1. CURRICULUM VITAE FOR MS.LINDAOMEGA E. BYABA
P.O Box 712
Mob: +255 6586 36650/ +255 764 999936
Email: Linda.emmanuel@gmail.com
Nationality: Tanzanian
PROFILE SUMMARY
Expert professional in business development, planning and executing business strategies, master in
developing new market channels and building strong relationships with sales managers, customers and
industry leader. Strong ability to develop and implement communication strategies, with excellent
media management skills and experience in using social media as a PR tool.
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Desire to join a fast paced growing firm that offers a constructive workplace to develop brand strategies,
initiate strategic alliances, promote new products, and interact with new clients in order to develop
sustained business for the organization
CORE STRENGTHS
 Ability to lead small and large teams of public relation specialist
 Possess excellent administration and customer service skills
 Networking – Outstanding communication skills.
 Competition Analysis – Ability to analyze and compare firm’s products with that of competitors.
 Good communication and management skills – effective leader and motivator.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Organization: Balton Tanzania Ltd
Position: Head of Business Development & Public Relations
Duration: 2014 January - Up to date
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Negotiated with customers and clients on behalf of a company.
 Directed all meetings and produce presentations for clients.
 Developed new marketing strategies to capture market channels with new clients.
 Create, negotiate and close commercial agreements for specific large projects
 Introduced improvements in business strategies based on customer feedback.
 Develop creative strategies to retain the clients including interviewing them to take their
feedback and incorporate it into the growth plan.
 Prepare the annual marketing budget and track the expenses against the budget.
 Preparing and supervising the production of publicity brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets,
promotional videos, photographs, films and multimedia programs
 Organizing and coordinating events & exhibitions
 Public speaking on behalf of the company
 coordinating and branding agro dealer shops
ACHIEVEMENT
1. Business Development Successes
 Increase the number of potential customers from 38 to 60 ( these includes individuals, private
sectors and NGOs.)
 I launched and executed "Farming is cool" campaign in Tanzania which aims at empowering
women and youth in agribusiness.
 Created employment for 5 fresh graduates with different education background through the
campaign.
 Succeeded to convince banks, private companies and governmental institutions to sign an MoUs
to provide loans, market and support to the farmers through the campaign.

3.  Generated sales of $13,700 for a period of 1 year by building and maintaining potential
customers
 Formulated six agribusiness groups of youth and women and linked them with bank and
market. Out of six three groups received loan.
 Assisted one orphanage center (Yatima Foundation Center) to acquire grants from bank.
 Launched products in totally new areas and achieved 100% target.
 Developed new marketing strategies to capture market channels with new clients
2.Public Relation success
Branding:
 Wrote catalogs, course guides and training brochures that enhanced the sales reps'
understanding of complex product features and helped them sell more effectively.
 Managed to achieve 60% of company rebranding and all its agro dealer shops in Tanzania.
Media Channels:
 Initiated free agribusiness training campaign in medias which secure 40% public interest
compared to former effort.
 Developed unique idea for press release which led to major press coverage of a small event of
the company.
 Instigated public relations campaign for youth to engage in agribusiness which generated Tsh
150,000,000 from sponsors.
 Developed new strategies for maintaining good relationships with the media
 Worked in collaboration with the media houses to develop new ways and strategies for
attracting customers, other media audiences and the general public.
Organization: Balton Tanzania Ltd
Position: Executive Sales Manager - Communication Department
Duration: February - December 2013
RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Participate in marketing events such as seminar, trade shows, and telemarketing events.
 Identified resource requirements and assigned responsibilities to different sales staff through
proper coordination.
 Assists Account Executives in preparation of proposals and presentations.
 Demonstrated an unwavering commitment to customer service, adding new customers while
maintaining premium service levels with existing accounts

4. ACHIEVEMENTS.
 Generated sales of $ 200,000 for a period of 1 year by building and maintaining potential
customers.
Organization: PPL International – www.ppl-int.com
Position: Project Associate and Regional Coordinator - Africa
Duration: April 2010 – January 2012
Responsibilities
 Ensure the incoming project applications meets at least the minimum criterion set by the
organization
 Coordinating print, broadcast and new media advertising campaigns.
 Maintaining contacts with vendors and suppliers,
 Planning, coordinating and executing public relations activities and events to promote a positive
image of the company.
 Initiating and keep track of order for the new and already existing product,
 Review received proposals, consult the requester, and agree or decline the proposal,
 Assists with writing and distributing news releases announcing important college information
and events; updates and maintains online calendar of events.
 Support and delegate work to the subordinates.
 Coordinates media buys and reserves advertising space with appropriate media outlets; creates
and maintains integrated campaign spec sheets and determines production deadlines.
 Facilitating businesses on raising funds for the clean and renewable projects
 To provide ways to invest excess funds to customers
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
University of Fort Hare – South Africa 2005 – 2008
Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics
Phandulwazi Agricultural High School – South Africa 2003 – 2004:
Awarded: Advance Level Certificate (Metric certificate)
Forest Hill High School - Tanzania 2000 – 2002:
Awarded: Ordinary Level Certificate
SHORT COURSES

5. Feb - March 2009 Business writing and presentation skills
April 2009 Woman leadership and team building
April - May 2009 Supervisory leadership
May 2009 Finance for non-financial managers
June 2011 Project Management (still pursuing)
OTHER SKILLS
 Excellent Communication skills
 Computer knowledge
 Customer relation skills
 Tender preparations
 Strong leadership skills
 Negotiating skills
 Budgeting and forecasting skills
 Management skills
 Events management skills
LANGUAGE
English, Swahili, isXhosa, isZulu, Ndebele
INTERESTS
Hobbies: Travelling, Networking, Music

6. REFEREES
1. Julius K. Ansah
Executive director Everest Leadership Training
E-mail: ceo@eltraining.co.za
Cell: + 2772 314 1488
Tel: + 27 11 975 1328
2. Claudia T. Morand
Head of Balton Farmer`s Kit
Balton Tanzania Ltd
Email: ctirukaizile@yahoo.com
Cell: +255 717 944 435
3. Kenneth Wakati
ICT Director
Tanzania Revenue Authority
Email: kenneth.wakati@gmail.com
Cell: +255 784 999 888