Experience

The Ethics Institute

• South Africa
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  South Africa • Facilitate ethics training workshops for the Institute clients. • Assess Ethics Officer Certification Programme (EOCP) Practicums for the Institute. • Perform any other ethics management related consulting work assigned by the Institute. • Provide support and assistance on ethics management related- projects conducted by the institute for its customers/clients.



Road Accident Fund

• South Africa
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager: Ethics

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2020

  Centurion, South Africa • Ensured employees work productively and develop professionally. • Built and established a comprehensive and effective RAF Ethics Office Function, structure, and ethics programme. • Improved RAF’s ethical performance and reputation by developing, implementing, and leading a long-term, effective RAF ethics strategy. • Improved RAF’s ethical behavior through oversight of the development, enforcement and monitoring Code of Ethics, Guidelines to the Code, ethics policies, procedures… Show more • Ensured employees work productively and develop professionally. • Built and established a comprehensive and effective RAF Ethics Office Function, structure, and ethics programme. • Improved RAF’s ethical performance and reputation by developing, implementing, and leading a long-term, effective RAF ethics strategy. • Improved RAF’s ethical behavior through oversight of the development, enforcement and monitoring Code of Ethics, Guidelines to the Code, ethics policies, procedures, and controls. • Evaluated and improved operations and financial performance directed the employee assessment process and prepared regular reports for upper management. • Developed and enabled reporting mechanisms and reported on ethics programme performance to executive management (EXCO) and RAF Board sub-committees. • Oversaw the development, building, application, and facilitation of appropriate and effective ethics governance structures according to legislation and world best practices. • Developed, managed, and improved the RAF’s ethics violation, detection and reporting facility and ensured consistent and objective investigation outcomes and resolutions. • Influenced, oversaw, and monitored RAF’s ethical culture and climate and report on programme performance. • Supervised Ethics Office staff, and provided leadership, direction, guidance, and coordination to ethics management programme. • Ensured that management and Ethics staff are held accountable for fulfilling their respective roles in promoting ethics advancement, ethics talk, ethical behavior, ethical decisions and enforcing ethics in RAF and their respective Business Units. • Conducted executive investigation and resolve of high impact, high risk and sensitive ethics calls and issues, e.g., Board and executive management (EXCO) level. • Provided ethical leadership to RAF and acted as an advisor to executive management and the Board concerning ethics responsibilities to ensure effective leadership on ethics. Show less



Vodacom

• South Africa
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Specialist: Ethics

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2015

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa • Developed a high degree of subject matter knowledge in Financial Statement processes and controls in assigned areas, to enable effective challenge of control design. • Oversaw the month end close and quarter end reporting responsibilities to ensure they are completed accurately and timely. • Participated in control testing activities as needed, including performing test procedures and/or reviewing results of control testing. • Performed ethics risk assessments and implemented risk… Show more • Developed a high degree of subject matter knowledge in Financial Statement processes and controls in assigned areas, to enable effective challenge of control design. • Oversaw the month end close and quarter end reporting responsibilities to ensure they are completed accurately and timely. • Participated in control testing activities as needed, including performing test procedures and/or reviewing results of control testing. • Performed ethics risk assessments and implemented risk management strategies (systems and controls) in respect of key ethics risk areas. • Conducted research into various issues that employees require ethical advice on and recommended appropriate options which address these ethical issues. • Drafted policies and procedures to address ethical and other governance issues as well as review existing policies and procedures on a continuous basis. • Planned and coordinated the activities of Vodacom Ethics Committees in all operating companies. • Prepared quarterly reports to Risk, Compliance, Audit, Social, and Ethics Committees on progress with the implementation of the Vodacom ethics management programme. • Researched and benchmarked Vodacom’s ethics management programme against best practice. • Participated as SPOC for Ethics related matters including gifts and conflict of interest at various Vodafone Group of Companies forums. • Monitored impact of business process on the assigned areas, identified new risk areas and ensured that controls were added. to ensure continued risk mitigation.

• Senior Specialist Ethics

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2015

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa • Coordinated and facilitated the design of the overall Vodacom’s ethics compliance programme and coordinated the design and development of ethics compliance training and awareness programme. • Established Vodacom’s ethics compliance institutionalization infrastructures i.e., ethics committees and ethics champions in Vodacom with Group and operating companies and developed ethics committees and ethics champions’ charters and facilitated their translation into Portuguese and French for… Show more • Coordinated and facilitated the design of the overall Vodacom’s ethics compliance programme and coordinated the design and development of ethics compliance training and awareness programme. • Established Vodacom’s ethics compliance institutionalization infrastructures i.e., ethics committees and ethics champions in Vodacom with Group and operating companies and developed ethics committees and ethics champions’ charters and facilitated their translation into Portuguese and French for Vodacom Congo and Mozambique. • Supervised the design and development of ethics training manuals, ethics training presentation slides and other related ethics materials and facilitated their translation into Portuguese and French for Vodacom Congo and Mozambique. • Facilitated the translation of ethics training manuals and other ethics compliance-related materials into French and Portuguese for Vodacom Congo and Mozambique and facilitated the translation of the Vodacom Code of Ethics and other ethics compliance-related policies into French and Portuguese i.e., conflicts of interest, gift/hospitality, etc. • Trained and educated Vodacom Group executives, managers, supervisors, and employees on business ethics throughout Vodacom Group and its operating companies. • Integrated business ethics education in Vodacom Group Learning and Development programmes including Vodacom Orientation/Induction programme. • Made ethics presentations in Vodacom Group Orientation/Induction Programme on monthly basis. • Ensured that all ethics compliance training and education records and other ethics related records are kept; this required. excellent database management. • Facilitated the writing and publication of ethics compliance articles on Vodacom Staff Newsletter Magazine. • Maintained regular contact with the Vodacom Group Ethics Office internal and external stakeholders to deal with their enquiries or requests.



St Augustine College of South Africa

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant /Assistant Lecturer

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2006

  Johannesburg Area, South Africa • Maintain quality standards to preserve the integrity of research data and findings. • Scheduled and conducted research related interviews for students. • Selected a place to conduct research related interviews and obtained permission from all participants. • Analyze research data using various statistical research methods. • Wrote research reports to summarize data and the implications of the results. • Checked the work progress of undergraduate students involved in the… Show more • Maintain quality standards to preserve the integrity of research data and findings. • Scheduled and conducted research related interviews for students. • Selected a place to conduct research related interviews and obtained permission from all participants. • Analyze research data using various statistical research methods. • Wrote research reports to summarize data and the implications of the results. • Checked the work progress of undergraduate students involved in the project. • Conducted research in Applied Ethics with particular in business ethics. • Lectured in Applied Ethics [Business and leadership Ethics] modules and short courses. • Assisted in the day to day running of the Applied Ethics Department. • Responded to emails relating to research. Show less



National University of Lesotho

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lecturer

  • 2000 - 2005