OLUCHI NNENNA BASSEY
Abuja
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in immunization, zero-dose initiatives, and IA2030 strategies. Demonstrates proficiency in Gavi/UNICEF coordination, project management, and workplanning. Skilled in monitoring & evaluation, data validation, and donor reporting. Provides technical guidance and excels in stakeholder engagement and partnership building. Experienced in grant management, policy domestication, and presentation & communication. Proficient in MS Office with a strong focus on achieving impactful health outcomes through strategic collaboration.
Results-driven Technical Consultant with knack for problem-solving and delivering client satisfaction. Spearheaded multiple high-stakes projects, streamlining processes and enhancing system performance. Known for translating complex technical requirements into actionable solutions, ensuring seamless integration and improved operational efficiency.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2013
2013
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Technical Consultant, Big Catch-Up (BCU) Program – Global Project Management & Coordination
World Health Organization (WHO), IVB
10.2024 - 01.2026
- Coordinate BCU implementation across HQ, regions/ISTs and countries; align deliverables and technical priorities.
- Validate quarterly BCU monitoring data from 35+ countries; synthesize reports and recommend course-correction.
- Prepare briefs, presentations, talking points and pre-reads for Gavi Board, IA2030 Council, APPT, and WHO governance.
- Provide technical guidance and maintain linkages with GPEI and Measles & Rubella Partnership; support donor reporting.
Project Manager – ESA Inter-Country Support Team (VPD)
WHO AFRO, Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Coordinated immunization planning/monitoring across 20 ESA countries; advanced zero-dose/under-immunized strategies.
Technical Officer – Coordination (P3 Consultant)
WHO AFRO, COVID-19 Vaccines Pillar, Brazzaville
Brazzaville
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Co-led regional coordination for 47 Member States; initiated tools for CAD 57M Global Affairs Canada C19 Integration grant.
- Facilitated partner meetings, briefings and MEL for COVID-19 ECHO and donor reporting.
Senior Associate II (Management Consulting)
Sydani Initiative for International Development
06.2021 - 12.2022
- Oversaw 4-grant portfolio; led proposals/budgets and donor engagement.
- Supported NEMCHIC to develop 10 PHC costed plans across BMGF states; embedded tracking/accountability.
Demand Generation Technical Support Lead
Johns Hopkins CCP / The Challenge Initiative (TCI)
Rivers State
05.2018 - 05.2021
- Led stakeholder engagement, program implementation, and grant management for a US$235K FP demand creation budget over three years.
- Restructured the State Social Mobilization Committee into a TWG, scaling high-impact SRH interventions with partners/donors.
- Co-developed a costed State FP/SRH Demand Generation Strategy (2020–24); achieved >90% increase in partner/state allocations.
- Directed training/mentoring for 46 facility focal persons, 145 social mobilizers, 319 community volunteers, and 36 Youth Champions; supervised weekly outputs.
- Authored/led documentation on market-shaping dynamics; provided technical advisory to government counterparts.
Technical Workstream Consultant, State Support Team
Catholic Relief Services
Imo State
10.2017 - 12.2017
- Provided state-wide TA for LLIN mass distribution and macro/micro-planning; facilitated ToT for 120 officers and monitored cascade trainings.
- Drove community-led engagements/town halls to promote LLIN acceptance and accountability; led reporting and daily review meetings.
Senior Program Officer / Technical Focal Person
Society for Family Health — Global Fund Malaria (GFM)
Imo State
06.2017 - 09.2017
- Enabled 122 PPMVs, 64 private facilities, and 150 PHCs to sign MOUs for malaria services; strengthened logistics, commodity security, and reporting.
- Coordinated transparent disbursement/monitoring of ~US$7M GFM funds to sub-grantees.
Senior Program/Health Communications Coordinator
Society for Family Health
Rivers
05.2015 - 05.2017
- Reached 80+ communities with messages across FP, immunization, malaria, and nutrition; advised RH partners/TWGs on policy domestication and Task-Shifting/Task-Sharing.
