Natasha Chipepe
Mazabuka,ZM
Summary
Animal scientist with background in service leadership roles. Coordinates daily operations through strategic staff and resource planning. Knowledgeable about industry trends and focused on remaining ahead of competitors by proactively meeting evolving consumer demands.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work history
Project manager
Both commercial and small scale farmers
Southern province , Zamnia
12.2022 - Current
- Consultation on feedlot program
- Feed formulation for different livestock species
- Set up of feedlot formulation programs for clients
- Conduct Animal head health program and management for clients
- Weekly farm visits for selected clients within southern province
- Conduct farm inspections
- Conduct animal physical examination
- Give technical advice to farmers
- Offer treatment if need be.
Nutritionist/ Technical Advisor
Livestock services
Mazabuka, Southern Province
11.2022 - Current
- Provide consultation on feed to customers
- Evaluate chemical and physical feed, feed supplements grass and forage for animals
- Work with customers to formulate diets to meet their requirements/objectives
- Conduct trainings/seminars on feed related topics
- Quality control of feed before stocking
- Monitor nutrition trends and pricing
- Conduct sales using CISTECH
- Create codes for new products using SAP
- Monitor stocking levels of nutrition products
- Provide consultation on wide range of products to customers
- Answering queries and making quotations for both walk in and online customers
- Provide client with enough information and give them alternatives for required products.
- Greeted customers and offered assistance with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases.
- Accepted and processed cash, cheque, card and mobile payments using POS systems.
- Cultivated loyal, profitable customer relationships, asking open-ended questions to assess and cater to individual needs.
- Used product knowledge, sales abilities and customer relations skills to drive substantial profit increases on nutrition rated products which increased sales by products by 30%
- Increased store revenue from impulse and add-on buys by promoting POS offers with every sale.
- Worked energetically to maintain efficient operations during peak trading hours.
- Increased seasonal event sales through targeted selling in line with current marketing initiatives and promotions.
- Resolved customer complaints and process issues with proactive problem-solving skills.
- Guaranteed high levels of customer satisfaction through product knowledge and attentive service.
- Assisted customers with product selection and sales, recommending items to increase transaction value.
- Listened to customer needs and preferences to provide targeted advice, increasing sales opportunities.
- Maintained knowledge of products and features to provide recommendations to customers.
- Adhered to company procedures and guidelines to maintain compliance.
Agriculture extension officer
Ministry of Livestock and fisheries
Chirundu, Southern Province
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Chirundu ministry of livestock and fisheries)
- Transcribe and analyze data
- Train farmers on pasture management, rabbit raring and management, apiculture and fish farming and livestock production
- Conduct feed formulation programs
- Conduct field seed distribution
- Conduct pasture management programs
- Conduct qualitative Research i.e. Focus group discussions
- Conduct Livestock herd management programs
- Maintain accurate records of programs and research
- Provide ready access to all experimental data for faculty researcher and/or supervisor
- Travel to field sites to collect and record data and/or samples as appropriate to specific objectives of study
- Collect data through focus group discussions with farmers through, Interviews and questionnaires
- Visited sites to inspect production progress and identify cases of disease, pests or under-performance, providing practical solutions.
- Monitored data at regular intervals, using findings to adjust production programs
- Provided expert guidance on navigating economic and environmental issues to maximize regulatory compliance.
Team Member
Gifted Voice Youth Foundation
Chinsali, Muchinga province
08.2020 - 01.2021
- Participating in all weekly meeting and take minutes chaired by project officer or team leaders
- Help in landscaping project of commercial land
- Piggery herd management
- Feed formulation
- Help in management of programs such as fish pond construction
- Collaborated and offered support with extra tasks to meet team goals.
- Leveraged strong ambition and business acumen, regularly exceeding targets and expectations.
- Maintained safe working environment by reporting unsafe conditions, accidents and injuries to supervisor.
- Followed optimum procedures and daily checklists to keep establishment in compliance with health and safety codes.
Census Enumerator
Zambia Statistics Agency
Lavu Shimanda, Muchinga province
10.2020 - 11.2020
- Census Enumerator (central statistic Zambia), Visiting citizens at their homes to conduct interviews and collect demographic data
- Creating survey sheets or working on predefined surveys to gather census information
- Conducting extensive and thorough visual surveys of areas covered during census procedure
- Explain objectives of surveys and their procedures to people who are to be interviewed
- Compile, record, and code information derived from specified forms into predefined database
- Ensure that supervisor is kept informed of completed assignments and progress
- Double-check information on survey forms or information pads to ensure accuracy of information
- Interpret interview questions to assist people in understanding them and providing eloquent answers
- Gathered information to develop data and improve statistical analyses.
