Nthabeleng L Motsomi-Moshoeshoe

Duties
The Strategic Information Director (SID) leads the monitoring, data analysis, reporting, evaluation, and research interventions for the Activity and serve a senior technical specialist in data quality and data analytics. She is responsible for data quality and accurate results reporting. The SID is responsible for providing both written and visual data results that can be incorporated into programming and the communications strategy to support Comprehensive Sexuality Education within the South African Department of Basic Education systems. The SID leads efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and performance reporting within all the geographic areas of programme which may include overseeing support to countries, provinces and districts to monitor, document and analyse the performance of their HIV services and activities and ensure data quality. Analyses relevant data under the MER and custom indicators and provide analysis on performance trends. Liaise with relevant technical advisers and counterparts responsible for Country, Provincial and District and level strategic information and monitoring and evaluation and support coordination with national education management information systems. Manages a 12 member Monitoring and Evaluation

Achievements
Provided unit leadership and ensured collection of data from implementation sites (14 districts), channeling data through data management systems, and provision of ongoing analysis of data.
Developed and provided monthly performance updates and regular performance as needed.
Conducted ad-hoc district-based data quality audits to ensure and maximize data quality
Developed quality and timely quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports and ensure adequate representation of both qualitative and quantitative data. Provided leadership and ensured timely reporting on USAID digital reporting platforms (DATIM & CBMIS).
Ensured weekly updates of Power BI for ongoing updates on Activity performance.
Revised tools for data collection in line with Activity objectives and indicators.
Provided support to monthly and quarterly progress review meetings, through provision and presentation of accurate and quality data visuals; at national and provincial levels.
Ensured consistently accurate reporting to partners and donors.
Implemented diversity of data visualization, to improve general cosmetic outlook and useability of project reports.
Provided evidence-based information for development of Activity documents, including CSE Communication strategy and annual workplans.
Identified areas for operations research, and discuss further exploration with other members of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
On demand – developed necessary protocols to conduct thematic surveys/implementation research. Specifically innovated collection and documentation of school vulnerabilities, which were liked and appreciated by the government and partners.
Oversaw the Annual CSE survey, for collection of other custom activity indicators.
I supervise 12 SI unit team members. I perform consultative performance reviews and all other HR processes and procedures such as signing of time-sheets, approval of leaves.

Duties
Monitoring & Evaluation: Lead with the planning, implementation and development of M&E management functions in the organisation viz; Strengthen Sonke’s M&E systems, tools and processes; Coordinate the ongoing development, roll out and maintenance of the M&E data management system; Define key performance indicators and monitor them throughout the institutional project implementation period; Propose strategies to promote the use of data to inform institutional programming; Assist and provide input to the organizational strategic plan and results-based framework; Provide input and clarification on M&E processes during project inception meetings and work closely with project team to plan for process and outcomes; Oversee the collection and inputting of M&E data in all offices, subsequently analyse M&E data and submit reports to the management teams; Manage risk in terms of data security and database backups; Assist projects with development of results based-frameworks and Theory of Change frameworks; Assist projects with formative and summative research; Provide M&E related support to all Unit Managers; Assist RMEL Unit manager in monitoring RMEL budget; Support project managers with data quality assurance processes and conduct routine data quality assessments and projects performance audits & reviews; Work with external consultants and unit managers to design and implement impact or process evaluations.

