Senior Professional Officer: Media Liaison and PR

• May 2014 - Present

Developing and managing media liaison, public relations and communication plans for Human Settlements. Managing communication and marketing matters. Coordinating activities of media service providers. Assisting with the training of senior management and elected officials with respect to media enquiries. Coordinating presentations on relevant topics and functions. Representing the Human Settlements Directorate at public events. Developing and managing media liaison, public relations and communication plans for Human Settlements. Managing communication and marketing matters. Coordinating activities of media service providers. Assisting with the training of senior management and elected officials with respect to media enquiries. Coordinating presentations on relevant topics and functions. Representing the Human Settlements Directorate at public events.

Content Strategist, Writer & Editor

• May 2013 - Sep 2013

Writing, re-writing and editing a variety of corporate communication and marketing material in English. Engaging with complex, technical content and re-writing this content in plain language to ensure it’s easily understandable to the target audience. Thinking strategically about and planning content to ensure it meets both the business objectives and the readers’ needs. Doing research and checking facts to finalise content by using the internet and liaising with clients. Writing, re-writing and editing a variety of corporate communication and marketing material in English. Engaging with complex, technical content and re-writing this content in plain language to ensure it’s easily understandable to the target audience. Thinking strategically about and planning content to ensure it meets both the business objectives and the readers’ needs. Doing research and checking facts to finalise content by using the internet and liaising with clients.

Product Distribution

• Feb 2008 - Nov 2012

Management Consultant

• Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

Start up and registration of weekly business digest with the Zimbabwe Media and Information Commission. Niche research and market placement of weekly. Editorial policy formulation, implementation and review. Staff recruitment and editorial training. Initial conduct of editorial diary meetings. Initial newspaper layout design. Start up and registration of weekly business digest with the Zimbabwe Media and Information Commission. Niche research and market placement of weekly. Editorial policy formulation, implementation and review. Staff recruitment and editorial training. Initial conduct of editorial diary meetings. Initial newspaper layout design.

Founding Editor

• Aug 2005 - Mar 2007

Editorial policy implementation. Staff recruitment, coordination and grievance adjudication. Hiring, syndication and co-ordination of freelancers. Co-ordination of distribution and sales outlets. Investigation and follow up of news leads. Rewriting, sub-editing and proofreading of news stories. Newspaper layout. Overall day-to-day administration of organisation (i.e. basic financial resource allocation and procurement management). Editorial policy implementation. Staff recruitment, coordination and grievance adjudication. Hiring, syndication and co-ordination of freelancers. Co-ordination of distribution and sales outlets. Investigation and follow up of news leads. Rewriting, sub-editing and proofreading of news stories. Newspaper layout. Overall day-to-day administration of organisation (i.e. basic financial resource allocation and procurement management).

Journalist

• Jan 2000 - Jul 2005

Interviewing news sources and research across all news genres. Sub editing and proofreading. Occasional chairing of weekly diary meets. Interviewing news sources and research across all news genres. Sub editing and proofreading. Occasional chairing of weekly diary meets.