Eric Chipeta
LUSAKA
Summary
A Programme Management expert with 18 years’ experience in project / programme development, proposal writing, project management, environmental management including environmental and social safeguards, early warning systems, monitoring & evaluation, renewable energy, climate change adaptation and mitigation, alternative livelihoods, food security, decent jobs, natural resources management, early recovery, resource mobilisation, women & youth empowerment, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution and results-based management seeking a position to contribute to achievement of sustainable development goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager - Monitoring & Evaluation
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation
10.2022 - Current
- Set up the M & E Unit of Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) and played a key role in the recruitment process of staff
- Head the 14 member M&E Unit consisting of a Senior Manager, Chief Officers, Principal Officers, Senior Officer and Officers
- Lead the development of the M&E Framework and Management Information System for ZESCO
- Lead the design of the first M & E online system
- Develop annual Monitoring & Evaluation Plan for the Corporation
- Initiate evaluations, development and roll out data collection tools
- Develop and strengthen standard operating procedures (SOPs) for processes to ensure predictability of services and strengthen accountability internally and externally
- Develop planning templates for projects to ensure alignment with Strategic Plan, NDP and SDGs
- Supervise and undertake monitoring and evaluation of energy projects in order to provide recommendations and management information for decision making
- Lead monitoring and evaluation of ZESCO Strategic Plan
- Contribute to business development strategies for ZESCO to ensure effective and efficient contribution of ZESCO to achievement universal access to clean energy SDG 7
- participated in the preparation of the ZESCO Energy Efficiency and Surplus Strategy
- Provide quality assurance to development and implementation of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and supply projects
- Contribute to monitoring of climate change impacts on electricity generation, develop scenarios and make recommendations to counter climate change impacts
- Lead process of lessons learning and advice to design of projects
- Provide strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
Programme Analyst - Energy & Environment
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
09.2013 - 09.2022
- Undertake project and concept development activities in areas of renewable energy, climate change adaptation, Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) and Support to National Adaptation Plan for Agriculture sector.
- Mobilized $32 million from GCF and GEF proposal whose Project Identification Form was approved together with UNDP Country Office Team and Regional Service Centre.
- Worked as country focal point for developing the $38.3 million Solar for Health Project which is being funded in various financing arrangements and now in process of being aligned to GCF for potential gap financing.
- Provide management, monitoring and evaluation support to GCF and GEF funded Climate Change Adaptation Programme (with focus on Conservation Agriculture, small livestock, bee keeping, water harvesting, early warning systems, cost benefit analysis and crop diversification supported by lessons learning); NDC; National Adaptation Plan (NAP) south-to-south cooperation on China Zambia South-to-South Renewable Energy Technology Transfer project.
- Monitor usage of grants/funds by partner institutions.
- Provide effective management of the country office programme within the environmental mainstreaming and sustainable energy areas focusing on quality control from formulation, implementation, M & E and project closure.
- Facilitated the access to funds from Africa Development Bank that were used to hire TA and support the formulation of the SE4All Action Agenda and the Investment Prospectus.
- Ensure creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy.
- I have and continue to moderate and facilitate regional, national and international meetings.
- Undertake project/programme management actions in web based corporate systems-ATLAS.
- Ensure provision of top-quality policy advice services to government and facilitation of knowledge building and management.
- Conduct advocacy for organizations resource mobilization and image building.
- Participated in preparations of policy briefs and preparation of feature articles showcasing UNDP work.
- Ensure projects compliance with environmental and social safeguards standards and policies including implementation of environmental and social management plans for projects.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Programme Specialist - Environment
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
11.2021 - 05.2022
- As a member of the Country Office programme team, promoted the strategic direction of UNDP environment programme focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Analysis and presentation of UNDP policies relating to the environment as well as environmental & social safeguards and how these can be implemented at the country level;
- Identification of strategic programme areas of cooperation with stakeholders in the UN, government, civil society and the private sector;
- Operationalization of United Nations Partnership Framework/UNPAF Action Plan, Country Programme Document (CPD) in collaboration with the Government partners and other UN Agencies;
- Coordination of development of policies and institutions that will address the country’s environmental and development challenges in collaboration with the Government and other strategic partners;
- Ensuring that all environmental interventions are results based and client driven; and
- Ensuring that there is collaboration and synergies between individual environmental projects as part of a harmonized and holistic environment programme.
