Ms. Jennifer Lasley
May 2010-present: Sustainable Laboratories Programme Lead, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), Paris, France
- Manages international continuing education and institutional capacity building programs
- Coordinates global program implementation between regional offices and headquarters in day-to-day operations & mid- to long-term planning
- Pilots and facilitates global training program, develops curriculum and all associated tools for subject matter experts and coordinates deployment of methodology on the ground
- Develops and maintains monitoring and evaluation frameworks, from defining objectives, to developing indicators to prioritizing actions to meet goals and meet deadlines
- Creates tools for project monitoring, evaluation, planning and development
- Prepares presentations, reports, annual action plans and evaluations of new and ongoing projects and programs
- Ensures interdisciplinary collaboration with international partners to identify and implement best practices
- Participates in transversal committees to bring improved communication and coordination across departments
- Tracks best practices and proposes new initiatives based on program monitoring analysis
- Adapts to dynamic and evolving environments and shifting priorities
- Conducts gap analysis with institutional leaders and provides support in the development of action plans
- Trains and advises on project vision, policies, planning, activities, and operations, while building a sense of a team
- Develops and implements project activities at the global and regional levels
- Analyzes and evaluates merit of new proposals to ensure cohesion to institutional vision and mandate
2008-2010: Project Manager, Institut Pasteur & INSERM, Paris France
- Implemented research program on new technology and disease transmission in hospital setting
- Coordinated collaboration between multiple sites in day-to-day operations & mid- to long-term project planning; responsible for strategic planning of next phase development
- Built relationships with key decision makers in order to negotiate project implementation parameters, as well as navigating all administrative procedures with multiple institutional partners
- Managed all administrative aspects of two projects, including budgets & inter-agency relations
- Supervised 8-member team of health professionals, provided all training in study protocol & resolved conflicts
- Created all project tools for data collection, monitoring, communication, procedures & work plans
- Implementation process from beginning to end, from administrative formalities to data analysis phase, including field preparation, project roll out, data collection, reporting
2007-2008: Public Health Specialist, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
- Developed research protocols and integrated data collection tools for neglected tropical disease programs, implemented monitoring and evaluation plans, submitted protocols for ethical approval
- Traveled bi-monthly to Africa for data collection, training of field staff in M&E, planning, coordination, support of field operations, and other activities as needed
- Analyzed all data collected & responsible for all data management, analysis & presentation
- Advised on implementation of integration project to headquarters & national & local health authorities in Africa