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Nomelia Marcela Norberto Mazuze

Maputo,MPM

Summary

Experienced lawyer and advisor and consultant with over 10 years of professional experience human rights and gender equality. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Gender and Youth Coordinator. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Practical experience in conducting and lead gender surveys, rapid assessment on gender equality and gender-based violence, gender analysis for project design and institutional gender assessment using GMLT toolkit. Strong expertise and knowledge in gender equality, gender mainstreaming including gender budgeting in projects and Programs related to education, health including SRHR, Violence / GBV, democracy & political participation and climate change. Also, strong expertise in women social, political and economic empowerment, gender responsive and gender transformative approach, in designing gender policies, prepare/designing toolbox and templates for gender integration within the projects, in facilitation of capacity building. Bringing forth strong background in sexual and reproductive health and rights, human rights-based approach, conflict sensitiveness, do no harm and result-based management. Results oriented, demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities, demonstrate commitment in gender equality, good planning and organizational skills, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. During years of experience, strengthened Knowledge on change management process, and strengthened experience in managing, at same time, more than 10 projects / annual plans & budgets, of local, provincial and national CSOs. As lawyer and human rights activist, strengthened knowledge and abilities on girls and women rights, providing training for diverse social actors: local and provincial governments institutions including health, education, police, justice sectors, CSOs at national, provincial and local level.

ID Validity: 15/12/2025

Profession background: Lawyer, postgraduate in Human Rights, Master's student in Gender and Development (writing a dissertation)

Years of work experience: 13 years

Nationality: Mozambican

Residence: Maputo city, Alto Mae, Carlos da Silva street n. 78, 2nd floor

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Gender and Law Consultant, Lawyer Freelancer

01.2012 - Current
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results, for example: (i) gender assessment institutional using GMLT approach for AMMPC and develop Gender Policy, 2017 hired by Verde Azul Consult, Lda; (ii)participatory gender assessment at institutional level using GMLT tool for CBO – Matola, 2019; (iii) baseline assessment on social and cultural dynamics of domestic violence in Chizavane – Mandlhakazi district – Gaza province and provide training for community activists on domestic violence hired by Verde-Azul Consult and Swedish workplace HIV- AIDS programme, June 2018.Designed Gender Policy for CÁPAZ Association, Matola 2020
  • Worked with customers to understand need, actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns and provide excellent friendly and efficient service as legal advice for single person, CBOs and small companies, 2015-2022
  • Trainer / Facilitator on domestic violence and human rights violations within communities, as part of team lead by Marcelina Isabel who was hired by Oxfam Belgica Advisory Team, 2015
  • Trainer of Domestic and Gender Violence for heads of administrative structures of Matola, hired by Forum Mulher, 2011
  • Facilitator at seminar on dissemination of Domestic Violence Law to multi-sectoral group for coordination and prevention of violence, hired by Provincial Directorate for Women and Social Action of Maputo, 2010.

Gender Coordinator

Adra Mozambique
07.2022 - Current

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Support design, implementation and monitoring of planned activities related to gender equality & SRHR, for both gender standalone or mainstreaming projects
  • Support for design and implementation of diverse projects planned baseline assessment, ensuring that relevant gender and social inclusion components are part of assessment, including review background data and continuous tracking of gender and GBV indicators during project lifecycle
  • Support different intern projects teams by strengthening awareness and capacities to work in gender-transformative manner, particularly in relation to women leadership, participation in decision making process, access to and control over resources, GBV prevention and mitigation,
  • Deal with critical issues that may result from gender and GBV components, both at project team and community levels
  • Work closely with ADRA network on gender, ADRA COs gender manager and gender advisor to ensure gender mainstreaming in different projects related to agriculture and livelihoods, Climate
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule by participating in Business development Committee on design and approval of proposal and by ensuring gender mainstreaming in all CO proposals/projects under development and to be developed whether in area of health, education, agriculture and livelihoods, Climate Change
  • Led VIVA+ projects as Coordinator and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement. Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results by lead or conduct (i) landscape gender equality and GBV assessment, with strong focus on social and cultural norms, roles and responsibilities, 24 hours activity profile, access to and control over resources, participation and decision making, access to information, Gender based Violence, livelihood; and (ii) detailed gender analysis guided by Adra Canada and Canadian Food Greens.
  • Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

Gender & SRHR Programme Officer

Diakonia Mozambique Country Office
11.2014 - 06.2021

Responsible for key support in planning, formulating, and implementing operations of assigned country programme work-plan and budget

