Professional Experience:
Over 20 years’ experience working with private and public sector on multisectoral government support in the areas of, decentralized development planning and programming, AIDS Mainstreaming, Considerable experience working with Environment, Finance, Local Government, Women and Youth, Environment, Justice sectors; with other UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, UNAIDS, IOM, ILO), Development Finance Institutions (African Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, World Bank) Continental and regional bodies (AUC, SADC, EAC, IGAD), Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessments, RBM among others. Currently employed by UNDP; working with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams on strengthening integration of health, gender, human rights issues in strategic environmental assessments in Africa with 18 countries. Also supported UNDPS work in Pacific Islands and Central America.
- Senior Policy Advisor: Development Planning and Health, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2013 to date)
- Senior Policy Advisor: Development Planning and Health, UNDP/RSC for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), Johannesburg, South Africa (2009-2013)
- Policy Advisor: HIV and Poverty Reduction Programme, UNDP, Namibia (2006-2008)
- Development Planning Consultant: UNDP RSC, Johannesburg (2003-2005)
- Development Planning Consultant: JSA Consultants, Accra, Ghana (1997-2003)
- Associate Consultant: Pricewaterhouse & Associates, Accra, Ghana ((1997)
- District Development Planning Officer: Sekyere East District Assembly, Effiduase, Ghana (1990-1996)