Nehemia Kipande Method
Mwanza
Summary
As a dedicated and results-driven education professional with over 8 years of experience in leadership, teacher training, and program management, my career objective is to continue making a significant impact in the education sector. I aim to leverage my diverse experience in different roles. With a strong academic background, my objective is to utilize my expertise in managing complex projects, designing gender-sensitive educational programs, and fostering collaborative partnerships to drive sustainable change. I am committed to empowering teachers, communities, and students, creating safe and inclusive learning environments, and advocating for policies that promote gender equality and equal access to education for all. My goal is to continue advancing my career by taking on more leadership and strategic roles where I can further influence education policy and practices, particularly in underserved and marginalized communities. I am passionate about building inclusive and sustainable education systems that promote social change, enhance learning outcomes, and empower the next generation of leaders, especially young girls and women.
An accomplished education professional with over 7 years of experience in the education sector, I have a strong track record in leadership, teacher training, and program management, with a focus on gender equality and child protection. My expertise spans various roles, including Head Teacher, Teacher Training Coordinator, Training Consultant on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Education, and Technical Advisor Consultant for projects aimed at empowering women and children. Currently, I am serving as a Program Manager, overseeing programs related to teacher training, school infrastructure, and girls' safety, with a commitment to creating safer, more supportive learning environments for all students. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education, a Master of Arts in Gender Studies, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluation. My background equips me with a unique blend of educational leadership, gender-sensitive program design, and technical expertise in managing complex, multi-faceted initiatives. I am passionate about advocating for girls' education, reducing barriers to learning, and ensuring that both educators and students thrive in environments that foster equality, safety, and empowerment. With a deep understanding of gender dynamics, I have worked across diverse communities and stakeholders to implement initiatives that challenge harmful beliefs and practices, and have led successful training programs to build the capacity of teachers, school leaders, and local communities. My strong organizational skills, coupled with my ability to build partnerships, monitor progress, and ensure accountability, have consistently contributed to the success of the projects I have led. Driven by a commitment to improving educational outcomes and fostering gender equality, I continue to seek opportunities where I can leverage my expertise to make a meaningful and lasting impact in the field of education.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager
Zawadi International Tanzania
- Oversee the design, implementation, and monitoring of all program activities
- This includes managing teacher training, coordinating the provision of teaching supplies, ensuring improvements in school infrastructure and housing, and developing strategies to improve the safety of girls at school and in the broader community
- The Program Manager lead a multidisciplinary team, collaborate with local stakeholders, and ensure that the program's goals are met in a timely and efficient manner, with a focus on sustainability and impact
- Also,the Program Manager works closely with the Tanzania Institute of Education in developing e-modules, e-model lesson plans & videos, Community of Learning and Teachers Continous Professional Development Program
- Key Responsibilities:
- Program Management & Implementation:
- Lead the overall management and day-to-day implementation of the program, ensuring all activities align with project goals, timelines, and budgets
- Oversee the planning and execution of teacher training sessions, school infrastructure projects, and the distribution of teaching supplies
- Coordinate activities aimed at improving girls' safety both within the school and in the surrounding community
- Ensure activities are carried out in accordance with program objectives and expected outcomes, while adhering to quality standards and regulations
- Teacher Training & Professional Development:
- Coordinate and manage the development and delivery of teacher training programs to enhance teaching skills, including pedagogy, classroom management, and gender-responsive teaching practices
- Develop partnerships with local education authorities, schools, and teacher unions to ensure that training is aligned with national curricula and local education standards
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of teacher training, gathering feedback from teachers and administrators to refine and improve future training efforts
- School Infrastructure & Supply Provision:
- Oversee the assessment, renovation, and construction of school infrastructure to improve physical facilities (e.g., classrooms, sanitation, and safe spaces for girls)
- Coordinate the procurement, distribution, and management of teaching supplies (e.g., books, materials, technology) to ensure schools are well-equipped to provide quality education
- Work closely with local contractors, schools, and community members to ensure that infrastructure projects meet the needs of the students and align with sustainability principles
- Girls’ Safety & Well-being:
- Develop and implement strategies and policies to improve the safety of girls both at school and in the surrounding community, including addressing issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and harassment
- Collaborate with local authorities, school administrations, and community groups to create a safer environment for girls, ensuring their protection and participation in education
- Organize awareness campaigns, training programs, and support systems to educate communities and stakeholders about girls' safety, rights, and gender equality
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:
