Experience

Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)

• Ethiopia
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  • Lead program development at the country level to ensure that country program goals, objectives and activities are properly aligned with the overall SAA plan of work, and that appropriate expertise is brought to bear in timely ways. • Provide oversight and quality assurance of project implementation, ensuring the delivery of impact to the satisfaction of key stakeholders and following SAA and the donor’s financial standards and monitoring protocols. • Work closely with Program Division in Tokyo HQ and SPO to strengthen the efforts of country technical staff to implement the organization’s program and activities successfully. • Provide administrative and fiduciary oversight of country program personnel, assets and finances relative to all aspects of SAA in-country operations. • Lead the formation of innovative and mutually beneficial partnerships that will increase the impact of SAA interventions. This includes developing a partnership framework and playing a lead role in resource mobilization of new extra-core funds to complement core funding. • Ensure that SAA organizational policies and regulations are in place, and they are in full compliance with national laws. • Provide country leadership for SAA communications and public awareness strategies and programs by utilizing relevant monitoring information. Show less



GATSBY AFRICA

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2022

  As Deputy Director, provided operational and management oversight on an innovative and highly successful programme funded by Gatsby Charitable Foundation titled the Cotton & Textiles Development Programme (CTDP). CTDP promoted sustainable and inclusive growth in various agricultural market systems of importance to smallholder farmers in Tanzania. Interventions: Simiyu Region Cotton Transformation Strategy, Cotton seed system, Agro-dealer market development, Financial Inclusion, Productivity and value addition, Investment, Policy, and institutions. Wozemba was key to leading, managing, and motivating staff, encouraging a strong commitment to corporate objectives, and assisting them to meet their professional development goals Key achievements • Successfully developed and implemented a strategy leading to growth of commercial farmer support services and their transition to scale-up and sustainability. • Facilitated Agri FinTech companies digitalize agribusiness ecosystem -resulting in exponential financial inclusion. o Successfully developed the village based agro-dealer network: 755 VBAs made combined sales of $17.5m in 2020, providing valuable inputs and advice to over 160,000 farmers in Tanzania’s Lake Zone. o Leverage credit through PASS of over Tsh 1.5 billion during 2021/22 season. • Facilitated development and piloting of production partnership model • Building Tanzania’s competitiveness through development of a national textiles and investment strategy responsive to investors and buyers. • Synthesized and shared lessons from our own programmes and others to enable their application at scale in different contexts- webinars, workshops, and strategic reviews. • $59.3m added to the cotton sector in 2021-22 season • Established efficient financial (£2m+ annual budget) and staff (30+) management system • Ensured alignment and understanding of common frameworks, policies, and practices across the programme team. Show less



Palladium Group International

• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Team Leader

  • May 2015 - May 2018

  In this role, Wozemba facilitated commercialization of smallholder production and enterprise development in various agricultural markets in Uganda. This included assisting market development of support service industries; SME incubation, brokering links between lead firms and SME’s; and steering multi-stakeholder processes to drive industry innovation and competitiveness. His role scanned a range of key areas, including facilitating an exchange of knowledge and experiences, supporting innovation of practice, building, and encouraging regional coherence, scaling-up successes, and best practices, and supporting evidence gathering to inform policy development. Other tactics to build investment readiness in agricultural SME’s included supporting turnarounds in distressed agro processors. The programme was successfully extended from the 5 years to 7.5 years. Wozemba led operational and strategic management for MAP, including technical leadership on programme design and delivery within a framework of market development and M4P, designing and operating a multi-market system facility with readiness for basket funding (linked to funding options through -AgDevCo), high-level networking, influencing and external relationship building. His role also included building the capacity of, and developing knowledge management systems for MAP staff, whilst reporting to donors and the programme leadership in his role as Deputy Team Leader. Show less



Chemonics International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commodity Value Chain Manager

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  In this role, Wozemba facilitated commercialisation of smallholder production and enterprise development in various agricultural chains in Uganda. This included assisting market development of support service industries; SME incubation, brokering links between lead firms and SME’s; and steering multi-stakeholder processes to drive industry innovation and competitiveness. Promoted learning and innovation among stakeholders that led to improved competitiveness, greater inclusion of relevant actors and greater transparency throughout the value chain. Wozemba represented Commodity Production and Marketing Project during designed of the Uganda Grain Policy which was successfully enacted in 2015/16 financial year. Show less



International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

• Market Economist/Regional Agro-enterprise Specialist

  • Apr 2008 - May 2013

  In this role, Wozemba facilitated commercialization of smallholder production and enterprise development in various agricultural chains in East & Southern Africa. This included assisting market development of support service industries; SME incubation (Research & Development), brokering links between lead firms and SME’s; and steering multi-stakeholder processes to drive industry innovation and competitiveness. Published articles in scientific journals. Wozemba supervised and coached National Research Agribusiness Staff to develop their advisory services skills and managed various partnerships, including the Sida, BMGF, DFID and USAID. Facilitated exchange of knowledge and experiences, supported innovation of practice, built, and encouraged regional coherence, scaling-up successes, and best practices, and supporting evidence gathering to inform policy development. The aim of the group was to maximize the effectiveness and impact of donor-led activities in BDS market development and value chain facilitation through active coordination, information sharing and learning. Show less



Uganda Breweries Limited

• Uganda
• Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Consumer Planning and Market Services Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2007

  As a Senior Manager, Wozemba Provided support on project/activity development, portfolio review, economic analysis, monitoring and evaluation, participant training, and a range of other program support items. Provided broad guidance, analysis, and leadership in the formulation and management of Uganda Breweries marketing strategy. Wozemba was also responsible for research, planning and product development within Uganda breweries and part of the Diageo Africa innovations group. Managed special projects linked to market and social research development including running a portfolio management for East African Breweries Limited; water for life project in Kabale; Kapchorwa Barley project. Facilitated several Learning Alliances for East African Breweries including the M&E sessions (Quarterly Brand Review); GAME planning sessions, strategic planning for Export Markets. Show less