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Jurie van Niekerk

Jurie van Niekerk

Pretoria

Summary

Accomplished leader with a proven track record at GOPA International, adept in strategic direction and stakeholder management. Leveraged expertise in program performance analysis and team leadership to drive significant project successes. Skilled in cross-functional team leadership and partnership development, consistently achieving and surpassing project goals.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

CSR Expert

12.2013 - Current
  • Project: Botswana CSR Initiatives Study and Development of a National CSR Network
  • A mapping research study on CSR Initiatives in Botswana
  • Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO), after engaging in dialogue on greater partnership with private sector institutions over the past 5y through its NGO Private Sector Forum, seeks to develop Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Framework.

Treasury

06.2012 - Current
  • Pretoria
  • Company ADE - National, Position Senior Organisational Dev
  • Expert PFM Program design
  • EU Project: Feasibility Study for a Regional Public Financial Management Capacity Development Programme
  • Feasibility study and design for EU supported PFM reform and capacity building program for SADC region, incorporating implementing agencies CABRI, AFROSAI-E
  • ESAAG and ATAF
  • Evaluation of public sector organisational structures, programs, projects to inform capacity building intervention design
  • Assessment utilised PEFA scores to determine capacity gaps.

08.1994 - Current

Team Leader

GOPA International
Hamburg
03.2023 - 03.2024
  • Project Management Unit (PMU)
  • ZANTCHITO support the Implementation of Enabling Environment Reforms for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Related Labour Laws
  • TA to support creating an enabling business environment for MSMEs in Malawi
  • The programme support the establishment and functioning of a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platform (SME Forum), addressing policy related issues affecting MSME operations, and operationalisation of the SME Law in Malawi as well as MSME database, BDS system
  • Ministry Labour support to improve the regulatory environment and promote observance of labour laws that address decent work deficits in Malawi.

10.2016 - 02.2023
  • South Africa, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho
  • Swaziland, Mozambique
  • Company DAI with Hulla & Co Human Dynamics, Vienna, Austria Position
  • Training & Capacity Building expert in SA-EU Dialogue
  • Facility Project Management Unit (PMU)
  • SA-Eu Dialogue Facility PMU expert for SA Government, EU and NGO/CSO institutional capacity building and professional development for officials in various areas, including decentralization, inclusive growth, ODA proposal writing, programme, activity and zero based budgeting, local economic development, monitoring and evaluation, public finance, project finance, strategy development and participatory governance amongst others
  • Develop, launch, manage, review and award Call for
  • Proposals process, project implementation and capacity building – training and support to beneficiary institutions
  • Total of 41 policy dialogues, 183 events with 12,577 participants across in-person, virtual and hybrid modalities
  • Experience as strategic level advisor to the South African public sector in areas ranging from policy, participatory and decentralized governance, service delivery, donor policies, organisational development, HRD/ETD management and organisational review.

Country Director

07.2015 - 05.2016
  • Facilitating Shared Value strategy planning for international Corporate Social responsibility/Corporate Social
  • Investment CSR/CSI skills development programs, international executive level volunteer corporate teams
  • Role of business in new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation supporting economic and social development of the corporations: IBM, SAP, Pfizer & JP Morgan Chase bank.

05.2012 - 08.2015
  • Location Ghana
  • Company GOPA/GIZ/Ministry Finance Ghana Position Lead Trainer :Procurement, M&E and Contract Mgmt
  • Project: Ghana Ministry Finance, Good Financial Governance, GIZ, Project: Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa: Guidance Notes from a Mapping Survey: Research and CSR subject Expert: Review and update Corporate Social Responsibility country profile for South Africa
  • Desktop research, data analysis and synthesis, recommendations
  • Part of 12 country Sub
  • Saharan CSR publication
  • Shaping Corporate Social Responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa - Guidance Notes from a Mapping Survey publication at: http://www.ccps- africa.org/DOCUMENTCENTRE/tabid/739/Default.aspx .

Lead Trainer

06.2007 - 08.2015
  • Procurement, Monitoring and Evaluation and Contract Management: Developed and delivered capacity building training courses for
  • Ministry Finance officials in, Procurement, M&E and Contract Management in Ghana Public Sector
  • Supply chain in procurement strategy development, contract and risk management
  • Included core module on ethical leadership.

