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CV SHARON KABWE CHILESHE
Master of Business Administration (student), Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and Economics
Full name: Sharon Kabwe Chileshe
Date of birth: 28.08.1980
Nationality: Zambian
Address: P O Box 310179, Lusaka
Mobile Number: +260 977 826259 or +260 955 826259
E-mail address: sharonchileshe@gmail.com
Fieldofspecialization:Genderand Livelihoods(Land Rights,ProgrammesforWomen and Youth)
Academic background
2013 to date Master ofBusinessAdministration(CurrentlyStudying).
Zambia Open University (in conjunction with University of Malaysia distance
learning) Thesis title: “ A Comparative study of Corporate Leadership styles and
effectson employeeperformance”.
2012 Post Graduate Course:Certificate in PolicyAnalysisand LeadershipStudies, AfricaUniversity,
Mutare, Zimbabwe inPartnershipwithOpenSocietyInitiative forSouthernAfrica
(OSISA)
2011 Post Graduate Course:Certificate inParalegal Studies, Universityof Zambia,LusakaZambia
2010 Post Graduate Course:Certificate inFeministLeadership, AfricaUniversity,
Mutare, Zimbabwe inpartnershipwithOpenSocietyInitiative forSouthernAfrica(OSISA)
2009 Post Graduate Course:Certificate in PlanningMonitoringand Evaluation,
Universityof Zambia,Lusaka,Zambia
2006 Bachelor of Arts Degree in DevelopmentStudiesandEconomics,Universityof Zambia,Lusaka
Zambia.Thesistitle:“Adapting Technology forIndustrialDevelopment”
2003 Graduate Diplomain ManagementStudies(ICM- UK) thesistitle “Restructuring a
Firm for Efficiency”, Zambia Insurance Business College Trust, Lusaka, Zambia
2000 Diploma in Business Studies(ICM- UK), ZambiaInsurance BusinessCollege Trust, Lusaka,
Zambia
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Personal references

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Ms. Tamala Kambikambi, Lecturer, Universityof Zambia, Lusaka,P.O Box 32379, Mobile: +260 966437532,
Email:Kambikambi01@yahoo.com
Mr. Justin Chisulo,ZambiaAssociationof Chambersof Commerce andIndustry,Lusaka,P.O.Box 30322,
Mobile:+260 976344970 Email:chisulo.justin@gmail.com
Pr. Kajima Lwendo,Evangelical Churchin Zambia, Ndola, P. O. Box 71954, Mobile: +260 955784362, Email:
kajima2005@yahoo.com
Master of Business Administration (student), Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and Economics
Languages and Computer literacy
Bemba: Mother tongue
English: Excellentwrittenandspoken.
Nyanja: Average spoken
French: Beginner(currentlystudying)
Excellentcommandof MicrosoftWord,Excel,PowerPointandPublisher.ConversantwithSPSS.
Currently Programme Officer,JesuitCentre for Theological Reflection(JCTR),DutiesincludeActing
ProgrammesManager(5 Months),policyadvocacy,policyanalysis,economicanalysis,
budget analysis,referendumsensitization,AuditorGeneral’sreportanalysis, Social
economicResearch,writingpolicydocuments(pressstatements,policybriefs,
positionpapers)Kulimaprojectmanagement(Sustainable OrganicAgriculture),
StrengtheningAccountabilityProjectManagement(Extractives)
2010-2012 Land Rights and Empowerment Officer, Zambia Land Alliance. Duties includedpolicy
advocacy, coordinating district partners, resource mobilization and budgeting as
well as planning implementing and monitoring programmes and projects. Donor
meetings, Analysisof the constitutionwithotherpartners(GrandCoalitiononthe
Constitution), representative on the Biofuel Forum, Extractive Industry
TransparencyInitiative(EITI),CAADPandCivicforumonHousingandHabitat.
2008-2010 Capacity Building and Leadership Development Officer, Zambia National Women’s
Lobby. Duties included governance programme management(election planning,
monitoring, civic and voter education, decentralization, gender mainstreaming,
advocacy, etc),donor round table meetings, managed Women in Politics
programme in 5 provinces, managed the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus,
Professional background

