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JUSUFU PAYE

Lynnwood

Summary

Professional with 14 years of Project Management experience in Public Health across Sierra Leone, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and the United States. Skilled in project design, management, monitoring and evaluation, grant writing, and scientific writing. Demonstrated success in collaborating with local governments, donor agencies, and partners to enhance health program outcomes. Focused on capacity building and improving public health initiatives. Results-driven Program Manager with a proven track record in project management, stakeholder engagement, and effective communication. Successfully led impactful initiatives across multiple countries, ensuring quality deliverables and compliance with organizational standards. Dynamic program leader with extensive experience in managing diverse teams and fostering cross-cultural collaboration. Skilled in monitoring and evaluation, project planning, and capacity building, contributing to significant advancements in public health initiatives across Africa. Accomplished Program Manager with a focus on optimizing project outcomes through strategic leadership and stakeholder engagement. Expertise in developing monitoring frameworks and process improvement plans, driving successful execution of health programs in low-resource settings.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Manager

FHI 360
Washington
04.2024 - 04.2025
  • Worked closely with Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire country program leads to manage and oversee the development of country projects/programs from initiation to completion.
  • Managed the implementation of program activities, delivering quality and accountability.
  • Provided guidance to two country teams in West Africa, ensuring clarity over project plans and priorities, and encouraged effective teamwork.
  • Supported the development of annual work plans and periodical deliverables to the donor, such as monthly progress reports and annual environmental mitigation and monitoring reports.
  • Developed/reviewed sub-award documents, i.e., fixed amount awards (FAAs) to ensure clarity and alignment with approved work plans. Monitored and tracked FAA implementation progress in collaboration with assigned country teams.
  • Reviewed all country requests sent to headquarters for processing and liaised accordingly with respective program functions to ensure alignment with approved annual country work plans.
  • Identified and resolved project issues and implemented improvement plans to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget.
  • Evaluated the progress of assigned country programs on a regular basis.
  • Supported Sierra Leone and Cote d'Ivoire to oversee project implementation with a focus on minimizing risk, and monitored budgets, and scope to ensure successful execution of project deliverables and completion of project.
  • Supported select country program teams to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; and, to develop and implement process improvement plans.
  • Established a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
  • Supported select country leads to determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc.) required to complete the project.
  • Collaborated with select country teams to develop and implement process improvement plans.
  • Shared or socialized the best practices for performing all tasks.
  • Reviewed the project schedule with senior management and all other staff and worked with select countries to revise the schedule as required.
  • Followed up on the execution of the project according to the project plan.
  • Reviewed and finalized reports on the project for management and for funders.
  • Communicated with funders as outlined in funding agreements or delegated by Act | West senior management team (SMT).
  • Developed best practices and tools for project execution and management.
  • Led design activities, sub-components of a larger project, or overall design of some smaller awards.
  • Coached and mentored project team to ensure quality, efficiency, and compliance with project and company standards/policies.
  • Provided guidance and monitoring for project staff, ensuring clarity over project plans and priorities, and encouraging effective teamwork.
  • Contributed to providing project personnel with an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project.

Project Manager

University of Washington
Seattle
11.2020 - 03.2024
  • Successfully managed the establishment of a first of its kind Community of Practice for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Program Managers across Africa (Kikundi). This included a digital platform to collaborate and learn from one another toward achieving their national and global NTD goals.
  • Provided support to over 34 NTD staff from registration to successful completion of 10 weeks long online courses in Leadership and Management in Health, Project Management in Global Health, Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health, Fundamentals of Implementation Science, and Policy Development and Advocacy in Global health at the University of Washington. This led to the award of a combined 76 certificates including eight in NTD Leadership.
  • Part of my role as a co-manager of the Kikundi Community of Practice was to manage the content of the CoP digital platform, including accessing and summarizing new and existing NTD resources and literature and managing message boards. Also populated the digital platform with content (discussion questions, new resources, etc) that inspires participation, conversation, and connection. Additionally, Coordinated the implementation of improvements in platform design, content, and usability.
  • Successfully led the establishment of the Leadership Council and the Advisory Committee of the Community of Practice and oversaw the recruitment of new members.
  • Led the coordination of several meetings with partners including a side meeting at the 2022 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting. Also co-facilitated two annual site visits where we brought NTD Program Managers from different countries to Rwanda in 2021 and Senegal in 2023 to learn from one another. This has led to strong partnerships with several partners including government partners across Africa.
  • Successfully led the coordination of partnerships with many organizations including the Expanded Special Project for Elimination of NTDs (ESPEN), and the ASTMH.
  • Established a monitoring and evaluation framework in collaboration with other team members and assisted with the design and implementation of the baseline survey. On a monthly and annual basis, track and maintain process indicators and project deliverables, including analytic reports on digital platform usage. Also designed and implemented the impact evaluation with support from other team members to monitor the effectiveness of Kikundi on Program Manager activities and NTD programs in general.

