Technical Director
Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
Duties
Providing technical and administrative assistance
• Liaison with Chief of Party (COP) and Programme Director to link individual components and project activities to strategic objectives
• Liaison with COP and Programme Director to track, monitor and report on project progress by means of project indicators
• Liaison with COP to communicate and coordinate with project team on technical and administrative issues, project implementation and marking and branding strategy, work plans and budget.
• Assisting in planning and organising the annual work plan and preparation of project budget
• Compiling partner, team reports and assemble first draft of quarterly and annual progress reports
• Liaison with The COP to provide leadership in order to promote effective partner collaboration and high degree of team professionalisms
• Assisting the COP to ensure timeous project implementation and technical reliability by monitoring project activities and checking quality.
• Assisting the COP with any other tasks in line with scope of the position
Supervision of senior technical staff
• Providing day to day supervision of and/ direction to senior project and operations staff
• Providing mentoring, coaching, capacity building and / training to staff as and when needed
• Liaison with the COP and human resource to recruit and manage an informed, motivated, efficient and innovative national team
• Managing the performance of project staff under my direct supervision
• Ensuring all staff’s performance and performance indicators and project team’s work plan targets are achieved
• Aligning staff development in accordance with performance appraisal
Managing partner relations
• Assisting the COP in maintaining excellent communications and co-operative relationships with USAID and all project partners.
• Liaison with the COP to establish and maintain working relationships with PEPFAR partners, National NGOs and Donor community to ensure successful implementation of th project and avoid duplication of efforts
Coordination of programmatic activities
• Assisting the COP to ensure timeous execution of project activities within the allocated budget
• Oversight of specific project activities as directed / delegated by the COP
• Oversight of the monitoring and evaluation process to ensure the meeting of targets and indicators
• Identifying areas of concern and addressing them timeously
• Liaison with the COP, Finance Director and Programme Director to ensure effective systems are in place in order to carry out program activities
• Ensuring project timelines are identified and adhered to and targets achieved
• Ensuring project staff have been trained and skilled to manage project implementation and to accommodate any changes made with regard to project implementation
Reporting on CaSIPO activities
• Ensuring timeous reporting as per USAID requirements
• Compilation of reports for CaSIPO project for all relevant meetings, HPCA Board, for Management and other relevant stakeholder meetings
• Liaison with MER Manager and other CaSIPO Senior staff regarding reporting requirements and deadlines
• Compilations of report and presentation for CaSIPO for information purposes as proposed by the steering committee and the COP
• Liaison with the sub-grantees to ensure timeous reporting received
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Reporting on progress in achieving targets of annual work plan
• Monitoring and evaluation outcomes of activities and ensuring activities are meaningful
• Receiving activity plans where necessary to improve outcomes
• Ensuring proper use of assessment tools and analysis of information
• Implementing quality assurance measures to evaluate the impact of the comprehensive care and support capacity building program
Duties
• Provide high level strategic advice to the South African Government that includes but not limited to Department of Health, Department of Correctional Services, Department of Basic Education and Department of Social Development on Policy, guidelines and SOP development
• Provide capacity building assistance to the South African Government (SAG) to ensure the mainstreaming of Comprehensive Care and Support (CCS) in all national policies, guidelines, management and coordination structures;
• Provide capacity building assistance to the SAG, other PEPFAR partners and community based organizations (CBOs) as a care and support technical specialist to ensure the integration of CCS programming into the broader context of primary healthcare service delivery;
• Provide overall technical leadership to project personnel to ensure high quality programme performance in policy development, referral and retention and capacity building.
Achievements:
• Acted on behalf of Deputy Chief of Party in her absence and successfully guided the team to develop work plans and finalized strategic implementation plan within a short turnaround time for submission to USAID
• Selected in 2016 as the Integrator from FHI360 head quarter under the Integrated Development initiative
• Mentored, coached and trained project staff on various South Africa’s HIV/AIDS response and PEPFAR 3.0 requirements including Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention, PEPFAR 3.O and current HIV interventions and UNAIDS 90-90-90.
