Rachael Ndegwa
Nairobi
Summary
I am an organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
COMMUNITY HEALTH DIGITIZATION PROGRAM MANAGER
LIVING GOODS
01.2021 - Current
- Drive overall eCHIS project delivery with integration of community health digitization’s project linking to the larger digital health platform in compliance to local and global standards and guidelines in collaboration with (government and its partners)
- Provide technical assistance to Ministry’s Division of community health on design and implementation of the electronic community health information system from system architecture and implementation roadmap for national-scaled implementation
- Represent Living Goods in MOH digital health related technical working groups (steering and working committees) with central and county governments
- Project management of the digital community health information system project implementation in Kisumu County - reached 1000 Community health volunteers as at December 2021
- Other assignments: 2021: Technical lead in development of the community health digital solution (SmartHealth) capacity building curriculum for health workforce; 2021: Member of the
- WHO – Community health workforce technical working group developing community health workers registry guidelines
DHIS2 Expert
HISP Kenya
Nairobi
01.2014 - Current
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
- Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
SENIOR ICT OFFICER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
02.2019 - 12.2020
- Lead the team providing technical system support to users of the National Health Information
- Systems among them Kenya Health Information System (KHIS - DHIS2), Kenya Master Health
- Facility List (KMHFL), MOH Virtual academy- eLearning platform
- Coordination technology aspects of health informatics technical working groups on digital health projects (e.g
- Digital health platform working group)
- Management and mentorship of Presidential Digital Talent internship program – Health informatics team 2
- Supported health programs to develop digital health interventions strategies and projects (e.g
- Provided technical support Community Health program in the development of the community health digitization strategy 2020-2025)
- Lead in management of the Ministry’s Service Desk Operations for the national health information systems
- Support the Head of ICT Department in other assignments (e.g
- National data center architecture design, Health programs TWGs representation)
- Other assignment: Member of the end to end digital health solution for the health sector TWG;
- Coordinator and Member of the new eHealth bill 2020 drafting committee;
SYSTEM COORDINATOR
HEALTH INFORMATION, PALLADIUM GROUP
02.2017 - 01.2019
- Coordination of internal staff and PEPFAR funded HIV program service delivery partners to design and implement digital health information systems that is EMRs (KenyaEMR, IQCare), mobile applications (mUzima, IQMobile) and National HIV data warehouse
- Lead in development and implementation of the capacity building curriculum and plan for the health workers on the digital health system at national and county levels (covering 27 Counties)
- Participated in various digital health technical working group including system integration (e.g
- National reporting system (DHIS2) with Electronic Medical Records Systems)
- Other assignments: Project manager role of the training program management system for the
- Field Epidemiologist Training Program (FELTP); lead system analyst for the key population module for the EMRs
PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
AURASAFIRA LIMITED
07.2016 - 12.2016
- Project management, and organization’s resource planning for the technical aspects delivery of the project in the selected five Counties
- Engagement of core project’s stakeholders; included the funding agency (UNICEF) and client (Ministry of Health programs)
- Technical assistance in development and implementation of customized capacity building training kits for the Maternal and Child Health Program health managers on data demand and use of KHIS data analysis tools
SENIOR ICT OFFICER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
07.2011 - 07.2016
- Lead the team providing end user support for ICT infrastructure management and information systems (among them DHIS2, Master Health Facility List, EMRs)
- Technology lead to the system development consultants for EMR (AfyaEHMS) in system architecture, UI and workflows design, system quality assurance testing and capacity building in the health facilities
- Support communication team in maintenance and management of the Ministry’s website
- DHIS2 technical working group member and trainer in DHIS2 web apps customization and tracker configuration, mobile devices app customization, DHIS2 for data demand and use track
- Trained East Africa region academy in Kigali, Rwanda and Kisumu, Kenya
- Mentor of interns in the Divisions of ICT and Health Information System
- Other assignment: ICT Technical lead in the development of the Kenya Health Sector Enterprise architecture, National eHealth Policy and the National eHealth Strategy, Kenya Health
- Observatory platform design; Lead adoption of DHIS2 tracker for e-surveillance (MSOS)
ICT OFFICER
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
05.2008 - 06.2011
- Managed the Division of ICT operations as the Ag
- Head of Division for two years
- Coordinated the end-user for over 2,000 MOH staff and systems administration (that is Human
- Resource Management, Integrated Financial Management System and others)
- Other assignments: provide the technology and digital health related technical assistance in the technical working group among them – national eHealth TWG, DHIS TWG, HIS certification TWG, e-immunization registry TWG, health infrastructure standards review TWG
Education
Masters of Science - Data Communication
2014
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
2007
Leadership and Management in Health Course - undefined
2017
Studies: ITIL Foundation -
PRIDE Couse: Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 - undefined
2013
Skills
- Project Manager
- Project LifeCycle Management
- Agile Manager
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Reports
- Network Infrastructure Support
- Technical Presentations
- Project Proposals
- Grant Reporting
- Networking Strength
- Complex Problem-Solving
Certification
- Certified Project manager, PMP
Timeline
COMMUNITY HEALTH DIGITIZATION PROGRAM MANAGER - LIVING GOODS
01.2021 - Current
SENIOR ICT OFFICER - MINISTRY OF HEALTH
02.2019 - 12.2020
SYSTEM COORDINATOR - HEALTH INFORMATION, PALLADIUM GROUP
02.2017 - 01.2019
PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR - AURASAFIRA LIMITED
07.2016 - 12.2016
DHIS2 Expert - HISP Kenya
01.2014 - Current
SENIOR ICT OFFICER - MINISTRY OF HEALTH
07.2011 - 07.2016
ICT OFFICER - MINISTRY OF HEALTH
05.2008 - 06.2011
KCA University - Masters of Science, Data Communication
Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology - Bachelor of Science, Information
Technology
FEBRUARY - APRIL, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - Leadership and Management in Health Course,
TIRAMID LTD - Studies: ITIL Foundation,
COMPUTER - PRIDE
Couse: Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008,
- Certified Project manager, PMP
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