Immaculate Mugo

Immaculate Mugo

Project Officer: South African National AIDS Council Women’s Sector Programme (SANACWS)

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  • About me

    Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer at Urgent Action Fund-Africa

  • Education

    • University of Stellenbosch, CREST

      2018 - 2018
      Post Graduate Diploma Monitoring and Evaluation

      This was a one year course on Monitoring and Evaluation to assist in better understanding the performance of programmes and to evalaute progress to achieve desired results. During the year long course, there was work done that focused on:- Principles and paradigms of evaluation studies- Clarificatory evaluation- Process evaluation and programme monitoring-Data collection methods for evaluation research- Statistical methods for evaluation research

    • University of Cape Town

      2016 - 2016
      Short Course Human Resource Management

      This was an online short course on Human Resource Management offered by Get Smarter with the following modules covered:Orientation module: Welcome to your Online CampusCourse Module 1: A career in HRCourse Module 2: Human Resource Management and Statutory RequirementsCourse Module 3: Human Resource Systems, Policies and ProceduresCourse Module 4: Recruitment, Selection, Assessment and On-boardingCourse Module 5: Performance ManagementCourse Module 6: Human Resource… Show more This was an online short course on Human Resource Management offered by Get Smarter with the following modules covered:Orientation module: Welcome to your Online CampusCourse Module 1: A career in HRCourse Module 2: Human Resource Management and Statutory RequirementsCourse Module 3: Human Resource Systems, Policies and ProceduresCourse Module 4: Recruitment, Selection, Assessment and On-boardingCourse Module 5: Performance ManagementCourse Module 6: Human Resource Management as the Custodian of ChangeCourse Module 7: Employee Wellbeing and Organisational Health and SafetyCourse Module 8: Facilitating Training and DevelopmentCourse Module 9: Rewarding, Incentivising and Retaining EmployeesCourse Module 10: Strategic Human Resource Management Show less

    • University of Cape Town

      2012 - 2015
      Master of Social Science (MSocSci) Social Policy & Management

      Activities and Societies: UCT Golden Key 2012 Chapter Dissertation title: '​'Conditional Donor Funding and its implications on NGO autonomy in East Africa"

    • University of Cape Town

      2011 - 2011
      Bachelor of Social Science: Honours Social Policy & Management
    • University of Cape Town

      2008 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree Labour Policy, Organisational Psychology & Human Resource Management
  • Experience

    • South African National AIDS Concil Women's Sector housed by the WCNOVAW

      Sept 2011 - Sept 2014
      Project Officer: South African National AIDS Council Women’s Sector Programme (SANACWS)

      • Desktop research on HIV/AIDS and its effect on women including women who have sex with women and young girls • Article drafting • Database development and maintenance• Successfully drafted and developed a communications strategy for SANACWS• SANACWS Member relations managementKey Achievements • Rapporteur and drafted the 2nd Biennial SANACWS Women’s Prevention Summit Report• Drafted Articles published on the SANACWS website

    • Gender Dynamix

      Aug 2014 - Apr 2021

      • Programme planning, management, monitoring and oversight • Financial and budget management • Reporting • Managing partnerships with stakeholders and funders Key Achievements- Successfully implemented a staff mentorship plan that saw team members take on various courses for capacity development- Managed a team of 10 programmes team members with 10 international and 1 national funder- Successfully conceptualised, organized and implemented the 4th Trans Health, Research and Advocacy Conference Show less • Conducting capacity support assessments for the programme management unit team• Developing, delivering and project managing tailored capacity support trajectories for the programme management team• Programme planning, management, monitoring and oversight• Supporting, linking and synergising other KP REACH staff members (Programme and M&E Officer and Finance & Administration Officer)• Providing advice, strategic technical guidance and leadership• Overseeing and coordinating programmatic and financial management• Planning and organising all project related tasks and events in compliance with donor systems and agreed procedures • Fostering new partnerships and supporting resource mobilisation efforts for and on behalf of the Southern Africa Trans Forum (SATF)• Strengthening and sustaining the links between KP REACH and regional movement building initiatives in the trans movement more specifically the SATF in the sub-region and greater continent• Representing KP REACH on regional and international platforms• Enhancing and fostering relationships between the SATF Steering committee and the Forum partners to strengthen the emerging regional forum Show less • • Researching Conceptualisation and development• Sensitisation training for health care providers• Advocacy strategy development and implementation• Internal monitoring and reporting • Lobbying state institutions around the implementation of laws that protect transgender rights Key Achievements• Negotiated a partnership between GDX and DENOSA (largest nursing union in South Africa) to rollout training around gender affirming care in 4 provinces in South Africa• Development of an access to health road map focused on the transgender clinic achievements and work Show less

      • Programmes Manager

        Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
      • Key Population, Representation, Evidence and Advocacy for Change in Health (KP REACH) PC

        May 2016 - Apr 2019
      • Programmes Coordinator

        Mar 2015 - May 2016
      • Advocacy and Lobbying Coordinator

        Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Freelance

      Apr 2021 - now
      Research & Development Consultant
    • Urgent Action Fund-Africa

      Jan 2022 - now
      Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications