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Robert Peter Ndugwa

Chief Data and Analytics
Nairobi,Kenya
Robert Peter Ndugwa

Summary

Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic. Top-notch Senior Statistician and analytics professional with proven track record of success leading and growing organizations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Skilled in identifying opportunities and implementing practical business strategies with commitment to staying informed about latest trends, technologies and best practices. Pragmatic professional with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

20
years of professional experience

Work History

United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi

Chief Data, Statistics and Analytics
2017.01 - Current (7 years & 8 months)

Job overview


  • Responsible for overall leadership on the design, formulation and implementation of the global urban monitoring and reporting agenda, manage linkages with UN agencies, donors and oversee resource mobilization
  • Supervised over 16 professional staff and consultants in the field of Data and Statistics
  • I contribute to effective leadership and partnership management towards support for research undertaken by the Data/Statistics unit and Research Section and the programme management activities by the Branch, to ensure that the substantive work programmes and programmed activities are carried out in a timely and coordinated fashion
  • Ensure urban policy and statistical networks are integrated as cross cutting issues
  • Mobilized resources to promote best practices in data and analytics area
  • Ensured an organizational culture is nurtured where data is treated as an asset and individuals take personal accountability for the quality and application of business data


  • Ensured foundational data and analytics platforms and services are established, maintained and future-proofed in line with needs, with high target user adoption in cities and internally within the agency
  • Ensured a flexible and scalable Data and Analytics function that is adaptable to business needs through blending internal talent with external sourcing options
  • Mobilized US$1.5 M for new global strategy to advocate for use of urban and city definitions alignment to promote harmonized concepts and uniform reporting on SDGs on the urban measures
  • Developed and coordinated the formulation of the global programme with focus on cities monitoring for urban poverty eradication


  • Prepared projects on income generation and sustainable livelihood for several countries including using evidence to advocate inclusion of sustainable livelihoods for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in urban areas
  • Served as focal point in the preparation of the Multi-Country SDG 11 synthesis report 2018 and 2023
  • Guided several countries on national and sub-national level monitoring and reporting on urban policies and development
  • Prepared a Resource Mobilization Strategy: secured $1.5M from the Saudi Government on State of Saudi Cities monitoring, $1.5M for Global Monitoring of SDGs from UN Development Account, and contributions totaling $575,000 from Bahrain, Botswana, Ethiopia, Tunisia, and Spain
  • Lead development of the global urban monitoring framework to track progress on SDGs and NUA performances at global, national and city levels.
  • Leveraged text, charts and graphs to communicate findings in understandable format. Analyzed large amounts of data to identify trends and find patterns, signals and hidden stories within data.
  • Used business objects, business intelligence and other reporting tools to extract data from data solutions and data warehouses.
  • Created and automated data visualizations to present insights and tell compelling stories. Interpreted business questions and collaborated with engineering teams to identify data sources.
  • Identified, reviewed and evaluated data management metrics to recommend ways to strengthen data across enterprise. Assessed large datasets, drew valid inferences and prepared insights in narrative or visual forms.
  • Performed root-cause analysis on data-related system problems to recommend or execute corrective action. Developed and implemented data collection systems and other strategies to optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.
  • Managed key tasks and resources to achieve cost, schedule and strategic growth initiatives. Managed financial, operational and human resources to optimize business performance.
  • Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners. Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi

Chief Global Urban Observatory Section
2014.04 - 2017.05 (3 years & 1 month)

Job overview

  • Developed software applications for statistical modeling and graphic analysis to understand data and drive accurate insight.
  • Evaluated statistical techniques and extracted urban data and information from research data to provide different ways to assess robustness of research outputs.
  • Prepared statistical analysis plans and provided statistical interpretation for graphs, tables and charts.
  • Evaluated reliability of source information by weighing raw data to make data easier to interpret.
  • Developed integrated spreadsheet and database templates for accumulating, formatting and organizing program data and presented findings to management.
  • Coordinated statistical activities for over 30 projects and created, maintained and updated data dictionaries and coding guides.
  • Applied statistical methods to solve specific problems and managed assigned deliverables related to study.
  • Performed data cleaning and data preparation to support high-quality data and catch errors before processing.
  • Developed statistical models for over 20 projects to analyze and represent tasks required to complete project.
  • Developed data tables and databases to create relation between tables to allow efficient data retrieval.
  • Manipulated, transformed and analyzed data by reviewing computer reports, printouts and performance indicators.
  • Conducted quality checks on data sources to check for inconsistencies and perform data cleaning activities.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion. Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively. Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.

