This document contains the curriculum vitae of Machushi Nachilongo-Kauta, a Zambian national seeking to make a positive impact and advance her education. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, administration, and customer relations across multiple international organizations in Africa. Her roles have included property management for the Swedish embassy in Zambia, coordinating capacity building programs for GIZ in multiple countries, and representing InWent in Zambia. She holds qualifications in business administration, French, project management, and personal leadership.

1. Machushi Nachilongo-Kauta
P.O Box 31116,
Lusaka10101
Zambia
Cell: +26097 8 767627
: +26095 4 940035
: +26097 7 819911
mnachilongo@yahoo.com / mnachilongo@gmail.com
Personal details
Other names: Bwalya Naomi
Date of birth: 29th
August 1978
Gender: Female
NRC No: 721994/11/1
Marital status: Married, with three children
Nationality: Zambian
Objective
To make a positive difference to my country and the world. Continue to gain international experience and advance my
education further.
Summary
High-achieving professional possessing excellent communication, organizational and analytical capabilities. Highly
skilled with more than 15 years working in cross-functional environments in Zambia and tasks abroad ie. South Africa,
Malawi, Mozambique, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Germany. Exceptional written and oral
communication skills.
Highlights
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Customer relations specialist
• Multi- project operations management
• Vendor sourcing
• Organized
• Results-oriented
• Contract management
• Relationship building/Networking
• Microsoft Office Suite skills
• Time management
• Purchasing and procurement
• Book keeping
Education
1993-1995 Kabulonga Girl’s High School
Obtained a full grade twelve GCE school certificate
1998 -1999 British College of Professional Management
Studied through correspondence and obtained a Diploma in Business Administration
2004 - 2006 Alliance Francaise de Lusaka
Obtained DELF 1 & 2 international Diplomas in French.
January 2006
- August 2006 Golden Gates Training Institute
Obtained an international Advanced Diploma in Project Management from the
Institute of Commercial Management.
Short Courses Attended
October 2010 Free to Grow
Amanzingwe, Haartesbepoort South Africa
Obtained a certificate in a Personal Leadership course THRIVE PART 1.
July 2011 Free to Grow
Seidels, Pretoria South Africa

2. Obtained a certificate in a Personal Leadership course THRIVE! Comprising
Personal Leadership, Quality Life, Goals, Personal Branding, Interpersonal
Relationships, Value Adding Service.
Work Experience
March 2015
to date Working for the Embassy of Sweden as their Property Officer for Zambia.
Duties and responsibilities include:
• Handles the maintenance of the Embassy's properties,
• Monitors duration and negotiates renewal or termination of contracts for locally rented properties.
• Contact person in the dialogue with Swedish National Property Board.
• Contact person for the Embassy maintenance company.
• Assists newly arrived (diplomats) staff on housing issues.
• Responsible for updating the inventory including art inventory.
• Responsible for the annual inventory of office furniture and setting up office spaces.
• Responsible for procurement and preparing contracts on operations and services.
• Assists the Head of Administration on security issues relating to the property portfolio.
• Responsible for the Embassy's arrival/departure kits.
• Monitors cleaners and caretakers.
• Responsible for the Embassy's diesel tank.
January 2012
to June 2014 Worked for GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH as their
National Expert – Human Capacity Development (HCD) & Alumni Coordinator for Zambia,
Malawi & Zimbabwe. GIZ is a non profit making organisation of the German Development
Cooperation. It is commissioned by the German Federal Government- represented by the Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Some projects under my
responsibility were Productivity Network (ProNet) training SMMEs; Good Financial Governance in
Southern Africa-Local Financial Management component a regional programme in Zambia, Malawi
& Mozambique training municipal, city and District councils.
Duties and responsibilities included:
• Coordination of all HCD programmes in Zambia as per request from Head office
• Ensuring utilisation of synergies between inter disciplinary and professional alumni/GIZ
programs.
• Responsible for all administrative tasks i.e. Contracting of local experts, processing of
contractual documents in collaboration with logistics department, maintaining files and
information in the office.
• Administration of project preparation with Local experts/trainers including acting as a
reference during planning meetings.
• Contact point of Head/ GIZ Zambia Office for all HCD correspondence and programmes
designed for Zambia and communication on-site in close contact with Programme Leaders
including advising of new developments in the country and the need for capacity building in
line with the focal areas of GIZ in the country .

