Ernest Yusto Mufuruki
Dar es Salaam
Summary
Dynamic HR Operations and Fleet Manager with proven expertise at Kitunda Gold Reef East Africa. Skilled in logistics coordination and contract negotiation, I excel in ensuring safety compliance and optimizing transportation planning. Recognized for enhancing operational efficiency and fostering strong vendor relationships, I bring a results-driven approach to every project.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Operations & Public Affairs/Health Safety & Procurement Logistics/ Fleet Manager
Kitunda Gold Reef East Africa
Sikonge
02.2024 - Current
- Estates and properties Management, Contract Agreement Drafting for Sub Contractors utilities/ Logistics Fleet Management, Vehicle Import Clearance and Forwarding of Goods, VIP delegations Coordination in East Africa.
- Health and Safety Compliance, Mine Inspection and Compliance, Plants and Equipment import and Installation/ Maintenance Scheduling in Tanzania Mines Sites, Nyarugusu Geita-, Sengerema Mwanza, Kitunda Gold Reef East Africa- Sikonge- Tabora, Chunya Gold Reef- Kyela Mbeya Region
General Manager -HR Operations Consultant
STAN TOURS LIMITED
07.2021 - 12.2022
- Fleet Operations & Transportations Logistics, Vehicles Maintenance and Vendors Contracts Management.
- Country wide Vehicles Operations for major Projects in Tanzania, Including for Huawei Company Tanzania Limited, Kenya Commercial Bank- Tanzania, Kilombero Sugar Company Limited Staff Bus Operations and Alliance One Project - Tumbaku Morogoro, Tanzania.
Independent Contractor - Real Estate Agent
REMAX- Tanzania
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Provide guidance and assist sellers and buyers in marketing and purchasing property for the right price under the best terms.
- Determine clients' needs and financials abilities to propose solutions that suit them.
- Intermediate negotiation processes, consult clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters, ensuring a fair and honest dealing.
- Perform comparative market analysis to estimate properties' value.
- Display and market real property to possible buyers' online- RE/MAX International/ Global.
- Prepare necessary paperwork (contracts, leases, deeds, closing statements etc).
HR Operations Manager - Consultant (Administration & Grant Management)
The Green Light Project, LLC
10.2016 - 07.2018
- Tanzania GLP Office Start up and Close Down activities, registration, Tax compliance, Program Oversight planning & budgeting and financial Grant requisition and reporting.
- Strategic Partners and stakeholders engagement CSOs, NGOs, Local and Central governments, NGOs forum and alliance, Local Team and International Volunteers recruitment, placement and orientation.
- Policies, procedures and terms of Contract Agreement Compliance, Assets, Procurement and office Property Contract Management, Office Security Systems, Staff security alerts and emergency evacuation policies, Staff Social welfare/Health/ Accidents support system.
- Periodic Reporting weekly, monthly and quarterly Financial, Program audit and performance management.
- US State Department Project
- Awarded: Certificate of Committed Service and Training on Preventing Violence Extremism.
HR Operations Manager -Administration & Quarterly Grants Management
USAID SERA Policy Project
01.2014 - 08.2016
- Tanzania Office Start up and Office Close down activities, registration, Tax compliance, Program Oversight planning & budgeting and financial Grant requisition and reporting.
- Strategic Partners and stakeholders engagement CSOs, NGOs, Local and Central governments, NGOs forum and alliance, Local Team and International Volunteers recruitment, placement and orientation.
- Policies, procedures and terms of Contract Agreement Compliance, Assets, Procurement and office Property Contract Management, Office Security Systems, Staff security alerts and emergency evacuation policies, Staff Social welfare/Health/ Accidents support system.
- Periodic Reporting weekly, monthly and quarterly Financial, Program audit and performance management.
- Feed the Future Program in Tanzania - The US Government's Global Hunger & Food Security Initiatives
- Awarded: Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding contribution and commitment to agricultural policy reforms and capacity building work in United Republic of Tanzania.
Assistant Project Coordinator- Tanzania-IFP Program
Economic and Social Research Foundation- ESRF
10.2003 - 12.2013
- Tanzania IFP Program Office Start up 2003 and Close Down 2013 activities, registration, Tax compliance, Program Oversight planning & budgeting and financial Grant requisition and reporting.
- Strategic Partners and stakeholders engagement CSOs, NGOs, Local and Central governments, NGOs forum and alliance, Local Team and International Fellows recruitment, selection- placement at universities UK, USA, Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and Hawaii and Africa.
- Policies, procedures and terms of Contract Agreement Compliance, Assets, Procurement and office Property Contract Management, Office Security Systems, Staff security alerts and emergency evacuation policies, Staff Social welfare/Health/ Accidents support system.
- Periodic Reporting weekly, monthly and quarterly Financial, Program audit and performance management.
- Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program
- Awarded: Certificate for Devoted Services & Tireless Promotion of Leadership for Social Justice.
Project Administrator/ Operations Support Services
WDP Fistula Project
Dar es Salaam
08.2002 - 09.2003
- Tanzania Fistula Program Start up and Establishment, Procurement, Recruitment and Compliance with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Technology in Tanzania.
- AWARDED- Best Worker Certificate & Best Juggler Certificate.
