BEATRICE JAMES MACHAGA
TANGA
Summary
Goal-oriented and innovative leader skilled in team building, relationship building, training, and presentation. Highly knowledgeable in technical aspects. Applies knowledge and abilities to positively impact organization. Works well under extreme stress and deadlines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
TASAF MonITORINg OFFICER
TANZANIA SOCAIL ACTION FUND
07.2014 - Current
- AccOMPlISHMENts
- Provision of technical support to PAA on implementation of PSSN program
- Facilitate the compilation of reports and grievances to be submitted to TASAF management unit
- Monitoring of project implementation in respective Project Area Authority (PAA)
- Ensured timely submission of implementation progress reports Validate data entered by PAAs into the TASAF Management Information System (MIS)
- Undertake a detailed review of procedures at the PAA including, documents, records, reports, and adherence to policies and procedures by the implementers
- Review and assess the capacity building program for the Focal person PAAs on specific areas of project implementation
- Monitoring of program activities and report timely
- Liaises with the Coordination and Technical Support Officer to ensure that the key aspects of the program as well as transfer and other entitlements are well understood
- Liaises TMU and PAA authorities in implementation of the program
FIElD TECHnICAL OFFICER
WORLD EDUACTION INC
01.2012 - 06.2014
- Participate in design, preparation, implementation and monitoring livelihood and nutrition initiatives implemented by WEI/Padova Tralee
- Capacity building and technical advice on best horticulture practices and create opportunities to empower most vulnerable children care takers under Padova Tralee in northern zone of Tanzania
- Facilitate WEI/Padova Tralee Partners to mobilize and establish savings and lending groups among the families caring for most vulnerable children
- Support the local partners in area of Livelihood and Nutrition for most vulnerable households
- Support the partners to initiate saving and credit schemes for the caretakers of most vulnerable households
- Study the environment of the districts in which the program is implemented and find an innovation that will assist/smoothen the implementations of economic strengthening and nutrition activities
- Support partners to liaise with district’s nutritional officers to support on the malnourished children to access council available nutritional services
- Networking with the district partners and district council on the support of most vulnerable children in Nutrition and livelihood activities
PROGRAM MAnAGER
AFRICAN WOMEN AIDS WORKING GROUP
11.2009 - 06.2012
PROGRAM OFFICER
TANGA AIDS WORKING GROUP
07.2007 - 06.2009
SoCIAl WORKER
TANGA AIDS WORKING GROUP
09.2006 - 06.2007
- Coordinate field visits to traditional health practitioners
- Train Traditional healers on optimal standard of care
- Supportive supervision to trained Traditional health practitioners
- Mobilize the traditional healers to attend training sessions and improve their working environment to reduce cross infections during their healing practices
- Mobile the community on the safety and precaution to take when attending services at traditional healers
- ACHIEVEMENT
- Designed a pilot project on bridging gap between traditional healers and modern practitioners
ZonAl CoORDINATOR
TANZANIA 4H
05.2004 - 08.2006
- RESPOnsIbILITIES
- Liaise 4H district staff (club and district advisors), Government institutions, officials and other NGO’s operating in the zone
- Solicit resources for 4H work at the zonal level for sustainability of 4H activities
- Plan, coordinate and implement 4H zonal training programs together with 4H district advisors and club advisors
- Prepare monitoring framework and plan for monitoring and evaluation of all 4H activities in the zone
- Review and prepare monitoring evaluation tools
- Collection of data from 4H clubs in the zone
- Provide guidance and support to 4H volunteers
- Planning and budgeting
District Manager
- Overseer and supervisor of the project activities
- Coordinate the project at the district levels and networking with the other implementers
- Liaise the organization with the district council and the grassroots community
- Networking with the community leaders on the support of most vulnerable children
- Participate in the community identification of the Most Vulnerable children to be supported by the program
- Assess the performance of other program staff and appraisals
- Head of M&E unit, In charge of information documentation and monitoring of the projects activities
- Compile and write report of the program
- Community mobilization on care of the most vulnerable children
