Providing oversight and support to the SolidarMed programme team; working with local partners and country teams to develop and implement evidence-based projects to strengthen health systems and improve access to healthcare for all, in South-eastern Africa.

Program Manager, providing regional oversight and leadership for health systems strengthening and partner-led OVCY project implementation in Zambia, Kenya, South Africa and India

• Director in the Capacity Development and Support Program, South Africa’s largest USAID funded OVCY program, reaching 200,000 OVC • Program and stakeholder management for 20 sub-awardees implementing social, economic & healthcare projects for USAID/PEPFAR funded programs; in HIV/AIDS, DREAMS, OVCY, AGYW, ECD, HTS, GBV and youth economic empowerment portfolios• Technical lead for a Youth Economic Empowerment OVC project; entrenching HIV prevention and economic strengthening, known-status and driving youth employment, entrepreneurship and learnership placements • Actively communicate, engage and support the local USAID mission with OVCY standard operating/ implementation practices, technical input and best practice sharing for local USAID partners• Spearheading and coordinating internal and sub-awardee strategic planning, annual work/operational planning and routine annual/quarterly reporting• Spearheading project-life-cycle management for OVCY projects: funder engagement; program design; implementation and monitoring; risk management; budget coordination and data tracking• Actively provide technical support for regional PEPFAR and FHI 360 programs (eSwatini, Lesotho, Mozambique); organisational capacity building programs, OVCY implementation and regional DREAMS coordination• Member of the FHI 360 Technical Expert Network and active contributor to local FHI 360 business development, technical planning and workshops; 2019 FHI 360 Dakar Global Technical Workshop, local PEPFAR Task Team and South African Journey to Self-Reliance

• Led the Technical & Programs teams and stakeholder management for over 20 sub-awardees; implementing 5 independent social, economic & healthcare projects for USAID funded programs• Director (executive team member) in the Capacity Development and Support Program supporting strategic management, tracking of budgets & project implementation, target achievement and risk management• Technical director for HIV/AIDS, DREAMS, OVCY and GBV projects – providing technical assistance for internal and sub-awardee projects• Spearheaded internal and sub-awardee strategic planning, annual work/operational planning and routine annual/quarterly reporting• Directed capacity development activities for USAID/PEPFAR funded NGOs and CDS sub-awardees; providing capacity development, facilitation, mentorship and strategic planning to strengthen Leadership and Management, Finance, HR, MER, Governance & Sustainability for all PEPFAR OVC partners

• Senior staff member for a CDC/PEPFAR funded grant to support senior South African Department of Health staff (National, Provincial and District) with Leadership and Governance capacity building• Provided strategic guidance and technical assistance to operationalize the Department of Health: Academy for Management and Leadership• Capacity building of senior Department of Health staff in Leadership Development and Management Sciences

• Led a large USAID funded health system strengthening project under their Care & Treatment Program, across 11 districts in South Africa; supporting provincial and district health departments and implementing partners to improve HIV/AIDS, MNCH, PMTCT, TB, STI planning, service delivery and outcomes • Key stakeholder liaison for national aids councils, department of health and NGOs• Capacitated local and national health staff in Management/Leadership Development, Management Sciences and target/data driven work planning• Led provincial department of health and BroadReach staff in change management, operational management, training, strategic planning guidance and regional portfolio management

• Led operations for the BroadReach Healthcare’s Management and Leadership Academy (MLA) for South Africa and Zambia; with a focus on management sciences, process analysis, management/leadership development, strategic planning and work/implementation planning• Led content development, needs assessments, knowledge management and data base development• Trained, facilitated and mentored local and national health department and BroadReach staff• Spearheaded the rollout of management and leadership training to operationalize Operation Sukuma Sake provincial, district and municipal task teams across KwaZulu-Natal; training over 300 multisectoral South African Government and civil society members across 3 districts

• Led business process improvements for the South African Department of Health in HIV/AIDS, TB, MNCH and PMTCT services; under a large USAID funded health system strengthening project• Operated at regional department of health, facility and community levels to improve services, processes and patient cascades to strengthen community-centered health care programming; with a specific focus on decentralised HIV care and improved patient care efficiencies

• Established and led a successful, national human and animal physiotherapy practice and training organisation • Spearheaded the introduction and growth of animal physiotherapy in South Africa• Youth teams’ physiotherapist at Ajax Cape Town Football Club• Part-time lecturer; developed courses and provided training in animal/equine physiotherapy at Onderstepoort Veterinary University, Pretoria and private, commercial training offerings

Course development and lecturing of Equine Physiotherapy at the Veterinary Department of the University of Pretoria