• Developed training curricula, including workshop agendas, assessment tools, presentations and facilitation exercises for various project workshops and workshops with South Africa and other stakeholders
• Conducted a literature review, analyzed and authored a comparative literature review report and other project briefs
• Authored policy briefs for various South Africa government at National, province and district level
• Provided Technical Assistance to SAG at National, Province and District Level and assisted with understanding of policy development processes in SA context and drafting of policies through consultative workshops, mentoring and coaching
• Provided leadership support to National Department of Health to develop National Master consultative presentation for mini roll out process, approach, plans and policy brief for advocacy to the principals and developed Adherence & Retention Standard operating procedures and job aids
• successfully spearheaded, planned, coordinated, facilitated and documented Draft National Adherence Strategy for HIV, TB and NCD policy development cycle activities, specifically:
• Spearheaded development and alignment of 7 Adherence Guidelines SOPs (Fast Track Initiation counselling, enhanced adherence counselling, RPCs, Child and Adolescent Disclosure counselling, and Tracing and Retention in Care SOPs) to NDOH guidelines, programs and clinical stationary.
• Proposed Patient tracing and retention in care register.
• Revised provincial DIP plans and made recommendations for integration of Adherence guidelines SOPs in the remedial action plans
• Successfully submitted DIP and Adherence Guidelines link justification brief including 7 SOPs( accepted, approved and shared with DSP as DIP National Strategies)
• Incorporated EWI/DIP in adherence guidelines advocacy presentations.
• Developed National Adherence Strategy advocacy presentations for various audiences
• Successfully coordinated first National Adherence Strategy stakeholder consultation workshop
• Arranged various consultations presentations & reports with DOH principals/directorates, partners and provincial DoH.
• Developed Adherence Guidelines Technical Working Group Terms of Reference.
• Facilitated mini roll out preparations and reorientation trainings.
• Drafted Adherence strategy implementation plan and training plan.
• Drafted Adherence guidelines NHC submission.
• Co-ordinate the implementation of an optimal combination of interventions aimed at addressing HIV prevention among mobile males in South Africa
• Co-ordinate efforts aimed at gathering consensus around the nature and scope of such interventions
• Rally support from key role players and sector representatives around activities to be implemented in this context
• Work with SANAC'S Intergovernmental and sector support unit to drive mobilization in and outside the workplace for specific events and campaigns
• Country editor for Global AIDS Response Progress Reporting ( GARPR) 2014 and Health Sector Reporting
• Co-ordinate research, surveillance and monitoring and evaluation technical task team activities for transport sector committee on HIV/AIDS, STI and TB response
• Serves as a signatory and technical expert in Corridor Economic Empowerment project (CEEP) Innovative Fund's Loans committee
• Member and technical expert for Economic Empowerment National Project Technical Committee and participates plenary on policy dialogues ( one and two held)
Duties
• Frequent Internal high level contact with other agency PEPFAR counterparts and agency in complementing HIV/AIDS Programs.
• Coordinated and standardized prevention program that achieved results specified in PEPFAR strategic objectives.
• Strengthened external contacts with partners participating in cooperative agreements
• Supported and developed the highest technical quality of HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
• Monitoring & Evaluation data and reports progress to key stakeholders.
• Conducted trainings to ensure partners are up to date with prevention protocol
• Led site assessments of PEPFAR prevention programs carried out by implementing partners of the USG.
• Reviewed applications, supplemental awards, and requests for extensions.
• Coordinated and overseen the development of National Policy Framework for “Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP). The framework addresses the rights of children, adolescents and adults in the context of HIV. The intention of the National PHDP Policy Framework is not to create new programmes, but to recognize the need for a multi-sectoral, holistic response to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in South Africa that strengthens linkages among existing programmes so that they are more efficient and responsive for PLHIV while addressing a more holistic approach to health and wellness.
