About Me

HERBERT S MUTUBUKI.

Tel: +2349163611625 (current); +2349120338615 (bus) Skype: colagen48,

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected], www.linkedin.com/in/hmutubuki D O B: 9 February 1971, Passport expiry: 2030, Driving License: Full clean class 4

CURRENT POSITION: PROJECT COORDINATOR (MSF GENEVA MISSION IN NIGERIA)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A strategic transformational leader, self-motivated, results-oriented, and dynamic change management enabler with more than 17 years of experience and proven skill in emergency response, planning, and coordination of human and material resource management in conflict and post-conflict contexts such as Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Sudan, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, and Armenia

 

At ease with implementing, monitoring, and evaluating standards, guidelines, and protocols for international humanitarian organizations, I have led multicultural and diverse teams ranging between 100 to 300 national and international staff locally, regionally, and globally. Highly innovative and full of talent management and identification skills, I am professionally experienced and driven to collaborate with key stakeholders, partners, and grassroots opinion leaders to ensure program success, acceptance, and ownership.

 

CORE VALUES, FUNCTIONAL AND CORE COMPETENCIES
•      Effective communicator with capacity-building, and presentation skills

•      High interpersonal skills and organizational awareness

•      Negotiator with networking and relationship-building skills

•      High organizational skills (planning, time management, and tasks prioritization)

•      Research, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Quality-driven and meeting deadlines

•      Conceptual and hands-on the practical thinker

• Customer-focused, people person, decisive, and works independently unsupervised

•      Confidential, methodical, respectful of sensitive situations, and highly organized

•      Professional, ethical, and innovative

•      Team player, resilient, self-motivated, and results-driven

•      Diversity and inclusion, committed and full of integrity

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1 September-current: Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSFOCG), Nigeria: Project Coordinator (100%)
Outline

 

Overall, in charge of new anchor cholera and other epidemic emergency interventions in Bauchi, Nigeria including the reorientation of the nutritional program implementation targeting under 15 years children in Ganjuwa LGA. Leading, managing, and supervising an average of 70 team members that include both national and international staff, reporting and being accountable to the Head of Mission in Nigeria for all security and project-related activities.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•             Ensuring the mapping up of activities, identifying service delivery gaps, defining priority set-up, and activity planning.

•             Responsible for effective nutritional response in Bauchi and Ganjuwa LGA that includes strategic/action plan, policies, coordination/monitoring, adequate funding/financing, prerequisite personnel, and material resources including service delivery coverage, and epidemiological surveillance/data management.

•             Responsible for all security-related matters in the project and fostering acceptance of program activities in Bauchi

 

04 April 2022 – August 2022: Médecins Sans Frontieres (MSFOCG), Armenia: Project Coordinator (100%)

Outline

In charge of overall project management and 25 team members’ leadership that includes both national and international staff, reporting and accountable to the Head of Mission in Armenia for all security and project-related activities. Overall responsible for leading the mental health project activities in Nargono-Karabakh Republic through designing a new strategy that is aimed at ensuring increased service uptake and delivery

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•             As a central coordinating mechanism, ensured the mapping up of activities, identifying service delivery gaps, defining priority set-up, and activity planning.

•             Filled up gaps in Mental Health response in the Nargono-Karabakh Republic such as central governance (strategic/action plan, policies, coordination/monitoring), adequate funding/financing, prerequisite personnel, and material resources including service delivery coverage, and epidemiological surveillance/data management.

•             At the internal level, transitioned the program from a post-acute emergency response to a mid/long-term development program with full engagement in Mental Health Care across the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of the health pyramid.

 

Key achievements
•         Planned, organized, and supervised emergency response to the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in Nargono-Karabakh by prepositioning emergency kits

•         Planned the human resources, logistics, medical and financial resources needed for an efficient/effective emergency preparedness and response including networking and negotiating with stakeholders

•         Liaised and effectively collaborated with state and non-state actors on emergency health needs and effectively supervised emergency-related and mental health program activities

 

June 2020 – March 2022           Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSFOCB), Harare: Country Emergency Coordinator 100%
Outline

Overall responsible for leading the country’s emergency intervention and coordination including implementation of COVID-19 activities, assessments, and proposals and development of concept notes for program support, management, monitoring, and evaluation. Responsible for national emergency preparedness (EPREP) and supporting regional emergency activities including supporting 5 projects in Zimbabwe.

