Emmanuel Ochai

Consultant , The Global fund and UNAIDS-TSM

Lagos, Nigeria

A programs and public health M&E technical expert with over 15 years' experience in development world including Health, Education, Agric, systems strengthening, and program audit. Worked and consulted with international NGOs/organizations. conducting public health support to over 14 countries and regional interventions. currently a consultant with UNAIDS-TSM and the Global fund OIG.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:

A public health M&E, systems strengthening and program expert.
Conducting several country evaluations assignments for the past 15 years working with international development agencies and Private partners (PEPFAR, UNAIDS, USAID, GF, USDA, SIDA, World Bank, Gates foundation, MTNF etc.).
•Evaluation of Strategic Information and M&E reviews (including MTR, ETR of country frameworks & NSPs) in thematic area such systems, Education, HIV, TB and Malaria.
•Technical support on Global Fund concept notes, grant proposal and grant making for countries (TSM/UNAIDS)
•Country audits and program evaluations (e.g. GF implementing countries and PEPFAR country interventions)
•Technical support, grant proposals, program reviews and systems strengthening to organizations and country (including) – BMGF, EU, GF, USAID, WB & SIDA (Africa) – Including education, communicable and non-communicable diseases Plan and frameworks
•Technical support and evaluation to public health programs (Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Liberia, Namibia and Kenya)
•Capacity building, program evaluation and systems strengthening to Federal ministries and countries (e.g. Nigeria, Namibia and Liberia, Tanzania, south Africa, etcs)
•National HIV programs evaluation (UNAIDS - Sierra Leone, Namibia and Nigeria)
•Technical support on program dashboard development and database for national programs interventions (e.g. Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, etc)
•Development of national M&E plans for national and program level interventions
•Technical expert in project review and impact evaluation for projects (EU, BMGF, IITA, USAID, World bank and SIDA)
•M&E and OD expert - Strengthening oversight capacity for SIDA countries and partners South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zambia
•Technical support on M&E, systems strengthening, OD, RH and HIV/AIDS (including youth, children and education) in Nigeria, West Africa and other parts of Africa. (Liberia, Kenya, Zambia, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone)
•Development of national monitoring and evaluation plans and data system for country health interventions.
•Facilitating & reporting on MESST, data demand & use workshop for Implementing agencies and partners (PEPFAR, World bank and United State Department of Agriculture - USDA)
•Supporting grants (grant making & concept note) in different countries. Includes review of national health information systems (MTRs, HMIS, CBIS and LMIS).

Education:

Ph.D: Philosophy - Public Health
University of Nicosia (UNICAF) - UNICAF Zambia
2019-03 - 2024-09

Masters in research (MRes)
University of London - IOE UK
2014-01 - 2016-11

Post Graduate Diploma: Planning And Resource Management
Lagos State University - Lagos Nigeria
2007-01 - 2008-01

Higher National Diploma: Statistics
Kaduna Polytechnic – Nigeria
2007-01 - 2008-01

National Diploma: Mathematics and Statistics
Benue Polytechnic – Nigeria
1997- 10 - 1999-03

Certificates:
1. Introduction to Epidemiology
2. Basics in Biostatics
(Minnesota school of public health, Center for public health and outreach. USA)

Affiliations and Achievements:

Global fund certified M&E consultant
UNAIS - TSM certified consultant
• Certified consultant (Grant Management Solutions GMS/MSH – GF assignments)
• Project management institute (PMI)
• National Statistics Association (NSA)
• National Research Institute (NRI)
• Member, National Ethics committee (FMWASD)

Available for:

  • Job opportunities

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Doctorate

Languages:

English

Nationality:

Nigeria