1. Curriculum Vitae
Matthew Schroeder
PERSONAL DETAILS
FULL NAME Matthew Wayne Schroeder
NATIONALITY South African
ID NUMBER 8602235064081
GENDER Male
DATE OF BIRTH 23.02.1986
LANGUAGES English, Afrikaans & Spanish
CELL NO 074 932 2203
HOME NO 021 7888 345
ADDRESS Montasio House | 126 Main Rd | Seapoint | Cape Town
EMAIL matthew.schroeder88@yahoo.co.za
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Social Sciences
2006-2008 Social Anthropology, Philosophy & Spanish
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Arts Honours
2009 Social Anthropology
University of Cape Town
2011 TEFL International TESOL Certification
TEFL International (Kathmandu, Nepal)
2013-2015 Masters of Social Science
Social Anthropology (Majoring in Development Anthropology)
University of Cape Town
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CAREER OVERVIEW & AMBITIONS
My name is Matthew Schroeder. I am 29 years old and come from Newcastle, South Africa.
I am currently completing my Social Anthropology master’s degree at UCT and teaching
English & Social Sciences at a private language centre in Cape Town. I grew up in the Natal
Battlefields and Durban, and have been living, studying and working in Cape Town on and off
for 9 years; with mountaineering, hitch-hiking and backpacking journeys to Argentina, Chile,
Bolivia, Peru, Spain, Kenya, Tanzania, Nepal and India in between. After 6 years at university
and extensive travel, teaching, ethnography, research and writing experience, I am aiming to
develop my career as an Applied Social Anthropologist, engaged at the interface of policy
and practice within municipal/provincial/national government, corporate or civil society.
To date, my work experience has comprised of three main fields; humanitarianism and
leadership (10 years) education & training (5 years), and ethnography, research &
writing (6 years). My present career ambition is to be employed within a company,
organization or department where I am able to apply the above areas of expertise as well and
expand my skills and competencies through new avenues. I am particularly interested in - but
certainly not limited to - the following kinds of positions: project organization and
management, policy analysis and implementation, research and communication,
development anthropology, leadership in socio-economic development, cultural consultancy,
program monitoring & evaluation, social impact assessing and related fields of expertise.
I was once taught that ‘to whom much is given, much is expected’. As such, I feel that as a
privileged citizen of this country - and the world - it is my responsibility and intention to apply
my education and experience toward contributing meaningfully and tangibly to making a
positive, lasting difference to society and the world, where so much transformation is needed.
As a person, employee and team-member I am committed, determined, patient, empathetic,
kind, ambitious, outspoken and confident. I have excellent computer skills, am an effective
oral and written communicator and possess strong organizational, management and
leadership capabilities. I am also very open-minded and willing to learn new competencies
and relish fresh challenges.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
HUMANITARIANISM & LEADERSHIP
Community Service Volunteer
Kearsney College Outreach | Rural Transkei, Eastern Cape | 2000-2002
Volunteered on 12 community service trips, completing over 500 hours of service.
Involved in teaching, coaching, alien plant eradication, mud-brick house construction and school
infrastructure development.
AssistantProjectManager
Food for Life International (Cape Town) | Langa, Rondebosch, Rosebank | 2007-2009
Assisted in weekly management of free food distribution to the above listed areas in Cape Town.
Involved in recruiting and training volunteers and co-ordinating the project’s calendar.
Tutor & Career Mentor
SHAWCO International (UCT) | Khayelitsha, Cape Town | 2006-2007
Tutored high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds in English, Mathematics, History and
Geography | Provided career guidance and support to matric learners.
Assisted in the weekly logistics and planning of the project.
Society Chairman
The Leadership Forum | University of Cape Town | 2007-2009
Co-founded and led the forum, a student-based society at UCT.
In charge of marketing, organization and maintenance of society.
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Society Director
Warriors of Light | Cape Town | 2015
Founder and director of Warriors of Light, an open society that engages the public in collaborating on
socio-economic development and projects.
Responsible for marketing, managing and developing the society and implementing projects.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
History Teacher
Mowbray Grammar School | Cape Town | 2006
Taught South African and World History to a grade 10 class.
Responsible for preparing and assessing all tests, exams and progress reports.
English & Social Sciences Teacher
Ghandaki Boarding School | Pokhara, Nepal | 2011
Taught English and Social Sciences to grade 4-12 classes at a boarding school in Himalayan Nepal.
Volunteered as an IT education trainer, dining hall assistant and sports coach.
Online General & Business English Instructor
Telelangue Worldspeaking | Paris, France | 2012
Taught general and business English to professionals from France, Spain, Belgium, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy, Japan and Russia.
Prepared weekly progress reports and monthly student assessments.
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TEFL Instructor& Tour Guide
Language Training Centre (LTC); Oxford English Academy; EC English
Foreshore & CBD, Cape Town | 2012-2014
Taught general, business and academic English to students and young professionals from Angola,
Mozambique, Chad, Congo, Algeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey, Spain, France, Italy,
Germany, Switzerland, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina.
Organized and guided student excursions to significant cultural and geographic hotspots in and
around Cape Town and ran weekly social activities.
Gave presentations and lectures to students on various topics relating to global culture.
Held workshops for teachers relating to innovative, contemporary pedagogical methodologies.
FIELDWORK, RESEARCH & ACADEMIC WRITING
Ethnographer: Breakdancing & Hip-Hop Culture
University of Cape Town | Athlone, Muizenberg, Mitchell’s Plain & Cape Town | 2009
Conducted 6 months of fieldwork research with a local breakdancing crew in Athlone for my honours
social anthropology thesis.
Learned to breakdance, participated in training sessions and attended events and competitions.
Ethnographer: SanitationService Delivery in InformalSettlements
University of Cape Town; South African Water Research Commission; Urban Water
Management Group | Masiphumelele, Cape Town | 2013-2014
Conducted 3 months of fieldwork Masiphumelele on janitor-serviced public toilets and community-
managed sanitation systems. Researched social and institutional constraints to effective and efficient
sanitation service delivery within poverty-stricken contexts in informal settlements.
Member of the Urban Water Management Group at UCT and co-author of a report on sanitation in
Western Cape informal settlements, submitted to the South African Water Research Commission.
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Researcher
Planning Resources Africa | Muizenberg, Cape Town | 2014
Conducted research on Rapid Integrated Transport Systems for eThekwini Municipality public bus
and rail transport.
Prepared social impact assessment and cultural considerations report.
Humanities Undergraduate & Postgraduate Student
Faculty of Humanities | University of Cape Town | 2006-2009 | 2012-2014
Philosophy courses completed:
Introduction to Philosophy | Political Philosophy | Philosophy of Psychology & Mind |
Logic & Epistemology | Ethics | Applied Ethics
Social Anthropology courses completed:
Introduction to Anthropology | Belief & Symbolism | Medical Anthropology | Ethnographic
Methodologies | Tradition, Science & Environment | Societies in Transition | Ethnographic
Problematiques | Research Design | Anthropology of Contemporary Theory | Anthropology of
Development
Other courses completed:
Critical Thinking | Introduction to Linguistics | Greek & Roman Classics | South African History
World History | International Politics | Spanish
Clubs & Societies:
Mountain & Ski Club | United Nations UCT Chapter | Leadership Forum | Social Anthropology | Post-
graduate Humanities Society | SHAWCO | Art of Living | Current Affairs
