Gift Mweetwa

Experience

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  Lusaka Provincial Planning Authority

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

  Physical Planner

   Undertaking site inspections to monitor development Preparation of Planning Authority Meeting schedules Plan scrutiny and filing Field Inspection Report Preparation

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  Decentralization Support Unit - Ministry of Local Development

  Jan 2010 - Apr 2012

  Social Economic Planner

  - Establishing, analyzing and recommending of social economic development policies for human development.- Engage communities, government institutions, private sector and stakeholders in participatory development planning- Interpret legislations to the community pertaining development- Engagement of different stakeholders in the decentralization process - keeping abreast with any legislation concerning decentralization for the purposes of policy making

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  Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  Assistant- Customer Retentions

  • Coordinate the team as a team leader and report to the Customer Retention Supervisor• Data development, processing and management using telcase and Zsmart software• Handling Customer Complaint and writing/giving feedback to the customers after complaint resolution.• Conducting Customer Satisfaction surveys on customers that have called in the call Centre as well as visited the Company’s retail outlets to identify gaps and opportunities as well as customer perception of the company’s services.• Maintain excellent knowledge of our portfolio of products and services in order to understand customers’ needs, • Identify new business practices that could be introduced or recommend modifications to existing practices that could reduce the risk of customer cancellation. • Develop and maintain excellent relations with new and existing customers resulting in increased levels of customer retention through proactive and reactive communication with the customers who have either expressed a wish to cancel their services or whose recent account activity indicates that they may be considering cancellation of services. Minder weergeven

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  Ministry of Local Government

  Jan 2013 - now

  Town Planner

  General Planning of the Township and RegionalDesign of layout plansDevelopment ControlProject ManagementEnvironmental Protection and ManagementSocio-economic planningDevelopment Planning and Forward PlanningImplementation of National and Provincial Development PlansCoordination of HIV/AIDS ProgrammesPolicy interpretation and implementation and offer guidance to Policy makers

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  Local government office

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2017

  Town Planner

  • General planning of the district in the all faculties of development including physical, economic, social and environmental. • Facilitate and implement projects funded by donor agents such as UNICEF under-United Nations (UN). This is to enhance equity, development and improvement of the well-being of the people in developing countries• Coordinate participatory approach in the planning, implementation and evaluation of developmental projects by incorporating the local people, stake holders and line Ministries. • Offer technical advice to policy makers (Members of Parliament, Councilors, etc.) on legislation issues and general development of the district and implementation of programmes. • To ensure that development and programmes implementation are in line with the National Development Plan (NDP) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).• Undertake Development Control to ensure orderly development according to law researching and designing planning policies to guide developmentdesigning layouts and drafting design statementspromoting environmental education and awareness Minder weergeven

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  Mkushi District Council-MLGH

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2017

  District Tender Committee Member

  Selection of District Tenders for various government projects

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  Local Government and Housing

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2017

  - General planning of the district in the all faculties of development including physical, economic, social and environmental. - Facilitate and implement projects funded by donor agents such as UNICEF under-United Nations (UN). This is to enhance equity, development and improvement of the well being of the people in developing countries- Coordinate participatory approach in the planning, implementation and evaluation of developmental projects by incorporating the local people, stake holders and line Ministries. - Offer technical advise to policy makers (Members of Parliament, Councilors, etc.) on legislation issues and general development of the district and implementation of programmes. - To ensure that development and programmes implementation are in line with the National Development Plan (NDP) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Minder weergeven • developing creative and original planning solutions to satisfy stakeholders• Undertake Development Control to ensure orderly development according to law • assessing planning applications and enforcing and monitoring outcomes as necessary;• researching and designing planning policies to guide development;• researching and analysing data to help inform strategic developments, such as increases in affordable housing provision;• designing layouts and drafting design statements;• using information technology systems such as CAD (computer-aided design) , or GIS (geographical information systems) • attending and presenting at planning boards and appeals and at public inquiries;• keeping up to date with legislation associated with land use;• promoting environmental education and awareness;• helping disadvantaged groups express their opinions about planning issues and proposals, and visiting sites to assess the effects of proposals on people or the environment;• scheduling available resources to meet planning targets;• Writing reports, often of a complex nature, which make recommendations or explain detailed regulations. These reports may be for a Minder weergeven

  • Acting District Planning Officer

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Town Planner

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
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  Local Government Commission

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  District Planning Officer

  The core functions as District Planning Officer (DPO) include Coordinating the five sections under the Planning Department namely:1) Physical Planning Section,2) Socio-economic Section,3) Public Health Section,4) Rural Water and Sanitation Section and5) HIV/AIDS Section.General planning of the district in the all faculties of development including physical, economic, social and environmental.

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  Local Government

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  District Planning Officer

  Head of Planning Department

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  Ministry of National Planning and Development/ Climate Resilience Project, Mumbwa District

  Jan 2018 - now

  Project Manager

  Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Kafue Basin (SCRIKA) project is funded by the African Development Bank through the Ministry of National Planning aimed at improving the livelihood of people affected by the effects of climate change and strengthening their adaptive capacity to the effects of climate change. Mumbwa District is part of the areas under implementation. The project includes the hard and soft adaptation where the hard adaptation are structural projects in nature such as Installation of Solar Powered Borehole and the soft adaptation includes projects such as livestock, plantations and soft cash transfer. These programs are aimed at providing access to clean drinking water for both human beings and their animals ,the boreholes also promote cultivation of crops all year round to encourage animal husbandry ,Goat /Sheep houses and piggeries have been constructed including chicken runs.In Mumbwa District, the project commenced mid of 2018 and over 61 communities benefited so far with 40 solar powered boreholes installed ,four chicken runs and three piggeries and twelve goat and sheep houses completed. Minder weergeven

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  Ministry of Local Government (MoLG)

  Jan 2018 - now

  District Planning Officer

  As head of department for the five sections namely, physical planning, socioeconomic planning, water and sanitation, public health and Hiv/Aids section.