1. CURRICULUM VITAE FOR ZIBUSISO MPOFU
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME: MPOFU
NAME: ZIBUSISO
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 FEBRUARY 1988
SEX: FEMALE
NATIONALITY: ZIMBABWEAN
MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, NDEBELE AND SHONA(spoken)
RELIGION: CHRISTIAN
ADDRESS: 29 PRESTBURY ROAD SOUTHWOLD, BULAWAYO
CONTACT NUMBER: 263- 772 938 097 / 0716 771 870
EMAIL ADDRESS: zibusiso.mpofu@yahoo.com
DRIVER’S LICENCE NUMBER: 26809LM
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND
AGRICULTURE HONOURS DEGREEE (LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT)
MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
DEGREE CLASS: 2.2
AUGUST 2007-NOVEMBER 2011
2. ADVANCED LEVEL CERTIFICATE (ZIMSEC)
MONTROSE GIRL’S HIGH SCHOOL
2 A’LEVELS. BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
2005-2006
3. ORDINARY LEVEL CERTIFICATE (ZIMSEC)
JOHN TALLACH SECONDARY SCHOOL
7 O’ LEVELS. ENGLISH, BIOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, INTERGRATED
SCIENCE,GEOGRAPHY, NDEBELE AND BIBLE KNOWLEDGE

2. 3A’S, 3B’S AND 1C
2001-2004
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. EMPLOYER: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SPORT ARTS AND
CULTURE- SIGANDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
POSITION: AGRICULTURE TEACHER
DURATION: JANUARY 2013 TO DATE
DUTIES
• TEACHING AGRICULTURE ACCORDING TO THE SYLLABUS UP TO
ORDINARY LEVEL
• MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE SCHOOL’S
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES : BROILER PRODUCTION AND
VEGETABLE GARDEN
• PREPARING SCHEMES,LEARNING AIDS AND DAILY PLANS FOR
FORMS 1 TO 4
• MARKING AND RECORDING OF MARKS FOR TESTS,
EXAMINATIONS, EXERCISES AND FINAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
• ASSISTING ‘O’ LEVEL PUPILS WITH THEIR FINAL RESEARCH
PROJECTS
• TAKING PART IN THE SCHOOLS EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS SPORT
• CARREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OF PUPILS
• MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S VEGETABLE GARDEN
• ATTENDING WORKSHOPS AND MEETIMGS
• ENSURING SMOOTH RUNNING OF DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES IN
THE SCHOOL

3. • PERFOMING ANY OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED TO ME BY MY
SUPERIORS
2. EMPLOYER: SEBAKWE BLACK RHINO TRUST- SEBAKWE
CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTRE
POSITION: INTERN
DURATION: MARCH 2010-JANUARY 2011
DUTIES
• RESEARCHING ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, DATA
COLLECTING, RECORDING AND ANALYSIS BY USE OF SPSS AND
GENSTAT.
• WORKING AND INTERACTING WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES UNDER
COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (CBNRM)
• FACILITATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES (CAPACITY
BUILDING).
• PREPARING AND PRESENTING POWERPOINTS, VIDEOS AND SLIDE
SHOWS ON WILDLIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS,
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
• PREPARING WEEKLY AND MONTHLY REPORTS ON THE CENTRE’S
ACTIVITIES.
• PLANNING AND FACILITATING ENVIRONMENTAL/BUSH CAMPS
• PLANNING AND FACILITATING ANTI-POACHING PATROLS AND
CAMPAIGNS, RHINO TRACKING ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATING IN
BLACK RHINO DEHORNING ACTIVITIES, BUSH CAMPS AND GAME
DRIVES IN THE MIDLANDS BLACK RHINO CONSERVANCY.
• PARTAKING IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES AND INDEPTH RESEARCH INTO
WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK ISSUES AS WELL AS HUMAN – WILDLIFE
CONFLICTS.
• OFFICE ADMINISTRATION - ANSWERING TELEPHONE CALLS,
RECEPTION OF VISITORS, TYPING AND FILING.

4. ABILITIES
• GOOD ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS. WELL SPOKEN IN
ENGLISH, NDEBELE AND SHONA.
• SELF STARTER AND CAN IMPLEMENT VARIOUS PROJECTS WITH LITTLE
OR NO SUPERVISION.
• GOOD INTERACTION SKILLS AND WORK RELATIONSHIPS WITH RURAL
AND URBAN COMMUNITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS
• COMPUTER LITERATE.
• CLEAN CLASS 4 DRIVER’S LICENCE
HOBBIES
• BIRD WATCHING
• SWIMMING (IBHAMU)
• READING
• BAKING
REFEREES
1. MRS. PALLOMA MUTEMI
MANAGER- SEBAKWE CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CENTRE
PO BOX 1318
KWEKWE
+ 263 (0)55 20060 & +263 (0) 773 766 306
pmutemi@gmail.com
2. MRS.M. NGWENYA
CHAIRPERSON- DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY
P.BAG 9055
GWERU
+263 (0)54 260959 & +263 (0)712 868 236.
ngwenyam@msu.ac.zw

5. 3. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE
THE DEPUTY HEAD SIGANDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
MR .W. CHOTO
P.B.J 5117
BULAWAYO
0775 332 288

6. 3. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE
THE DEPUTY HEAD SIGANDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
MR .W. CHOTO
P.B.J 5117
BULAWAYO
0775 332 288