Human Resources & Administration
NIMR/AMREF/LSHTM
Mwanza
10.2001 - 06.2002
- Collaborative Research Projects
Human Resources & Administration/ Management Secretary
Kuleana NGO
Mwanza
01.1999 - 09.2001
- Centre for Children's Rights
Acting Human Resources & Administration/Executive Assistant
Kuleana
10.1998 - 12.1998
- Centre for Children's Rights
Administrative Assistant /Executive Assistant to ED
Kuleana Centre for Children's Rights
Mwanza
04.1998 - 09.1998
- Youth Business Support skills- Training Program.
Research Assistant
UDSM
Mwanza
10.1997 - 11.1997
- Research Title: Grassroots Institutions of Governance, Major Pressure Groups at the Grassroots, Donors, Democracy and Development at the Grassroots.
- Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania
Student Researcher
UDSM
08.1996 - 09.1996
Research Assistant to Prof. Lucian Msambichaka
University of Dar es Salaam
Mwanza
05.1993 - 05.1993
- Study of Cash Crops in Mwanza region.
- Economic Consultancy Bureau
Executive Assistant/Planning and Control Assistant Grade II
Regional Commissioner's Office Mwanza
Mwanza
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Planning Department
Assistant Election Supervisor
Monduli District Council- Arusha
Monduli
12.1991 - 12.1991
- Voters Education, Voters ID Inspection
Education
Master of Arts - Education and International Development
University of London, Institute of Education
United Kingdom01.2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Political Science and Public Administration
University of Dar es Salaam
01.1997
Skills
- Fleet management
- Vehicle inspection
- Contract negotiation
- Logistics coordination
- Safety compliance
- Transportation planning
Training
- Real Estate Ethics and Code of Conduct, REMAX- International Inc, the USA, 08/01/20
- Finance for Non-Finance Manager, Audi tax International, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 05/01/16
- Training on Preventing Violent Extremism- PVE through Education, Green Light Project, Tanzania, 03/01/18
- ERP System Operations and Practices, 07/01/21 - 10/31/21
- Vehicles Tracking System- AFRITRACK- Tanzania, 07/01/21 - 10/31/21
- Employment and Labour Laws in Tanzania
- CODA Accounting System for USAID
- Young Leadership and Change Agents
- Strategic Planning and Organisation Development Processes
- UN and African Charter on the Rights of the Child
- Financial Management for NGOs and Development Projects
- Communication Strategy and Management of Education Projects
- Knowledge Management Training Workshop, 09/01/06
- Effective Project Communication, Lobbying and Advocacy skills
- Communication strategy
References
- Brian Reagor, Program Development Director- Africa Region, The Counter Extremism Project/US State Department-funded Project, Washington DC, United States of America, +1 (813) 417 0217, breagor@gmail.com
- Ms Marialyce Mutchler, Chief of Party-USAID- SERA Policy Project, USAID - Feed the Future Program in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, +255 765595608, mmutchler@gmail.com
- Ms. Margaret Kashindye Kasembe, Head of Capacity Building and Training Programs, USAID Participatory Program & Ford Foundation- IFP TZA, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, +255-754-332014, mbapeka@gmail.com
- Prof. Rwekaza Mukandala, Former - Vice Chancellor - University of Dar es Salaam, Main Campus, P.O. Box 35091, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, +255-22-2410700, rwekazam@yahoo.com
- Dr. Audax B. Kweyamba, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Dar-es-Salaam, P.O.Box 35042, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, +255-22-2410130, akweyamba@yahoo.co.uk
Publications
Private Financing of Higher Education in Tanzania. The case of distance Programs., Institute of Education, University of London, UK, 2009, https://www.lappublishing.com/catalog/details//store/gb/book/978-3-8484-9843-7/private-financing-of-higherdistance-education-in-tanzania
Timeline
HR Operations & Public Affairs/Health Safety & Procurement Logistics/ Fleet Manager
Kitunda Gold Reef East Africa
02.2024 - Current
General Manager -HR Operations Consultant
STAN TOURS LIMITED
07.2021 - 12.2022
Independent Contractor - Real Estate Agent
REMAX- Tanzania
09.2020 - 08.2021
HR Operations Manager - Consultant (Administration & Grant Management)
The Green Light Project, LLC
10.2016 - 07.2018
HR Operations Manager -Administration & Quarterly Grants Management
USAID SERA Policy Project
01.2014 - 08.2016
Assistant Project Coordinator- Tanzania-IFP Program
Economic and Social Research Foundation- ESRF
10.2003 - 12.2013
Project Administrator/ Operations Support Services
WDP Fistula Project
08.2002 - 09.2003
Human Resources & Administration
NIMR/AMREF/LSHTM
10.2001 - 06.2002
Human Resources & Administration/ Management Secretary
Kuleana NGO
01.1999 - 09.2001
Acting Human Resources & Administration/Executive Assistant
Kuleana
10.1998 - 12.1998
Administrative Assistant /Executive Assistant to ED
Kuleana Centre for Children's Rights
04.1998 - 09.1998
Research Assistant
UDSM
10.1997 - 11.1997
Student Researcher
UDSM
08.1996 - 09.1996
Research Assistant to Prof. Lucian Msambichaka
University of Dar es Salaam
05.1993 - 05.1993
Executive Assistant/Planning and Control Assistant Grade II
Regional Commissioner's Office Mwanza
01.1992 - 01.1993
Assistant Election Supervisor
Monduli District Council- Arusha
12.1991 - 12.1991
Master of Arts - Education and International Development
University of London, Institute of Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Political Science and Public Administration
University of Dar es Salaam