Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Hi, I’m
Nesia Mahenge
Summary
Overview
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Community, Inclusive Development, CBM International, Tanzania Country Office
Programme Officer
01.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Main:
- Selection of the new project locations, prepare ToR, plan and organize for further scoping
- Meeting with potential partners for partner assessment, selection and mutual agreement, leading to the preparation and signing of MoU with partner
- Plan and Conduct a multi-stakeholder planning workshop that includes participation of organizations of persons with disabilities for finalizing project logical framework and related aspects required for development
- Pro-actively communicate with the partner to ensure that all preparatory steps for starting new projects have been done ahead of the start date of the project implementation
- These should include but not limited to the partner’s recruitment of qualified staff, development of clear job description for them and development of monitoring system
- Project Implementation
- In collaboration with relevant CBM stakeholders, assist CBM partner in the writing of the new CBID Multi-Year Projects/Proposals (MYP)
- Develop scheduled communication (Verbal and written) with partners regarding the status of implementation of project activities and act accordingly to help and facilitate the resolution of the problems as they may occur
- All communications that are important should be documented in writing for reference
- Ensure CBID programmes are linked with Inclusive Eye Health programmes and partners are oriented on the linkages
- Ensure the partner project staff are properly oriented or trained for clear and comprehensive understanding of the CBID Initiative
- Provide the partner with comprehensive understanding of CBM reporting systems for both CBID programmes and finance
- Emphasis should be given to quality and accountability
- Conduct partner assessments and evaluations using of CBM standard tools in order to identify capacity and gaps and ensure findings and recommendations are implemented and monitored
- Organize and implement trainings to strengthen the capacity of partners to meet CBM expectations
- Conduct Monitoring visits, analyse results with relevant stakeholders and ensure appropriate action is taken
- Ensure partners transfer of funds are made on timely manner
CBM International
Assistant Programme Officer
07.2019 - 12.2020
Job overview
- Tanzania Country Office
- Accomplishments
- Receive required reports and requests from partners, undertake preliminary checks for completeness, adherence to CBM format, deadlines and ensure quality check before submitting for internal processing
- Ensuring timely execution of partner requests
- Maintain a database of the implementing partner reporting records
- Follow up with the partners for progress reports and submission of reports as per reporting schedule
- Develop Concept Note for the new funding opportunities
- Process and timely transferring of funds to partners through NAV system
- Present regularly status reports on project deliverables as per set work plans to the Programme Officer
- Assist during the annual budget application process (follow up on budget application requirements, data entry, budget formulation, budgetary implementation, budgetary monitoring)
- Play a key role in resource gathering through collection, compilation and publication of beneficiary stories and images; as guided by CBM and donor standards
- Track and file accurately data on each partner’s proposal, approved budget, funds transferred, key documents and reports, to ensure accurate reporting and accounting of grants
- Ensure that approved funds to partner organizations are transferred in a timely manner in line with the organizations policies and procedures
- Logistics/Coordination
- Maintain a calendar of key deliverables, meetings and project visits to support the programme team work plan
- Diary management of meetings and conferences for the team, preparation of office memos, minute taking and Reports of Discussion
- Coordinate logistics and schedules with relevant parties to efficiently plan project visits and meetings
- Assist in arranging CBM official field missions of donors from Uk, Germany, News land, Canada, and Italy and make appointments with other stakeholders
- Participate as part of the team members in programme coordination
CBM International
Programme Design
01.2018 - 11.2019
Job overview
Nielsen Company LTD
Research Consultant
1 1 - 11.2019
Job overview
- Project: Tanzania Retail Census Project- Southern Highland Zone (Iringa, Njombe and Mbeya)
- Accomplishments
- Data collection (Qualitative and Quantitative) – Iringa and Njombe
- Data Quality Assessment (DQA)
- Coordinating with local government Authorities
- Timely collection of filled questionnaire to Nielsen HQ- Dar es salaam
- Writing daily and weekly reports and submit to Nielsen Head office Dar es salaam
- Professional Development and Trainings, Disability Studies in Education – Online, University of Cape Town
01.2016 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Training on Security, Defence and First Aid in Humanitarian
Good
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
01.2019 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Neighbors International- Tanzania Country Office
- WASH Project, Livelihood and Education Projects funded by KIA, Good Neighbors International and Lotte Matt
- Accomplishments
- Harmonize M&E framework, indicators, activities, reporting, analysis and data visualization
- Coordinating and conducting Baseline, midline and endline survey for community development Projects (CDPs)
- Regular data collection and enter into CDPs Database for data visualization and analysis in child sponsorship, education and WASH projects
- Harmonize M&E tools, Performance Management Plan, Costed work plans and Budgets
- Advise program Quality improvement and identify level of performance of indicators in quarterly, semiannual and annual basis
- Developing of M&E plan and other related guidelines such as data management plan and data quality
- Support project/program staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture Program progress in education sector, child sponsorship, income generation and WASH
- Build capacities and knowledge of program staff integrate, M&E in Programs/project cycle, impact Assessment and learning
- Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E
- Compile country annual report (All regions projects and CDPs)
- Compile best success stories and documentation of all program related activity reports
Good Neighbours International
Design Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
01.2017 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Tanzania Country Office
- Maternal and New-Born Health Project funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) implemented in Kishapu District Shinyanga Region
- Accomplishments
- Harmonize MNH M&E framework, indicators, activities, reporting, analysis and data visualization
- Collect data at health facilities, analyze and compile the reports on quarterly basis
- Conduct data quality assessment in project intervention sites
- Facilitate clear grounds baseline surveys, mid evaluation and assessments
- Prepare and facilitate training, workshops related to M&E issues, project performance and data quality within Good Neighbors projects
- Ensure health care providers are trained on BEmONC and related SOP’s are followed in order to reduce maternal and perinatal death
- Work closely with CHMT, RHMT in order to ensure quality provision of maternal and newborn Work with health personnel in facilitates in a clinical capacity by providing supportive care to patients, drug dispensing, counseling, monitoring, recording, and reporting symptoms and changes in patient’s conditions, determining when appropriate actions such as referral should be taken
- Ensure prompt description of medical equipment and medicines to health centres and dispensaries
- Work as among key actor in projects proposal writing, design and concept notes.
