Woinhshet Zeleke
Addis Ababa
Summary
Technical leader with extensive experience in government and non-government organizations, specializing in capacity building and project management. Proven track record of fostering partnerships and enhancing stakeholder engagement. Expertise in strategic planning and data analysis, successfully implementing 17 youth-focused startups in digital health, driving innovation in the health sector.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Capacity Building
USAID- Digital Health Activities
12.2019 - 04.2025
- Oversaw coordination of institutional capability-building activities to support project objectives.
- Led project support for local Capacity Building Mentorship Program at Universities, enhancing leadership in ehealth ecosystem.
- Built the capacity of health science colleges to ensure the competent production of last-mile health workers. Designed and implemented youth-focused local startups in digital health, fostering entrepreneurship.
- Designed and implemented 17 youth-focused, local small startups in digital health, fostering entrepreneurship.
- Collaborated with professional associations to promote adoption of digital health tools at facility and community levels.
- Guided identification of best practices and innovations in capacity building for integration across project activities.
- Developed strategies for capacity development, coordinating partnerships with government and NGOs.
- Cultivated relationships with government, donors, and development partners to enhance program effectiveness and sustainability.
Technical Director/ Deputy Country Director
USAID AIDSFREE PROJECTA
Addis Ababa
08.2016 - 11.2019
- Supported Chief of Party in strategic leadership during absence.
- Ensured technical assistance met USAID regulations and project objectives.
- Monitored MCH commodity supply chain with PMD/MOH, EPSS, and USAID counterparts for optimal procurement.
- Engaged PMD LEO staff in forecasting and supply planning of MCH products using QAT.
- Advised Malaria and MCH Program Manager on technical issues regarding product supply management.
- Provided technical leadership for MCH product supply management to enhance program implementation.
- Facilitated collaboration between PMD LEO and MOH MCH Program Unit on product availability issues.
- Managed grants from diverse funding sources, ensuring timely procurement of MCH products.
Deputy Country Director
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
10.2011 - 08.2016
- Directed all project interventions for Commodity Security and Maternal Health commodities, overseeing work plan development and implementation.
- Provided management oversight of regional offices, enhancing supply chain management systems through direct technical interventions.
- Supported integration of technical areas with country director, ensuring all project deliverables were achieved.
- Assisted country director in strategic vision and overall project management.
- Supervised operations director and technical team, optimizing field activities and capacity development efforts.
- Acted as county director during absence of country director, maintaining leadership continuity.
- Represented project at technical meetings with cooperating agencies, government officials, and donor representatives.
- Conducted operational research and prepared technical documents, presentations, and articles for dissemination.
Technical Director Reproductive Health Commodity Security
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
10.2009 - 09.2011
- Provided leadership in commodity security and reproductive health commodity security in Ethiopia.
- Coordinated development of country strategy, annual work plan, and monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Ensured technical activities aligned with strategic directions of the organization.
- Collaborated with Ministry of Health, regional health bureaus, and partners to enhance policy environment for commodity security.
- Strengthened forecasting capabilities for family planning and maternal, neonatal, and child health commodities at central and regional levels.
- Liaised between project stakeholders including Federal Ministry of Health, UNFPA, USAID on RHCS and MNCH commodity security.
- Assisted FMOH and RHBs in establishing and implementing Regional RH Task Forces and FP Technical Working Groups.
- Supervised project staff supporting SNNP and Oromia teams, as well as M&E advisors.
National RH and Family Planning Coordinator
Federal Ministry of Health, Family Health Department
04.2001 - 03.2009
- Successfully led the National Reproductive Health and Family planning program at the Federal Ministry of Health, including strategic guidance, capacity building, Technical Working Groups (TWGs) operational research, coordination and partner liaison, new program and new product introduction, performance monitoring and M&E.
- Effectively led the preparation of Country Program Action Plan for the Ministry and donor supported Reproductive Health and Family Planning programs.
- I supervised the FMOH Family Planning team, oversee the National family planning program implementation, at regions.
- I served as Country Coordinator who liaison the FMOH with Partners for Population and Development (PPD), intergovernmental initiative created specifically for the purpose of expanding and improving South-to-South collaboration in the fields of reproductive health, population, and development.
- I effectively served as National representative of the FMOH in the Eastern African Reproductive Health Network.
- I provided technical and administrative leadership on contraceptive security, and the Ethiopian Contraceptive Logistics System (ECLS) within the public health sector of the country.
Instructor of Heath Planning and Management & Public Health Nursing
Shashemene Health Professionals Training School
04.1997 - 11.1999
- Developed lesson plans.
- Provided lectures on health planning and management.