 

Key Responsibilities

•         Coordinated all country emergencies for the MSF Belgium mission in Zimbabwe and supported 3 projects in implementing emergency activities in their catchment areas

•         Was the focal person for COVID-19 pandemic interventions and programs. Represented MSF in health emergencies platforms such as the National Rapid Response teams, Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee on Health and National, Emergency Operating Centre, Health Clusters, and National Disaster Preparedness Taskforce

•         Supported and advised the Head of Mission and Medical Coordinator in strategic mission interventions in country emergencies and overall programs implementation

 

Key achievements
•         Planned, organized, and supervised COVID-19 4 waves activities in Zimbabwe, the overall emergency preparedness and response interventions for the organization

•         Planned the human resources, logistics, medical and financial resources needed for an efficient/effective emergency preparedness and response including networking and negotiating with stakeholders

•         Liaised and effectively collaborated with MOHCC on emergency health needs and implementation of emergency activities

•         Liaised and collaborated with administration, logistics, supply, pharmacy other support departments to ensure smooth implementation and collaboration between departments

 

07 April 2020 – 31 May 2020 Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF OCB), Zimbabwe: Nursing Activity Manager (100%)

Outline

Overall responsible for the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures implemented 5 COVID-19 interventions in Harare supporting the Ministry of Health. Responsible for supervising 6 nursing staff, 6 hygienists, and ancillary staff seconded to 3 isolation and screening centers according to MSF protocols, standards, and procedures

 

Key Responsibilities

•      Coordinated, planned, and organized technical support for nursing and medical activities (patient flow on pre-triage, screening, testing, isolation, patient care, and discharge) in the COVID-19 centers in Harare

•      Supervised and ensured quality of care by nursing and medical staff on case management and IPC at the COVID-19 Screening and Referral Unit (SRU), Rapid Response Teams, and Wilkins Infectious Disease Hospital.

•      Worked with WASH specialist in ensuring hygiene and MSF protocols on WASH are adhered to

 

Key achievements
•        Developed SOPs for proper implementation of activities (patient management algorithms, cleaning and disinfection of materials, use of electronic equipment and their maintenance)

•        Improved the quality of nursing care, confidentiality and information, patient surveillance, contact tracing, awareness, and COVID-19 case identification, including vaccination uptake

•        Effectively liaised and coordinated with MoH staff and authorities, City Health departments, and other stakeholders in COVID-19 support and intervention

•        Developed and implemented COVID-19 Contingency Plan and response and preparedness plans through a collaborative approach with different implementing partners (WHO, UNICEF, ICRC, Ministry of Health, and OCHA)

 

Feb 2020 – March 2020             Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSFOCG), Greece: Medical Team Leader 100%
Outline

Supervised 54 project staff and was overall responsible for leading the medical strategy and implementation of migration health activities from the Greek islands to mainland Greece. Tasked with managing staff anxiety, stress, and expectations for the novel virus that was invading Southern Europe from China including Western Europe

 

Key Responsibilities
•        Responsible for all COVID-19-related issues and practices and effective supervision and leading 54 project staff to implement migration health activities for more than 250’000 migrants and asylum seekers.

•        Drafted and implemented the project COVID-19 Contingency Plan document and related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on migration health, Day Care Centre operations, and related activities.

•        Raised awareness of COVID-19 among 54 project staff through daily health education sessions and updated WHO guidelines.

•        Carried out ad-hoc, daily, and weekly sessions on the correct use of PPE and IPC guidelines and protocols

Implemented safety measures in 5 departmental units on isolation, patient screening, safe working environment, and staff safety

Key achievements
•      Successfully supervised and coached a complex diverse team of 54 medical staff and ensured WHO guidelines on COVID- 19 are put in place and followed religiously by all staff.

•      Streamlined and perfected the combined 5 departments’ monthly Situational Reports and documents

•      Drafted and implemented the project COVID-19 Contingency Plan document and 10 SOPs on COVID-19

•      Harmonized all staff activities and strengthened project activities and ensured a smooth flow of daily activities

 

August 2018 – December 2019                 Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Kyrgyzstan: Medical Team Leader 100%
Outline
Supervised 38 projects medical staff including 1 expatriate Nursing Activity Manager, 3 Medical Doctors, 8 Nurses, 4 Patient Support Staff, 2 Medical Data Processors, and 2 Translators to achieve MSF objectives in KaraSuu District Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB) project

 

Key Responsibilities
•        Overall responsible for leading the medical strategy, supervision, and leading 38 projects medical staff and implementation of MDRTB program activities including scaling down and handing over the project to MoH.

•        Responsible for the smooth internal department synergy and improving Ministry of Health collaboration with MSF and other partners for sustainable program management

•        Responsible for the availability and access to safe MDRTB treatment including managing, monitoring, evaluation, and follow-up of serious advent treatment events according to guidelines and SoPs.