Achievements
Monitoring & Evaluation:
I lead the RMEL unit with the planning, implementation and development of M&E management functions;
I strengthened Sonke’s M&E system; tools and processes:- Within three months of my tenure, I had completely overhauled the M&E system, through revising the results frameworks, creating tools and establishing a data visualization dashboard which auto-updated and could be accessed by all colleagues for all 15 grants, ensuring proper risk management and data security and database backups;
I supported the clear definition of key performance indicators and monitored them throughout the institutional project implementation period;
I developed strategies to promote the use of data to in the development of new project proposals and in designing community interventions.
Participated and provided strategic input to the review of the organizational strategic plan and results-based framework;
Participated and provided strategic input and clarification on M&E processes during project inception meetings.
I supervised two data capturers and oversaw the collection and inputting of M&E data in the revamped system.
I routinely analyzed data, and developed monthly reports, as well as led organization-wide monthly reporting meetings to projects teams and management.
I supported independent evaluation of 7 grants. Working closely with the evaluators and reviewing tools, providing strategic advice to sampling and arranging respondents, as well as reviewing the reports. I arranged all validation meetings for the evaluations and spearheaded stakeholder discussions
I continually monitored the RMEL Unit budgets;
Due to covid 19 pandemic restrictions, I remotely conducted data quality assessments and projects performance audits in line with donor requirements for 4 grants.
2. Training and development:
Trained Sonke staff on general M&E principles and the use of M&E tools and systems.
Developed an M&E curriculum for Generation G project in South Africa, Uganda, Malawi and Sierra Leone.
3. Research and collaboration:
Spearheaded the Assessment of GBV in Lesotho textile factories. Participated in establishing collaboration with UCT, GBV unit to develop the protocol, established partnerships within Lesotho to jointly undertake study. conducted preliminary data analysis and contributed to report writing.
Supported data collection for the State of South Africa's Father's 2021 Report, in collaboration with Stellenbosch University.
4. Fund raising and report writing:
Supported fundraising efforts for new grants, by developing the M&E section when developing funding proposals.
Participated in donor meeting with donors to provide reports in line with budget lines.
Wrote M&E sections in donor reports and Project progress reports.

Duties
Conduct illicit drugs market survey in eSwatini, Lesotho, Botswana, southern Mozambique, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe and develop a research report on the cocaine, heroine, and crystal meth market characteristics, based on:
1. Price - identification of the retail (aka. street) price for cocaine across the domestic market in each of the countries identified, as well as identification of factors that influence retail price variations within each market, and between markets. This includes a photograph of the various retail and wholesale cocaine products available.
2. Production & distribution system - identification of the means by which cocaine precursors arrive into the country, and the means by which cocaine is created from these imported chemicals. Included also is the identification of the means by which wholesale and retail cocaine is sold in the country.
3. Market structure - Identify the core components and characteristics of the domestic cocaine market in the country, with particular attention paid to the identification of those features that enable these markets to emerge &/or flourish, as well as those deteriorate these markets.
Conducting research into the economic cost of illicit drug use in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.

Achievements
Oversaw daily running of activities in Lesotho & Eswatini for a short research project entitled "Drug use population size estimate & economic costs of drug use." Duties included recruitment and training of fieldworkers, overseeing overall procurement for the project, stakeholder liaison and engagement, supervising field work (Planning and implementation), data management (Collation, Cleaning, Capturing and quality assurance). Developing reports and providing feedback to team. Managed budget for the project, for Lesotho and Eswatini.
Research Design & Implementation: Designed and undertook full research on drugs markets, street values and supply chain & Economic costs of Illicit Drug Use in Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Angola. Developed data collection strategies and collected data in all countries. Drafted reports on the raw data and conducted primary analysis.

Duties
Responsible for the design development and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring system covering the overall project, providing top quality Monitoring and Evaluation advice to the Governments and co-ordinate the implementation of selected studies and research in the area of HIV/AIDS in prison settings, focusing on the achievements of the following results:
Design, develop and implement a monitoring framework, annual and multi-year monitoring plans and related tools and systems for the monitoring of project implementation.
In close collaboration with the Government and UN agency partners, design, develop and implement a monitoring framework, monitoring plans and related tools and systems for the monitoring of the HIV in prisons project.
In close collaboration with the Government and UN agencies and other national partners, design, develop and implement a system for the monitoring of issues related to HIV/AIDS in prisons.
Provide top quality Monitoring and Evaluation advice to the relevant Government Departments and other national counterparts including, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations.
Carry our impact evaluations, assessments of training, awareness creation and other activities delivered by the programme.
Document lessons learned and best practice to inform policy development on selected programme components. ·Co-ordinate studies and research related to HIV/AIDS in prisons for Southern Africa.
Negotiate agreements with service providers and consultants as required.
Ensure result orientation and avoid backlog of work in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation of the programme.
Provide support to evaluations to be undertaken by UNODC and the donors in relation to the programme.
Provide inputs to the project management and project steering committee meetings.
Provide regular narrative progress reports and financial delivery reports according to project specific requirements
Assist the Programme Coordinator in preparing and writing biannual reports.
Ensure the integration of gender equality throughout the programme and all activities.