National Economic Dev. and Labour Council
10.2014 - 05.2015
  • (NEDLAC) National Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) Review; Project Manager: Examine and evaluate qualitative and quantitative M&E framework, results and achievements of the implementation of the National Expanded Public Works Program support to
  • NGO/CSos to measure the impact of the infrastructure development programs on poverty alleviation of their beneficiaries through employment and training and contributions to National Development Plan 2030 targets.

CSR/CSI Strategy Advisor

03.2014 - 02.2015
  • Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique: Design and develop CSI strategy including M&E framework for EDCON: largest retail chain in Africa; operates 1,445 stores under brand names Edgars, Jet, Jetmart, Legit, Boardmans, CNA.

01.2014 - 02.2015

IBM, SAP
10.2013 - 09.2014
  • 02-04/, Facilitator, ESC, , Medtronic Fellows & Pepsi Corps International Executive Corporate Volunteer programmes (ICV) - teams to
  • South Africa working with City Cape Town, City Durban, Medical Research Council, Cape University Technology on development economic and social programmes in
  • South Africa rendering various types of support.

08.2013 - 02.2014
  • Namibia
  • Company Freedom House, USA Position Facilitator on-line capacity building training
  • Project: Empowerment of a New Generation of Leaders in Southern Africa
  • Design, develop and facilitate on-line Capacity Building for Public Sector Institutions training course for Emerging Young Leaders in South Africa and Namibia as part of two year program Empowerment of New Generation Leaders in Southern Africa
  • Facilitate final closing workshop Feb 2015 of 2 year program.

Treasury, Consultant Senior Advisor

11.2012 - 06.2013
  • Company National, IDC, Particip GmbH Position Health sector EC Review

Public Works
10.2012 - 05.2013
  • Mid Term Review of Expanded Youth Public Works Programme Phase 2, Project Manager: Project aimed to create 5 million jobs over 5 years – infrastructure works projects, NGO and social sectors
  • Review assessed the extent to which the programme has achieved its goals in terms
  • M&E framework efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, sustainability and impact, review the programme’s M&E systems and business processes, make recommendations as to the future direction of the EPWP
  • Managed review team to conduct a total of 45 high level stakeholder interviews, 200 project manager and 2,000 beneficiary interviews within timeframes and key performance indicators.

Review Project Manager

Camissa Institute Human
Pretoria
01.2012 - 05.2013

Trainer and Facilitator

IBM
01.2002 - 04.2013
  • CSR Global ICV- Corporate Service Corps (CSC) working with health sector NGOs, UN-Women and Office of
  • Premier M&E Unit
  • Team comprising 15 IBM middle management leadership development programme improving M&E systems and procedures.

Lead Consultant

Pretoria, Global Fund
03.2013 - 01.2013
  • 01-07 and, Project: Global Fund Phase 1 performance review for National Department Health, South Africa
  • Performance Review of Global Fund – Performance against M&E framework 20 output indicators, 6 outcome indicators and 3 impact indicators
  • PMU performance review on programme and financial management, as well as 6 Sub-Recipients to inform Global Fund on meeting criteria for release of funding.

01.2005 - 12.2012
  • Development of Youth Economic Empowerment Strategy for Public Enterprises; Project Manager Youth Strategy: Design and develop Youth Economic Empowerment Strategy (YEP), M&E framework and implementation plan for Dept Public Enterprises and 9 x State Owned Enterprises (SOE) Stakeholder review, organisational capacity assessments, leadership program and strategy formulation.

CSR

IBM
01.2007 - 10.2012
  • South Africa, Corporate Volunteer Facilitator 15, middle management CSR Global corporate volunteer programme (ICV) - working with
  • African Leadership Academy and Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership on developing IBM leadership development strategy.

Project Manager, Facilitator and Trainer

FDI
01.2011 - 12.2011
  • Evaluation of EC Geographic Cooperation Strategies With ACP Countries/Regions: South Africa
  • Strategic level senior health sector topic expert for EVA 2011 Evaluation of EC Geographic Cooperation Strategies With ACP Countries/Regions, South Africa budget support technical cooperation review
  • Health Sector Technical expert to support to core team and the thematic evaluators., : Local Government Trade and Economic Development training and capacity building on attracting Foreign
  • Direct Investment (FDI); Strategic regional review, planning of training intervention and training delivery co-facilitator for as part of local economic development programmes
  • Research on local economic development projects best practice case studies and status quo in Western Cape.

