Student Affairs Business Development

PERSONAL DETAILS

Moses Cairo Poloko

P O B ox ***102, Francistown

71836159/72770419

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PERSONAL STATEMENT

Mr. Moses Cairo Poloko is an innovative professional. He possesses wealth of knowledge in Education, Communications, Environmental Science Public Health and Community Mobilization, Business Development activities, Stakeholder Engagement and tertiary student support, which cuts across over eighteen years. He is also a sound administrator, coach, strategic driver and quality orientated leader. With his general management qualifications, Mr Poloko makes a perfect fit for every industry as management is a universal principle which can be applied to various fields. SKILLS & ABILITIES

Good analytical Skills (Both Quantitative and Qualitative) Good interpersonal skills, Innovative and creative person, Financial Management (including budgeting, & budget control), Good Team player and Team builder, can absorb work pressure very well. Trained on – BOS ISO 9001 Standard and Sound knowledge in Training, Marketing Strategies and Techniques EXPERIENCE

2021 to date: Teacher Mmei JSS and Mater Spei College Duties:

Teaching students and marking students’ work

Coached athletics and Football

2016 – 2020: Assistant Manager -Department of Student Affairs (Botho University) Duties:

Providing leadership, administration and management of Student Affairs units which one of the Units was the HIV and AIDS Unit. Performance Improvement Coordinator for Student Affairs Department. Managed quality assurance matters of Student Affairs Department. Budget development &Monitoring for Student Affairs Department. Ensuring adherence to internal and external quality standards such BOS ISO 9001: 2008 and BOS ISO 9001: 2015. Providing supervision to all departmental staff to ensure synergy and quality adherence for quality student experience. Responsible for performance appraisal and review of departmental staff. Devise the department budget & events calendar and control its usage. Producing monthly management reports to appraise the Team about issues pertaining to student welfare and satisfaction in the University. Headed the Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Engagement Sector, established partnerships with Organizations such Botswana Family Welfare Association of which I became a Board Member. Light and Courage Centre, SOS, Centre for the Deaf, Lephoi Centre for the Visually Impaired, Red Cross, Tshimologo Rehabilitation Centre and some Civil Societies Organizations. Led the Community mobilization and advocacy issues wing. 2011 – 2019 Lecturer Communications and Study Skills and Team Leader in the Department of Student Affairs. (Botho University)

Duties:

Carried out lecturing duties for first year Students, dealt with administrative tasks related to classes assigned to me. Responsible for examination administration, updating relevant reporting tools for students’ certification

Other Duties entails heading the Student affairs Department, supervising the 5 Staff members under it. Was also the Performance coordinator for the department. Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 Program Manager (USAID Health Policy Initiative Task Order 1), Gaborone Duties:

As a Program Manager, I was the one responsible for the overall direction of the Programs and Projects under our mandate. I designed Workplans, Budget, Timelines, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, Train Members Organizations, documentation of best practices. I offered technical assistance to all their Programs within the country. They included Kgetsi Ya Tsie Women Trust, an NGO of Women who specializes on Marula Oil, I was leading the Project of integration of microfinance, gender and HIV and AIDS. I monitored the seed money that was given to these women by the US government and also integrate HIV and AIDS into the Micro finance. I took them through women’s economic empowerment initiatives and the had to choose from the lot. I designed their monitoring and evaluation tools which were easy to follow and understand. I also wrote their grant manual.

Student against HIV and AIDS a university of Botswana society that deals with issues of HIV and AIDS within the campus. I came up with interventions which addresses issues of public health within University of Botswana

Marang Child Care Network, a civil society organization working with Orphans and Vulnerable Children throughout Botswana. I was working with them on their deliverables and did monitor and evaluations for all their projects.

I also worked on all the deliverables for these programs and also organise for their funding and did monitoring and evaluation for those projects. I was a member of NACA technical groups on system strengthening for Civil Societies Organizations.

2003 – 2007 Senior Teacher II at Mater Spei College, HIV and AIDS Focal Person, Trainers of Trainers on HIV and AIDS Issues.

Duties:

I was one of the first batches of teachers who were appointed to be focal persons in schools when this initiative was introduced in Senior Secondary Schools. I was then trained on HIV and AIDS from basic HIV and AIDS information to advanced knowledge where I was trained as trainer of trainees. I then went around the Country training School Heads and Heads of Departments on HIV and AIDS interventions. I then worked with Botswana Churches Council through Pathfinder International where I was training organizations such as Humana People to People, Light and Courage Centre, Men Sector and members of the public on male involvement in the fight against HIV and AIDS. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2002 – 2003 Post Graduate Diploma in English (PGDE) Distinction – Modules included: Guidance and Counseling, Teaching Pedagogies, Special Education, Psychology, Governance, Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques and Sports Management

1998 – 2002: Bachelor of Arts: University of Botswana Majors: English and Environmental Science: English Language, African Novel, English Literature, Business Communication and End User Computing. Ecology, Geography, Physical Geography and Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques

1997- 1998: National Service Tirelo Sechaba - Assistant Teacher at Lady Mitchson Primary School in Mochudi.

OTHER COURSES COMPLETED

Basic Computing: The course focused on giving training on computer hardware troubleshooting and maintenance. It also equipped me with installation of operating software. More importantly I learnt how to work with Microsoft Office tools including Ms Word, Ms Presentation, Ms Access and Ms Excel at advance level

Done with John Hopkins University - USA

HIV Basic (part 1) – 2009

Psychosocial support - 2009

M & E Fundamentals – 2009

Family Planning 101 – 2009

Family Planning Counselling – 2009

Youth Reproductive Health – 2009

Mother to child Transmission of HIV – 2009

Population, Health and Environmental Basics – 2009 Human Resources for Health (HRH) Basic – 2009

Family Panning Programming – Elements of Success – 2009 Project Management -DMT seminars - 2010

REFEREES

Mr Mosoma Kgotla Joseph Gwekwerere

Dean Campus Manager

Botho University Botho University

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******.******@***************.**. Bw ******.**********@***************.**.** Mr White

Senior Teacher - English

Mater Spei College

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