- Managed two tranches of a N3M seed grant to procure short-acting contraceptives for PPMVs; achieved ~60% average monthly ROI for 2 years via social marketing.
- Trained/mentored 46 youth advocates; supervised 15 CHEWs and 75 community volunteers for demand-generation activities.
Assistant Projects / Engagement Officer
Kiara Care Group Consulting
Abuja
04.2013 - 11.2013
- Coordinated capacity building and research with 21 private hospitals; trained 315 staff on management practices.
- Compiled and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data to inform recommendations and improvements.
Education
Master of Public Health & Partnerships in Care -
Swansea University
Wales, UKDoctor of Optometry - undefined
Abia State University
NigeriaSkills
- Immunization
- Zero-dose
- IA2030
- Gavi/UNICEF coordination
- Project management
- Workplanning
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Data validation
- Donor reporting
- Technical guidance
- Stakeholder engagement
- Partnership building
- Grant management
- Policy domestication
- Presentation & communication
- MS Office
Websites
Certification
- Project Management in Global Health (in view, Sep 2024) — Univ. of Washington
- Leadership & Management in Health (2018) — Univ. of Washington
- Project Management PRO (2017) — Piston & Fusion
- Data Analysis & Visualization (2019) — PQPlus
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- Perception of Healthcare Administrators on the Impediments of Optimizing AEFI e-Reporting in Nigeria — Co-Author, PLOS ONE (manuscript submission)
- Ideational Predictors of Awareness, Help-Seeking & Reporting of GBV Among IDP Communities (Abuja) — Author/Presenter, 2022 International SBCC Summit, Morocco
- 16 Days of GBV Activism: Reflections on Nigeria’s Strides 30 Years After — Primary Author, Nov 2021, Sydani Insights Blog
- Strengthening a Sustainable FP Demand Generation Approach — Primary Author, 2020 International SBCC Conference Book of Abstracts
- State-led Approaches for FP Demand Generation — Primary Author/Presenter, 6th Nigeria FP Conference, Abuja
- Getting Governments to Mobilize Locally Owned Resources for Sustainable FP Programs — Co-Author, 6th Nigeria FP Conference
- Improved FP Data Capturing, Reporting and Use — Co-Author, 6th Nigeria FP Conference
- Community Theater as an Innovative Strategy to Increase Contraception Use in Bauchi State — Co-Author, 6th Nigeria FP Conference
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Nominee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ‘120 Under 40’ – New Generation of Family Planning Leaders (2017)
Accomplishments
Young Global Leader
Timeline
Technical Consultant, Big Catch-Up (BCU) Program – Global Project Management & Coordination
World Health Organization (WHO), IVB
10.2024 - 01.2026
Project Manager – ESA Inter-Country Support Team (VPD)
WHO AFRO, Harare, Zimbabwe
09.2023 - 05.2024
Technical Officer – Coordination (P3 Consultant)
WHO AFRO, COVID-19 Vaccines Pillar, Brazzaville
12.2022 - 06.2023
Senior Associate II (Management Consulting)
Sydani Initiative for International Development
06.2021 - 12.2022
Demand Generation Technical Support Lead
Johns Hopkins CCP / The Challenge Initiative (TCI)
05.2018 - 05.2021
Technical Workstream Consultant, State Support Team
Catholic Relief Services
10.2017 - 12.2017
Senior Program Officer / Technical Focal Person
Society for Family Health — Global Fund Malaria (GFM)
06.2017 - 09.2017
Senior Program/Health Communications Coordinator
Society for Family Health
05.2015 - 05.2017
Assistant Projects / Engagement Officer
Kiara Care Group Consulting
04.2013 - 11.2013
Doctor of Optometry - undefined
Abia State University
Master of Public Health & Partnerships in Care -
Swansea University