CURRICULUM VITAE
Muriel Tafadzwa Makoni

House No. 78 Falcon Road Hatfield, Harare

Contact numbers 0773 357 214/ 0719357214

E-mail address: [email protected]

PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth:               26 February 1983

Place of Birth:              Kadoma

Sex:                              Female

Nationality:                  Zimbabwean

Marital Status:             Married

Languages:                 English and Shona

National I.D No:          38- 138830-Z-42

Driver’s License            90622HC

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
·         Relates well with people at all levels

·         Able to work under pressure and minimum supervision

·         Excellent communication skills

·         Highly flexible and adaptability to change

·         Highly Confidential

·         Honest, Reliable and Dedicated

·         Good management skills

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
·         My objective is to take up a challenging post of Legal Advisor in Government to demonstrate my professional skills and extensive experience in order to provide my legal expertise. I want my career in law where I will learn new strategies, methods to meet objectives and experience on best ways to solve legal issues

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Laws (Constitutional and Human Rights Law) LLM- Midlands State University, 2019

Bachelor of Laws Degree  (LLB)- University of Zimbabwe, 2010

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
8 GCE passes at Ordinary Level 1999

3GCE passes at Advanced Level2001

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Certificate in Public Management for Senior Officials of Zimbabwe

Certificate in Strategic Human Resource Management for Civil Service Commission Managers 2014

Computer literate in Ms Word, Ms Excel and Ms PowerPoint

WORK EXPERIENCE
Civil Service Commission

Currently working as the Legal Advisor’s assistant in running the Legal Services Agency and supervising work done by the legal officers

Position: Deputy Legal Advisor

Period: July 2014 to date

Duties

·         Assisting the legal advisor in giving legal advice and opinions to the Commission and Civil Service Commission Secretariat

·         Assisting line Ministries/Government Departments on the correct interpretation and implementation of public Service Regulations / Statutes

·         Recommending (to the Legal Advisor) amendments to the Public Service Act and Public Service Regulations/ Statutes

·         Analyzing and giving opinions on draft bills and regulations submitted to the Commission for its views

·         Coming up with draft agreements between the Civil Service Commission and third [parties to ensure compliance with legal requirements for the Legal Advisors consideration

·         Assisting ministries with the drafting of misconduct charges and assisting Disciplinary Committees during misconduct hearings

·         Drafting, responding affidavits to court applications made to the Labour Court, Magistrates and the High Court

·         Presenting papers at workshops/ seminars on matters relating to discipline and Legal issues

·         Coaching and appraising subordinates.

Position: Legal Officer

Period: May 2010 to 23 July 2014

Duties

·         Draft Court Affidavits, Summaries of Opposition and give instructions on behalf of the Commission in response to Court Applications and in liaison with relevant Agencies.

·         Give primary advice to the Commission Secretariat and all Government Ministries.

·         Scrutinize and give opinions on Draft Bills and Regulations submitted to the Commission for its views.

·         Legal drafting and giving advice on Contracts, Circulars, General Letters, Agreements and Conventions.

·         Interpret the Public Service Regulations and assist other Agencies and Ministries with the correct interpretation of the Regulations and the Public Service Act.

·         Conduct research and write opinions on legal issues.

·         Prepare and circulate monthly reports highlighting activities carried out.

·         Submit for the Commission’s consideration, Court judgements on appeals by members.

Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU)

Position: Research Intern

Period: November- December 2009

Duties

·         Carrying out a research on violence mated upon Women and the Girl child during the 29 June 2008 elections and its after effects and the transitional change introduced by the Government.

Women’s Land and Water Rights in Southern Africa (WLRSA)

Position: Programs Assistant

Period: April 2009 to November 2009

Duties

·         Attending WLRSA meetings

·         Attending meetings on behalf of WLRSA

·         Arranging meetings and workshops

·         Workshop facilitation

·         Report writing

·         Taking part in WLRSA researches

·         Contribute to proposal writing

·         Any other duties as may be assigned by the Director.

Muchineripi and Associates

Position:  Student on Attachment

Period: June-September 2007

Duties

·         Taking instructions from clients

·         Drafting legal documents

·         Attending court sessions

·         Any other duties as may be assigned by the senior partner

Chinhoyi Magistrates Court

Position:  Student on Attachment

Period: June to August 2006

REFERENCE
Ms N. Chivake

Civil Service Commission

Legal Advisor

Tel: 04 707782

Email:[email protected]

Dr Lovemore Madhuku

University of Zimbabwe

Faculty of Law

Public Law Department

P O Box MP167

Mount Pleasant

Harare

Tel +263 4 303211

Mr. Tapiwa Muchineripi

Muchineripi and Associates

8 Magamba Way, The Mall

P.O. Box 56, Chinhoyi

Tel +263 67 28688

Email:

[email protected]

Ms Grace Gurira

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Women’s Land and Water Rights in Southern Africa

Fidelity Life Tower

Harare

Cell: 0776607507