Maximo Mgwadira

Experience

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  Standard Bank Malawi

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Intern

  It is one of the biggest banks in Malawi providing essential banking and financial services. My responsibilities were:• To upload and update customer details• To assist clients in the banking hall with their banking services• Assist the Personal Markets (Customer Service) where necessary• Sales support work and other clerical banking duties.• I efficiently uploaded and checked details of 1000+ clients of our branch

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  Ideal Travel & Tours

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2016

  Intern

  The company is a travel agency that sells air tickets to the general public. My responsibilities included:• Booking and sale of tickets of air tickets to clients• Maintaining a cash book and all ledger accounts• During my time at the agency, I managed to assist in the preparation of final accounts for the year ending June 2015.

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  JIB Consulting Services

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Research Assistant

  The consulting company was contracted by the Ministry of Health to conduct a mid-line survey on the quality and accuracy of client data of facilities in various districts in Malawi. My role was:• To verify client data submitted to the District Health Offices by physically checking the primary data at facility level.• Successfully verified data of 15 facilities in the Southern region and 3 district health offices.

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  Evidence for Change Solutions (E4C) Africa Ltd

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Data Entry Clerk

  The company was contracted by the Local Development Fund (LDF) to conduct a Beneficiary Verification and Auditing on Social Cash Transfer Programme in Dedza and Nkhatabay District. My responsibilities were:• To consolidate questionnaires filled by research assistants and input the data into the database.• Successfully input 1,200 filled questionnaires.

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  IDEAL Consulting & Business Services

  Sept 2016 - May 2020

  I shadowed the Managing Director (Lead Consultant) in conducting several consultancies of different projects which included annual Technical Audit of Malawi Social Cash Transfer Programme (a World Bank funded programme) in 2018 & 2019 and led a team in the quarterly monitoring and verification of faith-based health facilities providing health services under a public-private partnership agreement programme called Service Level Agreement (SLA) from 2016 to 2020.My role in conducting the Technical Audit for the Cash Transfer Programme involved:• Organising logistics for fieldwork and preparations of work plan• Conducting analysis of data and report writing of our findings for our client, National Local Government Finance Committee (NLGFC). In my role as lead monitor for the SLA programme, I was responsible for: • The planning, budgeting, research and implementation of monitoring of SLAs. • Furthermore, I was responsible for ensuring my team achieved deadlines and submission of all data in a timely manner to the managing director for final submissions to the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders including donor agencies such as USAID. Show less The company was contracted to conduct quarterly monitoring services of the Service Level Agreement programme between the Ministry of Health and Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) facilities. My responsibilities included:• Conducting key informant interviews with District Health Officers and CHAM facility personnel under the programme.• Verification of the invoices drawn up against the client data captured per facility.• Compilation of reports per facility and production of summary reports and analysis on uptake of services.• Was able to identify challenges being faced by facilities and district offices in the implementation of the programme.• Successfully reported on the status of invoice payment. Show less

  • Operations Officer/Research Associate

    Feb 2017 - May 2020

  • Monitoring Officer

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2017
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  International Citizen Service

  Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

  Volunteer

  Human rights based organisation that provides assistance in the development sector. ICS partnered with Center for Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (CEYECE) which have a project called “Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights and education of girls in rural Malawi” which we worked on. My responsibilities included:• Conducting anti bullying campaigns• Facilitating peer-to-peer sex education sessions• Assisting to train & support women village saving loan (VSL) groups to establish community & individual models.Achievement:•We were able to reach out to 2,500 students (60% Male & 40% Female), 6 VSL groups, 8 girls clubs and 8 CEYECE school clubs Show less

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  Abt Global

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Local Coordinator

  I was part of the SHOPS Plus Malawi team and we conducted research aimed at assessing the possibility of extending Technical Assistance towards Family Planning in Malawi. My key responsibilities included:• Identification of key stakeholders, booking meetings, creating time schedule.• Obtained background information on key organisations and scope of Family Planning in Malawi.• Created a map of all facilities offering Family Planning Services in and maintained a database of key personnel from different Family Planning organisations. Show less

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  IDEAL Consulting & Business Services

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Junior Consultant

  I have been working as a Junior consultant with my main focus being identifying potential consultancy opportunities, submitting expression of interest & proposal documents. As a result of these efforts we were awarded a consultancy contract to conduct "Feasibility Study on Implementing Capacity Building Activities Aimed at Strengthening Residents’ Registration and Treatment of Infections and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) In Health Centres in Malawi under Gemeinschaft Sant’Egidio e.V. (GSE), a German NGO in the network of the international Community of Sant’Egidio."My duties, achievements and responsibilities included:• Successfully designed various research tools for this study such as key informant checklists.• Formally made communication with all stakeholders involved including district registration offices, BRAVO district coordinators, DREAM center coordinators, National heads of programme and Principal Secretary of Ministry of Health and the Director of Department of Registration.• Identified and trained research assistants to accompany us in carrying out our study to familiarise them with the purpose of study and requirements.• Organised the logistics of the study on behalf of the lead consultant.• Successfully consolidated field reports and conducted analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.• Compiled the final report submitted to the client. Show less

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  Nottingham Trent's Women's Staff Network

  Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

  Project Officer

  I successfully identified key bottlenecks affecting the participation levels of women staff in the network through desk research and conducted quantitative (survey) and qualitative research (focus group sessions).The information we obtained assisted the network’s steering committee to develop and lay out a slew of activities and to address the issue such as planning social events, starting up a motherhood subgroup, etc.My duties as project officer included:• Conducting desk research of activities and make recommendations accordingly.• Prepare weekly progress reports to submit to the co-chair of the network including detailed analysis of findings and schedules.• Prepare agenda for follow-up meetings with different stakeholders of the network.• Plan and brainstorm activities and events for the network. Show less

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  No Ordinary Life ORG

  Mar 2022 - now

  Responsible for project managing NOL programmes in Malawi especially in-person career events and virtual talks. Appointed Board Trustee of No Ordinary Life, a UK-based charity, created with the sole purpose of becoming a platform to offer youth in Africa with career advice, life skills training and other motivational activities.My role in the board is to develop, oversee and advise on the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the charity.

  • Programmes Manager (Malawi)

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Board Trustee

    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
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  IDEAL Consulting & Business Services

  Sept 2023 - now

  Operations Manager

  Currently overseeing the implementation of the EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS FOR HIV/AIDS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PREVENTION OF FOUR SECTIONS OF THE MALAWI M1 ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECTMy key roles include formulating strategy, improving performance, procuring services and resources and ensuring compliance. Furthermore, it is my duty to mentor team members, find ways to increase quality of operations and implement best practices across all levels.Develop the overall framework for the project’s M&E systems, in collaboration with senior project staff, including requirements, reporting, baseline, and evaluation surveys. Develop and monitor the project’s Project Management Plan to systematically document project performance for project technical leads and leadership team.As an Operations Manager I perform several functions including Human Resource Management, Monitoring & Evaluation, Finance, Logistics and Proposal Development Show less