Godfrey Mathews Kammunda

Chairperson SANOP Malawi Chapter

Godfrey Mathews Kammunda a public social worker specialist with over 15 years of experience in SRHR advocacy. I have worked with various organisations to promote health rights and services. My work focuses on youth health and development; I am passionate about health and rights for young offenders and ex-inmates. My managerial experience gained throughout the years of challenging program management, research, and outreach among marginalized areas developed my ability to make high-level effective, and well-balanced management decisions, contribute to policymaking, provide effective management advisory services, and manage staff and operational systems that establish long relationships with different stakeholders. In view of the above, I strongly believe, that my qualifications and academic credentials, substantiated by relevant professional experience, strong knowledge of programs management, and broad experience in operation management programs that include over 15 years of experience in providing leadership, strategic direction, management, and evaluation of organizational programs of great magnitude which include advocacy and policy programs such as designing institution fundraising strategy, design and implementation of programs, partnership development, training strategies, and overseeing of scaling up organization portfolios programs. He is a national trainer in Human Rights, Governance Chairperson SANOP Malawi Chapter. Board member Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) Board member of Malawi Network of AIDs services organizations (MANASO) Board member VOCO organisation ACIDEMIC QUALIFICTIONS • Holder of Bachelor of Education Social and Developmental Studies, University of Malawi. • Holder of Diploma in youth and development from University of Malawi Bunda College in collaboration with Zimbabwe Open University. • Holder of Advanced Diploma in Health Management from YaLe University of USA. . SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES • Management: Experience in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling teams to achieve institutional objectives. • Resource Mobilization: Write concise winning concept notes and project proposals. • Communication and PR Skills: Communicating with people at all levels of an organization; facilitating meetings, delivering presentations and training courses. Gaining rapport with individuals and groups; motivating people; acting as a positive role model when working on specific objectives. • Team Player: Works well within a team, support and inspires colleagues. Experience of working within a local team, national team and virtual team. • Program Management: Experience in implementing projects for desired deliverables and outcomes Financial Management: Able to implement a project following agreed financial management frameworks and rules. • Research and Advocacy Skills: Able to develop and implement an advocacy strategy to influence policy and changes using different tactics. • Strategic Analytical Thinker: Analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.