Khumbuzile Bhengu
Midrand
Summary
Experienced development practitioner with 20+ years in nonprofit sector, public health, public-private partnerships, and corporate social investment projects. Expertise in stakeholder management, strategy development, monitoring, evaluation, and evaluation development across sectors.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager: Social Impact
DG Murray Trust
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Provided end-to-end project management for the Gender-Based Prevention Fund's grant-making process
- Developed a monitoring, evaluation, and reporting strategy and framework.
- Developed a comprehensive report inclusive of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the client.
Project Coordinator: Grants Under Contract
USAID-Funded COVID-19 ADAPT (Response Accelerating Development Against Pandemic Threats)
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Managed 25 grant sub-recipients project throughout the lifecycle of RFP development to grants awarding.
- Streamlined the process of providing project status updates and progress reports.
- Ensured efficient stakeholder management.
- Managed tracking and monitoring of project implementation and ongoing capacity building.
- Managed stakeholder communication effectively.
- Crafted detailed project wrap-up report.
Resource Mobilisation and Demand Creation within the NDOH Demand Creation Task Team
National COVID19 Vaccine Roll-out Project
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Managed coordination and administration of $5,500,000 in small grants for the Vaccine Challenge Fund.
- Coordinated development and publication of call for proposals.
- Formulated an effective strategy for monitoring and evaluation activities.
- Managed distribution of small grants to community-based organizations throughout 54 districts.
- Supervised a diverse set of professionals like mobilizers, community healthcare workers, and district communicators to achieve project goals.
- Organized and conducted site visits to selected grant recipients across all nine provinces.
- Provided regular updates on project advancements to donors and the Department of Health.
Project Manager: COVID-19 Contact Centre set up
National COVID-19 National Vaccine Roll-out Project
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Handled end to end project management for the establishment of a 3-tier national call centre.
- Developed detailed project plan for Three Tier Contact Centre, encompassing resource allocation, integration, monitoring and control, stakeholder management, quality management, and project closure.
- Organized and maintained records of tasks and obligations across diverse work teams
- Enhanced communication and collaboration between contact centre tiers through effective synergy of technology, training, and QA processes.
- Managed stakeholder relationships, led Steering Committee and update meetings in Contact Centre, drafted reports and disseminated.
- Coordinated project audits and close-out reports.
Project Manager (USAID TB Project)
Interactive Research and Development-IRD SA NPC
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Planned and executed projects involving stakeholder communication, risk mitigation, and resource allocation.
- Managed stakeholder relationships with donors, government, and implementing partners.
- Assisted in the assessment of applications and identification of sub-grant awards
- Maintained adherence to USAID reporting and financial guidelines for sub-recipients.
- Generated and submitted weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports within tight deadlines.
Project Co-ordinator: CDC Funded Advanced Clinical Care for Management of complicated cases of HIV/Aids, HIV/TB co-morbidities and DR-TB Program
Pulse Health NPC
01.2016 - 07.2019
- Executed end-to-end project management for healthcare personnel to handle challenging HIV and TB cases in multiple locations.
- Oversaw all aspects of the baseline study, ensuring efficient data collection and timely delivery of the assessment report.
- Negotiated and finalized MOUs and SLAs for effective business relationships.
- Ensured seamless coordination of clinical, non-clinical, data management, and support teams.
Corporate Social Investment Practitioner
Tshikululu Social Investment NPC
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Aligned and integrated client's corporate social investment strategy into funding decision-making process
- Conducted a thorough assessment of grant applications, identifying outstanding projects and candidates for trustee committee review.
- Carried out preliminary project site evaluations.
- Organized all necessary documents for successful grant processing and disbursement
- Enhanced organizational capability and ensured adherence to funding requirements through the development of monitoring and evaluation strategies.
Project Coordinator Health Systems Strengthening
BroadReach Healthcare NPC
- Assisted the Provincial Program Director in HIV and TB clinical and support team coordination, planning, management, and implementation.
