DAVID CHIDENDE

• Helping young people with learning disabilities realize their potential through sports, social groups, and other recreational activities
• Ensuring that the wishes and needs of young people with learning disabilities are met
• Working with other health and social care professionals to provide care
• Providing company: sharing news and chatting

• Implementing the organization's programs and projects as guided through work-plans developed from time to time
• Producing written materials such research briefs, advocacy materials, and activity reports for all activities
• Developing and administering community advocacy initiatives and training activities which mobilizes communities, young men and women
• In creating political inclusiveness of the youth in Zimbabwe
• Writing activity and project reports
• Fundraising, including formulating project proposals and concept notes
• Networking with fraternal, partner and donors organizations on behalf of the organization
• Monitoring major policy developments related to advancing youth participation and empowerment and develop appropriate strategies for the community level interventions
• Work closely with the finance officer in implementing organisational programs.

• Developing and maintaining relationships with journalists and media outlets
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating the organizations ‘media strategy in consultation with the Director
• Managing, updating, and generating content for the organization's social media accounts (Twitter, website, Facebook)
• Monitoring daily media and advice on reactive media opportunities
• Writing and editing reports, publications, and website content;
• Preparing Information and Educational Campaign (IEC) material
• Developing and implementing information-sharing practices between members, their groups, and member organisations
• Communicated company strategy through staff and stakeholder presentations.
• Developed and maintained information management policy, standards, and guidance for staff compliance.

• Researching and compiling measurable facts for the Book of African Records
• Providing administrative and logistical support
• Facilitating on job training for personal and peer growth
• Compiling weekly and monthly reports of progress pointing to meetings
• Generated accurate reports detailing research process, results and conclusions.
• Established and maintained strict standards for trustworthy data collection.

Sample Work

• Zanu-PF Spruces up Voter Victimisation- https://nehandaradio.com/2013/04/30/zanu-pf-spruces-up-voter-victimisation/
• People Living with Epilepsy Suffer the Brunt of Social Exclusion-https://nehandaradio.com/2015/08/31/people-living-with-epilepsy-suffer-brunt-of-social-exclusion/
• Mt- Darwin Villagers Terrorized- http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2012/12/23/mt-darwin-villagers-terrorised
• What Went Wrong in Zimbabwe 2013 Elections- http://www.zimdiaspora.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12445:what-went-wrong-in-zimbabwe-elections&catid=38:travel-tips&Itemid=18

• Handling consumers' complaints
• Conducting weekly market research and developing consumer breadbasket
• Writing news alerts and articles
• Preparing Information and Educational Campaign (IEC) material
• Shooting pictures and videos at organization's programmes
• Supervised marketing content production and consistently met campaign targets.
• Created and distributed newsletter to connect directly with key stakeholders.
• Wrote and edited in-house articles, case studies and annual reports.
• Attended and contributed to meetings to devise programme activities and projects.