- Establish and manage a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework to track program progress, assess impact, and ensure that objectives are being met
- Regularly report on program activities, achievements, challenges, and financial expenditure to donors, stakeholders, and senior management
- Analyze data and feedback to continuously improve program design and implementation, and to inform future strategic planning
- Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Management:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local schools, education authorities, community leaders, NGOs, donors, and other relevant stakeholders
- Engage with community members, parents, and students to ensure that the program meets their needs and is responsive to local priorities
- Represent the program at meetings, conferences, and in communications with donors, government representatives, and other partners
- Team Leadership & Capacity Building:
- Lead, mentor, and supervise program staff, ensuring that team members are well-supported and motivated to achieve program goals
- Provide ongoing capacity-building opportunities to the team and partners, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Ensure a collaborative and inclusive team environment that encourages open communication and problem-solving
- Financial Management & Budget Oversight:
- Develop and manage the program’s budget, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and that expenditures align with program priorities
- Monitor and track program expenses and ensure compliance with financial regulations and donor requirements
- Identify and address any financial risks or challenges that may arise during the program's implementation
- Perform additional responsibilities as assigned
The Technical Advisor Consultant
- Provides expert technical guidance and strategic direction for the project
- The consultant play a critical role in designing and implementing activities to address GBV and harmful beliefs, ensuring that interventions are evidence-based, contextually appropriate, and sustainable
- The advisor collaborates with local and international stakeholders, build the capacity of partners, and contribute to the overall success of the project’s objectives
- Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Guidance and Technical Leadership:
- Provide high-level technical advice on the design, implementation, and evaluation of the project’s activities, with a focus on addressing GBV and harmful beliefs
- Support the project team in integrating gender-sensitive and trauma-informed approaches throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure that the project aligns with international best practices, guidelines, and frameworks for addressing GBV and harmful cultural beliefs
- Capacity Building:
- Design and deliver technical training and workshops for project staff, local partners, and stakeholders on GBV prevention, child protection, gender equality, and challenging harmful cultural beliefs
- Develop capacity-building materials that are tailored to the local context and address the specific needs of different stakeholders, including women, children, community leaders, and service providers
- Program Design and Implementation Support:
- Assist in the development of project strategies and work plans that focus on GBV prevention and the transformation of harmful beliefs and practices
- Provide technical input into the development and adaptation of educational materials, curricula, and campaigns aimed at addressing gender-based violence and changing harmful attitudes
- Advise on the design of community-based interventions and strategies that engage both women and men in promoting gender equality and preventing violence
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL):
- Support the development of a comprehensive monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework for the project, ensuring that data collection and analysis are consistent with best practices for GBV and belief change
- Work with the MEL team to establish indicators that measure the success of interventions in changing attitudes, behaviors, and practices related to GBV and harmful beliefs
- Contribute to the regular assessment of project activities, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project design and implementation
- Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy:
- Engage with key stakeholders, including government agencies, local NGOs, community leaders, and international organizations, to build partnerships and promote collaboration on GBV prevention and changing harmful beliefs
- Advise on the development of advocacy strategies to influence policy and social norms related to gender equality, GBV, and the rights of women and children
- Promote the inclusion of women and children in decision-making processes at local, regional, and national levels
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice:
- Stay up-to-date on the latest research, trends, and evidence related to GBV, harmful cultural beliefs, and gender equality
- Contribute to the documentation of best practices, success stories, and lessons learned from the project, ensuring that these are disseminated to key stakeholders and used to inform future initiatives
- Reporting and Documentation:
- Provide technical inputs to progress reports, donor reports, and other relevant documentation to ensure that the project’s outcomes and impact are effectively communicated
- Document the technical aspects of the project, including frameworks, methodologies, and case studies, to share with broader networks and inform ongoing work.
Teachers Training Coordinator
Project Zawadi Incorporated
- Program Manager
Project Manager
Bunda
- Mobile: +255710640849
- Mail: raymond@projectzawadi.org
- Ms
- Maria Mrindoko, Intergrating Capacity and Community Advancement Organization - ICCAO
- P.O
Technical Advisor Consultant
06.2023 - Current
- Of Organization: Youth Empowering Initiatives, Executive Director, Project Overvie
- ANAWEZA Project seeks to empower women and children to address gender-based violence (GBV) and challenge harmful beliefs that perpetuate inequality, discrimination, and violence
- The initiative works with communities, local organizations, and key stakeholders to foster gender equality, shift harmful cultural beliefs, and create safer environments for women and children
- The project focuses on prevention, awareness, and advocacy to break the cycle of violence and promote long-term change.
