PAUL SINIGA
Director Of Communications at Aguila Group Limited- Claim this Profile
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Portuguese Elementary proficiency
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Kirsty MacDonald
Rio is a passionate, dedicated and talented fashion stylist. He is an intelligent young man with much potential, and excels in the areas of brand management and marketing. He has excellent language skills, outstanding team spirit, and overall is a pleasure to work with.
Kirsty MacDonald
Rio is a passionate, dedicated and talented fashion stylist. He is an intelligent young man with much potential, and excels in the areas of brand management and marketing. He has excellent language skills, outstanding team spirit, and overall is a pleasure to work with.
Kirsty MacDonald
Rio is a passionate, dedicated and talented fashion stylist. He is an intelligent young man with much potential, and excels in the areas of brand management and marketing. He has excellent language skills, outstanding team spirit, and overall is a pleasure to work with.
Kirsty MacDonald
Rio is a passionate, dedicated and talented fashion stylist. He is an intelligent young man with much potential, and excels in the areas of brand management and marketing. He has excellent language skills, outstanding team spirit, and overall is a pleasure to work with.
Credentials
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International Relations and Diplomacy
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Experience
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Aguila Group Limited - A Tanzania Company
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Tanzania
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Oil, Gas, and Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Communications
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Sep 2017 - Present
Aguila Group Limited (AGL) is a Supply Chain/Contracts & Procurement consultancy, providing professional and experienced services to International Oil & Gas (O&G) companies and contractors as well as local companies in the Tanzanian market. We provide services to those already in the O&G market and those who wish to enter this market. We are based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and have extensive experience and local expertise. AGL is a majority owned Tanzanian registered company with staff experience of nearly 40 years’ in the Oil & Gas Industry and over 9 years’ experience working on major O&G projects in Tanzania and East Africa. We provide IOC/O&G Supply Chain/Contracts & Procurement advice; Business Registration, Work Permit, and Residency Permit services; as well as partnering services for Local Content initiatives in Tanzania. As the director of communication, my duties are to create positive and sustainable relations with stakeholders in the O&G industry in Tanzania, strategically drive communication and public relations to grow the AGL clientele, represent the company at high level meetings locally and internationally, oversee company projects, branding and positioning and all matters pertaining to the group’s image and CSR. Show less
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Rio Paul Company Limited
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Tanzania
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Managing Director
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Sep 2014 - Present
The Rio Paul fashion brand was founded in 2008 and officially trademarked in 2013 and became a company limited in 2014. The company is youth led with talented creatives that aim to provide services in the lifestyle industry ranging from personal shopping on luxury and retail goods in fashion and apparel, accessories, image consultancy, fashion design, event management, public relations and marketing. My role as the founder and director of the Rio Paul Company Limited is to lead the company to the right direction while contributing to the company’s growth through strategic focus on development and sustainability. Show less
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Africa Youth Transformation
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Board Member
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Jul 2019 - Present
Appointed to the board of Africa Youth Transformation, a youth led organisation, non-partisan, not for profit organisation (NGO) that was founded in the year 2018 and officially registered by the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children on July of 2019 to work as NonGovernmental Organisation; focusing on promoting economic and social justice, peace, as well as improve access to education and health care in order to alleviate poverty. Africa Youth Transformation focuses on advancing youth through development initiatives. The Organisation was formed to fill a gap in the economic sector and geographic needs for future monitoring, prediction, planning and providing informative resources to the community, to educate the community through sensitisation programs such as conserving the environment, to improve accessibility to healthcare services through advocating for quality in health care facilities and equipments in the community, to conduct peace building forums, carry out peace mediation, talks and reconciliation between communities, and to facilitate economic empowerment projects for citizens to alleviate poverty. Over the years, the organisation has been actively engaging and partnering with other youth CSOs regionally and nationally to build momentum, gain experience, and establish relations with the development sector in Tanzania. My work on the organisation's board is centred on advisory, training and strategically strengthening the organisations work with young people on priority areas that align with the Sustainable Development Goals. Show less
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Global Diplomats
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Morocco
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member
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Jan 2020 - Present
Appointed to the board of the Global Diplomats Organisation whereby my duties encompass advisory on growing the organisation through strategic planning, lobbying and stakeholder engagement also in addition, bringing the youth of Eastern and Southern Africa closer to the organisation. Global Diplomats is the largest youth diplomatic training non-governmental organization in the African Continent. The organization provides an international platform for trainings based throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and abroad via academic simulations of the United Nations, NATO, the European Union and the African Union to educate youths about global issues and to provide them with a broader understanding on international relations. The organization also offers collaborative programs in coalition with other organizations such as a training program in partnership with the International Council for Diplomacy. Show less
