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Earnest Maswera

Development Lead
Mutare,Manicaland

Summary

Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top performing organizations. Strategic skills in engaging at government and other stakeholder levels for organizational benefits. Team focused leadership that seeks the best out of each member. Offering engaging and pleasant personality with expertise to get the job done Performance-oriented Leader showing a trail of exceptional record of achievement over 20 year career. Tenacious manager with strategic and analytical approach to solving problems, bringing in stakeholders and donors and accomplishing targets. Talented in identifying and capitalizing on emerging trends and to build opportunities for the organization

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Country Director & Deputy Regional Director

Tearfund Zimbabwe
2 2019 - 7 2024
  • Strategic leadership and support of the Tearfund Zimbabwe Programme, including technical support, strategy development, capacity-building plans, programme design, staff wellbeing support, legal representation, engagements with partners, and representation in strategic forums.
  • Streamlined operations by identifying areas of improvement within existing systems to increase efficiency while maintaining quality standards.

Country Director

Tearfund Uk
04.2008 - 02.2019
  • Leadership and representation of the Tearfund Mozambique Programme, including strategic planning, programme management, partner portfolio management, capacity strengthening, donor and government liaison, staff management, and programme policy development.

Desk Officer

Tearfund
06.2007 - 03.2008
  • Management of partnerships, grant management, strategic planning, and support to Tearfund programmes in Mozambique, Angola, and Botswana.

Country Coordinator

Hope For African Children Initiative
10.2005 - 05.2007
  • Overall leadership of the HACI programmes, including strategic planning, resource mobilization, capacity strengthening, partnerships, and advocacy for children in Mozambique.

HIV/OVC Programmes Coordinator

Save the Children UK
04.2004 - 10.2005
  • Supervision and coordination of SCUK/HIV and OVC projects in Zambezia province, including project design, implementation, budget management, partner support, and community mobilization.

Head of Office

Catholic Relief Services
01.2003 - 04.2004
  • Programmatic and administrative operations management for Mutare Sub Office operations, including partner support, external relationships, and project monitoring and evaluation.

Programme Manager

Catholic Relief Services
01.2000 - 01.2003
  • Support to partners in HIV/AIDS work and CRS Sub Office Management, including project technical support, programme development, and stakeholder liaison.

Regional Training Coordinator

Family AIDS Caring Trust
01.1998 - 01.2000
  • Facilitation of regional HIV/AIDS training for NGOs and Community Based Organisations, including training coordination, material development, and institutional support.

Education

MA leadership and Innovation -

Royal Kennedy College

MSc Development Management -

Open University UK

Post Grad. Dip. Managing Development Agencies in Southern Africa - Development Studies

Open University UK
Milton Keynes UK

BSc Honours Rural and Urban Planning - undefined

University of Zimbabwe

Skills

Training and Facilitation

Complementaryinitiatives

  • Together with a team of other youth officers, mooted the idea and initiated the National HIV/AIDS High School Quiz in Zimbabwe
  • Facilitated the development of the first strategic plan of Kubatsirana, one of the biggest AIDs service organisations in Mozambique
  • Facilitated the Development of an HIV AIDS initiative (Kunzwana AIDS Action Groups for Kunzwana women's' association)
  • Spearheaded the Mutare Catholic Relief Services sub-office initiative a new.
  • Improvement and development of the SCUK Mozambique, OVC community based model focussing on Community care Committees in Mozambique
  • Led the Registration process of Tearfund in Mozambique

Aptitudepersonalcompetencies

Shona, English, Very good, Very good, Very good, Portuguese, Very good, Very good, Good, Shona/Chimanyika, Very good, Very good, Very good

Driverslicense

Zimbabwean & International drivers licence

Internationalregionalexposure

  • Zambia
  • South Africa
  • Botswana
  • Angola
  • Uganda
  • Malawi
  • Kenya
  • Ethiopia
  • Mozambique
  • Swaziland
  • United Kingdom
  • Ghana
  • Tanzania
  • Rwanda

Homeaddresses

  • 156 Rekayi Tangwena Greenside, Mutare, Zimbabwe
  • Trancapassi, Chimoio, Mozambique

Cell

+263 777735000, +258 866662381

Professionaltrainingcourses

  • 2021, Programmes
  • 2019, John Maxwell leadership course for 12 weeks
  • 2005, Leading Tearfund together (Global Leadership course run by Oxford Group)
  • 2001, International OVC Working group Seminar by SCUK, Cardiff, UK.
  • 2001, Regional HIV/AIDS workshop for Catholic Relief Services, Zimbabwe
  • 1999, Participatory Rural Action orientation Training, by PRA Network Zimbabwe
  • 1999, Research methods course by University of Nairobi in collaboration with University of Gent, Belgium (Kenya)
  • 1998, Stepping Stones (Sexual Reproductive Health course) by Actionaid-Africa in collaboration with Family AIDS Caring Trust
  • 1997, Regional Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop by Family AIDS caring Trust
  • 1998, Regional Community Oriented HIV/AIDS Training
  • 2009, Finances
  • 2007, Strategic Financial management course Mango Training, Maputo
  • 2001, Basic Finance management course. Mango training, Malawi
  • 1999, Financial Management Course for Managers, Catholic Relief Services, Zimbabwe
  • 1999, Financial Management workshop for Partners by EZE, Zimbabwe

Personal Information

  • Nationality: Zimbabwean
  • Marital Status: Married (2 children)

References

At Requested

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].

Languages

Shona
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Portuguese
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Country Director

Tearfund Uk
04.2008 - 02.2019

Desk Officer

Tearfund
06.2007 - 03.2008

Country Coordinator

Hope For African Children Initiative
10.2005 - 05.2007

HIV/OVC Programmes Coordinator

Save the Children UK
04.2004 - 10.2005

Head of Office

Catholic Relief Services
01.2003 - 04.2004

Programme Manager

Catholic Relief Services
01.2000 - 01.2003

Regional Training Coordinator

Family AIDS Caring Trust
01.1998 - 01.2000

Country Director & Deputy Regional Director

Tearfund Zimbabwe
2 2019 - 7 2024

MA leadership and Innovation -

Royal Kennedy College

MSc Development Management -

Open University UK

Post Grad. Dip. Managing Development Agencies in Southern Africa - Development Studies

Open University UK

BSc Honours Rural and Urban Planning - undefined

University of Zimbabwe
Earnest MasweraDevelopment Lead