CURRICULUM VITAE

Surname: Zulu Forenames: Marone John

Sex: Male Nationality: Zambian

Phone: +260-***-***-***/ +260-***-***-***

E-Mail: adjjh1@r.postjobfree.com; adjjh1@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

Year

Program

2012-2014

Master of Science Degree in Project Management, University of Bolton.

2011

Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation, Cavendish University, Zambia.

2009

Post Graduate Certificate in Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME), University of Zambia.

1995-2001

Bachelor of Agricultural Science Degree, University of Zambia.

RELATED SHORT COURSES

Date

Course/workshop

Place

2018

Community Based Child Protection Mapping(CBCPM)

Lusaka

2017

Community Based Child Protection Mapping(CBCPM)

Kenya

2014

Training in Salesforce.

Ethiopia

2013

Training in Salesforce.

USA

2013

Training in SPSS

Lusaka

2012

Training in STATA

Lusaka

2012

Training in Web 2.0 and Social Media for development.

Lusaka

2011

Training in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

Lusaka

BRIEF BACKGROUND

Over the last 17 years, I have carried out a lot of work in monitoring and evaluation and project management. Some of my major roles have included project management, strategic planning, proposal writing and resource mobilization, planning and budgeting, report writing, capacity building, Disaster Risk Reduction, developing M&E frameworks, developing research tools, documentation of best practices and lessons learnt and monitoring and evaluation (baselines, midlines and endlines). I have also been leading the ethnographical research for the community based child protection mechanisms in various communities.

Other experience, include involvement in project designs in the areas of health, livelihoods, education, emergencies, water and sanitation and child protection. My roles have been developing Theories of Change (TOCs), M&E matrices, frameworks (log frames, result frameworks) and indicators.

I have experience in designing and monitoring USAID funded projects such as the Sexual Reproductive Health for All Initiatives (SARAI) and the Advancing Partnerships with Communities (APC) among others. I have exposure to USAID trainings such as US grant regulations among others.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

November 2019-to December 2020

MEAL Manager-Save the Children International

The Manager-Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) will be responsible for providing leadership to strengthen organizational capacity to design and implement effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems. Manager-MEAL will have an integral leadership role within the PDQ department; thus will work closely with thematic advisors and programme managers and other departments; actively seeking to incorporate innovation, best practices, and lessons learned for improvement of programme quality.

The Manager-MEAL will seek to collaborate, expand and strengthen working relations with members, missions, cooperating agencies, donors, and other organizations with regard programme MEAL issues; The position holder might be assigned to represent SC among donors and diplomatic mission as required and advised.

Strategic Leadership

Provide strategic leadership to the MEAL activities, scanning the local and global environments for trends and new directions and then contribute in developing the Monitoring and Evaluation component of the CO strategic and annual plans and reports.

Programme Development

Take a lead role in ‘growing’ the MEAL initiatives in the Zambia country programme in terms of new and innovative ideas. With support from senior technical colleagues, support fundraising, including contributing to proposal writing and review to ensure Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) activities and costs are adequately covered. Develop standard guidance for incorporation of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) costs into proposals in specific responses.

Program Design

Work closely with Programme staff to prepare specific logical models, performance measurement frameworks, including defining objectives, collection of baseline data and establishment of targets and ensure that monitoring and evaluation components are well integrated in the implementation plans of new projects

Monitoring and evaluation

Strengthen and support both internal and external evaluation processes through:

Development of appropriate terms of reference

Selection of suitable consultants

Development of relevant data collection tools

Oversee data collection, collation, storage, analysis and reporting

Liaise with other staff (as relevant) to ensure that lessons learned and recommendations from M&E are fed back into programming.

Technical Assistance

Support country office and partner staff to increase their technical capacity in the area of MEAL and operational research in general and, in particular, data analysis, use of evaluation tools and processes, and use of data for decision-making and program design. Where such support is not available in-house, advise and assist with identification on external support, including coordinating and cooperating with technical advisors

Advocacy

Support CO advocacy efforts by providing evidence based data in line with identified priority advocacy objectives and assist to identify key opportunities for Save the Children Zambia to position itself as the leading organisation for championing children’s rights in Zambia.

Documentation and reporting

Collaborate with programme advisors and programme managers to prepare regular programme reports for submission to stakeholders and participate in documentation of lessons learned and best practices from programming, including dissemination and use for programme improvement.

Interpret research findings into written reports, bulletins and presentations maintaining an effective communications strategy to disseminate the results of the monitoring evaluations.

Knowledge Management

Tap into internal and external best practice in the MEAL sector and help to introduce this for the benefit of the country programme. Also make learning from Zambia available for other programs.

Strengthen the professional quality of the country programme through, among other means, participation in virtual working groups with Monitoring and Evaluation specialists to ensure results are shared and disseminated, and that experience from such networks is applied in the country office activities. Such engagements may also include partners in Zambia, relevant Government Ministries, other SC members, donors, SCI in the region and centrally, UN and other global partners in child rights work.

