Experience

Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries

• Zimbabwe
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Economist

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  a) Leading the development of CZI’s research products and surveys b) Advocate for policy reforms that facilitate industry performance c) Analysing the macro-economic environment and interpreting it for industry through economic and industry outlook analysis. d) Lead in the formulation of policy recommendations to inform industry policy opinion and positions as well as for submission to policy makers. e) Liaising with other BMOs on economic policy positions and maintaining a database of economic trends. f) Forging close links between the Organisation and the Government by liaising with key economic Ministries. g) Design and structure of industry initiated public private dialogue and various policy and industry related forums. Show less



Zimbabwe Economic Policy Analysis and Research Unit (ZEPARU)

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2022

  a) Participate in the development of the annual ZEPARU research agenda b) Supervise non-managerial staff (Research Fellows, Research Associates and Research Interns) c) Undertake empirical macro/micro economic policy research and analysis that feeds into the policy making process in Zimbabwe d) Undertake research commissioned by government economic Ministries, private sector, civil society as well as development partners on economic and social issues e) Participate in policy advocacy programmes with Government officials for adoption of policy recommendations from research f) Participate in capacity building programmes for Government officials to facilitate policy formulation and implementation g) Fundraising for ZEPARU through identifying and preparing fundable proposals on research and capacity building h) Produce regular research reports for publications under ZEPARU as well as other publishers on economic and social issues i) Produce various project reports in prescribed formats at time schedules as required by various development partners and clients tracking project implementation Show less



CUTS International

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Economist

  • Nov 2007 - Jul 2010

  a) coordinating research in donor funded projects in the areas of competition policy, consumer protection, and economic regulation policies b) monitoring and evaluating projects being implemented by CUTS to ensure attainment of set goals and objectives c) preparing project related reports as well as research reports on related issues d) Research and analysis through briefing papers, discussion papers, viewpoint papers, press articles etc e) Being a resource person at capacity building training workshops and conferences on competition and consumer issues related to projects implemented by CUTS f) networking with researchers/research institutions, business sector, civil society and competition authorities in project countries for managing project related research g) participating in advocacy related meetings with government departments, international organizations, donor agencies, research institutions etc in project countries h) Coordinating project activities with government departments, international organizations, donor agencies, research institutions & NGOs. Show less



Competition and Tariff Commission

• Zimbabwe
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Economist

  • Aug 2004 - Nov 2007

  Job Responsibilities a) Monitoring monopolies and concentration in the economy by monitoring business behaviour and keeping close contacts with the business sector to check concentration of economic power b) Analysing likely impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition in the economy through extensive consultations with players in the respective sector c) Investigating allegations of anticompetitive agreements and abuse of dominance cases raised by the business sector as well as on own intuition with the aim of taking corrective measures d) Carrying out periodic sector research to review the structure of production and distribution of goods and services by the business sector in the economy in order to determine where concentration or market power exist e) Preventing/controlling monopoly situations when found to be contrary to the public interest f) Produce well balanced analytical reports on the investigations and research undertaken Show less