• Coordinated activities determined by National TWG for PHDP (comprising of representatives from NDOH, DSD, SANAC, Provincial Departments, CDC, USAID, UNAIDS, PEPFAR and Non- PEPFAR Supported Partners).
• Provided the technical support in the Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB and provide TA to the coordinating committee.
• Led the M&E, surveillance and research technical task team for Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB.
• Worked closely and support the DPSA workplace program related to HIV & AIDS.
• Co-investigator for evaluation project that aims at “Optimizing Prevention within the Antenatal (ANC) Platform: Strengthening Partner Testing, Facilitating Early Linkage to HIV Care and Treatment, and Providing Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) Services” in Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa.
Achievements:
• Co-Chaired the National Technical Task Team and coordinated and overseen the development of National Policy Framework for “Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP). Won an Eagle Award for successfully spear headed the process by US Embassy South Africa Mission Ambassador.
• Successfully managed seven (7) cooperative agreements for Prevention programs. Provided both technical, financial and administrative support from their project inception to closeout.
• Co-investigated for evaluation project that was aimed at “Optimizing Prevention within the Antenatal (ANC) Platform: Strengthening Partner Testing, Facilitating Early Linkage to HIV Care and Treatment, and Providing Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) Services” in Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa.
• Reviewed applications, supplemental awards, and requests for extensions.
• Served in 2011 Ethiopia Objective Panel Reviews for CDC multi-countries funding opportunity announcements applications reviews and recommendations of successful applicants.
• Successfully coordinated National trainings for combination prevention through Diffusion of Effective Behavioural Interventions (DEBI) in 2012 which led to an extra mile award by the CDC Prevention Branch Chief for going beyond the call of duty.
• Developed a Public Private Partnership for comprehensive HIV prevention program for truck drivers and sex workers along the N2 or N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The program led to funding by the US Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC), CDC South Africa with matching grant. It was a partnership between CDC-South Africa, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the South Africa Government (SAG).
Duties
• Contributed to development activities via contributions to grant proposals, private donor cultivation, and collaboration with in-country government sources (CDC & PEPFAR).
• Developed and maintained positive relationships & partnerships with non-profit organizations and community leaders.
• Worked with staff to develop annual project work plans & oversee implementation.
• Ensured appropriate administrative, financial and logistical ELRC-PCTA systems/procedures are implemented, maintained and adhered to so that all support functions are carried out effectively and efficiently.
• Ensured collaborative stakeholder management including involving the relevant authorities, partners in the planning and implementation of PCTA Project.
• Managed and supervised the overall planning and daily activities of the project.
• Ensured PCTA’s compliance to ELRC regulations/laws and Donor/CDC requirements.
• Ensured all monthly, semi-annual and annual reports are compiled in a timely fashion.
• Liaised regularly with Project Director and General Secretary to ensure the production of quality reports Work in close relation with Finances & Media Communications Departments to ensure greater coherence between financial and narrative reports, and ensure steady financial inflow based on the timeliness and quality of report submissions.
Achievements:
• Worked with PCTA team to identify and prioritize operational research agenda.
• Provided support to teachers unions, donors and other visitors.
• Monitored and evaluated the implementation of PCTA Phase II activities, conducted shareholder visits, collected and analysed data on the project and background materials, and provide guidance and support to ELRC-PCTA team
Duties
• Ensured appropriate dissemination of and compliance with FHI and donor requirements, guidelines, policies and procedures regarding program management.
• Facilitated the development, review and implementation of sub-agreements and other contractual agreements (such as consultancies), including ensuring that contractual deliverables are met.
• Contributed to the development and monitoring of the Project and sub-partner work plans and budgets, including collaborating with finance staff on financial analysis.
• Identified capacity building needs of sub-partners in program management and sub-granting, through participatory assessments and ongoing monitoring.