- Built rapport with participants to gain maximum insight into specified research areas.
- Led punctuality surveys to assess service provisions and enable improvement planning.
- Reported on enumeration activities to maintain progress records.
- Visited addresses of non-responders to encourage census participation.
Vice Chairperson
Gifted Voice Youth Foundation
Mansa, Luapula Province
02.2018 - 08.2020
- Oversaw daily company operations to reach financial targets.
- Certified company met relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Led multiple teams, driving company growth consistent with overall mission and values.
- Managed and optimized product and service life-cycles.
- Facilitate smooth liaison between some selected wards of Mansa district and save children, by maintaining regular contact and networking about sustainable change for child rights
- On instruction from chair person or vice chairperson, relay instructions and messages to key stakeholders of community i.e. Village headmen/women, school leaders and NGOs working in above mentioned communities
- Engage and work with involved stakeholders i.e. Community leaders, local volunteers to mobilize children for participation and Monitoring in matters affecting them and educate them about child rights
- Maintain detailed and accurate record of meetings including agendas, meeting minutes, follow-up/action points
- Details of meeting held or cancelled should also be maintained
- Deliver documents to all interested parties and similarly receive documents from both external and internal parties;
- Ensure that follow up of document approvals by concerned authorities is done timely and consistently and keep Project Manager updated as required
- Organize and participate in child friendly and age appropriate activities such as role plays, sports that will promote participation of children in decision making
- Acting as focal point for project
- Responsible for ensuring all project documents and records are maintained
- Assist organization in identification of potential implementation problems faced by children in community
- Report to chairperson on daily and weekly basis on community issues and project's performance in relation to those issues
- Keep up with weekly and daily developments of project
- Mediate issues between community members and project staff
- Drafted and submitted reports during board meetings.
- Delivered speeches at events and conferences to build brand awareness.
Sales Assistant
Micro Finance Zambia
Mansa, Luapula Province
12.2015 - 12.2017
- Sales of loan package
- Dissemination of information of loan packages to would be clients
- Loan facilitation for clients
- Loan illegibility calculations on behalf of clients
- Persuading targeted people to acquire loans during field work
- Provided service with smile, offering courteous, helpful advice to best meet customer needs.
- Cultivated loyal, profitable customer relationships, asking open-ended questions to assess and cater to individual needs.
- Provided excellent sales services by offering bespoke product advice to meet exact customers needs.
- Built lasting relationships with clients through customer service interactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
The Copperbelt University
Zambia08.2023
High School Diploma -
St Marys Girls Secondary School
Kawambwa 11.2015
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Good facilitation, public speaking and presentation
- Proficient with kobo collect and ODK
- Analytical and report writing
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic, smart, detail oriented and reliable individual
- Excellent management, leadership and abilities to lead acquisitions team
- Strong data entry/ collection and research skills ie using tablets
- Strong work ethic and ability to pivot quickly to changing priorities encountered in high-growth organization
- Experience working in communities
- Able to drive procurement process by designing, implementing and managing projects to successful conclusion
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well-organized and experienced in working/living in rural setups
- Critical thinking, decision-making, and evaluation skills
- Proficient in
- Microsoft office package and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
- Proficient in SAP and CISTECH
Accomplishments
- Training on Tilapia healthy culture processing technology(Guangdong ocean university)
- 2021:Events planning and management (International events and wedding planning association)
- 2020: Advanced Certificate project Management PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- 2019 Dec-until date: Events planning and decoration ( sapphire creative events)- LANGUAGES
- English
- Bemba
- Nyanja
Languages
English
Fluent
Bemba
Native
Nyanja
Advanced
Tonga
Intermediate
Timeline
Project manager
Both commercial and small scale farmers
12.2022 - Current
Nutritionist/ Technical Advisor
Livestock services
11.2022 - Current
Agriculture extension officer
Ministry of Livestock and fisheries
09.2021 - 03.2022
Census Enumerator
Zambia Statistics Agency
10.2020 - 11.2020
Team Member
Gifted Voice Youth Foundation
08.2020 - 01.2021
Vice Chairperson
Gifted Voice Youth Foundation
02.2018 - 08.2020
Sales Assistant
Micro Finance Zambia
12.2015 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
The Copperbelt University
High School Diploma -
St Marys Girls Secondary School
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