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Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Oversee implementation of $178+million portfolio of grants financed by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria (GF) in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Malawi, Niger, Senegal, and.
• Support managing partnerships with donors and key stakeholders, including national Ministries of Health, key populations associations, and peer organizations
• Responsible for business development of US$600+ million portfolio of HIV, tuberculosis and malaria grants, including developing national disease strategic plans, funding proposals, and negotiating budgets and contracts
• Responsible for Operational Plan strategic initiatives of the Global Fund Unit:o Leading on human rights and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GE/I) integration in GFU, monitoring GE/I targets, developing tools/resourceso.
• Responsible for leading large project teams, including Program Managers and Officers, Health Advisors, Monitoring & Evaluation Advisors, Gender Equality Advisors, and Compliance Managers
• Support financial management planning, including development of annual operational plans, budget monitoring, cash flow analyses, quarterly forecasting and expenditure review and planning

Toronto, Canada

• Provided project management support to Plan country offices implementing grants worth US$50 million+ financed by GF; areas of focus included:Proposal development
• Contributed to development of US$566 million in concept notes for Guinea & Zimbabwe’s malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis proposals for the 2018-2020 funding period; support included ensuring alignment with national disease.
• Led development of Guinea’s 2015-17 malaria proposal and Plan Guinea’s Expression of Interest (EOI) for increased implementation zones, and Plan Zimbabwe’s EOI for expansion into additional activitiesPre-award phase &.
• Led contract negotiations for Plan Malawi’s role in the 2015-17 HIV grant focusing on adolescent girls & young women’s (AGYW) access to sexual, reproductive health & rights (SRHR) programs
• Supported Plan Guinea on recruitment of sub-contractors for implementation of the 2015-17 malaria grant, including evaluating and onboarding partnersGrant implementation
• Designed and implemented start-up workshops for partners for Guinea malaria, Guinea TB, Niger malaria, Malawi HIV, and Zimbabwe malaria grants, resulting in development of detailed work & risk management plans &.

Toronto, Canada

-Provided support to Plan Guinea’s $9million GF malaria grant including: o Monitoring of grant to ensure implementation meets workplan targets; regular analysis includes identifying gaps, potential delays and proposing risk mitigation strategies o Collaborating with Plan Guinea staff to ensure narrative and financial reports meet donor requirementso.

Toronto, Canada

-Responsible for managing program compliance for community-led total sanitation project with Plan Sierra Leone including supporting development of performance management framework, organizing mid-term reviews resulting in re-programming and increasing project activities due to cost savings, and submitting regular reports to the donor-Focal point for.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for designing and delivering lectures for two courses: “Global Health”, and “Poverty, Inequality & Human Development”, focusing on links between economic growth in developing country contexts, global health.
• Responsible for overseeing course assessments and relevant practical exercises
• Regularly provide guidance and feedback to students to help strengthen their skills and knowledge base

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Member of the Board of Directors of an organization representing Ontario-based international development organizations. Currently serving as Past President and active member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the Governance Committee. Previous roles included member of the Strategic Planning Committee developing the 2013-2033 organizational vision and.

Toronto, Ontario

As President and Chair of the Board of Directors, I acted as Chair of the Personnel Committee and Chair of the Governance Committee. Key successes included leading the development of the organization's new 2018-2023 Strategic Plan and supporting the development of a new 2020-2024 funding proposal which was accepted by Global Affairs Canada. Previous roles.

Sydney, Australia

• Analyzed university initiatives to better align the University’s Vision, Strategic Goals, Operating Initiatives, Key Performance Indicators and Balanced Scorecard initiatives for the University’s 2011-2016 Strategic Plan
• Analyzed feedback from 800 individuals, 7 faculties, & 20 focus groups throughout University in response to draft strategic planning to track extent of agreement in 5 targeted areas and presented findings to the.
• Conducted research and stakeholder analyses on Indigenous student engagement and developed briefing paper on feasibility of establishing educational institute in area with high indigenous population and low.
• Reviewed peer universities’ strategic plans and initiatives to identify best practices and existing trends, resulting in briefing reports distributed to University of Sydney senior executive as part of Comparative.
• Assisted with coordinating input from variety of stakeholders for writing of three competitive grant applications totalling $100 million; to date University has received $40 million resulting from these applications

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed key community-based programs and ensured results achieved met organizational and donor objectives
• Developed project opportunities and wrote grant proposals, resulting in receiving over $40,000 in government funding
• Responsible for the development and implementation of vision, objectives and programming through designing and implementing community programs
• Identified key priorities of proposed programs and recommended adjustments to Board
• Created and implemented new systems & procedures for financial transactions, archives, and volunteer management

Maroua, Cameroon

• Conducted needs analysis of associations of volunteers providing direct home-based care to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) to determine training needs
• Provided trainings on organizational development to associations of volunteers and to associations of PLHAs to ensure sustainability of their work
• Designed and provided training sessions to volunteer associations and PLHA associations on such topics as project management, managing income-generating activities, collaborating with local government agencies

Toronto, Canada Area

• Involved in developing partnerships between Canadian and West African NGOs conducting HIV/AIDS and women’s rights programming
• Recruited and selected volunteers and created and facilitated training sessions
• Regular collaboration with Finance department to manage departmental budget
• Participated in writing program assessment reports for donors

Vogan, Togo

• Created and facilitated workshops for staff on group dynamics, managing groups, facilitation skills
• Worked with to build capacity of local staff to design and implement HIV/AIDS and women’s empowerment education programs to suit local environment
• Assisted in identifying ICT needs and capabilities and trained staff and board members in basic computer and software use, including database management

Master Of International Public Health, International Public Health

Social Service Worker, Assaulted Women & Children'S Counsellor Advocate

Bachelor Of Honours, English Literature