•        Responsible for the medical input, writing, and compiling the ‘Osh Capitalisation Report 2012-2019’ and other feedback

•         reports such as Monthly reports, Quarterly Reports, and Annual Reports from 2018-December 2019.

 

Key achievements
•        Ensured a smooth reduction and handover of MSF project activities to MoH by planning and organizing 10 successful stakeholder meetings and 4 Steering Committee presentations to about 80 participants

•        Participated actively in writing the project closure document ‘Osh Capitalisation Report 2012-2019’ by analyzing 8 medical

•         indicators on MDR TB treatment success rates, failures, adherence, and patient support services

•        Participated and formulated 10 MSF practical field recommendations to MoH and presented at 2 regional and 4 national fora of 80 combined participants

 

January 2018– July 2018              Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), South Sudan: Mobile Health Activity Manager 100%
Outline
Supervised 15 medical team members to implement an outreach health activity program in Wanding and Undang Counties of Akobo benefitting 500 000 in hard-to-reach areas thereby ensuring availability and access to health. As the medical focal person, I was in charge of all health activities and participated in the process of opening up a new project in Kier, South Sudan.

Key Responsibilities
•      Managed pharmacy and other drug consumables for 6 mobile clinics (monthly consumption and stock management) that resulted in a total of 80 000 consultations from Jan to July 2018 for the top 5 morbidities

•      Ensured treatment of 4 000 malaria positive cases in all 6 mobile clinics resulting in a reduction of morbidity by 80%

•      Collaborated with other NGOs in Akobo to ensure access to health care for the moving population through mobile clinics in 6 areas

•      Managed cold chain activities for vaccination to 300 children and 200 adults in the 6 mobile clinics

 

Key Achievements
•      Actively involved in the opening of a new project in Kier for victims of the anticipated conflict between SPLA and opposition.

•      Acted as Medical Team Leader and was responsible for the health strategy, procurement, recruitment, and patient flow

•      Responsible for recruitment of 25 medical health staff through interviews, orientation, and set up of activities

 

July 2017 – December 2017: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Nigeria: Nursing Activity Manager 100%
Outline
Overall responsible of staff averaging 34 medical and 20 non-medical staff, the overall focal person responsible for all nursing activities in the MSF’s Ngala Internally Displaced Population (IDP) project in Nigeria to ensure access to health by vulnerable communities affected by Boko Haram conflict. Supporting human and material resource management and ensuring adherence to set guidelines and protocols for quality health to beneficiaries and a targeted population of approximately 200 000 inhabitants.

 

Key Responsibilities

•      Planned, organized, supervised, and coordinated protocols, procedures, and standards of all nursing-related activities in different units for access to healthcare services

•      Supervised the implementation of protocols on (Prevention Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT), Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)) and social services (Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), Information, Education and Communication (IEC), Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and mental health services

•      Supervised and managed the medical equipment and pharmacy activity following MSF guidelines and protocols.

 

Key achievements

•      Managed to put in place public health policy framework and improved the management of communicable diseases like typhoid fever, cholera, and other outbreaks e.g. Hepatitis E

•      Contributed to Health Cluster meetings with other Non-Governmental Organizations and ensured coordination of activities

•      Revised and upgraded the patient flow for the whole IDP camp health facility

 

April 2006 – May 2017               International Committee of the Red Cross, Zimbabwe:                             Health Field Officer 100%

Outline
Overall responsible for implementing rural and urban Primary Health Care programs in 27 healthcare facilities and nutrition health programs in 27 prisons in Zimbabwe. Supervised, coached, and collaborated with 150 health care staff to implement a rural PHC program in 3 districts in Zimbabwe and 12 polyclinics of Harare helping approximately 800 000 beneficiaries access health care in their respective catchment areas.

 

Key Responsibilities

• implemented, monitored, and evaluated the Primary Health Care program in 19 rural and urban health centers of Zimbabwe and 12 Harare suburbs covering approximately 1.4 million people and increasing access to health care by 90%.

•  Engaged and strengthened 3 District Health Teams focusing on maternal and neonatal health, primary health care packages, and nutrition and increased access to care by 70%

•  Responsible for capacity building for 350 health workers by successfully organizing 20 workshops, 30 training sessions, and 45 practical activities with nurses and nurse aides

•    Implemented a health nutrition program in 25 detention centers for 7’000 inmates and reduced the overall Global Acute Malnutrition rate to an acceptable range of 2% from 15%

 

Key achievements

•      Improved drug availability by 80%, reduced home deliveries by 70%, and increased child immunization targets by 80%.

