Reward Nkondo Tenga

With the focus to Tanzanian local suppliers, 1: Support the implementation of the Local Business Development (LBD) Charter which targets to support Local Tanzanian business by improving their effeciency and link with Geita Gold Mine (GGM) requirements. 2: Focus on Local Procurement as a key value driver in the GGM strategic plan. 3: Ensure a constant increase of GGM spend on Geita Town businesses. 4: Identifying opportunities for increasing capacity of local business so as to develop business ventures that adds value to GGM in the areas of cost reduction, improving quality of product/services delivered, and delivery performance (PQQT), hence making sure that, our suppliers becomes catalyst for our continual improvements.

Overall responsibility for all aspects of the administration and operations of the company in order to monitor and ensure the Company’s compliance with stated goals, objectives and procedures. To mention few, I’m responsible for;

With the focus to Tanzanian local suppliers, 1: Support the implementation of the Local Content strategy by championing initiatives in Tanzania. 2: Focus on Local Procurement as a key value driver in the ABG strategic plan. 3: Assist with the development and maintenance of the ABG supplier database. 4: Identifying opportunities for increasing capacity of local business so as to develop business ventures that adds value to ABG in the areas of cost reduction, improving quality of product/services delivered, and delivery performance (PQQT), hence making sure that, our suppliers becomes catalyst for our continual improvements. 5: Process 2-4yrs Forward Pricing Agreements (FPA) with “identified capable local suppliers” to serve all Mines for such period, with a close monitoring. 1. Successful developing the following; a. Corporate Supplier Development Strategy and Local Procurement Plan for African Barrick Gold (ABG), and was at initial stages on Individual Mine strategies. I. This was to be used as a source of ABG reports of its local procurement strategy implementation to the Government of Tanzania. b. Supplier Development Charter which gave out the commitment of the Company, not only to the host community around its operations, but also to the government. c. Step by Step Supplier guide: compact guide that tells a supplier about the company process towards procurement processes. d. Monthly Spend Report and its analysis and managed to convince the Leadership to make it as part of SC Monthly Report. The source being Company’s General Procurement System. I. Share the results quarterly with i. Community Relations, Public Relations and Government Relations Departments ii. Suppliers that are at the vicinity of the Mines. iii. Planned to meet local suppliers on annual basis.

With the focus to Nyamongo local suppliers, support the implementation of the Business Development/Local Content strategy by championing initiatives in the operation areas; by; 1: Identifying opportunities for increasing capacity of local business to develop business ventures not only directly with NMGM, but also off-mine ventures. This will also include acquisition and dissemination of relevant market information to business operators. 2: Create awareness in Financial and the wide range of Business Development Services among businesses in the operation area. 3: Assist the management to formulate and implement local content as part of the CSR. 4: Develop/ Increase local business and contracting capacity 5: Facilitation and promote of business linkages and networks. o It was from 2009, that Kahama Town and Kakola Village linked to Buzwagi Mine and Bulyanhulu Mine respectively. To date these two Mines procures goods and Services worth USD 700,000 a month from local businesses. It was from 2009, that Kahama Town and Kakola Village linked to Buzwagi Mine and Bulyanhulu Mine respectively. To date these two Mines procures goods and Services worth USD 700,000 a month from local businesses. From these successes I was given a mandate to prepare and manage a purchase agreement from these suppliers that gives a supplier a Forward Pricing Agreement that will ensure him supplying the mines with a selected products or services for up to three years. Through Pronto Xi; FLOWCENTRAC Data Management Systems I managed to arrange for five (5) agreements which amounted for USD 2,000,000.

1: Creation of awareness in financial and business development services among Milk Chain Actors as well as for the facilitation of the supply of value adding and affordable products by Business Development Service providers/ suppliers and financial institutions 2: Formulation of a Business Development Service strategy 3: Provide finance institutions and Business Development Service suppliers with market information so as to address Milk Chain Actors's needs. 4: Assist finance and Business Development Service suppliers to carry out more detailed market surveys of their own. 5: Support Business contract between Milk Chain Actors

SIDO/GTZ Project for Strengthening Self-help Organisations in the Small-scale Enterprise Sector 1: Identifying informal groups in with problems in land aspect and assist them to present their case to Local Authorities. 2: Supporting Self-help Organisation in establishing their self-management contract with relevant local government bodies 3: Capacity building for member-based self-help organisations. 4: Conducting Training of Trainers (TOT) on Self-help Organisation approach to the interested institutions 5: Carry out market surveys for SIDO regional offices that need establishment of Business Development Services.