Organizational development, housing and WASH specialistwith a geographic focus on sub-Saharan Africa; PhD in Urban Studies from Heriot-Watt University (UK); 23 years of work experience, 21 of which with residence in Southern Africa.

Core competencies include:

ð  Organizational Establishment & Development: Founder of successful NGO in Namibia (currently >EUR 1.5 million annual turnover, 30 staff); recent founder of two new NGOs (Zambia and Switzerland) and one Pty Ltd (Namibia);

ð  Project Management: Current position as team leader of a EUR 6.6 million KfW funded urban development, housing and WASH project in Namibia; Designed, raised funds and implemented multiple projects from different donors including KfW, EU, GIZ, UNICEF, UNDP, Embassies, Foundations, and corporate sector CSI funds;

ð  Stakeholder Management: Extensive hands-on experience working with local authorities and central government institutions, as well as civil society organizations and communities;

ð  Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL): Successfully developed MEL frameworks and data-driven decision-making processes; Led development of GIS- and online-based monitoring framework for NGO programs in Namibia. (https://development-workshop-data-hub-dwn.hub.arcgis.com/)

ð  Housing and Urban Infrastructure: Project design, fundraising, and implementation; Expertise includes sites and services, residential developments, informal settlement upgrading, housing finance, grant and commercially finance housing developments;

Urban WASH: Includes community-based WASH (CLTS, at national scale in Namibia), sanitation for affordable housing (reticulated and non-reticulated) and bulk infrastructure (assessments, design, funding, construction supervision);