- Ensures mainstreaming of environmental issues into all aspects of the CO’s programmatic and operational interventions focusing on the following results:
- Effective application of Results Based Management (RBM) tools, establishment of management targets (BSC) and monitoring achievement of results
- Development of innovative projects and interventions that are demand-driven and are aligned to national priorities and integrated into national development plans and strategies;
- In collaboration with Regional Hub, development of innovative ideas in to country-driven and policy-relevant project proposals;
- Strategic oversight of planning, budgeting, implementing and monitoring of the programme (substantive), tracking use of financial resources in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations for multi million dollars environmental projects
- Effective monitoring, measuring the impact of the CO programme and evaluation. Constant monitoring and analysis of the programme environment, timely readjustment of programme.
- Participating in the relevant recruitment and procurement processes;
- Supervising the work of consultants and reviewing consultancy outputs on all aspects and environmental impact assessments;
- Supporting stakeholder consultations and government coordination; and
- Establishes and maintains strategic partnerships and supports CO resource mobilization efforts in line with UNPAF and CPD objectives, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Supported grant proposal preparation processes that resulted into securing of $11 million from GEF
- Contributed to efforts to acquire $ 1 million from the Japanese Government for Carbon Market establishment in Namibia
- Implementation of the CO partnerships and resources mobilization strategies to achieve programme outcomes;
- Creation and coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, development partners, private sector and civil society;
- Determination of programmatic areas of cooperation, based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and stakeholder priorities; and
- In collaboration with the communications and the M&E focal point , conducting research on development partners; preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation, and identification of opportunities for cost-sharing.
- Ensures provision of top quality advocacy and advisory services and facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues;
- Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to CO policy goals;
- Establishment of advocacy networks at national level and linking these to international networks;
- Implementing relevant, high-impact advocacy campaigns with key partners;
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice;
- Organization of periodic trainings for CO staff on practical issues related to the environment thematic area; and
- Feeding project results into national policy dialogues, development of strategic cooperation programmes and advocacy campaigns.
Climate Change Specialist
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Provided leadership and management of the Country Office Environment and Climate Change Portfolio by undertaking the following:
- Developed the workplans and procurement plans for the projects (including renewable energy projects) that were developed and agreed with stakeholders. Project Document and workplan were signed.
- Undertook monitoring activities on climate change and natural resources management projects
- Enhanced partnerships and resource mobilization through preparation of Letters of Agreement (LOAs) with National and international institutions on Italian Cooperation Projects.
- Management of human resources through engagement with National Project Managers who were seconded for the two projects were engaged in meetings to look into start up activities and development and confirmation of TORs for implementation to start. I also provided orientation sessions for Project Associate and facilitated preparation of Annual Performance Plan for her to have an objective assessment of her performance.
- Supported recruitment and management of consultants through preparation of TORs, interviews, contracts for national and international consultants.
- I participated in delivery of programmes through procurement and recruitments in the office and contributed to knowledge in the process. Consolidated the procurement tracking sheet for SNPAS Project to assist monitor progress.
- Prepared an updated status report on the GEF Strengthening of National Protected Areas of Eswatini Mid Term Review recommendations implementation.
- I provided technical support during and after Project Steering Committee for SNPAS Project.
- Prepared and updated a projects’ update template to report and monitor progress on different projects.
Partnership and Resource mobilisation function, I did the following: - I facilitated Technical Assistance on the Climate
Promise Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Support Programme. I represented UNDP on the NDC partnership. Worked with Government counterparts to get consensus on the Technical Assistance and various aspects of the Climate Promise. - Engaged with Regional Technical Advisors for Africa to prepare roadmap to develop the proposals and secured Designation of Authority (DOA) for the country to engage technical assistance for the Project Preparation Grant (PPG) targeted at the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) National consultant with inputs and clearance from Government.