Trainer

Location South Africa
03.2004 - 10.2011
  • Procurement, PCM & Project Management11/ 2011, Project: Design, develop and deliver 5 day Project Cycle Management training course for staff implementing EuropeAid funded programmes, Trainer
  • Procurement, PCM & Project Management: Donor funding Procurement & Project management training and capacity building
  • Regional Strategic program objective review, design training and capacity building intervention
  • Present training strategic management, M&E systems, procurement, grant & contract management, project monitoring & evaluation for Southern Africa Regional offices staffing.

Facilitator

IBM
01.2008 - 10.2011
  • Global Executive Service Corps (ESC) team to South Africa working with Executive Management Team and Mayor of City Johannesburg
  • Refining Johannesburg City Growth & Development Strategy 2040 – Focus on Public Safety & Security cluster strategy and action plan
  • Date

Country, CSR/CSO Strategy Advisor

PYXERA Global
Washington
06.2007 - 08.2011
  • Location
  • South Africa, Ghana, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho
  • Swaziland, Mozambique

Review Consultant

GIZ
12.2010 - 01.2011
  • Review of African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI), Organisational, Review of regional organisational structures, membership system, and membership fee collection and payment systems for AFROSAI-E, French and Arabic speaking sub groupings within AFROSAI
  • Date

Project Manager

06.2009 - 08.2010
  • Developing Thematic Guidelines for EC AIDCO: Private Sector Development guidelines, EC Delegations Economic policy design & development, Trade & Private Sector development and support programs
  • Research and review of lessons learnt from economic development, private sector support programs to develop guidelines for future EU regional and country programs and cross functional integration
  • Specific section dealing with Business-Civil society linkage promotion and development.

Project Manager

Location South Africa
Pretoria
12.2009 - 01.2010
  • Department Trade and Industry, SEDA Position, Review Team
  • Project: Review of SEDA diagnostic tools (under Finnish Support Programme)
  • Final Review of Finland private sector SMME support & development program for Dept
  • Of Trade & Industry implementing agency, Seda
  • Review of critical public sector organisational support elements for private sector SMME support program through desktop research, interviews with relevant stakeholders.

1 1 - 01.2010

Review Team Leader

01.2004 - 05.2009
  • Performance evaluation of the Board of Directors, Western Cape Regional Investment and Economic development agency
  • WESGRO
  • Utilised peer review and personal evaluation methodology.

Projects Manager Training and Development Manager

Imani Development
02.2006 - 04.2009
  • Group in South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe:
  • Responsible for management of international development project contracts
  • Sectoral experience include Health, HIV/AIDS, PFMA, FMIP, poverty relief, private sector development
  • Management of multiple STE experts on multiple projects concurrent across ACP region: Research, reports writing, M&E training and capacity building, organisational development, procurement tendering, subcontracting.

11.2008 - 03.2009
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub Sahara: Survey on Hindering and Promoting factors, CSR Research Project Manager: Regional Sub-Sahara corporate social responsibility (CSR) research survey in Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa
  • Management of research experts in 6 countries
  • Manage multi country local experts conducting review
  • Identification of promoting and hindering factors for private sector CSR and recommendations for potential GIZ regional and country interventions for business CSR in support of government private sector development initiatives
  • Final Report published by GIZ
  • See: http://www.ccps-africa.org/DOCUMENTCENTRE/tabid/739/Default.aspx .

Sector Project Manager

Joburg, Health Placements
08.2008 - 12.2008
  • Development of health sector induction and orientation program for foreign qualified doctors working in rural hospitals in South Africa
  • Due to shortage of medical doctors in South Africa AHP as NGO facilitates a process of recruiting medical doctors internationally for the public health sector in South Africa
  • Funded by USAID
  • Average 140 doctors recruited p/annum, plus other medical professions.

Procurement Specialist

EC Delegation
10.2007 - 03.2008
  • Organisational development TA
  • Project: Appointment of Service Providers to Support Initiation of SURUDEC Programme
  • Support to NAO: EC project implementation planning, ToR & tender dossier PCU and Interim PCU, as well as proposals for Sustainable Rural Development Programme
  • SURUDEC programme, Eastern Cape
  • Beneficiary management capacity and organisational review to implement the project – organisational structure, M&E systems, staffing recommendations re PMU support.

