Rodney Stewart
Senior Project Manager
Working groups

Background
Rodney Stewart is a Senior Project Manager with experience in project and program management spanning 15 years in both the NGO and corporate sectors. Currently, Rodney serves as the Senior Project Manager for Global Women's & Newborn's Health at Burnet.
Previously at Burnet Rodney was the Program Manager for the PNG country program, as well as a Project Manager on several programs focusing on maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and health promotion.
Rodney is completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health in 2023, and areas of interest include health equity, global health, maternal, child and adolescent health, and gender equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Qualifications
- 2023: Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health, University of Tasmania
Positions
- 2023-ongoing: Senior Project Manager, Burnet
- 2020-2021: Program Manager, PNG Country Program, Burnet
- 2015-2020: Project Manager, PNG Country Program, Burnet
- 2014-2015: Resource Manager, Nauru Program, Save The Children Australia
- 2008-2013: Resource Manager, Commonwealth Bank
Current projects

Strengthening midwifery education: transformative agenda for women, adolescents and youth in the Pacific
We're reviewing and renewing midwifery education curricula in Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.

Accelerating research and progress in maternal and newborn health (ARPAN CRE)
A unique collaborative network improving outcomes for women and newborns by strengthening reproductive, maternal and newborn research across Asia and the Pacific region.

Pacific SMILE: increasing access to midwifery simulation in Pacific countries
This project brings new midwifery simulation labs to countries in the Pacific region.
Past projects

HBMM: Home-based management of malaria in PNG
This project researches new rapid diagnostic tests and modern anti-malarial medicines for rural villages in Papua New Guinea.

ANCP Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Since mid-2013, Burnet has implemented the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) Healthy Mothers, Health Babies project, which seeks to improve maternal & child health.