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HQ: Gail Motsi, Program Manager for Africa

M. Public and Development Management

Ms. Motsi is a senior management professional and organizational development specialist with more than 20 years experience living and working in Southern Africa. She has been involved with the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of numerous development programs as well as with the provision of technical services to a range of organizations.

Ms. Motsi began her international development career with CIDA as a policy analyst and planning officer prior to be posted to the Canadian High Commission in Zimbabwe. She stayed on in the region working with KPMG Zimbabwe and Deloitte South Africa managing a number of donor-funded programs for public sector reform, local governance or youth development. During that time, she also provided programming advice to a range of donors as well as strategic planning, organizational design, capacity building, performance management, and funding advice to governments and non-governmental organizations. Prior to joining CHF in 2011, her focus was on policy research and advice related to the governance of complex economic, social and environmental issues.

Ms. Motsi earned a B.A. (Hons.) in political science from Carleton University, an Executive Development Diploma from the University of Zimbabwe and a Masters in Public and Development Management from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. 

Ms. Motsi is Program Manager for Africa, responsible for the design, management and delivery of CHF’s projects in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Kenya. She also provides technical support to CHF’s partners in the region, as well as to CHF’s operations in other geographic regions.