interventions focused on social and economic outcomes.
- Contributed to design and implementation of programme evaluation processes.
- Supported analysis of programme outcomes and effectiveness.
- Assisted in preparation of evaluation reports and recommendations.
- Supported knowledge translation from evaluation findings into programme learning.
Programme Officer – Adolescent & Youth HIV/SRHR/GBV Programmes
LVCT HEALTH
12.2017 - 08.2019
- Supported implementation of HIV, SRHR, and GBV programmes across multiple counties.
- Coordinated implementation of community and facility-based interventions across counties.
- Engaged government and community stakeholders to strengthen service delivery systems.
- Supported monitoring, reporting, and programme learning processes.
- Contributed to programme coordination across field sites.
- Supported implementation of adolescent and youth health interventions.
Policy & Advocacy Associate – USAID PACE Programme
CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE
07.2017 - 11.2017
- Supported policy engagement and advocacy activities focused on adolescent health programming.
- Supported stakeholder engagement and policy dialogue processes.
- Contributed to programme implementation and coordination activities.
- Assisted in development of advocacy and communication materials.
- Supported engagement with youth-focused stakeholders.
Education
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Skills
- Multi-Country Programme Coordination
- Country Engagement & Stakeholder Management
- Health Systems Strengthening
- Government & Development Partner Coordination
- Institutional Capacity Development
- Policy Implementation Support
- Knowledge Management & Learning Systems
- Programme Monitoring, Learning & Adaptation (MEL)
- Strategic Partnerships Coordination
- Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Programme Coordination
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Knowledge Management
- Policy Analysis & Translation
- Development Programme Implementation
- Basic Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
Timeline
Senior Knowledge Manager & Country Engagement Lead
GENESIS ANALYTICS
03.2026 - Current
Country Engagement Lead
GENESIS ANALYTICS
07.2022 - 03.2026
Regional Programme & Partnerships Manager
TIKO
12.2020 - 06.2022
Programme Evaluation Consultant
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
11.2019 - 09.2020
Programme Officer – Adolescent & Youth HIV/SRHR/GBV Programmes
LVCT HEALTH
12.2017 - 08.2019
Policy & Advocacy Associate – USAID PACE Programme
CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENCE
07.2017 - 11.2017
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