The face of MultiChoice Namibia
Levana Cloete is a corporate affairs manager who says her father taught her to work hard and be self-reliant.
Michelline Nawatises
Levana Cloete, the corporate affairs manager at MultiChoice Namibia, grew up in Windhoek – in Khomasdal. Her family consisted of only four members – she, her parents and her younger brother. Cloete’s parents were hard-working individuals who provided their children with a comfortable upbringing.
“They were strict as well and taught us to be self-reliant at a very young age, especially my dad who had his own business and showed me the ropes from the age of 12,” she says. While other kids were out playing and having fun, she would help her father calculate cost estimates for projects he worked on.
Fundamentally, Cloete’s portfolio at work ensures that the business consistently adheres to protecting its license to operate within the country. Additionally, she is also responsible for overseeing CSI initiatives in Namibia to drive awareness of the positive local contribution made.
“The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) programme also resides in my space and my department is responsible for driving impactful communications campaigns in Namibia across the following disciplines: Launch events, Call to Entry (CTE) activations, in-country profiling and positioning,” Cloete says.
Furthermore, she is also responsible for driving internal communications campaigns as well as implementing and executing strategic stakeholder initiatives. Cloete is also responsible for proactively managing business risks to ensure that MultiChoice Namibia adheres to regulatory requirements.
The biggest challenges of her career so far were fighting to be heard and consistently having to justify her worth. Her achievements include working for leading multinational brands and implementing key projects and policies that remain relevant today.
“I produced a publication called ‘A Business and Investment Guide for Namibia’, the first of its kind in Namibia, which was distributed internationally by President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s office during this tenure as president,” she says proudly. Cloete successfully achieved her goal to have her own consultancy business before she was 40.
Within corporate affairs, they are always running multiple projects at the same time. A typical day consists of working through her mailbox, attending to key strategic items first and navigating through the status of current projects to ensure her department consistently delivers and provides support to all other functional areas at MultiChoice Namibia (MCN).
Levana tells us that people inspire her. “I am a very firm believer of supporting Namibians and paying it forward to someone – whether it’s someone’s running their own business, a friend who needs helps or a colleague who requires guidance, it gives me great pleasure to see how I’ve helped someone along their journey,” she says.
Cloete likes doing unconventional things – pushing the envelope in terms of being innovative in how she applies herself and how that translates into something tangible which has longevity is important for her.
The advice she gives to aspiring young people out there is to be inquisitive. “Do not be entitled –that will not get you anywhere in life. Be hungry enough to build a legacy. You constantly need to apply and mould yourself in all aspects of life to be self-reliant,” Cloete advises.
Levana Cloete, the corporate affairs manager at MultiChoice Namibia, grew up in Windhoek – in Khomasdal. Her family consisted of only four members – she, her parents and her younger brother. Cloete’s parents were hard-working individuals who provided their children with a comfortable upbringing.
“They were strict as well and taught us to be self-reliant at a very young age, especially my dad who had his own business and showed me the ropes from the age of 12,” she says. While other kids were out playing and having fun, she would help her father calculate cost estimates for projects he worked on.
Fundamentally, Cloete’s portfolio at work ensures that the business consistently adheres to protecting its license to operate within the country. Additionally, she is also responsible for overseeing CSI initiatives in Namibia to drive awareness of the positive local contribution made.
“The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) programme also resides in my space and my department is responsible for driving impactful communications campaigns in Namibia across the following disciplines: Launch events, Call to Entry (CTE) activations, in-country profiling and positioning,” Cloete says.
Furthermore, she is also responsible for driving internal communications campaigns as well as implementing and executing strategic stakeholder initiatives. Cloete is also responsible for proactively managing business risks to ensure that MultiChoice Namibia adheres to regulatory requirements.
The biggest challenges of her career so far were fighting to be heard and consistently having to justify her worth. Her achievements include working for leading multinational brands and implementing key projects and policies that remain relevant today.
“I produced a publication called ‘A Business and Investment Guide for Namibia’, the first of its kind in Namibia, which was distributed internationally by President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s office during this tenure as president,” she says proudly. Cloete successfully achieved her goal to have her own consultancy business before she was 40.
Within corporate affairs, they are always running multiple projects at the same time. A typical day consists of working through her mailbox, attending to key strategic items first and navigating through the status of current projects to ensure her department consistently delivers and provides support to all other functional areas at MultiChoice Namibia (MCN).
Levana tells us that people inspire her. “I am a very firm believer of supporting Namibians and paying it forward to someone – whether it’s someone’s running their own business, a friend who needs helps or a colleague who requires guidance, it gives me great pleasure to see how I’ve helped someone along their journey,” she says.
Cloete likes doing unconventional things – pushing the envelope in terms of being innovative in how she applies herself and how that translates into something tangible which has longevity is important for her.
The advice she gives to aspiring young people out there is to be inquisitive. “Do not be entitled –that will not get you anywhere in life. Be hungry enough to build a legacy. You constantly need to apply and mould yourself in all aspects of life to be self-reliant,” Cloete advises.
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