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TRESFORD KASEKA

LUSAKA

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Radiation Protection Authority, specializing in administrative support and employee supervision. Demonstrated success in optimizing operations and enhancing workplace efficiency. Expertise in policy development and logistics management, fostering collaboration to achieve organizational objectives. Focused on driving results and improving team performance.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ASSISTANT HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RPA)
LUSAKA
01.2024 - Current
  • Effectively undertake the development, review, and implementation of administration manuals, policies, and Standard Operating Procedures to guide operations.
  • Effectively supervises the overall provision and maintenance of transport to enhance the safe mobility of officers and the optimum operation of the Authority's vehicles.
  • Ensures effective maintenance and cleanliness of the buildings and surroundings to promote a conducive working environment and good corporate image.
  • Undertakes the timely provision of office space and accommodation to officers both at Head Offices and Inland Offices to facilitate a conducive work environment.
  • Ensures regular provision and maintenance of office equipment to enhance the operations of the Authority.
  • Assists in the timely preparation of the departmental budget to facilitate the acquisition of resources to provide administrative and support services.
  • Assists in the timely development of individual work plans and implementation of the Annual Performance Appraisal System to monitor, evaluate, and enhance performance.
  • Supervises effectively subordinate staff and utilizes resources to achieve Set objectives.
  • Timely undertake management of administrative contracts to ensure adherence to contractual terms.
  • Ensures effective and adequate security provisions to safeguard Institutional assets.
  • Assists in the effective handling of human resource management functions to enhance staff morale and optimize the utilization of human resources.
  • Facilitating the interpretation and implementation of the Conditions of Service and Administrative policy documents to maintain consistency in application.
  • Undertakes the timely preparation and maintenance of the payroll inputs and reports.
  • Timely liaise with Finance on remitting all staff statutory obligations to the relevant Authorities.
  • Assists in the facilitation of staff recruitment and the recruitment process.
  • Assists in monitoring employee headcount in terms of new joiners, promotions, resignations, and terminations.
  • Conducts inductions for new employees and onboarding processes.

LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT OFFICER

RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RPA)
LUSAKA
01.2018 - 12.2023
  • Route Planning and Optimization: Analyzing transportation needs and planning the most efficient and cost-effective routes for goods or the Authority’s staff.
  • Performs Team Management by supervising and leading a team of drivers, warehouse staff, and other transportation personnel. Conducting training and performance evaluations for staff members.
  • Compliance and Regulations: Ensuring that all transportation activities comply with regulations, including safety and environmental standards. Keeping up-to-date with changing transportation laws and regulations.
  • Cost Control: Monitoring transportation costs, including fuel expenses, vehicle maintenance, and labor costs. Identifying cost-saving opportunities and implementing strategies and policies to reduce expenses.
  • Inventory Management: Coordinating with inventory or warehouse teams to ensure timely and accurate deliveries. Managing inventory levels to prevent overstocking or stockouts.
  • Safety and Security: Implementing safety protocols to minimize accidents and injuries during transportation. Securing goods and assets during transit to prevent theft or damage.
  • Sustainability Initiatives: Implementing environmentally friendly transportation practices to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation operations.
  • Review the transport policy from time to time and make recommendations to update the policy in order to enhance responsiveness to changes in the business environment and regulations.
  • Monitors all movements and violations on the Authority’s fleet via the Vehicle GPS on a daily basis.
  • Monitoring and tracking of trucks carrying radioactive or nuclear materials into or through Zambia, using the information tracking system.
  • Maintain and update motor vehicle administrative files for each Authority’s and Project vehicle.
  • Ensures the Electronic Fuel cards (Tom card) reconciliation are complete, together with all receipts submitted on time.
  • Prepares monthly reports on fuel usage to determine misuse and for the purposes funds reimbursements with the filling station.
  • Facilitate the opening and closing of fuel accounts at filling stations.
  • Coordinates with the insurer to ensure that claims are lodged in and completed expeditiously.
  • Maintains a central record of all incident reports and ensure follow through for police reports were necessary.
  • Follows up and ensures replacement of missing fleet documents and vehicle accessories such as white books, electronic refueling cards, e-tolling cards, keys, immobilizers.
  • Follow up on payments involving the fleet department by liaising with the Procurement and Finance Departments.
  • Assesses motor vehicle availability, develop trip schedules, and uses the schedules to assign vehicles and drivers as per received trip requisitions.
  • Coordinates preventive maintenance activities to ensure minimal breakdowns for enhanced cost management.
  • Prepares monthly maintenance and transport reports to ensure challenges in the provision of transport services are identified and appropriate strategies identified and implemented to address the gaps.
  • Recommends vehicles for purchase and disposal to support informed decisions on the utilization of Authority’s resources.
  • Assists in coordinating the acquisition of licenses and insurance for vehicles and trailers to enhance compliance with the relevant regulations and laws.
  • Supervisees the maintenance and repairs work done by outside private Workshops.
  • Ensure proper day-to-day maintenance of pool vehicles through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes and water levels, car washing, etc. in order to keep the vehicles clean and in good running condition at all times.
  • Performs repairs to the vehicle and guides the management which jobs are to be performed by outside garages.
  • Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies, including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, and map of the city/country, a first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in pool vehicles.

