Faten Aggad
Adjunct Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Arabic - North African Darja Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Professional working proficiency
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Dutch Limited working proficiency
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Classical Arabic Limited working proficiency
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Siphamandla "Si" Zondi
Faten is a sharp political/governance analyst with a good acumen for complex analytical tasks. I watched her grow from a 'green', but 'energetic' university-leaver into a dependable research assistant. She held her own in internal discussions on research agenda and acquited herself well in the research tasks she was given, with minimal supervision. We continued to interact when she joined the UNDP, SAIIA and later ECDPM. She's grown into a mature expert on governance in Africa and EU-Africa. She writes brilliantly, displaying a good mix of original thought and persuasion in every written pieces of hers that I have come across. She is a highly recommended governance expert.
Ross Herbert
As head of the Governance and African Peer Review Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, I was responsible for hiring and supervising Ms. Faten Aggad from February 2007 to September 2008. I would be pleased to offer a personal and professional reference for her work. The programme involved research, publishing, participating in public debate on governance topics, managing training workshops and putting on an annual research conference on governance and the African Peer Review Mechanism. This combination of research, public outreach, and conference organisation required individuals who were capable of managing complex tasks and handling diverse pressures on their time. Because the APRM process was a relatively new and fluid process with significant differences between written guidelines and actual practice, research on the topic required both the study of official documentation and extensive interaction with people in civil society, participating governments and officials in the APRM Panel and Secretariat. The process was affected by a degree of secrecy motivated by official desire to show the process in the best light. It was also affected by various personal and national interests and rivalries that might colour the type of information various sources were willing to share. At both the logistical/time management aspect and the research aspect, Faten did an outstanding job. She managed complex tasks responsibly, delegated well and ensured deliverables were complete on time without the need for supervision or follow-up on my part. As a team player she was a great person to work with and handled diverse assignments to a high standard of quality. The quality of research on such a new, multinational bureaucracy required a high degree of interpersonal skill and relationship building to get diverse sources to candidly discuss the positives and negatives emerging as APRM practices and procedures evolved. Faten demonstrated a high degree of skill in this area, simultaneously developing relationships that reflected well on the project and our institute as well as bringing out information on complex organisational challenges involved in the APRM mechanism. She is an able, hard-working, politically savvy, affable and personally very pleasant person to work with.
Siphamandla "Si" Zondi
Faten is a sharp political/governance analyst with a good acumen for complex analytical tasks. I watched her grow from a 'green', but 'energetic' university-leaver into a dependable research assistant. She held her own in internal discussions on research agenda and acquited herself well in the research tasks she was given, with minimal supervision. We continued to interact when she joined the UNDP, SAIIA and later ECDPM. She's grown into a mature expert on governance in Africa and EU-Africa. She writes brilliantly, displaying a good mix of original thought and persuasion in every written pieces of hers that I have come across. She is a highly recommended governance expert.
Ross Herbert
As head of the Governance and African Peer Review Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, I was responsible for hiring and supervising Ms. Faten Aggad from February 2007 to September 2008. I would be pleased to offer a personal and professional reference for her work. The programme involved research, publishing, participating in public debate on governance topics, managing training workshops and putting on an annual research conference on governance and the African Peer Review Mechanism. This combination of research, public outreach, and conference organisation required individuals who were capable of managing complex tasks and handling diverse pressures on their time. Because the APRM process was a relatively new and fluid process with significant differences between written guidelines and actual practice, research on the topic required both the study of official documentation and extensive interaction with people in civil society, participating governments and officials in the APRM Panel and Secretariat. The process was affected by a degree of secrecy motivated by official desire to show the process in the best light. It was also affected by various personal and national interests and rivalries that might colour the type of information various sources were willing to share. At both the logistical/time management aspect and the research aspect, Faten did an outstanding job. She managed complex tasks responsibly, delegated well and ensured deliverables were complete on time without the need for supervision or follow-up on my part. As a team player she was a great person to work with and handled diverse assignments to a high standard of quality. The quality of research on such a new, multinational bureaucracy required a high degree of interpersonal skill and relationship building to get diverse sources to candidly discuss the positives and negatives emerging as APRM practices and procedures evolved. Faten demonstrated a high degree of skill in this area, simultaneously developing relationships that reflected well on the project and our institute as well as bringing out information on complex organisational challenges involved in the APRM mechanism. She is an able, hard-working, politically savvy, affable and personally very pleasant person to work with.
Siphamandla "Si" Zondi
Faten is a sharp political/governance analyst with a good acumen for complex analytical tasks. I watched her grow from a 'green', but 'energetic' university-leaver into a dependable research assistant. She held her own in internal discussions on research agenda and acquited herself well in the research tasks she was given, with minimal supervision. We continued to interact when she joined the UNDP, SAIIA and later ECDPM. She's grown into a mature expert on governance in Africa and EU-Africa. She writes brilliantly, displaying a good mix of original thought and persuasion in every written pieces of hers that I have come across. She is a highly recommended governance expert.
