CHRISTINE MANONGI

P.O. Box 18031, Dar es Salaam

Mobile: +255 788 497 912
E-Mail: sintajm@hotmail.com
PERSONAL PARTICULARS:
Date of Birth : 7th June, 1986
Place of Birth : Dar es Salaam
Nationality ; Tanzanian
Gender : Female
Marital Status : Single
Residence : Dar es Salaam
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
2014-2015 : Post Graduate Diploma in Management of Foreign Relations
Centre for Foreign Relations (CFR)
2005-2008 : Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Management
Nkumba University, Uganda
2002-2004 : Diploma in Journalism
Dar es Salaam School of Journalism (DSJ)
1997-2000 : Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)
Mbezi Beach Secondary School
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jun, 2018-May, 2019 VIGOR HOSPITAL, ZANZIBAR
Position: Marketing and Sales Manager
Duties and responsibilities:
 Researching business opportunities and viable income streams
 Conducting market research to identify new and potential customers
 Developing growth strategies and plans to increasing customer base
 Cold calling customers to generate and follow up sales leads
 Contacting potential customers to set up meetings
 Preparing and delivering presentations to potential customers
 Closing new business deals and negotiating contracts with customers
 Looking for cross-selling opportunities with current customers
 Developing a database of potential customers for future pipeline
 Liaising with other companies to explore areas of partnerships
 Acting as a Government Liaison with government agencies/offices
 Ensuring customer satisfaction by implementing CRM solutions
 Representing the company in various networking events
Oct, 2015-May, 2018 DESPEC Tanzania Limited
Position: Marketing and Customer Relations Manager
Duties and responsibilities:
 Implementing various marketing and customer retention strategies
 Using referrals from existing customers to find new customers
 Conducting market survey and gathering market information
 Identifying target customers and find the best way to reach them
 Cold-calling potential customers and asking for appointments
 Providing customers with information about company services
 Visiting potential customers and making sales presentations
 Maintaining a database of all calls and visitations made to customers
 Maintaining good business relationships with customers
 Promptly responding to queries from customers via phone and email
 Developing a database of potential customers to follow up sales leads
 Managing all events, PR, media relations and publicity functions
 Preparing weekly sales reports submitted to the CEO
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Jan, 2012-Sep, 2015 Quality Group Ltd
Position: Public Relations Officer/PA to the CEO
Key duties and responsibilities:
 Maintaining good relations between the company and media
 Responding to information requests from the public and media
 Organizing press conferences and issuing press releases
 Coordinating interviews between CEO and media personnel
 Monitoring news coverage of company affairs and the CEO
 Managing office calendar and setting CEO’s appointments
 Acting as the CEO’s first point of contact with visitors at the office
 Attending CEOs’ meetings, taking minutes and keeping records
 Representing the CEO in various community engagements (Sports)
 Performed other tasks as assigned by the CEO
Dec,2009-May, 2010 I-ME Investment Ltd
Position: Sales Executive
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Identifying prospects and qualifying them as worth spending effort
 Making initial contacts through telephone calls and visitations
 Selling various service and products offered by the company
 Delivering presentations and demonstrating products to customer
 Maintaining good relations with customers
July-Sep, 2007 United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Addis Ababa & Darfur
Position: Assistant Field Officer (Internship)
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Assisting UNAMID Field Officers during peace keeping visit to Darfur
 Attending peace-keeping meetings between North and South Sudan
 Taking notes during peace-keeping missions and writing reports
 Visiting refugee camps to conduct refugees’ needs assessments
 Performing other tasks as assigned by Field Officers
July-Sep, 2006 Uganda AIDS Commission
Position: Assistant Social Worker (Internship)
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Conducting awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS issues
 Providing moral support and advice to indigenous communities
 Providing counselling to HIV/AIDS affected families
 Educating commutes on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
 Preparing weekly activity reports submitted to Project Coordinator
2003-2004 Clouds Media Group
Position: Radio Presenter
Duties and Responsibilities:
 Producing and presenting various radio programs
 Interviewing guests and callers during live radio broadcasting
 Writing scripts for various radio advertisements
 Making voice inserts (voice over) for radio advertisements
 Looking for sponsorships and advertisements for Radio programs
 Negotiating sponsorship deals for various radio and TV programs
 Conceptualizing, planning and executing various projects and events
 Hosting various events for Clouds Media Group e.g. Fiesta
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
Travel experience:
Travelled (for personal, official and school purposes) to Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia,
Sudan, Rwanda, Swaziland, South Africa, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, Greece,
United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA).

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 Volunteer Experience:
Volunteered for peace-keeping missions with the United Nations in Darfur
(UNAMID)where among other things I visited refugee camps. I also volunteered for the
Uganda AIDS Commission for HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns.
Conference Experience:
In October, 2018, I attended the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Conference in New York, USA. I also attended a Conference on Etiquette in Geneva,
Switzerland as part of my post Graduate Studies in Foreign Relations at the Centre for
Foreign Relations (CFR).
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
 Excellent communication, presentation and networking skills
 Experience and expertise in planning and managing media and PR events
 Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced and multi-tasking work environment
 Ability to sell products and services using a consultative sales approach
 Excellent command of the English language including presentations and writing
REFEREES:
Peter Meya
HR Manager
DESPEC Tanzania Limited
Mobile: 0652-553 666
Loveness Hoyange
Sub-Regional HR Manager
Puma Energy
Mobile: 0783-932 585
Wahida Haji
Trade Marketing Manager
Coca Cola Kwanza Limited
Mobile: 0789-990 330