Virginia Nyikadzino
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Credentials
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Candidate Engineer
Engineering Council of South AfricaOct, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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African Leadership Group
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager | Learning Products
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Jan 2022 - Present
- Building upskilling and reskilling frameworks to close education-employment gaps with a focus on East, West and South African contexts- Developing and managing learning systems, processes, delivery and experiences to serve both our talent and employer partners within 4 focus verticals i.e- Tech, Digital-Marketing, Financial Analysis and Virtual PAs
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Product Specialist | Shortlisting and Placement
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
- Developed a V1 shortlisting framework for talent placement across disciplines - Coordinated talent prep and employer partner relationships, processes and tracking
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Product Development Support | ALX- Software Engineering
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May 2021 - Sep 2021
- Developed skills assessment frameworks for ALX's tech talent- Curated opportunities for ALX Software Engineering talent- Managed matching and placement
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Deriv
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Malaysia
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Talent Acquisition Executive
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Nov 2020 - May 2021
- Developed talent sourcing strategies and an employer branding blueprint at market entry - Initiated market-relevant sourcing, screening, and selection processes - Developed talent sourcing strategies and an employer branding blueprint at market entry - Initiated market-relevant sourcing, screening, and selection processes
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One Acre Fund
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Dev | Product | IT Operations Recruiter
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Mar 2020 - Jul 2020
- Onboarded talent requests, defined roles, and managed internal recruitment communications - Sourced, screened, and evaluated junior and senior dev, product management, and IT operations candidates - Ran tests, interviews, scoring, and managed pipelines - Onboarded talent requests, defined roles, and managed internal recruitment communications - Sourced, screened, and evaluated junior and senior dev, product management, and IT operations candidates - Ran tests, interviews, scoring, and managed pipelines
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Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)
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Zimbabwe
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Projects Engineer
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Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
- Launched internal research, project development, and protocols for the bank's solar, WASH and housing projects - Developed work scopes, and tendering frameworks - Launched internal research, project development, and protocols for the bank's solar, WASH and housing projects - Developed work scopes, and tendering frameworks
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WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Switzerland
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project Consultant
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2019
- Modelled waste disposal infrastructure for climate mitigation i.e. landfills integrated with recycling, incinerator-with-energy-recovery, and mechanical-biological treatment - Modelled waste disposal infrastructure for climate mitigation i.e. landfills integrated with recycling, incinerator-with-energy-recovery, and mechanical-biological treatment
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Southland Consulting Engineers
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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Project Manager
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Aug 2014 - Aug 2016
- Managed feasibility studies and detailed design recommendations for property developers - Built a service package for housing cooperatives. Grew the client base by 35% in 10 months - Managed feasibility studies and detailed design recommendations for property developers - Built a service package for housing cooperatives. Grew the client base by 35% in 10 months
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Princeton University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Engineer: Sensors, Hydrology, Climatology
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Apr 2013 - Jul 2014
Development of Water, Climate and Carbon Monitoring Systems - (Field) Kenya, Northern Zambia, Botswana - Programmed and monitored sensors for an Eddy-Covariance tower - Devised QC methods in Python to organize and consolidate high resolution (10Hz) dat Project Research Applications: - Partitioning evapotranspiration between surface evaporation and plant transpiration (Isotope Hydrology) as well as dynamic characterization of plant water use and plant water stress in dry land ecosystems. - Hydrological monitoring of agricultural water use and crop performance in dry land farming systems. Show less
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PCB International
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Design Engineer: Goetechnical Design, Structural Detailing
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Oct 2011 - Mar 2013
- Designed Steel, Light Gauge framing and Rebar detailing (STAAD Pro) - Coordinated design and execution among subcontractors. 100% projects completed on time - Designed Steel, Light Gauge framing and Rebar detailing (STAAD Pro) - Coordinated design and execution among subcontractors. 100% projects completed on time
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Education
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Lehigh University
Bachelor of Science (BSc.), Civil Engineering