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Anchor & HarnessCEO of Anchor & Harness: providing strategic direction
Jan. 2020City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaCEO and founder of Anchor & Harness, helping organizations think differently about communications, business development and advocacy. Anchored in evidence and harnessing opportunities for new approaches to development. Africa based, globally oriented. Portfolio of successful grant proposals, concept notes and other resource mobilization tools exceeding USD$700m Currently supporting: The Nature Conservancy, multiple African universities and research entities, Population Reference Bureau and various UN agencies in strategic communications, resource mobilization and other dimensions of growth and change. Highly skilled facilitator of meetings, workshops, policy dialogues and other events, using standard and bespoke tools to ensure meaningful and inclusive participation to achieve forward momentum and consensus.
Self-employedStrategic Communications Advisor
Jan. 2020Global, Nairobi-basedProviding strategic communications, advocacy, and policy advice to global clients including the World Bank, and Population Reference Bureau
African Population and Health Research CenterDirector of policy engagement and communications/Business Development Executive
Oct. 2015 - Dec. 2019Nairobi, KenyaDirector of 14-member vibrant team of communications and policy professionals working across three units, developing and executing strategies for engagement with policy actors at all levels, using evidence we generate, interpret and synthesize across sub-Saharan Africa. Co-architect of five-year institutional strategic plan and articulation of a three-layer policy engagement and evaluation model. Anchored successful proposals for grant awards exceeding US$20 million in three years. Driving advocacy and engagement model for multi-year, multi-country investments in SRHR, with emphasis on adolescents, sexual/gender minorities and empowered choice.
Population Services InternationalLearning and Development Consultant
Sep. 2015 - Oct. 2015NairobiHelping to transform technical knowledge about integrated case management in East Africa into digestible lessons learned for wide audience.
International Planned Parenthood FederationPolicy Research
Oct. 2014 - Jan. 2015Nairobi, KenyaDeveloped theory of change and formative research outlining priorities for IPPF Africa region.
AIDSPANEditor in Chief
Sep. 2013 - Sep. 2015NairobiEditor in chief for think tank providing monitoring and analysis of global health financing, to inform policymaking and improve accountability for $4 billion in annual investment in global response to AIDS, TB and malaria. Co-architect of five-year strategic plan.
Clinton Health Access InitiativeMonitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Jul. 2013 - Aug. 2013Nairobi, KenyaIndependent evaluation of Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria program in eight African countries for organizational management, program implementation and impact on policy and decision-making
COMPETE AFRICA - USAIDBehavior change communications and policy development
Feb. 2013 - Jul. 2013Nairobi, Kenyadevelopment of technical and training materials to support behavior change and policy innovation in small-scale farmers and warehouse operators around best practice for storage
UNICEF - Kenya Country OfficeProgram development, communications for development, policymaking
May. 2012 - Nov. 2012Nairobi, KenyaWriter, editor and communications strategy developer for first-ever nationwide survey of Violence Against Children in Kenya. Facilitated relationships with government to develop response plan to VACS and established benchmarks for implementation.
Options Technical ConsultantsInterim program manager
Feb. 2012 - Jan. 2013Nairobi, KENYAFormative research and program development for Gates-funded Innovations in Maternal and Child Health Care. Facilitation of relationship with government and non-governmental bodies, development of feasibility studies and scopes of work for multi-year projects bringing new approaches to barriers to access to maternal and child health care.
SUWASA- USAIDProgram development
Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012Nairobi, KenyaProgram development and policy steer to support water and sanitation projects in Africa for USAID-funded program
International Federation of the Red CrossBehavior change communications and policy change
Feb. 2011 - Jun. 2012Nairobi, KenyaDevelopment of training and advocacy materials supporting new approach to disaster risk reduction and community resilience. Behavior change communications working with national societies and at the grassroots level about implementation of Early Action Plans to mitigate risk of chronic crisis in vulnerable communities.
Jane's Information GroupMiddle East/Africa editor Jane's Defence Weekly
Jun. 2008 - Dec. 2011Managed network of stringers to write, edit and develop timely analyses of changing geo-political and military strategic issues in region covering 72 countries in the Middle East and Africa
OxfamWest Africa Campaigns and Communications Advisor
Dec. 2005 - Dec. 2006
Agence France PresseRegional correspondent
Sep. 2000 - Dec. 2005West African regional correspondent for global newswire; covered 15 countries, managed anglophone writers, responsible for breaking news and feature coverage of internationally significant events.
Associated Pressjournalist
Jan. 1999 - Jan. 1999
The New York TimesWest Africa Intern
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 1998
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