Tatenda Takawira

Sustainability Officer at Cornerstone Capital Solutions (Pvt LTD)

• Zimbabwe - Harare
• My current job since August 2023

Year of Employment: August 2023 - Present Position: Sustainability Officer

Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of the Witwatersrand

• South Africa - Johannesburg
• October 2018 to July 2023

Department: Sociology Role: Sessional Lecturer Staff Number: A0061520 Duration: October 2018 - July 2023

I have served on three modules.
1) Identity & Society;
2) Culture, Power and Identity;
3) South Africa in the Era of Globalisation.
 Assist lecturer (s) in designing the curriculum.
 Assist lecturer (s) in drafting the course / module outlines
 Lecturing Academic Development components e.g writing skills, question interpretation, referencing, plagiarism and related topics.
 Assisting the course lecturer (s) with designing tutorial guide.
 Coordinating the marking of assessments, including student submissions, marking workshops for tutors.
 Marking and moderation of assessments.
 Overall management of tutor (s) assigned to module (s).
 Administration of tutors.
 Ensuring that all tutors are enrolled on Canvas/Ulwazi and/or Sakai.
 Assist with end of term and semester module evaluations.
 Liaison with lecturer(s), module coordinator, tutor(s) and students to ensure that lectures and tutorials are successful.
 Managing student queries.
 Assist department with timetabling of lectures and tutorials.
 Facilitation of academic development of students.
 Overall contribution to departmental teaching and learning outcomes
 Identifying at risk students.
 Assisting students with disabilities registered in the department.
 Overall coordination with stakeholder departments such as the Centre for Learning, Training and Development (CLTD), Disability Unit (DRU), Writing Centre (WWC) and Counselling services (CCDU).

Sessional Lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand Sociology

• South Africa - Johannesburg
• January 2021 to July 2023

Department: Sociology Role: Teaching Assistant Staff Number: A0061520 Duration: Jan 2021 - July 2023

Curriculum development
 Draft course/module outlines
 Build online courses via Canvas/Ulwazi, Blackboard and Sakai
 Prepare study materials (e learning and face-to-face)
 Liaising with the department’s administrative team to ensure that additional learning materials are availed to students on time
 General course coordination & Management (admin)
 Design the responsibilities and working hours of teaching assistants and tutors
 Manage the activities of teaching assistants and tutors
 Prepare, monitor and sign-off time sheets for tutors
 Presentation of lectures to students via Canvas/Ulwazi or Face-Face
 Design both formative and summative assessments
 Coordinate and facilitate in marking workshops
 Marking assessments and providing feedback to students.
 Moderate marked scripts.
 Student consultations (Academic support)
 Identify students at risk and provide recommendations to faculty.
 Collaborate with other departments such as the disability unit (DRU), centre for learning (CLTD), counselling services (CCDU) and the writing centre (WWC) to enhance student development.
 Supervise Honors students.
 Provide academic leadership (students & mentees).
 Facilitate staff development and training (TAs & Tutors).
 Promote and facilitate research and development.
 Conducting Peer reviews and facilitating workshops
 Participate in the department/school/faculty research activities
 Ensure that relevant learning materials are externally moderated

Tutor at University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of the Built Environment: Academic Development Uni

• South Africa - Johannesburg
• January 2018 to December 2022

Staff Number: A0061520 Duration: Jan 2018 - Dec 2022

 Attend weekly briefs with course lecturer(s)
 Teach components of academic writing and critical thinking
 Facilitate in tutorial discussions
 Provide writing support to students.
 Mark assessments and provide students with constructive feedback
 Identify at risk students and notify the ADU
 Participate in marking workshops
 Student consultations
 Compile students attendance, marks and performance indicators on a database

Writing Consultant at University of the Witwatersrand Writing Centre

• South Africa - Johannesburg
• January 2017 to December 2018

Staff Number: A0061520 Jan 2017- Dec 2018

 Assist students to improve on their academic writing skills
 Assist students improve on question interpretation skills
 Identify the strengths and weaknesses in a student’s written work and provide support to the student.
 Marking assessments and providing constructive feedback
 Identify at risk and provide the WC with recommendations.

Procurement Buyer at MSCP Transport

• Zimbabwe - Harare
• January 2015 to December 2015

Sales & Marketing at BUILDEQUP Hardware

• Zimbabwe - Harare
• January 2011 to January 2012

Year of Employment: 2011-2012 Responsibilities: Sales & Marketing