Curriculum Vitae
ISACK MOTA
Permanent Address:
P.O. Box 10426
Arusha / Mobile: +255 777 961886
Email: / Current Address:
P .O. Box 34798
Dar es Salaam
PROFILE
Isack Mota is a versatile and goal oriented team player with excellent organizational, communication and analytical skills. With a broad background ranging from IT, finance and marketing to international development, Mr. Mota’s professional experience proves his ability to perform in multiple disciplines. In his recent appointment with TechnoServe/Tanzania’s, Believe-Begin-Become program, Isack successfully developed strong relationships to win buy-in from Tanzania’s public and private SME sector partners. Mr. Mota currently holds an Advanced Diploma in Information Technology from the Institute of Finance Management.
EDUCATION
Advanced Diploma in Information Technology September 2006
The Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Dar Es Salaam
Certificate, Africa Local Government Action Forum V February 2005 – October 2005
Municipal Development Partnership– Eastern and Central Africa in collaboration with the World Bank Institute and the Tanzania Development Learning Centre.
Global Dialogues November 2004 – April 2005
Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre, Dar es Salaam; Topics included: the use of Indigenous Knowledge in economic and social development; Sharing of experiences in a successful response to HIV and AIDS: The Uganda Experience; African/Caribbean HIV and AIDS Public Awareness methods
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education May 2001
Shinyanga Commercial Institute; Specialized in Economics, Commerce and Accountancy
WORK EXPERIENCE
Consultant October 2008– Current
TechnoServe,Tanzania
(2008/9Tanzania National Business Plan Competition)
  • Application sorting, screening, selection and coding
  • Review eligibility of concept submissions to competition
  • Data entry of BBB 2008 database
  • Communicate with program participants to provide information on activities, events and announcements
  • Provide logistical support to event planning and coordination
  • Support the M&E staff (Aftercare Program)
Head of Operations February – September 2008
BIGTONE LTD,
Zantel Authorized Distributor,
Dar es Salaam
  • Managed the company’s daily activities
  • Proposed and implemented a number of selling marketing strategies
  • Managed seven(7) employees under me
  • Represented the company in the Tanzanian business community
Programme Associate August – Dec 2007
Technoserve/Tanznaia
  • Coordinated a seven weeks entrepreneurship training
  • Prepared input data for participants’ and supporters’ database for the program
  • Assisted in the designing and strategy development fro the aftercare program
Orientation Coordinator June – August 2007
Visions in Action
  • Organized for Swahili language training to volunteers
  • Organized lectures for volunteers on safety/security, health and insurance, emergence details and visits to various developmental projects
  • Organized for Volunteers placement into NGOs and a one week home stay with a local family
  • Managed the six week orientation budget
Data Analyst December 2006 – January 2007
Loans Repayment Department, Higher Education Students’ Loans Board, Dar es Salaam
  • Prepared input data and entered raw data from source documents into Students Loan Management System
  • Implemented in full any amendment to index entries or new data entry guidelines
  • Performed data classification and analysis
  • Upgraded the database records of selected files through input of index entries
  • Supported other users with MS-Office package, PC hardware and software troubleshooting
  • Assisted the organization’s IT infrastructure as directed by computer systems analyst
Volunteer Program CoordinatorJune - July 2005
Vision in Action Summer Program, Hai District, Kilimanjaro
  • Responsible for organizing all logistics and training for summer volunteers
  • Arranged meetings between volunteers and local community development groups/projects
  • Organized homestays for volunteers
  • Planned tours for volunteers to the national parks

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE
InstructorJuly 2001 - February 2002
Children for Children’s Future (CCF), Arusha
  • Taught math and English to street children; participated in arranging home visits to reunite the children with their families
Instructor July - November 2002
Amani Children’s House, Moshi
  • Taught math, reading, English and life skills to street children at the center

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Minister for Information and Public Relations May 2004 - May 2005
Student Council, Institute of Finance Management
  • Kept students informed of the council activities undertaken on their behalf
  • Prepared daily announcements to all students
  • Managed a team to coordinate the production of the students organization’s magazine “FEDHA MAGAZINE”
  • Improved council’s community affairs through visits to orphanage centers
Deputy Minister for Finance July 2000 – May 2001
Student Council, Shinyanga Commercial Institute
  • Assisted in managing budget for SCI’s student council
  • Advisor to organizer of student activities

OTHER SKILLS
  • Strong communication skills, including good command of spoken and written English
  • Experienced in Microsoft Office applications as well as financial accounting basics, computer systems management and network administration
  • Excellent team player as a result of student council activities, but also able to take the initiative to get things done independently

REFEREES:
Atiba Amalile
BPC – Manager,
TechnoServe/Tanzania
Cell: 0782 399 603
email:
Lusekelo Mwakibete
Managing Director,
BIGTONE Limited,
P.O. Box 77063,
Dar es Salaam.
Cell: 0774 222 222
Email:
Abdul Dello
Financial Administrator,
PharmAccess Foundation,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cell: 0713 762 610
email: