Davie Kumwembe
Lilongwe
Summary
I am an experienced and motivational person, seeking a challenging career that ensures a connection between the health well-being of the population, society change and development. I’m looking for a role where I can develop my skills further. I believe am a strong planner and problem solver who readily adapts to change, work independently and able to juggle multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Officer
Livingstonia Synod Health Department
01.2024 - Current
- Coordinated project activities to ensure timely completion and alignment with organizational goals.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining key deliverables and timelines for various initiatives.
- Facilitated communication among stakeholders to enhance collaboration and resolve project-related issues.
- Monitored project progress, ensuring adherence to established budgets and schedules while identifying potential risks.
Project Officer
Evangelical Association of Malawi
07.2017 - Current
- Conducting mentorship and capacity building sessions on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Life skills and Gender Based Violence issues with the youths, religious leaders, parents and community leaders.
- Implementation of GBV, early marriages and SRHR activities programmes and designing tailor-made interventions in response to gaps identified.
- Annual, Semi-annual, Monthly and Activity report writing, budgets tracking, work plans development, documenting lesson learnt and success stories
- Managing project confidential data, analyzing and uploading in KOBO tool kit
- Conducting community sensitization awareness campaign meetings reaching out to Religious and community leaders on GBV and SRHR issues.
- Institution: Evangelical Association of Malawi
- Position: Project Officer - (Various Projects including Social, Health, WASH, SRHR, Vocational skills Gender Based Violence)
- Duration: July 2017 to date
Lilongwe District WASH Consultant
Population Services International (PSI)
03.2016 - 06.2017
- Conducting interactive household sessions on good hygiene practices, symptoms of cholera, first aid treatment and prevention of water borne diseases, targeting women of childbearing age and caregivers focusing under five children.
- Managed a successful cholera awareness campaign in Lilongwe districts four traditional authorities project catchment areas during the period 2016 season leading to zero cholera cases.
- Conduct key informant interviews with health surveillance assistants (HAS’s) and Social Workers on WASH related programs and interventions
- Institution: Population Services International (PSI)
- Position: Lilongwe District WASH Consultant
- Duration: March 2016 to June 2017
Project Officer
Ecumenical Counselling Centre
08.2007 - 01.2016
- Organize and facilitating trainings with in and out of school youth on SRHR issues
- Project proposal development, counselling training manuals development and identifying gulps in SRHR training curricular
- Providing mentorship training and capacity building to youths and teen mother groups
- Conducting project monitoring and evaluation exercise and provide feedback to project volunteers
- Working with religious and community leaders on possible integration of social and spiritual well-being
- Tracking projects variation from inception to the end with impact valuation strategies
- Institution: Ecumenical Counselling Centre
- Position: Project Officer
- Duration: August 2007 to 2016
Education
Certificate - Reproductive Health Issues
Global Health e Learning Center
Certificate - Gender and Health
Global Health e Learning Center
Certificate - Computer Studies
National College of Information
Certificate - Transport and Distribution Management
Mpemba Staff Development Centre
Bachelors of Social Science - Public Health
SKYWAY University
01.2018
Diploma - Public Health
SKYWAY University
01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Reproductive Health Issues
Skyway University
Lilongwe Campus11-2018
Skills
- A good facilitator, Community Health Education and Engagement, Data analysis, Computer skills, Microsoft word, Excel and power point, KOBO and SPSS applications
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written in English, creates and encourages a climate of team-work and collaboration in a diverse cultural environment
- Consistently achieves high-level results and delivers projects on-time following required budget lines
- Results oriented and provides others with clear direction, motivates and empowers others
- Valid driving license C categories PG
- Good Interpersonal skills, leadership, critical thinking, problem solving and networking
References
- Howard, Kasiya, howardkasiya@gmail.com, 0994 820 081, Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), P.O Box 30061, Lilongwe
- Sadson, Harawa, sadhara2005@yahoo.com, 0887 634 819, Ecumenical Counselling Centre, Private Bag 397, Lilongwe
- Elton, Mazengera, emazengera@yahoo.com, 0999 856 644, Population Services International of Malawi, P.O Box 40733, Lilongwe
Timeline
Project Officer
Livingstonia Synod Health Department
01.2024 - Current
Project Officer
Evangelical Association of Malawi
07.2017 - Current
Lilongwe District WASH Consultant
Population Services International (PSI)
03.2016 - 06.2017
Project Officer
Ecumenical Counselling Centre
08.2007 - 01.2016
Certificate - Gender and Health
Global Health e Learning Center
Certificate - Computer Studies
National College of Information
Certificate - Transport and Distribution Management
Mpemba Staff Development Centre
Bachelors of Social Science - Public Health
SKYWAY University
Diploma - Public Health
SKYWAY University
Certificate - Reproductive Health Issues
Global Health e Learning Center
Bachelor of Science - Reproductive Health Issues
Skyway University