George Makore

Experience

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  Agricultural Finance Corporation

  Jul 1992 - Jan 1999

  Public Relations Officer
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  Standards Association of Zimbabwe

  Feb 1999 - Sept 2008

  Marketing Director
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  USAID Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub

  Sept 2008 - Jul 2010

  Communications Coordinator
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  Kaizen Business Consultants

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Partner / Executive Consultant
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  USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2016

  USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub, (Implemented by AECOM International Development), Gaborone, Botswana.

  • Director / Team Leader - Enabling Environment

    Sept 2012 - Apr 2016

  • Editor

    Jul 2012 - Sept 2012
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  Pragma

  May 2016 - Nov 2016

  Lead Consultant

  Program: USAID Southern Africa Trade, and Investment Hub Bridging Activities, under Pragma Corporation, Virginia, United States.KPI’s: Lead Consultant on AGOA strategies and Investment climate. Successfully spearheaded activities working with stakeholders to develop and implement AGOA utilization and national export strategies. Worked with the SADC Secretariat to develop a National Action Program for Investment (NAPI) for the SADC Member States. Grew investments for the region in line with SADC Protocol’s on finance and investment. Show less

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  DAI

  Nov 2016 - Sept 2024

  DAI makes a significant global impact through community development projects, in more than 160 countries, spanning 6 continents, delivering an extensive global impact.Current program: USAID Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) program, implemented by the DAI, which has been established to increase trade and investment on the Africa continent.KPI’s: Report to Senior Technical Director - Africa and Regional Director - East Africa. Oversee a team of ATI experts responsible for driving the USAID ATI program activities which include identifying and selecting potential grantees/partners and ensuring successful implementation of grants aimed at trade, investment, economic growth and food security, and maintaining close liaisons with Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya East Africa USAID Missions. Show less Program: USAID Southern Trade, and Investment Hub, Pretoria, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, implemented by DAI.KPI’s: Managed Portfolio Managers, as well as, two Finance and Investment Advisors, responsible for the nine USAID Trade Hub’s focus countries: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. As Acting DCOP, oversaw the work of eight USAID Trade Hub Country Representatives based in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zambia, and served as the Chief of Party (COP) for the project in the COP’s absence. Was Acting DCOP from Oct 2019 - Jan 2020. Show less Program: USAID Southern Trade, and Investment Hub, Pretoria, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, implemented by DAI. Focused on improving private sector and civil society organizations awareness of the advantages of increasing trade links and export-oriented business development with the eight SADC countries.KPI’s: Led the implementation of technical activities to increase global trade in Southern Africa, particularly with exports to global markets. Designed and managed strategies to support increased trade and investment, including value addition. Improved sector-wide business practices, and improved economies of scale. Show less Program: USAID Southern Trade, and Investment Hub, Pretoria, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, implemented by DAI. Focused on improving private sector and civil society organizations awareness of the advantages of increasing trade links and export-oriented business development with the eight SADC countries.KPI’s: As an Independent Consultant, led the development of national AGOA response strategies for selected countries to help the countries maximize the opportunities provided by the AGOA preferential trade program. The work also involved assessing the countries’ capacity to export and analyze the level of demand and market entry requirements for selected products in the U.S. market and other international markets. Also evaluated the resources needed to implement action plans, that would improve the country’s export performance, of the identified products. Show less

  • Senior Trade Advisor

    Jun 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Southern Africa Regional Director (Acting)

    Feb 2023 - May 2023

  • Start-Up Trade Market Systems Advisor

    Oct 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP)

    Oct 2019 - Sept 2022

  • Export Competitiveness Director

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2019

  • AGOA Strategy and Export Advisor

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2017
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  TechnoServe

  Sept 2024 - now

  Chief of Party, Promoting Market Systems, Innovation and Resilience (Premier)

  •Lead overall implementation and management of the project, ensuring that the project achieves its goals, objectives, and targets.•Provide strategic guidance, leadership, management, and general technical oversight of the project.•Continuously develop operational efficiencies and drive innovations in delivery.•Oversee development and submission of project deliverables on time and within budget.•Recruit, lead, manage, and supervise delivery teams comprising long- and short-term team members and consortium partners.•Serve as the primary liaison with USAID/Mozambique, the Government of Mozambique, and all counterparts, implementing partners, and stakeholders involved with the project.•Act as a spokesperson for the project and present its work regionally/globally. Show less