• Worked with Project and sub-partner staff to design, support and monitor implementation of capacity building plans, with regards to program management aspects.
• Contributed to the design of training curricula and materials in program management.
• Provided sub-partners with ongoing technical assistance in the form of training, virtual mentoring, and site visits on a regular and as-needed basis.
• Undertook Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities in accordance with FHI’s global QA/QI initiative, including the adaptation and use of checklists and other tools.
• Worked closely with the Senior Technical Officers to use data for program improvement and take preventive measures to ensure quality programming.
• Participated in the preparation of timely monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual narrative reports required for submission to the donor and FHI headquarters
Achievements
• Successfully managed Ten (10) sub-agreements for Umbrella Grants Management Program on Organization Development.
• Assisted with the development of program strategies, guidelines, systems and tools for project implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Built the capacity of sub-partners to design, plan, and implement comprehensive community-based HIV and AIDS projects, including work-planning and budgeting.
Duties
• Designed and implemented health information system focused on routine information at community, facility, district and provincial level and in accordance with the Khusela Monitoring and Evaluation plan.
• Supported the development of appropriate data collection tools for use in facilities and by the community health workers.
• Provided technical support on the use of the DHIS software.
• Provided training for DIO’s and the project lead field organizers on collection of Project data (PEPFAR)
• Provided support on data quality for health workers (Prof Nurses, Clinic Supervisors & Programme Managers).
• Provided support on planning and adaptation of District and Provincial Plans and target.
• Provided support on M&E by using the information cycle. This includes data quality, analysis, presentation and resulting in using information for performance assessment.
• Produced of reports as required by the project director.
• Implemented and managed projects and associated administrative roles and responsibilities.
• Contributed towards research and development of new and innovative mechanism of managing and reporting health information.
Achievements:
• Provided training and technical support for the use of the DHIS software.
• Provided training for DIO’s and the project lead field organizers that would be helping with collection of Project data ( Mostly PEPFAR)
• Provided training on data quality for health workers (Prof Nurses, Clinic Supervisors & Programme Managers).
• Provided training on planning and adaptation of District and Provincial Plans and target
Duties/Achievements
• Taught basic skills in research and epidemiology at provincial and district level
• Trained in basic monitoring and evaluation
• Analyzed and interpreted of research data to monitor health outcomes and design interventions
• Conducted administrative management of the project
• Communicated regularly with the nodal, district, human resources, health information, monitoring and evaluation, research coordination/managers at all levels.
• Provided ongoing feedback & support
• Conducted the following research projects in support for the province: o The skills gap audit/ analysis on basic Research, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Free State Department of Health in April 2008.
o District Health Information System 1.4 readiness survey in the Free State Department of Health in June 2008.
o Epidemic Preparedness and Response to Communicable Disease Control assessment in Thabo Mofutsanyana District: Free State Province in July 2008.
o Global Polio Eradication Initiative survey in Motheo, Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyana Districts: Free State Province in July- August 2008.
o Improvement of Immunization coverage in the Motheo, Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyana Districts: Free State Province in July- September 2008.
o Annual Antenatal Care HIV Sero-Prevalence survey in the Free State Province in training the districts how to carry out the survey in the whole month of October 2008.
o Evaluation on the food poisoning outbreak investigation carried out by the diseases outbreak and rapid response team (DORT) in July 2008.
Duties
• Facilitated and organized of community meetings in the project catchments areas.
• Provided support to the project officers in training and mentoring activities.
• Provided on-going support to AMREF’s local partners and child care forums in the form of mentoring and on-site support to the delivery of services for OVC.
• Provided support to NGO partners and to train child care workers in the collection and collation of data on key indicators.
• Compiled training and workshop reports.
• Compiled monthly progress report with partners.
• Monitored of activities such as training and meetings.
• Provided support to advocacy planning and strategies implemented by the community.
• Supported community mobilization campaigns.
• Participated in operation research within the project
Achievements:
• Facilitated various trainings including M&E, establishment of Child Care Forums.
