GERALD AGGRIPPA MASAMHA

STATEMENT OF INTENT

I have 23 years of experience in the IT industry with 20 of those years spend within World Vision. What has kept it fresh and relevant for me in World Vision has been the opportunities for lateral and vertical movement, and growth into different IT roles over the years.

My experience within the Organization combined with an understanding of emerging trends and opportunities with the IT space from a broad Professional SME perspective provides relevance for opportunities and leadership roles in IT Service Management.

Some of the accomplishments include:

• Pioneered & Established the IT Infrastructure & department at the University of Zimbabwe - Bindura College of Technology
• Established and Matured the WorldVision Zimbabwe and Mozambique IT Departments. This included hiring, training and managing the IT team, running various Infrastructure Projects, Playing a Strategic role, as part of the NO Senior Management teams
• Delivered Projects within the Southern African Region, some of which included the VSAT rollout project, NO & Regional Office relocation & Co-location, ICT4D projects, ITMS Assessments and follow through Projects (People, Process & Technology), etc
• Developed an ITMS Assessment tool widely used to assess the maturity of IT within World Vision Offices
• Implemented Enterprise IT processes within WorldVision, establishing and maturing two of the process, namely the IT Change and Knowledge Management processes
• Worked closely with external consultants from Hackett and Info-tech during the period when I worked on World Vision IT processes, helping me get a better understanding of how to structure and manage Consultant engagements, for optimal value to the organization.

CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor)

Additional Engagements

• I serve as a Non-Executive Director (Board Member) and a member of the Strategy and Manpower Committee at Diamond Serguros (Insurance) Mozambique. (January 2018 to Date)
• Non-Executive Senior Partner in Eunoia Consulting. This is a Company that developed and supplies The Payline payroll system as well as provide various business development services and training.