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Dingase Mkandawire

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Deputy Country Director at CorpsAfrica/Malawi, managing a $1,000,000+ budget and leading strategic program operations.

Malawi

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At CorpsAfrica/Malawi, I lead strategic planning and program operations as Deputy Country Director, manage a $1,000,000+ budget, and develop partnerships with development agencies.

As Impact Evaluation Coordinator at CorpsAfrica/Malawi, I designed monitoring and evaluation frameworks and supported volunteers with data collection, reporting, and project evaluation. At Ladder to Learning, I developed M&E systems to track student performance and program effectiveness.

As a Research Fellow at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, I conducted policy research on urban and peri-urban youth employment in agribusiness and developed reports, journal articles, and policy briefs. I also published an article on this topic in Malawi and received a research grant through the CARE project.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Board Director

Current

ACADES

Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Chair the Programs and M&E Committee, guiding project efficiency. Provide strategic advisory input to organizational operations.

Strategic Advisory Program Management Monitoring and Evaluation

Current

Deputy Country Director

Current

CorpsAfrica/Malawi

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 9 months)

Lead strategic planning and execution, ensuring alignment with donor expectations. Oversee all departmental operations and programs, manage a $1,000,000+ budget, and lead staff and volunteer recruitment and training.

Strategic Planning Budget Management Staff Recruitment Training Partnership Building Program Management

Research Fellow

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)

Conducted policy research on urban and peri-urban youth employment in agribusiness. Developed technical reports, journal articles, and policy briefs to inform decision-making.

Policy Research Data Analysis Report Writing Agribusiness

Impact Evaluation Coordinator

CorpsAfrica/Malawi

Jun 2018 - Nov 2018 (5 months)

Designed M&E frameworks to track program effectiveness and impact. Supported volunteers in data collection, reporting, and project evaluation, and developed monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.

Monitoring and Evaluation Data Collection Reporting Project Management

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Ladder to Learning

Jun 2015 - Jun 2018 (3 years)

Developed M&E systems to track student performance and program effectiveness. Provided strategic insights on improving learning interventions based on collected data.

Monitoring and Evaluation Data Analysis Strategic Insights

Enumerator

Save the Children

Jun 2017 - Feb 2018 (8 months)

Identified and registered beneficiaries for emergency programs, ensuring inclusion accuracy. Conducted field surveys to assess educational initiatives and compiled data using KOBO management system.

Data Collection Surveying KOBO Beneficiary Registration

Emergency Food Security Vulnerable Livelihoods Assistant

OXFAM

Nov 2016 - May 2017 (6 months)

Coordinated cash transfers and seed fair distributions, ensuring program objectives were met. Conducted sensitization activities and managed records and reports for EFSVL activities.

Money Transfers Stakeholder Engagement Reporting Coordination

Education Programme Management Assistant

Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO)

Oct 2015 - Feb 2016 (4 months)

Monitored education initiatives, ensuring alignment with Child-Friendly Schools objectives. Collected and analyzed data using different databases and developed reports.

Monitoring Data Analysis Reporting Education

District Coordinator

Family Health International (FHI360)

Aug 2014 - Dec 2014 (4 months)

Managed implementation and monitoring of livelihoods program activities in Rumphi district. Developed daily and monthly reports and budgets, and facilitated sensitization workshops for agro-dealers and beneficiaries.

Program Management Monitoring Budgeting Facilitation

Project Officer Intern/Social Worker

Center for Social Concern (CfSC)

Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)

Conducted advocacy and research on urban and rural economic conditions affecting livelihoods. Assisted in managing financial records and reporting for key social programs.

Advocacy Research Financial Management Reporting