• Developed training materials on OVC project to train the CBOs, FBOs and NGOs in Sekhukhune District.
Employer: Limpopo Department of Health and Social Development
Position: Professional Nurse
Hospitals: F.H.Odendaal Hospital & Hayani Specialized Hospital
Period: 2004 February to 2007 April
Location: Modimolle & Makwarela - Sibasa
Reason for leaving: Better career prospects
Duties/Achievements
• Performed routine comprehensive nursing care
• Managed pain and symptom control in liaison with medical doctors
• Assessed and monitored symptoms
• Advised patients on pain and symptom control in liaison with patient's doctor
• Nursing plan management
• Assessed patient's condition
• Carried out nursing plan in conjunction with patient and family.
• Supported patient and family emotionally and socially
• Used communication skills to ensure effective helping relationship is established.
• Recorded all information, assessments and nursing action in the patient's notes.
• Maintained and submited detailed up to date statistics timeously as required
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Position: Public Health Specialist & Activity Manager & Technical Advisor
(Positive Health Dignity & Prevention-PHDP, Workplace Programs & Public Private Partnership focal person)
Period: 13 September 2010 to May 2013
Location: Pretoria
Reason for leaving: Better career prospects
Duties
• Frequent Internal high level contact with other agency PEPFAR counterparts and agency in complementing HIV/AIDS Programs.
• Coordinated and standardized prevention program that achieved results specified in PEPFAR strategic objectives.
• Strengthened external contacts with partners participating in cooperative agreements
• Supported and developed the highest technical quality of HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
• Monitoring & Evaluation data and reports progress to key stakeholders.
• Conducted trainings to ensure partners are up to date with prevention protocol
• Led site assessments of PEPFAR prevention programs carried out by implementing partners of the USG.
• Reviewed applications, supplemental awards, and requests for extensions.
• Coordinated and overseen the development of National Policy Framework for "Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) . The framework addresses the rights of children, adolescents and adults in the context of HIV. The intention of the National PHDP Policy Framework is not to create new programmes, but to recognize the need for a multi-sectoral, holistic response to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in South Africa that strengthens linkages among existing programmes so that they are more efficient and responsive for PLHIV while addressing a more holistic approach to health and wellness.
• Coordinated activities determined by National TWG for PHDP (comprising of representatives from NDOH, DSD, SANAC, Provincial Departments, CDC, USAID, UNAIDS, PEPFAR and Non- PEPFAR Supported Partners)
• Participated in the Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB and provide TA to the coordinating committee.
• Led the M&E, surveillance and research technical task team for Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB.
• Worked closely and support the DPSA workplace program related to HIV & AIDS.
• Co-investigator for evaluation project that aims at "Optimizing Prevention within the Antenatal (ANC) Platform: Strengthening Partner Testing, Facilitating Early Linkage to HIV Care and Treatment, and Providing Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) Services" in Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa.
Employer: Education Labour Relation Council
Name of Project: Prevention, Care & Treatment Access (HIV/AIDS project)
Position: Project/Training Officer
Period: 22 February 2010 to 06 September 2010
Location: Centurion, Pretoria
Reason for Leaving: Better career prospects
Duties /Achievements
• Contributed to development activities via contributions to grant proposals, private donor cultivation, and collaboration with in-country government sources (CDC & PEPFAR)
• Developed and maintained positive relationships & partnerships with non-profit organizations and community leaders.
• Worked with staff to develop annual project work plans & oversee implementation.
• Worked with PCTA team to identify and prioritize operational research agenda.
• Provided support to teachers unions, donors and other visitors.
• Ensured appropriate administrative, financial and logistical ELRC-PCTA systems/procedures are implemented, maintained and adhered to so that all support functions are carried out effectively and efficiently.
• Ensured collaborative stakeholder management including involving the relevant authorities, partners in the planning and implementation of PCTA Project.
• Managed and supervised the overall planning and daily activities of the project.
