Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Accomplishments
Languages
Work Availability
Timeline
MARTIN MBEWE, mbewemartinn@gmail.com

MARTIN MBEWE, mbewemartinn@gmail.com

Development Project Manager
Lusaka,Lusaka

Summary

I am a well-qualified professional with National and International Expertise and experience in Project Management/Coordination, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Resources Management, and Sustainable Agriculture. I have vast and in-depth experiences in Development Work, Research, Consultancy, and Teaching with world-renowned institutions including the World Bank, African Development Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature, Academic and Research Institutions. I have Strong interest in Food Security, Alternative Livelihood, Income Generation Activities (AIGA); Experienced in Project Proposal Writing, Planning, Implementation & Management, Monitoring and Evaluation. Skilled in stakeholder engagements with international, national, local partners as well as other development and strategic partners from civil and private sectors. I am Passionate about coordinating activities and efforts to achieve national and international development goals in an effective and efficient manner. People-oriented Team Leader successful in monitoring performance, delegating work, and motivating Team members. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. I am adept at working effectively with minimum supervision and quickly mastering new skills.

Knowledgeable Project Manager/Coordinator with proven background in consulting, delivering strategic insights and effective solutions to clients. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to dynamic environments. Diligent Project Manager/Coordinator with proven track record in managing and coordinating programs effectively. Demonstrated expertise in team collaboration and problem-solving to drive results. Utilizes strong organizational and communication skills to ensure project alignment and success.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
15
15
Certification
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work History

PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

SASSCAL
03.2019 - 12.2024
  • Representing SASSCAL’s research programmes at a national level
  • Responsible for ensuring the day-to-day implementation, effective management, and successful execution of the SASSCAL programme in Zambia, including:
  • Management and Administration
  • Research Portfolio Management
  • Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Stakeholder Management and communication
  • Financial Management, Assets and Equipment
  • Led team meetings to discuss progress, address challenges, and motivate team members.
  • Engaged stakeholders through regular updates and feedback sessions to foster collaboration.
  • Evaluated program outcomes by analyzing participant feedback and conducting follow-up surveys.

Acting Director of Science and Technology/Human Capacity Development

SASSCAL
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Represented SASSCAL's research at a regional level (Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia)
  • Ensured the day-to-day implementation, effective management, and successful execution of the SASSCAL programme in the region
  • Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
  • Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement by fostering open communication channels and empowering employees to voice their ideas.
  • Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.

PROJECT COORDINATOR, InTeCRes Project

SASSCAL
05.2019 - 02.2020
  • Managed Project Budget, Finances and Staff
  • Produced all Technical and Financial Progress Reports, including the Work Plans
  • Ensured effective coordination and collaboration with all project partners (ZASTI, ZARI, ZMD, NRSC, University of Stellenbosch) and SASSCAL's Regional Secretariat in Windhoek, Namibia

ADAPTATION EXPERT FOR AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RRESOURCES (PPCR)

WORLD BANK
08.2016 - 02.2019
  • Provided Technical Assistance to Districts, Wards, and Councils to integrate Climate Resilient, Climate Smart Agriculture and Natural Resource Management options into their development options
  • Provided Technical Assistance that ensured grant-funded projects and plans were shielded from vulnerability induced by floods or droughts
  • Ensured that sub-grant projects offered opportunities that stimulated entrepreneurship and encouraged income generation activities for the targeted communities
  • Developed and facilitated irrigation agronomic practices
  • Ensured capacity development in the area of climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation/management for improved productivity and value addition

CONSULTANT

Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT)
10.2013 - 12.2013
  • An Analysis of the Value Chain of Agricultural Production and Marketing Systems among Small-Scale farmers in Chikankata, Mumbwa and Rufunsa Districts of Zambia

HEAD OF RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY/SENIOR LECTURER

Hotel and Tourism Training Institute Trust (HTTIT)
01.2015 - 07.2016
  • Developed /designed academic programmes:
  • Bachelor of Science in Ecological/Sustainable Tourism Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Travel and Tourism Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
  • Executed Consultancy Services in Tourism, Hospitality and Natural Resources Management
  • Offered Lectures to Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate students in Ecological/Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Offered academic Supervising to Undergraduate and Graduate students

CONSULTANT/ HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/SENIOR LECTURER

