Experience

City of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Officer

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Create, foster and promote an environment of inclusivity amongst staff through the implementation and co-ordination of Diversity management programs, interventions and strategies within all Directorates in the City of Cape Town, as well as to establish, implement, co-ordinate and provide a gender equity management service to the City of Cape Town in line with Employment Equity legislation, National strategies and City objectives and to create an enabling and gender sensitive working environment for both men and women. DIVERSITY/GENDER MANAGEMENT FUNCTION Provides a coordination and oversight role to the city with regard to employment equity and gender functions by ensuring the City complies with equity programmes and legislation. Monitor, assist and advise on the implementation of the women staff empowerment strategy and other development interventions. Gender Co-ordination To advise management and staff on gender related matters; Initiate, establish and support gender forums and initiate, plan and conduct gender education and awareness interventions Show less



Western Cape Department of the Premier

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Assistant Director: Employment Equity

  • Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

  Facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of all Western Cape Provincial Departments Employment Equity Plans. Ensuring the implementation of the Employment Equity Act in all Departments through ensuring that policies are in line with the Act, coordinating Employment Equity Consultative Forums (Secretariat), providing guidance to the EE Managers. Ensure that the implementation and promotion of gender, disability and youth programmes take place in accordance with accepted quality standards. Develop and implement policies, strategies and guidelines to promote mainstreaming, development and empowerment of women, people with disabilities and youth. Monitor and evaluate implementation of gender, disability and youth issues. Liaise with and improve integration of internal and external stakeholders performing various activities, events, programmes and initiated projects focusing on Gender, Disability & Youth. Show less



Gauteng Department of Human Settlements

• Marshal Town Gauten

• Assistant Director

  • May 2013 - Mar 2015

  Facilitate the development, implementation and monitoring of the Departmental Human Resource Policies and Interventions. Monitor the implementation of the Public Service prescripts in the department. Monitor and evaluate the implementation of Human Resource Management Strategies. Provide support and advice to Line Managers on HR matters and ensuring compliance to applicable HR legislation and policies. Facilitate the development, approval and implementation of the departmental HR Plan to strategically assist in the achievement of service delivery of the department. Assist in overseeing the compilation and accuracy of the HR Oversight report of the department. Develop the departmental HR delegations. Communicate the HR delegations to management Show less



Department of the Premier (Western Cape)

• Senior HR Practitioner

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2013

  Conducting research, developing and maintaining the Corporate Service Centre HR policies. Development of provincial HR frameworks, policies, strategies and guidelines. Review Human Resource policies in line with best practises. Provide input into the business plans of the directorate/ department. Brief leadership on key policy issues and provide strategic analysis and advice.Rendering a human resource management as well as HR policy advisory service to departments. Ensuring of optimal implementation of Human Resource Management systems in accordance with national guidelines and collective agreements. Analysing national and other provinces HR policies and linking them with the provincial prescripts. Provide support and advice to PTM. Administer the human resource policy baseline data and provide the organisation administrative and secretariat support for policy development. Table and negotiate policies in the Provincial Chamber CCPWCP (Unions). Consulting with stakeholders the reviewed newly developed HR policies. Show less

• Senior HR Practitioner

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2013

  Conducting research, developing and maintaining the Corporate Service Centre HR policies. Development of provincial HR frameworks, policies, strategies and guidelines. Review Human Resource policies in line with best practises. Provide input into the business plans of the directorate/ department. Brief leadership on key policy issues and provide strategic analysis and advice.Rendering a human resource management as well as HR policy advisory service to departments. Ensuring of optimal implementation of Human Resource Management systems in accordance with national guidelines and collective agreements. Analysing national and other provinces HR policies and linking them with the provincial prescripts. Provide support and advice to PTM. Administer the human resource policy baseline data and provide the organisation administrative and secretariat support for policy development. Table and negotiate policies in the Provincial Chamber CCPWCP (Unions). Consulting with stakeholders the reviewed newly developed HR policies. Show less



Department of Social Development (Western Cape)

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Transformation Practitioner

  • May 2008 - Jul 2010

  Conceptualisation, development, implementation and communication of the department’s Human Resource policies. Conduct the research and analysis in respect of the development of the Human Resource Plan. Implement assigned activities in respect of the HR Plan. Execute monitoring activities to evaluate HR Plan implementation. Draft policy documents in line with Departmental priorities. Develop and maintain a reliable management information system for all HR Policy and Planning initiatives. Maintain a database of all policies and track implementation. Coordinator of the departmental Employment Equity Forum. Conduct research & analyse data that impact on organisational practices; and make recommendations on findings. Operationalise the EE Plan and assess compliance in all units. Develop and maintain a database with EE details on a monthly basis. Draft monthly and quarterly reports in respect of EE status. Review and align all HR practices in accordance with the organisational transformation plan. Perform the secretarial duties at the EECF, including task team scheduling. Arrange & facilitate meetings with stakeholders as part of EE strategies. Develop quality assurance and monitoring tools for EE compliance. Conduct site visitations as part of internal EE inspection. Prepare and deliver presentations to management and other stakeholders. Assist in the completion of the workforce analysis. Delivery of activities of the Departmental Transformation Plan. Coordinator of the Departmental Gender Committee. Co-ordinate Departmental Transformation Programmes, and Represent the department on inter-departmental committees. Coordinator of the departmental diversity management programmes for District Offices and Facilities. Make recommendations as regards improved service delivery models. Assess & support the implementation of Batho Pele in the department Report quarterly in respect of Batho Pele compliance. Perform quality assurance interventions throughout the department. Show less



Western Cape Youth Commission

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Manager: Research and Policy Development

  • May 2006 - Apr 2008

  Ensuring that Government Departments are clear on their role regarding the implementation of an integrated youth development. Develop Guidelines for an integrated youth development for Provincial Government. Ensure that there is an agreement upon M&E tool between government and the Commission regarding the monitoring of youth development in different departments. Drafting of the M&E tool for provincial government departments as part of the Western Cape Integrated Youth Development Strategy. Deputy Chairperson of the Western Cape National Youth Service Provincial Steering Committee. Ensuring that both different provincial governments departments and municipalities are clear on their roles on NYS. Coordinator of the committee responsible for the compilation of the Western Cape Integrated Youth Development Strategy, linking it with the PGDS, 21 priority areas and with National Youth Policy. Project Coordinator of the compilation of the Western Cape Status of Youth Report for 2008, in partnership with the University of Cape Town. Managing the National Youth Service Unit (NYSU) of the Western Cape Youth Commission. Project Coordinator of the first ever Western Cape Status of the Youth Report 2008, responsible for the following:  Seeking partnership with institutions of higher learning for the study.  Responsible for the research initiative process including the conceptualisation of the study.  Seeking funding from various government departments, private sector, NGO’s etc.  Responsible for the quality assurance of the overall study.  Coordinator of the research study on behalf of the Western Cape Youth Commission And developed the Western Cape Integrated Youth Development Strategy in response to the findings of the research that was conducted. Show less