Administration and Management
Top Management
Director General
Nancy MatsheNancy Matshe (Commissioner) is the Director General of ZIPAM having joined the organization beginning of 2025. She has over 20 years of management experience. Prior to joining ZIPAM she spent 10 years with Management Training Bureau where she led the refurnishment and rebranding of the institute to a state of art government institute. She has headed finance and administration with various institutions. She is also a non -executive director of a number of organizations such as Chairperson of St Giles Rehabilitation Centre (Not for Profit (NFP), Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe, and Women University of Africa. Previously she served on the Research Council of Zimbabwe.
Commissioner Matshe is a PhD finalist student with University of Zimbabwe (UZ) where she is studying for a Doctor of Business Management. She holds a Masters in Business Administration in Strategic Management from Edinburgh Business School (EBS), and a BSc. (Hons) Economics (UZ). She is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), and an Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) with CIMA. She holds a Diploma in Accounting and Finance with ACCA, as well as a Project Management, Corporate Governance and Human Resources Management Certificates with EBS. She is an Institute of Finance Corporation (IFC) certified trainer and trains Corporate Governance and Strategic Management.
She has won several leadership awards; Board Chairman of Year in the NFP sector (2023); One of the 50 Visionary & Inspirational Women in Exceptional Leadership in Zimbabwe in 2020 and 2021. Project Manager of the Year in Hospitality, Culture & Leisure sector 2021; Outstanding Leader of the Year in the Education Sector 2021; Advanced International Toastmaster Gold 2019.
Business Development Manager
Mr. Bright GunzoBright Gunzo (BG) is an accomplished Human Capital Practitioner, Strategist, Ethics Expert in Corporate Governance matters, Administrator and Management Consultant joining ZIPAM as the Business Development Manager. He has been a Consultant with the Centre for Cognitive Leadership (CCL), a regional business strategy Consultancy firm and affiliate of the National University of Science & Technology. While with CCL BG was involved in developing and providing strategic interventions for business transformational leadership, organisational development, production and delivery of Management Development and Supervisory Development Programs for Econet, Ecocash, Higherlife Foundation and other private organisations. He had previously developed and delivered similar programs to ZESA Holdings in collaboration with Africa University.
Prior to joining CCL, BG had worked for the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) for over a decade, in the Human Capital & Administration division. He joined ZIMRA as the Regional Human Resources and Administration Manager and rose to the position of Head Human Capital Administration, a position he held until the time he left ZIMRA. During his tenure with ZIMRA, he was very instrumental in the development of ISO compliant Human Resources and Administration Policies and Procedures which are still in use to date. BG also facilitated the acquisition of more than a Million USD worth of assets including offices and residential flats for ZIMRA staff. He also pioneered the first online and virtual recruitment processes for ZIMRA in 2020 which have remained in use to date.
Before joining ZIMRA, BG had worked for Plan International, a global organization that works with and for girls and young people in over 80 countries, in advancing their rights and equality as a Program Coordinator. His responsibilities included grants/resource mobilisation, coordination and promotion of inclusive free and equal access to quality education for girl children, from early learning to secondary education. During his tenure, he worked with various Government Ministries, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Parastatals, Local Authorities, Community Based Organisations and Faith Based Organisations. He successfully mobilized resources and implemented a number of programs including Health Education Training, Water and Sanitation Projects and Development of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials.BG also worked for the National AIDS Council (NAC) of Zimbabwe, (an organization established to coordinate and facilitate the national multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS) as the Provincial Programs Officer before leaving for Plan International. He was responsible for Harare Metropolitan Province and his duties and responsibilities dovetailed well with the organisation’s mandate of implementing measures that combat the spread of HIV & AIDS and the management, coordination and implementation of programs that also reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS. He successfully facilitated the mobilization and management of resources in support of the national response to HIV and AID through the Global Fund, NGOs and the Treasury.
Previously, BG had worked for Goromonzi Rural District Council as a young Executive Officer responsible for the Human Resources & Administration portfolio which included Health & Social Services, during the time of the famous amalgamation of Rural and District Councils. He successfully ran the portfolios until the Local Authority took shape including development of approved organizational structure which has stood the test of time until today. His responsibilities included those of resource mobilization strategies, sound recruitment and selection policies, administration, asset and estate management. BG holds an MPhil (WE) degree from the University of Pretoria, MSc (Strategic Mgt) from Chinhoyi University of Technology, a BSc. (Hons) Admin from the University of Zimbabwe and a BMgt in HR from the Zimbabwe Open University. In addition, he also holds National Diplomas in LGA, EH and in WatSan. He has several other certificates including Rural Development and is both SAP Certified and Ethics Certified. He is currently a PhD candidate.
Business Development Manager
Mr. Krispen MashangeMr Krispen Mashange joined the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration and Management (ZIPAM) in September 2024 as a Business Development Manager. Before joining the Institute, he had worked for the Public Service for over fifteen years, under the Ministries of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion and Energy and Power Development where he rose through the ranks to the position of Deputy Director.
Mr Mashange is an experienced manager and business leader with seven years’ experience as Marketing Director for the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NOCZIM). His vast experienced also covers the Non-Governmental Organizations sector where he worked for seven years as Provincial Program Coordinator for the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) funded Smallholder Irrigation Revitalization Program (SIRP). He has brought with him to ZIPAM his corporate governance experience which he gained when he joined the Private Voluntary Organizations (PVO) Board from 2015 to 2018.
In the field of human capital development, he has worked with the Midlands State University (MSU) as Marketing, Corporate Strategy and Public Relations lecturer.
Mr Mashange holds the following qualifications; MSc in Rural and Urban Planning from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Masters in Commerce - Marketing Strategy from the Midlands State University (MSU), Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from University of Zimbabwe and BSc. Honours in Economics, also from the University of Zimbabwe.
Centre Manager
Mr. Cassim PatelCassim Patel is the Center & Hospitality Services Manager at the Institute since 2006. He holds the following qualifications: Master of Business Administration in Public management; Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management; Institutional Domestic Supervisors' Diploma; Hotel and Catering Management Diploma; and the LCCI Diploma in Marketing and Sales.
He has over 25 years of experience in Institutional Hospitality in various capacities .Over the years he has gained invaluable experience by working for a wide range of Organizations that include ,Ministry of Health ,Zimbabwe Alloys limited, ZBC ,Management Training Bureau, Servco, and Baines Avenue Clinic.