Achievements
Management:
Provided technical support to the RPC, as management deputy,
Contributed to the inception and implementation of the HIV and AIDS in Prison Settings Programme in 10 Sub-Saharan Countries.
Supported the HIV prevention among people who use drugs (Harm Reduction) programmes implemented in South Africa, Tanzania and Zanzibar.
Provided strategic support, planning and management oversight, technical support and back-stopping to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programmes,
Provided high caliber relationship development and management with all key actors, stakeholders and donors.
Established partnerships and networking with other initiatives and like-minded agencies and organizations.
Ensured quality products are produced throughout programmes' implementation.
Developed new projects and revised projects according to member states needs and donor instructions, contributed to the resource mobilization for new projects funding and/or projects additional funding. Through my contributions, the project grew in scope and geographical coverage, from HIV in Prisons to include SRH in prisons and improvement of livelihoods and was implemented in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries.
Managed budgets (>$12,000,000.00), mainly donor funding from SIDA, The Netherlands (Dutch), Swiss (SDC), Norway and others. I was trained in Umoja and was the project developer and budgeter for all UNODC ROSAF projects.
Immensely contributed to the establishment of the African HIV i n Prisons Partnership Network (AHHPPN), and the establishment and serving in the steering committee as the secretariat. Scheduled meetings and provided support to the AHHPPN website development and content creation.
Supported the African Correctional Service Association, and played a pivotal role in the planning and hosting of the ACSA conference in line with commemoration with the Nelson Madela Day.
Monitoring:
Developed the M&E plans and reporting tools for the programmes and ensured adaptability and customization at country level.
Provided technical assistance and support to member states on the development and maintenance of country specific M&E Frameworks, guidelines, tools development and indicator formulation.
Maintained track of activity implementation at regional and country level through monitoring of the workplans, and established an early warning system for any delays and failures in achieving project objectives.
Reporting:
Ensured accurate, timely, high quality reporting internally and to donors and partners/stakeholders.
Ensured close co-ordination and sharing of information with relevant colleagues throughout the organization.
Performed analysis and distribution of lessons learned through visits to and from the field and conferences, meetings and other events attended.
Evaluation:
Spearheaded mid-term & terminal programme evaluations. I developed Terms of References and liaised with the UN Independent Evaluation Unit and the UN Evaluation Group on recruitment and supervision of independent evaluators. I backstopped the entire evaluation process (Stakeholder mapping, data collection, Analysis and Report formulation). Planned and facilitated evaluation findings dissemination fora. I triangulated lessons learned from the evaluation and developed good practice papers.
Research, Knowledge Management & Learning:
I spearheaded the development of global HIV Situation and Needs Assessment in Prison Settings Toolkit, and supervised HIV seroprevalence and behavioural surveys undertaken in 10 Sub-Saharan African countries using this toolkit.
I spearheaded all other research undertaken by the unit, including Needs assessment of women who inject drugs in four cities in South Africa, development of best practice papers in the programme countries. Developed and approved TORs for consultants, monitored subcontracts, grants, consultant agreements, and budgets with regard to periods of performance, deliverable schedules, and contractual requirements, I also supervised consultants carrying out ALL research undertaken on the programme, ensured clearances by the Ethic Committees and dissemination of the reports.
Human Resources Management & Development (HRMD):
I supervised about 20 staff members, 14 were remotely and virtually supervised as they were based across the region and 5 were direct supervision, based in Pretoria.
I maintained a pro-active and positive approach to the support, facilitation, personal development and management of all team members in the Regional and Country Offices and interns assigned to me.
I undertook HR processes and procedures such as the signing of time-sheets, approval of invoices, approval of leaves and completion of performance reviews in a timely manner, ensuring that deliverable are aligned with agreed budgets, timelines and procedures.
I provided direction to all programme staff to ensure they are adhering to and achieving the specified budgets.
Financial Management, Budgeting and Reporting:
I monitored financial and tangible resources to ensure implementation and maintenance of appropriate financial systems are in compliance with the UN rules and regulations and donor requirements.
I kept track of an online system (Umoja) programme burn rate to advise on requisitions.
Risk management (Identification, Analysis & Mitigation):
I implemented strategies and operational controls to minimize risk to the programme and organization as a whole.
I ensured compliance with donor rules and regulations and UN policies and procedures
I kept abreast of policies and procedures, incorporated new policies into operations and ensured appropriate communication with field projects of those changes.

