Community involvement
Precious Dzingwe
Training Facilitator
Sandton
Summary
A dedicated and results-oriented professional worker with a strong background in sales and marketing, clarity in communicating, problem-solving, and flexibility, as well as the ability to listen intently to customers. Additionally, I am an experienced training facilitator with hands-on experience in stakeholder management and an innate ability to develop and maintain beneficial internal and external relations. I am able to work well in teams but can also maintain similar levels of professionalism and productivity under minimal supervision.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
46
46
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Social Media Marketing Manager
Blacklemur Innovations
1 2023 - 12.2023
- Contributed to the formulation of brand initiatives and strategies as well as creating analytical frameworks and presenting financial terms and concepts of leadership
- Researched and identified targeted customer segments that yielded a 5% increase in sales
- Developed and managed social media calendars, resulting in a 25 % increase in engagement and followers in 3 months.
- Developed social media marketing plans and programs for each product and directs promotional support
- Completed social media marketing department operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results
- Maintains social media marketing staff by recruiting, selecting, training, and managing employees.
- Successfully launched and implemented a Go Digital Campaign to train 20 small businesses to equip them with skills to thrive in today's digital landscape
Assistant Project Officer
Centre for Development of Women and Children (CDWC)
01.2020 - 03.2021
- Worked on gender equality, women's land rights (WLRs) and access to land, the participation of women in leadership and natural resources governance and the promotion and restoration of the traditional food system among other things
- I was also involved in a seed audit research which looked at the selection and preservation of traditional seeds as well as the establishment and management of traditional seed banks in Nyanga and Makoni districts
- Provided the gender project officer with operational and administrative support on project implementation and coordination of duties including arranging logistics for travel, conference and seminars.
- Providing Training and Mentorship on Women Empowerment and Gender-Based Violence
Ruzivo Training Facilitator
Higherlife Foundation
11.2017 - 11.2019
- Plan,schedule and coordinate all aspects of classrom training for students
- Registration of children onto the Ruzivo elearning platform
- Orientation and training of schools, teachers, children and parents to eLearning
- Provision of life coaching and mentorship to adolescent scholars on the Higherlife Foundation Scholarship
- Provided consistent follow up and evaluation of training programs and initiatives
- Lobbying and advocacy on child's rights and children access to education gender issues
- Database Management for Higherlife Foundation Beneficiaries
- Collected data on girls affected by lack of sanitary wear and distributed sanitary wear
- Successfully advocated for the formation of school, and community-based child protection committees in Matabeleland North Province resulting in increased awareness around child rights, child abuse, and child safeguarding
- Coordinated District Child safeguarding inclusive of multi stakeholder community advocacy and awareness sessions, multi stakeholder case conferences, monthly child protection coordination meetings
- Provided full operational support to the programme officers and management.
Volunteer
Higherlife Foundation (Mat South)
03.2016 - 10.2017
- Maintained database by entering new and updated beneficiaries' information
- Processed beneficiaries source documents by reviewing data for deficiencies
- Resolved deficiencies by using standard procedures or returning incomplete documents to the supervisor
- Entered beneficiaries' data by inputting alphabetic and numeric information on keyboard according to screen format
- Maintained data entry requirements by following data program techniques and procedures
- Verified entered beneficiary's data by reviewing, correcting, deleting, re-entering data
- Used SPSS and Tableau to analyze data
- Combined data from both systems when account information is incomplete
- Tested beneficiaries' system changes and upgrades by inputting new data
- Maintained operations by following policies and procedures and reporting needed changes
- Maintained beneficiaries' confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential
- Increased product awareness of Ruzivo Digital Learning in schools and the community
- Provided leadership mentorship programs to students in schools in Matabeleland North District.
Finance Intern
SOS Children's Villages in Zimbabwe
10.2013 - 07.2014
- Responsible for payment processing
- Help with accounts receivable, payable and bank statement reconciliation
- Data entry and audit checks
- Petty cash reconciliations
- Assist with month-end financial reports
- Filing project documents and monitoring stock.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce Honors Degree in Finance - Finance
National University of Science And Technology
Bulawayo Zimbabwe11.2016
Skills
Field of Experience: Sales and marketing, highly adaptable ,pays attention to detail, possesses strong communication skills
Technical :Computer literacy skills, Microsoft packages proficiency in (power-point, excel, word, etc), Email, SPSS Package,Canva
Interpersonal: Excellent Communication skills (Verbal Communication; Non-Verbal Communication and Listening skills), Emotional intelligence, Team-working
Other: Good report writing skills, financial analysis and presentation skills, Leadership skills, excellent organizational implementation skills
Interests
Travelling
Photography
Accomplishments
- Trained teachers, and children from 5 districts on the use of ICT in education, eLearning,
- Provided mentorship and life coaching to 350 adolescent children from 10 schools in Marondera, Mutoko and Murehwa Districts
Timeline
Assistant Project Officer
Centre for Development of Women and Children (CDWC)
01.2020 - 03.2021
Ruzivo Training Facilitator
Higherlife Foundation
11.2017 - 11.2019
Volunteer
Higherlife Foundation (Mat South)
03.2016 - 10.2017
Finance Intern
SOS Children's Villages in Zimbabwe
10.2013 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Commerce Honors Degree in Finance - Finance
National University of Science And Technology
Social Media Marketing Manager
Blacklemur Innovations
1 2023 - 12.2023
Coreexperienceandskills
Sales and marketing, highly adaptable, pays attention to detail, possesses strong communication skills, Computer literacy skills, Microsoft packages proficiency in (power-point, excel, word, etc.), Email, SPSS Package, Excellent Communication skills (Verbal Communication; Non-Verbal Communication and Listening skills), Emotional intelligence, Team-working, Good report writing skills, financial analysis and presentation skills, Leadership skills, excellent organizational implementation skills.
References
- Emilia Hatendi, Senior Associate- Higherlife Foundation, 211 Birmingaham Road, Marondera, +263773095162
- Mr I Bayayi, Finance Lecturer, NUST, Ascot, Bulawayo P. O Box AC 939, 0772380296
- Mr Claudias Mainja Blacklemur Founder 72 Cork Avondale Harare Zimbabwe +263786187218
Coreexperienceandskills
Sales and marketing, highly adaptable, pays attention to detail, possesses strong communication skills, Computer literacy skills, Microsoft packages proficiency in (power-point, excel, word, etc.), Email, SPSS Package, Excellent Communication skills (Verbal Communication; Non-Verbal Communication and Listening skills), Emotional intelligence, Team-working, Good report writing skills, financial analysis and presentation skills, Leadership skills, excellent organizational implementation skills.
References
- Charlene Chibonda, Regional Training Manager, Chartered Institute Of Customer Management
- Emilia Hatendi, Senior Associate- Basic Education Finance Lecturer, Higherlife Foundation, 211 Birmingaham Road, Marondera, Bulawayo, +263773095162
- Mr I Bayayi, Finance Lecturer, Higherlife Foundation, NUST, Ascot, Marondera, P. O Box AC 939, 0772380296