Paul Botha
Johannesburg,Gauteng
Summary
Committed manager with exceptional leadership, organisational skills and communication abilities leads high-performing cross-functional teams. Leads projects, company operations and business growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Project Manager
Engage Men's Health COJ
2019.01 - 2023.01
- Of 52 staff, 1 specialised Engage Men's Health Clinic, 7 mobile units in each of the 7 regions in COJ with M and E Department and Administration
- Strategic and operational planning and reporting on USAID targets with indicators of Prevention Behaviour Change Intervention, HTS; POS_ NEW HTS; ART_NEW; PrEP_ New; PrEP_ CURR; VIRAL LOAD Monitoring; VL Suppression
- Familiar and experience in working with the Cascade Continuum for ART and PrEP
- Familiar with treatment guidelines for clinical management of MSM on ART and PrEP
- Responsible for outputs of the Outreach Managers teams and experience social network strategy, innovative incentive approached to engaging MSM in accessing HTS and treatment
- Social Behaviour Change experience using enhanced peer navigation and develop LGBTIQ+ capacity through Community Advisory Groups for MSM who use/inject drugs and Community Advisory Boards for MSM to engage in developing health outcomes
- Experience in microplanning, geo - mappings and quality Improvement and Quality Approvement for effective MSM programming.
Gauteng MSM Inland Manager
Anova Health Institute
2016.01 - 2018.01
- For a large staff component that includes medical professionals, clinic staff at 2 Regional Leadership Sites and Centre of Excellence
- Management of 4 Outreach teams working with MSM and Transgender people
- Responsible for internal and external stakeholder management including the COJ Department of Health and LGBTI organizations
- USAID budget management.
Eastern Cape Provincial Coordinator
Anova Health Institute
2014.01 - 2016.01
- Coordinate, monitor and oversee implementation of the Health4Men project in 8 districts in the Eastern Cape
- Liaison with the DOH and coordinate both medical and administrative staff
- Develop work plans for the province in collaboration with the project manager in response to analysis project requirements
- Manage finances for the province and ensure data management
- Liaise and build relationships with all stakeholders
Care and Support Coordinator
Africare
2012.01 - 2013.01
Program Manager
Sinosizo
2012.01 - 2012.01
- Management of all aspects of Sinosizo; ensuring regular communication and positive relationship with funders; developing training manuals for CBOs in organisational development; networking and building relationships between CBOs, PHC and government.
Education
Master of Arts - Public Health
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 2006.02 - 2010.01
Advanced Diploma - Health Program Management
Yale/FPD University
2010.01 -
Honours (Arts) - Drama and Music
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 1998.01 - 1999.01
Bachelor of Arts - English, Music and Drama
University of Natal
1997
Skills
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Research
- Policy Development
- HR
- Financial compliance
- Problem-solving
- Team building
- Communication skills
Accomplishments
- 13th International AIDS Conference, Durban
- Exhibition: Memorial Quilts produced by students in Tertiary Institutions and in Schools in KwaZulu Natal 12th International AIDS Conference, Geneva
- Workshop presentation: Drama Methodologies for Education
- PUBLICATIONS
- Lynn Dalrymple and Paul Botha (2005) Isikhathi Sethu - Circle Time: A preparatory manual for HIV/AIDS and sexuality education
- (http://www.westerncape.gov.za/text/2005/7/hivlifeskills.pdf)
- Lynn Dalrymple and Paul Botha (2001) See You at 7: A Facilitator's Guide to Developing Gender Responsibility
- Paul Botha and Lynn Dalrymple (2001) How to make an AIDS play in five easy steps
- HIV/AIDS and STD Directory of Health, South Africa
- Paul Botha and Warren Parker (2000) The South African AIDS Memorial Quilt
- HIV/AIDS and STD Directory of Health, South Africa (http://www.cadre.org.za/files/quilt_panels_0.pdf)
Certification
MSM in South Africa.
2015 Presented at AIDSIMPACT, Netherlands. Engaging MSM and WSW in project implementation: An example of consulting marginalised populations in four provinces in South Africa. Presenting Author: Mr Albert Ikhile - Anova Health Institute. Additional Authors. Dr Helen Struthers, Prof James McIntyre, Mr Paul Botha, Mr Glenn De Swardt.
2005 South African HIV/AIDS Conference: Workshop: Gender, Rhetoric and HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan 2005, Skills programme (Gender AIDS Forum, Durban)
2005 South African HIV/AIDS Conference Photographic Exhibition Opening Address: ‘A Positive Path: Positive Life'. (DramAidE and Johns Hopkins Communication Consortium Partnership (CCP), Durban)
2005 USAIDS Partner Stigma training: Academy for Education and Development (with Mnqayi, Z.). Participatory Media in Action. (Johns Hopkins CCP, Pretoria)
2004 Johns Hopkins University Health Communication Partnership: Engaging Communities in Health Communication. Presentation: SA Higher Education Health Communication: The Health Promoter Project: The example of DramAidE (Johns Hopkins CCP, Johannesburg)
2004 International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) VI International workshop. HIV/AIDS and the African Youth: Theory, Research and Applications with Youth in Peer Education: Families and Communities, Cameroon. Workshop presentation: Using participatory media to explore gender relations among South African Youth (ISSBD, Yaoundé)
2004 Learning and Empowerment: Key Issues in Strategies for UNESCO: HIV/AIDS Prevention International Workshop/Seminar, Thailand. Paper presentation: Revising gender relations and perceived HIV/AIDS norms amongst South African youth: The example of DramAidE (UNESCO, Chaing Mai
Languages
English
Native
Afrikaans
Upper intermediate
References
Dorian Gule
Senior National Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
M: +27 66 582 3076
E: guled@out.org.za
Antonia Barnard
Deputy Director HIV, AIDS, STI and TB Services
M: 082 464 9543
E: AntoniaB@joburg.org.za
Carmen Louw
Former Anova Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Manager:
M: +27 79 010 9563
E: Carmenlouw27@gmail.com
Timeline
Project Manager
Engage Men's Health COJ
2019.01 - 2023.01
Gauteng MSM Inland Manager
Anova Health Institute
2016.01 - 2018.01
Eastern Cape Provincial Coordinator
Anova Health Institute
2014.01 - 2016.01
Care and Support Coordinator
Africare
2012.01 - 2013.01
Program Manager
Sinosizo
2012.01 - 2012.01
Advanced Diploma - Health Program Management
Yale/FPD University
2010.01 -
Master of Arts - Public Health
University of KwaZulu Natal
2006.02 - 2010.01
Honours (Arts) - Drama and Music
University of KwaZulu Natal
1998.01 - 1999.01
Bachelor of Arts - English, Music and Drama
University of Natal