Auditor

IDEMIA
Exton
04.2019 - 12.2020
  • Worked in a team that was responsible for ensuring that credit cards data were up to date and verified.
  • Responsible for reviewing the quality and quantity of finished credit cards and entered all data into the Microsoft Dynamic Navision including reporting any discrepancies.
  • Successfully supported the production and quality delivery of credit cards to financial institutions such as Bank of America, Capital One, Credit One, Wells Fargo, Chevron, and Chase, amongst others including over 30 million credit cards for Walmart.

Program Coordinator

Helen Keller International
Freetown
05.2015 - 11.2018
  • Responsible for running the day-to-day affairs of the NTD Program. Provided technical and financial support to the Ministry of Health and was responsible for all correspondence with partners and the Helen Keller International headquarters.
  • During my leadership, Sierra Leone stopped mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in eight health districts out of 14 endemic districts and significantly reduced the prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in the country.
  • Provided support for training and refresher training of district NTD teams and supervised cascade training of peripheral health unit staff and community drug distributors to ensure that pre-established guidelines were followed.
  • Led the preparation of several grants including the 'ACT to End NTDs in Africa' grant 2018-2023 at the country level. Also supervised the closeout of the End Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa (END in Africa) project. Additionally, I supervised four rounds of the TOMS shoe-giving program that gave 200,000 pairs of shoes annually to help motivate Community Drug Distributors by supporting their families.
  • Coordinated the development of new M&E and training tools, and the updating of old tools including reporting forms, supervision checklists, and training manuals.
  • Responsible for coordinating and supervising all disease-specific assessments including all the baseline and impact assessment surveys for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths, Pre-Transmission Assessment Surveys (Pre-TAS), Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis including planning, sample selection, protocol developments, requests for ethical clearance, microscopy, and data collection.
  • Successfully managed entire project budgets and sub awards to the Ministry of Health worth $2 million dollars annually including managing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Fixed Obligation Grant ensuring smooth implementation and reporting of all deliverables and milestone completion.
  • Helped the national NTD team develop the NTD Master Plan 2016-2020 and supported the national NTD program to complete all the World Health Organization's Joint Application Package (JAP) for NTD drugs and completed all applications for Praziquantel for the national program.

Technical Assistant

Helen Keller International
Niamey
09.2014 - 04.2015
  • Following the outbreak of Ebola in Sierra Leone, I was assigned to provide support to the Helen Keller International Neglected Tropical Diseases Program in Niger.
  • As a technical assistant, provided support to the team with the day-to-day running of the NTD program providing support to the Ministry of Health.
  • During the seven months, along with my assistant, provided coaching to the Niger NTD team to design and update their M&E tools and write reports. Helped trained the Niger team to implement independent monitoring of mass drug administrations and saved the organization thousands of dollars in consultancy fees.
  • Helped Facilitate the drafting, editing, and translation of survey protocols, reports, and budgets including the Fixed obligation grants. Also supported assessment for Lymphatic filariasis, Trachoma, and Schistosomiasis. And provided supportive supervision for mass drug administration.

Program Assistant

Helen Keller International
Freetown
05.2011 - 08.2014
  • Assisted the Program Manager in running the data-to-day affairs of the entire NTD Program at the country level.
  • Provided technical and financial support to the NTD program at the Ministry of Health and was responsible for all correspondence with partners and the Helen Keller International headquarters including report writing, developing budgets, and annual work plans for headquarters' review. Also doubled as Project Manager for the school deworming program.
  • Provided support for training and refresher training of district NTD teams and supervised cascade training of peripheral health unit staff and community drug distributors to ensure that pre-established guidelines were followed.
  • Led the preparation of several grants including the SABIN vaccine institute's school deworming program, World Bank Education for All, the Fast Track Initiative grant used to deworm school-aged children in 12 districts, and the TOMS shoe giving program.
  • Assisted in the development of M&E training tools including reporting forms, supervision checklists, and training manuals for teachers and health workers, and co-authored the independent monitoring guide for NTDs which was adopted by several Helen Keller International country offices.
  • Was also responsible for coordinating and supervising all disease-specific assessments including all the impact assessment surveys for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths, Pre-Transmission Assessment Surveys (Pre-TAS), Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) for lymphatic filariasis including planning, sample selection, protocol developments, requests for ethical clearance, microscopy, and data collection.
  • Assisted the Program Manager in successfully managing the entire project budgets and subawards to the Ministry of Health including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Fixed Obligation Grant ensuring smooth implementation and reporting of all deliverables and milestone completion.
  • Supported the national NTD program to complete all the World Health Organization's Joint Application Package (JAP) for NTD drugs and completed all applications for Praziquantel for the national program.
  • Coordinated the National school deworming program in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the National School and Adolescent Health Program funded by the World Bank where we successfully implemented two rounds of school deworming across the country.

Young Professional

West African Health Organization
Bobo-Dioulasso
03.2010 - 03.2011
  • A postgraduate training program for Young Public Health Professionals that aims to increase capacity in diverse cultural settings and reduce language barriers in West Africa.
  • During the program, I received training in the Management of Public Health issues, management and leadership skills, Information Communication, and Technology (ICT), and the French language.
  • During my assignment in Mali, I worked with the Sightsavers country office providing support to the implementation, and M&E of different projects including the Prevention of Blindness, Community Based Rehabilitation Project (CBR) for the blind and visually impaired, and Inclusive Education Project (IEP) for children with low vision. Also worked with the Ministry of Health in Mali in the division of planning.

