Zvi has held senior business development and programme management roles at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), where she led regional initiatives in agriculture, health, and bio-innovation and supported the commercialisation of seven research outputs across 13 Southern Africa Development Committee (SADC) countries. She has also served as an international consultant to the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), supporting policy development and strengthening African engagement in global environmental fora, including UNFCCC COP28.