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Methembe Songo

Development Practitioner in Disaster Management, Environmental Management and Conservation

Bulawayo, Pumula North

ABOUT

Methembe Songo is a dedicated and results-driven Development Practitioner in Disaster Management, Environmental Management and Conservation, Community Resilience Building and Adaptation, monitoring and evaluation, programme design and management. He has vast experience working with the Non-governmental sector for more than 10 years building an outstanding networking expertise in community development and project management. Due to his strategic vision and interpersonal skills, Mr. Methembe Songo is able to identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with funding partners, Government departments, colleagues and other stakeholders. He is also a good communicator and manager with strong leadership skills and sensitive to gender and other cross-cutting issues.

SKILLS

Community developmentGender equality and women empowermentHuman rights advocacySocio-economic rightsCommunity resilience buildingAdaptation
Monitoring and EvaluationAccountability and LearningProgram managementPartnership managementProject designProject planningProject implementationResource mobilizationProposal developmentBudgeting
Disaster ManagementEnvironmental ManagementConservationStakeholder engagementNGO governanceNational development plans
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointIBM SPSSCS-ProENA for SMARTArcGISRemote sensing
Gender inclusionDisability inclusionAccountability to vulnerable groups
CommunicationAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingLeadershipStrategic visionInterpersonal skillsEnglish (written and spoken)

EXPERIENCE

Programmes Manager

2019 - Present

South Western Region Gender Network • Zimbabwe

Oversee the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project planning, budgeting, action plans and monitoring processes. Monitor, evaluate and share lessons from the project with diverse stakeholders. Lead and motivate the project team and monitor project activities and project expenditure and coordinate work with consultants and project stakeholders, Organize and attend networking/strategic partner's meetings. • Oversee the development and execution of project deliverables • Lead project planning, budgeting, action plans and monitoring processes • Monitor, evaluate and share lessons from the project with diverse stakeholders • Lead and motivate the project team • Monitor project activities and project expenditure • Coordinate work with consultants and project stakeholders • Organize and attend networking/strategic partner's meetings

EDUCATION

National University of Science and Technology

- Present

Master of Science in Disaster Management

Lupane State University

- Present

Bachelor of Social Science (Hons.) in Geography and Population Studies