• implemented, monitored, and evaluated the Primary Health Care program in 19 rural and 11 urban health centers of Zimbabwe, increasing access to health care by 60%.

•      Strengthened the District Health Teams focusing on maternal and neonatal health and successfully incorporated stakeholders to own the program

June 2000-March 2006: Datlabs Pvt Ltd, Zimbabwe: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative 100%
Outline
Overall promoted new critical care products with regular customers and increased uptake by 45% during the first quarter and by 20% in new customers through full territory management of 125 customers in 5 provincial regions

 

Key Responsibilities
•      Independently planned, managed, and executed field visits, promotion activities, customer appointments, and meetings which increased 20% in product availability

•      Successfully negotiated with new customers for 30% product uptake with staggered payment plans and realized a total revenue increase of 25%

•      Improved market share and penetration by 10% and consolidated customer base marginally at 40%.

•      Maintained relationships with chief customers and partners and achieved sales growth by 5% concurrently.

Key achievements

•         Organized 5 capacity building sessions per provincial region, increasing product knowledge for healthcare givers in the pharmaceutical industry thereby increasing sales volume by 80% sales margin.

•         Networked with other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry thereby improving product awareness and increasing product competitiveness by 10%. Conducted 5 exhibitions for new pharmaceutical products on 5 conference venues, improving niche market coverage and visibility by 5% over 6 months

 

Sept 1994 – May 2000               Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe: Registered General Nurse 100%
Outline

 

Supervised junior and ancillary staff in the management of sick patients, their treatment, recovery, and follow-up. Overall responsible for total patient care, counseling, medical, and nursing care to patients and their relatives following national guidelines and protocols.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•      Supervised and coached junior and ancillary staff in patient care management and overall improved the nursing and medical quality care.

•      Responded to disasters and other communicable diseases through early warning signs and effective monitoring of trends and thresholds

•      Participated in cluster feedback meetings for efficient management and preparedness of outbreaks and epidemics resulting in effective management of measles, diarrhea, and other diseases

 

Key achievements

 

•      Successfully conducted capacity-building sessions for 100 different healthcare staff and 20% of medical hospital staff on patient care, treatment, and disease control

•      Carried out 8 national health programs and 10 outreach immunization programs and increase target population coverage by 80%

•      Successfully reduced the morbidity rate by 5% and mortality rate by 2% through monitoring trends and implementing guidelines on patient care

•      Successfully carried out 20 health promotion and education sessions to prevent the outbreak of diseases with a comparative success rate of 80%

 

June 1990 – August 1994                         Ministry of Education and Culture, Zimbabwe: Primary School Teacher 100%
Outline

 

Overall responsible for planning, scheming, and classroom teaching of primary learners and engaging with them for extra curricula and overall child development skills and activities

 

Key Responsibilities

 

•        Delivered lessons to primary school learners using the recommended curricula and pedagogy

•        Provided the necessary environment for school learners to learn new concepts

•        Supported all age groups and different classes of learners in their educational development

•        Undertook periodic reviews of educational plans (schemes) and planned learner tutorials

 

Key achievements

 

•      Improved the Grade 7 school results after taking classes from Grade 4 to Grade 7 singlehandedly

•      Coordinated the development and adoption of curricula activities in schools with help and support from school authorities

•      Liaised with other schools and stakeholders on mainstreaming cross-cutting issues in education and curriculum activities (gender, youth programs)

 

 

 

EDUCATION
Master of Science Public Health                                                                             January 2019 – November 2022
University of South Wales                                                                                                  United Kingdom
MSc Humanitarian Practice                                                        August 2019-expected August 2023

The University of Manchester                                                                         United Kingdom

 

Master of Science Degree in Development Studies (Distinction)                                           Aug 2014 – Nov 2016
National University of Science and Technology                                                                                  Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

 

Thesis Title: Public-Private Partnerships as a Panacea to solving institutional challenges, a case study of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), Matabeleland Region, Khami Complex

 

Bachelor of Science (Honors) Degree in Development Studies (2:1)                                          Jan 2010 – Sept 2014
Zimbabwe Open University                                                                                                              Harare, Zimbabwe

 

Dissertation: Investigating access to health care services by inmates in Zimbabwean prisons during incarceration. A case study of Chikurubi Maximum Prison (2009-2013)

 

Diploma in Advertising and Public Relations (Distinction)                                                                                   May 2002
British College of Professional Management                                                                                                       Jersey, United Kingdom

 