02.2008 - 02.2008

Secretariat

11.2007 - 02.2008
  • Project: Review Annex IV to Cotonou Agreement for EuropeAid and ACP, , ODA modality Review Team Member, location South Africa and Brussels: Review of Annex IV of EC-ACP Cotonou Agreement articles on labour standards, organisational development modalities and rules for organisational development in favour of European Community Budget rules
  • Effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of differential policies in terms of development support for organisational development within programmes and projects.

10.2007 - 02.2008
  • Review of private sector development interventions in support of 2nd economy for the South Africa Dept Trade & Industry (Dti), Research Team
  • Leader Policy Review: Leadcomprehensive research review study of the private sector development for informal (2nd Economy) interventions (Lead 3 x STE) South
  • Page 3 of 4
  • African Department Trade & Industry (Dti) to determine current levels of support to this major underserved sector in the economy
  • Review of effectiveness of current economic policy support to human development programs.

Development review Team Leader

National Development
08.2007 - 02.2008
  • Agency (NDA), HSRC, Project: Provincial Poverty Review in partnership with Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
  • Team Leader for Provincial poverty profile review study: develop recommendations for effective, efficient, relevant and sustainable public sector organisation South
  • African National Development Agency structure, capacity and staffing to manage human development intervention support programs.

Facilitator and Trainer Lead Trainer

05.2014 - 01.2008
  • Strategic planning
  • Reference: Argent Chuula, Chief Executive Officer, achuula@comesa.int
  • Project: Capacity building ACTESA Secretariat
  • Design, develop and present 4-day strategic planning and proposal writing training course to ACTESA/COMESA staff on strategic development, program planning, M&E framework for donor funding proposal development strategy & capacity building for staff.

01.2002 - 05.2007
  • Project: Bi-Annual Business Climate Survey: 17 Sub-Saharan country Review for Common Wealth Business Council, Research Team Leader Multiple country review: Recruit, lead and coordinate team of 17 multi-country country experts Research planning, partner identification, mobilisation training and execution of survey
  • Final Country reports delivered to Common Wealth Business Council (published as international publication by CWBC).

Team Leader

08.2005 - 01.2007
  • SME export Fair Trade support in Pretoria and Capetown, : Review and evaluate project success, levels of support and implementation mechanisms of private sector development support to SMME’s and NGOs in South Africa
  • Date

01.2006 - 11.2006
  • Review of South Africa private sector and business environment for African Development Bank, Team Leader: Research for South Africa private sector and business environment profile publications for AfDB
  • Incorporated economic policy and human development and support programs implemented by SA government and international agencies.

East African Fine Coffees Association, EAFCA
01.2005 - 08.2006
  • Market Research and in-bound B2B facilitation in South Africa; Research Team Leader: Various stakeholder meetings and marketing events facilitated
  • Establishment of EAFCA South African chapter as result of business mission.

1 1 - 04.2006

Team Leader, Training and Dev. Manager

Imani Development
Brussels
05.2006 - 08.2005
  • Malawi, Uganda, Namibia, Kenya, Mozambique

Team Leader Organisational

Location Mozambique
01.2005 - 06.2005
  • Review
  • Project: Evaluation of NZAID Support to ADP in Mozambique
  • Final Evaluation development framework: Accelerated De-mining Programme 1992, 2005 (ADP) Mozambique Organisational review & evaluation
  • Policy recommendations on NZAID development future programme support to UNDP managed program.

Labour, Project Manager

Dept
08.2004 - 03.2005
  • UIF organisational development and restructuring project
  • Responsible for review and redesign of all job descriptions, performance agreements within proposed staff structure
  • Conducted performance management training for supervisors.

Lead

08.1999 - 01.2005
  • Seconded to NAO as, Trainer EC procurement procedures
  • Designed, developed and presented EC procurement, contract management & EC project management training course for all EU funded programmes in South Africa
  • Trained 386 persons in South African government.