3. • Maintaining information flow on HCD activities to the German Embassy and GIZ
programmes.
• Coordination and Administration of all HCD projects budgets for Zambia i.e. Reimbursements,
planning and budgeting for various events.
• Logistical Coordination and administration of all events including workshops, trainings,
dialogue meetings, programme visits, Business trips, etc.
• Participation in GIZ internal (Office) meetings and external meetings (project partners).
• Maintaining a database file of all GIZ Alumni, Partners and important contacts.
• Strengthening the networking of the programmes with other GIZ programmes.
• Summarize programme activities annually and preparation of report in close collaboration with
Programme Leaders.
• Responsible for the overall development, implementation and administration of the GIZ
Alumni and related programs in Zambia.
• Maintain and strengthen GIZ relations with the Association of Zambia Alumni of Germany
(AZAG) on Association, Network, Individual and Partner Level.
• Cooperate, Maintain and strengthen relations with Regional and professional alumni networks.
• Cooperation with other partners in the development and promotion of the Alumni Portal
Deutschland (APD).
• Support of the Alumni program, tools, its web portals and integration into the program of GIZ.
• General travel to support programmes throughout the region and abroad when called upon.
• Dissemination of information to GIZ alumni, partners and prospective alumni through
presentations in interactive meetings, electronic mail, and advice on applications for trainings
announced, etc.
March 2008 to
December 2011 Working for InWEnt- Capacity Building International, Germany as Focal Person in
Zambia under the SADC Regional Office in Pretoria. InWEnt a part of the German
Development Cooperation commissioned by the German Federal Government- represented by
the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The projects included
TOC (Theory of Constraints) in Waste Management in the cities of Kitwe and Lusaka,
Productivity Network (ProNet) training SMMEs, Local Financial Management programme
training Municipal, City and District council directors.
Duties and responsibilities included:
• Forecasting, Budgeting and Accountability of the financial needs of all InWEnt Programs in
Zambia.
• General representation of InWEnt in Zambia on behalf of the SADC Regional Office in
Pretoria.
• Organising all Logistics for workshops and trainings in all InWEnt programmes.

4. • Business trip preparation for Regional Director and all InWEnt Programme Managers,
participants, visitors and consultants to Zambia and also accompanying them to scheduled
meetings and visits.
• Disseminating information also through organising regular meetings with possible applicants
for training and making presentations on all InWEnt activities such as trainings within Zambia
and abroad.
• All administrative duties and working in collaboration InWEnt partners, as per directive from
SADC Regional Office and Head Office in Bonn.
• Maintain contacts to the German Embassy and other InWEnt sister organisations DED and
GTZ including Friedrich Ebert Foundation on behalf of the Regional Director (RKO).
• Working in the Alumni programme of InWEnt to follow up with former participants, maintain
and develop cooperation with the Association of Zambia Alumni of Germany (AZAG)
including all InWEnt Alumni and organising of Alumni events.
• Cooperation with other German partners in the development of the AlumniPortal Deutschland
(APD) programme.
• Advise InWEnt Germany (especially the Regional Coordinator for Zambia) on new
developments and capacity building demand in the field of “Governance, State and Civil
Society”.
• General travel on InWEnt programmes throughout the region and abroad when called upon.
January 2006-
December 2011 Working part-time for Graphicam Company as Accounts & Administration Officer.
Graphicam is a Graphic Design and Advertising Agency including designing information material
for international organisations such as CARE international, NORSAD Agency, CIDRZ various
entities.
Duties and responsibilities included:
• Basic Accounting which includes preparing and submission of annual INCOME TAX
returns, monthly VAT returns, PAYE, NAPSA
• Customer and after sales relations involving responding to queries, represent company at
meetings.
April 2003 –
December 2005 Working full time for Graphicam Company as Accounts and Administration officer.
Duties and responsibilities included:
• Public relations and Advert placements
• Basic Accounting which included preparing annual INCOME TAX returns, monthly
VAT returns, banking, PAYE, NAPSA; debt collection; invoicing, sourcing quotations,
Payments and receipting.
• Customer Relations and sales presentations;
• Administrative duties including filing documents and information both manually and
electronically, etc.
November 2002
- March 2003 SAM medical products (Z) ltd was a young company specialising in the selling of selenium in
Zambia. As an Office Administrator
Duties included:
• Office administration, Book keeping & sales involving the managing of all sales from
walk-in clients and accounting for all receipts and daily expenditure, ensuring the office
was run smoothly at all times.
• Stores & stock control involving the managing of all incoming and outgoing stock.
• Customer service involving responding to all queries from clients and prospective
clients, sales presentations.
April 2001 –
March 2002 Kwacha Engineering (Z) ltd as Estates Manager.
Duties included:
• Administration and Personnel supervision

