Masonwabe Sokoyi
Cape Town,Cape Town
Summary
Performance-driven and knowledgeable Professional with more than five years’ experience as Professional in fields such as public policy, communication, economics and public management, offering a highly professional attitude, strong attention to detail, deep passion for the cause, great problem-solving skills and well-developed teamwork abilities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Coordinator Financial Sector Coalition Campaign
National Economic Development and Labour Council member
SACP Deputy Secretary Western Cape
Account Manager
Ngokwethu Communication
01.2018 - Current
- Essential Functions:
- Conduct detailed stakeholder mapping, profiling and facilitate engagement
- Perform detailed analysis of local political and economic issues and provide an executive report
- Develop client positions on relevant regulatory and public policy
- Monitor and report on government, parliamentary and political party positions on key political and public policy issues
- Take an active role in relationship building
- Engage, mobilize, communicate and coordinate with 3rd party policy advocates
- Build client and stakeholders relations
- Business presentation development
- Writing weekly and monthly reports on topical issues
- Develop content that will assist to communicate business initiatives internally and externally
- Content generation - writing strategic stories of interest that positively position the business
- Edit and manage communication content for the business
- Responsible for tasks such as drafting and implementing communication policies
- Drafting weekly newsletters
- Organize PR events
- Other administrative tasks as assigned
Programme Coordinator in the office of the General Secretary
SACP Western Cape
12.2016 - 01.2018
- Executive support to the Central Executive Committee Coordination and Manage Programmes in the General Secretary office
- Monitor the implementation of the Central Committee decisions
- Responsible for the Programming and diary of the General Secretary; responsible for the internal communications
- Coordinate projects on behalf of the 14th Central Committee
- Help in coordination meetings with various stakeholders including fraternal organisations
- Draft Political Speeches for the Deputy General Secretary; assist the compilation of reports and policy documents
- Coordinate the HOD’s work in the office of the Deputy General Secretary
- Manage all correspondences in the office of the General Secretary; coordinate meetings of the Secretariat and keep all the records
- Compile and distribute confidential documents to the political leadership, and general correspondence to relevant stakeholders
- Liaise with nine Provincial Secretaries and eighty eight districts; Media Liaison for the Deputy General Secretary and the overall administration
- Coordinate all the events; organise the quarterly Central Committee meetings
Head Spokesperson and National Media Liaison
SACP Western Cape
03.2013 - 11.2016
- Manage the relationship between the media monitoring service provider and the Western Cape SACP
- Facilitate ongoing media liaison to encourage media coverage of SACP programmes, projects and events
- Development of communication strategies, media advisories, invitations and statements
- Arrange of media briefings and scheduling interviews; responding to media queries in line with the organisational policies; assist in the writing of opinion pieces
- Support and write stories for the monthly internal newsletter
- Provide onsite liaison and support during SACP conferences and events; assist with Special Projects as and when required
Communication Officer
Medicines Sans Frontiers/Doctors without Borders
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Arranging & scheduling field visits and project material
- Media Relations
- Community liaison and stakeholder management
- Develop good understanding of project and relationship with staff
- Develop basic info sheets about the Khayelitsha project and main advocacy topics together with Field Co-coordinator, Comms and Advocacy officer that be handed out to visiting media and/ or other visitors
- Develop database of patients and staff testimonies, photos and contacts to be accessible for requests
- Give support in terms of general organisation of the field visit to Khayelitsha, including:
- Checking necessary accreditation/ authorisation to visit to venues
- Contacting and arranging spokespeople( staff, patients, other stakeholders)
- Preparing and monitoring visit schedules
- Arranging transport and catering if necessary
- Accompanying the visitors and Patients if required
- Producing short field visit reports and sharing these to the field coordinator/comms/Advocacy officer immediately after the visit
- Follow up work in collecting all published or broadcast materials ( articles, Video’s) produced after the visit and archive
- Support campaigns and events on the HIV/ AIDS, TB and other related subjects organised by MSF or/ and other partners
Media Officer (Press Office)
Woolworths Corporate Governance
08.2010 - 01.2011
- Providing input to the Corporate Communication operating plan
- Draft press releases and analyse the weekly press coverage
- Ensure that all external communication messaging is consistent, timeous and aligned to the Woolworths brand
- Building and managing excellent relationships with all contributors (e.g
- Printers, designers, copywriters) to ensure effective delivery of messages
- Coordinate all benchmark and research activities (e.g
- Media perception survey) to ensure effective measurement of external communication