- Served as an academic member of the colledge
Head Family Planning Unit, MCH Division
Nazareth Health Center
Nazareth
01.1989 - 09.1994
- Provided services for family planning clients, pregnant mothers and children
Education
Diploma - Virtual Leadership Development program
Management Science For Health
12.2009
Master's Degree - Global Health
University of Dublin, Trinity College
Ireland11.2006
BSC - Nursing
Jimma Institute of Health Sciences
Jimma, Ethiopia03.1997
Diploma - Comprehensive Nursing
Gonder College of Medical Sciences
Gondar, Ethiopia02.1989
Skills
- Capacity building
- Project management
- Policy writing
- Data analysis
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Mentorship
- Program evaluation
- Multitasking and organization
- Government relations
- Effective communication
- Technical assistance
- Partnership development
- Problem solving
Attestation
I attest the fact that the aforementioned information and personal data are true to the best of my ability and academic capacity.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/13/71
- Nationality: Ethiopian
References
- Dr. Loko Abraham, CEO, Rwanda Medical Supply Ltd, lokab77@yahoo.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/loko-abraham-302b2956
- Maras Mwancha, Head of Supply Chain, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland, https://www.linkedin.com/in/marasi-mwencha-76244118, marasi@gmail.com
- Paul Dowling, Healthcare Supply Consultant, https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-dowling-726b054, dowlingpaul@hotmail.com
- Jeff Sanderson, Senior Technical Advisor, JSI, jcsanderson776@gmail.com
Cv Updated
03/01/25
Research And Publications
- Beyond remote capacity building: integrating virtual learning with health worker performance management, Global Digital Health Forum, Washington DC, 12/01/23
- Health extension workers' digital literacy and their attitude towards community-level electronic health information systems in Tiro Afata Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia, The Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, Vol 36 No. 2, 2022
- Status and Barriers of the Community Health Information System (CHIS) Implementation in Tiro Afata Woreda, Southwest Ethiopia, https://www.ejhd.org/index.php/ejhd/issue/view/157
- Instituting a data use culture to transform supply chain performance, data Use Strategies, People and Processes, Digital Health Global Forum, Washington DC, 12/01/19
- Integration of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Commodities in to the Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System, Ethiopia, Kathmandu, Nepal, 03/01/19
- Use of innovative ways to improve supply chain and product availability through Information Mobilized for Performance Analysis and Continuous Transformation (IMPACT) teams, Kathmandu, Nepal, 03/01/19
- Pioneering a Scalable Capacity Building Approach in the Health Sector in Ethiopia: IPLS e-Learning Course, Health and Humanitarian Logistics Conference, Kigali Rwanda, 07/01/19
- Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health logistics System Assessment, Ethiopia, Woinshet Nigatu, Paul Dowling, Fantaye Teka, AIDSFree report, 2018
- Comparison of the cost effectiveness of pre service training and in-service training in Ethiopia, Habtamu Berhe, Paul Dowling, Woinshet Nigatu, 12/17/14
- Family Planning Market Analysis: Using Evidence on Demand and Use for Contraception to Plan for a Total Market Approach in Ethiopia, Jankowski, Karlan, Woinshet Negatu, Ariella Bock, Nadia Olson, Arlington, Va., USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4
- Assessment on Human Resource Capacity in Public Health Supply Chain Management in Ethiopian, 03/01/11, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4
- Ethiopian Reproductive Health Commodity Security Situational Analysis, 08/01/09
- National Guideline for Family Planning Services in Ethiopia, FMOH, 2011
- National reproductive health strategic document, FMOH, 2006
- Female condom assessment in Ethiopia, UNFPA, FMOH, 2004
- Community based reproductive health program assessment on in Ethiopia, FMOH, 2003
- Health Extension Workers Training modules, FMOH, 2003
- Health Extension worker supervisor's training manual, Unpublished, Family Health Package
Timeline
Director Capacity Building
USAID- Digital Health Activities
12.2019 - 04.2025
Technical Director/ Deputy Country Director
USAID AIDSFREE PROJECTA
08.2016 - 11.2019
Deputy Country Director
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
10.2011 - 08.2016
Technical Director Reproductive Health Commodity Security
USAID | DELIVER PROJECT
10.2009 - 09.2011
National RH and Family Planning Coordinator
Federal Ministry of Health, Family Health Department
04.2001 - 03.2009
Instructor of Heath Planning and Management & Public Health Nursing
Shashemene Health Professionals Training School
04.1997 - 11.1999
Head Family Planning Unit, MCH Division
Nazareth Health Center
01.1989 - 09.1994
Diploma - Virtual Leadership Development program
Management Science For Health
Master's Degree - Global Health
University of Dublin, Trinity College
BSC - Nursing
Jimma Institute of Health Sciences
Diploma - Comprehensive Nursing
Gonder College of Medical Sciences
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