1. 2013 MEPI Symposium: August 6-8, 2013 Presenter: Francis Njiri
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE: UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
A SUCCESS STORY
2013 MEPI Symposium: August 6-8, 2013
PI: Prof. James Kiarie
Lead: Prof. James Machoki M’Imunya
Presenter: Francis Njiri

2. Partnership in Innovative Medical Education for Kenya
PRIME-K
Partnership in Innovative Medical Education for Kenya
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way —John Maxwell

3. Project Areas Engaging Leadership
PRIME-K administration: responsible for day- to-day running, networking and sustainability
PRIME-K Aim 4: improving research integrity and grant administration capacity
MEPI Administrative Supplement: Strengthen Institutional Research and Innovation Management (iRIM)

4. Levels of Leadership University Council Vice Chancellor
National Government ministries
Education
Health
Finance
County Government ministries
Health
University Council
Vice Chancellor
Deputy Vice Chancellors
Administration
Research
Academics
Finance
Grants
Procurement
Legal
Recruitment
Postgraduate studies
Grants administration
College Principal
Deans and Directors

5. Activities to engage leadership
Linkage with external organization
Implementation oversight
Grants Management and compliance
Benchmarking
Sustainability

6. Linkage with external organizations
Kenyatta University
Maseno University
Kenyatta National Hospital
AMREF
Existing Relationship
Engage the top in both institutions
Rules of engagement require legal office

7. Implementation Oversight
PRIME-K Advisory board
VC member of AIM 4 team
IRIM Coordinating Committee
Leaders want to lead!!
Engaged leaders resolve administrative challenges
Hierarchy is critical
Engaging leadership avoids duplication and redundancy

8. Grants Management and compliance
Attended by UoN leadership
Guide implementation for 5 years
Brought attention to PRIME-K
KNH / UoN Ethics and Research Committee
UoN Finance department grants funds management
Grants Management strategic plan

9. Benchmarking Grants management Decentralized training
UW: VC and PRIME-K team
Malawi: Principal CHS and Aim 4 Lead
UoN: UW Director of Office of Sponsored Programs
Decentralized training
Principal and PRIME-K team
Ministry of Health leadership

10. Leaders are critical in setting Benchmarks!!

11. Engaging Ministry of Health
Annual meeting
Chaired by Director Medical services and Principal
Attended by leads of decentralized training sites
Attended by regional health managers
Representatives of MoH attend monthly project meetings
MoH trainees selected in consultation with facility leaders
Decentralized training sites selected in consultation with MoH

12. Ensuring Sustainability
Creation of new positions to support projects
Grants Officer, Procurement Officer and IT Officer
Appointment of adjunct faculty recognized by MoH
Creation of accommodation space for students at decentralized sites

13. Challenges Leaders are busy Often have competing priorities
Skeptical and slow adaptors
Have to balance many competing interests

14. Conclusion Engagement of the leadership is critical for success
Must be strategic
Planned
Purposeful
Engagement takes time and evolves slowly
Has to be sustained

15. Acknowledgements UoN Team UW Team KNH Team KU Team
The project described was supported by Award Number R24TW from the Fogarty International Center.
* Co-author on this abstract