United Nations Emergency Ebola response, Multi-city mission

Senior Information Management Specialist
2014.07 - 2015.03 (8 months)

Job overview

  • In this 6-month Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) role, I was tasked to build smart systems to monitor and track cases of Ebola as part of a large Ebola response for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
  • I supported Resident Coordinator's and country teams, including many UN agencies with timely responses to the Ebola epidemic in the 3 countries with mobile-based tracking systems
  • Supported two RC/HC/RRs (the first also a DSRSG) to restore UN’s advisory, programmatic and operational leadership and coordinator of UN Agency operational activities role at the country level
  • Led emergency capacity building of health information management and collection teams in the 3 countries and HQ Office, significantly improving NGO-Government relations through study/workshops; managed sensitive information that allowed tracking Ebola cases leading to the end of the crisis.
  • Played a pivotal role in formulating the second phase of the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Development Programme, a US $16M programme to support health and economic stabilization for the 3 countries; linking relief and development; rehabilitating the health infrastructure; and addressing the needs of the rural and urban poor.
  • Developed a resources mobilization strategy that resulted in US$6M being raised from eight donors for information management support
  • Built trusted and simplified business data processes that were made available to those who need it, when they need it, in line with data, security, compliance and ethical standards
  • Support timely and robust insights sharing enabled by advanced analytics and complete, accurate, up-to-date data based on business optimization, innovation and reinvention.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

UNICEF, Nairobi

Research and Evaluation Specialist
2010.05 - 2014.04 (3 years & 11 months)

Job overview

  • Managed Monitoring, Research and Evaluation programme, linking with UN system agencies, and resource mobilization.
  • Supervised 4 professional staff and 7 consultants
  • Coordinated Inter-Agency Programme Working Group of all UN agencies, which facilitated preparation of the first UN Development Assistance Framework (2013) for the country
  • Led data management of all studies and surveys conducted within the UNICEF country office as part of the strategic planning, management, research and evaluation functions of UNICEF
  • Managed the Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the country office.
  • Completed data analysis and compilation of a child development index for initially Kenya and later extended to other countries
  • Including coordinating the roll out of the Multiple Indicator Cluster surveys in hard to reach areas
  • Managed and led the implementation of a real time evaluation during the drought emergency crisis in the Horn of Africa region
  • Responsible for developing a social intelligence system that provided a local level monitoring of the impact of UNICEF activities on local communities
  • Managed the compilation of the annual reports for the country office
  • Contributed as a senior planning officer to the development of the UN Development Assistance framework and the new country programme
  • Supported the social policy dialogues and development with the Government and engaged in and established constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and local stakeholders to support the development of social policies and programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children’s rights and strengthening of implementation and monitoring mechanisms at all levels, and ensure that the services reach out to the most needy
  • Monitored and managed information on state budgeting and spending patterns for social sector programmes and decentralization status of social services on an on-going basis to support advocacy for greater public resources and budget allocation for social development
  • Supported data collection for assessment of the situation of children and women to provide the base-line information to guide decisions on interventions and evaluations
  • Developed information systems for monitoring child rights indicators, with emphasis on community and child participation
  • Provided timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective prioritization, planning, and development; facilitate results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives
  • Analyzed the macroeconomic context of social policy programmes and its impact on social development, emerging issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children, and proposed/ promoted appropriate responses in respect of such issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children
  • Provided support and contributed to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country programme
  • Promoted and raised awareness on children’s rights with both the general public and with policy makers, effective information dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF.
  • Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans. Restructured procedures through coordination with compliance director to create and execute projects.
  • Compiled research data and gave professional presentations highlighting finds and recommended optimizations. Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London