LIUTEBM UNIVERSITY
11.2013 - 12.2015
  • Developed/Designed academic programmes:
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Wildlife and Natural Resources Management
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Environmental Management and Protection
  • Bachelor of Arts in Eco-Tourism Management
  • Provided effective leadership and management of Department staff
  • Offered Lectures in Environmental, Conservation, and Tourism courses
  • Undertook research programmes in Natural Resources and Tourism Management
  • Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Ensured effective national and international collaboration and communication in Conservation, Environment, and Tourism matters

CONSULTANT

Woord en Daad/Tear Fund/Red een Kind
09.2013 - 03.2014
  • Evaluated the Education Support Programme in Zambia – HIV/AIDS Livelihood, OVCs - implemented by the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ)
  • Coordinated the Outcome Studies in Zambia on Education, Livelihood and OVCs; implemented by the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) and the Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ)

LECTURER

University of Africa, School of Engineering and Biological Sciences
02.2013 - 10.2013
  • Offered Lectures in:
  • Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation
  • Environmental Management
  • Sustainable Development

NATIONAL COORDINATOR

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB)
11.2010 - 01.2013
  • Planned, Executed and Reported on the Baseline Survey for the Zambian side of the Lake Tanganyika Basin
  • Planned, Executed and Reported on the National and Regional Fisheries Frame Survey for Lake Tanganyika
  • Mainstreamed HIV/AIDS in local community Agricultural and Environmental programmes
  • Managed and coordinated all day-today Environmental, Agricultural and Social project activities and coordinated the activities of the project staff and short-term experts, including the co-ordination of inputs from technical officers
  • Managed the Project Budget and finances
  • Produced all required Quarterly and Annual Progress and Financial Reports including the work plans
  • Prepared reports on the Project Steering Committee meetings and acted as coordinator for the Project Steering Committee activities under the direction of the Project Steering Committee Chairperson

AGRICULTURAL OFFICER

UNDP
02.2009 - 10.2010
  • Planed, Executed and Reported on the Baseline Survey of the Agricultural and Environmental systems for the Zambian side of the Lake Tanganyika Basin
  • Mainstreamed HIV/AIDS in local community Agricultural and Environmental programmes
  • Studied the agricultural conditions prevailing in the Lake Tanganyika Basin & made recommendations for sustainable approaches to sustainable agriculture considering environmental protection and natural resources conservation
  • Enhanced the capacity of district staff & local communities for sustainable farming activities that also protected the Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity
  • Devised and implemented appropriate measures to significantly reduce soil erosion in the Lake Basin
  • Made periodic Work-plans and budgets, financial and technical reports

PROJECT MANAGER

WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF)
08.2007 - 01.2009
  • Offered Technical Advice on Natural Resources Management Project implementation in the Game Management Area (GMA) using participatory, process-based approaches
  • Mainstreamed HIV/AIDS in local community Agricultural and Environmental programmes
  • Maintained an effective Buffer Zone between the Kafue National Park and the GMA
  • Managed Project Budget, Finances and Staff
  • Produced all required Quarterly, Annual and Financial Progress Reports, including the Work Plans
  • Executed all contracts related to the implementation of project activities
  • Ensured Effective Collaboration with external partners (Auditors, Donors, Communities, Government, and NGOs)
  • Collaborated with the Regional Administrative Authorities in the implementation of responsibilities
  • Undertook fundraising project activities to enhance Natural Resources Management in the Game Management Area

CONSULTANT

UNDP
05.2007 - 07.2007
  • Examined the Roles of Traditional Leadership and Communities in Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in Zambia

CONSULTANT

Cavendish University Zambia, CUZ
10.2006 - 12.2006
  • Developed Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Academic Programs for the School of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, Kafue Campus, Zambia

CONSULTANT

Keepers Zambia Foundation, KZF
08.2006 - 11.2006
  • Developed Natural Resources Management Project Proposals for funding for Luapula and North-Western Provinces of Zambia

LECTURER AND RESEARCHER

University of Namibia
01.1999 - 12.2005
  • Offered Lectures in:
  • Ecosystem Ecology
  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation Biology and Biodiversity
  • Management of Natural Resources
  • Conducted Research on the Ecology, Management and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources
  • Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students in Ecology and Natural Resources Management

