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Nuria Mshare

Dar es Salaam

Summary

Dynamic Young Woman Leader with over a decade of experience in social sciences, specializing in sustainable development. Proven leadership in international NGOs such as Malala Fund, Save the Children, Hivos, and Oxfam, with significant contributions to the education sector, climate change initiatives, agriculture, and gender equality. Skilled in expanding grant portfolios, strategic planning, resource mobilization, and program implementation. Expertise in participatory management, grant making, building unity among civil society organizations, and human rights. Adept at supervising and mentoring teams, fostering a collaborative work environment. With extensive advocacy experience at national and international levels and known for resilience, integrity, and exceptional communication skills, ensuring effective representation and advocacy of organizational interests.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Gender and Development Expert

HakiElimu
11.2024 - Current

· Provide strategic leadership in designing and implementing gender equality and youth-focused interventions across programs.

•Lead gender mainstreaming and institutional change within organizational strategies, programs, and plans.

•Partner with MEAL and program teams to refine quality benchmarks and develop innovative gender-transformative indicators.

•Drive external engagement and represent HakiElimu at national and international levels on gender and youth leadership issues.

•Lead fundraising efforts for gender-transformative and girl empowerment programming.

•Engage in Board-level discussions to institutionalize gender equity and foster inclusive organizational culture.

•Strengthen partnerships and lead advocacy efforts for gender equality and youth empowerment in the education sector.

Consultant

Individual
11.2023 - 10.2024

· Develop strategic plans that outline goals, objectives, timelines, and resource allocation for advancing priority objectives, particularly in gender equality

· Oversee the implementation of programs and initiatives aimed at promoting key goals, including gender equality and women's empowerment

· Engage with policymakers, media, and civil society organizations to promote policy changes and address gender inequalities

· Develop innovative resource mobilization strategies, including identifying new opportunities and implementing fundraising initiatives to support NGOs and CSOs

· Prepare regular reports highlighting achievements, challenges, and lessons informing decision-making and accountability measures

In Country Representative

Malala Fund
03.2021 - 11.2023

· Develop and implement an effective resource mobilization strategy, representing Malala Fund to local donor agencies, and ensuring sound proposal development and budgeting to maximize funding opportunities for girls’ education.

· Lead gender transformative education program in country

· Oversee national influencing plans and campaigns, aligning with wider Malala Fund influencing, campaigns and communications activities.

· Deliver accurate and timely annual plans and budgets, developing work plans aligned with the Country Strategy while considering the evolving context, and creating realistic phased budgets for all program and influence work, while ensuring efficient financial management

Identify strategic opportunities to partner with allies and influence national and regional decision makers, key networks and coalitions and other stakeholders

Consultant

GIZ
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • Led discussions at GIZ event on improving solar energy training in Tanzania, resulting in recommendations for better curriculum and youth employment opportunities.

Advocacy and Campaigns Manager

Save the Children International
07.2019 - 02.2021

· Led advocacy and policy engagement initiatives

· Directed strategic communications and campaign campaigns

· Managed multi-sector partnerships and stakeholder relations

· Oversaw program development and high-impact implementation

· Provided technical guidance and capacity building across regions

Youth Leadership Manager

Hivos and IIED - Energy Change Lab
11.2017 - 06.2018

· Lead youth program strategy development, provide technical assistance, manage and implement technical programs and projects from inception to completion, ensuring objectives are met efficiently.

· Develop communication strategy, oversee content creation, and ensure consistent messaging across platforms.

· Build and maintain partnerships, collaborate with stakeholders, and represent program interests at meetings and events.

· Conduct gender analysis, implement gender mainstreaming strategies, and explore masculinity concepts to ensure equitable outcomes in program design and implementation.

Manage program development, seek funding opportunities, develop resource mobilization strategies, and secure financial support through funding proposals and presentations.

