Jestina M. Mukoko has longstanding experience on research related to electoral violence. He is the National Director of the Zimbabwe peace project, from 2007 to present. She started to work for the Zimbabwe civic education trust (ZIMCET) as Public relations officer from September 2002 to September 2003. Between the periods of 2003 to 2006, she held the position of Programme manager, still within the Zimbabwe civic education trust (ZIMCET). During this time, she coordinated and managed five projects of the ZIMCET’ peace building programme. She also worked from October 1992 to June 1999 as Sub Editor/Presenter National Languages Desk for the ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION and from June 2000 to August 2002 as Producer/Reporter for the RADIO VOICE OF THE PEOPLE in Harare. 

Mrs Mukoko holds a Masters of Business Administration Graduate School of Management 2008 University of Zimbabwe and a Post-Graduate Certificate 2014 Defending Human Rights. In addition, she has a Diploma of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Relations