Experience

Yamba Malawi

• Malawi
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Executive Director

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Country Director

  • Jul 2019 - Feb 2021



AGE Africa: Advancing Girls' Education

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Director

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2019



Concern Universal

• National Gender Coordinator

  • Sep 2009 - Aug 2013

  • Align CU Policies with national and international gender related policies• Ensuring gender mainstreaming at all levels of the organisation• Develop theme specific gender mainstreaming strategies for food security, micro credit, WASH• Provide and coordinate delivery of appropriate capacity building for staff, communities and other stakeholders• Establish participatory indicators for all mainstreaming work, developing a reporting system, methodology and technique to track impact• Undertake ongoing research and analysis on gender issues in Malawi initiated by CU• Design and analysis and implement organisational wide situation analysis on gender among staff and communities.



Actionaid

• Regional Women's Rights Coordinator

  • Jul 2007 - Dec 2008

  Develops programme implementation plans and schedules for the HIV/AIDS and Women’s Rights thematic work.Ensured mainstreaming of women’s rights issues and rights based approaches in all regional programme plans and implementation processes.Reviewed and recommended for approval proposals/projects from/by partnersMonitored adherence to agreed plans and activities by partners in line with partnership agreements Coordinated regional policy research, campaigning and advocacy work on Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDSLinked grassroots Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDS policy advocacy issues to national advocacy work and vice versaMaintained programme information/database on Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDS programmes in the regionConducted continuous participatory review, reflections and shared learning in the Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDS regional programmeParticipated in appraisal, review and impact assessments of Women’s Rights and HIV/AIDS programme in the region and at national level



Dignitas International

• IEC Coordinator

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Was responsible forAnalysing HIV/AIDS and STI issues to provide substantive inputs to institutional responses and advocacy strategies taking into account social sensitivities, including engendering of plans at all levels.Developing behaviour change and communication strategies in the areas of HIV/AIDS and STI prevention for targeted groups especially for the most affected and infected, women and girlsAnalysing the disproportionate impact of HIV & AIDS among the community members especially among men women, boys and girls.Monitoring and evaluating BCI component of Dignitas International programmes by creating, reviewing and analysing and disseminating knowledge, lessons learned, best practices and replicable strategies and approaches.Supporting and building the capacity of CBOs and other community structures in the district to plan and conducting effective behaviour change interventions, using results of available knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviours surveys.Providing support for the development of information packages/campaigns of the organisation’s programmes PMTCT, HBC, ARVs, VCT (HTC).



Blantyre Synod Health and Development Commission

• Community Based Orphan and Vulnerable Children Programme Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2004

  Responsible forPlanning, monitoring and controlling the use of financial and material resources Training for NGO/CBO skills and competencies as well as appropriate development practice in relation to orphans and other vulnerable children.Programme planning, organization, management and administration, including program design, monitoring and evaluationCollaboration and networking with various stakeholders especially those OVC-oriented for efficient programme deliveryMonitoring progress of ongoing projects to ensure adherence to set and agreed standards and schedules in regards to Orphans and Vulnerable Children Preparation of projects status reports, weekly, monthly and annual work plan and budgetsAs gender focal person assist the organisation in analysing gender issues within the programmes operational framework and support with strategies in mainstreaming gender in different programmes.



Mineral and Appropriate Technologies Applicable in Malawi

• Programme Officer

  • Feb 1998 - Dec 2000

   Planning, designing and organization of programmes Community and partners relationship building and community capacity building in environment management Financial and other resource management Organising and conducting community training in various Development issues that enhance sustainable development Mobilising communities to plan and implement environmental self help projects Liaising with various stakeholders in various development issues that help curb environmental degradation Monitoring and evaluation of project activities by comparing achievements/results against plans



World Vision International

• Communication Assistant

  • Mar 1994 - Jan 1998

  Write, compile and prepare World Vision Malawi’s promotional and communication materials. Manage the production of selected material to promote for specific events focusing on the selected target market.Write press releases and assist WV Malawi to establish and maintain positive relationships with media to promote the organisations business activities.Identify opportunities for WV Malawi in national media including visits and conferences. Write, compile and prepare World Vision Malawi’s promotional and communication materials. Manage the production of selected material to promote for specific events focusing on the selected target market.Write press releases and assist WV Malawi to establish and maintain positive relationships with media to promote the organisations business activities.Identify opportunities for WV Malawi in national media including visits and conferences.