John Treat manages Sonke’s DFID-funded One Man Can project that aims to increase men’s utilisation of HIV services. The project is based in three rural areas: Nkandla, KZN; Mhlontlo, Eastern Cape; and Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Previously he served as Sonke Operations Manager and supervised the organisation’s core operational functions and development of organisational systems, policies and procedures.

Prior to joining Sonke, John served as Senior General Manager for Organisational Services and Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, a global civil society advocacy and capacity-building network with members in some 100 countries. John has substantial previous experience in international development work, with an emphasis on integrated social, economic and political development and initiatives that strengthen links between citizens and institutions at all levels, including several years as Programme Officer on a major association-building project in one of the most ethnically divided parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

John has worked as a university lecturer, and has extensive experience in the design, development and implementation of organisational systems, policies and planning and management tools, as well as in research, writing and editing.