Chika Chilekwa
Lusaka
Summary
- Skilled professional with over 5 years experience in supporting civil Society Organisations and community development . Expertise in project management, gender transformative programming, digital literacy and engagement of women and youth. Adept at managing partnerships and working with multicultural teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Restless Development
Lusaka, Zambia
02.2022 - Current
- Led Institutional capacity strengthening of 15 youth and women-led Civil Society in Lusaka, Southern, Copperbelt and Luapula province focusing on education and livelihoods, gender transformative programming, democracy and governance, as well as digital livelihood programming.
- Championed design and implementation of project outcome harvesting process for successful project impact monitoring. Collaborated with MEL unit to effectively document project outcomes and learning.
- Established and fostered relationships with external project stakeholders. Shared insights on project lessons learned, innovations, and annual progress.
- Regularly conducted program evaluations to identify areas for improvement, assess risks, and mitigate economic shocks.
- Lead the identification of 15 Civil Society Organisations for project partnerships, conducted CSO capacity assessments, and facilitated the development of partnership agreements (contracts).
- Led in the development of high-quality donor reports and documents, contributing to successful project funding and growth
ASSISTANT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Restless Development
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Addressed social cultural norms through advocacy campaigns to increase uptake of leadership positions by women in Central province
- Conducted community risk assessment to determine risks to project implementation and come up with mitigation measures
- Collaborated with Restless Development staff from the Serra Leon and India hubs to design and implement a youth hackathon. The hackathon collected experiences of young people and fostered a sense of agency for them to take action and participate in civic activities.
- Supported in the development of Restless Development Volunteer Digital guidelines manual that was used to guide volunteers in running online community engagements and sessions and enhance volunteer digital skills.
- Spearheaded capacity development of project partners organisations and gatekeepers such as parents, WDCs, councillors and teachers in 10 schools and communities in Kabwe for promoting gender-transformation and the rights of women and young people
PROGRAMME QUALITY INTERN
Restless Development
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Developed a Leadership training manual was used to run leadership sessions at five institutions of higher learning in Zambia
- Designed databases and data systems and maintaining databases by addressing errors and maintaining performance
- Led the implementation of young women mentorship, student internship placements, and business incubation workshops
- Developed project monitoring tools such as activity reporting templates and student goal setting forms
DATA ANALYST
EXP Zambia
03.2018 - 04.2018
- Compiled and analysed data to compile graphs, charts and reports collected from an online data collection software (Akida)
- Supported the monitoring of the quality and completeness of data for evidence-based decision-making and solving data problems when they arise
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Demography and Economics
University Of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia12.2017
Skills
- Project Management
- Community Engagement
- Partnership Building
- Problem Solving
- Conflict Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Budget Management
- Advocacy
- M&E
- Digital Literacy
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Civil Society Management and Capacity Development
- Report creation
Certification
- Research methods and data Analysis using SPSS, STATA, CSPRO, Epi-data and Microsoft Excel
- Understanding Human Rights
- Local Fundraising
- Monitoring and Evaluation
References
- Tendai Chiweshe, Restless Development Zambia, Senior Programme Quality Manager, tendaic@restlessdevelopment.org, +260966729930
- Desmond Maubo, Restless Development Zambia, Senior Operations Manager, larry@restlessdevelopment.org, +260977824210
- Lombe Tembo, ORCiD, Grant Programme Officer/Engagement Lead, I.tembo@orcid.org, +260763630275
Languages
- English
- Bemba
- Nyanja
Timeline
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Restless Development
02.2022 - Current
ASSISTANT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
Restless Development
01.2019 - 01.2022
PROGRAMME QUALITY INTERN
Restless Development
05.2018 - 12.2018
DATA ANALYST
EXP Zambia
03.2018 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Demography and Economics
University Of Zambia
- Research methods and data Analysis using SPSS, STATA, CSPRO, Epi-data and Microsoft Excel
- Understanding Human Rights
- Local Fundraising
- Monitoring and Evaluation
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