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Patricia KIYE MUNDENDA

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Summary

Chief of Field Office with 20+ years’ experience across Africa. Led emergency nutrition scale-up, boosting service use by 40% and securing $5M+ in donor funding. Skilled in programme coordination, systems strengthening, and partnership building in fragile contexts. Fluent in French, proficient in English.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
12
12
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Chief Field Office

UNICEF
02.2025 - Current
  • Represent UNICEF at regional forums, advancing child rights agenda with government, UN agencies, and partners
  • Lead a multidisciplinary team of 18 staff in a high-risk GANE-affected context, improving staff performance and safety since February 2025.
  • Direct programme planning, implementation, and monitoring across multiple sectors, adapting to evolving dynamics by 20% for the past 7 months in 2025.
  • Manage budgets, oversee compliance, procurement, and accountability to donors.
  • Foster strategic partnerships, joint programming, and advocacy efforts within 6 regions covered by the field office.
  • Coordinated emergency preparedness and response with CO, ensuring timely flow of information and guidance to CFOs and field teams.
  • Contributed to updating contingency plans and supported Emergency Preparedness Platform (EPP) roll-out at field level.
  • Participated in emergency response coordination, including RRM and Nexus groups, strengthening humanitarian–development linkages.

Chief Field Office

UNICEF
01.2023 - 02.2025
  • Led UNICEF N’zerekore office of 14 staff with integrity and accountability, fostering team inclusion and innovation, delivering impactful results for children and communities.
  • Effectively led UNICEF N’zerekore office by setting strategic goals, monitoring KPIs, and ensuring staff well-being, achieving impactful results for children and communities.
  • Enhanced coordination with authorities, UN, and NGOs for joint interventions; actively contributed to emergency preparedness and inter-agency humanitarian efforts in 2023 and 2024.
  • Demonstrated exemplary leadership, integrity, and strategic vision as CFO N’zerekore, driving UNICEF’s mission and advancing children’s rights and well-being in the region.
  • Drove key results in N’zerekore by aligning with UNICEF’s competency framework, fostering teamwork, and strengthening cross-sector partnerships with UN, NGOs, and government.
  • Ensured transparency and accountability through rigorous financial management, compliance with UNICEF policies, and reinforcement of ethics and PSEA standards.
  • Spearheaded innovative multisectoral initiatives (health, nutrition, WASH, protection, education), adapting solutions to local needs and improving program efficiency and impact.
  • Enhanced stakeholder collaboration and operational efficiency by organizing quarterly coordination meetings, resulting in improved knowledge exchange and cost reductions.
  • Cultivated an inclusive and transparent work environment that boosted team morale, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Supported donor engagement through evidence generation, reports, and field visits in 2023 and 2024.
  • Led strategic implementation of the ZO Work Plan, ensuring financial transparency, compliance, and fiduciary risk management while advancing UNICEF’s mission in N’zérékoré.
  • Strengthened intersectoral collaboration and stakeholder engagement, enhancing visibility of UNICEF’s interventions and securing critical support.
  • Maintained staff morale and created a culture of care and well-being despite financial and staffing constraints, ensuring program objectives for children were achieved.

Nutrition Specialist

UNICEF
11.2020 - 12.2022
  • Built strong working relationships with UNICEF colleagues and health/nutrition partners, enabling timely implementation of planned activities and achievement of program objectives.
  • Demonstrated adaptability and resilience by effectively managing programs in insecure and unstable contexts (Mopti/Mali), ensuring continuity and results under challenging conditions.
  • Applied extensive technical and professional expertise to design strategies that solved complex programmatic challenges and advanced UNICEF’s mission.
  • Successfully supervised and motivated a skilled team, delegating responsibilities effectively, fostering team spirit, and maintaining operational efficiency.
  • Maintained flexibility to respond to unplanned changes and security-related disruptions, ensuring target communities were reached and program goals were met.
  • Led regional review and planning exercises, ensuring partner validation and timely submission of reports to the CO.
  • Oversaw donor reporting and quarterly distribution plans, ensuring health and nutrition facilities received stocks on time.
  • Identified operational bottlenecks and communicated solutions to CO management, enabling more efficient program implementation.
  • Expanded health and nutrition coverage through NGO partnerships, providing technical support and ensuring compliance with agreements.
  • Led campaigns that boosted Vitamin A supplementation, deworming, and Penta 3 immunization, with field monitoring to improve service quality.
  • Supported nutrition sub-cluster coordination and emergency response planning, delivering supplies and cash to treat children during crises.
  • Successfully implemented 2022 planned activities despite COVID-19 and insecurity, demonstrating strong leadership, problem-solving, and team management.
  • Created a supportive and collaborative work environment, fostering staff trust, positive relationships, and high team morale.
  • Provided direct technical and professional support to staff, resolving problems with rational discussion, compromise, and mutual respect.
  • Demonstrated resilience and adaptability while managing programs in insecure and unstable regions, ensuring continuity and results.
  • Built strong working relationships with UNICEF colleagues and health/nutrition partners, enabling successful implementation of office programs.
  • Effectively supervised and delegated responsibilities to a skilled team, promoting team spirit, continuity of operations, and professional development.
  • Coordinated with partners in humanitarian clusters to ensure sectoral compliance with emergency planning.
  • Provided technical inputs to strengthen logistics planning and emergency supply distribution.
  • Supported donor proposals and appeals for emergency and resilience projects.

