Kedibone Adams
English Lecturer
Kariega,Eastern Cape
Summary
Kedibone Adams is a well seasoned lecturer and communications professional with an exceptional ability to leverage talent, teach and share best practices to drive organisational effectiveness. Well versed in the TVET system, offering expertise in organisational communication, staff development, branding and communication.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lecturer
Port Elizabeth TVET
11.2014 - Current
- Subject: English first additional language Office practice N4, N5, N6 Management communication N4 Communication N4, N5, N6 Personnel management N4
- Set up assessments
- Attend curriculum based workshops and meetings
- Administration of setting up assessments, moderating and invigilating
- Monitoring student attendance and academic performance
- Auditing and verification of student marks
- Parent/guardian interaction regarding student academic performance
- Counselling of students and making referrals as well as carrying out any other tasks determined by senior lecture.
Acting Senior Lecturer
Port Elizabeth TVET College
07.2022 - 09.2022
- Subject: English first additional language, Overseeing administration of assessments, moderation and mark verification
- Planning assessment schedule and supervising lecturers
- Attending to departmental student queries
- Recruiting and mentoring new temporary lecturers
- Ensuring deadlines are adhered to
- Facilitating and workshopping lecturers in consultation with immediate senior.
Social Media Manager
Ncumisa Chartered Accountants And Auditors
Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Developed marketing content such as blogs, promotional materials and advertisements for social media.
- Analyzed and reported social media and online marketing campaign results.
- Designed and implemented social media strategies to align with business goals.
- Increased customer engagement through social media.
- Promoted successful outcome of web development strategy by aligning consistent brand messaging and visual designs across digital outlets.
- Monitored online presence of company's brand to engage with users and strengthen customer relationships.
- Conducted research to determine current benchmark trends and audience preferences.
- Communicated with followers to promptly respond to queries and monitor reviews.
- Improved page content, keyword relevancy and branding to achieve search engine optimization goals.
- Curated and segmented editorial content to increase engagement and channel growth.
- Engaged relevant influencers to build brand awareness.
- Set clearly defined goals to drive customer retention, brand awareness and website or social media traffic.
- Identified target market and key segments through in-depth analysis of markets and related trends.
Freelance Journalist
Team Buntu Africa
London , UK
03.2017 - 02.2019
- Applied understanding of public opinion, social media and traditional media use to create engaging and attention-grabbing stories.
- Performed research and checked facts to maintain high standard of journalistic integrity.
- Organized material, determined area of emphasis and wrote stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
- Followed through on beat sources, contacts and leads to gather information for stories.
- Pursued and developed stories independently and for assignment, covering range of topics.
- Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to deliver proper presentation.
- Evaluated and followed up on news leads and news tips to develop story ideas.
- Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.
- Completed assigned pieces and developed independent stories.
Life Orientation Lecturer
Eastcape Midlands College Charles Goodyear Campus
Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape
01.2014 - 10.2014
- Subject: Life orientation level 2
- Year:, Reason for leaving: 1 year contact ended
- Name of institution
News Reader
Lovelife Radio
Kariega, Eastern Cape
01.2011 - 05.2012
- Drafted news headlines for broadcasting to capture listeners with clear and condensed writing.
- Deployed to news events locales to provide on-the-ground broadcast solutions and news coverage.
- Delivered local news and feature reports in public radio style for Type news programs.
- Collected data from various sources to determine facts and opinions and fashioned into cohesive story for television or radio broadcast.
- Presented developments in stories in live broadcasts and recordings.
Education
BA Honours - Development Studies
Nelson Mandela University
South Campus, Summerstrand 02.2020 - 12.2020
Outcomes Based Assessor - Educational Assessor
ETDP
SETA 01.2018 - 03.2018
Facilitator -
ETDP
SETA 01.2017 - 03.2017
BA - Media Communication And Culture
Nelson Mandela University
Gqebera 01.2010 - 12.2012
Matric -
Riebeek College Girls'High School
North Street 01.2005 - 01.2009
Skills
PowerPoint
Academic research
Presentations
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Presentation
Microsoft Teams
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Infographics
Canva
SEO Management
Public Relations Consultancy
Internal and External Communications Strategist
Events Coordination
Language Editing
Brand Management
Timeline
Acting Senior Lecturer
Port Elizabeth TVET College
07.2022 - 09.2022
BA Honours - Development Studies
Nelson Mandela University
02.2020 - 12.2020
Social Media Manager
Ncumisa Chartered Accountants And Auditors
01.2020 - 01.2021
Outcomes Based Assessor - Educational Assessor
ETDP
01.2018 - 03.2018
Freelance Journalist
Team Buntu Africa
03.2017 - 02.2019
Facilitator -
ETDP
01.2017 - 03.2017
Lecturer
Port Elizabeth TVET
11.2014 - Current
Life Orientation Lecturer
Eastcape Midlands College Charles Goodyear Campus
01.2014 - 10.2014
News Reader
Lovelife Radio
01.2011 - 05.2012
BA - Media Communication And Culture
Nelson Mandela University
01.2010 - 12.2012
Matric -
Riebeek College Girls'High School
01.2005 - 01.2009