About

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Professional

Skills

  • Agriculture
  • Business Development
  • Design
  • Management
  • Project Management
  • Research
  • Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Gender data
  • Gender Based Violence
  • HIV/AIDS and Health

Experience

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • April, 2021 - September, 2022
  • Fulltime
  • Oversaw M&E system for the Emerging Farmers Partnership Project implemented in partnership with two private partner companies Corteva Agriscience and John Deere/TATA.
  • Designed the data collection and management platform using the CommCare Application integrated with Power Bi. Conducted capacity building training for program staff in data collection using the CommCare App. Conducted capacity building training to private partner staff in the use of CommCare.
  • Oversaw the commissioning, implementation and subsequent report writing of the EFP project Baseline survey and integrated gender and inclusion.
  • Designing and conducting annual surveys.
  • Conduct capacity building training in M&E and related concepts to partner program staff.
  • Coordinate and facilitate partner quarterly review meetings and pause and reflect sessions.
  • Successfully managed the external consultants engaged to conduct the EFP integrated baseline survey and gender assessment and the EFP Investment Survey.
  • Development of Scopes of Work/Terms of Reference for project studies such as Annual Results Assessments, Investment Analysis and Baseline Study.
  • Compiled project quarterly and annual narrative progress reports and summarizing progress against targets for key indicators. Managed information systems for data reporting and data extraction using Development Information Solution (DIS).

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at   We Effect
  • Oversaw the M&E systems for 4 Projects:
  • Women’s Economic Empowerment Project – To advance women’s economic empowerment to ensure the capacity of women to participate in, contribute to and benefit from agricultural value chains and processes in ways that affirm the value of their contribution, respect their dignity, promote equality and equity. Power Woman Project - To contribute to sustainable poverty reduction through empowering women and girls. Sustainable Cotton for women and Youth Empowerment project- Contribute to poverty reduction and injustice in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe through improved productivity in the cotton sub-sector. Equality First Civil Society for Sustainable Rural Development (Sida/CIVSAM) project.
  • Led the team in the development of the European Union proposal “Lusaka Transmission Distribution Rehabilitation Project (LTDRP) Low Voltage Distribution Network: Women Empowerment and Micro Small Enterprises Support”. The proposal was successful and funded.
  • Led the design of the Theory of Change and Logical Frameworks.
  • Responsible for the development of Terms of References/Scopes of Works of all evaluation studies such as baseline, midline, and final evaluation activities. This also included reviewing technical and financial proposals and selection of successful external consultants.
  • Managed data support to M&E teams and partner organizations. Collaborated with staff and partners to ensure that planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning systems capture and transmit data according to standards, definitions and processes.
  • Lead, organise and facilitate monthly country (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Kenya) M&E Technical Working Group meetings.
  • Lead project-based M&E Technical Working Groups for the Women Economic Empowerment project.
  • Manage partner collaboration groups.
  • Contributed to the learning agenda by research and analysing information, conducting literature reviews, mapping of information gathered from various internal and external sources on assigned topics. Coordinate maintenance of virtual resource and documentation database.
  • Supported annual project Self-Assessments for the Zambia Country Programme.

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • September, 2019 - March, 2020
  • Fulltime
  • Led the implementation of the implementing the Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP)of the Youth Lead Project to ensure compliance with donor requirements.
  • Designed and rolled-out project data collection tools. Successfully managed supervision of 2 interns placed under the M&E department.
  • Conducted regular project site visits to Intern Host Organizations to monitor the internship placements.
  • Regular analysis of M&E data and create dashboards to present to project leadership at NYDC and FHI360 and external stakeholders.
  • Led the data quality processes through data quality assessments, data cleaning, verification, and validation.
  • Facilitated the project Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) activities including learning studies and ensure the project used data for decision making.
  • Led the M&E capacity development for the NYDC.
  • Capacity building of program staff in M&E: Planning, reviews, document lessons implement M&E training programs.
  • Contributed to the compilation of progress reports; Quarterly Report and Annual Progress with inputs from program submitted to USAID.

