Margaret Nkhosi
Lusaka
Summary
An organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Familiar with many development sectors in Zambia, Margaret has worked with multi cultural teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Margaret has managed budgets of over $30,000 and monitored project costs against this budget.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
Tetra Tech ARD - USAID - Integrated Land and Resource Governance Program
10.2019 - 06.2023
- Manage USAID - ILRG administrative logistics and event planning. In 2022, a community forest management conference and one USAID partner project launch have been coordinated successfully.
- Coordinate 5 grantee organizations in monitoring and evaluating impact data collection and analysis. Microsoft Excel, Power BI and ODK are used to collect this information.
- Send out SMS based surveys and notices to grantee communities. Over 4000 community members have been reached this way per annum. This has saved USAID - ILRG over $6,000 per annum.
- Train rural community-based data collectors in women's land rights, land mapping, data collection and analysis. Over 20 community members in ODK mapping and reporting and community reporting via ODK for over 70 community-based groups across Zambia has been facilitated
- Manage short term data projects in Petauke, Chipata and Lundazi. Over 50 distinct data professionals in collection, digitization, and validation of data have been managed.
Project Assistant
GFA Consulting Group - GIZ Reform of the Water Sector Program
09.2017 - 09.2019
- Managed all logistics and events for the water resources sub team. This included two two-day intensive workshops with over fifty participants in the Lower Kafue sub catchment area, over 10 Lower Kafue sub catchment area planning committee meetings, in-house and out of office capacity building workshops. and inter organizational review and planning meetings.
- Provided organizational knowledge management support to the expert team, quarterly evaluation and end of project deliverables handover after 7 years of operation.
Intern
GIZ- Climate Friendly Sanitation Services in Peri-urban Areas of Lusaka Project (CFS-Lusaka)
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Organized an all day field visit to Kamanga and Ngombe, peri urban areas of Lusaka
- Organized and coordinated a four day sanitation knowledge exchange visit that hosted Sanergy from Kenya.
- Supported stakeholder mapping in the water and sanitation sector in Lusaka.
- Drafted climate friendly sanitation concept notes and presentations for the introduction of the project
- Supported the design and development of toilet mapping exercises in Fecal Sludge Management zones within the Lusaka Sanitation Program of toilet databases for Kanyama, George, Chazanga and Chawama.
Research Assistant
Ruralnet Associates
01.2012 - 02.2017
- Conducted a Millennium Challenge Account Zambia (MCA-Z) Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Drainage (LWSSD) project baseline evaluation on behalf of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Conducted a Mid -Term Evaluation of the knowledge of the "kit ya moyo" pack in communities of Katete and Petauke districts, Eastern province. This was done on behalf of UNICEF.
- Conducted an End -Term Evaluation of the Strengthening Community Management of Water Resources for Multiple Uses Project on behalf of Plan International Zambia, in Chadiza and Vubwi districts, Eastern province.
Intern
Village Water Zambia
03.2015 - 05.2015
- Identified solid waste management Community Based Enterprises (CBE) and their specific work areas in Chawama and George; peri urban areas of Lusaka.
- Developed these CBE business capacities and facilitated their business registration
- Developed Ward Development Committee sanitation and solid waste management advocacy skills in George compound
- Represented Village Water Zambia in a partnership with Sight Savers International and water coordinators in Southern Province to come up with strategies to combat trachoma in Southern Province.
- Supported the teams preparation of the 2015 World Water Day
Education
MBA - Business Administration
University of Lusaka
Lusaka, Zambia11.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Environmental Engineering
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia09.2016
General Certificate of Education -
David Kaunda Technical Secondary School
Lusaka, Zambia11.2008
Skills
- Event organization and coordination
- Office operations management
- Project monitoring and evaluation
- Government and CSO grantee technical assistance
- Capacity development coordination
- Civil society and community capacity building
- Multiple and simultaneous project management
- Advanced computer skills (MS Office, QGIS, PowerBI, Graphic design software)
Timeline
Project Officer
Tetra Tech ARD - USAID - Integrated Land and Resource Governance Program
10.2019 - 06.2023
Project Assistant
GFA Consulting Group - GIZ Reform of the Water Sector Program
09.2017 - 09.2019
Intern
GIZ- Climate Friendly Sanitation Services in Peri-urban Areas of Lusaka Project (CFS-Lusaka)
02.2017 - 08.2017
Intern
Village Water Zambia
03.2015 - 05.2015
Research Assistant
Ruralnet Associates
01.2012 - 02.2017
MBA - Business Administration
University of Lusaka
Bachelor of Engineering - Environmental Engineering
Copperbelt University
General Certificate of Education -
David Kaunda Technical Secondary School
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