Diploma in Modern Selling and Salesmanship (Distinction)                                                                                  September 2000
British College of Professional Management                                                                                                           Jersey, United Kingdom

 

Third Level Group Diploma in Marketing                                                                                                                         November 1998
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry                                                                                                               London, United Kingdom

 

Diploma in Nursing                                                                                                                                                        September 1997
Health Professions Council, (Mpilo School of Nursing)                                                                                                  Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

 

General Certificate of Education (O Level)                                                                                                               November 1988
University of Cambridge (Pamushana Secondary School)                                                                                             Masvingo, Zimbabwe

 

 

 

 

Certificates and courses attended
o   Hospital Administration and Management- Nairobi [2007]

o   Field Integration Course – Nairobi [2007]

o   Effective Presentation Skills – Harare [2009]

o   French Level 2 – Harare [2009]

o   Personal Efficiency Course – Harare [2010]

o   First Aid – Geneva, Switzerland [2011]

o   Health Emergencies in Large Populations 1 and 11 – South Africa [2011]

o   Project Design – Harare [2012]

o   Monitoring and Evaluation Course – Harare [2012]

o   Leading a Team – Harare [2015]

o   Identifying and Addressing Nutritional Problems in Prisons – Geneva, Switzerland [2016]

o   Practical Course for ICRC staff on Health and Nutrition in Detention – Geneva, Switzerland [2016]

o   Humanitarian and Leadership Management School, Module 1 (Leading by Example) – Naivasha, Kenya [2016]

o   Humanitarian and Leadership Management School, Module 11 (Managing Complex Teams) Jordan, Amman [2017]

o   Humanitarian Project Cycle Management- Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, March 2022

PUBLICATIONS
Investigating access to health care services by inmates in Zimbabwean prisons during incarceration. A case study of Chikurubi Maximum Prison (2009-2013) by Mutubuki Herbert and Muranda-Kaseke K; Journal of Social Sciences (pending).

 

Public Private Partnerships as a Panacea to solving institutional challenges, a case study of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), Matabeleland Region, Khami Complex; A Dissertation Submitted to the Institute of Development Studies at the National University of Science and Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Development Studies, August 2016.

OTHER SKILLS
Languages: Shona (mother tongue), English (fluent – oral, spoken, and written), French (basic), Ndebele (fluent), Zulu (fluent). Kiswahili (elementary), Russian (elementary)

 

Computer Skills: MS Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint), Outlook, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, SPSS, NVivo, (basic)

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL MSF KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
•      Setting up of a Hospital Infection Control Committee, Ngala Project – 2017

•      Redesigned patient flow and pathway for Ngala IDP MSF project – 2017

•      Recruited, mentored, and nationalized the position of Nursing Activity Manager, Ngala Project 2017

•      As Acting PMR, involved in the opening of a new project and lead in health strategy in South Sudan 2018

•      Setting up of a Mass Casualty Plan in South Sudan, Kier Stabilization Centre, 2018

•      Recruited, mentored, and nationalized the position of Nursing Activity Manager, Osh MDRTB Project 2019

•      As PMR, supported the Project Coordinator to close the Osh MDRTB Project in Kyrgyzstan, in 2019

•      As PMR, involved in writing the Capitalisation Report, Osh project 2012-2019

•      Drafted and implemented the MSF Greece Day Centre project COVID-19 Contingency Plan document

•      Implemented WHO recommendations and guidelines on COVID-19 awareness and crisis management in Greece in 2020

•      Developed and implemented COVID-19 contingency plan and SOPs in Zimbabwe 2020-current

•      Led the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wave COVID-19 intervention/activities in Zimbabwe since 2020-current

•      Compiled the COVID-19 2nd and 3rd Wave Capitalization Reports Zimbabwe 2020-2021

•      Successfully implemented the COVID-19 Enrolled Nurse Aide (CENA) Program in Zimbabwe 2021

•      Acted as Project Coordinator for the Beitbridge project in Zimbabwe, in November 2021

 

PROFESSIONAL REFEREES
•     Mr. Kenneth Ayino. – Research Project Coordinator, Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), Ondo State, Nigeria, Tel: +2349021086434/7038189081, Email: [email protected] (bus), [email protected]

 

•        Dr. Simbarashe Mabaya, Senior Technical Advisor-Primary Health Care, GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance Global Health Campus, Chemin du Pommier 40, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland, [email protected], +41795350798

 

•        Mr. Omer A. Abdalla, Country Director, MSF OCA,49K Spur Road, Off Ronsab Drive, (Beside NEMS office), Freetown, Sierra Leone, Cell: +23279209555, Email: [email protected]