• Ensured PCTA's compliance to ELRC regulations/laws and Donor/CDC requirements.
• Monitored and evaluated the implementation of PCTA Phase II activities, conduct shareholder visits, collect and analyze data on the project and background materials, and provide guidance and support to ELRC-PCTA team
• Ensured all monthly, semi-annual and annual reports are compiled in a timely fashion.
• Liaised regularly with Project Director and General Secretary to ensure the production of quality reports Work in close relation with Finances & Media Communications Departments to ensure greater coherence between financial and narrative reports, and ensure steady financial inflow based on the timeliness and quality of report submissions.
Employer: Family Health International (FHI),
Position: Program Officer - Organizational Development
Name of Project: Umbrella Grants Management Project
Period: 1 July 2009 to 20 November 2009
Location: Hatfield, Pretoria
Reason for Leaving: Retrenched
Duties/Achievements
• Assisted with the development of program strategies, guidelines, systems and tools for project implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ensured appropriate dissemination of and compliance with FHI and donor requirements, guidelines, policies and procedures regarding program management.
• Facilitated the development, review and implementation of sub-agreements and other contractual agreements (such as consultancies), including ensuring that contractual deliverables are met.
• Contributed to the development and monitoring of the Project and sub-partner work plans and budgets, including collaborating with finance staff on financial analysis.
• Identified capacity building needs of sub-partners in program management and sub-granting, through participatory assessments and ongoing monitoring.
• Worked with Project and sub-partner staff to design, support and monitor implementation of capacity building plans, with regards to program management aspects.
• Built the capacity of sub-partners to design, plan, and implement comprehensive community-based HIV and AIDS projects, including work-planning and budgeting.
• Contributed to the design of training curricula and materials in program management.
• Provided sub-partners with ongoing technical assistance in the form of training, virtual mentoring, and site visits on a regular and as-needed basis.
• Undertook Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities in accordance with FHI's global QA/QI initiative, including the adaptation and use of checklists and other tools.
• Worked closely with the Senior Technical Officers to use data for program improvement and take preventive measures to ensure quality programming.
• Participated in the preparation of timely monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual narrative reports required for submission to the donor and FHI headquarters
Position: Public Health Specialist & Activity Manager & Technical Advisor
(Positive Health Dignity & Prevention-PHDP, Workplace Programs & Public Private Partnership focal person)
Period: 13 September 2010 to May 2013
Location: Pretoria
Reason for leaving: Better career prospects
Duties
• Frequent Internal high level contact with other agency PEPFAR counterparts and agency in complementing HIV/AIDS Programs.
• Coordinated and standardized prevention program that achieved results specified in PEPFAR strategic objectives.
• Strengthened external contacts with partners participating in cooperative agreements
• Supported and developed the highest technical quality of HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
• Monitoring & Evaluation data and reports progress to key stakeholders.
• Conducted trainings to ensure partners are up to date with prevention protocol
• Led site assessments of PEPFAR prevention programs carried out by implementing partners of the USG.
• Reviewed applications, supplemental awards, and requests for extensions.
• Coordinated and overseen the development of National Policy Framework for "Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) . The framework addresses the rights of children, adolescents and adults in the context of HIV. The intention of the National PHDP Policy Framework is not to create new programmes, but to recognize the need for a multi-sectoral, holistic response to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in South Africa that strengthens linkages among existing programmes so that they are more efficient and responsive for PLHIV while addressing a more holistic approach to health and wellness.
• Coordinated activities determined by National TWG for PHDP (comprising of representatives from NDOH, DSD, SANAC, Provincial Departments, CDC, USAID, UNAIDS, PEPFAR and Non- PEPFAR Supported Partners)
• Participated in the Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB and provide TA to the coordinating committee.
• Led the M&E, surveillance and research technical task team for Department of Transport Sector response on HIV/AIDS, STI & TB.
