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Bibliothèques Sans FrontièresCountry Representative
Jul. 2024Nigeria
BBC Media ActionSenior Project Manager - Interim
Apr. 2024 - May. 2024SomaliaProviding interim project management support to the Somalia office.
BBC Media ActionSenior Project Manager- Nigeria (Interim)
Jan. 2024 - Mar. 2024Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, NigeriaProvide interim support to the Abuja office on location until March 2024.
• Led and oversaw the management and delivery of multiple projects.
• Led the programmes department while working with evaluation and learning and editorial departments plus working closely with the operations department, ensuring the achievement of agreed targets, and maintaining project quality.
• Ensured that appropriate plans are developed, key milestones are achieved, and reporting is completed.
• Oversaw programme financial management, narrative reporting, partner reporting, integrating safeguarding measures into project design and implementation and ensuring compliance.
• Cultivated and managing donor relationships, overseeing country level business development including coordinating proposal writing, budgeting, approval, and submission.
• Engaged key stakeholders including government, INGOs, local NGOs, local media partners and various consortiums.
• Designed and implement projects that support local media to generate more sustainable forms of income and business models locally.
BBC Media ActionPartnerships Manager
May. 2023 - Jun. 2024
BBC Media ActionPartnership Manager (Interim )
Dec. 2022 - Apr. 2023As part of the central business development team, I provide business development support to country offices in our international development portfolio.
BBC Media ActionPartnerships Coordinator - across all projects
Oct. 2022 - Nov. 2022Lusaka, Lusaka Province, ZambiaProviding business development support. Supporting implementing partners across all projects to meet their reporting requirements including regularly reviewing workplans, budgets, logical frameworks and reports.
BBC Media ActionPartnerships Coordinator - Tikambe and Radio Waves Project
Jun. 2022 - Sep. 2022Lusaka, ZambiaRelationship managing and supporting implementing partners to meet their reporting obligations. Providing technical support and capacity building to implementing partners
Chamba Valley Medical CentreBoard Director
Sep. 2021Lusaka, Zambia
Leonard Cheshire DisabilityRegional Representative- Southern Africa
Oct. 2017 - Jul. 2021Zambia
Search for Common GroundProject Manager
Mar. 2017 - Oct. 2017ZimbabweProject Management
Ensuring grant compliance
Closing down the Zimbabwe office
In-country relationship management including local implementing partners and funding partners
Search for Common GroundProgramme Associate
Jul. 2015 - Feb. 2017Harare
TrustAfricaProgramme Associate
Nov. 2014 - Dec. 2014HarareCoordination of continent wide convening, developing grant memo's, assisting in grant management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing
ICCO CooperationProgramme Assistant
Jun. 2014 - Oct. 2014HarareAssisting in program design, partner portfolio management, report writing, partner monitoring in the funded areas of active citizenship, livelihoods, conflict transformation, HIV/AIDS and child labour
CATCHProgramme Director
Jan. 2012 - Sep. 2013HarareProgramme Design, Management and Coordination in the area of Access to Justice for Children for a program running in at least six provinces. Also performed human resources and financial management roles. Interlinked with key government ministries and international organisations such as Department of Social Services and UNICEF respectively.
American Friends Service CommitteeProgramme Officer Conflict Transformation
Jan. 2010 - Sep. 2011HarareProposal Writing, Training & Facilitation, Report Writing, Project Management
Institute for African IntegrationAssociate Training
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2009Training, regional policy analysis, fundraising, curriculum development
CATCH TrustProjects Director
Aug. 2007 - Nov. 2008Children's rights, training facilitation, projects coordination, research, fundraising
Center for Research and DevelopmentProgramme Officer
May. 2006 - Aug. 2007Human rights education, fundraising, training and facilitation
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