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Manager Professional Experience

Location:
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
Salary:
10000
Posted:
June 22, 2017

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Resume:

CURRICULUM VITAE

FOR

SIBANDA PRINCE DAVIDSON

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: 27 January 1985

Marital Status: Single

Languages Spoken: English, isiNdebele

Criminal Record: None

Health Status: Excellent

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Passport No.:EN598038

Residential Address: Room 2, 88 Mitchell Street, Berea Johannesburg. Contact Number: +27-83-208-****

Email: ac0yi6@r.postjobfree.com

Summary Of Professional Experience

Experienced in news gathering, news reporting and news editing, proof reading, sub- editing

Extensive background in page layout and graphic designing using Adobe PageMaker and CorelDraw

Extensive knowledge and use of the internet

Knowledge and use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other MS office suite applications.

Personal Attributes

Good typing and minute taking skills, good public relations abilities, report writing skills, good communication, telephone and time management and organising skills. Ability to work under pressure, with minimum supervision and also a good team player. Flexible, dedicated, honest and trustworthy

Professional Experience

1. Proof Reader

Junk Mail Publishing (Alli-Cat division - February 2013 to date). Junk Mail Publishing is an advertising organisation and based in Randburg’s Kensington B area and publishes three advertising motoring magazines namely AutoMart, AgriMag and Truck and Trailer amongst other publications which circulate in the Gauteng Province and other selected provinces in South Africa.

Reporting to the Production Manager, my responsibilities were: Proof reading of all adverts of the two magazines before their going for print Data Capturing

Copy Editing

Checking of magazine layout and paginated sections before their going for print Any other duties assigned by the Production Manager or his assistants 2. Editor

Northern Weekly Bulletin (October 2011 to June 2012). The Northern Weekly Bulletin was a Messina based English community newspapers published by NEDTEX and drew its readership mainly from some parts of South Africa’s Limpopo Province Reporting to the Publisher, my responsibilities were: Writing and editing news articles

Proof reading of all news articles

Page layout and graphic designing of the newspaper and adverts Reasons for leaving: The unexpected closure of the company 3. Chief Reporter

Adpoint Services (Publisher of Weekly Gazette and Zvishavane News - August 2008 to October 2011).

Both the Weekly Gazette and Zvishavane News are English community newspapers published by Adpoint Services and draw a readership mainly from Zimbabwe’s Midlands and Masvingo Provinces.

Reporting to the Editor, my responsibilities were: News gathering, News writing and News editing

Proof reading of all news articles

Page layout and graphic designing of the newspapers Reasons for leaving: Seeking for new challenges and financial stability Key Accomplishments

Rose within the ranks as a Junior Reporter to Senior Reporter and finally Chief Reporter

(August 2008 – to October 2011)

Elected Secretary General of the Media Institute of Southern African (MISA) Zimbabwe

(Kwekwe Chapter 2009 - 2011) whose duties was to organise, coordinate and invite guests for media freedom programmes and workshops as well as writing reports of programmes to the national office.

Chosen to undergo further study in Benoni, South Africa where I was awarded a certificate in Reporting Transitional Zimbabwe (2010). Was a contributor of the MISA Zimbabwe initiated Zimbabwe In Transition and Talk Constitution website (2010 – 2011)which can be accessed on www.zimintransition.com. 4. Consulting Editor of the Children’s Forum, a children’s quarterly magazine Plan Zimbabwe Kwekwe Program Unit (Part time) (March 2010) Plan Zimbabwe is an international humanitarian, child-centred community development organisation without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the foundation of the organisation

Reporting to the Child Rights Coordinator my responsibilities were: Editing of the children’s stories

Page layout and graphic designing of the magazine

Professional and Academic Qualifications

Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies (2006): Institute for Commercial Management

(ICM) – United Kingdom

General Certificate in Education Advanced Level (2003): Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC)

General Certificate in Education Ordinary Level (2001): Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC)

Call Centre Certificate (2012): Founders Placement Centre Referees

Mr. B. Wilmot Mr. T. Mashiri

Production Manager Office Manager

Alli-Cat Publishing Northern Weekly Bulletin

Kensington B P.O Box 1803

Randburg, South Africa Musina, South Africa

Tel: +27-11-912-**** Ext 2063 Tel: +27-84-390-**** Mr. E. Sibanda Mrs. T. Ndlovu

Office Manager Child Rights Coordinator

Adpoint Services Plan Zimbabwe

Box 1166 P. Bag 8020

Kwekwe, Zimbabwe Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

Tel No.: +263-**-*****, +263-***-***-*** Tel No.: +263-**-*****, 23584 Mrs. K. N. Majama Lloyd

Programs Officer Founders Placement Consultancy

MISA Zimbabwe 8th Floor Office 815 Century Insurance P. O Box HR 8113 Cnr Market and Kruis Street

Harare, Zimbabwe Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel No.: +263-*-******, 746838 Tel No.: +27-790-**-****



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