• Worked closely and support the DPSA workplace program related to HIV & AIDS.
• Co-investigator for evaluation project that aims at "Optimizing Prevention within the Antenatal (ANC) Platform: Strengthening Partner Testing, Facilitating Early Linkage to HIV Care and Treatment, and Providing Positive Health Dignity and Prevention (PHDP) Services" in Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa.
Employer: Education Labour Relation Council
Name of Project: Prevention, Care & Treatment Access (HIV/AIDS project)
Position: Project/Training Officer
Period: 22 February 2010 to 06 September 2010
Location: Centurion, Pretoria
Reason for Leaving: Better career prospects
Duties /Achievements
• Contributed to development activities via contributions to grant proposals, private donor cultivation, and collaboration with in-country government sources (CDC & PEPFAR)
• Developed and maintained positive relationships & partnerships with non-profit organizations and community leaders.
• Worked with staff to develop annual project work plans & oversee implementation.
• Worked with PCTA team to identify and prioritize operational research agenda.
• Provided support to teachers unions, donors and other visitors.
• Ensured appropriate administrative, financial and logistical ELRC-PCTA systems/procedures are implemented, maintained and adhered to so that all support functions are carried out effectively and efficiently.
• Ensured collaborative stakeholder management including involving the relevant authorities, partners in the planning and implementation of PCTA Project.
• Managed and supervised the overall planning and daily activities of the project.
• Ensured PCTA's compliance to ELRC regulations/laws and Donor/CDC requirements.
• Monitored and evaluated the implementation of PCTA Phase II activities, conduct shareholder visits, collect and analyze data on the project and background materials, and provide guidance and support to ELRC-PCTA team
• Ensured all monthly, semi-annual and annual reports are compiled in a timely fashion.
• Liaised regularly with Project Director and General Secretary to ensure the production of quality reports Work in close relation with Finances & Media Communications Departments to ensure greater coherence between financial and narrative reports, and ensure steady financial inflow based on the timeliness and quality of report submissions.
Employer: Family Health International (FHI),
Position: Program Officer - Organizational Development
Name of Project: Umbrella Grants Management Project
Period: 1 July 2009 to 20 November 2009
Location: Hatfield, Pretoria
Reason for Leaving: Retrenched
Duties/Achievements
• Assisted with the development of program strategies, guidelines, systems and tools for project implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ensured appropriate dissemination of and compliance with FHI and donor requirements, guidelines, policies and procedures regarding program management.
• Facilitated the development, review and implementation of sub-agreements and other contractual agreements (such as consultancies), including ensuring that contractual deliverables are met.
• Contributed to the development and monitoring of the Project and sub-partner work plans and budgets, including collaborating with finance staff on financial analysis.
• Identified capacity building needs of sub-partners in program management and sub-granting, through participatory assessments and ongoing monitoring.
• Worked with Project and sub-partner staff to design, support and monitor implementation of capacity building plans, with regards to program management aspects.
• Built the capacity of sub-partners to design, plan, and implement comprehensive community-based HIV and AIDS projects, including work-planning and budgeting.
• Contributed to the design of training curricula and materials in program management.
• Provided sub-partners with ongoing technical assistance in the form of training, virtual mentoring, and site visits on a regular and as-needed basis.
• Undertook Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement (QA/QI) activities in accordance with FHI's global QA/QI initiative, including the adaptation and use of checklists and other tools.
• Worked closely with the Senior Technical Officers to use data for program improvement and take preventive measures to ensure quality programming.
• Participated in the preparation of timely monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual narrative reports required for submission to the donor and FHI headquarters
Employer: Health Information System Programs (HISP),
Position: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Name of Project: Khusela- Improvement of PMTCT programme in ECDoH
Period: 03 November 2008 to 30 June 2009
Location: East London, Eastern Cape
Reason for leaving: Moving closure to family & wanted to enroll my PhD in Pretoria
Duties/Achievements
• Designed and implemented health information system focused on routine information at community, facility, district and provincial level and in accordance with the Khusela Monitoring and Evaluation plan.