Ross Herbert
As head of the Governance and African Peer Review Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, I was responsible for hiring and supervising Ms. Faten Aggad from February 2007 to September 2008. I would be pleased to offer a personal and professional reference for her work. The programme involved research, publishing, participating in public debate on governance topics, managing training workshops and putting on an annual research conference on governance and the African Peer Review Mechanism. This combination of research, public outreach, and conference organisation required individuals who were capable of managing complex tasks and handling diverse pressures on their time. Because the APRM process was a relatively new and fluid process with significant differences between written guidelines and actual practice, research on the topic required both the study of official documentation and extensive interaction with people in civil society, participating governments and officials in the APRM Panel and Secretariat. The process was affected by a degree of secrecy motivated by official desire to show the process in the best light. It was also affected by various personal and national interests and rivalries that might colour the type of information various sources were willing to share. At both the logistical/time management aspect and the research aspect, Faten did an outstanding job. She managed complex tasks responsibly, delegated well and ensured deliverables were complete on time without the need for supervision or follow-up on my part. As a team player she was a great person to work with and handled diverse assignments to a high standard of quality. The quality of research on such a new, multinational bureaucracy required a high degree of interpersonal skill and relationship building to get diverse sources to candidly discuss the positives and negatives emerging as APRM practices and procedures evolved. Faten demonstrated a high degree of skill in this area, simultaneously developing relationships that reflected well on the project and our institute as well as bringing out information on complex organisational challenges involved in the APRM mechanism. She is an able, hard-working, politically savvy, affable and personally very pleasant person to work with.
Siphamandla "Si" Zondi
Faten is a sharp political/governance analyst with a good acumen for complex analytical tasks. I watched her grow from a 'green', but 'energetic' university-leaver into a dependable research assistant. She held her own in internal discussions on research agenda and acquited herself well in the research tasks she was given, with minimal supervision. We continued to interact when she joined the UNDP, SAIIA and later ECDPM. She's grown into a mature expert on governance in Africa and EU-Africa. She writes brilliantly, displaying a good mix of original thought and persuasion in every written pieces of hers that I have come across. She is a highly recommended governance expert.
Ross Herbert
As head of the Governance and African Peer Review Programme at the South African Institute of International Affairs, I was responsible for hiring and supervising Ms. Faten Aggad from February 2007 to September 2008. I would be pleased to offer a personal and professional reference for her work. The programme involved research, publishing, participating in public debate on governance topics, managing training workshops and putting on an annual research conference on governance and the African Peer Review Mechanism. This combination of research, public outreach, and conference organisation required individuals who were capable of managing complex tasks and handling diverse pressures on their time. Because the APRM process was a relatively new and fluid process with significant differences between written guidelines and actual practice, research on the topic required both the study of official documentation and extensive interaction with people in civil society, participating governments and officials in the APRM Panel and Secretariat. The process was affected by a degree of secrecy motivated by official desire to show the process in the best light. It was also affected by various personal and national interests and rivalries that might colour the type of information various sources were willing to share. At both the logistical/time management aspect and the research aspect, Faten did an outstanding job. She managed complex tasks responsibly, delegated well and ensured deliverables were complete on time without the need for supervision or follow-up on my part. As a team player she was a great person to work with and handled diverse assignments to a high standard of quality. The quality of research on such a new, multinational bureaucracy required a high degree of interpersonal skill and relationship building to get diverse sources to candidly discuss the positives and negatives emerging as APRM practices and procedures evolved. Faten demonstrated a high degree of skill in this area, simultaneously developing relationships that reflected well on the project and our institute as well as bringing out information on complex organisational challenges involved in the APRM mechanism. She is an able, hard-working, politically savvy, affable and personally very pleasant person to work with.
Experience
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The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance
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South Africa
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adjunct Professor
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Jun 2023 - Present
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Editorial Board Member
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May 2022 - Present
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South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
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South Africa
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editorial Advisory Board member of the South African Journal of International Affairs
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Jun 2020 - Present
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African Climate Foundation
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South Africa
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Snr Advisor Climate Diplomacy & Geopolitics
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Feb 2022 - Sep 2023
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African Union
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Ethiopia
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Advisor to the African Union High Representative on AU-EU negotiations
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Aug 2018 - Feb 2022
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Maendeleo Group
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International Trade and Development
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Business Associate
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2020
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NIRAS International Consulting
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Denmark
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Business Consulting and Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Evaluation Consultant
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
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ECDPM
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Netherlands
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Programme & Management Team member
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Oct 2011 - Apr 2018
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Programme Officer/ Chargée de Programme
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Oct 2008 - Nov 2011
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Researcher
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2006 - 2008
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United Nations
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United States
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International Affairs
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National Consultant, Regional Integration and Development
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Jul 2006 - Jan 2007
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Africa Institute of South Africa
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Coordinator, North Africa
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Aug 2003 - Jun 2006
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United Nations Development Programme
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India
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Apr 2006 - May 2006
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Education
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2014 - 2014
Columbia University - Columbia Business School
Personal Leadership -
2004 - 2007
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
Masters
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