Experience

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  Rotary International

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Media Coordinator for Africa

    • Jul 2023 - Present

    Media Coordinator for Rotary International Zone 22 (Africa) - supporting media engagement and coordination for the Office of Rotary International Director for Africa; supporting media outreach with Regional Public Image Coordinators (RPICs) for Region 26 (Francophone Africa), Region 27 (West and Northern Africa), and Region 28 (East and Southern Africa), liaising with other Zone Coordinators on publishing communication; liaison with media houses and ensuring coherent messaging for Rotary Districts and Clubs across Africa.

  • Chair, Governors' Council of Region28 (Rotary East and Southern Africa)

    • Jul 2022 - Present

    1st Chair of the Governors' Council of Region 28. The Governors' Council comprises all past, current and incoming District Governors of Rotary Region 28. Region 28 comprises all Rotary Districts Rotary East and Southern Africa). The Council's role is to access the current state of the Region, advice District Governors on planning and executing their year as well as promoting exhange and learning among districts.

  • #ChangeMaker District Governor, D9210

    • Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

    Responsible for managing the work of Rotary International in District 9210 comprised of Clubs in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe for the 2021-2022 "ChangeMaker" Rotary Year. We have carefully formed and trained a winning team of professionals volunteering their time to assist Rotarians and Clubs to fulfill their passion of Taking Action to provide solutions to challenges in their communities. Rotarians SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES!!

  • District Governor-Elect, D9210

    • Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

    Responsible for carefully forming and training a winning team of professionals volunteering their time to assist Rotarians and Clubs to fulfill their passion of Taking Action to provide solutions to challenges in their communities. Rotarians SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES!! This year comprised of setting up systems and policies, tactics and workplans, as well building the capacity of teams in readiness for execution.

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  African Union Commission

  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Human Resources Projects Manager

    • Jun 2023 - Present
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Leading a team dedicated to designing and implementing change management and performance enhancement initiatives in the Human Resources Management Directorate (HRMD) of the African Union.

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  The Centre for Youth Development Services (C4YDS)

  • Lusaka

  • Senior Consultant

    • Oct 2015 - Present
    • Lusaka

    Responsible for providing an array of professional youth development consulting assignments on behalf of C4YDS. Clients have included UNFPA ESARO, UNICEF WACARO, African Union Commission Youth Division, The Ministry of Gender in Lesotho, UNFPA Zambia, The Youth Desk at the South African Presidency, and the Zambia Youth Workers Association (ZYWA).

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  WikiEducator

  • Wiki Artisan and OER Devt. Trainer

    • Jan 2008 - Present

    I am a WikiArtisan (level 4 certification)Designer of Open Education materials and facilitator of online training using wikieducator.org platform

  • Global Community Council Member

    • Oct 2008 - Dec 2023

    I am a member of the board/council and contribute to policy development in the wikieducator community. We shape policy on ODL and open online educational materials development and ethical conduct.

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  United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

  • Africa

  • Change Management Advisor

    • Jul 2022 - Jul 2023
    • Africa

    HR/OD Project Management and advisory services on Change Management - Implementation of Organizational Realignment and Optimization Programmes for UNFPA Country Offices under the East and Southern Africa Region Office (ESARO)

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  Victor and Victors Management Services Limited

  • Lusaka and Nairobi Offices

  • Senior Consultant and Team Lead, Organisational Development

    • Jun 2014 - Jun 2020
    • Lusaka and Nairobi Offices

    Head of the People and Organization Development (POD) consulting team for Victor & Victors MSL across Africa. Led team to deliver seminal work for several clients including Development Agencies, Corporates, and Inter-Governmental Organizations. OD clients support with professional services included AfDB, UNFPA, UNRCOs, UNICEF, AUC, DFID, Ecobank, UNDP, UNAIDS, Barclays, etc.

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  CLARITY4D LIMITED

  • Africa, Various

  • Global Business Partner Africa

    • Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
    • Africa, Various

    Responsible for introducing Clarity4D Tools to Africa. Attracted, trained and certified Clarity4D Certified Consultants and Coaches to offer tools and advice to various Clients Across Africa. Set up offices and support network to provide assistance to various Business Partners (BP) in several regions of Africa.

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  The Commonwealth

  • Zambia

  • Programme Manager, Africa Region

    • 2007 - May 2014
    • Zambia

    The Commonwealth Secretariat's lead Youth Development Specialist working with and providing technical assistance to 22 commonwealth countries in designing national youth development policies and programms and ensuring that these are in line with international frameworks on youth development including the Commonwealth Plan of Action on Youth Empowerment (PAYE 2007-2015), AU Youth Charter, and the UN's World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY). All such frameworks must promote youth empowerment and holistic youth participation in development.

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  Abusua Foundation

  • Cape Coast, Ghana

  • Human Resources Manager

    • May 2004 - Nov 2007
    • Cape Coast, Ghana

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  University of Cape Coast

  • Ghana
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Research Associate, School of Business

    • Jul 2005 - Oct 2007

    Academic research, teaching content development and quality assurance, assessments, curriculum and teaching aides development, and providing tutorials to final year students in various management deciplines especially in Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, and Law & Procedures of Company Meetings.

  • Management Tutor, Center for Continuing Education

    • 2005 - Oct 2007

    Lectured in Business Communication, HRM, Law and Procedures of Meetings, Marketing, and Sales Management. Learning assessments

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  The Victors Group (TVG) Ltd.

  • Accra, Ghana

  • Associate Consultant

    • Jan 2002 - Sep 2007
    • Accra, Ghana

    I interned with TVG and worked in assisting in the provision of consultancy services to organisations in the corporate and CSO sectors. I concentrated mostly on team-building for the CSO sector until eventually heading the management and organisational development team in 2007. TVG Ltd. is a holding company and provides services through its subsediaries such as Victor and Victors (V&V), Victors Learning, St. Victors Academy (schools), etc.

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  National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS)

  • Accra

  • General Secretary

    • Jul 2004 - Aug 2005
    • Accra

    Led the peakbody of students organisations in Ghana to streamline its policies to support the creation of an enabling environment for making Education a Right, Not a Priviledge for all Ghanaians. Led the secretariat in projecting NUGS views on policies, developed students leaders and led activism for the rights of students in Ghana.

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  YACI Computers and Press

  • Cape Coast, Ghana

  • Business Development Associate

    • Dec 2001 - Feb 2003
    • Cape Coast, Ghana

    Provided part-time support to students at the University in formating assignments and editing design work. I also assisted in setting up the PRESS Unit of the firm and assisting in works such as colour seperations, reprographics, etc. I worked as an Instructor and head in the YACI Computer School teaching topics such as Microsoft Work, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher, CorelDraw, CorelPhotopaint, and CorelRAVE (animations).