Our team
The delivery bench.
Sukuma is staffed by role and depth of practice. Each role below carries the experience that work is assigned against.
Engagement Director
16+ years. Pan-African strategy, programme delivery and institutional facilitation. Senior interface for African Union, continental agency and Regional Economic Community engagement.
Communication and Advocacy Strategist
10 years. Multi-country advocacy and strategic communications across 28 African countries. Donor engagement and resource mobilisation with European and international institutional funders.
Continental Programme and Trade Facilitation Lead
15 years. Continental campaign design and impact communication on African Union flagship programmes; producer-to-market linkage and trade-enabling advisory across 30+ Member States.
Creative and Multimedia Production Director
25+ years. Award-winning documentary filmmaker and broadcast journalist; agency leadership; documentary production in complex international contexts.
Institutional Copywriter and Policy Writer
PhD-level institutional writer for multilateral bodies, with a background in global land governance and human settlements programmes.
Data and Analytics Lead
Surveys, media monitoring, digital analytics and dashboard delivery across multi-country programmes.
Solutions Architect and Platform Lead
20 years. Enterprise systems and platform architecture; delivery of national enterprise dashboard and reporting platforms.
Built Environment and Development Finance Advisor
Senior project management at a regional development bank; senior design and project roles at two leading global engineering and architecture practices; has led a multidisciplinary architecture, urban design and project management practice since 2006.
Urban Policy and Continental Agenda Advisor
Former metropolitan Executive Director of Development Planning; registered planner; chair of a provincial development tribunal; specialist in continental development agenda domestication.
Financial and Investment Expert
Chartered Accountant (SA). Financial structuring, investment readiness and programme financial governance.
MEL and Operations Lead
10+ years. Multi-country data collection, consolidation, verification and institutional reporting.