CURRICULUM VITAE FOR CHIMANGO MWANDIRA

PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of birth : 28th August 1997

Marital status : Single

Gender : Female

Nationality : Malawian

Languages : English, Chichewa and Tumbuka (excellent in both oral and written).

CONTACT DETAILS

Contact address : c/o Christ- citadel international church, P.O. Box 30534, Lilongwe 3, Malawi.

Contact cell : 088******* or 099*******

Email address : acvqjb@r.postjobfree.com or acvqjb@r.postjobfree.com

PROFFESIONAL QUALIFICATION

BACHELORS DEGREE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE-ECONOMICS (2016-2017) -PENDING

INSTITUTION: Pentecostal Life University

DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (2013-2015)

INSTITUTION: Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources-NRC Campus

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Kalibu Academy - (2012)

SPECIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Experience in agricultural and nutritional extension work

Knowledge in farm business management of cooperatives and associations

Knowledge in livestock production

Knowledge and experience in community based natural resources management

Knowledge in Irrigation Technology

Ability to train farmers

Excellent skills in computer skills, Microsoft excel, word, power point and, internet explorer.

Quality controlling and Marketing

Supervising people

Knowledge in HIV and AIDS, gender mainstreaming and stereotyping.

Good communication skills

Good presentation skills

Good report writing

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1.PANNAR SEED MALAWI (2016- Till date)

Position: Sales Assistant

Duties:

Follow up business with non-governmental organizations, tobacco companies and other institutions.

Ensuring that all documents are in order in the marketing and Agro dealers files.

Custodian of marketing information

EPA analysis and correct data for all levels

Assist in maintaining and monitoring demonstration sites including field days

Follow up orders from chain lists

Going to field days and local traditional meetings in the rural areas concerning agriculture and marketing its products.

Adhere to administration duties from time to time.

2.PANNAR SEED MALAWI (2015)

Position: Field Officer

Duties:

Conduct meetings with farmers on awareness of Pannar products.

Making field demonstration plots for Pannar seed products.

Coming up with innovative ideas.

Participating in ADC and VDC meetings in order to market Pannar products.

Assist Farmers in selecting the right seed to plant.

Helping farmers understand the importance of using fresh hybrid seed each planting season.

Getting feedback from the farmers to the company concerning the products.

Collecting field data as per requested.

Ensuring important field operations, on the demo plots, like seeding, fertilizer application, weeding, irrigation, plant, protection measures, harvesting, threshing and weighing of produce are done in time.

Forecasting sales and targets

Generating business leads

Attending, meetings, trainings, seminars and other sales events.

Coming up with innovative ideas

Following leads

Monitoring customer preferences to determine the focus of sale efforts

Raising with sales team to resolve customer complaints regarding sales and services

Developing plans to acquire new customers or clients through direct sales techniques,cold –calling and business-to-business marketing visits

3.PROJECT COMPASSION (2015)

Position: Trainee and volunteer

Duties:

Interpreting for and to the Doctors.

Visitation of rural communities and Distributing free medical assistants to patients.

Conducting malaria and glucose tests

4.MPINGU EXTENSION PLANNING AREA (2015)

Position: Assistant Agriculture Extension Development Officer (AEDO)

Duties:

Conducting training needs assessment with farmers at the EPA

Use of various participatory methods such as techniques such as Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) to facilitate joint situation analyses, joint project / program development, participatory implementation, monitoring and evaluation of various development initiatives

Facilitating farmers trainings e.g. in marketing of agricultural produce in line with adult learning principles

Conducting Training and discussing various agricultural, health, food and nutrition interventions in rural areas while targeting Lead farmers.

Facilitation of trials including new agricultural technologies in line with climate change (such as those done with SAP)

Providing technical guidance in natural resources such as planting natural trees.

Conducting agriculture production estimate survey

5.EASTERN PRODUCE MALAWI (VICTORIA INVESTMENTS) –GOTHA ESTATE (2014)

Position: Assistant Field Manager

Duties:

Monitoring of the field work and spray charts.

Making sure that consumption rules such as ISO2000 are achieved in the factory

Inspecting Macadamia fields

Assisting scouters in various technical field activities

Coordination of spraying activities

6.NATURAL RESOURCES COLLEGE FARM (2014)

Position: Assistant Farm Manager

Duties:

General management of livestock. These including –(Dehorning, Dehorning and disbudding the animals, Ear tagging, Dipping the animals,Milking,Pregnancy diagnosis,Postmortem, Making feed for the animals,Castration)

OTHER POSITION HELD IN SOCIETY:

1.CHRIST-CITADEL INTERNAIONAL CHURCH

Position: Prayer Coordinator for the Youth

Duties:

Coordinating prayer programs and implementing them.

Reporting to the Senior Pastor on various activities.

HOBBIES

Reading and inspirational books

Travelling

Participating in various sporting activities

REFERRENCES

1.The Sales and Marketing Officer

Mr. Chipiliro Juziwelo

PANNAR SEED MW

P.O.Box 40536.

Cell: 088******** OR 099*******

2.Agriculture Extension Development Officer (AEDO)

Mr. Ng’omacheza Lilongwe ADD- Mpingu EPA

P.O.Box 1989 Lilongwe, Malawi

Cell: 099*******

3.Mr. Nkhata (Attachment coordinator) Natural Resources College,

P.O Box 143,

Lilongwe, Malawi.

Cell: 099*-***-***

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