Experience
Nine years, three continents
Strategy, communications and programme leadership for development, creative and corporate organisations.
Recent
Digital Communications and Partnerships Officer (Volunteer)
World Food Programme and the UN Resident Coordinator’s OfficeZimbabwe- Developed content, managed social media and documented partner events.
- Planned media engagements and created visuals for the UN Month campaign.
- Wrote Bulawayo’s Call to Scale Urban Resilience for United Nations Zimbabwe.
2024–2026
Strategy Consultant
Independent · leading African corporatesSelf-employed- Advised leading African corporates, including Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, where I designed and executed a global talent strategy linking internationally trained African graduates with African corporate institutions.
- Connected the client to Ivy League universities to secure talent, and facilitated speaking engagements there.
- Planned and managed stakeholder meetings for collaborative initiatives.
2024–2025
Communications Manager
Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders NetworkSouth Africa- Led strategic communications highlighting human rights advocacy across Southern Africa.
- Organised media events in response to human rights crises in SADC countries.
- Strengthened stakeholder engagement through outreach and information sharing.
2024
Marketing Consultant
Oxford University InnovationOxford, UK- Assessed innovations for market fit, value propositions and opportunities using the “Where to Play” framework.
- Turned technical detail into marketing profiles and business cases for market entry.
2024
Visiting Scholar
Communication and Media Research Institute, University of WestminsterLondon, UK- Research on media and African affairs under the mentorship of Professor Winston Mano.
Oxford years
Communications Support
Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx)Oxford, UK- Led digital storytelling for the AfOx 10th anniversary.
- Previously Co-Chair of the AfOx Social Media Ambassadors.
Oxford years
Editorial Assistant
Journal of African Media StudiesUK- Supported editorial administration and publication for a leading journal in African media research.
2020–2022
Programme Lead, Arts4Change
Magamba NetworkZimbabwe- Led Arts4Change from its design stage into its second year, one of the largest projects I have managed.
- Managed the USAID-funded programme using music, film and comedy for youth engagement in social justice and accountability.
- Incubated more than 50 creatives and produced three music albums and at least 20 short films.
- Developed a case study featured in the European Democracy Youth Network’s global handbook on youth participation.
2018–2020
Senior Programme Associate
International Republican InstituteZimbabwe- Led USAID and NED-supported civic education, mobilisation and constitutional literacy programmes for young people.
- Oversaw the “Go Zim” digital civic education campaign and conducted midterm evaluations.
2018
Programmes Associate
Women’s Institute for Leadership DevelopmentZimbabwe- Supported a USAID-funded project increasing women’s participation in the 2018 harmonised elections.
- Helped design a constitutional literacy programme and wrote grant proposals.