Currently the Director, Office of Internal Oversight at African Union Commission, position held since April 2009.
a) QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL
Doctor of Project Management with Major in PM by Atlantic International University; Certified Government Audit Practice (CGAP); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Diploma in Performance Auditing; Executive MBA withEastern & Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) and Maastricht School of Management (MsM); ACCAmember since 2003 and fellow since 2008; Bachelor Degreein Accounting (BAC); General School Certificate of Education (G.S.C.E) Zambia.
b) WORK EXPERIENCE
➢ Held other positions in AUC; Director of Programming, Budgeting, Finance and Accountingfrom 28th November 2007 to March 2009, after serving as Finance Expert within the same organization.
➢ Impact made under positions held in AUC include the following: – 1) Under finance, managed the SAP ERP IMIS System for finance throughout the process from needs assessment, blue printing, training, testing and final implementation; started the consolidation of the budgets for all AU Organs and updated partner funded projects financial reports. 2) Under Internal Audit;implemented the SAP Audit Module, the MKInsightsAudit Management System and the Audit Command Language (ACL); introduced full IT, Investigations and Performance Audits in the African Union; started the quality assurance unit within internal audit departmentwhich also carries out quality assessment exercises with other AU organs, managed to have the Internal Audit Regulations (Audit Charter) approved by the Policy Making Bodies, together with the formation of Audit Committees, managed to have the coordination role of internal audit functions of other AU Organs, and managed to have approved effective and expanded department with divisions and units includingPerformance Audit, IT, Financial and Compliance and Investigations with human rights and forensic investigation units.
➢ Also worked in various organisations holding different high positions as follows:
âś“ Finance and Administration Manager at theCopperbelt Solid Waste Management Company in Zambia in 2007 where she established the finance, administration and HR functions as it was a new organization and participated in establishing other functions as other managers were being recruited.Briefly from November 2006 to April 2007 worked as Finance and Administrative Manager at Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC), in Zambia.
âś“ Finance and Administration Manager for Cavmont Capital Insurance Corporation in Zambia from September 2003 to Oct 2006 carrying out finance, administration, HR and Company Secretarial functions, and made one markable achievement of preventing the organization from being closed by the Pension and Insurance Authority after raising the Solvency Ratio which was below required minimum level due to the claims on accidents the company incurred in 2005.
âś“ Senior Accountant for the Basic Education Sub-Sector Investment Programme (BESSIP) Project under Ministry of Education in Zambia from June 1999 to September 2003. Key contribution made was in the decentralization program, by putting financial management systems at schools, districts and provincial levels, with good monitoring system in place, leading to transparency, accountability and responsibility among the players, hence building Partner/Donor confidence.
➢ Started my career path in 1994 as a new graduate holding positions of Accounting Officer at Finance Bank Zambia Ltd, now Access Bank Zambia up toDecember 1996 and as Assistant Accountant at Central Breweries Ltd from January 1997 to May 1999.
c) MEMBERSHIP TO ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMITTEES
➢ Professional- Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA), Fellow, Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) global and Ethiopian Chapter,
➢ Others – Representing AU’s Associate Membership for AFROSAI (African Institute of Supreme Audit Institutions) & AFROSAI-e, Member of the Representative of Internal Audit Services (RIAS) for International and Multilateral Organisations, Member of the Internal Accountability Committee of the AU, Member of the Internal Audit Committee of AU-IBAR, Secretary of the AU Audit Committee.
2. SPIRITUAL
➢ Coordinator of the AU Christian Fellowship
➢ Ordained Minister under the Redeemed Christian Church of God and went through all the ranks of Deaconess, Assistant Pastor and ordained as Pastor since 2023.
➢ Also, was a minister in Pentecostal Holiness Church, Zambia with the position of Treasurer, and was a board member.
➢ Was a member of the school scripture union in all schools attended, and was among the fellowship leaders at university.
➢ Got born again in December 1985, whilst at High School.