Experience

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  The African Capacity Building Foundation

  • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

  • Head Trade Program

    • Dec 2023 - Present
    • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

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  Pure Earth

  • Zambia

  • Senior Associate

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Zambia

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  NDARAMA WORKS

  • Lusaka

  • Technical Lead

    • Dec 2022 - Dec 2023
    • Lusaka

    Served as the USAID TradeBoost Zambia trade and investment technical expert, providing input to strategic approach, reviewing deals for technical appropriateness and viability and leading on all technical capacity building. TradeBoost co-invests with private-sector partners to increase gender-equitable trade and investment for Zambian enterprises, domestically, regionally, internationally and to and from the U.S.. The project aims to serve as a catalyst for job creation, increase incomes, and boost the participation of women and youth in Zambia's economic development. The project has a total funding of US$30 million. As Technical Lead provided technical leadership into the implementation of the buy-in to leverage and support relationships with key market actors in various sectors working with trade and financial ecosystem players. The role will also be responsible for managing USAID and implementing partners’ liaison and project management leadership.

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  TriPointAg, Inc

  • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Business Development Representative

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2023
    • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

    Representing Tripoint Ag in Africa and responsible for generating new business opportunities by qualifying leads and prospecting through existing business accounts to engage with potential strategic partners and clients in Africa. Work activities include the following – finding new clients, initiating marketing targets, qualifying leads from marketing campaigns, identifying client needs and suggesting appropriate products, building long-term trusting relationship with clients, customizing technical solutions to enhance customer satisfaction, conducting market research, and providing superior support services to the project teams and clients.

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  AETS

  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Senior Key Expert-African Union DTI

    • Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    EC funded Technical Assistance to support the African Union Program on Boosting Intra-African Trade through the Action Plan for Boosting Intra African trade and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations and implementation. Attached as a Key Expert to the Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission.

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  ELANTRA GLOBAL CAPITAL LLP

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Director Projects and Business Development

    • Jan 2015 - Dec 2022
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Elantra Global is a young UK based financial advisory and investment facilitation firm that has been in operation for just over three years, providing creative financial solutions to both private and public sector clients in Africa. As Director of Projects and Business Development responsible for building our portfolio and pipeline of projects in Africa and linking projects to project financing from across the globe.Africa remains the last frontier with the best potential to develop in this century. Our shared vision should be to participate in that revolution and drive business relations between the world and Africa. Our services are focused on the emerging market of Africa and its convergence with the Global Economy. We aim to provide services to commercial and public sector clients in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia with a stake in the development of economic and business relations with Africa.

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  Sub-Saharan Consulting Group

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Senior Partner and Director

    • Jun 2012 - Dec 2022
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    SSCG Consulting is a global management consulting and professional firm. As a Director responsible for business development across Sub Saharan Africa and for relationship management with key development partners working on international development in Africa. Also responsible for the establishment of SSCG US Consulting LLC in Washington DC.

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  Zutari

  • Trade and Transport Facilitation Expert

    • Apr 2021 - May 2022

    Under a World Bank/FCDO funded regional study was contracted to be lead expert responsible for Task C of the assignment (Review of trade & transit facilitation). This task required the Consultant to review the trade and transit facilitation and non- tariff barriers in the SADC countries with a focus on national and regional corridors dimensions. It reviewed elements of border posts along selected corridors with a view of assessing and ensuring compatibility with best international practices including the WTO TFA, WCO RKC and other relevant international conventions and standards. In addition, we reviewed and assessed the operation and impact of the operational OSBPs along the key trading corridors selected and benchmarked their operations against best practice.

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  DAI

  • Banjul, the Gambia

  • KEY EXPERT - BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT/PSD

    • Sep 2018 - Jan 2021
    • Banjul, the Gambia

    EU funded State Building Contract 1 (SBC1) Complementary Support to the Government of the Gambia. Senior Technical Adviser that provided long term advisory and capacity building services to support the Government and private bodies involved in trade operations (Customs, port/airport authorities, Police, Sanitary authorities, etc.) for the simplification & harmonization of existing schemes and/or proposal of new adapted regulations, to facilitate the simplification of procedures, enhance transparency on regulations, rules and procedures to facilitate business, trade and investment, regional harmonization and integration. Implementation of coaching activities for the Ministry of Trade, the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Gambia Investment and Promotion Agency to improve the business environment and private sector development. Facilitated national dialogue on business and the private sector through the National Economic Council chaired by the President.

