Mwaka Mukimba
Lusaka
Summary
Dynamic District Community Development Officer with the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, skilled in monitoring and evaluation. Successfully enhanced community self-help programs, empowering poor and vulnerable but viable households by improving their capacity. Proven ability in project tracking and community engagement, driving impactful policy changes for social inclusion and poverty reduction.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
District Community Development Officer
Ministry Of Community Development And Social Services
06.2010 - Current
- Co-ordinates and supervises the implementation of community self -help programmes in order to improve the living standards of the poor and vulnerable
- Supervises the implementation of literacy programmes in order to impart reading, writing and arithmetic skills
- Co-ordinates and supervises the implementation of community based training programmes in order to impart and enhance life supporting skills to poor and vulnerable communities
- Co-ordinates and supervises the development and implementation of women’s programmes in order to enhance their social economic empowerment
- Supervises and undertakes the mainstreaming of cross cutting issues into departmental plans and programmes in order to ensure equity, social inclusion and poverty reduction
- Co-ordinates and supervises the mobilization and provision of technical and logistical support in order to facilitate the successful implementation of community development programmes
- Monitors and evaluates periodically the implementation of policies and programmes in order to provide appropriate intervention measures
- Co-ordinates and supervises effectively the provision of capacity building programmes to NGOs, CBOs and other relevant institutions in order to enhance their capacity in the delivery of community development services
- Supervises and undertakes timely development of departmental and individual work-plans in order facilitate the monitoring and evaluation of performance
- Supervises the utilization of human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate the attainment of departmental objectives
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma - Sustainable Local Economic Development
Institute For Housing And Urban Development Studies
Rotterdam, The Netherlands.03-2023
Master of Science - Urban Management And Development Studies
Institute For Housing And Urban Development Studies
Rotterdam, The Netherlands09-2016
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia08-2009
Skills
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Project tracking
- Community engagement
- Policy changes
Certification
Master trainer in Life and Business Skills
Timeline
District Community Development Officer
Ministry Of Community Development And Social Services
06.2010 - Current
Post-Graduate Diploma - Sustainable Local Economic Development
Institute For Housing And Urban Development Studies
Master of Science - Urban Management And Development Studies
Institute For Housing And Urban Development Studies
Bachelor of Arts - Development Studies
University of Zambia