Evelina NP Kalenga

Overall Program Management:

• Provided overall leadership and management of the US Peace Corps Community Health HIV/AIDS Program (CHHAP) in Namibia including the supervision of diverse teams of staff, Peace Corps Volunteers and partner organizations.
• Display decision making capabilities for program enhancement
• Provided ongoing strategic direction for the project.
• Developed and implemented health program policies and procedures.

People Management:

• Provided ongoing programmatic and technical support and guidance including seeking and developing capacity building opportunities and efforts.
• Assisted team members in their design, management and prioritization of tasks. work plans and to-do lists.
• Provided feedback on performance
• Maintained open communication with team members and stakeholders, resulting in successful project outcomes.
• Communicated regularly with senior management about updates on the health programs.
• Uphold team morale and building motivation

Post PEPFAR Activity Budget:

• Led the development of the post PEPFAR activity budget.
• Collaborated with the Admin staff to design tools for Volunteers and partners for financial reporting and accountability and assisted in reviewing of their financial reports.
• Supported Volunteers with the VAST grant writing process including their budget development.
• Provide constructive feedback and support through the coaching approach

Program Design and development:

• Designed and developed the program using the PACA (Participatory Analysis for Community Action) approach.
• Identified other innovative opportunities and best practices for incorporation.
• Provided leadership for the review of the Program logical framework.

Training:

• Lead the development of the Peace Corps Volunteers 24 month training design and assessment schedule.
• Information, data gathering for the design of informed presentations and learning experiences for Volunteers and partners. Implementation of the schedule including identifying experts in the field to provide technical sessions.
• Conducted trainings to both Volunteers, their counterparts and other partner organizations on various topics.

Monitoring, Reporting and evaluation (MRE):

• Provided guidance and rationale to the program target setting process.
• Collaborated with the MRE team to develop the program MRE roadmap and framework.
• Reviewed and analyzed Volunteer and partner performance with provided feedback.
• Analyzed data and review for report compilation and informed decision making.

Stakeholders Management and collaboration:

• Representation of Peace Corps at local and international stakeholders engagements and platforms.
• Identification of partners to work with and strengthen the health program
• Negotiations with partners
• Identification of suitable sites/partners for the Health Peace Corps Volunteers
• Design the M & E framework, program monitoring and report writing
• Strengthening partnerships through smart networking
• Representing Peace Corps at national and International health platforms

Overall Program Advise:

• Provided general leadership of this unit.
• Conducted research of best practices and advised the organization accordingly.

Fundraising and Resource mobilisation:

• Lead the development of the organization fundraising strategy.
• identified calls for proposals and mobilisation internal resources to complete the calls before submission.

Cross -unit Management:

• Provided oversight of the different teams involved in the process.
• Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.

Program Design and development:

• Was nominated to be part of the 'Program Development committee' which was established for the purpose of meeting to review, update and make change to the organizations resources in alignmenment to new or changes in the field.
• Reviewed policies, strategies and training manuals.
• Advised on key program considerations.
• Conducted regular status meetings with internal teams and external partners to track progress against established milestones.
• Monitored progress of each project to ensure timely delivery of deliverables in accordance with established quality standards.
• Developed and updated project plans to document objectives, technologies, schedules, and funding.

Stakeholders Collaborations :

• Networking and relationship building with potential funders
• Actively sought out feedback from stakeholders throughout the duration of a project in order to identify areas needing improvement or adjustment.
• Reviewed budget and subcontractor estimates in detail and analyzed for accuracy with scope of work relevancy in mind.
• Prepared cost estimates for projects of varying sizes.
• Advised other departments on best practices related to managing large-scale projects.
• Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.

• Overall management of the organization in Namibia
• Key tasks include: Project management and human resource management, staff development, training
• Ensuring successful implementation
• Report and be accountable to the board of directors
• Making recommendations where necessary
• Training of staff
• Conduct the principal's forum and school management forums on the progress of the project in the schools
• Supervision of the Life skills coaches based in the schools, provide support and promote team spirit
• Responsible for the development of training materials and programs
• Responsible for program evaluation and make suggestions on improvement
• Have meetings with the School Management teams to support them to build successful schools based on the Model school concept
• Provide teambuilding workshops for teachers
• Provide training on basic counselling and psychosocial support for life skills teachers
• Oversee evaluation process
• Compile progress reports for sponsors and funders
• Liaise with the M & E unit to ensure reports that are produced are truly representative and are correctly interpreted
• Feedback to our stakeholders
• Build relations with stakeholders
• Represent Star for Life on external platforms
• Establish partnerships with organizations and others to work on certain activities
• Seek additional funding for the expansion of the program to other regions
• Ensure accountability of funds provided to the organization
• Responsible for the yearly budget and expenditure
• Coordinate and facilitate the audit process together with the accounting unit
• Presentation of the Financial Management statement audit report to the board
• Make recommendations concerning finance procedures and expenditure to the board for consideration.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams across different departments.
• Directed or coordinated financial or budget activities to fund operations and maximize investments.
• Monitored progress by establishing plans, budgets and measuring results.
• Organized training sessions for staff members to improve their skillsets.
• Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.
• Formed and sustained strategic relationships with clients.
• Developed operational plans to ensure efficiency in production processes.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired qualified staff for open positions.
• Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
• Supervised employees through planning, assignments, and direction.
• Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
• Trained employees on duties, policies and procedures.
• Delivered products to customer locations on time.

• Training on SBCC (Social and Behavior change and communication)
• Providing Life skills coaching to learners and teachers
• Providing psychosocial support to learners and teachers
• Providing motivational workshops and sessions to learners and teachers
• Supporting the schools and Life Skills teachers to strengthen life skills in schools
• Identification of learners with special needs
• Providing Counseling and psychosocial support
• Referring learners to public health institutions.
• Facilitated team building exercises among participants at various events held within the neighborhood.
• Developed relationships with local employers to create internship opportunities for program participants.
• Offered guidance on career exploration through informational interviews and research into different industries.
• Promoted useful resources to facilitate coaching goals.
• Provided one-on-one and group coaching to help clients develop life skills, such as communication and problem solving.
• Created an environment that fosters personal growth and development for clients.
• Counseled those experiencing grief over a loss or transition in life circumstances.
• Documented and filed patient health reports and charts.
• Assisted clients with enhancing skills in areas such as job searching, interviewing and business and personal etiquette.
• Monitored and assisted both occupational and physical therapists during treatments.
• Tracked coaching sessions, plans, behaviors, and issues with non-compliance for each client.

• Assistance for Research
• Data collection
• Field work
• Liaising between external consultants, donors and staff members working on projects
• Research project administrative work.