1. CURRICULUMVITAE
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Taonga Chalwe Mshanga Date of birth: 01/08/89
Gender: Female Marital Status: Single
Residential Address:1049 SimonMwansa Kapwepwe Road, New Avondale,Lusaka.
Email Address:taongamshanga@gmail.com ; Contact Number: +260 976 678994
chalwemshanga@yahoo.com Alternative Number:+260 979 741572
EDUCATION
2008-2012: Universityof Zambia
Qualifications:Bachelorof Arts Degree inDevelopmentStudieswithPublicAdministration
2002-2006: Thornhill BoardingSchool
Qualifications:GCSE Grade 12 Certificate
2013: UnitedNationsZambia
Qualifications:Certificate inResultBasedManagement
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates: April 2015 – July 2015
Job Title:External Collaborator
Company: International Labour Organization
Responsibilities:
Collecting and collating of implementation progress reports from ILO Technical Cooperation
Projects to inform the ILOs contribution to the implementation of the Zambia Decent Work
CountryProgramme inpreparationforthe CountryProgramme Review;
Provided effective logistical support to the RBSA Donor mission to Zambia, including
documentingof the mission;
Provided effective logistical support and rapporteur services for the National Employment and
Labour Market Policy Review Process and the stakeholder consultations for the evaluation
of the DecentWorkAgenda for Africa;
Coordinated workshops including logistical support during workers’ employers and youth
organisationsemploymentpolicyconsultations;
Contributed to the preparation of terms of reference and contracts to commission various
consultancies;
2. Writing reports, minutes, discussions and coordination of follow up actions on all the meetings
and workshopsoutputs;
Drafting letters, articles, newsletters and communication pieces on ILO’s work to be uploaded
on the ILO website and various social media platforms, including the weekly newsletter for the
CountryOffice;and
Development of a contact database, project fact sheets and knowledge databases for the ILO
office.
Dates: January 2015 – March 2015
Job Title:Creative Director
Company: Circa MediaConsultancy
Responsibilities:
Use past experience and fresh new ideas to grow and engage social communities on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, and Flicker from creation to a vibrant, healthy
community.
Develop Social media strategies for a projects, campaigns, events and business in line with the
clientsobjectives
Engage in consultative planning to meet business requirements and optimize the social
experience.
Foster strategic thinking within team and consistently drive team toward the highest possible
caliberdeliverables.
Photographyandretouchingimagesforonlineplatforms
Dates: September2012- December2014
Job Title:National Coordinator for the Post 2015 Consultations
Company: UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme/UN ResidentCoordinatorsOffice
Responsibilities:
Communications
As part of the UnitedNationsCommunicationsSpecialistthe followingwere myresponsibilities:
Assist the UN Communications Specialist as focal person for the United Nations Communications
Group annual objectives.
Assist in organising annual events such as UN Day Anniversary, Delivering as One workshops,
ResultsBasedManagementTrainings andotherUN Events
WritingdailymediabriefsonUN stories,Political,developmental andeditorial stories
Disseminatinginformationongoodpractices,storiesandaudio/visual materialsonresults
Working in task teams to produce innovative and creative ways of reporting through support in
coordinating video production of Public Service Announcements on UN initiatives with support
of subcontractedVideoProducers
Managing UN social mediaplatformssuchonFacebook,InstagramandTwitter
3. Carrying out outreach and advocacy campaigns through music concerts, media breakfasts, video
productions,sketchesandtownhall meetings.
Developmentof Newsletters,Brochures,flyers,invitationcardsandpresentations
Assistance withcommunicationsproducts,writing,editing,researching,translating.
Researchingmediapartnershipsandcampaigns.
Photography,Archivingandmonitoringmediacoverage
Research and monitor a wide range of UN developments and news sources, including press
releases, statements, news conferences, briefings and meetings related to social development
issues;
Conducting public interviews, resulting in news stories and articles for the web portal and social
medianetworks;
Research and propose news/ publications/good practices from different UN sources to be
postedonthe webportal regardingsocial developmentissues;
Draft and update online content for the web portal and social media networks including
preparingengagingentriesforsocial mediaplatforms;
Monitor the impact of online contentincluding recommendation on the development and use of
newtoolsto attract newfans;
Evaluate results and impact of communications activities towards the One UN Delivering as One
Programme;
Coordinatingthe Post 2015 Project
Assistinthe developmentof the Post2015 National Wide Consultations Workplan
Ensuringthat the workplansare inline withthe UN ResultsBasedFramework.
