Andrew Mwanza

Experience

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  Mkanda Youth Organisation

  May 2006 - Jul 2008

  Executive Director

  develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors: Serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for both ongoing local operations as well as for the national rolloutCoach, develop, management team Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated

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  Community Initiative for Social Empowerment

  Jan 2012 - now

  Executive Director

  Reporting to the Board of Directors, I have overall strategic and operational responsibility for CISE's staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. I have developed deep knowledge of field, core programs, operations, and business plans of CISE.ResponsibilitiesMy Leadership & Management duties are•To ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals•To actively engage and energize CISE volunteers, board members, event committees, alumni, partnering organizations, and funders•To develop, maintain, and support a strong Board of Directors: serve as ex-officio of each committee, seek and build board involvement with strategic direction for both ongoing local operations as well as for the national rollout•To lead, coach, develop, and retain CISE's high-performance senior management team Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes that can be effectively communicated to the board, funders, and other constituentsOn Fundraising & Communications;•I expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations•I deepen and refine all aspects of communications—from web presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand•I use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities Show less

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  Mchinji District Hospital

  Feb 2013 - now

  Teen Club Mentor

  Coach the Teens life skills curricula which is used to empower them to make healthy decisions in their transition into adulthood. I also provide support services for HIV-positive adolescents that helps other individuals and organizations to replicate our Teen Club model and support services. Ensuring that the adapted a question-and-answer guide called “Teen Talk” for HIV-positive adolescents is well mastered for effective usage at our site. I counsel the Teens in different areas which includes modules on reproductive health, emotions, relationships, stigma, disclosure, ARV adherence and other issues specific to HIV-positive teens. Show less