Esteri Elslie Magaisa

Esteri Elslie Magaisa

Research Assistant

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  • About me

    Project Management Officer

  • Education

    • University of Zimbabwe

      2010 - 2015
      Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Fast track land reform, livelihoods and forest resources management Sociology

    • University of Zimbabwe

      2004 - 2008
      BSc Honours Sociology Sociology and Anthropology 2.1
    • Queen's University Belfast

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    • Midlands State University

      2022 - 2023
      Postgraduate Diploma Social Work Credit

      Completed a dissertation on Post-Gender based violence service provision for survivors of gender based violence. A case of Mberengwa and Harare safe shelters under Musasa project

  • Experience

    • Institute of Environmental Studies

      Nov 2009 - Jan 2012
      Research Assistant

      Contributed immensely to a multi-stakeholder research on the Impacts of the land reform programme on livelihoods and natural resources management in Chimanimani, Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe.Produced a Thesis and graduated with an MPhil degree in Sociology.

    • Zimbabwe Election Support Network

      Feb 2012 - Aug 2013
      Research and Advocacy Assistant
    • Action Support Centre

      Feb 2015 - Nov 2019
      Program Support Specialist
    • INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT RESEARCH

      Feb 2016 - Aug 2016
      Commonwealth Research Fellow

      Awarded a Commonwealth professional fellowship in recognition to my contribution in the civil society sector in empowering women and girls in the marginalized communities.

    • Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence

      Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
      Programs Officer

      Designing and facilitation of activities that increase women's political participation and ensure they are voted into leadership positions for example facilitating- Feminist Transformative Leadership trainings.

    • Oxfam

      Mar 2021 - now

      In this role I am providing day to day support and oversight to six local partners, aiming to amplify the leadership of marginalised women and men in climate change, focusing on smallholder farmers’ adaptive capacities. I am empowering women to lead in climate change solutions that cater specifically to the needs of smallholders farmers under the Building Resilient, Inclusive and Accountable Communities in Zimbabwe supported by Irish Aid.I am also the gender mainstreaming focal point person, coordinating and directly working with technical teams (WASH, EFSVL, Just Economies, Gender Justice and Humanitarian) in the operation areas to provide technical support on gender mainstreaming. Show less

      • Project Management Officer

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Project Management Assistant

        Mar 2021 - Jul 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Applied Conflict Transformation

      Action Support Centre-Johannesburg, South Africa
    • International Summer School on Conflict Transformation and Social Justice

      The Senator George J.Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    • Mediation theory and practice

      Mediation Northern Ireland, Belfast Northern Ireland, United Kingdom