- Managing the day to day external communication budgets including timeous processing of invoices and management of operational costs within agreed budget
- Update the woolworthsholdings.co.za website
Media Coordination (Volunteering)
FIFA 2010 World Cup
06.2010 - 07.2010
- As a media volunteer was the face of our country in the eyes of the journalist and got unique insight in what goes on behind the scenes in the media and sporting world
- The main contact for the media for all their queries, guiding and directing the media to the different media areas including the media tribune and the pitch, assisting in the press conference room and mixed zone, assisting the photographers on the pitch, assist with manning the internet corner, and supporting the FIFA Media Officers and the OC Venue Media Operations Officers
- Advise media on how to use our telephony services, advise media regarding the mobile services available to them and proactively ensure all media are free of technical problems
Administrator & Student Worker (Tutorial Support)
UNISA
02.2010 - 07.2010
- Marketing, advertising, putting up posters, locally as well as satellite learning centres, and handing out pamphlets/brochures around the campus
- The Operation Of The Financial Aid Bureau
- Disseminate information about available financial assistance (NSFAS)
Public Relations Assistant (Corporate Communications)
PetroSA
02.2008 - 01.2010
- Internal Communications
- Interviews for internal publications; organise internal events
- Coordinate plant visit; Ministerial and International visits; CEO road shows
- Distribute internal communications; assist with industrial tours
- Compile monthly newsletter for new employees, write articles for internal newsletter
- Branding during events, Events co-ordination, Draft budgets for events
- External Communication
- Coordination of meetings with external stakeholders
- Writing Press release, speeches; research and projects
- Send media invitation, media monitoring
- Community liaison and Corporate Social Investment
Administrator & Student Worker (Tutorial Support)
UNISA
06.2006 - 01.2008
- Marketing, advertising, putting up posters, locally as well as satellite learning centres, and handing out pamphlets/brochures around the campus
- Operation Of The Financial Aid Bureau - disseminate information about available financial assistance (NSFAS)
- Recruitment of students, assist with completion of enrolment forms and providing information to students about the support services of the department
Education
(PhD) Doctoral Programme in Theoretical Economics - Development Economics
- Public Policy: Microeconomic Analysis
- Statistics in Social Science Research
- The Role of State in Economic Development
- The Political Economy of China’s Economic Growth
- New Structural Economics and Policy Designs
- Public Policy: Macroeconomic Analysis
- Global Leadership
- Research Design for a Social Science Thesis
- Elective Courses Politics of International Economic Relations
- International Economic Development
- Comparative Political Institutions
- Seminars on Inclusiveness and Sustainable Development
- Development Financing: Theories, Practice and Institutional Design and Development Economics
Master International Public Administration - Public Policy and Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Industrial Policy
- International Political Economy
- Comparative Politics and Development
- Research and Design
- Energy strategy for Sustainable Development
- Science and Art of Leadership and Chinese Culture
Honours in Media Studies - undefined
- Research Methodology and Africana Decoloniality
- Advanced Research
- Media Policy
- International Communication
ICDL Start Certificate - undefined
National Diploma Public Relations Management - undefined
Public Relations and Communication Science
Report Writing Skills Certificate - undefined
Project Management (MS Projects) - undefined
Customised Communication Skills & Stress Management Programme - undefined
Grade 12 - undefined
Organisation Communication
01.2023 - 01.2024
Skills
- MS Word
- Excel
- Access
- PowerPoint
- MS PROJECT
- Internet
- Ms Publisher
- SAP Navigation
- SAP Procurement
Timeline
UNISA - , Organisation Communication
01.2023 - 01.2024
Account Manager - Ngokwethu Communication
01.2018 - Current
Programme Coordinator in the office of the General Secretary - SACP Western Cape
12.2016 - 01.2018
Head Spokesperson and National Media Liaison - SACP Western Cape
03.2013 - 11.2016
Communication Officer - Medicines Sans Frontiers/Doctors without Borders
06.2012 - 02.2013
Media Officer (Press Office) - Woolworths Corporate Governance
08.2010 - 01.2011
Media Coordination (Volunteering) - FIFA 2010 World Cup
06.2010 - 07.2010
Administrator & Student Worker (Tutorial Support) - UNISA
02.2010 - 07.2010
Public Relations Assistant (Corporate Communications) - PetroSA
02.2008 - 01.2010
Administrator & Student Worker (Tutorial Support) - UNISA
06.2006 - 01.2008
Coordinator Financial Sector Coalition Campaign -
National Economic Development and Labour Council member -
SACP Deputy Secretary Western Cape -
Peking University - (PhD) Doctoral Programme in Theoretical Economics, Development Economics
Tsinghua University [China] - Master International Public Administration, Public Policy and Administration
University of South Africa [UNISA] - Honours in Media Studies,
ICDL South Africa - ICDL Start Certificate,
[UNISA] - National Diploma Public Relations Management,
Regenesys Management - Report Writing Skills Certificate,
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University - Project Management (MS Projects),
The Voice Clinic - Customised Communication Skills & Stress Management Programme,
Vuyiseka High School - Grade 12,
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