Daniel Matimba PhD

Experience

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  Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency

  Mar 1997 - Oct 2003

  Household Surveys Statistician

  Coordinated National Surveys through;1. Designing household surveys methodologies, sampling, tools & data collection manuals.2. Training surveys enumerators and supervised data collection and data entry.3. Data analysis, report writing and presentation. 4. Supervised the 2002 national population census enumeration.5. Participate in the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee, which comprised of Government, UN Agencies, Donor Agencies, NGOs, Civil Society and the Academia. 6. I coodinated and supervised the following national surveys;✓ Poverty & Income, Consumption and Expenditure Surveys 2001✓ Social Dimensions of Adjustments Survey (Social Welfare Department 1997)✓ Indicator Monitoring Labour-force Survey (IM-LFS 1999)✓ National Child Labour Survey (International Labour Organisation-ILO 1999)✓ Inter-Censal Demographic Survey (ICDS 1997)✓ Agriculture & Livestock Survey (Annual ALS)✓ Macro-Economic Adjustments Household survey (for Blair Research 1999)✓ Disability & Health Survey (for Sintef Unimed – Norway & University of Zimbabwe)✓ Monthly ‘Consumer Price Survey’ (for CPI and Inflation calculation)✓ 2002 Population Census Field Operations – Midlands province Show less

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  UNDP - Poverty Reduction Forum Project

  Nov 2003 - Oct 2007

  Research & Documentation Officer

  Poverty Reduction Forum ProjectResponsible for;1. The production of The Zimbabwe Human Development Reports.2. Monitoring and Reporting on The Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) Poverty Indicators Progress.3. Conducted Nationwide MDG Awareness and Education Forums.4. Technical member of the National Vulnerability Assessments (ZimVAC).5. Facilitated Poverty and Policy Research and Analysis.6. Organised Civil Society, Government & Stakeholder Policy Dialogue Platforms and Outreaches.7. Member of Soutrhern Africa Regional Poverty Reduction Research and Advocacy Networks. Show less

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  World Vision

  Nov 2007 - Aug 2010

  Project Design, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

  World Vision Mozambique;Was seconded to World Vision Mozambique to;1. Assist with programme designs and evaluations.2. Capacity building of project managers in project design. World Vision Zimbabwe;Was Project Design, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation of Food Security, Economic Development & Income Generating Projects, Education, Health, HIV&AIDS and Social Protection Projects through;1. New Projects Identification and Assessments.2. Proposal Development and Logframe Design for new projects.3. Development and Implementation of M&E Systems, Tools & Work Plans.4. Supervise implementaion of projects in 5 districts of the country.5. Data Analysis and Reporting.6. Staff Capacity Building in Project Management, Project Design, Logframe & Implementation. Show less

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  GRM International

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2012

  Urban Livelihoods Programme Coordinator

  Managing the EU funded Urban Protracted Relief Programme (PRP) 1. Responsible for coordinating the implementation, monitoring and evaluation oflivelihoods projects.2. Managing Project Implementing Partners - 11 International NGOs and 20 local NGOs/CBOs in 17 districts of Zimbabwe.3. Projects included both Developmental and Humanitarian in Agriculture, Food Security, Gender, Community Income Generating, WASH, Education, HIV & AIDS support, Social Safety Nets Food & CashTransfers.4. Routine Field Monitoring of Projects.5. Regular Donor Reporting and Stakeholder Engagements.6. Team Supervision & Performance Monitoring.7. Designed and implemented the Household Economic Analysis (HEA) System and Group Maturity Index Tools. Show less

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  Ark

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2014

  Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

  Maternal & Neonatal Health Programme - Equiping Rural District Hospitals & Training of Health StaffResponsible for Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting for the following ARK Projects;✓ Maternal and New Born Health – Nurses Capacity Building Training Programme.✓ District Hospitals Maternity Equipment & Drugs Support programme.✓ Zimbabwe Clinical Officers Training Programme.

