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City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Conceptualised and updated Brand South Africa’s Global markets strategy, with specific focus on political risk, investment opportunities, influence management, and increasing continental competitiveness.• Defined South Africa’s central nation brand idea with a focus on inspiring and representing. • Conducted Cross-Industry primary & secondary research on a variety of business, socio-political and international topics, especially relating to South Africa, branding, perception insights, cohesion and reputation management.• Initiatives contributed to include the World Economic Forum, Mining Indaba, the BRICS and AGOA summits, the South Africa-Nigeria, South Africa-Ghana and South Africa-Uganda business round tables, and the South Africa Investment Conference amongst others.• day-to-day management of projects, and internal processes of the Research Unit at the organisation.• Extracted research insights, packaging and dissemination of digital content pieces, and formulating of internal analysis, research updates, and research reports.• Nation branding, competitiveness analysis and index assessments, especially in relation to enhancing tourism, investments, exports, talent and prominence of the nation brand, with specific focus on consumer perceptions and comparative advantage.• Organised events and involved in communications, including discourse analysis, content creation, public relations, crisis communications and coordination with outside agencies.• Stakeholder management, relationship building and coordination fostering both internally and externally, especially amongst government, academia and the media.• Training and lecturing, especially in relation to nation branding and reputation management.

Lenasia, Gauteng, South Africa

• Program production assistance, primary research and assessments, especially in relation to marketing and crisis Communications. Social media management, advised on Facebook and Twitter content.• Analysis of major news events in South Africa and globally. • Content advice in relation to news and actuality coverage.• Advised on mobile application creation and utilisation. • Focus orientation and strategic communications in relation to branding.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

• Conducted public policy research on Africa and the Middle East; this encompassed all aspects of democratic consolidation, securitisation, governance, militancy, and human rights. • Determined political risk by examining the political climate especially of Africa and the Middle East with a focus on economic growth, conflict resolution, and climate change amongst others. • Focused on legislation, policy and regulation enactment and enforcement, with special emphasis on the process and procedures instituted and their Rason Detra. Assessed whether compliance was aimed as a means of suppression and/or efficiency and the results flowing therefrom.• Trained government and civil society organisations especially in connection with social-societal, root-based counter-terrorism methods.• Stakeholder management, especially in relation to networking between government and civil society and community organisations, both in relation to event organisation, but also report conceptualisation and formation, and consensus development.• Promoted brand awareness, and also acted as a frequent commenter for domestic and global media on militancy, terrorism, nuclear negotiations, revolution, corruption, and rebel groups.• Presented at numerous academic symposia on African and Gulf issues with an emphasis on democracy, violence, dispute resolution and constitution building.• Executed and increased symposia and conference numbers from one to 10 and improved content quality on behalf of the institute..• Oversaw public relations and strategic communications as well as brand positioning.

Fairlands, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Performed general HR duties, including recruitment and selection, training, performance management, policy development, and regulatory compliance. • Managed leave and dispute resolution processes. • Contributed in talent acquisition; ensured the placement of the correct personnel in the most appropriate positions. • Improved recruitment processes by evaluating and identifying internal capability and gaps.• Produced company's transformation charter with high degree of accuracy while maintaining the focus on equality, equity, redistribution, democracy.

Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Served as a liaison between the consultancy and the University of the Witwatersrand- public relations and communications. • Drove brand awareness for the organisation by organising promotion events, as well as formulating and developing promotional material. • Provided superior facilitation and functional expertise on various subjects to general management. • Promoted organizations’ growth by delivering effective guidance to the management- the consultancy was the First student consultancy on the African continent and I was the only South African member on advisory board.• Utilized tactics and diplomacy skills while coordinating between the institute and the University.• Contributed to training of tens of students to enhance professional development.

Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Tutored undergraduate International Relations students- exam preparation, research methodology, presentation skills and collaboration• General departmental work- script marking, event organisation

Masters, International Relations & Political Science

Activities and Societies: WITS disability awareness movement Golden Key International scholar Lauriat programme

Capstone Certificate- Project Management Principles And Practices, Project Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Hon), International Relations & Political Science

Activities and Societies: Wits Disability Movement Golden Key Scholar Lauriat Programme

International Marketing And Cross Industry Growth, Marketing