Summary
I am a disaster risk management practitioner with 17 years experience in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Sudan, Afghanistan and the south Pacific;
My strengths are
• Field experience in disaster preparedness planning, humanitarian assistance, post disaster recovery and contingency planning.
• Experience in conducting and organizing strategies and mainstreaming disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation into development.
• Experience working with governments in raising the profile of disaster risk reduction, integrating disaster risk reduction before, during and after disaster.
• Preparation of consolidated appeals documents, disaster response and disaster recovery frameworks and plans and conducting rapid disaster needs assessments and post disaster lessons learned;
• Experience in disaster management capacity development;
• Experience working with government, non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies involved in development work and disaster management.
Qualifications and credentials
Masters Degree in Disaster Management, 3 years, Completed, Free State University, Bloemfontein South Africa
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Environmental Health, 2 yeras, Completed, Tshwane University of Technology, Tshwane
Environmental Health, 3years, Completed, Bulwayo Polytechnic, Bulawayo
Southern Africa Society of Disaster Reduction, Member, 2 years
English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Work experience
Disaster Relief/Management specialist
United Nations Development Programme Multi Country Office, Regional Programme Specialist Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery, Suva Fiji, Slomon Islands, Regional Programme Specialist Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery, Guidelines for Management of Internally Displaced Persons in Solomon Islands, Developed draft guidelines for Internally Displaced Persons with special attention to the needs of Solomon Islands. Liaised with Solomon Islands UNDP , Tuvalu, Recovery Coordinator, Humnanitarian Response and Early Recpvery programme for Tuvalu following 2015 Tropical Cyclone Pam, Through liaison with the humanitarian community and development partners, supported the government of Tuvalu in preparation of situation reports for d, Suva Fiji, Regional Programme Specialist Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery, South South Cooperation on Integrating of Climate Change and Disaster Resilient Development, Reviewed draft project proposal to ensure integration of climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction including gender mainstreaming, social and
Namibia Red Cross Society, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Windhoek, Namibia, Windhoek Namibia, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Strengthening Coordination among Disaster Risk Management Stakeholders, Supported the government of Namibia to enhance stakeholder coordination before, during and after disasters. Coordinated the development of 2013 Namibi
Ministry of Finance Civilian Technical Assistance Programme (CTAP) (Afghanistan), Disaster risk Reducrtion - Capacity Development, Kabul, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Disaster Risk Reduction Capcity Development, Supported the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) to enhance national capacity in disaster risk management. Coordinated the com
Government of Namibia, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Windhoek, Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, Disaster Risk Consultant, Disaster Risk Management Regulations, Coordinated the development of disaster risk management (DRM) regulations through stakeholder consultations, compiled the draft DRM regulations and ci
CANADEM, Humanitarian Affairs Office4r, Khartoum, Kadugli and Blue Nile State Sudan, Sudan (The), Humnaitarian Affairs Officer, Humanitarian Affairs, Coordination of Humanitarian stakeholders in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states to support humanitarian action for people displaced by conflict; supp
United Nations Developmemt Programme (Namibia), Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Namibia National Disaster Risk Management Plan and Emergency Management Operations Procedures (EMOP), Coordinated the development of Namibia;s National Disaster Risk Management plan and Emergency Management Operations Procedures through stakeholder con
United Nations Volunteer Programme, International United Nations Volunteer Disaster Management Specialist, Windhoek, Namibia, Windhoek Namibia, International United Nations Volunteer, Disaster Management, Supported the government of Namibia to enhance national capacity for disaster risk management through, staff capacity development, development of the
Namibia Progress Report on Implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, National Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Windhoek, Namibia, Review of Namibia's progress on implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2009-2010.
Development of National Framework for Integration of Disas
Disaster Risk Management Study Modules for Bachelor of Technology Degree in Public Management, Polytechnic of Namibia, Writer, Windhoek, Namibia, Developed disaster risk management module to guide students.
Mainstreaming Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction into Development for Africa Leadership Forum, United Nations Development Programme and Global Education and Training Institution, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Home Based, Designed training module outlines for Mainstreaming Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction into Development (MADRiD) for the Africa Regional Forum.
Disaster Risk Management Regulations, Government of Namibia, Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant, Windhoek, Namibia, Consulted disaster risk management stakeholders in developing draft disaster risk management regulations. Organised a validation workshop and presente