Nutrition Specialist

UNICEF
11.2019 - 11.2020
  • Strengthened coordination by leading the Nutrition Cluster and driving integrated planning and emergency response with partners.
  • Ensured accountability through donor reporting, timely fund utilization, and application of HACT procedures.
  • Delivered results in challenging contexts by collaborating with health teams, addressing service gaps, and improving program coverage.
  • Built strong partnerships and contributed to regional platforms, strengthening collaboration and advancing UNICEF’s agenda.
  • Adapted office operations during COVID-19, ensuring staff safety, continuity of work, and effective service delivery.
  • Served as OIC, managing a multidisciplinary team with clear guidance, performance monitoring, and inclusive leadership.
  • Led child survival programme planning and monitoring across two regions, achieving 100% of planned results and ensuring zero DCTs >6 months in nutrition.
  • Strengthened coordination through regular nutrition sub-cluster meetings, humanitarian evaluations, and development of the regional nutrition profile.
  • Successfully delivered the majority of planned activities in 2020 despite major disruptions from insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring continuity of programmes in highly vulnerable contexts.
  • Ensured grant compliance and timely donor reporting while mitigating COVID-19 impacts on child nutrition, including Vitamin A campaigns and community support.
  • Acted as Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Field Office during the absence of CFO.
  • Coordinated cluster surveys and scaling of nutrition interventions.
  • Supported emergency fundraising (telethons with UNICEF Hungary and France).
  • Managed a team of 21 staff during crisis operations while maintaining TEAM morale and motivation during the time of uncertainty.

Emergency Nutrition Officer

UNICEF
04.2018 - 11.2019
  • Led the Ebola nutrition response, coordinating with NGOs, PRONANUT, and government partners to scale acute malnutrition treatment to 125 health zones.
  • Member of UNICEF Emergency Response Team during Ebola, ensuring initial setup, needs assessments, supply mobilization, and rapid coordination with NDMA/NGOs.
  • Developed innovative emergency protocols, tools, and training modules, strengthening partner capacity for crisis response.
  • Strengthened PCIMA quality and provided targeted support in crisis zones, improving service delivery and child outcomes.
  • Developed innovative interventions in Ebola treatment centers, including crèches, protocols, tools, and partner capacity building.
  • Supported early warning systems and SMART surveys, ensuring data-driven emergency response and effective monitoring.
  • Served as emergency nutrition focal point, demonstrating technical expertise, field leadership, and flexibility to achieve exceptional results under challenging conditions.
  • Coordinated nutrition cluster initiatives and emergency response.
  • Developed donor proposals and technical reports.
  • Provided policy support to national counterparts.
  • Demonstrated strong bilingual communication skills by delivering high-quality presentations in English and French at a regional workshop, effectively sharing complex lessons from the Ebola nutrition response and ensuring clear understanding among participants.
  • Led nutrition response during Ebola and other crises (Kasai, Ituri, Yumbi), providing strategic guidance, supervision, and coordination with government, NGOs, and UN partners.
  • Scaled up severe acute malnutrition treatment across multiple provinces, strengthening partnerships and improving service delivery.
  • Developed innovative interventions in Ebola treatment centers, including care for non-breastfed children, psychosocial support, and technical guidance for field teams.
  • Built capacity of colleagues and partners through coaching, training, and technical support, enhancing program quality and effectiveness.
  • Prioritized tasks, managed information systematically, and communicated clearly, achieving results despite complex contexts and data constraints.