Ensuring the implementation and monitoring of all activities within the workplan Liaising with
Finance andProgramme Unitfor all procurementand logistical needs
MonitoringpaymentsinAtlas WebbasedFinancial System
Liaise with various partners (government and Un agencies) on their contribution and
implementationinthe project
Coordinating creative innovations initiatives such as live music road shows on the post 2015
consultations, online social media platforms in various provinces to make people aware of the
on-going Sustainable Development Goals Discussions and collect data and information among
the youngpeople inZambia.
Assist in analysing and reporting on the data collected from the various provinces and national
consultative workshops to inform headquarters on the development of new strategies to be
usedinthe post 2015 era.
Project Management
As Secretary of the United Nations Development Assistant Framework (UNDAF) Outcome, my roles
included:
LiaisingwithvariousUN agenciesandgovernmentinstitutionstofollow uponall jointprojects
Organising all partners of the UNDAF Groups (UN agencies and Government Ministries) to
contribute theirmilestones activitiesandfinancingtowards JointCountryProgramme Outputs.
4. Developmentof aresultmatrix forthe Outcome Groups
Ensuringthat all the plannedactivitiesare inline withsetobjectivesinthe annual workplans.
Projectingthe impactsof the jointprogrammes outputsandanalysingthe progress
Documentationof contributionstowards resultimpacts
Documentedachievementsofthe Post 2015 Projects:
Through the first phase national wide Post 2015 Consultations, a national report has been
produced (click: http://www.zm.one.un.org/reports) furthermore, development issues from the
Zambian consultations were incorporated into the global report produced by United Nations
DevelopmentGroupHeadquarters.
Kindlyclick onthe link to watchvideobelow:
Zambian Voices Beyond 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8RU3555scs;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZcVw9UggX8
Due to the success of the first report, second phase of the national post 2015 consultations
inputs from the second phase Post 2015 national consultations was carried out together with
the government. Such inputs have been included in the global reports: kindly click on the link to
read the report below: http://worldwewant2015.org/dialogues2015 and download the
Deliveringthe Post2015 DevelopmentAgenda:OpportunitiesatNational andLocal Levels
Articles written on the National Employment and Labour Market Policy Review Consultative
process:
http://www.ilo.org/addisababa/countries-covered/zambia/WCMS_364569/lang--
en/index.htm;
http://www.ilo.org/addisababa/countries-covered/zambia/WCMS_365542/lang--
en/index.htm
Dates: March 2011 - July 2012
Job Title:CommunityFieldWorkerIntern
Company: Caritas Lusaka
Responsibilities
Organisingcapacity buildingworkshopsandmeetings
UndertakingfieldsvisitsinLusaka,Luangwa,Chibombo,MumbwaandKafue districts
Writingreportsonthe impactsof the projectsinthe field
Organisingcommunityparticipationmeetings
Creatingdatabasesandall otherdocumentationpertainingtothe evaluation.
PerformingQualitycontrol checks
Competencies
MicrosoftPackage (Word,Excel,PowerPoint,Access,Publisher)
Experience inweb-basedapplicationssuchasATLAS
UN ProcurementandFinancial Procedures
5. PhotoshopandLightroom
REFERENCES
1) ChunguMasengu
Human Resource/AdministrationOfficer
Caritas Lusaka
Cell:+260 977 302043
Email:chungumasengu@yahoo.com
2) RekhaShrestha
UN CommunicationsSpecialist
UnitedNationsResidentCoordinator’sOffice
Cell:+260979280499
Email:rekha.shrestha@one.un.org
3) SharonChitambo
Programme Officer
International Labour Organisation Countryoffice for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
Email:chitambo@ilo.org