Duties
Design and implement the complementary function of monitoring and evaluation of the Health Policy Initiative’s Performance and Monitoring Plan.
Provide professional support to partner organizations and sub-contracts for the development of their own monitoring and evaluation systems and procedures.
Provide leadership and have overall technical responsibility for developing the project’s monitoring and evaluation plans.
Track project inputs, activities, processes, outcomes and impact measures of the project.
Assist in the coordination of other activities as directed by Country Director.

Achievements:
I contributed to strategic and operational planning of the USAID Health Policy Initiative Task Order 1 project,
I developed the project M&E systems including M&E plan and defined the indicators, M&E data collection tools & the database.
I oversaw collection of data from all activities in the project.
I conducted regular M&E capacity building for Futures staff, partners and stakeholders. I trained all the South African Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) Workplace Health Coordinators staff from the nine provinces on M&E. I regularly conducted a module on M&E for the Post Graduate Diploma in HIV management students at Stellenbosch University.
I developed all project reports and ensured timely and quality submission.
I managed the M&E budget.
I provided direction and leadership to the resource library in respect of acquisitions, binding, cataloguing and overall management of information (This includes managing the access to information and the library budget)
-I diligently carried out any other duties as allocated to me.

Duties:
Develop MER systems for the project,
Develop and managed the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) database and other extended programmes.
Support all project related research activities.
Facilitate trainings for project staff and partners, including training on M&E,
Perform all other duties as assigned.

Achievements
Developed MER systems for the project (Plan & tools).
Developed managed and maintained the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Database and other extended programmes.
Conducted the baseline study, from protocol development, data collectors recruitment & training, data collection, entry, analysis and report writing
Conducted and facilitated several trainings for project staff and partners, including training on M&E, Full research methodologies.
Management of the M&E budget.
Performed other admin duties as assigned

Duties
Provide support in the area of vaccine preventable diseases, specifically measles and polio through scientific evidence, systematic literature reviews, technical reports, guidance documents
Analyze surveillance data to provide periodic feedback to immunization program and rapid response teams to identify high-risk areas for appropriate response.
Conduct regular analysis, validation, interpretation and dissemination of surveillance and other epidemiological data related to vaccine preventable diseases
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and participation in relevant Expanded Programme on Immunization networks
Contribute to the timely production of high quality and evidence-based rapid risk/outbreak assessments and other outputs in response to vaccine preventable disease threats
Contribute to awareness raising.
Support National VPD expert committee meetings and supervisory field visits to priority districts and participate in outbreak investigation and response.
Identify VPD surveillance training needs, plan, implement and evaluate relevant training and capacity-building activities at various levels including for EPI staff and other stakeholders.

Achievements
Collected, entered, collated and analyzed Vaccine Preventable Diseases data.
Monitored completeness and quality of data and obtained additional information from provinces.
Validated provincial and laboratory data with that in my dataset.
Monitored all data and information related to mass immunizations campaigns, EPI surveys & relevant population data (In coordination with Stats SA & National Demography Unit).
Identified specific training needs based on surveillance and on data/information handled.
Compiled Monthly updates on vaccine preventable diseases data and provided feedback to provinces.
Participated in planning and other activities for surveillance and data management improvement to reach national and international objectives.
Participated in developing training material for surveillance and data management.
Prepared routine and ad hoc reports.
Attended internal and external meetings as required.
Compiled and disseminated feedback on meetings attended as the only member of the EPI unit.
Carried out support visits to provinces.
Compiled technical presentations relevant to EPI Data management.
Liaised with provinces and other directorates in the department of Health; Health systems Research & Epidemiology.
Carried out administrative duties as required