Melusi Noel Kunene
Consultant
Hlatikhulu,Shiselweni
Summary
- I have a strong background on climate change program and project design, monitoring and evaluation. Over the past years, I have gained valuable experience in the working with local and international and local NGOs in sustainable agriculture development focusing on smallholder farmers in rural areas, project monitoring and evaluation of donor funded projects. I have developed skills in monitoring numerous activities in the field.
- I have knowledge background and skills in supporting sustainable economic growth projects through initiatives focused on integrated Climate Change Strategies, Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods and Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems for Climate Resilient Development
- As a member of several technical committee I have gain more experience in supporting the development of specific policy analysis and development tools and guidance
- Meticulous and analytical Researcher with 10 years of educational and hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture, environmental management. Adaptive team player with in-depth knowledge of data collection, confidential document control and problem-solving.
- Facilitate and train communities on a Problem/Solution tree Analysis
- Design and implementation of Community Disaster Preparedness plans as well as Community Development Plans
- Strong skills on data analysis both qualitative and quantitative data and possess excellent writing and documentation skills.
- Strong and demonstrated capacities for spatial analysis including land-cover mapping and the use of geographic information systems.
- Experience with monitoring and evaluation tools/ approaches/ practices, including data analysis and report writing, that emphasize system- or market-wide results and impacts
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Researcher Independent Consultant/Researcher
- Conducting stakeholder mapping and consultation with parties concerned in the rural communities.
- Conducting household socio economic analysis for ESWADE/LUSIP pre project study finding the potential impact for the project on the livelihoods of beneficiaries.
- Conducting a Situational Analysis through desk review to establish proposed impacts of the project in the communities.
- Draft and present paper and present.
Independent Consultant/Researcher
CANGO Swaziland
07.2020 - 08.2020
- Conducting a performance review of the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini’s progress in attaining its set priorities to achieve prudent Macro-economic Management as set in National Development Strategy.
- Conducting a Situational Analysis through desk review to establish progress in internal and external environmental factors which would have impacted performance of the government of the Kingdom of Eswatini in attaining Vision 2022.
- Conducting stakeholder mapping and consultation with parties concerned.
- Draft and present paper and present to CANGO Organisation: ED and Associates (Currently on-going).
Training Manager
06.2017 - 06.2020
- Organisation: Africa Cooperative Action Trust (ACAT LILIMA SWAZILAND), Develop and Design Implementation Plans and working closely with other department in designing monitoring tools, selecting indicators, and determining field monitoring responsibilities.
- In charge of development and implementing of advocacy strategy, including the production and dissemination of public awareness materials such as case studies, training manuals targeted at development partner, policy makers and end users.
- Serve as a focal point for all M&E matters, progress reviews, and evaluations, developing reports, project presentations and other project M&E-related documents and correspondences;.
- Develop and maintain a M&E database for the all project under ACAT LILIMA.
- Ensuring mentoring and training of project team to foster capacity building on M&E knowledge.
- Training of all ACAT staff on monitoring and evaluation systems; data collection, analysis, interpretation and information dissemination.
- Provides technical oversight of the M&E activities and operations of ACAT, establishing the plan, guides, tools, system, methodologies, protocols, and indicators for the appropriate and regular monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment all projects.
- Monitor progress in the implementation and results of the projects against the strategic objectives and indicators as well as promote and support the quality assurance of all project interventions.
- Oversees all the data collection and analysis processes, and facilitates baseline, progress studies and surveys as required;.
- Conducts qualitative and quantitative data analysis and information evaluation, contributing towards the situation analysis, and progress, constraints and gaps assessments, and evaluation of the programme performance.
- Creates and adjusts reporting templates, reviews the periodic technical reports from implementing partners and ensures they are submitted in a timely manner.
- Assists in the collection and dissemination of lessons learned, actioning evidence-based programming.
Assistant Research
University of South Africa Research Center
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Conducting assessment on the impact of climate change on agriculture farms in Mpumalanga and Gauteng Province in South Africa.
- Conducing environmental impact assessment on agriculture land to determine available water sources and how they are affected by any change in climate.
- Write report and submit to lead research.
Agribusiness Marketing Coordinator
Swaziland National Agricultural Union
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Support project preparation, development of project proposals and concept notes including performance monitoring plans and monitoring and evaluation sections;.
- Provide support to the team and stakeholders on ways and means to improve M&E related components and activities;.
- Organize, coordinate and lead evaluation missions for development projects, sectoral and thematic evaluations, including desk evaluations/studies;.
- Ensure timely submission of good quality M&E reports, including any other reports requiring M&E inputs.
- Provide support to the Senior Management on the programme planning, monitoring and reporting;.
- Identify and formulate evaluation findings, lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into broader knowledge management efforts;.
- Provide results-based management (RBM) support to project staff and the Project funders.
- Produce monitoring and evaluation and progress reports on project implementation activities for management, donors and stakeholders;.
- Provide technical and review support and inputs into the development of critical communications and reports;.
