A seasoned development and finance executive with over 27 years of experience—16 of which have been in senior leadership roles—spanning microfinance, financial inclusion, agribusiness, and rural development. I have successfully led both development-focused and commercially driven organizations and programs, delivering high-impact, scalable, and sustainable results across Tanzania and East Africa.
I hold a Master of Business Administration (Community Development) and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, specializing in Agribusiness and Rural Economy. I am also certified in a broad range of development and commercial disciplines, including Corporate Governance & Leadership, Program and Project Management, Market Systems Development, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Inclusion (covering Agribusiness Finance, Microfinance, SME Finance, Banking, and Credit Management).
Throughout my career, I have consistently delivered exceptional performance and left behind a legacy of institutional sustainability, strong returns on investment, and double bottom-line success—balancing social impact with commercial viability. My leadership has driven the design and execution of institutional strategies, donor-funded program management, team development, and strategic partnerships with multilateral donors, NGOs, government, and private sector actors.
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Programmes & Projects Management
Donor-Funded Program Management – including Management of donor funded projects
Systemic Approach - Market Systems
Community Development
Funds/Resource Mobilization & Institutional Management
Corporate / Strategic leadership & governance
Cultural Sensitivity and Diverse Environment Experience
Business Development & Proposal Writing
Team Development & Cross-Cultural Management
Research, Data Management & evidence-based designing & development analysis
Gender Mainstreaming & Feminism Theory
Strategic Management
Reporting & Communication Skills
Public - Private Sectors engagement and Coordination
Risk management
Doing business with government (B2)
Agriculture / Agribusiness
Financial Inclusion
Monitoring and evaluation
Agribusiness Finance & Value Chain Development
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Facilitation
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
Risk Management & Financial Oversight
Advocacy, Policy Engagement & Government Relations
Analytical
1. Subject: Consultancy to Conduct Assessments to Identify the Needs and Opportunities for Provision of Mechanization Services and Renewable Energy Generation for Youth Especially Young Women; - Client: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA); - Role: Agri frontier
Associate Consultant (Financial Service Expert); - Dates: Oct. 2024 – March 2025 (Ongoing).
Subject: Agricultural finance markets scoping Tanzania (AgFiMS); client: Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT); role: internal facilitator; dates: 2010 - 2011
3. Subject: Reviewing & crafting new strategy for the Foundation for Agriculture Development (NFAD) of NMB; - Client: National Microfinance Bank (NMB) & RABO Bank; - Role: Sole Consultant; - Dates: August - October 2016.
4. Subject: Awareness Creation on The Microfinance Act 2018 and Assessment of Social-Economic Impact of the Act to Informal Financial Groups in Tanzania; - Client: CARE International TZ. Ltd; - Role: Lead Consultant; - Dates: Aug. – Oct. 2019.
5. Subject: Baseline Study of Regional and District Councils and Business Membership Association of Sunflower, Maize and Pulses; - Client: Agriculture Markets Development Trust (AMDT); - Role: Research Assistant; - Dates: July – Aug. 2019.
6. Subject: FinSCope (Nationally representative study on supply of Demand & Supply of Financial Services); - Clients: Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) and the Tanzania Ministry of Finance; - Role: Internal Facilitator; - Dates: 2006, 2009 & 2013.
7. Subject: Small Business Survey; - Client: Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT); - Role: Internal Facilitator; - Dates: 2009 - 2010.