1. MPUMELELO NCUBE
55 Blandford Court, Northriding, Johannesburg
+27 78 847 6791
E-mail: csct07@gmail.com
RE: EMPOYMENTAPPLICATION
I am interestedin apositionwithinyourorganization. Ihave been seekinganopportunitysuchas this
and I thinkmybackgroundand yourrequirementsmaybe agoodmatch. I have several yearsof diverse
experience.Iamconfidentthatmy combinationof practical work experienceandsolideducational
experience haspreparedme formakinganimmediate contributiontoyourorganization.
The role of bidmanageris oftenpoorlyunderstood,yetitiscrucial toany organisation'ssuccess.
Bidsare a high-stakes,ultra-competitive business,withnosecondprizesorchances.Because theyare so
critical to winningnewwork,aswell askeepingexistingcontracts,bidmanagersare vital toa company's
continuingexistence,andtojobsecurity.
I joinedMashabaAttorneysasa BidAdministratorandquicklywaselevatedtoheadthe business
developmentteam.IjoinedMashabaAttorneysonthe 20th of July2015, and to date has won8 tenders
for the firm,includingtwofordebtcollectioninPolokwane.Thisrecord,coupledwiththatof Goodwork
SecurityandCleaning (2013 – mid2015) makesme confidentthatmyskillsinadministrationare
enviable. Before joiningMMAttorneysIworkedat NothoGroupof Companies for2 years, winning
othertendersnotable fromCityof Joburg(SecurityServices - @JoburgZoo) City Parks - Grass Cutting
and others.
I understandthe level of professionalismandcommunicationrequiredforlong-termsuccessinthe field.
Bidsare detailed,complexdocumentsthatoftenrunto hundredsof pages,outlininghow the candidate
organisationwouldmeetacontract's requirements.Theycoverawide range of issues,fromhealthand
safetytocustomercare and staff issues,andare weightedforqualityaswell asprice. Mybackground
and professional approachtobusiness developmentwill provideyouroffice withahighlyproductive
employee.
I lookforwardto meetingyousoonwhereinIcan furthershare myexperience andvalue addwithyou
and the restof the team.
Sincerely,
MpumeleloNcube
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EDUCATION
August 2001 – July2004 - Degree
UniversityofZimbabwe – BSC (Honours) Political Science and Administration
Major Courses Included: Comparative Public Management, Entrepreneurship,Governance, the Public
Sector and Corporate Power, International Administration, Public Private Partnership Management,
Comparative Local GovernmentSystems,Service,E-Governance, Social Welfare Policy, EthicsandPublic
Management, PublicSectorFinance, Leadershipinthe PublicSector
2. 2012 - Certificate
FriedrickEbert Stiftung (Germany) - Zimbabwe Youth LeadershipTraining,Harare, Zimbabwe
Major Courses Included: Leadership Skills, Conflict Management, Presentation and Moderation, Social
Transformation,Political Concepts,GroomingandDeportment,Global Governance,EconomicConcepts,
MediaRelations
2010 - Cerificate
ElectionManagement,National UniversityofScience and Technology (NUST) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Major Courses Included: The nature and scope of election management, Legal, civic and political
dimensions in elections,Group dynamics in election management, Observing, monitoring and reporting
on elections, Patterns of conflict and conflict resolution in elections, Delimitation, voter educationand
communication strategies, The election process and best practices, Statutory bodies, the media and
international conventions,Validationandevaluationof elections
2016 - Certificate
CommunityMapping: Tools for Development
Deliveredby (UnitedNations) U.N.HabitatanddevelopedbyUniversityof the FraserValley
2012 - Certificate
Etiquette and Professional Grooming for Young Leaders - Zimbabwe Institute of Diplomacy, Harare,
Zimbabwe, 2012.
2012 - Certificate
Mediaand CommunicationSkills - Fray InterMedia,(SouthAfrica) 2012.
2011 - Certificate
Residents’ Leadership Development Programme - Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association
Bulawayo,Zimbabwe2011.
2011 - Certificate
StrengtheningCivicSocietyOrganizations,Bulawayo,Zimbabwe.2011.