Save the Children
01.2003 - 07.2004
  • Operations & Procedures office manual, Procurement Technical Assistance: Develop donor aid Procedures & Procurement
  • Manuals and assist with restructuring & general management and administration functions for development support from DFID and SIDA
  • Date

Team Leader

Kellog Foundation, Council
03.2003 - 09.2003
  • Organisational review
  • Project: Evaluation & review: NGO organisational capacity & competencies SAHARA HIV/AIDS Orphans project
  • Evaluation & review: NGO organisational capacity & competencies SAHARA HIV/AIDS Orphans project – capacity to implement & manage project
  • Developed work plans, financial & organisational development controls
  • 5-year HIV/AIDS project US$50mil funded by Kellogg Foundation
  • Reports and recommendations on policy to
  • HSRC and Kellogg Foundation

Technical Assistant

Department of
09.2000 - 05.2003
  • EC funded project: 2000 Public Health Sector Support Programme, Budget support EUR 11m: strengthening governance EC project administration, organisational development support
  • Procurement, project management, M&E training - SA
  • Govt staff at National, Provincial & Civil Society/NGO’s
  • Managed 3 full time international experts plus 15 STE contracted

Technical Assistant

National Dept
10.1998 - 07.2000
  • Health: EC funded project: 1997 Public Health
  • Sector Support Program, Project based programme value US$ 15m: EC project administration, organisational development support
  • Training SA Govt project staff at
  • National and Provincial levels EC procurement, contract management and M&E capacity building for public sector.

01.1998 - 07.2000

08.1998 - 05.2000

Technical Advisor

Dept Environmental Affairs & Tourism
08.1998 - 03.2000
  • EC project: Wild Coast Spatial Development Programme (EUR8 m): assist with EU project strengthening governance, policy development, financial administration, organisational development support
  • Preparation, evaluation and close out of international PMU training & tender EC rules
  • Training civil society & NGO partners in EC procurement rules.

Technical Assistant

Location South Africa
08.1999 - 04.1998
  • General and Minister of Health in EU program management ( including secondment positions)

Director

08.1997 - 04.1998
  • General of Labour South Africa with start-up financial management of program, Technical Advisor -EU program management: strengthening governance, financial management specialist, project financial administration system design, organisational development support in the planning and start-up of the EC funded Labour Market Skills Development Programme €36m.

Technical Assistant

01.1996 - 12.1997
  • General and Minister of Health South Africa in EU program management : implementation of 3 concurrent official development assistance programmes funded by EU: 1994 National HIV/AIDS Programme South Africa; 1994 District Health Systems Support
  • Programme and 1994 Health Sector Technical Support Programme, total value EUR 9m
  • Clinic building works program, health systems development, supply chain pharmaceutical distribution systems review, HIV/AIDS program, development of primary health care framework and district health system
  • While on contract with Department of Health was secondment to other South Africa Public Institutions to assist them with the EU programs:

Managing Director

Location, Splitz Consulting
Johannesburg
06.1991 - 01.1994
  • Professional management consulting and capacity development services to private sector business: management, organisational, business development.

Secretary-General

FAK Youth Leadership Development NGO
Johannesburg
01.1983 - 01.1991
  • Secretary General for Youth League NGO with 4,500 members nationally
  • Comprehensive Training and Leadership development programme conducted.

Location
Pretoria
01.1978 - 01.1982

Commission, Consultant, Development Coordination Officer

Independent Electoral
01.1994
  • SA first democratic election - development, coordination and assessment of election monitoring directorate organisational structure and capacity building.

Education

PhD/Doctorate - Strategic Leadership & Foresight

Regent University, Global School of Leadership
USA
01.2013

Post Graduate Certificate - Advanced Graduate Studies in Leadership

Regent University, Global School of Leadership
USA
01.2010

Masters - Development Studies

University Free State
South Africa
01.2006

Advanced Diploma - Business Management (Cum Laude)

Technikon RSA
South Africa
01.1996

Diploma - Datametrics & Systems Analysis

University South Africa
South Africa
01.1987

Skills

  • MS Office
  • Senior leadership support
  • Team leadership
  • Program performance analysis
  • Professional writing
  • Strategic direction
  • Team training and development
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Risk analysis and management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Partnership development
  • Community outreach
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Project coordination
  • Critical thinking
  • Agile projects
  • Proposal development

Presentposition

Independent Development Project Manager, ODA/CSR Researcher, M&E expert and Training & Capacity Building practitioner

