Prof C. Hope Sadza : Vice Chancellor
She is the Founder and Founding Vice Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa.She holds a PhD in Public administration with the University of Zimbabwe where her research was on “Critical Organisational problems of administering and Managing Social Development in a newly-independent Public Service”: the case of Zimbabwe.She also holds a Masters degree in Public Administration with the University of Missouri, Columbia and BSc Public Administration with the same university.She holds a Primary Teachers Diploma with Waddilove Teachers’ College, Marondera in Zimbabwe.
Professor Sadza’s employment record backdates to 1964 as school teacher.Post Independence she became registrar of Apprenticeship Authority in the Ministry of Manpower Planning and Development in Zimbabwe.She is one of the founding Directors of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration & Management (ZIPAM).In 1987 to 1989 she was Commissioner of the Public Service Review Commission, Government of Zimbabwe.In 1988 to 1990 she was Zimbabwe Parastatals Commissioner.In 1990 to 2000 she was Public Service Commissioner in Zimbabwe.
Professor Sadza has done a lot of publications with emphasis on gender issues.
1. The Impact of 1980/1990 Economic Reforms on the Condition of Women in Africa, The case of Zimbabwe, Published by International Institute of
Administrative Sciences, Brussels, Belgium, 1996.
2. Women, Power and society: Challenges to Democracy, Chapter on Women, Power and Culture in Zimbabwe Published by International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Belgium, Brussels, 1997.
3. Gender Mainstreaming in the Public Service, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom, June, 1999.
4. Civil Service Reform in a Developing Country: A critique of the Management and Administration of the Zimbabwe Reform Programme, published by Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Westport, U.S.A., 2000
5. Enhancing the Role of Women in Wealth Creation. African Journal of Public Administration and Management (AJPAM), Vol. XVII, No1, January 2006
6. Investing in Women for Sustainable Development: The case for the Women’s University in Africa. Britain and Zimbabwe Magazine, Issue No. 24, 2nd Quarter 2007.
She has presented papers at national and international fora among which were:
1. Localisation of Examinations in English-speaking countries of Africa (1981) Ethiopia.
2. Training Policy and Documentation (1982) Mauritius.
3. Colloquium for Public Service Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries responsible for National Training Institutes of the sub-region (SADCC) Swaziland, 1990.
4. Management of Administrative Reform, Oxford, England, 1991.
5. “Improving Productivity of African Public Services”, Tunisia, November 1991.
6. Development Management in Africa, Thirty years of Experience, Emerging Challenges and Future Priorities, Ethiopia, 1993
7. Democratic Structures in Public Service Improvement, Pretoria, South Africa, 1997.
8. Role of Public Administration in Promoting Social Development – “The Zimbabwe Experience”, Stockholm, Sweden, 1995.
9. Ten years after the Decade of Women 1995 Dakar, Senegal.
10. Senior Women in Government, Management Training, Nairobi, 1996.
11. UNDP Policy Conference on Management Development, United Nations, New York, 1996.
12. Improving Tertiary Education in Africa, Ghana, 2003
Professor Sadza is a member of various Boards among them:
CURRENT
1. First Executive Chairperson of the Women’s University in Africa (WUA) Board of Trustees: Vice Chancellor and founder of the University
2. Non-executive Director, Barclays Bank Zimbabwe, from 2005
3. Board Member of Securico Security Services
4. Non Executive Director of Delta Corporation Ltd. (Listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange), from 2007
COMMITTEES/TRUSTS
1. Vice Chairperson, Joshua Nkomo Scholarship Trust – current
2. Committee member of the Advisory Group of Eminent Persons for Peace Initiatives in Africa – current.
3. Foundation committee for the establishment of the Manicaland State University – curren
4. Panel of Adjudicators for the Institution of Directors for choosing the Director of the Year 2006 Award and 2008.
She is also into consultancy mostly in the education field.
She has won several awards in recognition of her outstanding works of empowering women through education.
Awards:
1. Achiever’s Award, Educators, presented at the International Precious Stones Women’s Convention on 23 June 2003, by Faith for the Nation,Zimbabwe
2.Citation in recognition of outstanding service to women’s issues and Women in Management, Business and Development Trust (WIMBD) on 2nd November 2006
3.Best Educationist in Tertiary Education in 2006 from Anointed Business Women’s Network (ABN), Zimbabwe
4.The Women Entrepreneurs High Achievers Network (WEAN) award for the most outstanding female in Education of the year). This was organized by the Financial Standard, Nigeria and the Pan African Organization for Women Recognition (POWR) headquartered in Lagos. Awarded for being the founder and the first Vice Chancellor of the first Women’s University in Africa 2007.
5.2nd Runner-up in the category of “Public Service” Manager of the Year and 1st runner-up in the category of “National Contribution” Manager of the Year at the Zimbabwe Institute of Management 2007 Awards
6. Award winner in the Category of “Empowering Gender through Tertiary Education”, at the International Business Women’s Conference, Washington, D.C., USA. 4th November 2007
7.Director of the Year (Parastatals) 2007 - the Zimbabwe Institute of Directors. SPECIAL VISIT: Invited by the United States Department of State (Bureau of Educational and Cultural affairs) on an “International visitor leadership program” 5-13 November 2007.
8.Won the most prestigious award in the Western World, the Fulbright Scholarship for the academic year 2009-2010, tenable at a university in the United States of my choice. The topic for the award is “The University as Innovative Driver and Knowledge Centre”
Professor Sadza is married and has two children.