CONSULTANT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR

Africa Conservation Science Centres, ACSC
09.2003 - 12.2003
  • Organized, and run a training course in Wildlife Management and Conservation Biology, University of Namibia, Namibia

CONSULTANT AND PhD GRADUATE ASSISTANT

University of Natal
08.1994 - 01.1999
  • Conducted Research on the Ecology, Conservation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Management of Forest Resources in and around Songimvelo Game Reserve, South Africa
  • Developed Natural Resources Management Guidelines for Songimvelo Game Reserve and the surrounding areas in close cooperation with the Reserve Managers and local communities (The Biosphere Reserve Concept)

LECTURER

Mangosuthu Technikon
06.1998 - 12.1998
  • Offered Lectures in:
  • Natural Pastures
  • Agricultural Mechanization
  • Botany
  • Crop Production
  • Plant Protection
  • Vegetable Production

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

THUSANO LEFATSHEHG
08.1991 - 07.1994
  • Undertook Research into the Sustainable Utilisation, Conservation, Improvement and Management of Indigenous Forest Resources in Botswana
  • Developed Sustainable Agricultural Production Technologies
  • Managed Research Budget, Finances and Staff
  • Mainstreamed HIV/AIDS in local Community, Agricultural and Environmental programmes

PLANT BREEDER

World Bank/GRZ
11.1982 - 07.1991
  • Selected, improved, produced, and conserved indigenous Grain Legume Food Plants in Zambia
  • Developed agronomic practices for high yielding crops, consumer acceptability, and adaptation to local environments, disease, and insect resistance

Education

Ph.D. - Environmental Sciences

University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, Durban, South Africa
07.1994 - 01.1999

Master of Science - Agricultural Sciences (Crops and Soils)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
09.1986 - 09.1989

Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Sciences

University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
09.1977 - 12.1982

Skills

  • Computer literate – Microsoft Office, MSTAT, STATIGRAPHICS, SPSS, SAS
  • Good analytical skills
  • Ability to work in an intense deadline driven environment
  • Mature disposition and result oriented
  • Resourceful and ability to follow plans
  • Initiative and high levels of integrity
  • Networking with Government and the Donor Community
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Team leadership & development
  • Client relationships
  • Integrity and honesty
  • MS office
  • Analytical thinking
  • Program management
  • Project coordination
  • Project management
  • Report preparation
  • Expense tracking
  • Critical thinking
  • Decision-making
  • Active listening
  • Program leadership
  • Team building

Certification

  • Project Management for Development Organizations Academy (PM4DEV)/ Washington, DC. USA
  • Master Certified Development Project Manager – CDPM-III,12/2024
  • Certificate in Master Project Management –12/2024
  • Certificate in Organizational Project Management –10/2024
  • Certificate in Project Management Information Systems –10/2024
  • Expert Certified Development Project Manager - CDPM-II,08/24
  • Certificate in Adaptive Project Management (APM),08/24
  • Certificate in Leadership in Project Management (LPM),06/24
  • Certificate in Results Based Project Management (RBPM),06/24
  • Advanced Certified Development Project Manager – CDPM-I,05/24
  • Certificate in Project Design Monitoring and Evaluation (PDME),05/24
  • Certificate in Effective Project Management (EPM),03/24
  • Certificate in Fundamentals of Project Management (FPM),02/24
  • RuralNet Associates/Mulungushi University | Lusaka, Zambia
  • Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation,09/2013
  • Certificate in Basic Course in SPSS,10/2013
  • Ain Shams University | Cairo, Egypt
  • Certificate in Biological Fertilizers Technology,11/1990
  • IAEA/National Nuclear Research Institute | Accra, Ghana
  • Certificate in Crop Mutation Breeding and Development,09/1990
  • University of Rio Grande Du Sul | Porto Allegre, Brazil
  • Certificate in Legume-Rhizobium Systems Technology,12/1985
  • Kamboise Research Station | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • Certificate in Cowpea Breeding,12/1983

References

Dr. Budzanani Tacheba

Director of Science and Technology

Southern African Science Service for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL)

Regional Secretariat, 28 Robert Mugabe Avenue,

Klein Windhoek, P. O. Box 87292, Windhoek, Namibia.

