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Caspian Chouraya
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Country Director/Chief of Party
, International Non-Profit Organization
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Mbabane,
Eswatini, Kingdom of
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Public Health, HIV and AIDS professional with over 16 years of experience. Expert in program management, donor mobilization and relationships, training and mentorship, budget development and management, and program design and evaluation. Looking for regional posts overseeing multiple country programs in public health programs especially HIV, TB, maternal and child health. |
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Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS
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Professional Experience: |
I have well over 15 years of experience in public health and epidemiology. I am well respected in the field of MNCH and HIV and I sit in many technical working groups (TWG) on HIV in Eswatini and on the Global arena. I also have excellent research skills and have been a principal investigator in several researches that I have published. My main strength is that I have grown from the ground to the top. I established an HIV clinic and started working as a physician providing HIV services and have grown to be a Country Director. I have also travelled to several EGPAF supported countries to provide technical assistance in MNCH, SRH, HIV prevention, and care and treatment programs.
I also possess great technical assistance and capacity building skills. I have led the development of several guidelines and policies in Eswatini. I have been hugely involved in building capacity for Ministry of Health at various levels. I am also quite skilled in monitoring and evaluation.
I have also good leadership skills and management skills. I have led development of work plans and budgets for multiple projects both under PEPFAR and other donors like UNITAID, CIDA and ViiV. I am a certified Project Manager holding a PMDPro Level One Certificate. I have been involved in hiring and recruitment if staff for the several project that I have managed. I also have experience in performance assessments and mentoring of staff under my supervision. I currently lead an organization with more than 350 staff. I have great staff management skills.
I have vast experience working with several donors including PEPFAR (both CDC, USAID), Global Fund, Unitaid, ViiV, Gilead, Johnson and Johnson. I have managed budgets of over $7m per year. I am currently the Chief of Party of a USAID grant that provides comprehensive HIV/TB services (MNCH, cervical cancer, HTS, VMMC, PMTCT, TB, and ART). I have also worked closely with development partners like UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA and WFP
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Education: |
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I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zimbabwe; a postgraduate diploma in HIV Management from the College of Medicine in South Africa; a Certificate in Professional Management for Developmental Professionals (PMDPro Level 1) from AMPG International; and a Master of Science degree in Epidemiology from the University of Pretoria. I am currently enrolling for a Post Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases through Learna Online.
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Shona, SiSwati; Zulu |
Nationality:
Zimbabwe
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