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  Management Systems International

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

  • Senior Evaluator

    • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018

    Performance Evaluation of the USAID funded activities under the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat. Supported the team leader to conduct performance evaluation, data collection in selected countries and conduct data analysis. The evaluation determined which activities were working well and which were not achieving expected results, as well as the reasons behind these successes and challenges. The relationship between COMESA and member states was examined to develop a better understanding of how the relationships with member states relate to COMESA’s ability to achieve results. By providing USAID/KEA with recommendations and information, the evaluation results provided guidance to USAID on potential future activities with COMESA in accordance with the USAID/East Africa Regional Development and Cooperation Strategy (RDCS) for 2016-2020.

  • TEAM LEADER

    • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

    Contracted as Team Leader to conduct a Mid-term Performance Evaluation (PE) of the West Africa Trade and Investment Hub commissioned by the West Africa Mission of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID/WA), in collaboration with the Office of Trade and Regulatory Reform in USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (USAID/E3/TRR). The evaluation employed a qualitative approach, conducting 89 key informant interviews (KIIs), 3 focus group discussions (FGDs), structured observations, and a desk review of key project documents. As team leader led the development of KII Interview Guides, established the data analysis plan and led on the drafting of the Evaluation Report. This research included five weeks of in-country primary data collection across two phases in four West African countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Nigeria).

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  Maxwell Stamp PLC

  • United Kingdom
  • International Trade and Development
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Managing Consultant/Senior Regional Associate

    • Nov 2010 - Jan 2017

    International development consulting role with high level business development responsibility for the Southern Africa region from lead generation through to closure of sales. Project management of technical assistance projects. Attached to Government of Sierra Leone (2014 to 2016) as Technical Adviser - trade policy and trade negotiations. Prepared the Sierra Leone Trade Negotiations Management Strategy and conducted training and capacity building of senior officials from trade related and economic sector Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government.

  • Technical Advisor

    • Apr 2014 - Oct 2015

    Provided technical support, training in international trade negotiations and capacity building to the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Sierra Leone under the DFID funded Trade Advocacy Fund (TAF) managed by Crown Agents and Saana Consulting.

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  Crown Agents

  • Senior Consultant, Consulting and Project Management

    • Oct 2008 - Sep 2010

    Was Senior Adviser (Consulting) in the Customs and Trade Facilitation unit under the Consulting and Project Management Directorate. Responsible for providing line management supervision and high level technical responsibility for the identification, development and winning of opportunities, management of projects and delivery of technical inputs. Also have primary responsibility for business winning in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  ATRADE Partners

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 2003 - Sep 2008

    Founded a consulting firm, Africa Trade Advancement and Development (ATRADE) Partners based in Lusaka, Zambia. The firm provided professional services in business development, economics and international trade consulting.

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  Harewelle/PMTC Zambia

  • Director of Operations

    • Oct 2006 - Jul 2008

    Responsible for all local operations of the firm and supervised the delivery of projects. Was also member of the Board.

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  Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

  • Adviser, Trade Negotiations

    • Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

    Supported the Department of Foreign Trade in executing Trade Negotiations under SADC, COMESA, EPA’s and WTO. Also acted as Deputy Team Leader of a technical assistance team of 6 professionals. Was involved in the SADC Trade negotiations in 2007 as a Trade Expert and in training foreign department staff in trade policy analysis in collaboration with the World Bank Institute.

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  Independent Management Consulting Services

  • Managing Consultant

    • 1995 - 2002

    Started as a Junior Consultant and rose to become Managing Consultant (Deputy Director) of the firm by the time of resignation in 2002. Was head of all Trade, Market Development and Economic consulting assignments.

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  Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry

  • Economist

    • 1994 - 1995

    Was desk officer for International Trade Policy and GATT/WTO.