Mobile: +267 71399601/+264 811434894; Office: +264 61223997

Email: Budzanani.tacheba@sasscal.org

Professor Kazhila Chinsembu,

Director General, Higher Education Authority

2nd Floor, Engineering House, Stand No 2374,

Kelvin Siwale Road, Lusaka, Zambia

Tel: +260 211 227084/+264814794057

Email: kchinsembu@yahoo.com.

Dr. Katundu Imasiku,

Research Associate - Net Zero Freight Systems

Industrial Systems Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 30309, Georgia, USA.

Phone: +15713078217

Email: kimasiku3@gatech.ed

Mr. Rodolfo Siles, MBA, PMP

Managing Director, Project Management 4 Development Organizations Academy

Washington DC, USA

Email: rodolfo.siles@pm4dev.com

Website: www.pm4dev.com

Accomplishments

  • Implemented the Lake Tanganyika Integrated Regional Development Project in Zambia, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB).
  • Implemented The Innovative Technologies for Improving Climate Resilience in the Zambian Agricultural Sector Project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL).
  • Implemented The Munfuta Game Management Area (GMA) Participatory Natural Resources Management Project, in Zambia, funded by NORAD.
  • Implemented Agricultural component of The Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Barotse Sub-basin project under the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience in Zambia, funded by the Word Bank.
  • Implemented the Green Hydrogen Potential in Africa (H2Atlas) Project funded by the Germany Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
  • Implemented The Eastern Province Agricultural Development Project in Zambia, funded by the World Bank/IFAD/Government of the Republic of Zambia.
  • Implemented The Indigenous Fruit Tree Project in Botswana in collaboration with Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, Funded by USAID.
  • Implemented The Conservation Genetics of the Morama bean Project in Botswana in collaboration with the University of Sussex (UK), Funded by the European Union.
  • Implemented The Sustainable Utilization of the Devil's Claw project in Botswana, Funded by Hivos of Holland, the Kellogg Foundation of the USA, and the University of Botswana.
  • Implemented The Conservation, Utilization and Management of the Devil's Claw Project in Namibia, in Collaboration with Savannah State University in the State of Georgia, USA, funded by USAID.

Languages

Nyanja/\chewa
Native language
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Acting Director of Science and Technology/Human Capacity Development - SASSCAL
01.2022 - 06.2022
PROJECT COORDINATOR, InTeCRes Project - SASSCAL
05.2019 - 02.2020
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR - SASSCAL
03.2019 - 12.2024
ADAPTATION EXPERT FOR AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RRESOURCES (PPCR) - WORLD BANK
08.2016 - 02.2019
HEAD OF RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY/SENIOR LECTURER - Hotel and Tourism Training Institute Trust (HTTIT)
01.2015 - 07.2016
CONSULTANT/ HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/SENIOR LECTURER - LIUTEBM UNIVERSITY
11.2013 - 12.2015
CONSULTANT - Community Technology Development Trust (CTDT)
10.2013 - 12.2013
CONSULTANT - Woord en Daad/Tear Fund/Red een Kind
09.2013 - 03.2014
LECTURER - University of Africa, School of Engineering and Biological Sciences
02.2013 - 10.2013
NATIONAL COORDINATOR - AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (AfDB)
11.2010 - 01.2013
AGRICULTURAL OFFICER - UNDP
02.2009 - 10.2010
PROJECT MANAGER - WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF)
08.2007 - 01.2009
CONSULTANT - UNDP
05.2007 - 07.2007
CONSULTANT - Cavendish University Zambia, CUZ
10.2006 - 12.2006
CONSULTANT - Keepers Zambia Foundation, KZF
08.2006 - 11.2006
CONSULTANT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR - Africa Conservation Science Centres, ACSC
09.2003 - 12.2003
LECTURER AND RESEARCHER - University of Namibia
01.1999 - 12.2005
LECTURER - Mangosuthu Technikon
06.1998 - 12.1998
CONSULTANT AND PhD GRADUATE ASSISTANT - University of Natal
08.1994 - 01.1999
University of Natal, Durban, South Africa - Ph.D., Environmental Sciences
07.1994 - 01.1999
RESEARCH COORDINATOR - THUSANO LEFATSHEHG
08.1991 - 07.1994
Michigan State University - Master of Science, Agricultural Sciences (Crops and Soils)
09.1986 - 09.1989
PLANT BREEDER - World Bank/GRZ
11.1982 - 07.1991
University of Zambia - Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Sciences
09.1977 - 12.1982

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