David Livingstone

Public Health Professional | Portfolio & Grant Management | Global Health | Capacity Building | Knowledge Management

Greater Chennai Area

About

As a Program Advisor – Global Fund Unit at World Vision International, I support the design, management, and quality assurance of Global Fund–financed programs across multiple countries, with a focus on TB, Malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening. I bring over nine years of experience in public health program management, design, and monitoring & evaluation. In addition to my core portfolio responsibilities, I have been entrusted with special assignments, including leading aspects of the grant-making process and supporting the development of a transition plan for the Solomon Islands’ Global Fund grants, working closely with the Ministry of Health and key partners. I also contribute to global learning by authoring technical abstracts that have been presented at international public health conferences. I am passionate about leveraging knowledge management, capacity building, and data-driven insights to strengthen grant performance, improve health outcomes, and expand access to life-saving services for the most vulnerable communities.

Experience

  • World Vision (Global Centre · Remote)
    • Program Advisor – Global Fund Unit
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      As a Program Advisor with World Vision’s Global Fund Unit, I support the design, management, and quality assurance of Global Fund–financed programs across multiple countries, with a focus on TB, Malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening. I lead efforts in portfolio monitoring and reporting, ensuring programs are tracked through robust frameworks, dashboards, and performance reviews. I also drive knowledge management and capacity building by maintaining a global platform, facilitating technical interest groups, coordinating annual workshops, and delivering monthly webinars and newsletters to strengthen learning across the partnership. In addition, I support grant acquisition and portfolio strategy, including opportunity tracking, proposal reviews, and joint oversight with field and support offices. My work is centred on delivering high-quality, sustainable results that strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes for the communities we serve.

    • Consultant (Int.) - Global Fund Unit Coordinator
      May 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Supporting World Vision International's Global Fund Grants portfolio. My role includes delivering analytical insights and knowledge management, developing and managing cutting-edge tools that enable precise monitoring and reporting of our portfolio's progress, knowledge sharing and capacity building, provide on-the-ground project management support, work closely with stakeholders across the globe, fostering strong relationships with field teams/country offices, regional offices, and support office staff to achieve our common goals

  • Manager - Health & DME at World Vision India
    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022 · 10 mos

    Providing techno-managerial and DME support to projects under the Health Business Unit -This includes a UNICEF sponsored vaccination project run across 126 districts, Astella Pharma sponsored project on NTD, Global fund sponsored TB projects, MNCH research project and Mental Health project.

  • World Vision (New Delhi Area, India)
    • M&E Manager - Health
      Apr 2018 - Dec 2022 · 4 yrs 9 mos

      Responsible for overseeing program quality of the Health business unit - Support technical branding and providing DM&E support to projects that are directly/ indirectly reporting to Health Business Unit. This includes Global Fund and USAID TB projects, MNCH and Mental Health research projects.

    • Knowledge Management & IT Support Officer
      Apr 2016 - Mar 2018 · 2 yrs

      Worked as a Knowledge Management & IT Support Officer in Project Axshya - a Global Fund sponsored Tb program.

  • Student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences
    Jun 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Masters in Public Health (MPH)

  • Program Manager at Justice Ventures International
    May 2010 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo