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Abdi

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Somaliland•10+ years experience

Also works as: Public Health Specialist · HIV/AIDS Technical Advisor · Monitoring and Evaluation Manager · Health Policy Advisor · Health Programme Coordinator · M&E Specialist · Public Health Project Manager

Senior Planning Director | Public Health & HIV/AIDS | Multi-Sectoral Strategy & M&E Systems

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Experience

  1. SN

    Director of Planning

    Present

    Somaliland National AIDS Commission (SOLNAC)

    2024 — Present · 2 yrs

    • Lead national strategic planning, programme design, and policy development for Somaliland's multisectoral HIV/AIDS response.
    • Oversee comprehensive M&E frameworks, data dashboards, and national results reporting aligned with global UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets.
    • Coordinate strategic partnerships and technical working groups with UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNDP, bilateral donors, and international NGOs.
    • Direct the formulation of concept notes, country programme documents, and high-level funding proposals for PMTCT and SRHR programmes.
    • Represent the commission at national and global technical symposiums focused on disease elimination and health systems strengthening.
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    HIV Data Enumerator / Field Data Collector

    SOLNAC (in partnership with UNICEF & Global Fund)

    5 yrs

    • Conducted extensive household and health-facility surveys evaluating HIV prevalence, awareness, prevention, and treatment adherence.
    • Collected, validated, and uploaded primary field data using KoboToolbox and ODK while safeguarding patient confidentiality and data quality.
    • Supported outreach for HIV Counselling and Testing to ensure all field documentation conformed to WHO and national clinical protocols.
    • Facilitated key informant interviews and focus group discussions with key populations, people living with HIV, and healthcare providers.
    • Collaborated with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to conduct data verification, data cleaning, and monthly programmatic evaluation reporting.
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    Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

    Savana Consultancy and Research Services Ltd (SCRS)

    Feb 2017 — Dec 2018 · 1 yr

    • Designed customized M&E frameworks, data collection instruments, and key performance indicators for complex development interventions.
    • Formulated rigorous data quality assessment routines and routine accountability reporting procedures across active programmes.
    • Presented monthly operational assessments and performance findings to executive leadership to resolve systemic bottlenecks.
    • Delivered strategic planning and research consulting services engaging government ministries, non-profits, and private sector partners.
    • Applied results-based analytical approaches to project workplans to track milestones and optimize programme outcomes.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Planning & Policy

GIMPA, Accra, Ghana

Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology

University of Hargeisa

Skills

KoboToolboxODKHealth Systems Strengthening
HIV/AIDS Programme Management
PMTCT / EMTCT
M&E Framework Design
Results-Based Management
Strategic Planning & Policy
Data Quality Assurance
UN & INGO Partnership Development
Spectrum HIV/AIDS System
SPSS Data Analysis
STATA Data Analysis
Multisectoral Coordination
Concept Note Development
Survey Methodology & Field Data Collection

Languages

SomaliNativeEnglishFluent

Certifications

Results-Based Management (RBM) — Basic, Advanced, Theory of Change, UNFPA Data Monitoring SystemUNFPA
Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGsDuke University
Project ManagementGreat Learning
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and AccountabilityGlobal University, Mogadishu
Microsoft ProjectGlobal University, Mogadishu
Data Analysis using SPSSUniversity of Hargeisa
STATA & Excel Data AnalysisQaran Research Center
Inequality Monitoring in HIV, Tuberculosis and MalariaOpen WHO e-Learning
Spectrum HIV/AIDS Modelling SystemUNAIDS / Technical Partners
Core Life and Employability Skills TrainingSOS Children's Villages & The Next Economy
Assessing Environmental Flow Requirements — SDG 6.4.2FAO Integrated Monitoring Water Education

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