Campaign Coordinator- Food and Climate

Oxfam
11.2016 - 10.2017
  • Coordination of ongoing campaigns around food and climate change including the Female Food Hero Competition.
  • Support the coordination of public forums to ensure that issues around food and climate, focusing on women small scale food producers reach a wider audience and influence decision making processes at national level.
  • Monitoring and evaluation including adherence to programme standards and development of case studies to demonstrate the outcomes and impact of the campaigning and advocacy work on Oxfam change goals.
  • Develop tools for monitoring impacts of Oxfam in Tanzania work and ensure such tools are capturing campaigns impacts and learning both at the local and national level.
  • Coordinate Parliamentary engagement activities and managed to link Oxfam in Tanzania with members of parliament responsible in Parliamentary Agriculture Committee, worked with committees and establish a long-term relationship with member of parliaments in such a way they are now attending Oxfam activities.
  • Lead Agriculture coalition group i.e., 5 organizations working on Agriculture sector. Managed to come out with two research and organized two trainings on agriculture budget guideline review and agriculture budget tracking to small scale women farmers and youths.

Network and Coalition Building Officer

Oxfam
12.2015 - 02.2016
  • Engaging, initiating and developing coalitions and networks for Oxfam Tanzania in areas that Oxfam in Tanzania is working with to influence and transform power structures.
  • Convening Agriculture Budget Coalition meetings and initiatives including corporate events such as cocktail parties and breakfast debates and dialogues.
  • Advocate for Climate Change issues.
  • Proposing and implementing new strategies to make sure benefits are marginalised in the built alliances.
  • Representing OXFAM through alliances and fora for economic justice campaigning and advocacy including business networking events.
  • Supporting OXFAM to reach national level influencing and Change that transform into the impact on ground through various initiatives such as Female Food Hero competition.
  • Negotiating, deciding and report to the manager for the engagements that have benefit to the Organization on the fields of works that the Economic Justice Campaign team is working on and OXFAM area of interest.

Education

Masters of Science - Sustainable Development

University of Sussex
08.2025

Post Graduate Diploma - Economic Diplomacy

Centre for Foreign Relations
09.2016

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences and Management

Sokoine University of Agriculture
07.2014

Skills

  • Feminist expertise
  • Movement building
  • Team leadership
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Microsoft Office
  • Adaptability
  • Strategic Planning & Implementation
  • Advocacy & Campaign Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement & Partnership Building
  • Program Development & Management
  • Resource Mobilization & Fundraising
  • Communication & Public Speaking

Websites

Affiliations

  • Board of Director, Amref Health Africa
  • Board of Trustee, Women Fund Trust
  • Member, Africa Women Leadership Network - Tanzania National Chapter
  • Board Member, African Youth and Adolescent Network on Population and Development (AfriYAN)

Languages

English
Swahili

Consultancy

  • European Union and Foundation for Civil Society, Tanzania, Developed the Bi-Annual State of the Civil Society Sector Report for 2023.
  • Foundation for Civil Society, Tanzania, Created the CSO Index for 2020 and 2021, analyzing the sustainability of CSO sectors.
  • Hivos East Africa, Tanzania, Designed and facilitated Energy Safari for journalists on renewable energy solutions.
  • Sustainability Practice, Tanzania, Conducting Social Impact Analysis for grant foundations in Tanzania.
  • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Tanzania, Designing and delivering training in leadership, advocacy, and resource mobilization for youth Organizations that are part of their networks.

Timeline

Gender and Development Expert

HakiElimu
11.2024 - Current

Consultant

Individual
11.2023 - 10.2024

Consultant

GIZ
11.2022 - 12.2022

In Country Representative

Malala Fund
03.2021 - 11.2023

Advocacy and Campaigns Manager

Save the Children International
07.2019 - 02.2021

Youth Leadership Manager

Hivos and IIED - Energy Change Lab
11.2017 - 06.2018

Campaign Coordinator- Food and Climate

Oxfam
11.2016 - 10.2017

Network and Coalition Building Officer

Oxfam
12.2015 - 02.2016

Post Graduate Diploma - Economic Diplomacy

Centre for Foreign Relations

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Sciences and Management

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Masters of Science - Sustainable Development

University of Sussex
Nuria Mshare