Frauke Heinze

Regional Director East Africa / Horn of Africa

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

About

MA Adult Education MA Public Health Regional Director East / Horn of Africa - highly experienced in adult education, public health and human rights expert in international cooperation with areas of expertise: human rights approach, system strengthening, social inclusion, health and education management, system strengthening, health and education promotion & prevention (Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights, palliative care) Technically skills acquired: capacity development, project management, concept development & proposal writing, planning & results-based monitoring, situation analyses / needs assessments, coordination & implementation of mainstreaming processes, quality management, lobbying / advocacy of human rights, women and children rights, presentation & facilitation skills.

Experience

  • VHS DVV International (8 yrs 1 mo)
    • Regional Director East Africa/ Horn of Africa
      Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

      Management of countries' portfolios and offices in Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania. Key area of operations - Adult Education System Strengthening, Community Development, Good Governance

    • Senior Programme Manager Southern and East Africa
      Jul 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Supervision of countries' portfolio on Youth and Adult Education in Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa

  • Senior Technical Adivisor Inclusion at Christoffel-Blindenmission Deutschland e.V.
    Jul 2015 - Jun 2018 · 3 yrs

    Establishing / managing consultancy unit, adivisory role towards government and non-governmental organisations national and internationally, concetualising trainings for further education, capacitating managers and advisors

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (2 yrs 7 mos)
    • Technical Advisor Human Rights
      Jan 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Technical leadership in: capacity development, fundraising, campaigning, project management

    • Public Health Consultant
      Dec 2012 - Dec 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Analysis, concept development, planning, trainings, situation analyses in the health sector

  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Project Manager
      Sep 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Successfully developed, managed and monitored HIV prevention project in the water sector; objective: to establish gender-sensitive HIV and SRH prevention measures into urban and peri-urban water projects Responsible for identifying priority areas for German Development Cooperation (GDC) contribution to the national HIV response, conceptualizing and proposal writing of the HIV multi-sectoral project; objective: to strengthen access of young people and vulnerable groups to HIV information and SRH public health services Responsible for providing strategic support in the qualitative implementation of BCC activities, in development of indicators for results-based monitoring Successfully conducted quality assessments of public health services according to international and national standards, established and fostered cooperations and networks Effectively coached and managed expert consultants and intercultural task force Technical representation of GDC in national forums (HIV / Health donor group, CCM etc.) Chair of the M&E working group of the regional GDC HIV/AIDS network Consultant

    • Development Coordinator
      Jan 2010 - Aug 2010 · 8 mos

      Responsible for coordination of HIV response structures of German Development Cooperation (GDC) Responsible for technical leadership and advise to directors, programme managers, task forces of GIZ and KfW to effectively integrate HIV prevention measures into operations in the sectors Water and Good Governance; capacity building of HIV focal points Concept development and proposal writing Technical coordination of HIV-team Advisory role towards ministries, private and public organisations on health management Representation of GDC in national and international forums Chair of the M&E technical working group

    • Technical Advisor
      Mar 2007 - Dec 2009 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Responsible for developing and monitoring HIV and SRH response structures at ppartner level, providing technical leadership in its implementation and results-based monitoring; objective: mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in the three sectors: Health, Education, Decentralization Technical leadership in the implementation of the toolbox Join-in Circuit on Love, AIDS and Sexuality (GIZ), developed quality assurance system, capacity building Technical advise in and coordinated the two-countries' evaluation on HIV external mainstreaming of Chair of the German health group