Experience

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  Impact One Initiative

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Deputy Director

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    In partnership with the Executive Director and Staff, execute the strategic plan and implement new processes and approaches to achieve it where appropriate. Assist in the performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against goals for the organization. Provide for all staff a strong day-to-day leadership presence and support and provide briefings to the Executive Director concerning personnel and operational challenges.Assist the Executive Director with recruitment, hiring, and termination of employees.Oversee and work closely with accountants, assisting with the accounting, monitoring, and reporting of the organization's finances.Identify and prepare or assist in preparing applications for funding and grant proposals.Ensure all projects in the organization are being implemented.Managing communications of the organization to both internal and external stakeholders.Equipping school directors with skills in business and management needed for sustainability.

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  She Entrepreneur Zambia

  • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Co-Founder

    • Dec 2015 - Present
    • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

    She Entrepreneur has the largest network for women in business in Zambia, with over 2,000 women participating in our programs over the years.

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  Impact One Initiative

  • Communications and Project Officer

    • Mar 2019 - Sep 2022

    Impact One Initiative is a non-profit organization equipping community schools in Lusaka, Zambia to provide a quality education for their students. We provide our partner schools with training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to improve their management and teaching skills. We also support our schools with reading, technology, and creative arts programs. Within communications, the primary role is to develop and implement communications strategies that further the organization’s goals and strengthen relationships with outside parties, specifically partners, donors, and the community. The role will include managing day-to-day communications, as well as developing long-term marketing initiatives. The Communications Officer will be expected to make regular site visits to our partner schools, and work alongside them in creating content to communicate to outside parties. Specific duties include: • Documenting project activities through pictures, videos, and stories • Managing social media accounts • Creating content for monthly newsletters for donors and partners • Sending thank you notes and end-of-year receipts to donors • Creating targeted marketing campaigns • Developing specific fundraising and marketing tools • Assisting with internal communications between staff and schools Within project work, the primary role is to mentor our school directors to improve their management practices to become more financially sustainable. Specific duties include: • Providing training and workshop opportunities in relevant topic areas • Providing regular mentoring • Supporting schools to achieve their goals • Creating systems to track school progress towards goals • Facilitating network meetings

  • Communications Officer

    • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

    Impact One is a nonprofit organization providing vulnerable children in Zambia hope and a futurethrough education. We believe that education has the potential to break the chains of oppressionfaced by many. But too many children in Zambia never have the opportunity for a quality, life changingeducation.We are equipping 9 existing community schools by giving untrained, volunteer teachers theresources and skills they need to become excellent at raising up tomorrow’s leaders.Responsibilitis and roles:• Documenting project activities through pictures, videos and stories.• Managing social media accounts.• Creating monthly newsletters for donors and partners.• Managing website updates.• Creating targeted marketing campaigns.• Developing specific fundraising and marketing tools.

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  id Solar Solutions

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Marketing, Sales and Business Develpment Officer

    • Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Established in 2011, id Solar Solutions supplies, installs and maintains solar systems and power backup systems for residential and commercial buildings. id Solar Solutions has a team of professionally trained staff members, which provide high quality renewable energy solutions to suit your budget and needs. The company also supplies quality solar PV components and energy efficient appliances. id Solar Solutions prides itself in delivering professional installations and attention to design detail.Responsibilities:-Formulating the marketing plan and strategy.-Managing the website and social media accounts.- Co-creating project proposals that can help the company receive funding for new projects.- Managing client database and actively communicating with them.- Ensuring all processes and procedures are followed by other staff members.

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  Challenges Worldwide

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Business Support Associate, Team Leader-Voluntary

    • Feb 2017 - May 2017
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Challenges Worldwide exist to unlock the potential of markets, making them more inclusive and efficient. Since starting operations in 1999 they have built up a stable of services which they deliver directly and through partners. On my Challenges Worldwide ICS placement I collaboratively worked with my UK counterpart in a SME (Small/Medium Enterprise) called Yako services and general dealers over a period of three months to build the capacity of a local business with high growth potential. From this placement I gained the following experience; • Facilitating training in professional consultancy accredited by Chartered Management institute (CMI).• Ensuring the enterprises have a positive impact in the society there operating in.• Supervising various analysing and recommendations in the areas of business development (Finance, sales and marketing and business operations).• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Volunteers.

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  Challenges Worldwide

  • Kitwe, Zambia

  • Business Support associate (voluntary)

    • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Kitwe, Zambia

    Challenges Worldwide exist to unlock the potential of markets, making them more inclusive and efficient. Since starting operations in 1999 they have built up a stable of services which they deliver directly and through partners. On my Challenges Worldwide ICS placement I collaboratively worked with my UK counterpart in a SME (Small/Medium Enterprise) called Yako services and general dealers over a period of three months to build the capacity of a local business with high growth potential. From this placement I gained the following experience; -Received Professional Consultancy training from challenges worldwide accredited by the Chartered Marketing Institute.-Flexibility and adaptability in a multicultural setting.-Management of a business with staff members up to 5.-Interpersonal and communication skills.-Community Action Day (CAD) committee managed an event of 18 volunteers reaching out to more than 30 participants.-Facilitation of business development by implementing a new financial system, coming up with a marketing strategy, a payment plan and a created a business plan.

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  Triangular Ventures

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Business Development attache

    • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Triangular Ventures is a small media enterprise that was established to supply goods and provide services to its client. The company founded in 2015 as a mandate of providing top quality goods and services to its clients by being reliable and efficient. As a business development attache I worked part time and i gained the following experience; -Customer care through constant communications with the clients-Facilitation of Business development by coming up with a marketing strategy which increased the company supply by 50%.-Record keeping by ensuring all records are well filed and all accounts are reconciled.-Presentation to board members.-

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  Zambia Institute of Special Education

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Library Intern

    • Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Zambia Institute of Special Education has the mandate of providing quality standard education to individuals already in the teaching service. It trains Teachers on how to teach people with special needs such as the Visually impaired and physically handicapped. During my internship i gained the following experiences-cataloging and classification-use of Open Source Software-Interacting with the staff as well as library users through circulation-shelving and shelf reading--Referring library users to other Libraries through reference services- Lending and borrowing of information Resources-Working in an office setup.