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Performing all or some of the following duties in both roles with varying levels of responsibility: • Overseeing daily operations with meticulous attention to detail• Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel, setting clear goals and expectations, providing relevant feedback and discipline as required• Establishing, implementing and overseeing effective systems, processes and controls• Planning, initiating and managing ongoing in-country activities implemented by advocacy sub-grant partners in eastern and southern Africa• Building capacity of advocacy partners, activists and communities to prepare for the dapivirine ring introduction and optimal uptake• Managing the implementation of advocacy partner-led work plans in line with budgets and contract agreements• Developing and maintaining database of key stakeholders including advocacy associations in ring countries• Contributing to the development of community outreach materials• Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation • Utilising technical expertise in AGYW to contribute to advocacy, communications, resource development and access activities• Leading, managing and mentoring ambassadors representing eastern and sub-Sahara Africa • Managing social media platforms to gain understanding of AGYW health needs and to solicit input about HIV prevention methods development

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• Providing technical support to six clinical trial sites implementing HIV prevention research including ECHO, microbicides, PrEP and vaccines targeting adolescent girls and young women• Conducting monthly site visits to assess community engagement activities and identify support needs• Developing tools such as SOP, project information materials, technical guidelines, best practice documents and other documents as required• Developing communication materials to educate communities and trial participants about HIV prevention research• Managing the implementation of the community engagement model Good Participatory Practice • Main author of the conference abstract selected for oral presentation at the HIV Research for Prevention Conference held in Cape Town in 2014 - Assessing GPP in Action: How FACTS 001 formalised the implementation of stakeholder engagement in a large-scale prevention trial

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• Facilitating focused group discussions with more than sixty participants to uncover the underlying beliefs and behaviours that contribute to high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV infection among young women

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• Planning, managing and executing the child protection campaign during the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, including managing the campaign budget • Identifying, managing and collaborating with partners from government, private sector and NGOs• Coordinating provincial campaign activities leading to the formulation of the National Child Protection Forum• Implementing effective social media strategies and shared reports to promote the campaign• Securing positive media coverage for 37 print, electronic and radio messages to promote the campaign

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• Developing and executing community engagement in HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis research projects

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• Coordinating and implementing Eli Lilly CSI strategy, aimed at combating MDR TB • Partnering with private and public sector partners such as government, WHO and UNICEF• Presenting MDR-TB Partnership work locally and internationally.• Managing the MDR-TB Partnership implementation budget • Organising MDR-TB workshop to educate the South African media on TB and MDR-TB • Awarded Employee of the Month

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• Identifying campaign issues and advocacy agenda to address the AIDS epidemic in South Africa

Master Of Arts - Ma Candidate, Social Development

Bachelor Of Technology, Business Administration

Public Relations

National Diploma, Commercial Administration