François KAYEMBE
Auckland,AUK
Summary
I am a people driven person, who loves working with communities to develop and implement projects which reduce health inequalities and improve the well-being of the people of Auckland. I enjoy changing and touching people’s lives by motivating, empowering and helping them to take control over the determinants of their lives.
I have experience with strategic planning and execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. I use strong leadership capabilities to inspire and motivate teams toward success. Track record of leveraging financial acumen and stakeholder relationships to drive business growth.
My strong leadership, communication and understanding of the needs of different stakeholders assist me in establishing and sustaining robust and healthy relationships which contribute towards the management and delivery of effective and supportive community led development plans.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Services Team Leader
Royal National Plunket Trust
04.2015 - Current
- Lead a team of four Community Service Coordinators, 11 playgroup coordinators and volunteers across North Shore West, Waitakere and Auckland Central
- Set performance expectations for the team, monitoring progress towards goals and providing constructive feedback as needed.
- Empowered team members by delegating responsibilities according to individual strengths and areas of expertise.
- Manages staff using the performance management system to drive performance and develop capability and acknowledges and recognises high performance
- Support playgroups, coffee groups, CSCs and playgroup coordinators in their role
- Work closely and coach’s direct reports ensuring that communication and professional capability is developed and maintained
- Draft, manage and monitor groups and services budgets
- Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Engage effectively with partners, stakeholders and communities in order to develop positive and effective working relationships; and deliver on outcomes for the wellbeing of the whole community
- Participate and contribute to the design and development of the regional strategic plan to improving health outcome and wellbeing of families with under-five years old children
- Develop strategies and plans to actively engaging communities in projects and increasing the number of volunteers and keeping them
Chairman
Okapi Alliance of New Zealand Inc.
01.2003 - Current
- Lead the organization
- Planned and oversaw meetings in accordance with governing documents.
- Help and assist new comers (Migrants & Refugees) resettle in New Zealand
- Managed financial, operational and human resources to optimize the organization performance.
- Established and maintained strong relationships with the NZ Government, Government Agencies and strategic partners.
- Organising the administration and Managing correspondences
- Represented organization at different conferences, meetings and events.
- Created succession plans to provide continuity of operations during leadership transitions.
- Monitored key business risks and established risk management procedures.
- Engaging the community with other organisations and partners
Chairman
NZAF African Board
09.2015 - 07.2019
- Call up and chair meeting
- Monitor the NZAF African Programme
- Set and design the strategic direction of the programme
- Achieved great support for African people and reduce discrimination toward African homosexuals.
President
African Communities Forum Inc (ACOFI)
03.2013 - 03.2019
- Manage, organise and set the strategic plan of the organisation
- Prepared annual budget forecasts and monitored performance to meet organizational objectives.
- Enhanced the organization performance by implementing strategic plans and overseeing daily operations.
- Support African migrants and refugees to resettle in New Zealand
- Smoke cessation coach and quit card provider
- Community health worker
- Managed crisis situations effectively while minimizing disruption to daily operations.
