Chikote Gift Sikelete

Project Manager
30 July 1994

About Candidate

Location

Education

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Master's Degree in Business Administration 2024
Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies University (ZCASU)

1. Business administration includes management, accounting, finance, operations, marketing and human resources, as well as the development of strategies for short-term and long-term business growth.

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Bachelor's Degree in Educational Psychology and Geography 2018
University of Zambia

1. Workplace policies and training effectiveness are assessed through educational psychology to understand and serve employees effectively. 2. Understanding geography helps businesses efficiently and cost-effectively serve customers based on their location and needs.

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Certificate in Project Planning and Management 2018
University of Zambia

1. Project Planning involves systematic strategies, processes, and resources for successful operations and project objectives.

C
Certificate in Research Methods and Data Analysis Using Statistical Package for Social Sciences 2018
University of Zambia

1. Understanding data through statistical analysis uncovers meaningful insights through descriptive, correlation, regression, and inferential statistics methods.

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Grade 12 2012
Willows High School

1. This certificate signifies that one has completed all the requirements of a general education program, demonstrating proficiency and a mastery of the core concepts and skills associated with the program, and showing a commitment to lifelong learning in the process.

Work & Experience

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Project Manager August 2023
Ethical Institute and Leadership Academy

1. Lead in the development of project plans, budgeting, objectives, and deliverables with stakeholders. 2. Strategically implement and manage coordination, execution, documentation, and reporting of projects according to defined project scope, goals, and requirements. 3. Monitor project quality assurance, risk management, and team capacity.

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Regional Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer October 2022 - June 2023
Teacher's Response Against Child Abuse

1. Monitored and evaluated all project activities, setting accountability policies in all regional rural and urban project areas (Kalabo, Mongu, Sioma, and Shangombo District) around the western province on child rights and community social governance matters.2. Drafted organizational and project quarterly and yearly budgets and developed quality control systems and mechanisms needed to guarantee proper management of information and data. 3. Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure project objectives and goals are met.

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Census Zonal Coordinator and Master Trainer August 2022 - September 2022
Zambia Statistics Agency

1. Coordinated a successful Census data quality collection operation within Mongu District. 2. Liaised with the District Census Officers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure district census awareness programmes were active. 3. Coordinated ward operation budgets and resource distribution to the data collection team. 4. Offered administrative and technical staff support, including supervision of Enumerator and Supervisor training.

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Census Office Publicity Unit and Field Operations Officer March 2020 - July 2022
Zambia Statistics Agency

1. Successfully rolled out publicity and marketing strategies to various private and public stakeholders. 2. Participated in the creation of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) material. 3. Developed content, managed, monitored, and evaluated the 2022 Census social media platforms, and performed any administrative tasks assigned by the Census Manager. 4. Managed Zambia Statistics Agency Asset Data System through asset tagging, registering, pairing, and uploading to the online agency asset data system.

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Business Development Consultant November 2019 - May 2022
CINGS Enterprises

1. Developed and implemented administrative and organizational managerial strategies to improve the flow of goods and services, reduce costs, and increase revenues. 2. Created and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, increased customer satisfaction, and reduced delivery times. 3. Established strategic budgeting and managed inventory levels, developed logistics plans, and negotiated contracts. 4. Identified new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships, or new products and services.

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Project Research Supervisor January 2020 - February 2020
EXP Zambia Limited

1. Conducted and led a team on a product market survey. 2. Collected data, analyzed, presented, and reported data collected from the market research survey to Project coordinators.

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Data Associate August 2019 - September 2019
Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

1. Offered technical support to staff. 2. Collected patient data files for analysis, monitoring, and evaluation, and entry into Smartcare. 3. Database management through the SmartCare system.

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Missions Coordinator September 2017 - December 2018
Seventh-day Adventist Student Missionary (SASM)

1. Lead over 200 students into urban and rural mission activities. 2. Coordinated and planned successful missions. 3. Developed strategic mission plan. 4. Liaised with fundraising stakeholders and promoted the movement. 5. Coordinated marketing and fundraising committees.

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Data analyst December 2017 - February 2018
Mobile Payment Solutions

1. Offered technical support to staff During FISP E-Voucher project under Ministry of Agriculture. 2. Collected small and medium holder farmers biometric data files for analysis, monitoring, and evaluation, and entry into MPS Digital Data System. 3. Database management through the MPS Digital Data System.

Skills

Leadership
90%
Administration
85%
Strategist
85%
Project Planning and Management
85%
Data Analyst
80%
Monitoring and Evaluation
85%
Communication and Public Relations
90%
Problem Solver
85%
Research and Development
90%
Business Development
85%
Entrepreneurship
80%
Strategic Budgeting
80%