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NOMFUNDO LORRAINE ELAND Mwanda

Cape Town

Summary

20 years' experience in working in the TB/HIV and AIDS, HTS and Prevention Research Field. 15 years of programme management experience in AGYW HIV Prevention Programmes, Women's Rights and Health Programmes, TB/HIV/AIDS field as well as Women's Rights and Research agenda and advocacy and demand creation programmes. Ability to create strong relationships with government departments, community leadership and relevant key stakeholders. I possess good communication skills (written and verbal, good presentation skills, facilitation and reporting skills. I am able to interact comfortably and effectively with people of different cultural, economic and educational background. Dependable Coordinator provides excellent office management and administrative support. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines. Creative problem solver with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Work History

FHI 360

WC District Coordinator

Job overview

  • Project Management and Coordination
  • I was responsible for coordinating and managing the implementation of DREAMS Safe Spaces for AGYW and linkages to the DREAMS core package of services at a district level
  • AS the DREAMS District Coordinator I supervised and supported the AGYW Supervisors to coordinate and support AGYW Mentors to lead the safe spaces
  • I reported to the DREAMS Provincial Manager (SAB), in the FHI 360 Capacity Development and Support (CDS) DREAMS project
  • Partnership Building
  • Liaise with Ward Counsellors, NPOS, key DREAMS partners (ANOVA, WITS RHI, NACOSA and EDC) and Key developmental government programme for Economic Strengthening
  • Responsible for demand creation for the program in radio stations, print media, demand creation local events and giving input in IEC material development
  • Human Resource
  • Lead efforts to recruit AGYW Mentors in the target communities within the district
  • Identify physical spaces in the community that are safe for AGYW working closely with community
  • Lead efforts to recruit vulnerable AGYW in the target communities within the district
  • Coordinate and supervise the implementation of all safe space activities, including group educational activities for AGYW and referrals to services and mentoring
  • Coordinate economic strengthening networks, relationships with funders, employers and government or parastatal organizations at a district and sub-district level
  • Provide supportive supervision to AGYW Mentors and ensure they have a supportive working environment and the tools necessary to do their work
  • Ensure data collected from safe spaces is submitted for data capturing; is cleaned, checked and validated and is reported in line with program and donor requirements
  • Represent the CDS/DREAMS project at district partners meetings
  • Contribute to the development of the CDS/DREAMS project's technical weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and work plans
  • Training
  • Identify training needs of AGYW Mentors to improve the quality of mentoring and gatekeepers and DREAMS partners
  • Provide on the job training on YouthPower Mentoring Toolkit to AGYW Supervisors and Mentors
  • Support completion of routine training reports
  • Report on progress, issues, challenges, and local risk management
  • Monitor quality assurance of mentorship within safe spaces
  • Undertake any other duties as assigned
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Liase with Strategic Information team for monitoring of data and analysis of data for progress reporting purposes and planning as well as giving strategic direction to the programme

Grassroots Soccer SA

WC Provincial Coordinator of Asibonisane Programme

Job overview

  • Project Management and Coordination
  • Oversee and coordinate the implementation of GRS South Africa's Community Responses life skills education and training within each province
  • Champion HIV and Gender Based Violence programmes and advocate for policy change
  • Responsible for provincial reporting, planning activities
  • Manage programmatic budgets and data
  • Create demand for the project through community gate keepers, local events and radio stations
  • Partnership Building
  • Work closely with provincial stakeholders to ensure the project has champions at the provincial level
  • Liaise with Ward Counsellors, NPOS, Department of Health and Health Facility Managers for referral purposes and joint programmes related to youth, young adults, men and women
  • Work closely with community structures and leaders for outreach and community mobilisation and engagement
  • Human Resource
  • Supervise a team of Programme Facilitators working in Western Cape
  • 20 Field Workers in Khayelitsha, Klipfontein, Western and Mitchells Plain Sub District
  • Manage a team of staff on day-to-day operations, manage the implementation budget, and be responsible for all reporting on the project
  • Look at staff wellness and performance and recommend suitable support programmes
  • Assign tasks and monitor implementation in accordance to the vision of the organisation and deliverables of the programme
  • Training
  • Train team on different health guidelines and IEC material related to the programme implementation
  • Monitor and support staff beyond training
  • Train community team on mobilisation strategies and planning and reporting tools
  • Translate educational material and policies to teams and stakeholders
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Collect HTS data, ARV club data and review
  • Change community mobilisation strategies and outreach programme according to data review and report to cluster manager and programme manager
  • Marketing
  • Represent organisation in stakeholders meeting and present the programme and in community platforms.

