TAVATYA JOSEPH MADZVAMUSE

Work History

Programmes & Business Development Lead

ActionAid International Somalia

Hargeisa

04.2023 - Current

Led grant making strategy, donor engagement, and funding allocation for governance and human rights projects.
Managed institutional donor relations with EU, UNDP, UNPBF, UNFPA, SIDA, DANIDA.
Strengthened civic space and governance programming, ensuring grantee capacity-building and long-term sustainability.
Facilitated multi-stakeholder policy dialogues, advocating for democratic accountability.
Led Programme design and programme performance management.
Managed 8 implementing partners including partner performance management and capacity building.
Led on Country Programme annual planning and budgeting process.
Led on programme staff capacity development and mentored key staff.
Successfully led country program team performance management, monitoring, and support.

Senior Programmes Manager

ActionAid International Liberia

Monrovia

04.2021 - 03.2023

Developed governance-focused climate justice and resilience strategies, integrating rights-based approaches.
Led multi-stakeholder policy engagements, supporting regional advocacy campaigns.
Provided technical support to civil society partners on climate governance and sustainable development.

Technical Lead - Climate Justice, Resilience, and Innovation

ActionAid International Liberia

Monrovia

10.2020 - 03.2021

Manage donor relationships and oversee grant portfolio (WFP, FAO, FCDO, UNDP, EU, DANIDA).
Strengthen civic engagement and governance programs, focusing on human rights-based approaches.
Develop and implement fundraising strategies, ensuring financial sustainability and grant compliance.
Lead convenings and knowledge-sharing initiatives for local governance actors and partners.
Contribute to AAIS financial sustainability and risk management through implementation of AAIS cost recovery guidelines, donor satisfaction and balanced funding sources/portfolio mix.

Programme Manager - Policy Advocacy, Campaigns & Resource Mobilization

ActionAid International Liberia

Monrovia

04.2019 - 09.2020

Led the development of policy advocacy strategies for civic engagement and governance.
Managed donor relations and fundraising, securing institutional funding for multi-year governance programs.
Spearheaded capacity-building initiatives for grassroots organizations and civil society actors.
Supported the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) process in Liberia.
Provided mentorship and coaching for key programme staff including women's rights manager and coordinators.
Provided technical support to AAL partners in campaigns organizing.

Internal Consultant - Programmes

ActionAid International Liberia

Monrovia

11.2018 - 03.2019

Led country strategy review.
Led development of new country strategy paper.
Supported development of programmes framework for women's rights work, climate change, youth engagement and natural resources management.
Led policy reviews and engagement with Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency for development of ActionAid's Climate Justice thematic focus (2019 - 2023).
Led donor scoping.
Led programme team capacity strengthening.

Global Youth Advisor - Youth Programmes Development

ActionAid Denmark

Monrovia

02.2018 - 09.2018

Supported on and offline mobilization for youth to participate in key internal and external events.
Developed guidelines for youth inclusion in Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) support initiatives.
Supported development of an ECOWAS agroecology guideline for smallholder farmers in West Africa as part of resilience building.
Provided technical support on youth policy engagements in West Africa.
Provide technical support to youth leads in Liberia and Nigeria.

Youth & Governance Advisor

ActionAid Denmark

Monrovia

09.2016 - 01.2018

Provided technical support to 6 ActionAid countries (Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal) on youth engagement and youth led accountability.
Led in regional research on youth & unemployment as well as access to reproductive health rights.
Led on youth adoption of alternative spaces for advocacy including on and offline spaces.
Trained youth networks and movements on digital security and digital campaigning.
Supported building and strengthening of youth led social movements and SDGs accountability work across the ECOWAS region.

Youth and HRBA Inspirator

ActionAid Liberia

Zwedru

05.2014 - 05.2016

Organized trainings on HRBA and rights analysis for Local Rights Program staff and community groups.
Trained youth and women community groups in HRBA, supporting the Local Rights Programme (LRP) staff to document programme impacts on the communities.
Supported two partners and LRP staff to document stories of change, conducting first-hand needs assessment on Participatory Vulnerability Assessment (PVA).
Facilitated training of youth in reflection action methodologies and monitoring and evaluation of impacts made with regards to reflection action methodologies.
Strengthened overall youth participation in public engagements and government and CSO led development initiatives, facilitate training programmes for youth groups.

Youth Focal Person & Women's Rights Project Officer

ActionAid International Zimbabwe

Harare

01.2015 - 12.2015

Developed guidelines for monitoring and evaluation of youth programming.
Facilitated trainings for community groups.
Developed training modules for establishment of rural women assemblies and youth movements.
Developed mapping tools for women and girls' safety in public spaces.
Developed online engagement tools for ActionAid Zimbabwe activities.
Led forecasting and financial planning for women's rights programmes.

Youth Advocacy, MEL & Governance Inspirator

ActionAid International Uganda

Kampala

07.2012 - 12.2014

Organised and strengthened the capacity of young people to hold government accountable on public service delivery, developing user friendly training manuals and guidelines for ELBAG, Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS) and youth activism.
Trained women and youth leaders in resource monitoring and social audits.
Mentored Local Rights Programme staff on women and youth mobilization techniques.
Trained youth and women on transforming online campaigns to offline.
Strengthened ActionAid partners' capacity to achieve growth and programming and sustainability through developing proposals, simplified monitoring, and evaluation framework, coaching and mentoring their staff.
Trained community groups on human rights, documentation of case stories.
Planned and organised women's rights campaigns like Safe Cities for Women and Girls.

Programme Officer - Climate Change Resilience & Alternative Energy

ZERO Regional Environment Organisation

Harare

01.2010 - 05.2012

Led community-based adaptation and policy advocacy programs, integrating sustainable governance approaches.
Developed policy briefs and funding proposals to influence national and regional resilience policies.
Provided technical input into the development of community guidelines for adoption of agroecology in Northeastern Zimbabwe.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Programmes & Business Development Lead

Senior Programmes Manager

Technical Lead - Climate Justice, Resilience, and Innovation

Programme Manager - Policy Advocacy, Campaigns & Resource Mobilization

Internal Consultant - Programmes

Global Youth Advisor - Youth Programmes Development

Youth & Governance Advisor

Youth and HRBA Inspirator

Youth Focal Person & Women's Rights Project Officer

Youth Advocacy, MEL & Governance Inspirator

Programme Officer - Climate Change Resilience & Alternative Energy

Education

Master of Science - Project Management

Bachelor of Arts - History And Development Studies

High School Diploma -

Skills

Certification

Languages

References

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