Experience

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  Universities South Africa

  • Gauteng, South Africa

  • National Stakeholder Manager: Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • Gauteng, South Africa

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  Small Enterprise Development Agency_gov

  • South Africa
  • Government Administration
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Acting Senior Manager: Incubation

    • Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

  • Manager: Incubation (National Office)

    • Feb 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Project Specialist

    • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

    Duties and responsibilities:Provide operational support in the establishment of technology business incubation in accordance with Seda Incubation strategy.Provide operational support to existing Technology Business Incubators (TBI’s).Management of funds in accordance to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).Proposal writing for all Incubation related projects.Monitor and evaluate TBI’s performance and recommend appropriate interventions.Network and build effective linkages with relevant stakeholders.Facilitate and/or provide mentoring and coaching of Centres.The planning and establishment of MakerSpaces at various Technical Vocational Education and training (TVET) Colleges across South Africa.Training of Centre Managers and Business Development Officers..Establishing linkages with external stakeholders and managing these relationships.

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  Unisa

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Entrepreneurship Lecturer (Fixed Term)

    • Apr 2015 - Jan 2017
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Subject head of the following academic modules:MNE2601 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business ManagementETP2M2E - Entrepreneurial Human Resource Management

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  Vega School of Brand Leadership

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Lecturer

    • Jan 2017 - 2017
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    Lecturer (independent contractor) for undergraduate and postgraduate degree modules. Undergraduate modules:Strategic Brand CommunicationBrand Communication Project ManagementBusiness ManagementInnovation ManagementOrganisational StudiesPostgraduate Modules:Strategic Brand Leadership and ManagementPractice of Strategic Brand Management

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  Enterprises at the University of Pretoria Trust

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Consultant and Lecturer

    • Mar 2009 - Jan 2015
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Business DevelopmentDuties and responsibilities:1) Development of support programmes in line with the Corporate Social Investment (CSI) strategies of various clients.2) Facilitation and presentation of workshops and lectures.3) Development of course content for the programmes, as well as the structure of the mentorship/coaching programme.4) Measurement and evaluation of client/delegate progress.5) Weekly and monthly reporting.6) Liaising with the clients and the different stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure quality control and the effective management of project schedules.My involvement and responsibilities extended to the following programmes:(i) The Business Start-up Programme(ii) Basic Entrepreneurship Development Programme(iii) Advanced Entrepreneurship Development Programme(iv) Advanced Cooperative Development Programme(v) The City of Tshwane Tshepo 10000 Cooperative Development Programme(vi) University of Pretoria Post Graduate Entrepreneurial Development Programme (UPEDP)

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  Open Window Institute of Visual Communication

  • Gauteng

  • Lecturer (Part-time): Business Management

    • 2014 - 2014
    • Gauteng

    Duties and responsibilities:1) Development of academic module content which focused on Entrepreneurship and the development of a business model.2) Development of assessment criteria.3) Setting up of assignments and exams.4) Preparation and presentation of lectures to final year Visual Communication students.5) Liaising with students and with regards to academic and administrative queries.6) Assessment of students and reporting their results to the administrative staff.

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  SEDA - South African Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Centre (Business Incubator)

  • Soshanguve, Gauteng

  • Business Development Officer

    • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
    • Soshanguve, Gauteng

    Duties and responsibilities:1) The development of in-house entrepreneurial development and incubation policy.2) The recruitment, screening and induction of potential entrepreneurs.3) Training and development of potential entrepreneurs in each cycle.4) Facilitation of financing to trainee graduates for their SME’s and machinery. 5) Ongoing mentoring of new enterprises6) Meeting targets in terms of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as stipulated by the Department of Trade and Industry.7) The writing and compilation of monthly and quarterly reports as well as the Annual Report for the Incubator.8) Implementation of Centre operations.9) Forging strategic partnerships with financial and non-financial support institutions.10) Updating business training models.11) Negotiate terms and manage external training service providers.12) Increasing business start-up rates that facilitate capital and savings development.13) Develop and implement the necessary administration for in-house incubation.

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  MINE Design and Marketing

  • Pretoria Area, South Africa

  • Owner

    • Jan 2005 - 2010
    • Pretoria Area, South Africa

    Integrated marketing communication (IMC) and graphic design