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One Acre FundGlobal Learning and Development Lead
Oct. 2024Lead the team tasked with the professional development of our entire organization by creating and delivering on a global talent development strategy that makes training accessible and prioritizes the career growth and development of each one of our talented staff. • Led the development and implementation of a 3-year L&D strategy, aligning talent development with One Acre Fund’s ambitious 2030 goals. • Spearheaded data-driven talent development initiatives, integrating high-caliber learning technologies to enhance training effectiveness. • Strengthened cross-functional collaboration within the People Division, ensuring centralized training programs supported overall organizational strategy. • Introduced innovative, scalable training programs designed to enhance manager effectiveness, onboarding success, and internal career mobility.
ZiplineAfrica Community Lead
May. 2024 - Oct. 2024KenyaZipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated drone delivery system, serving tens of millions of people around the world and making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. • Designed and implemented a strategic framework for regional community engagement, enhancing alignment between local operations and global impact goals. • Integrated youth and health equity campaigns—including HIV, SGBV, nutrition, and emergency response—into Zipline’s long-range delivery platform. • Strengthened government and health partner relationships to accelerate uptake and optimize delivery cost per health facility.
Global Health CorpsDirector of Fellowships
Dec. 2020 - Oct. 2024RemoteGlobal Health Corps is an New York-based, incredible nonprofit organization offering competitive fellowship opportunities to emerging leaders in the healthcare industry across the world. As the Director of Fellowships at GHC, I am responsible for successfully reimagining the training and development for fellows in various settings ranging from in-person to 100% virtual learning programs. In this role, I: • Champion the use of research and continuous learning to identify and implement strategic learning opportunities for GHC’s fellowship program in every active country. • Develop and cultivate new and existing donor relationships resulting in several $1M+ multi-year grants • Create and manage $3.2M programs budget and inform strategy for $5.5M organizational budget • Pursued an ambitious donor engagement strategy resulting in a 16% increase in annual funding pipeline • Maintain a birds-eye view over all fellowship learning experiences and gather feedback from program trainees to ensure continuous improvement of instructional design outcomes. • Build dynamic curriculum and training materials to optimize cross country collaboration and emphasize the use of resource sharing and communication.
Global Health CorpsUganda Country Manager
Sep. 2018 - Nov. 2020Kampala, UgandaDuring my time in this role, I built strong levels of trust with employees while building, refining, and implementing leadership development programs resulting in a promotion to the Director of Fellowships position. Also: • Spearheaded the introduction of renewable energy systems for the country-based office, yielding a decrease in utility expenditure by 70%. • Worked closely with the New York-based Vice President of Programs to achieve global learning initiatives. • Collaborated with the Ministry of Health, cultivating strong and lasting strategic relationships with ministry leaders and key stakeholders leading to a tax exemption for GHC’s Ugandan office.
Global Health CorpsUganda Program Manager
Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2018Kampala, UgandaGlobal Health Corps (GHC) mobilizes a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. GHC believes young leaders with diverse backgrounds and a deep commitment to collaboration, innovation, and social justice are going to revolutionize how the world tackles its toughest health challenges. We strongly believe our GHC community is the new breed of leaders that the world desperately needs.
Try MedicsProgram Manager
Jul. 2016 - Sep. 2017UgandaTry Medics is a 4-12 week hospital internship program where interns can gain valuable medical experience in a variety of countries abroad. As the Program Manager for Try Medics, I organized the creation of the Ugandan office and facilitated the program for medical interns in Uganda. In this role, my accomplishments and responsibilities included: • Developing curriculum for practitioners and interns to structure and streamline learning experiences across the organization. • Growing the program by 200% in its first year—effectively doubling revenue and intern capacity by using international collaboration and partnership development. • Partnering with HR to identify talent, hire the entire country staff team, and coordinate the training and development processes of new members
Standard Chartered BankPriority, Business, & International Client Relationship Manager
Sep. 2012 - Aug. 2015Kampala, UgandaStandard Chartered is known for offering international banking services, working across some of the most dynamic markets in the world. Earning 4 separate promotions in the span of 2+ years, my time with StanChart was filled with major responsibilities, results, and accomplishments. Here are a few of them: • Recognized for surpassing wealth management campaign target by 300% through increased customer engagement and cross-selling of premium banking products. • Supported the training of colleagues through the creation and facilitation of courses. • Transitioned in-person banking solutions to online programming to effectively introduce full-service virtual experiences to clientele—effectively increasing revenue by 65%+.
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