Nutrition Officer

UNICEF
03.2012 - 04.2018
  • Led the provincial nutrition conference in Kwango, establishing a multisectoral committee and engaging partners and colleagues to advance child and maternal nutrition.
  • Designed data collection tools and provided technical support, ensuring high-quality reporting and monitoring of nutrition interventions.
  • Supported targeted DPs in organizing trainings and managing supply distribution, reaching 80,440 children with MNP across 3 health zones.
  • Strengthened nutrition coordination by initiating the working group in Kikwit, improving cluster functioning and partner collaboration.
  • Leveraged strong oral and written communication skills to engage Kwango’s political leaders on urgent nutrition challenges, securing their commitment and fostering policy dialogue that advanced local nutrition initiatives.
  • Strengthened nutrition data systems by designing tools, collecting monthly health zone data, and supporting timely reporting to national level.
  • Developed distribution plans and monitored supply chain performance, ensuring stock traceability and efficient service delivery.
  • Conducted programmatic visits in nutrition crisis zones, providing technical support that improved provider monitoring and child recovery rates.
  • Contributed to humanitarian planning (Humanitarian Action Plan, contingency plans) and analyzed government technical reports to align interventions with program priorities.
  • Supported partners through coaching, tool development, and weekly monitoring, enhancing program implementation despite challenges with delayed DCTs.
  • Ensured program accountability and HACT compliance, leveraging results to mobilize additional donor and government support despite multi-province challenges.
  • Coordinated nutrition cluster strategies, contingency and response plans.
  • Provided technical guidance on CMAM, IYCF, growth monitoring, and nutrition surveys.
  • Secured $2M CERF funding to expand nutrition supplies.
  • Conducted advocacy that contributed to a $500M World Bank investment in stunting reduction.

Public Health HIV/Aids and nutrition Officer

World Vision
03.2008 - 02.2012
  • Organized HIV/AIDS training and awareness programmes.
  • Supervised CMAM interventions and trained government counterparts
  • Acted as Officer in Charge (OIC) for the national Quality Assurance Coordinator, overseeing key quality control processes. During this time, I maintained programmatic standards and ensured compliance with organizational quality frameworks, ensuring consistency in program delivery.
  • Participated in review sessions for critical organizational documents, including proposals, donor reports, and program documentation. Additionally, I assisted the Quality Assurance Coordinator in the diagnostic, design, and monitoring & evaluation processes for projects, ensuring their alignment with the Learning, Evaluation, and Planning (LEAP) framework. This improved program quality and alignment with organizational standards, enhancing overall effectiveness.

Nutritionist, deputy coordinator

National Nutrition Program (PRONANUT)/DRC
09.2003 - 03.2009
  • Led and coordinated nutrition programs at the regional level, ensuring the integration of nutrition into primary health care services.
  • Supervised nutritional surveillance systems, analyzing data to monitor trends in malnutrition and guide timely interventions.
  • Oversaw prevention activities, including promotion of Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices, micronutrient supplementation, and community awareness campaigns.
  • Managed treatment programs for acute malnutrition, providing technical support to health facilities on the management of SAM/MAM, and ensuring the supply and proper use of therapeutic foods.
  • Built capacity of regional health staff through training and supportive supervision to strengthen local ownership and sustainability.

Education

Certificate of Advanced Studies - Humanitarian Action: Accountability to Affected People

UNIGE
01.2025

Master’s in public health -

Central University of Nicaragua (UCN)
01.2018

Master in Nutrition And Dietetics -

ISTM Kinshasa
01.2007

Skills

  • Health Systems

  • Humanitarian advocacy

  • Humanitarian leadership

  • Programme and Team Management

Flexible and adaptable

Multitasking Abilities

Calm under pressure

Excellent communication

Websites

Certification

SMART methodology, from May 30th to June 11th, 2010, Tanzania.

Disclaimer

I certify by honor that information given trough this are truthful.

Timeline

Chief Field Office

UNICEF
02.2025 - Current

Chief Field Office

UNICEF
01.2023 - 02.2025

Nutrition Specialist

UNICEF
11.2020 - 12.2022

Nutrition Specialist

UNICEF
11.2019 - 11.2020

Emergency Nutrition Officer

UNICEF
04.2018 - 11.2019

Nutrition Officer

UNICEF
03.2012 - 04.2018

Public Health HIV/Aids and nutrition Officer

World Vision
03.2008 - 02.2012

Nutritionist, deputy coordinator

National Nutrition Program (PRONANUT)/DRC
09.2003 - 03.2009

Certificate of Advanced Studies - Humanitarian Action: Accountability to Affected People

UNIGE

Master’s in public health -

Central University of Nicaragua (UCN)

Master in Nutrition And Dietetics -

ISTM Kinshasa

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