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  The Methodist Development & Relief Agency (MeDRA)

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2019

  Board Member

  I was a board member at The Methodist Development & Relief Agency (MEDRA), a local Faith Based NGO. Projects included Livelihoods Agricultural and Off-Farm Income Generating Projects, WASH, Justice & Peace and Education Infrastructure Support, Disaster Humanitarian Response.My Resposnisilities Included;1. Development of the NGO's Strategic Document, Governance Systems and Policy Documents.2. Resource Mobilisation, Donor Liaison & Reporting - Donors included Australian Aid, UNDP, Bread for the World, Uniting World & Barclays.3. Chairman of the Board’s Programmes Sub-Committee - responsible for Community Projects, Proposal Development, Donor liaison, Monitoring & Reporting.4. Provided technical support in development of the organisation’s M&E System and tools.5. Supervision of Managment & Monitoring of Projects.. Show less

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  Palladium: Make It Possible

  Sept 2014 - Jul 2018

  Knowledge Management, Monitoring & Reporting Manager

  Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Director for the DFID funded Livelihoods & Food Security Programme (Local Agricultural Markets Development).Member of the Programme Senior Management TeamResponsible for;1. Programme Design & Re-Design.2. Development & Continuous Adaptation of the Programme Theory of Change & Logframe.3. Development, Updating & Implementation of the Programme M&E Strategy and M&E System.4. Learning, Evidence Generation, Knowledge Management & Reporting.5. Partner Proposal Evaluations.6. Advise on Market Systems Development, Local Economic Development7. Value Chain Analysis, Business Models Development, Local Economic Development & Micro-Enterprise Development.8. Ensure Resilience Building & Sustainability in Projects Design & Implementation.9. Risk Management & Crisis Modification during programme implementation.10. Coordinate Regular & Routine Donor Reporting Show less

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  FAO

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  Markets Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

  Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Director for the DFID funded Livelihoods & Food Security Programme (Local Agricultural Markets Development).Member of the Programme Senior Management TeamResponsible for;1. Programme Design & Re-Design.2. Development & Continuous Adaptation of the Programme Theory of Change & Logframe.3. Development, Updating & Implementation of the Programme M&E Strategy and M&E System.4. Learning, Evidence Generation, Knowledge Management & Reporting.5. Partner Proposal Evaluations.6. Advise on Market Systems Development, Local Economic Development7. Value Chain Analysis, Business Models Development, Local Economic Development & Micro-Enterprise Development.8. Ensure Resilience Building & Sustainability in Projects Design & Implementation.9. Risk Management & Crisis Modification during programme implementation.10. Coordinate Regular & Routine Donor Reporting Show less

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  Palladium & GRM International

  Mar 2019 - Oct 2020

  Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Director

  Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Director for the DFID funded Livelihoods & Food Security Programme (Local Agricultural Markets Development).Member of the Programme Senior Management TeamResponsible for;1. Programme Design & Re-Design.2. Development & Continuous Adaptation of the Programme Theory of Change & Logframe.3. Development, Updating & Implementation of the Programme M&E Strategy and M&E System.4. Learning, Evidence Generation, Knowledge Management & Reporting.5. Partner Proposal Evaluations.6. Advise on Market Systems Development, Local Economic Development7. Value Chain Analysis, Business Models Development, Local Economic Development & Micro-Enterprise Development.8. Ensure Resilience Building & Sustainability in Projects Design & Implementation.9. Risk Management & Crisis Modification during programme implementation.10. Coordinate Regular & Routine Donor Reporting Show less

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  Food and Agricultural Organisation (UN FAO)

  Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  Consultant - Food Security & Livelihoods Analyst

  - Establish a Sustainable Monitoring System & Framework for the Assessment of the Impact of Covid-19 and other Shocks on Food Security, Critical Value Chains and Livelihoods in Zimbabwe.- Coordinate the Design of Data Collection and Analysis Tools, Virtual and Face to Face Data Collection.- Undertake Data Analysis, Report Writing and Dissemination of Results to Stakeholders.- Liaise with Relevant Stakeholders (government, UN Agents, NGOs, Donors) to partner in Covid-19 Impact on Livelihoods Assessments, Capacity Strengthening and Gather Secondary Data. Show less

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  One Acre Fund

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  Project Scaling Innovations / Research & Development Associate

  - Lead and manage the One Acre Fund Rwanda Products Trials and Scaling portfolio and projects.- Identify potentially impactful agricultural & non-agric products & services to introduce on the market.- Design innovative efficient & effective business models for distribution of new products and services.- Assess, evaluate and analyse the performance and impact of trailed and scaled products and services.- Research & recommend strategies for increased adoption & market uptake of new products/services.- Partner with private sector, donors & government in growing new farmer products and services. Show less

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  Save the Children US / USAID RFSA

  Dec 2022 - now

  Program Strategic Learning & Adaptation Advisor