Charmaine Sibanda
--EDUCATION
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
BSc in Property Studies (Hons)
(2016 – 2019) Result: 73%
Relevant modules: Real Estate Finance (90%), Real Estate Management (88%), Building
Technology (79%), Real Estate Development (79%), Real Estate Law (78%), and Real Estate
Valuations (71%).
Honours: Research paper titled “What effect, if any, does online shopping and e-commerce have
on the retail real estate industry in South Africa?”
Result: 78%
Academic achievements:
Academic Excellence Awards; awarded each year from- for achieving distinctions.
Dean’s List; awarded for maintaining a 70% average for the 2018 academic year.
Golden Key International Honours Society; awarded to top 15% performing students in my degree.
South African Institute for Black Property Practitioners (SAIBPP) Bursary for my final year of study;
chosen as 1 of 6 recipients out of thousands of applicants.
WORK EXPERIENCE
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Research Assistant
June 2017 – June 2019
Responsible for report writing, financial modelling and presentations.
Made significant contributions towards lecturer’s own research efforts as well as assisted in
compiling research-related tutorials.
Gained significant knowledge on academic writing, referencing methods and financial models.
The Consulting Academy
Johannesburg, South Africa
Associate Consultant
September 2018 – February 2019
Managed the company’s website and social media platforms daily.
Created innovative and sustainable methods of digital tracking and analysis tools that
significantly increased audience engagement by 60%.
Organised client acquisition events, which resulted in a partnership with the company’s sponsor.
Contributed towards internal work such as recruitment and application procedures.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Christian Revival Church (CRC)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Supervisor
May 2019 – December 2019
Managed two homecell leaders, which included meetings on weekly basis to monitor performance
indicators.
Introduced a total of 17 people to the church, of whom all became active members.
Homecell Leader
April 2018 – May 2019
Increased church attendance by 31% since I started.
Held weekly bible study groups on a weekly basis, of a group of 20 people.
Established a contract with a bus company to get students to church every Sunday.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excel
IBM SPSS Statistics 24
Microsoft Office
Level:
Intermediate
Advanced
Intermediate