  • Make payments and monitor expenditures as well as provide technical and management oversight on programme activities implemented by partner organizations to ensure compliance with funding and organization requirements
  • Ensure integration of gender in partners project, annual work plan and reporting
  • Essential Duties & Responsibilities (Strategic Programme Planning, Development & management)
  • Participate in planning and developing country office work plan and budget based on approved programmatic approach by translating priorities into local interventions
  • Supporting in research for design and development of country programme operational plan in compliance with global and regional strategic priorities and global theory of Chang
  • Assessing of partners institutional capacity and proposals, and make revision of partner organizations’ funding agreements in compliance with policy guidelines and procedures
  • Assessing partners training needs, programmatic gaps and design partners capacity development
  • Provide technical support in development of partner work plan, budget, and payment schedule
  • Engage with diverse stakeholders (national, provincial and local level), influencing for signing and implementation of institutional Memorandums
  • Conduct CO self-assessment on Gender and feminist principle adopted at new Global Strategic
  • Plan
  • Participate in design of Global Institutional toolboxes for mainstreaming gender, gender budgeting and Gender Policy
  • Participation in mapping of partner organizations, both women's rights or feminist organizations, in Africa and Asia, as part of feminist learning journey task group
  • Work closely with Regional Gender focal point, Global Gender Specialist and Global gender
  • Working group to implement regional and global gender action plan and feminist principle actions oriented by Gender Policy
  • Strategic Program Management & Gender integration in projects/annual plan/budget:
  • Provide training on gender equality, gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting for partners working on gender standalone projects or partners that integrate gender in democracy, education, health and justice programs/projects
  • Support partners to integrate gender by doing analysis include power holder’s analysis within their
  • Strategic plans, annual work plan and reports
  • Provide training for partners on conflict sensitivity and do no harm approach, human rights-based approach, results-based management and gender transformative actions
  • Conduct gender mainstreaming institutional assessment using Mainstreaming Trajectory of
  • Gender and Leadership (GMLT) approach
  • Conducting qualitative monitoring using mixed of technical: in depth interviews, semi-structures interviews, focal groups discussions
  • Assess and identify eventual gender capacity gaps, gender-based constraints of partners organizations and provide key recommendations, capacity building to ensure that both men and women, girls and boys benefit from project’s activities
  • Support partner organizations to develop effective projects plan and reporting process that ensure all steps of project cycle are accomplished
  • Support partner’s organizations by strengthening awareness and capacities to work in a transformative gender manner, particularly in relation to women political representation and leadership, inclusion of marginalized group within local decision-making processes, access to education and health, GBV prevention and mitigation
  • Monitoring implementation of partner projects, track agreed deliverables and ensuring that are produced satisfactorily according to plans in compliance with policy guidelines
  • Evaluate and identify operational issues in field visits, problems and risks, ensure compliance to policy guidelines
  • Support partners organization in development of Sustainability Plans using four different components: organizational/ institutional, programmatic, financial and social
  • To ensure compliance to Diakonia PME guidelines at all stages of project cycle and ensure all supporting documents are uploaded in database by reviewing
  • Document success stories and good practices, including by consolidating materials used by partners organizations or collected during monitoring processes in field
  • Provide partners with technical assistance through mentoring, training and workshops to strengthen their capacity for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting development initiatives, ensuring gender mainstreaming and complying with Norma 4400, as well as exit strategies to ensure sustainability after project completion and project learning reports.

SRHR & prevention of HIV Project Coordinator

01.2011 - 10.2014
  • CA-PAZ - Association of Psychosocial Assistance and Empowerment to Victims of Violence – Matola
  • Responsible for coordination of all projects related to SRHR including HIV, handles administrative tasks for project manager and team members to keep project running smoothly
  • Plan and lead implementation of all activities related to diverse projects, engage with various partners (both SCO or government institutions) and scheduling meetings and appointments, monitoring work progress, ensure accomplishment of deadlines, tracking project budget, documenting key project workflows, provide capacity building and carry out awareness raising initiatives within communities.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement

Coordinator of Roads Project

01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Funding by FH- USAID – lead a cluster of 4 local Women's rights organizations in Trevo:
  • Participate in the design of the project
  • Lead a team of M&A, finance manage, activists from all 4 organizations members of the women cluster
  • Lead an annual, semester, quarterly and monthly based planning process, and lead all projects activities, monitoring work progress through
  • Lead and carry out annually, semester and quarterly schedule meetings, with different stakeholders involved in the project cycle
  • Monitor the project timeline and ensure work is completed on schedule
  • Monitoring of all team task, ensuring accomplishment of deadlines
  • Tracking project budget together and manage costs together with finance manager;
  • Organize and track deliverables
  • Lead the local problem-solving and project management - committees and conflict resolution groups with and among activists
  • Provide regular (quarterly, semester and annually) report to donors and other stakeholders.

