Hellen Wilson Lutta
Dar es salaam
Summary
Accomplished project management professional with over 10 years’ experience managing development projects. Having excellent interpersonal communication and stakeholders’ engagement skills. Experience extends from Project Management of large scale, high capital health, WASH and social protection projects to complex analysis and management of risks. Roles have included Project Management in Eastern and Southern Africa regions with a strong emphasis on Stakeholders’ Management, Team Leadership, Risk Management, Contract Management, and Donor Relations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Girls and Women’s Empowerment Specialist
World Bank
Dar es salaam
03.2023 - Current
- Leading policy dialogues on girls and women’s empowerment (GWE) while maintaining effective relationships with government and development partners in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia
- Providing technical guidance for designing, monitoring and evaluation of World Bank projects with a multisectoral focus on GWE while nurturing cross-sectoral collaboration between WBG units
- Enhancing evidence-based practices through advisory services and analytics with a focus on GWE
- Led in-country policy dialogues on human capital development for 2023 Africa Heads of State Human Capital Summit.
Country Lead (Program Operations Lead)
Medtronic Labs
Dar es salaam
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Stakeholders’ management: Fostered relationship with multiple stakeholders and partners, resulting in a 15% performance increase and budget allocation
- Team Leadership: Effectively managed and coached an eight-member team, optimizing operations and individual contributions
- Business planning: Led the annual business plan while collaborating with operations and program team
- Resource and Financial Management: Oversee resource allocation and budgeting, ensuring efficient use of resources and financial health of projects.
Project Manager
Marie Stopes International
Dar es salaam
12.2019 - 12.2021
- Secured 5 million USD 5 million funding for SRHR/Covid-19 response program from Global Affairs Canada
- Led the implementation of Adolescents SRH program, impacting over a million individuals and improved public sector support
- Integrated findings from gender analysis in implementation of Gender action plan for family planning and adolescents SRHR program with focus on girls’ empowerment
- Collaborated with stakeholders for development of national school curriculum for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)
- Supported the design, implementation, and monitoring of Adolescents SRHR program that reached over one million adolescents and youth with quality SRH services, information and education while strengthen the public sector in delivering high quality SRH services
- Led the expansion of public sector support model to 40 hospitals across seven regions, enhancing comprehensive SRH service and capacity building of healthcare professionals.
Programme Officer
Department for International Development (DFID/FCDO)
Dar es Salaam
11.2015 - 11.2019
- Led the development of the first DFID Tanzania Disability Action plan, fostering disability inclusion in health, education, social protection and infrastructure programs
- Represented DFID Tanzania in the EU Group-Gender Equality and Development Partners Group (DPG) Gender Equality, contributed to policy dialogues
- Managed consultants and contracts for National Sanitation campaign, strengthened collaboration and government partnership.
Project Officer
Fred Hollows Foundation East Africa
Nairobi
01.2012 - 11.2015
- Coordinated Trachoma elimination project to deliver set results
- Provided program management support, optimizing planning, budgeting, reporting and grants management
- Effectively engaged with multi-stakeholders in coordination of national trachoma elimination campaigns
- Contributed to the development and delivery of the SBCC campaigns.
Education
Master of Arts in Gender and Development Studies -
University of Nairobi
12.2011
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development -
Daystar University
06.2009
Skills
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- International Development Insights
- Risk management
- Team Leadership
- Collaboration
- Stakeholders' engagement
- Communication
- Organizational skills
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Girls and Women’s Empowerment Specialist
World Bank
03.2023 - Current
Country Lead (Program Operations Lead)
Medtronic Labs
01.2022 - 03.2023
Project Manager
Marie Stopes International
12.2019 - 12.2021
Programme Officer
Department for International Development (DFID/FCDO)
11.2015 - 11.2019
Project Officer
Fred Hollows Foundation East Africa
01.2012 - 11.2015
Master of Arts in Gender and Development Studies -
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Arts in Community Development -
Daystar University
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