Community Liaison

Job overview

  • Liaise with Community Leadership and Stakeholders to introduce the programme
  • M&E function
  • Manage Monitoring and Evaluation staff and Recruiters
  • Manage and monitor the programme deliverables and strategies accordingly
  • Monitor smooth running of the programme and its resources
  • Planning and reporting
  • Facilitate planning and reporting sessions and do site visits for recruiters
  • Develop systems and input on planning for continuation and sustainability of the project
  • Strategy and Reporting
  • Give strategic direction to the programme and report to senior management
  • Building partnerships
  • Manage the programme in Khayelitsha and build relations with relevant stakeholders and partner organisations
  • Human Resource
  • Manage site staff and field workers
  • Training
  • Train staff on project implementation and IEC related to project
  • Train elderly on social media, electronics and mobile phone usage to create support systems
  • Train team on research tools

National, s Rights Campaign Coordinator and

Job overview

AVAC Prevention Research Fellow

Job overview

Treatment Literacy Coordinator

Job overview

  • Function
  • Duties
  • Programme Coordination
  • Coordinate implementation of Treatment Literacy Programme and Women's Rights Programme
  • Coordinate provincial women's right advocacy programmes and link teams to relevant stakeholders
  • Assist in the establishment of the South African National Council Women's Sector and chaired it
  • Policy Advocacy and Input Nationally and Internationally
  • Supervise Staff, Policy Advice and Strategy development for mobilisation and Advocacy
  • Manage programme resources and budgets
  • Community Liaison
  • Coordinate the programme provincially, liaise with department of education and department of health and schools for implementation of the programme
  • Stakeholder management and partnerships
  • Establish relationship with Community leaders, NPOs, Youth Formation, Government department
  • Coordinate Community Dialogues and Campaigns
  • Liaise with stakeholders and partner organisation and input in research work around HIV prevention and Treatment Literacy and Women's Rights and policies
  • Networking with key strategic partners
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Collect, review and manage data
  • Work closely with M&E team
  • Training
  • Plan and facilitate training programmes for Treatment Literacy Coordinators and Organisers as well as women's Rights Advocates
  • Train likeminded organisations on policies around human rights, women's rights and set up campaigns
  • Facilitation of trainings and development programmes
  • Liaise with International Organisation for conference
  • Presentations on new Prevention Research issues and
  • Campaign Coordination
  • Report writing
  • Human resources
  • Manage 101 treatment literacy facilitators across the country to implement the programme
  • Plan and support 9 provincial treatment literacy provincial coordinators and 9 Women's Right advocates for them to implement day to day activities
  • Look at staff wellness and support according to needs
  • Report to National Office Programme Manager.

Cell-Life

Research Assistant Consultant

Job overview

  • Transcribing research interviews, translations, Administration, facilitate trainings and prepare training
  • Liaise with key stakeholders
  • Reason for leaving : Consultancy basis

Violence, Women

Training Coordinator

Job overview

  • Material Development, Training Facilitation around the Western
  • Cape for Women's organisations and formations and shelters for abused women
  • Policy Advocacy and Campaign Coordination
  • Networking with government Departments
  • Co- organise provincial conferences on Violence against Women and Children
  • Reason for leaving : Got another job, Africa Centre/ Emthonjeni Counseling and Training

Grassroots Soccer SA, AgeWell Global

Contact Person

Job overview

  • Thabang Mametse (Programme Manager)
  • Contact Number : 0761251988
  • Company : Soul City
  • Position : Soul Buddies WC Provincial Manager - Youth Programmes
  • Contact Person : Thoko Budaza
  • Telephone : 0732178363 / 0623209509
  • Company

Adora

Programme Manager

Job overview

  • Lee
  • Telephone : adora3215@gmail.com

Emthonjeni

Co-Director

Job overview

  • Contact Person : Zukiswa Ntshuntsha
  • Telephone : 0736796014 or zntshuntsha@yahoo.com

Western Cape Network on, Lungiswa

Contact Person

Job overview

  • Memela(Programme Director)
  • Telephone : 0823230001
  • Reason for Leaving : Employment growth opportunity

