Experience

Indepedant Researcher and Consultant

• United Kingdom
• Executive Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director: Health Financial Planning and Economics

  • May 2008 - Present

  Deputy Director: Health Financial Planning and Economics in the National Department of Health. Main tasks were: •To determine and coordinate the Reference Price List with an objective of ensuring that the price of private health care services is done in a transparent and scientific manner. Conducted research and analysis of health financing. Managed the verification project of the RPL and coordinated the production of 19 RPL schedules in 2009. •To coordinate health conditional grants. Consolidates quarterly reports and the annual report for submission to the Director General and National Treasury. To monitor and evaluate grant performance and compliance with the DoRA. Managed the finances of Schedule 6A grants. Advised on policy for conditional grants. •Compiled health financing data such a provincial expenditure reviews, the National Health Accounts, Conditional grants allocations reviews, etc. •Participates in the provincial financial management projects as directed by the Director-General. Verified goods & services and persal vouchers. Assigned SCM policy development and assisted on budget analysis. •Acted as Director: Conditional Grants Management for four months. Managed a staff complement of 6 officials.  Empowerment: did a course on Future Health Planning based on Health Forecasting Method with Tokai University in Japan. Passed an advanced Excel course with Pro-Active College in May 2012.  Policy development skills learned and applied negotiations with healthcare providers on RPL rates.  Analytic, writing and presentation skills: evaluated submissions from healthcare service providers and presents these to the Advisory Committee who recommends to the Director General. Participates in reviewing Regulations e.g. the DoRA. Participates in research projects for the Directorate.  Report writing: Sets up and attends workshops, conferences and meetings on Show less



National Department of Agriculture

• Assistant Economist - Economist : International Trade

  • Oct 2007 - May 2008

  . Assistant Economist at the International Directorate of the Department of Agriculture, and later Economist Africa desk My main duties were to assist the DD Americas and Asia Bilateral trade desk in formulating the Agricultural strategy within this sub-directorate. And as Economist in the Africa desk my main duty was to assist the DD in analysing and developing trade strategy for SADC.  Empowerment: continually doing trade related courses mainly from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the World Bank. Did Pivot tables and large data analysis.  Analytic, writing and presentation skills: researched and wrote a paper on China-RSA Agricultural strategy, assisted in composing offensive negotiation list for the desk.  Report writing: Attended workshops, conferences and meetings on behalf of the Directorate, wrote BTORs.  Was a member and participated in the Social Club of the Directorate. Show less



National Treasury of South Africa

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Graduate Intern: SACU and SADC

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2007

  I worked in the African Integration Chief Directorate assigned to the Regional Economic Directorate. Handling both the SACU and SADC Desks.  Empowerment: did MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint Presentation all at intermediate level. Human resource skill empowerment through doing an Emotional Intelligence course. I also did an English Business Writing skills and Presentation skills course.  Writing skills: wrote Back to Office Reports (BTOR) after attending meetings, wrote SACU travel submissions, assisted the Deputy-Director (DD) in writing briefing notes to the Chief Director, wrote short internal Memos.  Co-ordination skills: arranged meetings on behalf of the SACU DD between National Treasury, the Department of Trade and Industry and the South African Revenue Services.  Negotiation skills: supported the DD by attending SACU meetings of the Customs Technical Liaison Committee and later the Finance Technical Liaison Committee.  Administrative skills: Attended monthly meetings with the Chief Director and weekly with the DD; prepared meeting packages for the Chief Director and DD attending SACU meetings.  Research skills: Compile and analyse data of SADC’s socio-economic profile, SACU countries profile project, newspaper cuttings daily on SADC and SACU news, assisted the DD in research projects under SACU e.g. Management of the SACU Common Revenue Pool and interviews on SACU communication strategy.  Monitoring and evaluation: Observed the DD of SACU initiating payments from the SACU Common Revenue Pool, participated with the Deputy Director (DD) and SARS officials in reconciling intra-SACU trade data. Show less