Currently working as National Coordinator for Zambia’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit. Experience in crisis management, coordinating and responding to range of disaster-related incidents, risk profiling and humanitarian affairs.

Strong analytical professional with a PhD in Economics from SOAS, University of London. Previously worked as Senior Researcher under the Public Finance division at the Centre for Trade and Policy Development (CTPD) in Lusaka; also engaged as Economist/Consultant at First Capital Bank, Lusaka as well as Lecturer at the University of Zambia in the department of economics.

Experienced analyst, researcher and educator with a demonstrated history of working in wide-ranging applied research and in the higher education industry as a lecturer. Spanning over 18 years, my work experience spreads across various sectors and these include roles assumed in higher education in teaching and research, in the civil society and Non-Governmental Organisations space as consultant and affiliate, as well as in international organisations such as the UN, World Bank, Oxfam International, in addition to donor-funded development programmes such as the Social Protection, (Health) Results-Based Financing programme, Public Expenditure Tracking programme in Health supported by the World Bank, Public Financial (Expenditure and Revenue) Management and analysis.

Skilled in Coordinating and Managing Research Projects, Communication, Quantitative Data, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis and Interpretation. Possesses analytical and problem-solving skills based on empirical evidence and critical reflection.