FLEET & WORKSHOP MANAGER

CHEKA AUTO REPAIRS & TRANSPORT
LUSAKA
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Coordinate human resources, schedules, and activities for effective fleet management while managing a team of Drivers.
  • Provide oversight and check job estimates by managing a team of Mechanics.
  • Formulate SOPs and ensure all technicians adhere.
  • Conduct quarterly/annual Performance Appraisal for Workshop and Fleet Personnel.
  • Evaluate the impact of work delays, interruptions, or changes in plans to develop appropriate course of actions.
  • Analyze current procedures and activities to identify and present opportunities for improvement of the workshop.
  • Regularly report progress on trucks, vehicles and machinery availability and quickly communicate delays and/or concerns to customers.
  • Ensuring licenses and road taxes paid on time and ensure fitness of trucks, vehicles, and machinery.
  • Handling conflicts and resolve differences of opinion among drivers and mechanics.
  • Initiate procurement of spares parts, workshop tools and Office supplies.
  • Responds to vehicle break downs on a 24-hour basis.
  • Driving outside Zambia to countries in the SADC region e.g. South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, and Namibia to perform duties such as break downs.
  • Attending to and assisting visitors and customers.
  • General office and clerical work.
  • Creating and maintaining safe working environment by encouraging good house-keeping practice in the workshop.
  • Plan and forecast purchasing of office supplies and equipment, special tools, and spares for specific jobs.
  • Providing technical motor vehicle advice and on-going training to drivers making sure they exhibit good driving habits.
  • Providing ongoing training to mechanics making sure they follow laid down procedure and instructions.
  • Taking disciplinary action against any misconduct and offenses.
  • Carrying out routine general vehicle checks.
  • Carrying out minor and major service and repairs on different vehicle makes.
  • Carrying out major overhauls on engines, gearbox, and suspension.
  • Mechanical and Electrical faults troubleshooting and rectifying.
  • Conduct routine service/maintenance works on vehicles as required.
  • Conduct Repairs and Maintenance.
  • Attend to vehicle breakdown timeously.
  • Use diagnostic tools and equipment to locate mechanical faults in engines, hydraulics, and electrical systems.
  • Maintain equipment and tools in good condition.
  • Supervising, leading, and reviewing the works of mechanics responsible for inspecting, diagnosing, maintaining and repairing mechanical defects in the fleet on and off-site.
  • Establishing and continuously reviewing the workshop’s structure, workflows, and job responsibilities in the workshop to ensure work is organized and carried out most efficiently and effectively.
  • Ensuring the optimum operation of the fleet by conducting mandatory services on every truck that arrives and striving to reduce the number of breakdowns.

ASSISTANT MANAGER- FLEET AND WORKSHOP

WATCHTOWER SOCIETY-ZAMBIA BRANCH
01.2007 - 12.2014
  • Assists the Fleet and Workshop Manager to manage a fleet of over 160 vehicles and 25 trucks.
  • Ensuring that all vehicles have mandatory documents like insurance, road tax, and certificate of fitness.
  • Preparing reports on vehicle usage, condition, and maintenance.
  • Monitoring fuel usage and ordering when order levels are reached, and receiving the new consignment of fuel upon delivery.
  • Receiving and attending to international and local visitors.
  • Ensuring that all office equipment is in good working condition and arranging for replacement or repair as needed.
  • Assist the Manager with ongoing training of drivers and report any concerns and misconduct, offenses, and bad driving habits for further disciplinary action.
  • Following up on trip report recommendations, driver’s fault reports, and reports by other members of staff.
  • Respond to vehicle breakdowns on a 24-hour basis, assess faults, and verify repairs done by outside garages to ensure the repairs are of high quality to minimize breakdown recurrences.
  • Making sure that the vehicle log books are properly and timely filled out by drivers.
  • Operating of office equipment e.g. photocopying machines, computers, scanners, fax machines to perform different tasks.
  • Attending to both internal and external phone calls.