Soul Buddies Provincial Programme Coordinator
01.2015

Job overview

  • Duties
  • Programme Coordination
  • Coordinate implementation of Soul Buddyz and Rise Young Women Programme provincially
  • Coordinate principal programmes and teachers programme working with department of education and department of health district and regional leadership
  • Manage programme resources and budgets
  • Community Liaison
  • Coordinate the programme provincially, liaise with department of education and department of health and schools for implementation of the programme
  • Stakeholder management and partnerships
  • Establish relationship with Community leaders, NPOs, Youth Formation, Government department
  • Coordinate Community Dialogues and Jamborees
  • Liaise with stakeholders and partner organisation and input in research work around HIV prevention and sexual violence in schools
  • Convene young women's clubs and conduct community dialogues
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Collect, review and manage data
  • Work closely with M&E team
  • Training
  • Plan and facilitate training programmes for Dept
  • Of Education Liaison Officers, Train Principals on the programme and how their schools will benefit
  • Train Life Orientation teachers on the Soul Buddyz curriculum and how to implement, monitor and support
  • Train Soul buddies and Rise Young Women's club leadership on how to run the programme, monitor and support clubs
  • Human resources
  • Manage 16 facilitators across the metro to implement the programme
  • Plan and support them to implement day to day activities
  • Look at staff wellness and support according to needs
  • Report to National Office and later to Provincial Coordinator.

Soul City

consultant and Oct
02.2013

Job overview

University Of Western Cape Centre For Enteprenuership And Innovation

Transformation Coach on Personal Leadership Consultant
07.2023 - 12.2023

Job overview

  • One on session with Entrepreneurs developing their personal leadership skills, self mastery and goals
  • Facilitate group sessions
  • Contribute to development of assessments, curriculum and reports
  • Developed and delivered presentations to educate clients on topics related to coaching.
  • Offered constructive feedback to clients to help reach goals.
  • Utilized various coaching models and techniques to maximize client success.
  • Encouraged clients to find creative solutions to problems and maintain motivation.
  • Analyzed client feedback to adjust coaching sessions accordingly.

ADAPT Provincial

Demand Creation Coordinator
10.2022 - 06.2023

Job overview

  • Project Management and Coordination
  • Work closely with the District Vaccine Roll-Out Implementing Team to ensure that there is a strong flow of reliable information about the COVID-19 public vaccination programme to CBOs In liaison with the identified District CBOs, develop SOWs, Budgets and Implementation Plans Provide leadership, guidance and technical assistance for implementation and delivery of targets by IPs and CBOs for allocated sub districts In liaison with the DATT Social
  • Mobilisation and Localised Communications Lead and M&E lead course correction through using performance data and ensuring remedial plans are executed promptly
  • Supervise, mentor and coach IPs and CBOs in the district portfolio Create ADAPT shared vision with CBOs for delivering district vaccination targets
  • Liaise with RTC Finance and Operations teams to ensure that relevant and adequate resources for effective delivery of targets are in place for IPs and CBOs In liaison with the Grants Team
  • To manage and monitor budgets against CBO and IPs target In liaison with the sub partners and in the district develop and submit quarterly progress reports and 3 success stories for each region
  • Provide technical assistance on ADAPT to District IPs ad CBOs teams
  • Manage communication and required periodic report of results and performance Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships engagement including attending provincial district and sub district meetings with DOH, where necessary
  • Demand Creation and Social Mobilisation
  • Mobilise local demand for vaccination as well as resources (including volunteers, transport and other support for the vaccination staff), where necessary
  • Drive localised advertising and mobilisation with CBOs and IPs for amplified local campaigns, outreach and fixed vaccination sites on a weekly basis
  • Mass Communication, Social Listening and Information Dissemination
  • Ensure that IP and CBO teams community leadership are aware of media channels and platforms connected to the vaccination programme i.e., national contact centre, WhatsApp support channels, radio slots)
  • Provide local stakeholders with easy-to-understand weekly updates on the number of people mobilised and vaccinated in their area and operating hours of D1 and D2 vaccination sites
  • Collate rumours and trending misinformation, myths, concerns from people about vaccines from CBOs and IPs and ensure messaging priorities for each district

Khethimpilo

Sub District Community Coordinator
01.2018 - 09.2020

Job overview

  • Duties
  • Project Management and Coordination
  • Facilitate implementation of the APACE programme
  • Coordinate outreach programmes
  • Procure consumables and material for outreach staff
  • Manage programmatic budgets and data
  • Partnership Building
  • Liaise with Ward Counsellors, NPOS, Department of Health and ANOVA, Health Facility Managers and Champions to perfect the HTS programmes, facilitation of ARV clubs and linkage to care of clients following strict guidelines and SOPs
  • Assist with structural issues as per facility improvement plan and as required in partnership MOUs
  • Work closely with community structures and leaders for outreach and community mobilisation and engagement
  • Human Resource
  • Manage 24 Testers and Linkage officers, 1 Team leader and 2 Drivers in Southern and Western Sub District
  • Look at staff wellness and performance and recommend suitable support programmes
  • Assign tasks and monitor implementation in accordance to the vision of the organisation and deliverables of the programme
  • Training
  • Train team on different health guidelines and IEC material related to the programme implementation
  • Monitor and support staff beyond training
  • Train community team on mobilisation strategies and planning and reporting tools
  • Translate educational material and policies to teams and stakeholders
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Collect HTS data, ARV club data and review
  • Change community mobilisation strategies and outreach programme according to data review and report to cluster manager and programme manager
  • Marketing
  • Represent organisation in stakeholders meeting and present the programme and in community platforms.

