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Kabemba Mwambilwa

Animal Scientist
Lusaka

Summary

I am an energetic, ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task undertaken, or situation that are presented with. As a graduate with Nine years’ of experience in management, excellent in working with others to achieve a certain objective on time and with excellence.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Director - Livestock Development

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livesock
05.2021 - Current
  • Manage and coordinate effectively development and implementation of quality control of livestock and livestock products in order to ensure availability of quality livestock products
  • Coordinate regularly development and implementation of livestock market support in order to enhance availability of market for livestock products
  • Supervise timely development of individual and section work plan in order to monitor and evaluate performance
  • Supervise effectively human and other resources in order to achieve objectives of section

Chief Livestock Research Officer

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
02.2020 - 05.2021
  • Manage and co-ordinate timely research in animal nutrition in order to generate information for decision making
  • Manage and co-ordinate timely research in animal breeding in order to generate information for decision making
  • Manage and coordinate regularly generation and adaptation of appropriate technologies for utilization of grazing resources
  • Manage and coordinate regularly monitoring and evaluation in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions
  • Manage and coordinate timely development of individual and departmental Work-plans in order to monitor and evaluate performance
  • Manage effectively human, financial and other resources in order to attain objectives of section

Project Coordinator

Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
01.2019 - 05.2021
  • Ensure that relevant Government and African Development Bank policies, manuals and guidelines are properly adhered to in the process of project implementation at the provincial level;
  • Ensure and assist the preparation of Annual Work Plans (AWP) by different stakeholders of CRLMP at the provincial level and coordinate and follow-up the implementation thereof;
  • Prepare and submit to MFL the list of goods and services to be procured at the central/ PIU level.
  • Work closely with the provincial and District MFL offices to ensure the proper implementation of the project and the timely financial, physical and impact reporting of the implementation of the project to the PIU.
  • Monitor and closely follow-up all short- and long-term trainings being undertaken from the province and provide any assistance required by the training specialists of the PIU;
  • Follow-up the progress achieved in the implementation of the project in the province with special reference to monitoring indicators and inform the Technical Committee of any difficulties met in project implementation in a timely manner.;
  • Liaison with relevant institutions in the province in matters requiring cooperation and coordination of activities;
  • Prepare and submit to the PIU financial and physical progress reports of the project in the province;
  • Coordinate and facilitate provincial project annual review and send a detailed report through the PIU at MFL for their review and comment on the progress of the project at the provincial level;
  • Prepare and submit to the PIU quarterly Program Implementation Progress Reports which will include summary of activities undertaken as per the AWP;
  • Facilitate for Mid-Term Review (MTR) and furnish to the PIU with information describing the status of the implementation of each component of the project at the provincial level;
  • Prepare all the necessary information needed and assist in the preparation of Project Implementation Completion Report (ICR).

Principal Livestock Research Officer

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
04.2015 - 02.2020
  • Pastures and Range Management Research - Supervises and undertakes timely research in Pastures and range management to generate and adapt pastures and range management technologies.
  • Research Publication - Supervises and undertakes periodically publication of pastures and range management research findings to disseminate information for stakeholder
  • Monitoring and Evaluation - Supervises and undertakes timely monitoring and evaluation of pastures and range management research programmes to implement appropriate interventions

Education

Associate of Science - Agriculture (Animal Science)

Natural Resources Development College
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2023

Master of Science - Grasslands Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture (Animal Science)

University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
08.2011

Skills

Team worker Computer Literate Able to work with minimum supervision Proficient with SPSS, GENSTAT, and R statistical packages

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Accomplishments

i have published the following peer-reviewed papers

  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of Artificial Insemination Among smallholder Dairy Farmers in Zambia
  • Ecological effects of Festuca costata on the Drakensberg grasslands

Affiliations

I am a member of the Agricultural Institute of Zambia

Certification

 Certificate in Conservation Agriculture from the Goldenvalley Agricultural Research Trust (GART)- Zambibia  Certificate in Livestock Feed Formulation from The University of Zambia  Certificate in Meat Processing and Quality Control of Meat Products from the Meat Inspection Training centre in Lobatse- Botswana  Certificate in Bovine Pregnancy Diagnosis and Artificial Insemination from the National Artificial Insemination Services in Mazabuka- Zambia  Certificate in Bovine Superovulation and Embryo Transfer for the Agricultural Development Centre in Kitare- Kenya  Certificate in Sustainable Livestock Development Policy from the National Livestock Breeding Centre in Fukushima- Japan

Timeline

Assistant Director - Livestock Development

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livesock
05.2021 - Current

Chief Livestock Research Officer

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
02.2020 - 05.2021

Project Coordinator

Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
01.2019 - 05.2021

Principal Livestock Research Officer

Ministry Of Fisheries And Livestock
04.2015 - 02.2020

Associate of Science - Agriculture (Animal Science)

Natural Resources Development College

Master of Science - Grasslands Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Bachelor of Science - Agriculture (Animal Science)

University of Zambia
Kabemba MwambilwaAnimal Scientist