MECHANIC

ZAMBIA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION (ZESCO)
NDOLA
01.2006 - 12.2007
  • General preventive maintenance.
  • Minor and Major repairs on vehicles and power generators.
  • Maintained vehicles, which included cars, trucks, forklifts, and other motor vehicles.
  • Perform routine and preventative maintenance, including oil changes and tune-ups.
  • Perform tests on specific parts and systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Identify mechanical problems visually or with computer-aided diagnostic equipment.
  • Examine critical parts and systems using a standard checklist.
  • Repair or replace malfunctioning parts and systems such as brake pads, belts, filters, and other mechanical parts.
  • Devise a plan of action for all maintenance tasks and upgrades.
  • Maintain work logs, repairs, and maintenance records.
  • Monitor inventory and order new parts when necessary.
  • Visit authorized motor repair centers to inspect outsourced vehicle repair work.
  • Test drive vehicles routinely to confirm operational safety before/after special operations.

Education

Masters of Business Administration -

Information and Communication University
07.2025

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Rockview University
06.2022

Advanced Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -

National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA)
06.2022

Advanced Certificate in Automotive Repair Mechanics -

Northern Technical College
Ndola, Zambia
12.2002

Senior Secondary School Certificate - Grade 12

Roan Antelope Secondary School
Luanshya, Zambia
12.1997

Junior School Certificate - Grade 9

Chaisa Basic School
Luanshya, Zambia
12.1993

Skills

  • Administrative support
  • Office management
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Presentation design
  • Relationship building
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Information management
  • Employee supervision
  • Multiple priorities management
  • Leadership

Contact Numbers

  • 0977-522020
  • 0965-512020
  • 0950227255

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/28/77
  • Gender: MALE
  • Nationality: ZAMBIAN
  • Marital Status: MARRIED

Languages

  • English
  • Chibemba
  • Chinyanja
  • American Sign Language
  • Zambian Sign Language

References

  • MR. WEDEX ILLUNGA, PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, WORLD BANK, +260 966394905, wilunga@worldbank.org
  • MR. CHOTA MWANSA, STATION MANAGER-KAFUE, NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME AUTHORITY (NAPSA), P.O BOX 360041, KAFUE, +260 977486806 / +260 955486806, mwansac@napsa.co.zm
  • MR. ANDERSON ZULU, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE, BANK OF ZAMBIA, +260 977676166, askayzulu@gmail.com
  • Ms.TOWELA KAONGA,CORPORATE SERVICES MANAGER,RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY,towelatrisha@gmail,com,0975609200

Hobbies and Interests

  • Reading good books
  • Swimming

Fore Name

TRESFORD

Educational Details

01/01/95, 12/31/97, ROAN ANTELOPE SECONDARY SCHOOL, LUANSHYA-ZAMBIA, Senior Secondary School Certificate (Grade 12), 01/01/92, 12/31/93, CHAISA BASIC SCHOOL, LUANSHYA-ZAMBIA, Junior School Certificate (Grade 9), 01/01/23, PRESENT, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY, Pursuing Masters of Business Administration, 08/01/18, 06/30/22, ROCKVIEW UNIVERSITY, Bachelors of Business Administration, 01/01/18, 06/30/22, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (NIPA), Advanced Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, 06/21/18, 06/22/18, ZAMBIA REDCROSS SOCIETY, LUSAKA, Responsibilities of a First Aider., 01/01/00, 12/31/02, NORTHERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, NDOLA-ZAMBIA, Advanced Certificate in Automotive Repair Mechanics

Certification

  • 2025: Certification in Effective Leadership
  • 2025: Certification in Integrated Human Capital Management
  • 2025: Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (ZIHRM) license
  • 2025: Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (ZCILT) License
  • 2022: Degree in Business Administration
  • 2022: Advanced Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport
  • 2005: Advanced Certificate in Automotive Repair Mechanics

Accomplishments

  • Awarded a membership upgrade by the Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport from Full Member to Chartered Member

Affiliations

  • Small-scale farming
  • Gardening.

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Chiyanja
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Sign Language
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Cibemba
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

ASSISTANT HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RPA)
01.2024 - Current

LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT OFFICER

RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RPA)
01.2018 - 12.2023

FLEET & WORKSHOP MANAGER

CHEKA AUTO REPAIRS & TRANSPORT
01.2014 - 12.2017

ASSISTANT MANAGER- FLEET AND WORKSHOP

WATCHTOWER SOCIETY-ZAMBIA BRANCH
01.2007 - 12.2014

MECHANIC

ZAMBIA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION (ZESCO)
01.2006 - 12.2007

Masters of Business Administration -

Information and Communication University

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Rockview University

Advanced Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -

National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA)

Advanced Certificate in Automotive Repair Mechanics -

Northern Technical College

Senior Secondary School Certificate - Grade 12

Roan Antelope Secondary School

Junior School Certificate - Grade 9

Chaisa Basic School

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