Research Fellow/Lecturer
2008.06 - 2010.04 (1 year & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Led the team that managed a 5-million-pound research grant on urbanization, health and education dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa leading to publication of several high-profile articles and research papers on Urbanization trends, adolescents, and vulnerable populations
  • Was responsible for teaching, demography, biostatistics and epidemiology to master’s level Students
  • I led a Wellcome Trust funded Project: "Urbanization Poverty and Health Dynamics”- involved in a theme addressing adolescent health transitions and maternal and child health outcomes in Urban Slum settings in Nairobi
  • Helped other global partners such as APHRC who were part of the research consortium to conceptualize, negotiate, and mobilize additional resources and launch US$ 19M for urban health dynamics and capacity building projects
  • Provided technical leadership for data and analytics services, platforms and tools, and overseeing the development lifecycle and associated processes for the project
  • Established a data governance framework as an enabler of better organizational decision making and business outcomes for the project
  • Inspired, through showcasing and demonstrating the ability to tell a story with data and how to drive value for the business through data for various partners.
  • Maintained high levels of confidentiality to protect data quality and project research. Upheld all university and regulatory requirements for documentation of findings.
  • Followed best practices and scientific protocol to reach defensible conclusions based on solid evidence. Applied research technique to determine effectiveness of 6 interventions.
  • Authored professional scientific papers for publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Edited papers for submission to prestigious academic and industry journals.
  • Supported and supervised students in 4 research programs from brainstorming areas for potential research through publishing papers on completed projects.


Heidelberg University school of Medicine, Heidelberg

Researcher PhD Student
2005.06 - 2008.06 (3 years)

Job overview

  • I led and managed a German Research Foundation grant/Project on "The burden of malaria in holoendemic area compared to a mesoendemic area in West Africa"
  • I coordinated the investigations to compare the burden of malaria in a holoendemic area (Nouna/Burkina Faso) and in a mesoendemic area (Farafenni/The Gambia) based on a meta-analysis of data from several clinical trials in combination with Demographic and Surveillance System follow-up data
  • I also supervised, mentored and supported teaching two statistics courses on the Masters programme for two years.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Analyzed data to determine which theory to select for further research.
  • Edited papers for submission to prestigious academic and industry journals.
  • Conducted and evaluated research using cutting-edge technology.
  • Computed complex statistical analyses and interpreted data using STATA, SAS and SPSS software.
  • Upheld all university and regulatory requirements for documentation of findings.

, Heidelberg

2020.12 - 2007.01 (-14 years & -11 months)

Job overview

  • 25th Annual meeting of the Study group on Tropical Paediatric Diseases, 27th-28th January 2007,
  • New trends in Infectious Disease Research
  • 2nd Joint PhD students meetings of the Collaborative Research Centres SFB 544 Heidelberg and SFB 630 Würzburg, 23rd-25th November, 2006,Heidelberg Germany
  • Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases and their inter-relationships GRK 793, Presented “Epidemiology of Malaria in a Holoendemic area: morbidity and mortality estimations.” Internal Symposium 11th- 12th July 2006, Oberflockenbach Germany
  • Publications
  • Counting the Costs: A Method for Evaluating the Cost of Achieving SDG 11, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
  • Assessment of SDG Indicator 11.3.1 and Urban Growth Trends of Major and Small Cities in South Africa, August 2020, Sustainability
  • The Role of Earth Observation in an Integrated Deprived Area Mapping “System” for Low-to-Middle Income Countries, March 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Richard Lilford, Catherine Kyobutungi, Robert P Ndugwa, Jo Sartori, Samuel Watson, Richard Sliuzas, Monika Kuffer, Timothy Hofer, Joao Porto de Albuquerque, Alex Ezeh
  • Because space matters: conceptual framework to help distinguish slum from non-slum urban areas
  • BMJ Global Health