- Ensured the establishment of a knowledge culture with effective advocacy tools, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Participated in UNDP Country Programme Document (CPD) development process at country level and provided input in areas of energy, industrialization and climate change financing opportunities under vertical funds.
- Facilitated linkages for an orientation for online procurement system (PROMPT) which took place and now the office is in the process of having its procurement processes online.
- TA for various Issues as follows:
- Took part as above and participated in development of Cooperation framework for Eswatini during UNCT Retreat by making contributions in the outcome areas on the energy and climate change thematic areas.
Programme Officer/ Acting Head of Programme
Food & Agriculture Organisation Of The UN
08.2011 - 08.2013
- Supported resource mobilization, programme development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of new projects in forestry, crop diversification, irrigation, livestock, investments, climate change, rural finance, training and research for development.
- Supported development of the National Agriculture Investment Plan for Zambia.
- Drafted and monitored grants / letters of agreement (LoAs) with partner institutions.
- As United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) Food Security Outcome Group Technical Lead, I coordinated all food security interventions and United Nations Joint Programmes with ILO to develop Green Jobs and Youth Empowerment while working under the ILO Representative and FAO Representative.
- Attended donor group and cooperating partners meetings on Food Security and Job Creation.
- Worked as operational officer for Livestock Disease Surveillance Project and the National Agriculture Investment Development Plan Initiative.
- Participated on programmes development missions focusing on livestock and agriculture.
- Developed and uploaded country briefs for big conferences for Zambia.
- Supported development of rice seed development project as well as the fruit fly control project involving Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Made position presentations on food security and pan territorial pricing of maize commodities at the Economic Association of Zambia meeting.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environment
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Project Officer - Conservation Partnerships
World Wide Fund For Nature
08.2010 - 08.2011
- Coordinated the day-to-day implementation of the COPASSA funded activities
- Oversaw the implementation of all training-related activities of the southern Africa Regional Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) Programme funded under partnership with the COPASSA Project
- Participated in the Community Based Enterprises, Policy, Training, Management Orientated Monitoring System (MOMS) and performance and evaluation working groups at national and regional CBNRM Forums
- Ensured coordination and synergy between COPASSA Project funded activities and those funded by the Regional CBNRM Capacity Building Programme
- Worked closely with project partner organizations in particular the National CBNRM Forums and the Regional CBNRM Forum through whom project activities are implemented
- Supported the monitoring and evaluation function at WWF Zambia
- Assisted in developing programmes and Strategic Plan at WWF Zambia
- Participated in regional performance, monitoring and evaluation working group for Southern Africa CBNRM Forum (SACF)
- Assisted in development of SACF Strategic Plan
- Developed and deepened relationships with key stakeholders.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
Projects Desk Officer and Programme Clerk
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The UN
02.2008 - 07.2010
- Drafted, maintained and updated the Programme documents and Letters of Agreement (LoA)/control plans on status (technical and financial) of projects at formulation, implementation and closure of projects.
- Undertook monitoring activities such as project site visits, providing technical advice to partners and farmers, evaluation of work plans and budgets in support of the programme.
- Prepared technical background material, working papers, drafts and tables of project for review for briefing sessions, meetings and project proposal development sessions.
- Assisted the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme) in the collection of data and information on agriculture, forestry, fisheries to contribute to the identification and development of new/pipeline Technical Cooperation Programmes (TCP) and TCP Facility for the Programme.
- Served as UNDAF HIV/ AIDS and gender focal point for FAO in the UN System.
- Served as UNDAF Food Security alternate focal point in UN System.
- Contributed to preparations of on-line briefs for FAO in readiness for FAO Director General’s high level meetings.
Senior Agricultural Officer
Ministry Of Agriculture And Cooperatives
11.2006 - 01.2008
- Coordinated and led Department of Agriculture at district level to develop and implement extension programs in order to impart knowledge and skills to farmers in a timely manner.