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COMPUTER SKILLS
HighlyproficientinMs-Word,Ms-Excel,Ms-PowerPoint,Ms-Outlook,InternetApplications
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Professional Experience andEmploymentHistory
Cumulative Professional WorkExperience 12 years
I.T / BankingSector 1 year
CivicSocietyandHumanitarianOrganizations 9 years
BusinessDevelopment –Identifyingtenders,trackingandwritingproposals 3 years
June 2008 – January 2013
Founder& Executive Director ChildrenSolutionsCentre Trust Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
– Reportingtothe Board of Trustees
3. Report and Proposal writing to the Donors; Policy development and upgrade; updates Board
members,partnersandstakeholders;docommunicationandnetworkingwithpartners,supervise
and manage staff,trainstaff and volunteers.
January 2012 – January 2013
Personal Assistant to Honorable MemberofParliament & Deputy Ministerof Agriculture
Hon. SeisoMoyo (The Late)
– Reportingtothe Hon. M.P & Minister
Design and implement local projects, assist in conduction of baseline community survey
(Matabeleland); Represent the Hon. M.P & Minister in his absence in meetings and other
activities, coordination of the constitution awareness programmes; responsible for identifying
strategic networking and partnerships for community development, Record keeping, social
media, team integration, programmes support and supervising university students on
attachment.
January 2010 - 2012
Youth Councilor- Bulawayo Youth Council
Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of all youth led and focused activitiesin
MatabelendHighDensityAreas.
January 2011 – Till Date
Board Member
– ChildProtectioncommittee,WardActionAidscommittee.National AidsCouncil
January 2011 – Till Date
Board Member
Ketex Foundation, Alexandra,SouthAfrica
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
BusinessDevelopmentManager– Mashaba Attorneys,Woodmead,South Africa
- A Personal Assistant to the Managing Director (assisting him in performing strategic
administrativedutiesandotherfunctions).
- Staff capacity and training. Staff recruiting and disciplinary action. Identifying tenders,
trackingand writingproposalsthereof.
- Timelyproductionof annual narative andfinancial reports.
- Representingthe organisationindifferentforums.Liasingwithall partners.
- Performing other tasks within the company which were assigned from time to time and are
commensurate withthe position.
AcquiredSkills& Competencies
A recipient of the 2011 – 2012 prestigious Friedrick Ebert Stiftung (Germany Foundation)
Fellowship Program Scholarship; a mid-career post graduate program in Harare, Zimbabwe that
combinesacademiccourse workwithprofessionaldevelopmentinpolitical Science.
Highlymotivated,creative&versatile programmecoordinatorforByoOrphans’ ToyCompetition
(2007) fundedbyMr. DennisGaboury,an Americanartist.
I have experience in conceptualizing, coordinating, planning and evaluating projects in the area
of childrightsandchilddevelopmentandyouthleadershipdevelopment.
Especiallyskilledinprogrammesdesignandmanagementwith6(six)yearsof full timeexperience
in designing and managing programmes, writing proposals, reports and coordination of
4. community organizing campaigns for social transformation with Zimbabwe’s civic society
organizations.
Effective intraining,facilitationandteachinghavingworkedfor2(two) yearsas a facilitatorfora
local Non Governmental Organization – (Bulawayo IntegratedYouth Survival Alternative Project
– BUIYSAP;& MatabelelandAidsCouncil.Goodnegotiationandpublicrelationsskillswithproven
abilitytomotivate andworkeffectivelywithpersonsfromotherculturesandall walksof life.
Very committed to human development and community service with 5 (five) years spent
volunteering for community organizations and NGOs dealing with HIV &Aids, electoral
management, human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe. An energetic self-starter, with talent
for analyzingproblems,developingandsimplifyingprocedures&findinginnovative solutions.
A firm believer in the Rights-Based Approaches (RBA) to programming to be at the centre of
sustainable, holistic and effective interventions. It is about empowering people to influence
developmentprocessestotheirbenefit.
A regular contributor to public debate by writing articles for print media and social online
newslettersonvarioustopicsmainlychildandyouthdevelopmentandgovernance.
Skilled in Results-Based Management (RBM) and participatory evaluation that puts greater
emphasis on working with stakeholders to make the most out of scarce resources. It is about
building credibility through meeting targets, involving others and establishing a track record of
exceptionalperformance andpositive results.
A passionate academicandsocial worker.
Project Management: highly experienced in project planning, implementation, participatory
monitoringandevaluationaswell asresearchforprojectdevelopment.Competencyinproposal
and reportwriting.
Training and Facilitation: highly experienced workshop facilitator and trainer with over 5 years
facilitationinHIV &AidsBehaviorchange,Local Governance,Peace,andConflictTransformation.