Education

Master of Public Health - Public Health

University of Roehampton
London, United Kingdon
07.2019

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone
07.2008

Skills

  • Experience in working with programs within ministries of health in multiple countries across Africa
  • Experience in managing multiple projects (USAID, World Bank, SABIN vaccine Institute, TOMS, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
  • Capacity to collaborate with multiple partners including governments and non-governmental organizations
  • Experience in managing digital platforms and Communities of Practice
  • Ability to work in hard-to-reach communities in low- and middle-income countries (Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso)
  • Experience working with organizations such as Sightsavers and Helen Keller International
  • Experience in proposal development and writing scientific papers
  • Experience in designing and conducting monitoring and evaluation for multiple projects
  • Familiarity with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
  • Knowledge of the use of M&E tools including SurveySamplebuilder and CoverageSurveyBuilder
  • Dedicated, hardworking, and a team player
  • Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Flexibility and willingness to go the extra mile to achieve work objectives
  • Willingness to learn from colleagues and supervisors
  • Experience in microscopy
  • High attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal skills working with diverse cultures
  • project management
  • budget management
  • program evaluation
  • policy development
  • process improvement
  • monitoring and evaluation
  • cross-cultural collaboration
  • stakeholder engagement
  • capacity building
  • effective communication
  • team leadership
  • problem solving
  • report writing
  • Personnel management
  • Remote team management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Procurement
  • Presentation creation and delivery
  • Good judgment
  • Supply chain distribution
  • Proposal development
  • Partnership development
  • Program leadership
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Training and development
  • Budget preparation
  • Team leadership and direction
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Cost estimates & budgets
  • Project lifecycle
  • Quality assurance evaluation
  • Detail-oriented
  • Quality control
  • Project coordination
  • Stakeholder management
  • Process mapping
  • Attention to detail
  • Strategic planning
  • Supply chain management

Certification

  • Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins University, 04/01/25
  • Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers, Johns Hopkins University, 03/01/24
  • Project Management in Global Health, University of Washington, 09/01/22
  • Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health, University of Washington, 04/01/22
  • Leadership and Management in Health, University of Washington, 12/01/21
  • USAID Rules and Regulation; Cooperative and Grant Agreement, Humentum, 08/01/17
  • Supply chain Management for NTD Drugs, Management Sciences for Health (MSH), 02/01/25
  • Fixed Obligation Grant (FOG) management for NTDs, Deloitte, 07/01/14
  • Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing (TIPAC), Deloitte, 05/01/16
  • WHO joint Application and reporting for PC medicines, FHI360, 07/01/16
  • Data Quality Assessment for NTDs, FHI360, 07/01/16

Hobbies and Interests

  • Research
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Project Management
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Public Health

Publications

  • Impact assessment of onchocerciasis through lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys using Ov-16 rapid diagnostic tests in Sierra Leone, 03/01/24, Parasites & Vectors
  • Community-wide prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and Schistosoma mansoni in two districts of Sierra Leone, 05/01/22, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Achievements and challenges of lymphatic filariasis elimination in Sierra Leone, 12/01/20, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Soil-transmitted helminth infection in school age children in Sierra Leone after a decade of preventive chemotherapy interventions., 07/01/19, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Biomed Central
  • Schistosomiasis in School Age Children in Sierra Leone After 6 Years of Mass Drug Administration with Praziquantel., 02/01/19, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Progress on elimination of Lymphatic filariasis in Sierra Leone., 06/01/18, Parasites & Vectors
  • Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone, 04/01/18, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, Biomed Central
  • An overview of progress towards Neglected Tropical Disease Control in Sierra Leone., 10/01/18, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
  • Changing Patterns of Health in Communities Impacted by a Bioenergy Project in Northern Sierra Leone., 12/01/14, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Schistosoma mansoni infection after three years of mass drug administration in Sierra Leone., 01/01/14, Parasites & Vectors
  • High level of Schistosoma mansoni infection in pre-school children in Sierra Leone highlights the need in targeting this age group for praziquantel treatment, 07/01/12, Acta Tropica
  • Combined Spatial Prediction of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis in Sierra Leone: A Tool for Integrated Disease Control., 06/01/12, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Mass drug administration significantly reduces infection of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in school children in the national control program in Sierra Leone., 01/01/12, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone., 06/01/11, Parasites & Vectors

Languages

  • English, Native
  • French, Intermediate

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited

Timeline

Program Manager

FHI 360
04.2024 - 04.2025

Project Manager

University of Washington
11.2020 - 03.2024

Auditor

IDEMIA
04.2019 - 12.2020

Program Coordinator

Helen Keller International
05.2015 - 11.2018

Technical Assistant

Helen Keller International
09.2014 - 04.2015

Program Assistant

Helen Keller International
05.2011 - 08.2014

Young Professional

West African Health Organization
03.2010 - 03.2011

Master of Public Health - Public Health

University of Roehampton

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone

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