Training Consultant
GBV & Girls Education
02.2022 - Current
- Intergrating Capacity and Community Advancement Organization (ICCAO), Project Manager, Project Overvie
- ASOME PROJECT is a gender trans-formative project and human right based project with an ultimate goal of improving girl’s secondary completion rate by 5% in Mara region by 2027
- This is a five year project from November, 2022 – October, 2027 funded by MALALA FUND and implemented by ICCAO (Integrating Capacity and Community Advancement Organization)
- This project aims to address gender-based violence (GBV) and improve girls’ school completion rates in Mara and Ruvuma regions
- The project works with communities, schools, and key stakeholders to raise awareness about GBV, promote girls' education, and provide training to ensure safer and more supportive educational environments for girls., will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering training programs focused on reducing gender-based violence and improving girls' school completion rates
- The consultant works with various stakeholders, including educators, local community leaders, parents, and government agencies, to build their capacity to address GBV and create an environment that supports girls' education
- The role requires expertise in gender equality, GBV, education, and capacity building
- Key Responsibilities:
- Training Needs Assessment:
- Conduct assessments in schools, communities, and relevant stakeholders to understand the training needs related to gender-based violence and girls' education
- Identify gaps in knowledge and skills of key participants such as school staff, community leaders, parents, and local authorities
- Curriculum and Training Materials Development:
- Design and develop training programs and materials that address gender-based violence, girls' education, and creating safe school environments
- Ensure all materials are culturally appropriate, gender-sensitive, and relevant to the local context
- Develop and adapt resources such as presentations, handouts, and interactive activities to facilitate engagement
- Facilitation of Training Sessions:
- Deliver training workshops, seminars, and sessions to diverse audiences, including educators, parents, community leaders, and students
- Use participatory methods, case studies, role-playing, and other innovative techniques to engage participants and ensure effective learning
- Facilitate dialogue around sensitive issues like GBV while fostering a supportive and safe environment for participants
- Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Develop a system to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and make recommendations for improvement
- Collect feedback from participants and stakeholders to assess the impact of the training and adapt future content and methodologies accordingly
- Stakeholder Engagement:
- Work closely with local governments, NGOs, schools, and community organizations to ensure the success and sustainability of the training program
- Build relationships with local actors to ensure the program aligns with national and regional gender equality and educational policies
- Reporting and Documentation:
- Provide regular reports on the progress of training sessions, participant engagement, and the overall impact of the program
- Document training materials, session outcomes, and success stories for knowledge-sharing and future implementation
- Capacity Building and Sustainability:
- Train local trainers and mentors to sustain the training programs beyond the consultancy period
- Support the creation of local networks or support groups that focus on GBV prevention and girls’ education.
Country Manager
Referees, Raymond
11.2021 - Current
- Project Overvie
- The program aims to enhance the provision of quality education by providing teacher training, improving school infrastructure, ensuring the provision of essential teaching supplies, and enhancing the safety of girls both at school and in the community
- The program seeks to address critical barriers to education by focusing on creating an environment that supports both educational excellence and the well-being of girls, fostering a safe and conducive learning space for all students.
Training Coordinator
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Is responsible for supporting the Tenda Teachers Program work in schools, conducting teacher trainings, provide additional support through school visits, Teachers Classroom Observation, conducting focus groups discussion, staff meetings, guided lesson planning and model lessons to support teachers in the use of effective Teaching and learning strategies
- Key Responsibilities:
- Creating, developing, and implementing e-learning, Community of Learning & training programs and materials to facilitate Teachers’ skills and knowledge
- Lead Training, Draft presentations and formatting documents to ensure teachers adhere to quality teaching and violence prevention to students
- Conduct risk monitoring of GBV to inform risk reduction activities to girls and ensure equality and quality learning
- Provide professional psychosocial and confidential services to survivors of GBV at school setting
- Assists with the supervision of activities involved in developing, planning, directing, and evaluating a wide variety of projects to participating schools
- Conduct regular school visits with Ward Education Officers, District Education & Social Works Officials and Quality Assurers to follow up and provide support to Teachers/Students/Parents as needed
- Participate in data analysis, interpretation of the analyzed data on GBV reporting trends to inform intervention areas
- Build the knowledge and skills of case worker/incentive staff on GBV cases management emphasis on safety assessment and planning, and psychosocial support/counseling, referral to other services
- Organizing, coordinate, and facilitate training workshops to Teachers, District social works and Educational Officials and School Quality Assurers, parents and other project stakeholders
- Assist in budget preparation and expense management activities for programs
- Develop best practices to improve overall program performance
- Work in a range of schools and with colleagues to assist with the development and implementation of the Teacher Professional Development Program, Child Safety and GBV
- Conduct Learning Walks & Teachers Classroom Observations to participating schools, explore and recommend on the learning issues, safety and protection concerns