African Population and Health Research center, APHRC, Nairobi

Research Officer
2003.01 - 2005.06 (2 years & 5 months)

Job overview

  • Managed the demographic Surveillance system in Nairobi, where I was responsible for data management and analysis on over 10 projects
  • Contributed to several project proposals on the side of data collection and management and represented the center at several forums discussing the needs and challenges of demographic surveillance system data and urban monitoring at major conferences and global forums
  • Technically led and designed the conceptual development of the Nairobi Demographic Surveillance System, a longitudinal study that follows up about 60,000 individuals in urban slums of Nairobi
  • I managed several other projects including; Urban Health & Poverty Partnership project Regional Program on Urban Poverty & Health in Africa, Education Research Programme project on improving access to slum children, Understanding HIV/AIDS Risks among Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa - Protecting the Next Generation, HIV/AIDS among the Urban Poor project , Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights of Poor and Vulnerable Populations, Improving Maternal Health Services and new born health in resource poor Countries.
  • Performed site monitoring visits to verify adherence to clinical research protocols and good clinical practice(GCP) guidelines.
  • Planned and initiated research study protocols, monitored regulatory and subject binders and organized, implemented and administered data collection and analysis systems.
  • Coordinated with advanced practitioners and physicians during pre-study visits, staff orientation, study startup to close out, drug accountability, patient screening, enrollment and follow up, study reimbursement and data collection, sustaining HIPAA requirements at all times.
  • Established strategic goals for broad-scale research through acquisition of appropriate funding and program support.
  • Set cultural norms for institutional research community with collaboration and health of research goals as primary considerations.
  • Conducted risk assessments for research where applicable.
  • Edited, reviewed and supported grant applications to provide comprehensive funding for research objectives.

Education

Heidelberg University , Heidelberg

Ph.D. from Statistics and Epidemiology
07.2008

University Overview

  • Received Graduate Scholarship from the German Research Foundation
  • Member of Epidemiological Society of German
  • Member of International Biometric Society
  • Dean's List 2006-2007

University of Kwazulu Natal , Durban

Master of Science from Statistics
11.2002

University Overview

  • Member of South African Statistical Society
  • Member of International Biometrics Society
  • Dean's List [Semester 1/2 2002/2002]
  • Received Rockeffeller Foundation Scholarship

Makerere University , Kampala

Bachelor of Science from Statistics, Quantitative Economics
08.2000

University Overview

  • Awarded Government Statistical Scholarship
  • Dean's List 1998-2000
  • Professional development completed in statistics and mathematical economics

Skills

  • Behavioral Analytics
  • Network Analytics
  • Healthcare Analytics
  • Statistical Analytics
  • SQL Analytics
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Risk Analytics
  • Financial Analytics
  • Business Analytics
  • Visual Analytics
  • Performance Analytics
  • Data and Analytics
  • Big Data Analytics
  • Data Analytics Knowledge
  • Analytics and Documentation
  • Measuring and Analytics

Accomplishments

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Affiliations

Membership to professional organisations Kenya Evaluation Society International Biometric Society South African Statistical Society Population Association of America American Public Health Association German Society for Epidemiologic Research Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research International Union of Urban health Research International Union of Health Promotion and Education

Running and Football coach player

I am passionate about health and hence routinely run 30km per week in addition to providing coaching services to junior football players.

Publications

  

1. Counting the Costs: A Method for Evaluating the Cost of Achieving SDG 11. December 2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities.

2. Assessment of SDG Indicator 11.3.1 and Urban Growth Trends of Major and Small Cities in South Africa, August 2020, Sustainability.

3. The Role of Earth Observation in an Integrated Deprived Area Mapping “System” for Low-to-Middle Income Countries, March 2020, Remote Sensing.