5. • Debt collecting, Book keeping, customer service,
• Property management.
January 1996 –
August 1999 Go Lucky Enterprise ltd as Administrative Assistant
Duties included:
• Customer relations, Book keeping
• Stores and stock control, handling release orders,
• Banking, price surveys
• Logistics, fleet Management & transport control.
• Personnel supervision and other Administrative duties, etc
Attributes
Innovative, adaptive, accustomed to work in a multicultural environment, works with minimum supervision, fast &
willing learner, and interpersonal skills. Holder of a SADC driving licence class B.
Hobbies
Cooking, learning new languages & cultures, home décor, making friends, travelling, shopping, discovering new
things, watching movies.
Referees
Mr. Thomas Schaef
Country Director
Zambia Country Office
GIZ- Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Office: (+260) 211 372 676 - 81
Email: thomas.schaef@giz.de
Mr. Andrew Makromallis
Director
Graphicam Co.
Plot 7 Lilayi Road, Lilayi
Lusaka
Cell: +260977-864550
Tel: +260211-278461
Email: amakromallis@gmail.com
Mrs. Annamarie Grobler
Program Coordinator
SADC Promotion of Economic
Integration and Trade (ProSPECT)
GIZ Pretoria Office
Tel: +27 12 423 5917
Cell: +27 839549831
Email: annamarie.grobler@giz.de
Mr. Maurice Mbolela
Executive Secretary
Local Government Association of
Zambia
Civic Centre,
P O Box 33718, Lusaka
Tel/Fax: +260 211 256766
Cell: +260977888634
Email:mmbolela2000@yahoo.co.uk

6. • Debt collecting, Book keeping, customer service,
• Property management.
January 1996 –
August 1999 Go Lucky Enterprise ltd as Administrative Assistant
Duties included:
• Customer relations, Book keeping
• Stores and stock control, handling release orders,
• Banking, price surveys
• Logistics, fleet Management & transport control.
• Personnel supervision and other Administrative duties, etc
Attributes
Innovative, adaptive, accustomed to work in a multicultural environment, works with minimum supervision, fast &
willing learner, and interpersonal skills. Holder of a SADC driving licence class B.
Hobbies
Cooking, learning new languages & cultures, home décor, making friends, travelling, shopping, discovering new
things, watching movies.
Referees
Mr. Thomas Schaef
Country Director
Zambia Country Office
GIZ- Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Office: (+260) 211 372 676 - 81
Email: thomas.schaef@giz.de
Mr. Andrew Makromallis
Director
Graphicam Co.
Plot 7 Lilayi Road, Lilayi
Lusaka
Cell: +260977-864550
Tel: +260211-278461
Email: amakromallis@gmail.com
Mrs. Annamarie Grobler
Program Coordinator
SADC Promotion of Economic
Integration and Trade (ProSPECT)
GIZ Pretoria Office
Tel: +27 12 423 5917
Cell: +27 839549831
Email: annamarie.grobler@giz.de
Mr. Maurice Mbolela
Executive Secretary
Local Government Association of
Zambia
Civic Centre,
P O Box 33718, Lusaka
Tel/Fax: +260 211 256766
Cell: +260977888634
Email:mmbolela2000@yahoo.co.uk