- Member of the financial and fundraising committee
- Lead community and key stakeholder’s engagement
- Representative of the ACOFI at the National HIV/AIDS Forum
Fundraising Promoter
World Vision New Zealand
02.2015 - 03.2015
- Door to door knocking in order to raise funds for people in developing countries
- Engaging individual and community to participate in a good cause
- Record and report on fundraising activities
Health Promoter
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS)
12.2012 - 06.2014
- Managed and evaluated the research project on Waterpipe/Shisha pipe tobacco smoking
- Visit community organisations to reach out to general public particularly the Middle Eastern Population to spread awareness of health risks and safety measures
- Conducted surveys within the community and communicated with general public to spread awareness about rising instances of smoking / tobacco and their preventive measures
- Drafted wellness programs to improve the wellbeing of clients and help them cope with work pressures, stress, mental tensions etc
- Recorded the health condition of the individuals, prior to and after following the healthcare program and reported on of the effects and improvements of the program
- Promote healthy eating and regular exercising habits among general public
- Conducted a need assessment on tobacco use among Middle-Eastern population in Auckland
- Managing and updating the Refugee Health website
- Organised seminars on smoking cessation for Middle-Eastern and African communities
- Community capacity building training for Middle-Eastern, Latin American and African’s in Healthy Eating and Healthy Living (HEHL)
- Led the ‘Adults learn to swim’ programme for the African community in collaboration with Water Safe
- Smoke cessation coach and Quit card provider
- Produced and presented the Need Assessment Report and recommended actions to the organisation and partners which were then implemented
Auckland Research Coordinator
AfricaNZ Health Research Project at Massey University
09.2012 - 03.2013
- Coordinated and monitored the field research work on African attitude in regard to HIV/AIDS in Auckland
- Led the surveys and focus groups team
- Managed and monitored the budget allocated to the team by ensuring that cost and expenses are within the budget requirement
- Engaged and encouraged communities to participate in the research
- Reported regularly to the national programme coordinator
- Organized catch up meetings with the field team and the team of principal investigator to ensure communication was maintained and any feedback was assessed and acted upon
- Managed to engage about 800 people to take part in the research
Team Leader
Whitcoulls
09.2003 - 07.2010
- Organizing a team of 28 people ensuring daily work and targets were met
- Coaching and training team members and new employees
- Solving problems that occurred in the area
- Motivating and supporting teams to achieve target and reach their full potential
- Monitoring and evaluating progress and performance of trainees and permanent workers
- Conducting appraisals of the workers
- Assessing and evaluating the team overall efficiency
- Employee of the Year 2009
- Many times ‘Employee of the Month’
Medical Doctor
Bondeko Hospital & General Hospital of Kinshasa
01.2000 - 01.2003
Education
Master Degree - Public Health
University of Auckland
01.2014
Post-graduate Diploma - Public Health
University of Auckland
01.2012
Certificate - Workplace First Aid
First Aid NZ ltd
08.2008
Certificate - Bio-security for devanning and storage sea containers
MAF
06.2007
Certificate - Leadership
Whitcoulls
Auckland, NZ07.2006
Graduate Certificate - English as an Additional Language
Unitec N.Z
02.2006
Certificate - Workplace First Aid
St John
07.2005
Doctor of Medicine - General Medicine, Paediatric, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Kinshasa
01.2000
State Diploma in High School - Biochemistry
College Materdei
Kinshasa01.1992
Skills
- Strategic planning and Monitoring
- Good communication skill
- Organisation skill
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Well-developed Organization Relationship Management
- Health and Wellbeing management
- People management
- Public Health Service Delivery and risk management
- Health Promoter advocate and Programme Development
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Health Equity Improvement
- Community Engagement
- Critical analytical and evaluation Skills
- Time and workload Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Native or Bilingual
Lingala
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Chairman
NZAF African Board
09.2015 - 07.2019
Community Services Team Leader
Royal National Plunket Trust
04.2015 - Current
Fundraising Promoter
World Vision New Zealand
02.2015 - 03.2015
President
African Communities Forum Inc (ACOFI)
03.2013 - 03.2019
Health Promoter
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS)
12.2012 - 06.2014
Auckland Research Coordinator
AfricaNZ Health Research Project at Massey University
09.2012 - 03.2013
Team Leader
Whitcoulls
09.2003 - 07.2010
Chairman
Okapi Alliance of New Zealand Inc.
01.2003 - Current
Medical Doctor
Bondeko Hospital & General Hospital of Kinshasa
01.2000 - 01.2003
Post-graduate Diploma - Public Health
University of Auckland
Certificate - Workplace First Aid
First Aid NZ ltd
Certificate - Bio-security for devanning and storage sea containers
MAF
Graduate Certificate - English as an Additional Language
Unitec N.Z
Certificate - Workplace First Aid
St John
Doctor of Medicine - General Medicine, Paediatric, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Kinshasa
Master Degree - Public Health
University of Auckland
Certificate - Leadership
Whitcoulls
State Diploma in High School - Biochemistry
College Materdei
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