I seek consultancies and senior staff positions as Technical Advisor, Researcher and Manager in developing countries. I have a multidisciplinary background encompassing international work experience in 27 countries covering HIV & AIDS prevention and SRH in the areas of research, behaviour change, program management and strategy and policy development. |
Contact Gary Svenson
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Professional Experience: |
Owner 8/2012 – current Heights, LTD, Botswana
Heights, LTD is a HIV/AIDS/SRH consultant company incorporated under the laws of Botswana. It provides high level expertise and research in the fields of HIV/AIDS/SRH and young people’s health.
Key activities: - Strategic planning support to African Union Commission (AUC) Youth Division on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights. - Mid-term review of the Netherlands’ Regional HIV/AIDS/SRHR Program for Southern Africa. - National HIV Risk Reduction Strategy for Most-at-risk adolescents (MARA) and Especially Vulnerable Adolescents (EVA) in Bangladesh. - Policy Briefs on young people’s health in Vietnam. - Rapid Review on National Public Health Programmes addressing Young People’s Health in Vietnam (editor).
Senior Regional Technical Advisor for HIV/AIDS Prevention 9/2009 –7/2012 USAID Southern Africa via GHFP, South Africa
- Provided expertise in the development, implementation, management and evaluation of PEPFAR/USAID HIV/AIDS prevention awards throughout southern Africa at the country and regional levels and technical support in areas relating to HIV/AIDS, SRH, TB prevention and SBCC, data analysis, strategic planning, key population interventions, and knowledge management.
HIV/AIDS Program Specialist – Senior BCC Advisor 7/2007 – 2/2009 UNFPA, Botswana Country Office
- HIV and AIDS prevention lead for UNFPA and the Joint UN Team on AIDS; seconded to the National AIDS Coordinating Agency as Senior BCC Advisor.
International Consultant Jan – July 2007 UNFPA on behalf of the UN Interagency Task Team for Young People
- Develop evidence informed policy and programming Global Guidance Briefs on HIV and Young People for global dissemination.
Senior Research Associate Oct 2002 - Oct 2006 YouthNet Program, Family Health International, USA - Designed and managed as principal investigator a 4-year research study on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of youth peer education for SRH and HIV prevention in Zambia and the Dominican Republic.
Coordinator/ Program Manager 1997 - 2001 Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
- Designed and directed the scientific based European Joint Action Plan on Youth AIDS Peer Education that consolidated 16 European countries, WHO, and UNAIDS in a joint action on evidence-based youth HIV/AIDS prevention and SRH in the European Union.
HIV/AIDS Psychologist and Researcher 1989 - 1995 Department of Infectious Diseases, Lund University Hospita
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Education: |
2002 Doctor of Medical Science in Community Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
Dissertation: Community mobilisation and use of opinion leaders in a HIV-STI prevention program for university students
1989 Licensed HIV Psychologist Country of Sweden
1988 Master of Science in Psychology Department of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden
1979 Master of Social Work School of Social Work, San Diego State University, California
1973 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Pre-medicine, Sonoma State University, California
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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