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • Successfully designed and led Restore NYC team in conducting a research project and subsequent report on healthcare access for foreign-national survivors of trafficking. This report was highlighted in The Slavey Research Bulletin’s Issue 44, an online selection of the month’s key articles and publication by The Freedom Fund.
  • Designed and implemented a focus group with survivors of trafficking on housing needs.
  • Managed and provided oversight of the Restore’s program impact tracking.
  • Led Restore NYC team in its outcomes model and tracking across client services for survivors of human trafficking.
  • Managed online Case Management database (Apricot) and data sets for staff to access accurate and up to date data. Conducted on-going data cleaning and quality controls in Apricot system.
  • Managed Impact Calendar to ensure on-going client assessment appointments were scheduled and carried to completion by program staff.
  • Volunteer management.
  • Facilitated knowledge building and knowledge sharing on monitoring and evaluation to ensure programs and activities were in line with the mission and goals.
  • Designed project data collection tools such as Client Satisfaction Survey questionnaires and ensured all tools were translated to other languages appropriate to the clients of Restore NYC.

margaret chambeshi

Education
  • Project Management

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning Officer at   PACT
  • Supervised the transcription and translation of qualitative data from the field.
  • Led the regional technical training of M&E specific tools and standard operating procedures/formats.
  • Conducted data quality audits to ensure that data is of high quality and worth reporting to all stakeholders.
  • Coordinated the analysis of the PEPFAR Site Improvement and Management System (SIMS) activities for the Southern region sites.
  • Managed data entry, cleaning, and reporting in District Health Information System2 (DHIS2) for both Community HIV Prevention Project and DREAMS Initiative for the Southern region.
  • Managed all M&E related activities associated with DREAMS activities in the DREAMS centres and Community HIV Prevention Project in the five districts of Southern province of Zambia.
  • Conducted bi-monthly technical supervision of Women Organising Resources Together (WORTH) groups to ensure effective implementation of the savings groups.
  • Coordinated regular program monitoring visits to project sites.
  • Led preparation and review of regional program reports, contributed to routine and adhoc reports to donor, Pact HQ and Zambia authorities.

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • Managed all monitoring and evaluation systems and procedures within WLSA Zambia including data entry, cleaning and reporting using the online system: Data for Accountability Transparency and Impact Monitoring (DATIM).
  • Coordinated the analysis of the PEPFAR Site Improvement and Management System (SIMS) activities for the organisation in the 14 project implementation districts.
  • Provided technical support to all programme staff in the use of M&E systems, collection of monitoring data, and understanding M&E reports generated.
  • Supervised 14 paralegal staff who were responsible for providing legal advice to GBV survivors in the 14 One Stop Centres stationed in 14 project districts.
  • Developed all the required data collection tools according to the donor requirements.
  • Coordinated data collection, analysis and reporting for baseline and follow-up surveys for all sites.
  • Successfully developed and submitted a proposal to NGOCC on ‘Equity and Equality Framework Reformation’. The proposal was successful and funded.
  • Participated in conducting the mid-term evaluation of the STOP GBV project.

margaret chambeshi

Education
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

margaret chambeshi

Education
  • January, 2012 - December, 2015
  • Fulltime
  • Development Studies

margaret chambeshi

Work experience
  • Managed the collection and consolidation of field site reports.
  • Coordinated with field implementers regarding reports and M&E activities.
  • Conducted monitoring and quality assurance spot checks and data verification.
  • Technical support for PMEL system in the organization.
  • Developed case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project results.
  • Maintained accurate PMEL database for all the projects and keep updating at all times.
  • Worked with program staff in designing project proposals and preparation of annual plans.
  • Coordinated the updating of indicators target summaries in the database to enable the fulfillment of reporting obligations to donors.
  • Steered project performance reviews to identify and address implementation challenges/opportunities, document lessons and success stories.
  • Managed beneficiary databases of OVCs Education support, OVC Feeding program, PLWHAs, Volunteer, Livelihood beneficiary and Pastors including other stakeholders and ensure their full participation in the project to create sufficient levels of ownership.
  • Oversaw the planning and coordinating of partner workshops.
  • Reviewed and consolidated all monthly monitoring reports. Documentation of the quarterly project success stories, and statistical summary reports.

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