Jan Cornelis de Jong

Professional Activities

  • Management of health sector programmes, in particular: Strategic and operational planning, Monitoring and evaluation, Budgeting and financial monitoring
  • Health systems development and strengthening
  • Performance based contracting and performance management systems
  • Experience with GFATM funded programmes, in particular proposal development and pro-grammatic assessments
  • Experience in HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programmes

Higher Education & Qualifications

  • 1980-1984: State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands: B.A. Human Geography
  • 1984-1988: State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands: M.A. Human Geography of De-veloping Countries (Development Studies)

Work Experience

  • 2009- present: GFATM Team leader and Head of office, SCIH Laos
  • 2004- 2008: Freelance Consultant (Health Sector)
  • 2002- 2004: Planning and Monitoring Advisor, Ministry of Health, Cambodia World Health Organisation (WHO), Cambodia; Technical advisor to the Department of Planning and Health Information (DPHI) of the Ministry of Health (MoH)
  • 1998- 2002: Provincial Health Advisor, Kg Chhnang and Kg Cham Provinces, World Health Organisation (WHO), Cambodia; Part of the MoH/WHO Health Sector Reform Project, and technical advisor to senior provincial health staff in Kg Chhnang Province (Sept. 1998 – July 1999) and Kg Cham Province (Aug. 1999 – Feb. 2002)
  • 1994-1998: Regional Representative for Cambodia and Laos Health Unlimited, Cambodia Responsible for overall management of Health Unlimited’s regional programme
  • 1991-1994: Team Leader - Primary Health Care Project, Rattanakiri, Cambodia.Health Unlimited, Cambodia Project manager and technical advisor to the Provincial Health Department (PHD)
  • 1991: Consultant, MDF Branch office in Sri Lanka (6 months) Management for Development Foundation (MDF), Sri Lanka; Together with the MDF Team Leader, responsible for establishing the MDF branch office in Sri Lanka
  • 1990-1991: Consultant, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (MEU) Project, Ministry of Policy Planning and Implementation (6 months) Management for Development Foundation (MDF), Sri Lanka; The Dutch government funded MEU Project aimed to design and implement a management information system (MIS) to facilitate regular progress monitoring and evaluation of Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) in Sri Lanka
  • 1990: Consultant, Planning Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture (2 months); Management for Development Foundation (MDF), Sri Lanka; Short-term consultancy funded by USAID, with the aim to improve monitoring and reporting procedures of the Ministry’s externally funded projects. Duties included the development and introduction of standardised monitoring and reporting formats
  • 1989-1990: Regional Planner, Moneragala Integrated Rural Development Project (IRDP); Management for Development Foundation (MDF), Sri Lanka Activities focussed on development and introduction of a Management Information System (MIS), and to training IRDP staff in use of the MIS
  • 1985-1986: Research Assistant, Socio-Economic Research Unit (8 months) State University of Utrecht, the Netherlands / Prime Minister’s Department Malaysia; Socio-economic research in the State of Sabah with the aim to assess the impact of poverty relief programmes