Resource Mobilisation

Assist in exploring additional funding sources to pilot and scale up proven interventions in close consultation with other staff and actively promote and seek funding opportunities, including writing of funding and grant proposals

Representational role

Represent SC in the donor community as requested and /or assigned by the Director of Programme Development and Quality and ensure maintenance of good flow of information and knowledge on MEAL among relevant stakeholders. This could include, but not limited to, monitoring and evaluation, programme reporting, advocacy issues, contextual information from Zambia.

February 2014 to August 2019

M&E Manager- Current position

This position entails providing oversight in M&E in all projects and programs; networking with other partners; supporting developing of strategic plans; supporting grant acquisition efforts; documentation of best practices and capacity building among others.

Brief Description of Duties:

Strategic leadership

Staff management and provision of guidance to achieve high performance among M&E staff within the Country Office and sub grantee offices. This entails mentorship, coaching and supervision.

Development of M&E Systems

Provision of technical support in the developing of M&E frameworks, data collection tools and M&E plans.

Strategic planning

Support the development of Country Strategic Plans (CSP) and sub grant strategic plans.

Ensuring that sub grant, Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) are aligned with the global strategy.

Support program initiatives and ensure that they are aligned with the strategic plans.

Monitoring

Developing of monitoring tools for various projects and programs.

Reviewing field reports and providing feedback.

Conducting field visits to check on status of implementation and validations of the activities implemented.

Evaluation

Support development of TOR’s for evaluation and other assessments, quantitative and qualitative studies alike and provides guidance in the use of such results to improve programing.

Managing and supporting baselines, midlines and end of project evaluations (supervising external evaluators, engaging community members and managing communication).

Research and development

Designing research, Monitoring and Evaluation protocols and leading qualitative and quantitative research.

Formulation of terms of reference for undertaking surveys assessments/engaging consultants.

Supporting conducting of baseline, midlines, endline and other studies

Grants acquisition

Support acquisition of grants through providing guidance in generation of Theories of Change (ToC) and developing M&E frameworks and M&E plans.

Knowledge Management and learning

Providing Technical leadership in Knowledge management through documentation of emerging practices, lessons learnt, development of capacity statements, learning briefs and Most Significant Change stories among others.

Contribute to evidence based decision making on program design and implementation through sharing of the best practices.

Leading the annual program reviews to inform future programming.

Donor reporting

Generation of periodic reports on progress/achievements of projects or programs in line with the donor requirements.

Capacity building

Conducting capacity building for all ChildFund staff, partners, volunteers and community members in M&E.

Networking

Network with other technical experts in ChildFund and at National and International level, to enhance integration of M&E protocols.

February 2012 to February 2014

Area Manager – ChildFund Zambia

The role entailed providing strategic leadership; project delivery; conducting Monitoring and Evaluation; supporting development of strategic plans and networking among others.

Major Responsibilities:

Strategic leadership

Providing leadership in program delivery and people management in program implementation areas.

Technical support

Providing technical support in education, health, youth empowerment, livelihood, food security and HIV programs in Chibombo, Kafue and Mumbwa through monthly field visits.

Strategic planning

Support development of Country Strategic Plans(CSPs) and Area Strategic Plans for sub grantees.

Resource mobilization

Reviewing proposals for funding and checking if they meet donor specifications

Writing proposals for donor funding as part of the Country Office Grants Team

Reporting

Compiling regular monitoring reports on the status of project performance according to specifications.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Reviewing field reports and providing feedback.

Conducting routine and periodic monitoring visits to check on project implementation and validate activities implemented.

Supporting the conducting of baseline, midline and end of project surveys.

Networking

Network with community members, government line Ministries and other donors in various aspects of programming.

July 2003 to January 2012.

Food Security Coordinator-ChildFund Zambia

The major role was to coordinate the implementation of livelihood projects.

Major responsibilities:

Project delivery

Technical support through capacity building of farmers (women groups, youth groups, support groups) and other stakeholders in various livelihood aspects.

Ensuring that farmers ((women groups, youth groups, support groups) are provided with farming inputs.

Ensuring that project resources (financial and material) were adequately accounted for.

Strategic planning

Support the development of the Country Strategic Plans (CSP) and Area Strategic Plans (ASP) for sub grantees.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Reviewing field reports and providing feedback.

Conducting routine and periodic monitoring visits to check on project implementation and validate activities implemented.

Supporting the conducting of baseline, midline and end of project surveys.

Networking

Networking with donor communities, national research institutions, private companies and other NGO’s to identify areas of possible cooperation, source funds and technology transfer.

Resource mobilization

Supporting grant acquisition efforts through compiling food security/livelihood proposals.

Reporting

Compilation of field and donor reports as per requirements.

REFEREES

Mr. Godwin Nsofu

Program Manager

ChildFund Zambia

P.O. Box 32682

Lusaka.

adjjh1@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 096-*-******

Mr. Ernest Mwenya

UNICEF Consultant

Lusaka

adjjh1@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 097-*-******

Mr. Katongo Mwansa

Technical Specialist-Child Protection

Save the Children

Lusaka.

adjjh1@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 097*-******

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