- Communicated effectively with internal and external stakeholders while driving project implementation.
- Established effective communication channels to streamline work with other supporting partners.
- Participated and contributed to Provincial and District AIDS Council strategic plans and guidelines.
Project Manager
Interactive Research and Development SA - TB in the Mines (TIMS) Pilot Project
- Assisted Senior Project Manager with end to end project management cycle from planning to closure
- Assisted SPM with developing call for proposals to local NGOs for project implementation in six countries (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
- Coordinated pre-selection site visits and final selection of sub-awardees
- Contracting and awarding for sub-award grants
- Stakeholder management - public and private sector
- Coordinated weekly status updates with all teams and communications with all external stakeholders
- Complied weekly data flow from NGO field-workers for ongoing technical analysis
- Coordinated the development of monitoring, evolution and reporting (data collection and reporting tools
- Coordinated of the data mop-up and clean up for the project close-out report.
CSI consultant
MMI Holdings
- Conducted strategy analysis and facilitated workshops for MMI Foundation's CSI.
- Assessed funded organizations within a three-year timeframe.
- Conducted desktop reviews of various financial service sector programs.
- Presented recommendations on focus areas for the MMI foundation's corporate social investment strategy.
- Compiled and presented comprehensive report to the Trustee Committee of the Foundation.
Research Project Consultant
Futures Group SA
- Sero-prevalence study, KAPB study, and Risk Assessment on HIV/AIDS in the Higher Education Sector.
- Provided administrative support in the management of the study, such as scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and taking minutes.
- Coordinated stakeholder management as well as internal and external communication.
- Assisted in the development of data collection tools and conducted surveys with participants.
- Managed a repository for all research material, data files for each institution, and ethics approval of the study.
Education
Higher Certificate - Management
Foundation for Professional Development
01.2012
Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Political Science
University of South Africa
01.2009
Higher Diploma - Education
University of Natal's Edgewood College
01.1999
Skills
- Project Management including PM Tools like ClickUP
- Strategic Planning
- Work flow planning
- Project tracking
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Communications
- Content and report writing
- Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Personaldetails
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References
- Ms. Teressa Malevu, Director Social Impact, Banzi Catalyst, 0824878373, tmalevu@gmail.com
- Dr Edzani Mphaphuli, Executive Director, Grow Great Campaign, 0829534725, edzani@growgreat.co.za
- Mr Sibusiso Maseko, National Technical Project Lead, Right To Care, 0817617811, sibusiso.Maseko@righttocare.org
Timeline
Project Manager: Social Impact
DG Murray Trust
09.2023 - 02.2024
Project Coordinator: Grants Under Contract
USAID-Funded COVID-19 ADAPT (Response Accelerating Development Against Pandemic Threats)
08.2022 - 03.2023
Resource Mobilisation and Demand Creation within the NDOH Demand Creation Task Team
National COVID19 Vaccine Roll-out Project
10.2021 - 06.2022
Project Manager: COVID-19 Contact Centre set up
National COVID-19 National Vaccine Roll-out Project
04.2021 - 09.2021
Project Manager (USAID TB Project)
Interactive Research and Development-IRD SA NPC
11.2019 - 12.2020
Project Co-ordinator: CDC Funded Advanced Clinical Care for Management of complicated cases of HIV/Aids, HIV/TB co-morbidities and DR-TB Program
Pulse Health NPC
01.2016 - 07.2019
Corporate Social Investment Practitioner
Tshikululu Social Investment NPC
01.2012 - 01.2016
Project Coordinator Health Systems Strengthening
BroadReach Healthcare NPC
Project Manager
Interactive Research and Development SA - TB in the Mines (TIMS) Pilot Project
CSI consultant
MMI Holdings
Research Project Consultant
Futures Group SA
Higher Certificate - Management
Foundation for Professional Development
Bachelor of Arts - Communication and Political Science
University of South Africa
Higher Diploma - Education
University of Natal's Edgewood College
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