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Fashion Association of Tanzania
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Tanzania
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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Board Member
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Jan 2018 - Present
Fashion Association of Tanzania (FAT) is a not-for-profit body that aims to further the interests of Tanzania fashion industry by harnessing and sharing collective knowledge, experience and resources of the sector. The association intends to develop the Tanzania fashion industry in conjunction with its constituent stakeholders. The association is under the patronage of the Tanzania National Art Council (BASATA) through its Director of Arts Promotion and Marketing Mrs Vivian Shalua. The association provides a platform to Tanzanians in the fashion industry to effective yield positive outcomes on fashion SMEs, address regulatory matters that affect its members, and to encourage and engage members in beneficial programs that uplift the fashion industry as whole. My role as board member at FAT, is keenly focused on advisory and consultancy to help young Tanzanians in fashion grow their businesses through the opportunities presented by the association. Show less
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Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Seychelles
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Executive Secretary / Chief of Staff
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Fostering Tanzania - Seychelles friendly ties under the Honorary Consul of the Republic Seychelles in the United Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Maryvonne Pool. As Chief of Staff for the Honorary Consul and as the Executive Secretary for the Consul's “Not for Profit” Organisation (The African Reflections Foundation). My duties entail; dealing with consular matters, receiving Note Verbale and responding with the input of the Consul; discussion and planning of reports for Seychelles with the consul; representing the Consul whenever and wherever needed; liaising with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Seychelles and Tanzania on consular matters; assisting the Consul on the Honorary Consuls Committee and the entire Consuls group in Tanzania; arranging meetings and events on behalf of the Consulate; working hand in hand with the Consul on various bilateral agendas and engagement such as the Blue Economy, Climate Change and the Enviroment sectors between Seychelles and Tanzania; and last but not least, transmitting important information from Seychelles to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Seychelles in Tanzania. Additionally I am responsible for overseeing the Honorary Consul's NGO as Executive Secretary. The African Reflections Foundation (ARF), is a Not for Profit organisation striving to achieve sustainable development in rural areas, mostly focusing on improving access to quality education, affordable clean and safe water, promoting women economic empowerment, services delivery in health care and facility improvement and promoting rural development through agricultural led small and medium enterprises development. My role in the NGO, briefly entails; Working closely with the founder and board to fulfil the organisation's vision and growth. Show less
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African Reflections Foundation
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Tanzania
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Board Member
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Apr 2019 - Mar 2022
Appointed to the board of the African Reflection Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to fighting poverty and uplifting the people of Tanzania through social economic transformation with key focuses on rural communities. Since its inception in 2005, the foundation aims to ultimately enable people through agricultural poverty alleviation programs, promote better health, support youth education, facilitate clean water and sanitation, advance livelihood initiatives and conserve the environment. Having also served as the organisation's executive secretary prior, my current role on the organisational board entails bringing young people closer to the ARF, amplifying the organisations key messages to young people, stakeholder liaison and youth mobilisation for the ARF and overall advisory on public relations, strategy and the implementation of the ARF initiatives. Show less
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Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Seychelles in Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Field Work Placement
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Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
As a bachelor degree student from the Centre for Foreign Relations, I was accepted for field work experience at the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Seychelles in the United Republic of Tanzania. I was attached to the consulate’s core department, the Communication and Public Relations department whereby I was the Honorary Consul’s personal secretary. My duties entailed, communication and education to the public on a daily basis on Seychelles related matters and activities such as writing and reviewing letters and documents, mailing educational material and maintaining positive relations with the stakeholders, representation of Seychelles at meetings and events such as diplomatic corps meetings, governmental events, conferences, governmental and private receptions and other formal gatherings. My duties also included media management, Strategic planning and organising of events to commemorate Seychellois national days, to monitor information and keep Seychelles and Tanzania linked on various policies, trade and commercial opportunities. Show less
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Mwananchi Communications Limited
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Tanzania
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Media Production
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200 - 300 Employee
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Fashion Director at The Citizen Paper
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2017
Served as the Fashion and Style contributing expert for Tanzania's most read influential paper. Thoughtful, on-point and entertaining, The Citizen is Tanzania's most preferred English newspaper. Served as the Fashion and Style contributing expert for Tanzania's most read influential paper. Thoughtful, on-point and entertaining, The Citizen is Tanzania's most preferred English newspaper.
