Luke B.

Managing Director @ LUWELL

About

With over a decade of programme management experience, Luke Banda is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with an MSc in Organisational Psychology, a MicroMasters in Project Management, and an Executive Leadership certificate from the University of Oxford. He currently serves as Senior Project Manager for the FCDO-funded LIGHT Consortium at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme (MLW), within the Public Health Research Group. Luke’s professional interests include research management, research uptake, effective stakeholder engagement, capacity strengthening, and promoting evidence-informed decision-making. Luke's purpose as a strategy leader is to lead organisations in transforming bold ideas into practical strategies that deliver measurable impact, create sustainable value, and improve lives.

Country

Malawi

City

Blantyre

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

International Development, Emotional Intelligence, Change Management, Project Coordination, Leadership Development, Strategic Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, External Relations, Long Short-term Memory (LSTM), Library Research, Research Administration, Grant Administration, Research Funding, Financial Forecasting, Pre-award, Bid Processes, Research Projects, Project Portfolio Management, Media Engagement, Policy

Experience

Managing Director

LUWELL

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Southern Region, Malawi, Malawi

Strategic leadership and vision Oversight & Coordination Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Development Financial Management & Resource Mobilization Team Leadership & Organizational Development

Senior Project Manager - Public Health Group

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme

2021-5 - Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Blantyre, Southern Region, Malawi

Research Uptake Manager

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme

2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

Southern Region, Malawi, Malawi

Translating Research into Policy & Practice Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy Promoting Gender-Responsive TB Programming

Project Manager

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme

2020-10 - Present · 6 yrs

Malawi

Supporting the Principal investigator in the organisation end management of the Public Health Group. Planning and leading the implementation of projects within Pubic Health Group in consultation with the Principal Investigators. Post-Docs, and relevant stakeholders. Leading delivery of the LIGHT Consortium and ePAL2 projects. Oversight, and coordination with external and overseas partners and funders. Facilitating communication between the group and external stakeholders including funders, ministry of health, clinical departments and others.

Program Coordinator

Operation Smile

2017-1 - 2020-9 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Malawi

Program management Roles a. Surgical Missions b. American Heart Association Education Trainings c. Mission Fact finds d. Extended post-ops

Program Manager

Hope for Widows Foundation

2014-4 - 2016-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Malawi

Program Manager Responsibilities: 1. Develop program plans and implement the plans in close cooperation with our partners. 2. Facilitate community mobilization. 3. Ensure resource availability and allocation. 4. Actively participate in proposal development. 5. Maintain positive working relations with concerned government authorities and other stakeholders.