Consultant
07.2018 - 10.2018

Job overview

  • Social Mobilisation and Strategist on Khethimpilo Outreach HTS Project in Khayelitsha and Mfuleni
  • Period :, Identify testing hotspots and advise a team of mobilisers and recruiters and HAST counsellors
  • Link team with key community based organisations and street committees for access and social mobilisation
  • Analyse counsellor data and strategies
  • Liaise with clinics and pharmacist on stock and reports
  • Supervise a team of 27 counsellors and 10 mobilisers
  • Liaise with Khethimpilo staff for better implementations of the programme
  • Experience:
  • Management and supervision, counselling (career, HIV and Gender Based Violence, women's health and conflict management), facilitation, material development, mobilisation and advocacy
  • Research and Data collection, capturing
  • I work well with teams and individuals
  • I excel under pressure and good with people skills and public speaking
  • Have experience with working with youth on issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Social Issues and Life and Entrepreneur Skills.

Age Well Global

Site Manager
06.2015 - 12.2016

Job overview

Education

Academy of Life Coaching
Cape Town , SA

Diploma in Professional Life Coaching

University Overview

University of Cape Town
Cape Town, SA

Diploma in Education from Majors Organisational Development

University Overview

Design and Facilitation of Learning Events, Field Study ETD Practices

University of Cape Town

Diploma from Analytical Chemistry

University Overview

Courses Project Management Conflict Management Communication Skills

University Overview

Skills

Business Development

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Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Board Member of Cape Chamber of Commerce, Khayelitsha Chapter
  • Board Member of African Women's Prevention Community Accountability Board
  • Sunday World SA Heroic Women 2023
  • Women at the Well 2023 Community Development Award Winner
  • Transformational Life Coach at Reignite and University of the Western Cape CEI
  • Member of 2nd Cohort Silulo Foundation Enteprenuer Programmes
  • Chairperson of South African National AIDS Council- Mobilise women's organisations in the country to inform the HIV response
  • Advocate and inform policy change and country strategies
  • Making sure women and girl participate in higher decision making
  • Lead in formation of strategic partners
  • Women's Sector Representative at Western Cape Provincial AIDS Council
  • Influence Health Policies and engage different stakeholders and government as well as business partners on women centred approaches on policy on HIV and AIDS, TB and STIs
  • Emthonjeni Project for Women and Girls - mobilise women and girls around health issues, prevention of HIV
  • Work with research site and mobilise communities around research and advocacy
  • Working in Eden District, Metro, Masiphumelele, Vredenburg and Saldahna, Sourthern and Western Sub Regions
  • Gender equality advocacy work and advocating for women's right to dignity and choice
  • Have worked on these issues through serving at Network on Violence against women and established and coordinated a Women's Rights Campaign in the Treatment Action Campaign and led national programmes on women's Rights in the South African National AIDS Campaign and Prevention in Action
  • Ambassador of the Zazi Campaign which advocates for Young Women Sexual and Reproductive Health Right led by the John Hopkins University.

Timeline

Transformation Coach on Personal Leadership Consultant
University Of Western Cape Centre For Enteprenuership And Innovation
07.2023 - 12.2023
Demand Creation Coordinator
ADAPT Provincial
10.2022 - 06.2023
Consultant
07.2018 - 10.2018
Sub District Community Coordinator
Khethimpilo
01.2018 - 09.2020
Site Manager
Age Well Global
06.2015 - 12.2016
Soul Buddies Provincial Programme Coordinator
01.2015
consultant and Oct
02.2013
WC District Coordinator
FHI 360
WC Provincial Coordinator of Asibonisane Programme
Grassroots Soccer SA
Community Liaison
National, s Rights Campaign Coordinator and
AVAC Prevention Research Fellow
Treatment Literacy Coordinator
Research Assistant Consultant
Cell-Life
Training Coordinator
Violence, Women
Contact Person
Grassroots Soccer SA, AgeWell Global
Programme Manager
Adora
Co-Director
Emthonjeni
Contact Person
Western Cape Network on, Lungiswa
Academy of Life Coaching
Diploma in Professional Life Coaching
University of Cape Town
Diploma in Education from Majors Organisational Development
University of Cape Town
Diploma from Analytical Chemistry
Courses Project Management Conflict Management Communication Skills

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