01.2015 - 01.2018
Job overview
- I am an organized, team player and hardworking knowledgeable with Civil Society Organizations and its essence to bring development in Tanzania and across border, holder of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (Hons) obtained from University of Dodoma (School Social Science)
- I have been involved in various donor funded programmes over 8 years
- I have worked as Programme Officer by local partners funded by USAID through PACT Tanzania, Operation Officer (Design Monitoring and Evaluation) and Operation Coordinator-Community Demand Creation in Maternal and New-born Health Project funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),
- Currently working with CBM international as Programme Officer- CBID in Dar es salaam with portfolio of 9 partners (KCMC, CCBRT, Mvumi Hospital, Bugando Medical Centre, Ilembula Hospital, INUKA Rehabilitation Hospital, Child Support Tanzania, Moravian Church – Southern province, Mnazi Mmoja Hospital) and approximately 13 projects for both Inclusive Eye Health and Community Based Inclusive Development.
Community, Creation, Good Neighbours International
Operation Coordinator
03.2015 - 12.2015
Job overview
- Maternal and New-Born Health Project funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) implemented in Kishapu District Shinyanga Region
Usevya Development Society
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
01.2014 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Pamoja Tuwalee Program & Early Childhood Development (ECD) - Katavi Region- USAID funded Project through PACT Tanzania
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Report and information sharing
- Ensure families/children identified with HIV are linked to appropriate services e.g CTC
- Developing annual M & E plan, budgets and operationalized into quarterly basis
- Writing Monthly, quarterly and annual report and submit to PACT Tanzania
- Writing Annual and Quarterly report submitting to government in Social Welfare Department
- Representing organization and report presentation to stakeholders meeting
- Verification and correcting report from M & E before submission to Pact Tanzania
- Training and capacity Development
- Providing training to Empowerment workers in stakeholders meeting
- Train staffs on internal Organization Development with assistance from PACT Tanzania
- Carry out mentoring of MVCC and PSW on program monitoring on monthly basis
- Maintaining proper documentation of program including periodic progress reports filing and MVC family files
- Mentor and capacity development during supportive supervision to Empowerment Workers
- Conduct Routine Data Quality Assessment (RDQA) and submit timely to Pact Tanzania
- Provide training to program staffs on program improvement/quality
- Data management
- Ensuring data quality through reviewing of all data collection forms submitted to the office by MVCC/ EW, field officer and other data collectors, identifying the errors and working with data collectors to ensure that the errors are timely addressed
- Maintaining proper documentation of program including periodic progress reports filing and MVC family files.
Tanzania Home Economics Association
Intern
07.2001 - 12.2013
Job overview
- Pamoja Tuwalee Programme
- Accomplishments:
- Resource mobilization for Most Vulnerable Children (MVC’s)
- Conduct supportive supervision to Volunteers and SILC Groups
- Linkages of SILC Groups with stakeholders to raise their group funds such as Tanzania Agriculture Productivity Programme (TAPP) implemented by FINTRAC funded by USAID
- Conducting of Training to Volunteers and mentorship to SILC Groups
- Participate in establishment of linkages, collaboration, partnership and referrals for MVC wellbeing
- Coordinating with stakeholders such as District councils, CSO’s and other stakeholders
- Preparations of monthly, quarterly and annual reports timely submitting to Africare
Research Assistant
06.2010 - 10.2011
Job overview
01.2006 - 07.2009
Job overview
- 2020 Training on International Eye Health- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Education
University of Dodoma
Bachelor of Arts from International Relations
2013
University Overview
Leaving
2002
University Overview
Dodoma College of Humanities and Social
May 2013
University Overview
Research Report on title “Assessment on Contribution of Public-Private Partnership on Poverty Reduction Strategy in Dodoma Municipal at Mirembe - A case study Health Care”
(Presented at University
Skills
- Skills in computer software applications:
- Microsoft word, Power Point, Microsoft excel, Internet
- SPSS
- Intrapersonal Skills and Competence;
- Policy Analyst (Think-tank)
- Adaptive to environment
- Public Relations and customer care, Good Coordinator
- Think Strategically, Work Commitment and Integrity (Trust and Honest)
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
- I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualifications, and experience
- Richard A Dallu
Timeline
Programme Officer
Community, Inclusive Development, CBM International, Tanzania Country Office
01.2021 - Current
Assistant Programme Officer
CBM International
07.2019 - 12.2020
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Good
01.2019 - 06.2019
Programme Design
CBM International
01.2018 - 11.2019
Design Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Good Neighbours International
01.2017 - 12.2018
01.2016 - 09.2019
Operation Coordinator
Community, Creation, Good Neighbours International
03.2015 - 12.2015
01.2015 - 01.2018
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Usevya Development Society
01.2014 - 01.2015
Research Assistant
06.2010 - 10.2011
01.2006 - 07.2009
Intern
Tanzania Home Economics Association
07.2001 - 12.2013
University of Dodoma
Bachelor of Arts from International Relations
Leaving
Dodoma College of Humanities and Social
Research Consultant
Nielsen Company LTD
1 1 - 11.2019
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