- Supervised staff to ensure timely execution of crops and technical extension activities the farmers.
- Coordinated and undertook timely monitoring and evaluation of advisory services in order to facilitate for appropriate interventions.
- Coordinated timely preparations of farm budget plans including gross margins for client farmers in in order to promote improved farm management and taking of farming as a business.
- Collaborated with research and other institution to generate more information on appropriate technology for farmers.
- Ensured timely development of individual staff and departmental work plans in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
District Coordinator and Commodities Officer
Adventist Development & Relief Agency
09.2004 - 12.2006
- Supervised district project staff, ensuring completion of assigned responsibilities (e.g Trainings in Conservation Farming, Beneficiaries Targeting, Market Gardening, Income Generation Activities, Warehouse Maintenance, Petty Cash expense reports, Food Storage and Handling compliance)
- Authorized commodity transfers and dispatches in accordance with district commodity movement plans
- Monitored project implementation (including infrastructure construction and rehabilitation) together with project management
- Coordinated with local government officials and communicated project goals and objectives
- Updated donors on project implementation through reports and monthly coordination meetings.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, 0807.2011
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resources Management
University of Zambia
Lusaka06.2004
Disaster Risk Reduction
Universiteit Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch02.2021
Certificate Facilitating multi stakeholder processes and social learning: Advanced course in the use of participatory approaches for institutional change -
Wageningen University
Wageningen09.2011
High School Diploma -
Petauke Secondary School
Petauke1996
Skills
- Partnerships, resource mobilisation, programme development, management skills
- Great communication, interpersonal skills and capacity development
- Exceptional monitoring and evaluation skills
- Multi stakeholder process management
Certification
- 2021 AXELOS GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES Managing Successful Programmes Foundation Certificate in Programme Management
- 2019 UNDP; Harvard Business Publishing ;Navarra University Leadership Development Pathway
- 2017 AXELOS GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES PRINCE2® Practitioner Certificate in Project Management
- 2017 AXELOS GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate in Project Management
Short Courses
- 2020 University of Minnesota Preparing to Manage Human Resources (online)
- 2020 University of London The Manager's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Managing People at Work (online)
- 2019 University of Navarra Organizational Behavior: How to Manage People IESE Business School (online)
- 2019 LinkedIn Learning & UNDP Digital Transformation (Foundations of The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0); UNDP Digital Strategy; Digital Transformation; Digital transformation and digital maturity; Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Thinking Machines; Blockchain Basics; Business Collaboration in the Modern Workplace; Big Data Foundations: Techniques and Concepts; Effectively Leading Digital Transformation)
- 2017 World Bank Institute Financing for Development (online)
- 2017 World Bank Institute Policy Lessons from South Korea’s Development (online)
- 2015 United Nations Development Programme Certificates - Gender, Evaluation and all UNDP mandatory courses (online)
- 2015 Copenhagen Business School Social Entrepreneurship (online)
- 2015 World Bank Citizen Engagement- Game Changer for Development (online)
- 2014 World Bank Risk & Opportunities, Managing Risk for Development (online)
- 2014 University of Florida Our Energy Future (online)
- 2014 Pennsylvania State University Certificate- Energy, Environment & the Future (online)
- 2013 World Bank Institute Certificate Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth (online)
Accomplishments
- Achieved resource mobilisation of $32 million from Green Climate Fund and $15 million from Global Environment Facility for climate change adaptation in agricultural livelihoods, nature based enterprises, renewable energy and carbon markets (Namibia) while leading and working with technical teams as focal point
- Co-supervised Team that developed the Namibia National Resilience Building Strategy and Action Plan
- Successfully provided management and monitoring support to multi -million US Dollars environmental and renewable energy projects
- Successfully supervised environmental and social safeguards aspects of projects in the environment and energy portfolio
- Achieved resource mobilisation that raised USD 5 Million for aquaculture development, livestock disease surveillance, rice development, cross boarder plant disease control, green jobs, youth empowerment through value chains while working with colleagues
- I supervised Team of Engineers and consultants at country level who supported development of the proposals through data collection and analytical report writing. I also organized and managed multi-stakeholders’ engagements, preparing the Stakeholders Engagement Plan, drafting key sections of the proposal and providing feedback on issues that were raised by the GCF
- I consistently met my management and project delivery targets of expending not less than 80% of millions of dollars of approved budgets for a given year
- Provided support and coordinated the team that evaluated UNDP Country Programme Document in Namibia
- I successfully facilitated international and national workshops with distinction
- I represented over 800 staff on employee welfare in my position as President for Federation of United Nations Staff Associations in Zambia with UN Country Team
- Co chaired Programme Steering Committee in Namibia that was responsible for the BCLME, NILALEG, BTR, SEMER among others
Selected Capacity Building Workshops Attended
- 2018 - Learning Oriented Real Time Assessment (LORTA) in monitoring and evaluation - Green Climate Fund (GCF) Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2017 - Ghana Renewable Energy Fair Accra, Ghana.
