TOM MUGA (He / Him)

I am an experienced professional with over 20 years' experience in international development, and humanitarian assistance; including sector experience in agriculture, education, economic growth, food assistance, health, nutrition, resilience, and stabilization initiatives. I have worked in USAID Missions for over 13 years and with USAID Implementing Partners (IPs) for another 10 years, and managed projects over $93 million in total contract value. My leadership and management experience include my current role as Chief of Party (CoP) for the USAID Nigeria Monitoring Project (NMP) where I oversee the provision of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services for the USAID Nigeria projects implemented under the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). Previously, I worked as CoP for the USAID Somalia Program Support Services (SPSS), where I oversaw the successful delivery of third-party monitoring (TPM), assessment and evaluation services, performance management, data quality assessments (DQA), capacity building of local organizations in all of Somalia from 2015 to 2021. I have experience managing international development projects in the Eastern and Western Africa regions, and have led and managed projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Somalia, and Nigeria.