Apilike Ambukege Gordon

Responsible for providing program and project management support in the Governance/Enabling Environment Portfolio UNDP Tanzania Country Office. The portfolio is managing several projects in areas of:

· Legislative Oversight and Social Accountability,

· Access to Justice, Human Rights and Rule of Law,

• Inclusive Social Economic Governance
• Sustaining Peace for Sustainable Development

In providing support to the portfolio my duties are but not limited to the following.

· Working with program & project teams in planning and implementation of project activities as per Annual Work Plans (AWPs). This includes the following;

o preparation of budgets for projects activities

o Disbursement of funds to implementing partners & responsible parties as per LOA's and follow up on liquidations,

o Procurement of goods and services as part of project implementation,

o Monitoring of implementation of project activities as per work plan.

· Working with Program Finance in preparation of financial reporting for various projects for as required by donors & HQ

Provision of other operation & logistics support for the portfolio such as preparation of workshops and meetings for internal and external implementing partners related to projects

Responsible for provision of Administration and Operations Support for UNICEF Tanzania Country Office in Dar es salaam as well as field offices in Zanzibar, Mbeya and Kigoma.

My duties and responsibilities were but not limited to the following:

· Management office premises, assets & equipment which consist of procurement of office assets, repair & maintenance of office premises and assets, disposal of old & broken assets and maintaining the asset master register.

· Providing logistics and procurement support for head office, field offices and sections for various goods and services as well as managing supplier contracts and services. Also, supporting logistics of processing work permits and other assistance for international staff members.

· Supported the office in major projects e.g., office move in 2013, 2015 and 2017.

· Working with Finance & Operation in preparation of monthly finance reports e.g., finance forecast report for Administration Section and Annual ICAO greening initiative report for the country office.

Focal person of administration operations for the Bank HQ in Dar es salaam and branches across the country.

My duties and responsibilities were but not limited to the following:

· Management of Bank's premises, assets & equipment which consist of procurement of assets, repair & maintenance of premises, assets & other equipment's and disposal of old assets.

· Procurement of various goods and services for the HQ and branches including managing the vendors and contracts.

· Support the management in major projects of opening new branches, this included searching for premises to establish the branch, finalizing purchase or lease agreement with owner and construction & renovation works for the branch, and supporting the management in applying license to operate the branch from Bank of Tanzania (Central Bank)

Responsible for providing administrative support services for Deloitte & Touché Tanzania office including but not limited to,

· Management & supervision of office premises, assets & equipment's.

· Management & supervision of vendors & service providers providing services to office.

· Supply & procurement of office supplies & services.

· Management of insurance policies for office assets & equipment.

· Inventory management for office assets, equipment's, consumables etc.

People management, performance management

Responsible for administrative & office management duties for Heidelberg East Africa; Tanzania office including but not limited to;

- Management & supervision of office premises, assets & equipment's;

- Management & supervision of vendors & service providers providing services to office;

- Placing, monitoring and delivery of spare parts orders to customers;

- Inventory management of spare parts; Logistics managements for machines & spare parts orders.

Handling customer care duties for the main office branch of Barclays Bank Tanzania Ltd

Processing of banking transactions such as opening of bank accounts, loan application processing, debit cards application processing etc.

Handling back office support duties such as cheque clearing at the central bank

Worked as a production coordinator and translator for FILMKRAFT, a German film making company in production of a documentary film called Cotton money which is a story about the fate of two villages in East Africa, for generations both dependent on the cultivation of cotton, the most important natural resource for our clothing industry. One village cultivated its crop according modern agricultural standards with all its technical innovations and expensive imported chemicals – and is now dying in a trap of debt. The other village followed a traditional, organic method of cultivation and after only a few years is able to enjoy a certain modest affluence and confidence in the future.

The film was short in various locations in Dar es salaam, Morogoro and Shinyaga regions.

Link:

https://www.filmkraft.de/en/films/21/COTTONMONEY

Worked as a production coordinator and translator for ECOMDEIA, a German film making company in production of a documentary film called Die lange Fahrt der "Graf Goetzen (The long journey of the “Graf Goetzen). This is a story about the ship Graf Goetzen (now called MV LIEMBA) long history from Germany, named after the German African explorer Graf von Goetzen and was transported to Lake Tanganyika which was a colony of Germany to be used as a war ship. It was then converted to passenger vessel, and it is still in operation until now.

The film was shot in Germany, Dar es salaam, Kigoma and on board the ship MV Liemba.

Link:

https://www.moviefone.com/movie/die-lange-fahrt-der-graf-goetzen-von-papenburg-nach-afrika/UVV1PqH4KUTMNLGC9V4XJ6/main