Festus Ulam Dearsley

Data collector | M&E & Data Management Specialist

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About

Festus Ulam Dearsley is a Public Health and Health Systems professional specializing in Monitoring, Evaluation, and digital data management within low-resource and humanitarian contexts. With over four years of progressive experience, he has supported maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), immunization compliance systems, environmental sustainability initiatives, and governance programs across Northern Nigeria. His contributions under UNICEF-supported activities strengthened facility-level data verification and service monitoring systems. Through New Incentives – All Babies Are Equal, he verified immunization compliance for over 650 infants and contributed to achieving 100% program performance targets through structured data reconciliation and caregiver engagement. Festus has also supported SMOH’s SHARMAAN II Project, N-Health primary healthcare initiatives, SCL Juriya project data systems, ACRESAL’s World Bank-supported environmental restoration program, and APADE’s peacebuilding initiatives. He brings strong expertise in electronic data collection tools (ODK, KoboCollect, SurveyCTO), data quality assurance, large dataset compilation, and structured reporting aligned with global standards. His work is guided by a commitment to strengthening evidence-based programming and advancing sustainable development outcomes. Festus has: *Verified 650+ infant immunizations *Supported 800+ medicine beneficiaries *Contributed to 100% target achievement through structured monitoring *Led mixed-methods data collection across multiple LGAs He combines technical data expertise with strong interpersonal and community engagement skills, enabling him to build trust with health workers, local leaders, and beneficiaries. Festus consistently delivers high-quality outputs under tight timelines and has contributed to achieving 100% organizational performance benchmarks through disciplined monitoring systems. His leadership approach emphasizes accountability, ethical practice, data integrity, and results-driven implementation.