4. Richard Lilford, Catherine Kyobutungi, Robert P Ndugwa, Jo Sartori, Samuel Watson, Richard Sliuzas, Monika Kuffer, Timothy Hofer, Joao Porto de Albuquerque, Alex Ezeh. Because space matters: conceptual framework to help distinguish slum from non-slum urban areas. BMJ Global Health Apr 2019, 4 (2) e001267; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001267.

5. Robert P Ndugwa. Sustainable Development Goal 11 Synthesis Report 2018. UN-Habitat. https://unhabitat.org/sdg-11-synthesis-report/

6. Richard J Lilford, Oyinlola Oyebode, David Satterthwaite, G J Melendez-Torres, Yen-Fu Chen, Blessing Mberu, Samuel I Watson, Jo Sartori, Robert Ndugwa, Waleska Caiaffa, Tilahun Haregu, Anthony Capon, Ruhi Saith, Alex Ezeh. Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums: Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums: The Lancet, Vol. 389, No. 10068. Published: October 16, 2016 

7. Alex Ezeh, Oyinlola Oyebode, David Satterthwaite, Yen-Fu Chen, Robert Ndugwa, Jo Sartori, Blessing Mberu, G J Melendez-Torres, Tilahun Haregu, Samuel I Watson, Waleska Caiaffa, Anthony Capon, Richard J Lilford. The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums. The Lancet, Vol. 389, No. 10068. Published: October 16, 2016.

8. Robert P Ndugwa, John G Cleland, Caroline W Kabiru. 2013 Psycho-social and HIV/AIDS knowledge influences on adolescent’s sexual experiences in Nairobi urban informal settlements, SAGE OPEN (Accepted). 

9. Caroline W. Kabiru, Donatien Beguy, Robert P. Ndugwa, Eliya M. Zulu & Richard Jessor (2012): “Making It”: Understanding Adolescent Resilience in Two Informal Settlements (Slums) in Nairobi, Kenya, Child & Youth Services, 33:1, 12-32: 

10. Robert P Ndugwa. Chapter on Child Poverty in Kenya: 2009 Kenya Situation Analysis of Children and Women Report. UNICEF and Ministry of Gender 2010. 

11. Robert P Ndugwa. District Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys reports , Eastern Province Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Reports. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF, 2010. 

12. Cleland JG, Ndugwa RP, Zulu EM. Family planning in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation? Bull World Health Organ. 2011 Feb 1;89(2):137-43. Epub 2010 Nov 4. 

13. Ndugwa RP, Kabiru CW, Cleland J, Beguy D, Egondi T, Zulu EM, Jessor R. Adolescent Problem Behavior in Nairobi's Informal Settlements: Applying Problem Behavior Theory in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Urban Health. 2010 May 25. 

14. Ndugwa RP, Cleland J, Madise NJ, Fotso JC, Zulu EM. Menstrual Pattern, Sexual Behaviors, and Contraceptive Use among Postpartum Women in Nairobi Urban Slums. J Urban Health. 2010 May 7. 

15. Ye Y, Madise N, Ndugwa RP, Ochola S, Snow RW. Fever treatment in the absence of malaria transmission in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Malar J. 2009 Jul 15;8:160. 

16. Ndugwa RP, Ramroth H, Müller O, Yé Y, Sié A, Kouyaté B and Becher H. Decreasing childhood mortality and increasing proportion of malaria deaths in rural Burkina Faso. Global Health Action, 2009. 

17. Ndugwa RP, Zulu EM. Child morbidity and care-seeking in Nairobi slum settlements: the role of environmental and socioeconomic factors. J Child Health Care. 2008 Dec;12(4):314-28. 

18. Ndugwa RP, Ramroth H, Müller O, Jasseh M, Sié A, Kouyaté B, Greenwood B, Becher H. Comparison of all-cause and   mortality from two West African countries with different malaria transmission patterns. Malar J. 2008 Jan 18;7:15. 

19. Becher H, Kynast-Wolf G, Sié A, Ndugwa RP, Ramroth H, Kouyaté B, Müller O. Patterns of malaria: cause-specific and all-cause mortality in a malaria-endemic area of west Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 Jan;78(1):106-13. 