- 2016 - FAO-UNDP Global Capacity Development Workshop “Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans” Rome, Italy.
- 2016 - The Third UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction Community of Practice Regional Workshop UNDP Dakar Senegal.
- 2015 - Regional Workshop on Country Preparation for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus Support SE4ALL Africa Hub, Yaoundé- Cameroun
- 2014 - China Zambia South South Renewable Energy Technology Transfer Project Planning Workshop UNDP China & Ministry of Science & Technology, China Beijing.
- 2013 - Rural Energy Access- A Nexus Approach to Sustainable Energy and Poverty Reduction United Nations Sustainable Energy for all Global Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 2013 - Building the FAO Regional M & E Strategy Food & Agriculture Organization of UN, Accra Ghana.
- 2012 - Managing for Results and M & E University of Wolver Hampton, Lusaka.
- 2011 - Project Proposal Writing Training of Trainers Workshop World Wide Fund for Nature Zambia, Johannesburg- South Africa.
Additional Information
- Mr. Benjamin Larroquette Regional Technical Advisor- Climate Change Adaptation UNDP-Global Environmental Finance Bureau for Policy and Programme Support UNDP Regional Service Centre Africa Email: benjamin.larroquette@undp.org
- Ms. Alka Bhatia UNDP Resident Representative in Namibia alka.bhatia@undp.org
- Dr. Babatunde Abidoye Senior Economist, Climate Change Adaptation UNDP-Global Environmental Finance Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) Email: babatunde.abidoye@undp.org
- Mr. Excellent Hachileka Climate Change Policy Specialist UNDP Regional Service excellent.hachileka@undp.org
- Ms. Farayi Zimudzi, FAO Representative in Ethiopia farayi.zimudzi@fao.org
Timeline
Senior Manager - Monitoring & Evaluation
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation
10.2022 - Current
Programme Specialist - Environment
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
11.2021 - 05.2022
Climate Change Specialist
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
03.2020 - 06.2020
Programme Analyst - Energy & Environment
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
09.2013 - 09.2022
Programme Officer/ Acting Head of Programme
Food & Agriculture Organisation Of The UN
08.2011 - 08.2013
Project Officer - Conservation Partnerships
World Wide Fund For Nature
08.2010 - 08.2011
Projects Desk Officer and Programme Clerk
Food And Agriculture Organization Of The UN
02.2008 - 07.2010
Senior Agricultural Officer
Ministry Of Agriculture And Cooperatives
11.2006 - 01.2008
District Coordinator and Commodities Officer
Adventist Development & Relief Agency
09.2004 - 12.2006
Master of Science - Project Management
Copperbelt University
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resources Management
University of Zambia
Disaster Risk Reduction
Universiteit Stellenbosch University
Certificate Facilitating multi stakeholder processes and social learning: Advanced course in the use of participatory approaches for institutional change -
Wageningen University
High School Diploma -
Petauke Secondary School
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