Herbert Maximillian Lyimo serves as a Principal Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in the Government Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation Division of the Prime Minister's Office, Policy, Parliament, Coordination and Persons with Disabilities (PMO-PPCD), United Republic of Tanzania. He brings more than 14 years of experience across the public and private sectors. His expertise spans government performance management, strategic planning, results-based management, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, project and programme management, economic and policy analysis, and ISO-aligned quality management systems.
Within government, his work focuses on assessing the performance of ministries, departments and agencies; strengthening national monitoring and evaluation frameworks; coordinating government-wide performance monitoring; and supporting the development of national key performance indicators, evaluation plans and government performance reports. He also contributes to reforms that connect strategic priorities, institutional results and digital performance information systems.
He is a PhD candidate with thesis examining Integrated Government Performance Model Framework for bridging strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation in Tanzania. He holds a Master of Science in Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Management. His professional affiliations include the Project Management Institute and PMI Tanzania Chapter, the Tanzania Evaluation Association, and institutional membership in the African Evaluation Association. His research interests include public-sector performance reform, evaluation systems, digital governance and inclusive digital livelihoods.
Alongside his public-service career, Herbert is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Maxie Consult Company Limited, where he provides advisory, training and design support in corporate strategy, project and programme design, monitoring and evaluation, and economic and policy analysis. He also serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ujuzi-Tu Company Limited, which operates the Ujuzi-Tu Online Freelancing Platform, a digital marketplace linking skilled service providers, buyers, sellers and clients across online services, e-commerce and booked offline services. As Chairperson of Ujuzi Initiative (NGO), he supports the Ujuzi Digital Initiative Comprehensive Programme for 2026/27-2030/31, which seeks to expand skills, digital participation and income opportunities for youth, women and underserved communities.