Williams Mayah
Senior Program Manager | Public Health
Salary / Daily rate
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Program Manager with 10+ years driving public health impact across Africa, specializing in HIV/TB prevention and community health systems. Led AI-enabled interventions increasing TB reach by 85% and managed programs serving 15,000+ patients with proven results in ART uptake and viral suppression. Expert in scalable health systems design, stakeholder management, and data-driven program optimization for maximum community impact.
Work experience
Caritas Nigeria
Jan 2020 - Present
6 years 10 months
On-site
Senior Program Officer - Nigeria TB HIV Reach, Integration and Impact Project (Global Fund) N_THRIP
Dec 2022 - Present
3 years 11 months
On-site
• Monitor program performance across three core project areas PPM, Community and HTS. • Spearhead the implementation of AI-enabled hotspot mapping (EPCON) across 5 supported states, resulting in a 85% increase in community TB reach and tripled HIV ART linkage among pregnant women. • Design and execute house-to-house HIV/syphilis testing strategy across 5 states, testing 80,744 Pregnant women and identifying 640 new HIV/syphilis cases, all successfully linked to care. • Develop and roll out standard operating procedures (SOPs) and MEL tools for integrated TB/HIV outreach, improving data quality and program accountability. • Strengthen partnerships with ministry of health, IHVN, and Global Fund representatives, enhancing program alignment with national health targets and increasing funding pipeline efficiency. •Design workplan implementation, Issue log and KPIs tracking tool improving program efficiency and accountability. • Facilitate capacity building/training for over 500 frontline workers (TBAs, mentor mothers, CVs) to scale integrated symptomatic TB and HTS service delivery. • Writing of proposals and grant application.
Technical Specialist - Program and Health Product Management - CDC 4GATES Project
Jan 2020 - Dec 2022
3 years
On-site
• Led the implementation HIV prevention, care and treatment services, differentiated service delivery models across 15 high-burden facilities, increasing ART uptake by 42% and viral suppression rates by 38%. • Developed and deployed a tool for monitoring program performance across KPIs to guide data-driven decision making. • Managed both internal and external cross sectoral stakeholders fostering better collaboration. • Coordinated clinical mentorship/capacity building for 100+ health workers, improving ART guideline compliance by 25% within one year. • Supported monthly & quarterly data reviews and donor reporting, aligning with PEPFAR MER indicators and national reporting benchmarks.
Programs Specialist/Business Development Consultant
ELELA-CARE HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Jan 2025 - May 2025
5 months
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
• Designed and implemented M&E frameworks to track performance of community health, nutrition and humanitarian programs. • Developed donor-ready proposals and concept notes that expanded organizational funding opportunities. • Led project reporting, data analysis, and results-based documentation for internal and external stakeholders. • Supported strategic planning and stakeholder engagement initiatives to strengthen Elela Care's presence in the development sector.
Consultant Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Commodity Audit
Malaria Consortium
Jan 2024 - Mar 2024
3 months
Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
• Assessed the SMC malaria commodities in the FCT • Reviewed storage conditions, and verified stock accuracy. • Evaluated adherence to the SMC policies, procedures and protocols. • Assessed the knowledge and utilization of the pharmacovigilance tools and Medsafety application for reporting ADRs from the SMC campaign.
Program Management Specialist (CDC SEEDS and ICARES Project)
Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research in Nigeria
Nov 2016 - Dec 2019
3 years 2 months
Enugu State, Nigeria, and Benue State Nigeria · On-site
• Led the implementation of HIV testing, prevention, care and treatment services across four comprehensive sites for over 15000 PLHIVs. • Oversaw logistics and supply chain for ARVs and lab commodities across 25+ service delivery points, reducing stockouts by 80% through improved forecasting and distribution systems. • Streamlined last-mile distribution tracking and inventory systems, resulting in a 35% reduction in commodity waste. • Developed and implemented a pharmacovigilance framework, enhancing adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting by over 60%. • Coordinated HIV outreach testing initiatives reaching 7,500+ individuals, contributing to a 28% increase in HIV case identification and linkage to care. • Led establishment of Drug Therapeutic Committees and differentiated service delivery (DSD) models across supported sites, boosting patient retention rates.
Pharmacist and ART Technical Assistant (FHI 360 SIDHAS Project)
Government House Clinic
Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
1 year 1 month
Jalingo 660213, Taraba, Nigeria
• Provided pharmaceutical care and medication adherence counselling for all PLHIV. • Ensured daily documentation of ARVs and OIs drugs on the pharmacy worksheet. • Prepared CRRF and PPR reports on bimonthly basis. • Supported adverse drug reaction reporting, documentation and intervention instituted. • Supported drug logistics and inventory management of health commodities.
Education
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Master of Public Health - MPH
2018 - 2020
2 years 5 months
Ahmadu Bello University
Bachelor of Pharmacy - B.Pharm
2006 - 2012
6 years 3 months
Licenses & certifications
Williams Mayah
Issued: Aug 2021