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This Expert's name is Mr Jeff Tshabalala, MBA

This Expert's occupation is Independent Consultant: Health Systems, Governance and Strategy Change
This Expert's location is Johannesburg, South Africa
This Expert's nationality is Zimbabwean

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Snapshot

Experience

15+ years

Languages

English

Countries of Work

Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Areas of Expertise

  • Process facilitation
  • Civil society engagement
  • Community health boards
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Innovative financing
  • Resource allocation
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Change management
  • Decentralization
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Institutional strengthening
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Data reporting and analysis
  • Health-related surveys
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Cost benefit analysis
  • Performance management plans
  • Results and logical frameworks
Have led mid-term and been part of teams that conducted feasibility studies, mid-term reviews; end of programme, and strategy evaluations using mixed methodologies to engage with strategic stakeholders. Have experience and expertise in assessing and reviewing internal control systems in the public sector. This includes internal control systems in the judiciary and health sector at both national and sub-national levels. In this regard, have developed training modules on results-based planning, budgeting, procurement and decentralised reporting. Conducted in-service training for judicial officers, senior managers in health, procurement and accounting staff.

Professional Experience

  • Africa Capability

    Jul 2013 - Present
    Engaging stakeholders on concepts for strengthening governance in health including the transformation of Global Fund CCMs.
    Developing concepts and tools for the transformation of systems for health predicated on the implementation of primary health care commitments.
    Providing conceptual thinking for strengthening new public-private partnerships between government, private sector and CSOs in public health,
    Technical support to CSOs for business transformation in health and HIV.
    Identify and develop strategic partnerships with governments, global health institutions and civil society organisations around institutional and systems strengthening in health and social welfare systems.

  • Mott MacDonald

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2013
    •Development and management of short-term technical assistance around HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning, Costing, Resources Tracking Management Development, Financial and Program Management. Proposal Development, Global Fund Grant Management. Developing and delivering on strategies to strengthen governance and health systems.
    •Facilitator of High Meetings including Committees of Cabinet Ministers on HIV & AIDS
    •Development of a community of practice for Global Fund Grant/ Programme Implementation for the Southern Africa Region
    •Lead facilitator of governance in health strengthening processes using the CCM as a governance model in Botswana, Gambia, Lesotho, Nigeria, Namibia and Thailand.

  • GTZ International Services

    Jun 2000 - Jun 2007
    •Analysis of the current financial management, accounting and procurement systems with a view to assist the MOHCW, reform and strengthen its systems in support of the National Health Strategy using Swap and budget support arrangements.
    •Assist in the establishment of a sector-wide approach as a basis for the institutionalization of National Health Accounts. This process was designed to input directly to the health sector financial management reform architecture and to inform the formulation of relevant policies.
    •Conceptualized and Developed the NHA Institutionalization Strategy for the ECSA Region
    •Assisted the MOHCW design complimentary planning and budgeting systems predicated on RBM.

Education

  • University of Bradford: School of Management:

    Graduated 2021
    Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Candidate

  • University of Aberdeen, Health Research Economics Unit, UK

    Graduated 2005
    Postgraduate Certificate: Health Economics-Health Care Policy and Analysis

  • Henley Management College, UK

    Graduated 2002
    Master of Business Management (MBA)

Affiliations

Member: Institute of Internal Auditors,
Member: Common Wealth Association of Public Administration and Management and
Member: International Health Economics Association
Research Member: European Corporate Governance Institute
Alumni: MBA-Henley Management College
Fellow: Institute of Administration and Commerce of Southern Africa

Areas of Expertise

  • Process facilitation
  • Civil society engagement
  • Community health boards
  • Social accountability and community advocacy for health
  • Strengthening linkages between community health and PHC
  • Domestic resource mobilization
  • Innovative financing
  • Resource allocation
  • Strategic health purchasing
  • Change management
  • Decentralization
  • Health management, policy and planning
  • Institutional strengthening
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategy development
  • Data reporting and analysis
  • Health-related surveys
  • Human resources planning, management, training and development
  • Cost benefit analysis
  • Performance management plans
  • Results and logical frameworks
Have led mid-term and been part of teams that conducted feasibility studies, mid-term reviews; end of programme, and strategy evaluations using mixed methodologies to engage with strategic stakeholders. Have experience and expertise in assessing and reviewing internal control systems in the public sector. This includes internal control systems in the judiciary and health sector at both national and sub-national levels. In this regard, have developed training modules on results-based planning, budgeting, procurement and decentralised reporting. Conducted in-service training for judicial officers, senior managers in health, procurement and accounting staff.

Affiliations

Member: Institute of Internal Auditors,
Member: Common Wealth Association of Public Administration and Management and
Member: International Health Economics Association
Research Member: European Corporate Governance Institute
Alumni: MBA-Henley Management College
Fellow: Institute of Administration and Commerce of Southern Africa