06.2009 - 01.2014
  • Lead legal support sector and provide Legal assistance to women, men, children victims of various forms of domestic violence, human rights violations, divorces, property division, alimony, inheritance, etc., provide training on human rights, family and minor rights, women and girls rights, children rights within psychosocial package of capacity building plan for "Good Neighbors" -
  • Community Health Agents - based on community and local structures of Matola district

Coordinator

01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Of HIV prevention project with Gender component in partnership with Women's Forum and financed by Global Fund:
  • Provide capacity building on gender and HIV prevention for traditional medicine practitioners and activists
  • Provide capacity building on Communication for Behavior and Social Change in HIV prevention from gender perspective for girls, boys, young women and boys;
  • Engage with local partners (government institutions) for improvement in patient care as referred by traditional healers and community activists
  • Monitoring work progress and document good practices on HIV prevention at Machava
  • Provide regular report for Forum Mulher, documenting good practices of referral of HIV patients to health facilities for treatment, rather than treatment with traditional practitioner or healers.
  • Participated in workshops and in-service meetings to enhance personal growth and professional development and Engage with local partners (government institutions) for improvement in patient care as referred by traditional healers and community activists
  • Received and responded to donor requests via letters, emails, telephone calls and in-person interactions
  • Prepared agendas and took notes at meetings to archive proceedings
  • Developed internal requirements and standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability across programs

Trainer and Head of Legal Support sector

CÁ-PAZ
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Association of Psychosocial Assistance and Empowerment to Victims of Violence – Matola,
  • Facilitate all trainings on Human Rights and Children's Rights - to children and activist – as part of Social Protection of Orphan Child Protect funding by Terre Des Hommes – Germany.

Coordinator of Female Condom

PSI
01.2011
  • Dissemination project in partnership with governments and others relevant stakeholders.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships and facilitate capacity building training for activists, community leaders on family planning Plan and lead awareness raising initiatives on use of female condom
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule and created plans and communicated deadlines to complete projects on time and provide regular report on number of condoms distributed, but also on socio-cultural barriers related to non-use of female condom by women, especially young married women
  • Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently

Education

M.D. - Gender Equality

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE
Maputo City
Current

M.D. - Human Rights

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE
Maputo, MPM
2017

Bachelor’s Degree - Law

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE
Maputo, MPM
2012

MAPUTO - Law

Eduardo Mondlane University
Maputo, MPM
2009

High School - Arts

High School of General Education System
Maputo, MPM
1999

Skills

  • Organization and Time Management
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Training and Development
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Self-Motivated
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Critical Thinking

Accomplishments

  • During the period 2009-2020, I attended several training courses that provided knowledge, competence and certification in: Feminist journey by Diakonia Swedish organization, 2020 Human Rights Protection Mechanisms (International and national mechanisms on HRDs protection)– by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) - 2020; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights from religious perspective by SIDA Partnership Forum in Harnosand – Sweden, 2019 Results-based management and human rights-based approaches by
  • Diakonia Regional -Kenya - 2016, 2018 Environment and conflict sensitiveness mainstreaming by Diakonia Regional – Kenya - 2018, 2019 Risk analyses Cost-effectiveness / Value for money and risk-based monitoring for the program and project chain by Diakonia Regional -Kenya, 2018 Training in sensitivity to the environment; climate change in the planning and monitoring of programs / projects; gender relations and climate change by AGIR program consultant from UEM – Faculty of Agronomy, 2018 Training of trainers in gender mainstreaming using the Mainstreaming Trajectory of Gender and
  • Leadership (GMLT) approach
  • Integration tool for gender justice approach in CSOs by Oxfam
  • Mozambique, 2015 7 Training of trainers in gender-based budgeting using the FRAS tool (fair resource allocation system) by We Effect, 2015 Communication for Behavior and Social Change in HIV prevention from a gender perspective by
  • FDC consultants through Global Funds, 2012
  • Training in leadership for young women African University “Investing in Africa’s Future” by OSISA “Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa-Mutarara Zimbabwe, 2011 Education / training in project planning, monitoring and techniques of fund raising by Terre des
  • Hommes Germany, 2010 Training on Gender and Culture, with a view to Sexual and Reproductive Rights by Forum Mulher, 2010, 2019 - Electoral observer – General and Provincial election in Maputo accredited as member of CEDE/
  • Electoral Observatory Platform
  • 2007-2008 - Secretary in the training project on Human Rights and Rights of the Child, in the Human
  • Rights League funded by UNICEF 2007 - Protocol at the Regional Seminar - Invigorating the efforts of Parliamentarians in relation to children and the fight against HIV / AIDS, organized by AWEPA and the Parliament, at the Joaquim
  • Chissano Conference Center - Maputo

Timeline

Gender Coordinator

Adra Mozambique
07.2022 - Current

Gender & SRHR Programme Officer

Diakonia Mozambique Country Office
11.2014 - 06.2021

Gender and Law Consultant, Lawyer Freelancer

01.2012 - Current

Coordinator

01.2012 - 01.2013

SRHR & prevention of HIV Project Coordinator

01.2011 - 10.2014

Coordinator of Roads Project

01.2011 - 01.2014

Coordinator of Female Condom

PSI
01.2011

06.2009 - 01.2014

Trainer and Head of Legal Support sector

CÁ-PAZ
01.2009 - 01.2010

M.D. - Gender Equality

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

M.D. - Human Rights

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

Bachelor’s Degree - Law

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

MAPUTO - Law

Eduardo Mondlane University

High School - Arts

High School of General Education System
Nomelia Marcela Norberto Mazuze