20. Ndugwa RP, Mueller O, Kouyaté B, Becher H, Ramroth H. Improving malaria mortality estimates for rural Africa by adding further studies. Int J Epidemiol. 2007 Feb;36(1):242-3; 243-4.

Websites

  


https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-p-ndugwa-a1b4b12a/?originalSubdomain=ke

https://data.landportal.info/pt/users/robert-ndugwa

http://ggim.un.org/meetings/GGIM-committee/7th-Session/side_events/2.2%20-%20Robert%20P%20Ndugwa.pdf

Conferences and presentations

  

.World urban Forum 2022, Katowice, Poland. Presented progress on urban NUA/SDGs monitoring tools 

· World urban Forum 2020, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Presented progress on urban NUA/SDGs monitoring tools 

· World urban Forum 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Presented progress on urban SDGs monitoring paper and shared experiences of applying big data and new urban monitoring tools.

· Data processing and analysis workshop for UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, Dubai June 2013. 

· Survey design and management workshop for UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, Dubai October 2013. International Biometrics Society conference 2012 Aug. 26-31 Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan. 

· The 3rd ISCI conference took place at the University of York, UK between July 27-29, 2011. 

· International Biometrics Society conference 2010 Dec. 5-10 Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. 

· International conference of Family Planning: Research and Best Practices. November 15-18, 2009 Kampala, Uganda International Conference of Urban Health, Nairobi, Kenya. October 19-23, 2009. 

· Population Association of America annual general meeting. April 30th-2 May 2009, Detroit, USA. Presented a paper on “Menstrual Pattern, Sexual Behaviors and Contraceptive Use among Postpartum Women in Nairobi Slums”. 

· International Biometrics Society conference, 2008 July 13-18 University College, Dublin, Ireland. 

· SFB Symposium on “Control of Tropical Infectious Disease” 25th-27th January 2007, Heidelberg, Germany. 25th Annual meeting of the Study group on Tropical Paediatric Diseases, 27th-28th January 2007, Heidelberg, Germany. 

· New trends in Infectious Disease Research. 2nd Joint PhD students meetings of the Collaborative Research Centres SFB 544 Heidelberg and SFB 630 Würzburg, 23rd-25th November, 2006,Heidelberg Germany. 

· Epidemiology of communicable and non-communicable diseases and their inter-relationships GRK 793, Presented “Epidemiology of Malaria in a Holoendemic area: morbidity and mortality estimations.” Internal Symposium 11th- 12th July 2006, Oberflockenbach Germany.

Membership to professional organisations

  

International Biometric Society 

South African Statistical Society 

Population Association of America 

American Public Health Association 

German Society for Epidemiologic Research 

Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research 

International Union of Urban health Research 

International Union of Health Promotion and Education

Timeline

2020.12 - 2007.01 (-14 years & -11 months)

Chief Data, Statistics and Analytics

United Nations Human Settlements Programme
2017.01 - Current (7 years & 8 months)

Senior Information Management Specialist

United Nations Emergency Ebola response
2014.07 - 2015.03 (8 months)

Chief Global Urban Observatory Section

United Nations Human Settlements Programme
2014.04 - 2017.05 (3 years & 1 month)

Research and Evaluation Specialist

UNICEF
2010.05 - 2014.04 (3 years & 11 months)

Research Fellow/Lecturer

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2008.06 - 2010.04 (1 year & 10 months)

Researcher PhD Student

Heidelberg University school of Medicine
2005.06 - 2008.06 (3 years)

Research Officer

African Population and Health Research center, APHRC
2003.01 - 2005.06 (2 years & 5 months)

Heidelberg University

Ph.D. from Statistics and Epidemiology

University of Kwazulu Natal

Master of Science from Statistics

Makerere University

Bachelor of Science from Statistics, Quantitative Economics
Robert Peter NdugwaChief Data and Analytics