Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics Food Security Group

Ernest Mfune is responsible for all accounting transactions and day to day administrative operations for the Project. He has vast experience in the field of Administration and Project Finance with over seven years of progressive experience working with local and international organizations in this field. He has worked as a Project finance officer for Ungweru organization managing Misean cara project, ‘Tilitonse’ foundation grant, Oxfam OVC project, International Citizen Service (ICS) programme funded by the UK Department for international development (DFID) and CIFA trust project (Strengthening citizen participation for food and Nutrition security) with the funding from the Scottish government. Mr. Mfune has extensive knowledge and experience in coordinating and providing technical financial support to projects through partner capacity building, project finance management, financial reporting and planning, programme monitoring, coordinating partner financial review meetings, budget preparation, supporting institution and donor audits. He is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) and Malawi Accountants Board (MAB) currently studying for a professional qualification-ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants-UK) with the Malawi College of Accountancy.