Gamalenkosi Nkqayi
Summary
I would like to be part of a reputable company where my skills, knowledge and experience will be valued and utilized to the fullest.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Community liaison officer
Tewo Building construction
03.2026 - Current
- Facilitated communication between community stakeholders and project team.
- Facilitated communication between project and community to address concerns and foster collaboration.
- Stakeholders and conflict management, through setting up an all inclusive project steering committee, handle grievances, preventing work stoppages, and managing expectations.
- Coordinated community meetings and site awareness initiatives, producing weekly reports to enhance transparency.
- Monitored EPWP compliance and promoted training, enabling social facilitation and ensuring sustainable legacy projects.
- Resolved labour disputes and tracked SMME packages to maintain workforce stability.
Business Development Advisory Officer
National Youth Development Agency
12.2014 - 04.2021
- Mobilized stakeholders to identify local assets and inclusive development goals, enhancing community upliftment efforts.
- Facilitated market and finance access by linking entrepreneurs to buyers, government procurement and funding bodies like NYDA,SEFA, LRED, ECDC and others
- Delivered entrepreneurship training in business planning, financial literacy, and vocational skills tied to local demand.
- Strengthened local economies by lobbying for enabling infrastructure and tracking long term impact on jobs, income and enterprise survival.
- Lobbying for enabling infrastructure led to strengthened local economies and improved long-term impact on jobs, income, and enterprise survival.
Small Enterprise Development Officer
07.2012 - 10.2014
- Assessed business viability and developed bankable business plans, unlocking SEFA, ECDC, LRED, and DSBD grants for rural start-ups.
- Assessed business viability and developed bankable business plans that unlocked SEFA, ECDC, LRED and DSBD grants funding for rural start-ups.
- Linked businesses to markets and finance, through buyer negotiations, procurement registrations and funder applications.
- Linked businesses to markets and finance through buyer negotiations and procurement registrations, facilitating successful funder applications.
- Tracked enterprise performance on jobs, revenue, and survival rates, reporting outcomes to funders.
Education
Matric -
Pakamani Senior Secondary School
BA degree -
Vista University
Short Program - Business Administration and Management
Damelin
Skills
- Stakeholder management
- Community engagement
- Labour dispute resolution
- Compliance monitoring
Personal details
Languages: Xhosa, English, Sotho
Timeline
Community liaison officer
Tewo Building construction
03.2026 - Current
Business Development Advisory Officer
National Youth Development Agency
12.2014 - 04.2021
Small Enterprise Development Officer
07.2012 - 10.2014
Matric -
Pakamani Senior Secondary School
BA degree -
Vista University
Short Program - Business Administration and Management
Damelin