• Supported the development of appropriate data collection tools for use in facilities and by the community health workers.
• Provided training and technical support for the use of the DHIS software.
• Provided training for DIO's and the project lead field organizers that would be helping with collection of Project data ( Mostly PEPFAR)
• Provided training on data quality for health workers (Prof Nurses, Clinic Supervisors & Programme Managers)
• Provided training on planning and adaptation of District and Provincial Plans and target.
• Provided training and support on M&E by using the information cycle. This includes data quality, analysis, presentation and resulting in using information for performance assessment.
• Produced of reports as required by the project director.
• Implemented and managed projects and associated administrative roles and responsibilities.
• Contributed towards research and development of new and innovative mechanism of managing and reporting health information.
Employer: National Department of Health
Position: District Research & Epidemiology & M&E Consultant
Name of Project: Strengthening Systems to Support the South African Comprehensive Plan for HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care Programme SUCOP
Period: 14 January 2008 to 31 October 2008
Location: Bloemfontein, Free State Provincial Department of Health
Reason for leaving: Short term contract and needed a stable job
Duties/Achievements
• Taught basic skills in research and epidemiology at provincial and district level
• Trained in basic monitoring and evaluation
• Analyzed and interpreted of research data to monitor health outcomes and design interventions
• Conducted administrative management of the project
• Communicated regularly with the nodal, district, human resources, health information, monitoring and evaluation, research coordination/managers at all levels.
• Provided ongoing feedback & support
• Conducted the following research projects in support for the province: o The skills gap audit/ analysis on basic Research, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Free State Department of Health in April 2008.
o District Health Information System 1.4 readiness survey in the Free State Department of Health in June 2008.
o Epidemic Preparedness and Response to Communicable Disease Control assessment in Thabo Mofutsanyana District: Free State Province in July 2008.
o Global Polio Eradication Initiative survey in Motheo, Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyana Districts: Free State Province in July- August 2008.
o Improvement of Immunization coverage in the Motheo, Xhariep and Thabo Mofutsanyana Districts: Free State Province in July- September 2008.
o Annual Antenatal Care HIV Sero-Prevalence survey in the Free State Province in training the districts how to carry out the survey in the whole month of October 2008.
o Evaluation on the food poisoning outbreak investigation carried out by the diseases outbreak and rapid response team (DORT) in July 2008.
o Free State Department of Health: Information Management Unit with analysis of routine and the research data (Surveys data) with the designs of health intervention from January to October 2008
Employer: Foundation for Professional Development
Hosted by: African Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF),
Position: PEPFAR Fellow (Internship)
Name of Project: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project
Period: 01-05-2007 to 11-01-2008
Location: Marble Hall, Limpopo Province
Reason for Leaving: Contract ended
Duties/Achievements
• Facilitated and organized of community meetings in the project catchments areas.
• Provided support to the project officers in training and mentoring activities.
• Facilitated various trainings including M&E, establishment of Child Care Forums, etc.
• Provided on-going support to AMREF's local partners and child care forums in the form of mentoring and on-site support to the delivery of services for OVC.
• Provided support to NGO partners and to train child care workers in the collection and collation of data on key indicators.
• Filed and produced of training materials.
• Compiled training and workshop reports.
• Compiled monthly progress report with partners.
• Monitored of activities such as training and meetings.
• Provided support to advocacy planning and strategies implemented by the community.
• Supported community mobilization campaigns.
• Participated in operation research within the project
Research title: "Efficacy of a social cognitive theory based intervention, to reduce alcohol related HIV risk behavior among young adults in Mamelodi, Pretoria: A randomized controlled trial". This will be completed by October 2014.
• Masters of Public Health (Health Policy and Management) completed in 2007 at the University of Venda.
• B Cur Nursing Science completed in 2003 at the University of Venda.