Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Languages
Hobbies and Interests
Projects
Research and papers
Timeline
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Yusufu Owino Wambewa

Yusufu Owino Wambewa

Dar es Salaam

Summary

Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills, Adaptable and a talent for adjusting to new environments. Skilled in rapidly acquiring new knowledge and applying it effectively. Driven by a passion for continuous learning and successfully navigating change.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PROJECT OFFICER

ABBVAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Dar es Salaam
11.2023 - Current
  • Provide direction and management for multiple large and complex public works construction and Roads projects
  • Ensure on- schedule completion within budget in accordance with contract documents and Municipal councils’ guidelines
  • Using Agile Methodologies in development, execution, supervision, and coordination of all technical aspects of a construction project with engineers and technical staffs and communities around the project area
  • Conduct meetings with owners, architects/engineers, consultants, construction managers, design-builders, contractors, subcontractors, state & local officials to provide direction & policy interpretation for assigned projects
  • Provide oversight and assistance in the preparation and receipt of public bids and bid review for recommendation of project awards in the public portal
  • Other responsibilities associated with this position as assigned

MONITORING & EVALUATION (Field Representative)

Save The Children
Dodoma
07.2022 - 08.2022
  • Periodically Designing and developing monitoring and evaluation tools, and procedures for project survey activities to monitor patterns and changes in the community
  • Creating and updating data forms and modifying data collection tools to align them with project needs and the community to reach the project goal
  • Conducting supportive supervision to CHWs implementing the project on changing project needs
  • Preparing monthly and weekly evaluation reports of the project performance
  • Updating and managing databases of routinely project’s data, working closely with the data entry team to clean and sort required data for program evaluation
  • Working with the MEL team on developing the annual survey work plan, editing and testing tools for the annual project survey in Dodoma region
  • Working with the team on field collection of data for annual baseline survey for the lishe endelevu (sustainable nutrition) project in Dodoma 2022
  • Capacity building to CHWs on the training manual and new lesson materials for LISHE ENDELEVU project
  • 20-day field visit of 399 households across all of Dodoma districts collecting data and providing supportive supervision to Lishe Endelevu project activities
  • Advising and drafting a theory of change on the upscaling of the project next phase

EVALUATION & AUDIT

National Audit Office
Dodoma
04.2021 - 06.2022
  • Gaining hand on familiarity with the auditing and evaluation process of government institutions and projects
  • Performing special audits and evaluation for scheduled yearly CAG report to the government
  • Preparing Audit and Evaluation reports, quarterly, mid, yearly
  • Working on pension audit, scrutinizing and evaluating pensions requests for possible queries and mistakes to prevent loss of money to the national treasury office

IT OFFICER

Brox Computers
Arusha & Dodoma
01.2019 - 11.2020
  • Overseeing all activities of Brox Computers in Central zone, Providing onsite system support to clients in (Dodoma, Morogoro, Singida and Manyara)
  • Marketing and identifying potential customers for POS software developed
  • Creating and updating forms and modifying codes as per user requirements
  • Assist system user in frequently updates of the system functionalities
  • Preparing monthly, weekly reports of the performance, profits, and purchases for easy tracking to the remote owners of businesses

Education

MSc. - Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Institute of Rural Development And Planning
Dodoma, Tanzania
12.2021

Bachelor Degree - Computer Science

Institute of Accountancy Arusha
Arusha, Tanzania
12.2018

Skills

  • Data analysis
  • Workflow Coordination
  • Risk Assessment
  • Data quality assurance
  • Proficient in tableau
  • AGILE Project Monitoring
  • Budget Management
  • Evaluation skills
  • Research skills
  • Liaison skills
  • Networking skills
  • Team building
  • Digital marketing
  • Social media advocacy
  • AI utilization

Certification

  • Google data analytics certificate with Python, Ongoing
  • UDEMY Tableau data visualization professional course, Ongoing
  • The Internet Society ICANNWiki editorship, Arusha, Tanzania, 04/23/18, 04/28/18, Mentorship and training on safe internet environment for all, internet editorship.
  • Brox Computers & Technologies Advanced Excel & Power BI training, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 08/25/18, 08/25/18
  • KATHECO CONSULTANTS Quantitative & Qualitative Research SPSS Analysis for Project managers, Dodoma, Tanzania, 04/04/22, 04/04/22

References

  • Yesse Elitwaza Mnzava, Managing Director, ABBVAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, (+255) 627905867, ymnzava@gmail.com
  • Gideon Muganda, Former Save the Children Regional Manager, (+255) 0787801147, GMuganda@fhi360.org
  • Youze Mnguu, IRDP Research fellow, Senior Professor, Graduate Supervisor, +255 755 966 250, yomnguu@gmail.com

Languages

  • English, Professional Experience
  • Swahili, Native

Hobbies and Interests

  • Hiking
  • Soccer
  • Photography

Projects

Digital Advocacy on girls Education, 06/05/18, 07/05/18, Produced and shot series documentation on the project advocacy video clips and interviews on girl’s right to education and opportunities., https://youtu.be/lxuRBTm-VSU

Research and papers

Unpublished, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xdnb01286CCdm41V_uxCPf5P9HTEheeZ?usp=drive_link

Timeline

PROJECT OFFICER

ABBVAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
11.2023 - Current

MONITORING & EVALUATION (Field Representative)

Save The Children
07.2022 - 08.2022

EVALUATION & AUDIT

National Audit Office
04.2021 - 06.2022

IT OFFICER

Brox Computers
01.2019 - 11.2020

MSc. - Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation

Institute of Rural Development And Planning

Bachelor Degree - Computer Science

Institute of Accountancy Arusha
Yusufu Owino Wambewa