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National Museum and House of Culture
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Field Work Placement
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Apr 2016 - Aug 2016
As a diploma student from the Centre for Foreign Relations, I was placed for field work experience at the National Museum and House of Culture Tanzania, I was attached to the department of education. My role was to oversee the educational programs for guests and students as they interact with museum collections, I was in charge of assisting students on their special projects on topics related to the national museum and cultural heritage, my other roles were to organise outreach services in collaboration with schools and the general public through exhibitions and distribution of learning material, offering consultancy on providing information, data and materials on Tanzania’s heritage to both domestic and foreign researchers. I also assisted in the museum’s communication department whereby I was tasked with data and inventory, guest liaison and museum events management. Show less
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Fashion Editor
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2015
ONspot Magazine is the only youth magazine that approaches youth issues from an honest and a practical perspective thus its popularity among the youth and middle-age readers. Founded in 2011, the magazine is led and managed by young entrepreneurs who incorporate innovation, creativity, culture, inspiration, success and a focus into lifestyles that bespeak today’s Tanzania's and the African youth – we entertain, educate and inform. ONSpot channels out through popular radio and TV programs well-liked by the East African youth. The magazine offers that most competitive prices available in the market. Onspot Magazine reaches out to the youth like no other media. ONSpot has a direct and exclusive access to over 20 universities, institutes and colleges across Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. Besides conventional outlets, the magazine is sold through all major supermarkets and retail outlets. Show less
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ALLURE INTERNATIONAL
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DAR ES SALAAM
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Head Of Public Relations
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Jul 2011 - Dec 2013
Allure International is a private company that deals with event management, PR & Marketing also a firm that founded the CSR initiative “Fight for sight” a project that aims to raise funding to treat patients with sight complications. The company was established in 2010 by experienced and professional experts with the vision to bring first class service in any project. The company delves suitably into international and local business environment and has positioned itself to be a reputable PR and Advertising agency. Show less
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Junior Fashion Editor
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
Assistant to the Fashion Editor and was responsible in preparing articles,trend reports,fashion features and interviews as well as organizing shoots, liaising with designer brands and managing events. Assistant to the Fashion Editor and was responsible in preparing articles,trend reports,fashion features and interviews as well as organizing shoots, liaising with designer brands and managing events.
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Fashion Intern
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Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
Received mentorship and worked for an establish fashion designer and well-known brand in Africa and beyond empowering me with an array of skills and exposure in fashion entrepreneurship. Received mentorship and worked for an establish fashion designer and well-known brand in Africa and beyond empowering me with an array of skills and exposure in fashion entrepreneurship.
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Education
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2017 - 2020
Tanzania - Mozambique Centre For Foreign Relations
Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations and Affairs -
2007 - 2011
Agha Khan Mzizima Secondary school
High School Diploma, language,economics,arts
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