Training and competence: received Training for competence in training and facilitation in local
governance and leadership from Bulawayo Agenda, Political communications and Marketing,
Elections Management from National University of Science and Technology(NUST – 2012), well
versed in issues of development, democracy, public sector leadership, youth and child
developmentand projectmanagement.
Contributions to National Debate: I have presented a paper at the Bulawayo Agenda’s Ideas
Festival - YouthSymposiumof 2010titled:The Role of YoungPeopleinNational Developmentand
otherplatforms.
Interpersonal SkillsandPeople Management:Highlysensitiveto,andwithagoodgraspof issues
relating to gender, race, ethnicity or culture, with excellent strategic thinking skills. Good
communication and team work skills with proven ability to work with colleagues from different
and diverse backgroundsanddisciplines.
Research and Information Management/ Writing and Communication: Effective and
experienced in public presentations and moderations, able to present technical data, facilitate
groupsand abilitytowrite in-depthresearchreports.
Analysis and Research Skills: understands cost-benefit analysis, decision analysis, ability to
conductactionresearchanalysisanddesignandalsoamknowledgeableaboutprojectdesignand
planning.
Computerskills –(Certificate ofProficiency):skilledinwordprocessing,understandsspreadsheet
usage, data base operations, skilled with internet / www uses, computer uses, & Information
technology.
Secondary Skills
Since joining activism in 2006, I have spent most of my professional and leisure time organizing
and building capacities of various audiences on issues around human rights or against human
rightsviolationswithaparticularinterestinchildrenandyouthdevelopment.
5. I have 10 (ten) yearsworkingexperience incivicsocietyorganizationsdoingadvocacyand social
welfare work.
Resource andPeoplemanagement:Trainedandwell versedinResultsBasedManagement(RBM)
tool or approach that puts emphasisonthe achievementof short-term(outputs),medium-term
(outcomes) andlong-term(impact) throughsystematicandfocusedapplicationandcoordination
of strategies,processes,resourcesandactivities.IhavemanagedandaccountedforuptoUSD200
000,00 (Two hundred thousand dollars) in grant for programmes funded by donor agencies
(GoldwasserPlutzikFamilyFoundation –USA) (2007 – 2008)
Electoral Management Systems: I have gained a lot of experience in the electoral processes in
Zimbabwe. I first trained as an election monitor during the 2005 parliamentary elections
(Zimbabwe Peace Project) Involved in Youth mobilization. Voter registration and Education
(National Youth Development Trust, Bulawayo and Elections Resource Centre, Harare) I then
workedas an electionobserverwiththe Zimbabwe ElectionSupportNetwork,(ZESN) in2008. In
2012 Idida CERTIFICATEcourse inElectionsManagementwithNationalUniversityof Science and
Technology(NUST).
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PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Excellentverbalandwritten communication skillsinDevelopmentalwork.
Outstandinginterpersonal skills –abilitytointeracteffectivelywithsuperiorsandcolleagues
fromvariouscultural backgrounds.
Industrious,honest,trustworthyandreliableindividual.
Fast and astute learner with a proven ability to adapt to different working conditions and
environments.
Innovative,dynamic,conscientiousandanalytical individual withstrongattentiontodetail.
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Enjoy reading and assisting others. Ferventlyenthusiastic about regularlyfollowing webinars on
a wide range of relevantandinterestingthemes.
Volunteer as a tutor and counselor and mentor with an international NGOs based in Zimbabwe
that seek tomake the livesof childreninsome deprivedcommunitiesinZimbabwe, better.
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REFERENCES
Mr. Dumisani O’NyongoloNkomo,ChiefExecutive Officer
Habakkuk Trust (Transforming Communities through Advocacy, Research, Information Dissemination and Capacity
Building) 7th
floor, Fidelity Life Centre, Bulawayo – Zimbabwe. E-Mail: habakkuk@yahoo.co.uk/
habakkuk@mweb.co.zwCell:+263713 484 565 / +263 774 788 493 Tel:+263 9 884 274 /889 801
Mr. Desire Moyo, Executive Director
Victory Siyanqoba Trust (Transforming communities through theatre)
Indlovu Youth Centre, Bulawayo – Zimbabwe, E-Mail: kwelakithiarts@yahoo.com Cell:
+263 773 635 703 / +263 736 366 080
Pastor Xolani Hlitina,FoundingDirector
KetexFoundation
