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PERSONAL IMFORMATION

Ngolwe Mandy Sikazwe

      PO Box 511267

Chipata Zambia

CELL: 0977 /0965-658807. E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 

2008 -- 2011           Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies with Zambia Open University

2007 – 2008          Certificate in Information Technology (Ukwimi Trades)

2004 – 2006          Certificate in Social Work (Mulungushi University)

1999 – (6Months)   Certificate in Statistics and Business Math (UNZA)

1998 – (6Months)   Certificate in Economics (UNZA)

1991 – 1994           O’ levels Certificate, Kansenshi Secondary School, Ndola Zambia.

 

 SPECIAL TRAINING

• Training in Savings Led Micro finance by Rural Finance Programme                    
• Training in Savings & Internal Lending Communities (SILC) by STEPS OVC
• Training in Equity focused evaluation by UNICEF
• Community mobilization, Out-grower Management and Business Development (CLUSA)   
• Training in Conservation farming and Good farming practices (CLUSA)
• Training in Value Chain facilitation  (CLUSA)
• Training in Monitoring and Evaluation (SHARE)
• HIV/AIDS Advocacy and Stigma Reduction (KARA Counseling)
• Training in electronic data collection (WFP)

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2013 to Date Kickstart International

Job Title: Regional Business and Market Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Perform the due-diligence required to understand the market potential and opportunities for MoneyMaker products and services in the region
• Create the business, market development and sales plans for the region, and lead and manage the implementation of the plan to ensure growth in sales, social impacts, market share, and profitability to rural farmers.
•  Identify and create partnership with relevant institutions, NGOs, Farmer’s Cooperatives, Micro Finance Organizations and Extension staff of the Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives and the Ministry of Gender in Development.
• Actively create awareness and promote MoneyMaker products and services through demonstrations and training. Carry out joint demonstration strategies with partners to increase word of mouth awareness creation and adoption of Moneymaker pumps and other KickStart Agricultural Water Management Solutions. 
•  Work with current and identify future KickStart dealers, training and equipping them with the necessary skills and engaging them to participate in sales and marketing strategies to provide better services to farmers, including back up services. 
•  Conduct regular market assessment and pro-active development of region specific sales and marketing plans with distributors and partners to maximize sales and impacts in the region. This includes sales plans, pricing policies, and promotional plans for each distributor.
• Prepare monthly work plans and strategies to meet the monthly and yearly target.
•  Develop and manage the operations budget and provide monthly updated sales and forecast.
•  Plan and manage healthy and productive partnerships to accelerate growth
•  Recruit, manage, coach, and develop capacity of Farmer /Field Agents to be based in the region. 
•  Coordinate with the sales manager on both strategic (program design and implementation) and tactical issues.
•  Ensure timely and accurate reporting of KickStart’s activities, finances and social impacts. 
•  Document case studies and list of entrepreneurs using MoneyMaker solutions in the region.

 

 

2011 – 2013 AFRICARE ZAMBIA (STEPS OVC Lusaka)

Job Title:  Project Officer

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the integration of SILC in the project and provide timely and detailed positive feedback to improve integration.
• Mentor and build the capacity of local partners to integrate SILC into their development activities.
• Provide technical assistance and manage the development, monitoring, analysis and evaluation of the SILC portfolio in the project.
• Provide input into recruitment and orientation of new SILC staff as may be required.
• Develop project specific work plans, detailed implementation plans and project schedules based on project agreements and contractual obligations.
• Facilitate planning and review sessions with partners to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Participate in budget processes and periodic budget reviews for partners’ SILC activities e.g. trainings and field monitoring visits.
• Ensure timely submission of financial and narrative reports to the Program Manager.

 

 2009 – 2011 AFRICARE ZAMBIA (PCBFI Chipata)

Job Title:  Community Facilitator

Responsibilities:

• Community mobilization of (OSAWE) groups.
• Training of groups in saving and lending methodology
• Capacity building of rural groups in entrepreneurship, HIV & AIDs
• Monitoring of savings and lending groups
• Linking groups to other service providers
• Compilation of  reports

 

2008 – 2009 AFRICARE ZAMBIA (WFP Project in PETAUKE & KAFUE)

Job Title: Facilitator

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring of Community Projects
• Promoting food security of HH
• Facilitating community development activities
• Monitoring of relief food distribution
• Warehouse Management
• Report writing

 

2006 - 2008 MB INTERNATIONA (PETAUKE)

Job Title: Marketing Officer

Responsibilities: 

• Credit management

• Maintaining Marketing records
• Supervising field agents
• Designing of data capturing forms
• Disbursing cash to agents
• Reconciling of marketing accounts
• Compilation of  reports

 

2001-2004 CLUSA NRM Zambia (KATETE & PETAUKE)

Job Title: Group Development Facilitator /Team Leader

Responsibilities:

• Forming and organizing farmer groups into viable agricultural group entrepreneurs.

• Promotion of crop diversification in farming as a business.
• Management and recovery of agricultural loans to viable farmer groups.
• Coordinating agriculture value chain.
• Coordinating and monitoring crop storage and pick up from depots.
• Providing technical support to Depot Managers on all depot transactions

• Promote household food security
• Providing capacity building to farmer groups
• Providing leadership to facilitators in the team
• Facilitation of adult literacy and HIV/AIDS activities
• Report writing

SKILLS

• Administrative and financial Management skills
• Ability to organize and work with communities
• Ability to train & facilitate meetings/workshops
• Ability to carry out social researches
• Able to use P.R.A & participatory methodologies 
• Good communication and report writing skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work in or lead a team
• Holder of a driver’s license

 

REFEREES

 

Mr. Isaac Sakala                                                                        Mrs. Gertrude Musonda            

Food and Agriculture Manager Africare                                       Programme Manager STEPS OVC Africare           

PO Box 33921 Lusaka                                                                PO Box 33291 Lusaka           

Tel: + 260-211-264453                                                                Tel +260-211-265845

Cell: 0977401454                                                                      Cell: 0965765798

Email: [email protected]                                                       Email: [email protected]

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Age: 38

Sex: Male

Marital status: Married

Languages spoken: Ichibemba, Chewa Mabwe & English