communications expert, media officer, documenting, copywriting

Helen Rufaro Kadirire

*******@*****.*** *+263**********linkedin.com/HelenRufarok

**** ****** ******** **** *** Marlborough Harare

Media & Public Relations expert & Customer Care Officer

I am a versatile, award winning and well driven journalist with over 10 years’ experience in mainstream media. A dedicated and fearless journalist, I have documented success stories from health to development issues spearheaded by United Nations’ agencies such as the World Food Programme and the World Health Organisation as well as Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights. I am also a superb team worker, with expertise in organising high level gatherings with esteemed dignitaries from across various industries. I have good public relations skills, can adapt to changing environments and situations, have strong interpersonal communication skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Communication, Copy writing, copy editing, proofreading, WordPress, media reports and strategies, social media management, documenting, public relations, customer relations, marketing, gender, strategic planning, presentation preparation, events planning and management, content analysis, research.

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Women’s Academy for leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE)

Media and Publications Officer March 2022-present

Managed all social media pages run by the organisation including the organisations website

Ensured smooth flow of information between the organisation and stakeholders

Developed grant proposals for various projects

Developed the organisation’s media handbook

Writing weekly and monthly reports and alerts

Developed press statements for and on behalf of the organisation

Coordinated all media related work such as television and radio programs

Brand management and visibility

Facilitating programs and activities of gender related work

Sly Media Productions Jan 2021- present

Staff Writer

Sourcing, gathering and writing news articles for the online media publication.

Ensuring that the website is updated regularly with breaking and topical news stories.

Producer/Presenter

Identify topical issues and key speakers for different broadcast productions.

Present various programmes for the website, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers.

Be involved in the post production of programmes.

Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe- Daily News Dec 2012- June 2020

Journalist-Staff Writer

Copy writing and editing of daily and weekly newspaper articles for three publications.

Sourcing, gathering and compiling articles for supplements and special projects that would be featured in three publications under the ANZ media house.

Documentation of events attended of various organisations.

Management of junior staffers and interns to ensure that they work within deadlines and write according to house style.

Customer Care Officer

Identifying sponsors for media events such as breakfast meetings and seminars on topical national issues which included but were not limited to finance, health and policy.

Preparation of presentations and proposals for high level meetings and business discussions.

Ensuring that events go according to plan and dignitaries and attendees are well catered for.

Documentation of organised gatherings- their successes and failures.

Awards

2016 Megafest Women’s Awards Second runner-up-Most Outstanding Contribution to the Media.

Education & Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Media and Society Studies- awarded 2012

Master of Arts degree in Development Studies-awarded 2019

Media management e-learning course- Fraymedia International-2018

University of the Witwatersrand Media Management certificate- 2019

Certificate in customer relations and public relations- 2019

References

Stanley Gama- Media Consultant ************@*****.*** +263*********

Robert Tapfumaneyi-Editor Sly Media TV ************@*****.*** +263*********

Tatenda Madziro-WALPE Programs Manager *************@*****.*** +263*********

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