- Assist in the development of training resources
- Assists with the supervision of activities involved in developing, planning, directing, and evaluating a wide variety of projects to participating schools
- Developing and adopting training manuals for GBV and teachers’ trainings
- Conducting teachers’ trainings based on inclusive education to enhance learner cantered approach
- Working with zonal, regional and district quality assurer to evaluate effectiveness of the proposed Teaching and learning strategies/techniques in instruction
- Monitor implementation of the project in the field through supportive supervision visits conducted in weekly basis and submit weekly field visit reports to the Project Management Team
- Develop best practices to improve overall program performance
Head Teacher
Holly Cross English Medium Pre
08.2018 - 12.2018
- Primary Schools
- Location: Kihonda, Morogoro TC
- Education Manager, Develop and maintain effective teaching and learning programs within the school and ensure quality improvement of teaching and learning in school
- Lead on personal and professional development across Holly Cross Schools through providing administrative technical training, coaching and mentoring to foster students and teachers to improve their growing
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive records for all school activities and provide training to all staff members and monitor all staff teachers’ development and educational programs
- Prepare school calendar almanac, budgets, monitor expenses and collect appropriate monthly and annual report documentation of all schools expenses and maintain professional relationships with all staff teacher and non-teacher staff to ensure efficiency performance
- Supervise student welfare activities such as scholarship, midday meal programs, the supply of textbooks, uniform and medical inspection as well as water facility, toilet facility, and cycle stand
- Identify and assessing complimentary attributes of individual team members and proposes measure to strengthen an active team culture and collaboration across the entire staff team
- Work closely with the School Board to provide expert advice based on experience and propose measures for continuous improvement in the implementation of the quality and equal education strategy
- Keep informed of current practices and techniques relating to school programs, teaching and administration by attending meetings and professional development conferences, and reading professional materials
- Work close in collaboration with the school M & E, Academic principal and class teachers to identify the most competitive means of assessment for the relevant pupil age group including continuous assessment, monthly, term and annual assessments
- Working closely with the academic principal and class teachers and identify the individual alternative learning needs of the pupils including their unique talents in order to design academic programs that are responsive to the individual needs of the learners
- Ensuring that all staff are at all times motivated by creating a positive work culture in which open and transparent communication allows for active engagement and feedback against performance targets
- Ensuring that the individual competences and talents of each member of school team are aptly appraised, nurtured and developed to match the performance targets set by the strategy and the annual work plans
- Ensure policies and practices consider national, local and school inspection research findings, Supervise and evaluate school policies effects and take actions where necessary
- Handle expenditures and budget with school finance to satisfy financial obligations/proper financial management
- Ensuring the school is up to date with innovations, from teaching practices to new technologies, and plan, support and asses individual’s and team’s work to ensure task delegation.
Education
Bachelor Degree of Education - Arts (Majoring in Education and Economics)
University of Dar Es Salaam
01.2018
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
College of Business Education
03.2025
Masters of Arts - Gender Studies
Open University of Tanzania
01.2021
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Project management
- Detail-oriented
- Strategic planning
- Mental health advocate
Physical Address
P. O. Box 1540, Buhongwa, Nyamagana, Mwanza
Disclaimer
I, NEHEMIA KIPANDE METHOD certify to the best level of my knowledge that all the information on this CV is true, complete and correctly describing my academic qualifications and other relevant information., 03/15/25
Training And Workshops
- 01/25, Gender Equality, Sustainable Project Management and Decision Making, UNHCR - Humanitarian Leadership Academy - Kigoma
- 12/24, Changes and Components of the Improved Curriculum for Secondary Schools and Teachers Colleges, Tanzania Institute of Education - Dsm
- 10/24, Personal & Organization Branding, Vantage Africa - Nairobi, Kenya
- 09/24, Self-awareness for the improved workplace, Becoming a valuable employee, Lobbying and Advocacy., Plan International, Mwanza
- 07/24, Development and Designing e-Learning materials, TCPD and LMS, Tanzania Institute of Education - Morogoro
- 12/23, Changes and Components of the Improved Curriculum for Pre and Primary Schools, Tanzania Institute of Education - Mara
- 07/23, Disputes prevention and resolution at workplace training, Holiday Inn – Dar Es Salaam – ATE (Association for Tanzania employers)
- 08/22, Early Childcare Development (ECCD) and Parenting education Workshop, Right To Play – Dar Es Salaam
- 02/19, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Proposal Development Workshop (Tanzania & Burundi), Right To Play - Dar Es Salaam
- 10/18, Client responsiveness workshops, IRC Kigoma
Timeline
Technical Advisor Consultant
06.2023 - Current
Training Consultant
GBV & Girls Education
02.2022 - Current
Country Manager
Referees, Raymond
11.2021 - Current
Training Coordinator
01.2019 - 10.2021
Head Teacher
Holly Cross English Medium Pre
08.2018 - 12.2018
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation
College of Business Education
Masters of Arts - Gender Studies
Open University of Tanzania
Program Manager
Zawadi International Tanzania
The Technical Advisor Consultant
Teachers Training Coordinator
Project Zawadi Incorporated
Project Manager
Bunda
Bachelor Degree of Education - Arts (Majoring in Education and Economics)
University of Dar Es Salaam
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