Nicholas Madhongi, Lecturer - Business

Nicholas Madhongi

Lecturer - Business

Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies

Location
Zimbabwe
Education
Diploma, Microfinance
Experience
28 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :28 years, 9 Months

Lecturer - Business at Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies
  • Botswana - Gaborone
  • My current job since October 2019

Lecturing, students supervision, assessing and moderation.

Branch Manager Operations at Baobab Finance
  • Zimbabwe - Gweru
  • January 2012 to February 2020

Duties and Responsibilities
Build and maintain a profitable loan portfolio for the branch through growing the credit business, increased market share, staff management and monitoring
Chairing and coordinating the branch credit committee, developing of branch strategy and implementation
Portfolio quality Management through client relationship management and ensuring good service delivery
Internal and external branch public relations and marketing management
Participating in the company’s strategic planning, credit policy, procedure manual and implementation

Credit and Recoveries Supervisor at Head Office
  • Zimbabwe - Harare
  • January 2012 to November 2014

Duties and Responsibilities:
Heading the recoveries department
Conducting portfolio audits and on-site credit inspections
Evaluating the branch portfolios, identifying accounts showing signs of stress and enforcing corrective action
Monitoring the work of external debt recovery agencies and enforcing standing arrangements on overdue accounts
Participating in the company’s strategic planning meetings
Preparing the departmental monthly and quarterly board input reports

Loan Officer at Agribank Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe - Karoi
  • October 2004 to December 2011

Duties and Responsibilities:
Processing loan applications, financial analysis, risk analysis and appraising projects.
Monitoring financed projects by carrying out site visits and controlling disbursements of funds.
Debt recoveries by analysing bank’s business portfolio, writing reminder letters, making follow-ups on defaulters and discussing repayment plans with clients.
Marketing bank products, identifying potential investors, discuss investments plans and giving financial advice to clients.
Provision of technical advises on financed projects and conducting training on business and financial plans.
Monthly reports compilation, cash flow analysis and preparation
Supervision of subordinates and Crop assessment, Liaising with branch staff and outside organizations /representatives
HIV and AIDS - Peer Educator

Monitoring Officer at Care International
  • Zimbabwe - Zvishavane
  • January 2004 to June 2004

Area of operation - Zvishavane.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Mobilizing Rural Communities in the area of operation/project implementation to
take up projects launched in their area.
* Collecting statistics relevant to produce a budget for the project /programme to
start.
* Ensuring safe keeping of stocks at holding points and feeding points before
distributing to beneficiaries.
* Ensuring timorously deliveries to beneficiaries and distributions.
* Ensuring safety during deliveries, timeously loading and off-loading of stocks.
* Monitoring feeding, record-keeping and ensuring that the real beneficiaries
benefit from the project /programme.
* Conducting participatory training of feeding points committees ensuring that
they are well equipped to receive and prepare food hygienically and cost
effectively.
* Preparing allocation schedules monthly ensuring that beneficiaries have adequate
stocks at any given time of nutrimeal.
* Facilitating participatory health education for participating communities as per
the project/programme health education requirement.
* Establishing and maintaining good rapport with stakeholders and community
leaders, in the area of operation and implementation of the project/programme.
* Facilitating the timorously compilation and submission of project/programme
statistics from feeding and holding points, in collaboration with MOE, MOH,
MYDGE and SDCS.
* Compiling and submitting analytical monthly progress report that contain
recommendations for project implementation.
* Facilitate project /programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
* Social mapping.
* Food vulnerability assessment.

Field Officer at Care International
  • Zimbabwe - Zvishavane
  • September 2002 to December 2003

Area of operation - Mberengwa
Duties and Responsibilities: Similar to those of Monitoring

Livestock Nutrition Advisor at Livestock Development Trust
  • Zimbabwe - Mutoko
  • January 2002 to August 2002

Duties and Responsibilities:
Researching and compiling animal feed recommendations for farmers
Diet and nutrition planning based on animal species
Laboratory research on animal nutrition and feed formulation
Assessing and evaluating the relative nutritional values of various feeds
Supporting the work of agricultural advisers/consultants
Visiting farms
Interpreting forage analysis
Analysing nutritional disorders
Maintaining awareness of technical and scientific developments
Body condition scoring, to determine what adjustments should be made to an animal’s diet

Depot Manager at Cargill Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd
  • Zimbabwe - Gokwe
  • January 1999 to December 2001

Duties and Responsibilities:
Depot operations management and providing cotton farming extension to farmers.
Management of cottonseed and chemical sales and organizing and chairing depot monthly meetings.
Organizing field visits, field days and depot cost management and control.
Recruiting, supervision of staff, stock management and quality control

Teacher and Head of department at Ministry Of Primary And Secondary Education - Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe - Murehwa
  • January 1997 to December 1998

Duties and Responsibilities:
H.O.D - Agriculture.
Initiation of Gardening, Orchard and Broiler production.
Supervision and Reporting on teachers in the department.
Athletics and Volleyball Coach.
Performance appraisal to teachers in the department, Stock Management and Reconciliation.
Ordering Chicks, Chemicals, Feeds, departmental Cost Management and Control.

Field Supervisor at Triangle Sugar Estate
  • Zimbabwe
  • November 1993 to August 1994

Duties and Responsibilities:
Sugarcane planting, irrigation, weeding, pest control.
Harvesting and dispatching sugarcane for milling.
Staff supervision.
Quality control.

Accounts Clerk at Pelham’s Group
  • Zimbabwe - Harare
  • January 1993 to October 1993

Clerical duties.

Handling creditors and debtors accounts.

In House Training:
Making Microfinance work : Managing for Improved Performance - ITC (ILO)
Supervision Course, Cargill Zimbabwe
Team building Course, Outward bound Zimbabwe
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Care International in Zimbabwe
Athletic Coaching Course, Ministry of Education
Mushroom Production Certificate of Attendance
Debt recoveries procedures course, Agribank
Loan processing, appraisal procedures course and financial statement interpretation.
HIV peer educators course, Agribank facilitated by ZAPSO

Education

Diploma, Microfinance
  • at Harare Institute Of Technology
  • September 2017
Higher diploma, Project Management
  • at Institute Of Project Management In Zimbabwe
  • November 2013
Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE
  • August 2011

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Higher diploma, Management
  • at University Of Zimbabwe
  • December 2007
Diploma, Credit Management
  • at Institute Of Credit Management
  • October 2007
Diploma, Marketing
  • at Education Development International LCCI
  • June 2005
Diploma, Agriculture
  • at GWEBI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
  • July 1996

Specialties & Skills

Credit Control
Agribusiness
Agriculture
Credit Review
Credit Risk
MEETING FACILITATION
BUDGETING
CASH FLOW
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
INVESTMENTS
LETTERS
EDUCATION

Languages

English
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