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Zawadi Saidi

@zawadisaidi

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Teacher and linguist specializing in Swahili, education, and AI language data.

Tanzania

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles that combine teaching and linguistic work, offering impactful learner-centered education or language-data projects, supportive teamwork, professional development, and meaningful contribution to language technologies.

I am a dedicated teacher with a Bachelor of Arts in Education (History and English) and strong experience delivering learner-centered instruction, classroom management, and assessment at primary and lower-secondary levels. I teach English and Swahili, develop lesson plans, manage student records, and promote positive, inclusive learning environments.

Concurrently, I work as an AI Language Data Specialist and freelance linguist, training speech-recognition models, transcribing and annotating low-resource languages, and delivering translation and localization services between English and Swahili. I combine pedagogical expertise with linguistic accuracy and practical administrative skills to support education and language-technology projects.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI Language Data Specialist

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Freelance

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Trained Swahili and Kimakonde speech recognition models, transcribed and annotated audio datasets, and performed translation and localization to ensure linguistic accuracy and cultural relevance for NLP projects.

Data Annotation Swahili Translation Localization NLP Quality Assurance Audio Processing

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Administrative Assistant

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Zhejiang Communications Construction Group Company Ltd.

Oct 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Coordinated staff training and internal communications, managed schedules and administrative records, and prepared reports and training materials to support effective HR and operations functions.

Office Administration Excel PowerPoint Scheduling Internal Communications Microsoft Word

Primary School Teacher

Mount Chanungu Pre & Primary English Medium School

Jan 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years 8 months)

Taught English, Swahili, and Civic & Moral Education using learner-centered methods, developed literacy skills, planned lessons, managed classrooms, and participated in co-curricular school development activities.

Lesson Planning Classroom Management Swahili English

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Teofilo Kisanji University

Bachelor of Arts with Education, History and English

2016 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Arts with Education specializing in History and English, focusing on learner-centered instruction and inclusive pedagogical practices.