Development Facilitator
World Vision Swaziland
12.2013 - 01.2015
- Develop and Design Implementation Plans for Community Development which includes; economic and small business development strategy which are development, support and monitoring of small business people and HIV/AIDS.
- Train communities on Community Development Plans, Community Disaster Preparedness Plans.
- Facilitates training and formations of farmer groups in communities.
- Train community based organizations, individuals, farmers on business planning and proposal.
- Working with vegetable farmers in finding makers to sell their products and have been successful in linking farmers with Spar Nhlangano and Food Town.
- Provide technical advice to target project beneficiaries to improve household economic status, food security status and clean water and sanitation status in households.
- Developing of monitoring and evaluation guidelines and indicators.
- Designing of data collection forms and creating benchmarks for projects evaluation.
- Organize and implement development projects in the communities to ensure quality of life.
- Supervise and delegate duties to effectively achieve desired outcomes.
- Conduct regular monitoring of project outputs with participating facilities and communities to see if desired result are achieved.
Food Security Facilitator
World Vision Swaziland
03.2011 - 12.2013
- Train community based organizations, individuals, farmers on business planning and proposal.
- Working with vegetable farmers in finding makers to sell their products and have been successful in linking farmers with market.
- Provide technical advice to target project beneficiaries to improve household economic status, food security status and clean water and sanitation status in households.
- Train farmers on crop production in partnership with the ministry of agriculture extension services.
- Developing of monitoring and evaluation guidelines and indicators.
- Designing of data collection forms and creating benchmarks for projects evaluation.
- Organize and implement development projects in the communities to ensure quality of life.
- Supervise and delegate duties to effectively achieve desired outcomes.
- Conduct regular monitoring of project outputs with participating facilities and communities to see if desired result are achieved.
Project Officer
ACAT Lilima- Swaziland
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Training women in rural neighbourhood on savings and credit associations formation.
- Working with women farmers in business proposal writing and simple business management skills.
- Supervise implementation of project.
- Monitor and Evaluate project implemented by ACAT Key Attributes.
- Self-motivated person with well-developed project management skills combined with a flexible attitude to work.
- A critical thinker with strong analytical skills.
- Strong team-player skills developed through work in NGO, s like ACAT, World Vision, Bantwana Initiative and SNAU associated with the degree.
- Good organisational skills developed in a variety of deadline orientated situations.
- Get on well with people at all levels, easily making good working relationships.
- Have good presentation skills combining sound analytical research and clear verbal explanation.
- Seek out new responsibilities irrespective of reward and recognition.
- Strive for quality in everything I do.
Education
Ph.D. - Agriculture and Animal Science
University Of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa12.2022
Master of Science - Agriculture And Animal Science
University Of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
University Of Eswatini
Matsapha, Eswatini10.2010
Skills
- Climate Change mitigation and adaptation strategy development
- Business plan and proposal writing
- Business planning writing
- Research conducting
- Data analysis, Interpretation
- Data collection
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Economic analysis
Accomplishments
- National Technical Committee Responsibilities
- Have been a member of the Swaziland National Agriculture Marketing Board technical committee meeting (Representing Swaziland National Agricultural Union)
- Have represent SNAU in High Value Crops Horticulture Projects Committee
- Have represented SNAU on the Smallholder Market-led Project Committee Currently
- National Youth Chairperson: Free Evangelical Assemblies
Publications
Publications in Academic and Peer Review Journals
Awareness and Perception of climate change impact among small-scale maize farmers in Eswatini: The case study of Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni- UNISA journal, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25903
Kunene et al.: Perceptions of small-scale maize farmers on climate change impacts in Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni regions of the Kingdom of Eswatini- APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 17(4): 7345-7356. http://www.aloki.hu ● ISSN 1589 1623 (Print) ● ISSN 1785 0037 (Online) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1704_73457356 ã 2019, ALÖKI Kft., Budapest, Hungary.
Reference 1
Mr. Mpendulo Simelane
Project Manager-World Vision Eswatini
Cell: +2676213269
mpendulo.simelane@yahoo.com
Reference 2
Ms Fikile Mazibuko
Finance Manager-Matsapha Town Board
Cell: 2876056677
fikile_mazibuko@yahoo.com
Reference 3
Mr. Lwazi Mamba
Executive Director-Eswatini National Agriculture Union
Cell: 2676058607
knowls1@live.com
Timeline
Independent Consultant/Researcher
CANGO Swaziland
07.2020 - 08.2020
Assistant Research
University of South Africa Research Center
01.2018 - 01.2019
Training Manager
06.2017 - 06.2020
Agribusiness Marketing Coordinator
Swaziland National Agricultural Union
06.2016 - 06.2017
Development Facilitator
World Vision Swaziland
12.2013 - 01.2015
Food Security Facilitator
World Vision Swaziland
03.2011 - 12.2013
Project Officer
ACAT Lilima- Swaziland
06.2010 - 03.2011
Lead Researcher Independent Consultant/Researcher
Ph.D. - Agriculture and Animal Science
University Of South Africa
Master of Science - Agriculture And Animal Science
University Of South Africa
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Economics
University Of Eswatini
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