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managed the gender and leadership training programme 5 provinces, policy
advocacycampaigns(e.g50/50CampaignforGenderEquality),capacitybuildingof
partners, women and girls (empowerment, leadership, resource mobilization,
monitoringandevaluation)
2008 MembershipOfficer,Zambia Chambers of Commerce and Industry,Lusaka, Zambia. Duties
includedprovisionof informationformembercompanies,policyadvocacy,training
workshopsformembersandtechnical support
2005-2006 ManagementTrainee,Cavmont Capital bank Treasury department,Lusaka, Zambia.
Dutiesincludedmoneymarketreturnandtreasuryposition,liquidityforecastand treasury
bill andbondpreparation.
2004-2005 Team Leader, Retail Census& CustomerService MeasurementResearch
Solutions Ltd, Lusaka, Zambia. Carried out a Retail Censusin 5 towns in Zambia. Carried
out CustomerService Measurement(CSR)&mettarget of 14 clients/day
Master of Business Administration (student), Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies and Economics
Research. Presentationsat International and Local Conferences.
2015 Repertoire and report writing at Regional Conference to end Child Marriage, Women For
Change,2014 National Conference forWomenforZambiaNational Women’sLobby.
2014 PreparedPolicy Brief on OutOf School ChildrenforZambiaNational EducationCoalition.

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2014 Conducted a gender, entrepreneurship and leadership training for youths who have experienced
genderbasedviolence forZambiaNational Women’sLobby.
2014 Conducteda Leadershiptraining, for highschool membersof YoungWomeninAction
2014 Stop Child Marriage campaign presentation on initiatives in Zambia presented in
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo for Afia Mama, an organization fighting for
women’srights
2013 ConductedFeministleadershiptrainings,forOpenSocietyInitiateforSouthernAfrica(OSISA),Akina
Mama Wa AfrikaandZARD
2013 Facilitation Countering Oppressive Systems at Southern African Young Women’s Festival (SAYWF)
2013 Kinshasa,DemocraticRepublicof Congo
2013 Conducteda baseline studyand a followup surveyresearch onEarly MarriagesinLuapulaProvince,
Zambiafor LuapulaFoundation
2013 PreparedPolicy brief on Earlymarriagesand sexual reproductive healthrightsforPEPETA Africa
2013 Facilitationfor PEPETA AfricameetingsonEarlyMarriages
2012 Facilitation and presentation of topictitled“MentorshipandCoaching”,at SouthernAfricanYoung
Women’sFestival (SAYWF) 2012 in Mbabane,Swaziland
2010 Planned and Facilitated the Launch of 16 Days of Activism, SouthernAfricanYoungWomen’sFestival
(SAYWF) in Harare, Zimbabwe andManzini,Swaziland2012
2009 Training of Leadership Girls, in Leadership for members for Lusaka province of Young Women in
Action
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International,Regional Workshopsand MeetingsAttended
2014 Attendedthe Sustainable EnergyforAll (SE4ALL) workshop, Lusaka,Zambia
2013 Attendedthe OSISAMediaTraining,Sandton,JohannesburgSouthAfrica
2013 AttendedOSISA TrainingofTrainers training inFeministLeadership,Sandton,
Johannesburg SouthAfrica
2013 Attendedthe UNECAStrengtheningIntra-regional agricultural trade in Southern Africa:
trends,issuesand challengesworkshop,Benoni,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
2012 Attendedthe UNECAFoodSecurityInformation Systems workshop, Birchwood,
JohannesburgSouthAfrica.
2010 “The Southern African YoungWomen’sFestival Launched” forBuwa,
A Journal byOpenSocietyInitiativeforSouthernAfrica(OSISA) thatdocuments young
women’sexperiences.
2014 Formulationof curriculum, forHouse of Consciousnesscurriculumfortrainingcommunities
2009 Compiledtrainingmanual, for girlsinhighschool leadershipclubs
2007 Formulationof syllabi, for DiplomainGender,forEvelynHone College,Lusaka,Zambia
2007 Lecturer at Evelyn College,LusakaZambia, for DiplomainGender
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