Ayanda Mvimbi

• Overall team lead and management of Women's Economic Empowerment Portfolio responsible for strategic development, staff management, partnership development and management and overseeing budgets
• Leads UN Women interagency coordination work on women's economic empowerment.

Achievements

1.Instrumental in the design and growth of the UN Women South Africa Multi Country Women Economic Empowerment portfolio, which moved from being partly core funded to fully funded by non-core.
• Managed a multi-disciplinary WEE programme portfolio of 2 5 million USD annually.
• Achieved significant, impactful results and models on women's economic empowerment that have been replicated and integrated into the UN Women programme and government institutions.

• Led advocacy and representation in mobilizing key stakeholders, supporting UN Women leadership, resulting in securing high-level buy-in on gender-responsive procurement and its operationalization with the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
• Successful technical guidance and support to partners and colleagues on mainstreaming gender equality, women empowerment and women's rights into programme strategies and programmes, contributing to enhanced programme implementation.
• Team leadership, serving as Officer in Charge for UN Women South Africa Multi-Country Office (SAMCO), and managing the WEE multi-disciplinary team.
• Successfully integrated digital technological innovation using the Buyfromwomen
• Successfully provided technical support and implementation to the Government of South Africa on Generation Equality, Economic Justice, and Rights in South Africa and the AU level.
• Instrumental in establishing a multi-stakeholder platform, the Women Economic Assembly, to advocate for implementing preferential procurement in the private sector.
• Highly regarded thought leader, policy advocate, and speaker on WEE's various platforms with academic, government, private sector, and women's business associations.
• Significant production of knowledge products on WEE contributing to increased visibility of the UN Women programme and sharing of good practices.
• Led technical support on behalf of UN Women on developing the Gender Responsive Budgeting, Auditing, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework adopted by the South African Government Cabinet.
• Successfully coordinated UN Agencies under the Gender Theme group, leading to the first scorecard training and implementation and joint programme (2015-2017)

• Overall responsible for provision of Gender Equality technical advisory services, management and implementation of the Irish Government Bilateral Programme on Gender-Based Violence

Achievements

1. Contributed successfully to the positioning of the Embassy of Ireland Bilateral Programme on gender equality and gender-based violence and women's socio-economic rights.
2. Successfully managed and ensured the implementation of the portfolio and ensured the Embassy work and ensured high delivery and achieved significant results between the Government of Ireland and the South African Government
3. Designed and piloted the first gender mainstreaming training for stakeholders with the University of Pretoria, which was integrated into the institution.
4. Led and supported the establishment of the Joint Gender Fund with other donors, which supported national organisations working on gender-based violence in South Africa
5. Led Results Management and provided advisory and guidance to team members and implementing partners.
6. Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to the team and Bilateral programme.

• Overall programme management and partnership advisory services

Achievements

1. •Successfully mobilized resources to support women infected and affected by HIV, AIDS, and gender-based violence.

2. Piloted a successful project integrating gender-based violence and HIV and AIDS
3. Supported Oxfam leadership in advocacy work aimed at highlighting the impact of HIV and Aids
4. Led Oxfam GB technical and financial support to hosting of the first watershed conference on HIV and AIDS between the government of South Africa and the Treatment Action Campaign, resulting in a clear roadmap on treatment access in South Africa
5. Led Oxfam GB South Africa humanitarian responses during xenophobic violence in 2008.
6. Successfully led and supported colleagues and oversaw the internal accountability system (OPAL) for compliance & program quality.
7. Provided project progress updates and proposed solutions to issues.
8. Maintained accurate records and documentation of projects to inform stakeholders of progress and updates.
9. Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.

• Overall management and grant making of two portfolios: Gender and Development & Arts and Culture.

Achievements

1. Successfully managed a portfolio of about 22 implementing partners.
2. Designed and implemented gender mainstreaming and women empowerment strategy and training for staff and all implementing partners.

3. Profiled artist's work on international platforms. Gender and Development Portfolio & Arts and Culture Portfolio.

4. Oversaw department of [Number] by supervising daily operations, providing technical support and coordinating personnel

• Overall project management and implementation of Gender & Social Policy Portfolio

• Developed training material and facilitated training on diverse topics, including conflict resolution, sexuality & gender violence.

• Provided professional counselling to clients on domestic violence, sexual violence & related.

• Provided professional counselling.