Professional Experience:
Experienced project and programme manager of large-scale programmes (in agriculture, climate change, LED) with track record of strategic leadership, including as Project Manager in the implementation of a 4 year DFID funded Climate Resilient Infrastructure Development Facility (CRIDF) responsible for CRIDF+ projects in Southern Africa covering Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. He was also involved in the implementation of a 5 year DFID funded research programme, the Sustainable Agricultural Research and Learning in Africa (SAIRLA), as a Regional Coordinator and providing project management support prior to taking the CRIDF role. SAIRLA is being implemented in 6 Sub-Saharan countries, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, capacity building and community development.