Samuel O'Keefe
Bangkok, Thailand
Summary
Dynamic, global adolescent health practitioner. Adept abilities in stakeholder coordination with government actors and decision-makers. Track record in the provision of various technical assistance to support evidence-building and the scale-up of grassroots sexual and reproductive health and rights organizations in resource-limited settings. Skilled in innovation and implementation support and training facilitation, driving impactful outcomes in adolescent sexual health initiatives.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Research and Development Associate
Projet Jeune Leader
Fianarantsoa
10.2021 - 05.2023
- Devised, adapted, and delivered monitoring and coaching materials to support program planning and needs assessment data for a holistic sexuality education (SE) program, reaching 50,000 youth.
- Conducted a systems and stakeholder analysis on adolescent sexual health systems in Madagascar to inform a scale-up strategy for CSE via public teacher-training institutes.
- Wrote a 15+ module teacher-training program and initiated cascade training with 114 trainees, 5 NGO staff members, several decision-makers, and 25,000 last-mile adolescents.
- Developed evidence-informed recommendations for national-level monitoring and evaluation indicators for ASRHR.
- Analyzed and packaged program and impact data for various publications.
Evaluation and Resource Mobilization Associate
Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Designed and co-coordinated a digital needs assessment with HIV key affected populations and community health workers.
- Analyzed and synthesized mobile survey and program data in internal and donor reports to guide program and advocacy strategies for improving community-engaged and participatory HIV/AIDS care design and approaches.
- Copy-edited and strategically enhanced communications materials targeting decision-makers, donors and regional healthcare and public health practitioners.
- Co-drafted and strengthened grant proposals and planning documents for urgent and long-term advocacy and research needs.
Research and Learning Consultant
Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs
Remote
05.2022 - 04.2024
- Critically reviewed and brought to publication 5 program case studies on high-impact, government-led solutions for adolescent contraceptive uptake in resource-deprived settings across Africa and South Asia.
- Provided coaching to practitioners to guide and optimize their writing and translation of implementation learnings for wider audiences.
- Collaborated on a published article outlining multi-sectoral approaches for municipal governments to promote contraceptive use and behavior change among young people.
Executive Assistant
The Haiti Project
Poughkeepsie
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Facilitated learning-focused meetings and strategic development workshops with medical and education partners in rural Haiti and New York to assess community development needs
- Prepared grant-making guides and manuals detailing The Haiti Project’s youth empowerment strategy, prospective local partners, draft facilitation materials, and recommendations for initiative piloting
- Conceived and coordinated fundraising and marketing campaigns, event invitations and follow-ups, mid- and end-year reports, and faculty and student alumni engagement strategies
Research and Communications Consultant
Menaswell
Remote
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Conducted literature review on intimate partner violence facing men and LGBTQI+ persons.
- Formulated evidence-informed recommendations for global health service providers and public awareness campaigns.
Education
Master of Science - Medical Anthropology And Sociology
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands08.2024
Bachelor of Arts - International Development; French Studies
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY05.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Indicators and Outcome Harvesting
- Evidence-Based Systems for Innovation Support
- Logic Models
- Systems and Stakeholder Analysis
- Training Modules, Facilitation and Supportive Supervision
- Data analysis
- Gender-transformative programming
- After-Action Reviews
Certification
- Non-Violent Communication (Mediation and Conflict Resolution - Beginner-Level, 20 hours)
Languages
English
First Language
French
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Research and Communications Consultant
Menaswell
09.2024 - 11.2024
Research and Learning Consultant
Johns Hopkins Center for Communications Programs
05.2022 - 04.2024
Research and Development Associate
Projet Jeune Leader
10.2021 - 05.2023
Evaluation and Resource Mobilization Associate
Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance
03.2021 - 03.2022
Executive Assistant
The Haiti Project
01.2018 - 12.2020
Master of Science - Medical Anthropology And Sociology
University of Amsterdam
Bachelor of Arts - International Development; French Studies
Vassar College
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