- Participate in project proposal development, project planning, and coordination of project activities
Assistant
- To Program Manager and Secretary of procurement committee
- Design the M&E plan for the organization
- Mobilize the community on prevention of HIV transmission and care of people infected and affected by HIV
- Develop and refine performance indicators to ensure that they are objective, practical, specific and cost effective
- Design and develop tools for baseline surveys such as community needs assessments to identify their risk behaviors and support the community plans to reduce the risks
- Design, develop and maintain data base for M&E
- Participate in project proposal development, project planning, and coordination of project activities
- Design and produce TAWG educational materials
- Compile and write report of the program
- Analyze the data processed for project planning/re-planning and reporting purposes
ASHIV/AIDS PROJect OFFICER
- Plan and monitoring the implementation all HIV/AIDS project activities
- Supervision to all 4H advisors on the implementation and progress of Peer educators activities
- Monitoring and evaluate the project progress and activities
- Liaise 4H organization with other NGO’s dealing with HIV/AIDS
- Documentation of project progress and report writing
- ACHIEVEMENT
- Submitted proposal to RFE and Oxfam Ireland for HIV/AIDS activities and were able to access funds
- As MAnAGER OF yoUTH exCHAnGE PROGRAM (CAnADA WoRlD YoUTH AnD 4H YOUTH exCHAnGE PROGRAM)
- Planning and facilitate the orientation of the Canadian and Tanzanian participants for the program
- Organize the host families of the Participants in Tanzania
- Support the participants on processing of their documents necessary for immigration
- Linking CWY head office in Canada and 4H Tanzania
- Supervise participants in Tanzania
- Assessing participants’ proposals for bursary fund applications and monitoring the funded activities
Education
Msc - Governance and Leadership
Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture
05.2018
Bsc. - Home Economics & Human Nutrition
Sokoine University of Agriculture
06.1999
Popatlal Secondary School
05.1994
CSE -
Popatlal Secondary School
11.1991
09.1987
Skills
- Administrative Expertise
- Computer skills: Possessing good knowledge on word processing with good typing speed, spreadsheet, presentations, database and statistical applications such as SPSS I have good knowledge and competence in using management information system that includes TASAF MIS in all modules
- Community mobilization: Very Good experience and knowledge of community mobilization and community needs assessment
- M/vehicle Driving skills: Class D divers license with experienced in driving in rural roads as well as the high ways
- Networking: Good linking with available opportunities and supports surrounding the community
- Team building and Leadership: Good team player who always extend a hand to support others Managed to organize various initiatives to team members including initiation of TS unit Whatsapp group that support our unit to easily communicate with supervisors In most cases played a great role to encourage other TMOs to engage in the different program processes to make sure we attain the program goals
- Innovator
- Persuasive
- Facilitator
Accomplishments
- AS TASAF MONITORING OFFIceR in A PRODuctive socIAL SAFEtY neTWORK PROGRAM
- Managed to persuade the construction of fence wall around Pongwe Primary School that have pupils with special needs including Albinos
- The construction was done through Targeted infrastructure
- ReseARCH PAPER:
- The Influence of Conditional Cash transfer Program in Promoting Household Gender Equality in Pangani District, Tanzania.
References
REFEREES
DR. SAMUEL MTULlU
Tanga IADS Working Group P.O.BOX 1374
Tanga
Mobile: +255784718145
Email: drsamtullu@yahoo.co.uk ANDREW KIBONA
TSO TASAF
P.O.BOX 9381
DSM
Tel: 0784469532
Email:
andrew.kibona@tasaf.go.tz BAKARI SAIDI HAMDUNI
Administration Officer NHIF
P.O. Box 11360 Dar Es Salaam
Mobile: +255716233483
Email: rajpar28@gmail.com
Timeline
TASAF MonITORINg OFFICER
TANZANIA SOCAIL ACTION FUND
07.2014 - Current
FIElD TECHnICAL OFFICER
WORLD EDUACTION INC
01.2012 - 06.2014
PROGRAM MAnAGER
AFRICAN WOMEN AIDS WORKING GROUP
11.2009 - 06.2012
PROGRAM OFFICER
TANGA AIDS WORKING GROUP
07.2007 - 06.2009
SoCIAl WORKER
TANGA AIDS WORKING GROUP
09.2006 - 06.2007
ZonAl CoORDINATOR
TANZANIA 4H
05.2004 - 08.2006
District Manager
Assistant
ASHIV/AIDS PROJect OFFICER
Msc - Governance and Leadership
Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture
Bsc. - Home Economics & Human Nutrition
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Popatlal Secondary School
CSE -
Popatlal Secondary School
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