Experience

W&RSETA

• South Africa
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Projects Specialist

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Key Performance Areas include but are not limited to the following:• Oversee the regional operations in the absence of the Regional Manager.• Provide leadership, guidance and support to the Regional Coordinators and Consultants implementing Discretionary & Pivotal programmes in the region.• Participate in all project scoping meetings related to the approval of funding for regional projects.• Introduce proper strategies to ensure efficient monitoring of project implementation• Assisting stakeholders with the submission of WSP/ATR & application for Pivotal & Discretionary Grants.• Induction & on-boarding of new employees • Coaching & Mentoring of staff & ensuring that staff & stakeholders are capacitated in all processes.• Assisting stakeholders with the implementation of learning programmes / training interventions, i.e. Learnership, Workplace Experience, Internships, AET, Bursaries, etc. • Ensure timeous submission of regular and consolidated progress reports to the Regional Manager, relevant departments and other meetings, as per agreed timeframes.• Preparing & compiling a budget breakdown for each project.• Assist the Regional Manager in ensuring disbursement of funds in line with the project payment schedule.• Monitoring progress of all learning programmes using implementation plan(s) submitted by participants• Approval of funding for Discretionary & Pivotal Grants.• Verify of data on the SETA IT as well as project administration systems.• Attend to various stakeholder queries in support of Regional Coordinators and Consultants.• Adhere to effective project closure processes and guidelines.• Ensure efficient use of SETA financial resources and assets. • Ensure compliance with SCM requirements, risk management and fraud prevention policies.Perform any other duties and functions that may be required by the organization from time to time

• Skills Development Projects Coordinator

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2015

  • Capacitating SDFs on WSP / ATR (Workplace Skills Plan / Annual Training Report)• Assisting companies with their needs assessments / needs analysis• Assisting companies / stakeholders with their Training Plans• Facilitating at to employers & training providers at briefing sessions before each project starts - ensuring that all parties understand their roles, responsibilities & what is expected of them.• Preparing & presenting all skills development progress reports• Efficiently guiding, verifying, monitoring & supporting – learners, organizations participating in projects, training providers, SMMEs.• Managing & supervising 5 administrators assisting with my projects• Grants administration – for all projects – processing & signing off of payments schedules• Managing SDFs (Skills Development Facilitators), ensuring that they visit W&RSETA stakeholders to assist them with capturing of WSP / ATR / Pivotal Training Plans & Pivotal Training Reports• Compiling Personal Development Plan & assisting my team with theirs• Coordinating and managing learning programmes - i.e. Learnerships, Skills Programmes, WSP/ATRs & Pivotal programmes, Bursaries, Graduates, etc.• Preparing & compiling a budget breakdown for each project• Contract & Budget management for projects.• Processing of all project Invoices & writing back unused allocated funds• Assisting with Provider Accreditation, extension of scope, etc.• Ensuring that learning assessments, internal & external moderation are done• Ensuring full compliance of PFMA, SCM & all other relevant legislation • Planning & attending allocated regional activities, i.e. exhibitions, regional workshops etc.• Conducting interviews as part of the panel



Skills Development Administrator at W&RSETA

• Skills Development Administrator

  • Sep 2004 - Jan 2007

  Managing SDFs & ISDF Project • Preparing for meetings / workshops – booking venues, catering etc.; • Preparing & sending out Invites for the meetings; • Drafting Agenda & taking minutes at meetings – Distribution of minutes to stakeholders / participants • Consolidating SDF Reports & drafting the main report • Typing business correspondence (letters, reports) • Feedback / Recon to SDF’s on non-payment of invoices • Distributing work to Skills Development Facilitators (SDFs) • Managing SDFs in the region • Training & mentoring new entrants to W&RSETA on policies, etc. • ISDF / SDF / Stakeholder queries (telephonic and electronic) • Capacitating stakeholders / SDFs on the use of SMS (Seta Management System) • Approving access for ISDF / SDF’s to capture online SMS • Doing appraisals on SDFs participating in projects and submitting reports to the Regional Manager (RM) • General stakeholder queries / visits • Attending regional Workshops / Briefings / Training Sessions



Durban Metro Council

• Committee Officer

  • Mar 2000 - Aug 2004

  • Providing Routine Administration Support, i.e - Circulating information to relevant departments as required - Typing business letters, minutes, reports, etc.• Producing agenda, minutes, reports etc. with minimal supervision• Arranging meetings / seminars / workshops / launches etc. (arranging refreshments, accommodation, parking for visitors, venues etc. • Servicing Committees And Sub-Committees• Formulating recommendations & resolutions & ensuring that these are in accordance with Legislation, Council Resolutions, Regulations etc.• Dealing with correspondence arising from meetings & finalizing decisions, directives etc. emanating from such to ensure that appropriate action is taken.• Maintaining outstanding matters schedule • Customer Service / Attending to visitors & queries



PCSA (Bloemfontein)

• Lecturer

  • Feb 1999 - Dec 1999

  LECTURING BUSINESS STUDIES :Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Communication and Business Practice; Marking; Setting Tests; Exams and reporting on students progress. Student Support, Student Administration, Extra Classes and Tutorials. LECTURING BUSINESS STUDIES :Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Communication and Business Practice; Marking; Setting Tests; Exams and reporting on students progress. Student Support, Student Administration, Extra Classes and Tutorials.