Bundie Kabanze
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(202) 909 - 6667 ********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Development and humanitarian professional with more than 7 years of experience advancing the rights of vulnerable populations especially children, girls and women. Deeply motivated to address lack of opportunity, discrimination, and inequality through a vision based on equality, social justice and innovation. High degree of cultural sensitivity and adaptability and ability to thrive in and learn in diverse environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Program management Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Strategic Thinking and Management Program Design Stakeholder Collaboration and Partnership Building Grant Administration
EDUCATION
MBA Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Management - Dec, 2021
Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University- Waltham, Massachusetts
MPhil Multicultural and International Education - 2012
Oslo Metropolitan University (Formerly Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences), Oslo, Norway
Bachelor of Arts with Education - 2004
University of Zambia, Lusaka
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Africa Program Officer June 2018 - Ongoing
Global Fund for Children – Washington, D.C.
Major Tasks
Identify and monitor country and regional patterns, trends and themes and designing responsive interventions
Coaching and providing technical assistance to the 30+ organizations working on a cross-section of issues in 13 African countries for growth, sustainability and deeper impact.
Collaborating with grantee partners to co-identify programmatic and organizational capacity gaps and developing capacity building plans
Facilitating dialogue between grantee partners and power brokers to cultivate networks that drive collective visioning for social change.
Leading the design and management of grantee partner convening aimed at creating space for reflection, sharing of practical knowledge among peers and acquisition of new knowledge from experts in the field.
Contributing to regional strategic thinking and grantmaking that aligns with the overall organizational priorities
Supervising regionally based staff in Africa and supporting their professional growth as well as ensuring team connectivity
Provide oversight to locally-based consultants for special projects to ensure adherence to TORs
Provided, prepared and supported program management briefings, presentations along with other detailed documents and reports.
Collaborating with the development team in donor prospecting, cultivating new leads and managing existing relationships ensure a continuous flow of funds to achieve regional objectives.
Curating and compiling reports that summarize the work that GFC is doing as well as showcase the growth and impact of grantee partners in the Africa portfolio to donors
Representing GFC to external audiences through communicating its position at conferences as well as through knowledge-pieces, blogs and articles
Key Achievements
Reduced the number of grantee partners in the portfolio from more than 100 to just over 30 and increasied the grant size by more than 100% to ensure sufficient engagement for trust-based relationships.
Suggested business process improvements to reduce grant cycle times.
Led the design of a Reducing rate of Violence against Women and Girls project involving 8 partners in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Designed 5 partner convening in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia that brought together partners and stakeholders to share knowledge and created long lasting mutually beneficial relationships.
Africa Program Associate March 2016 – June 2018
The Global Fund for Children – Washington, DC
Major Tasks
Identified, selected, scouted and vetted prospective partners that fit new initiatives for the Africa portfolio
Tracked and analyzed grant making processes for efficiency
Tracked grantee partner compliance with the terms of the grant and reporting requirements.
Conducted site visits to grantee partners to see their achievements and identify opportunities for capacity building support.
Managed logistical aspects of grantee partner convening including designing booklets and booking flights and hotel to ensure smooth execution of the events.
Contributed in identifying, capturing, and sharing lessons from grantee partners for institutional learning.
Reviewed and highlight grantee partner work to support preparation of technical reports and facilitate learning
Researched other possible sources of funding for grantee partners
Keys Achievements
Visited over 25 grantee partners in 9 countries and curated capacity building plans that tangibly transformed the organizations’ programmatic and organizational capacities
Accompanied 4 grantee partners in Liberia and Sierra Leone through part of the 4 year partnership with GFC
Achieved 98% of grantee partner compliance
Billing and Cash Collections Specialist August 2014 – March 2016
Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas
Major Tasks
Maintained the relationship between the US and Canada Finance offices to ensure synchronicity between the two teams in the finance records of the suppliers with a monthly net value of over $100 million.
Gathered information and wrote monthly reports for suppliers who were in a debit balance to remind them of outstanding bills
Worked with suppliers with aged debit balances and working with them to get them cleared as well as resolving disputes where conflict arose as a result of miscommunication
Tested existing workflows and suggested possible improvements to rid the system of process inefficiencies.
Keys Achievements
Achieved an 88% monthly resolution/recovery record of debit balances in my portfolio.
Maintained 100% report compilation and submission
Design, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation Officer April 2008 – June 2010
World Vision International, Lusaka, Zambia
Major Tasks
Managed a broad range of Design, Monitoring and Evaluation functions including holistic appraisals and assessments for new projects
Setup, implemented, and managed of a comprehensive participatory project monitoring and evaluation system for a $1,2 million (annual budget) program that improved planning, performance monitoring, accountability, and reporting of projects and led to an estimated 25% increase in program approval rating by the recipient community and 15% increase in donor funding
Designed and started implementation of a 15 year Area Development Program that consisted of WASH, education, agriculture projects
Monitored, together with the finance department, expenditure against project implementation that reduced significant variances
Implemented resource and facility mapping using Geographical Information Systems and facilitated development of a training program for staff on the usage of the data base and utilization of data for project planning
Compiled reports that highlighted achievements for institutional learning and donors
Supervised a cadre of 8 community development workers
Geography Educator June 2005 – March 2008
Durban Day Private Secondary School, Durban, South Africa
Major Tasks
Formulated curriculum-based objectives and plans to improve student knowledge in accordance with set education standards
Managed a diverse classroom population of children with troubled backgrounds
Established and maintained positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues, fostering an environment of open communication and support
Counseled students when adjustment and academic problems arose and conferred with parents as appropriate
Increased class attendance by about 18% by the end of my contract.