TABITHAH DORCUS MKANDAWIRE
Lilongwe
Summary
I hold a Master in Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility from EOI Business School in Spain and Degree in Environmental Science and technology from the University of Malawi, The Polytechnic. I have over 16 years’ experience Climate Resilient WASH programming, emergency WASH programming in both development and emergency set up. As the WASH section emergency focal point, I successfully coordinated the cyclone Fred and cholera emergency which affected Malawi the past year. I am also a Case Area Targetted Intervention (CATI champion and trainer. I am also the MCO country office certified PSEA trainer.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
WASH Officer
UNICEF Malawi
01.2013
- Currently leading the water supply team in planning, LTAs and contract management, monitoring of all the water supply contracts
- In coordination with the district councils assess the water supply gaps in the district and plan for equitable distribution of the interventions according to the resources available
- Continuously build new and sustain strategic partnerships with different sector players
- Including the line ministries, districts councils, contractors, NGO partners and donors as well as other UN agencies
- With section colleagues formulate the WASH outcome and output results, related indicators, baselines, targets and means of verification which are translated to proposals and Participate in the water supply technical groups, joint sector reviews and other forums where there are strategic discussions and policy formulation Through monitoring, supervision, and coordination, identify the bottlenecks and devise strategies to address them, but also identify the success stories for sharing and learning
- Manage and coordinate implementation and reporting all grants for climate resilient water supply interventions which includes USAID BHA, CERF, EU, DFID and Natcoms
- Actively monitor UNICEF-supported activities through field visits, programmatic visits, to identify issues which requires technical guidance, reviews and but also success stories
- Promote accountability and enforce the establishment of a complaint mechanism/system to improve the WASH Sustainability
- For the past three years, I led for the WASH emergency team on preparedness, response, and recovery of the Cyclone Anna and Cyclone Fred
- I also supported the district emergency response partners through partnership agreements, coordination of the implementation as well as provision of technical support and guidance
- Lead in the preparation of procurement plans, prepositioning including requisition, and distribution of supplies as well as end user monitoring
- Prepare donor reports in accordance to donor requirements, workplans and budget.
Rural WASH Programme Manager
Water for People
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Conducting needs assessment for the developing proposals, strategies, annual implementation plans and budgets
- Formulation of the WASH outcome and output results, related indicators, baselines, targets and means of verification
- Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners and Councils in line with the sector’s strategies, processes, and best practices in WASH, to support programme implementation throughout all stages of programming processes for the achievement of the WASH output results
- Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve WASH output results
- Lead in the designing of relevant monitoring systems and ensure that systems are user friendly and able to capture the required results on all the indicators for the country programme as well as donor indicators
- Capacity building of the stakeholders and implementing partners based on the capacity gaps and work plans through ongoing coaching, information sharing and feedback sessions on implementation
- Monitor Implementing partners to ensure compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity
- Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by management/stakeholders
- Prepare inputs into donor proposals, and reports in line with the implementation
- Supervise the staff, motivate them and develop their capacity build ensure that they have the required skills, information and good environment for their work.
WASH National Coordinator
Concern Universal (UNITED PURPOSE now)
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Conducting needs assessment for the developing proposals, strategies, annual implementation plans and budgets using the theory of change
- Lead in the designing of relevant monitoring systems and ensure that systems are user friendly and able to capture the required results on all the indicators
- Support implementing partners like NGO, government ministries and Country offices in prepare annual work plans and budgets based on the sector needs and the donor proposals for WASH needs
- Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners and Councils in line with the sector’s strategies, processes, and best practices in WASH, to support programme implementation throughout all stages of programming processes for the achievement of the WASH output results
- Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve WASH output results
- Monitor Implementing partners to ensure compliance with approved budget allocations, organizational regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity
- Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by management/stakeholders
- Supervise the staff, motivate them and develop their capacity build ensure that they have the required skills, information and good environment for their work
- Liaise with donors and stakeholders national and subnational) to ensure Strategic and funded emergency preparedness and response programmes
- Prepare inputs into donor proposals, and reports in line with the implementation
- Representing the Organization at Government, National and International meetings
Education
Master of Science - Sustainable Development
EOI Business School
Madrid, Spain07.2011
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences
University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
Blantyre, Malawi06.1999
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Dependable and Responsible
- Decision-Making
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Organization and Time Management
Websites
Trainingscertificates
- Result Based Approach, Lilongwe, UNICEF
- WASH in Emergencies, Nairobi, Kenya, UNICEF/IOM/UNHCR
- Management and Leadership, Harvard Online Course
- Contract Management in WASH Programmes, Nairobi, Kenya, UNICEF
- Market Based Sanitation, Nairobi, Kenya, UNICEF
- WASH Bottleneck Analysis, Nairobi, Kenya, UNICEF
References
- John Kanyama, WASH Specialist, UNICEF, Malawi, jkanyama@unicef.org
- Gerrit Maritz, Deputy Representative, UNICEF, Malawi, gmaritz@unicef.org
- Mrs Kate Harawa, The country Director, Water for People, +265 888 577 839, kharawa@waterforpeople.org
Timeline
WASH Officer
UNICEF Malawi
01.2013
Rural WASH Programme Manager
Water for People
01.2007 - 01.2010
WASH National Coordinator
Concern Universal (UNITED PURPOSE now)
01.2004 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Sustainable Development
EOI Business School
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences
University of Malawi, The Polytechnic
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