Yearswithinthefirm

29 years' experience in Africa

Publicationsandconferencepapers

  • 2024 update first edition 2008 'Hospitality Services NQF-4 Student Text book & Lecturers Guide' for TVET Training Colleges South Africa, MacMillan Press
  • 2023 update first edition 2007 'Hospitality Services NQF-3 Student Text book & Lecturers Guide' for TVET Training Colleges South Africa, MacMillan Press
  • 2015 Academy International Business Conference 28-30 Aug 2015, Johannesburg. Social Progress index as CSR guideline for African companies.
  • 2015 Global Pro Bono: How to Cultivate Your Next Generation Leader. Published in EDGE, Institute Leadership & Management publication, January 2015
  • 2013 VOSESA, Volunteer & Service Enquiry Southern Africa Conference: Beyond Painting Classrooms, 14-15 August 2103, Johannesburg. Presented paper on International Corporate Volunteer best practice programs as Leadership and Management development tool.
  • Published January 2013, GIZ, Bonn, Germany. Contributing author: South Africa chapter.
  • 2011 Save the Children (UK) Pretoria & Southern Africa Regional Office: Operations, Procedures & Procurement manual, PCM Training Manual, Project Management Training Manual.
  • 2010 Africa Business & Leadership Summit, Pretoria, South Africa, 26-27 February 2010. Presented paper on Corporate Social Responsibility - sustainability in business.
  • 2010 World Guide to CSR - Dr Wayne Visser, Editor. Co-Author of Africa Chapter. Greenleaf Publications, June 2010, London, UK.
  • 2009 8th International Conference on CSR, Cape Town 8-10 September 2009. Presenting paper on results of GTZ Sub-Saharan CSR study.
  • 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility in Sub-Sahara: Survey on Promoting & Hindering factors. GTZ, DED & British Council study and publication.
  • 2008 'Public policy impact on small towns: Case of Philippolis, Free State, South Africa' October 2008. Urban Forum, Springer Publications, 23 October 2008
  • 2006 'Hospitality Services NQF-2 Student Text book & Lecturers Guide' for Further Education & Training Colleges South Africa, MacMillan Press
  • 2004 Save the Children (UK) Pretoria & Southern Africa Regional Office: Office manual: Operations & Procedures & Procurement manual
  • 2001 In conversation: The civil society conference. Edited by Roelf Meyer & Paul Graham. Institute for Democratic Alternative, Arcadia, Pretoria
  • 2000 In association with GIC, London: 'Working with International Funding Institutions (IFIs)' seminars and 'How to prepare the winning tender'

Firstnames

Jurie Hendrik

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/21/57
  • Nationality: South African
  • Marital Status: Married

Awards

Best Student in Project Management, Masters Development Studies, University of the Free State, South Africa, 2007

Training

  • London School of Economics, 2023, Certificate Public Policy analysis
  • Education, Training and Development Practices (ETDP), 2018, Certified Assessor registered with Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA)
  • Dept Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Presidency South Africa, 2015, Foundation Professional Development Theory of Change
  • Shared Value Initiative (Dr M Porter, Harvard & FSG), 2014, Certified Shared Value Practitioner
  • Foundation Professional Development, 2008-2009, Certificate in Advanced Health Care Management
  • N-Fold Training, 2009, Certificate in Proposal Writing
  • Knowledge Resources, 2008, Certificate: Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner
  • Regenesys School of Public Management, Johannesburg, 2002, Certificate: Financial Management Non-Financial Managers
  • University South Africa, School Business Leadership, 1998, Certificate: Practical Project Management
  • Planning & Moderators Consortium, 1997, EC Logical Framework & Project Cycle Management
  • University Pretoria, Business School, 1992, Certificate: Marketing Management
  • L du Toit & Assoc, 1991, Certificate: Transformation Management
  • Serfontein & Du Toit, 1990, Certificate: Programme Design

Languages

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Membershipofprofessionalbodies

  • Fellow Institute Leadership & Management
  • Member The Institute of Management Consultants & Master Coaches South Africa
  • Member Academy International Business
  • Member World Future Society
  • Member Society for International Development
  • Member Social Return Investment Network
  • Member SA Institute International Affairs

Key Qualifications

  • 25 years of experience development aid management in social development sector
  • 20+ years experience in project review, evaluation, assessment and developing training materials and facilitating training workshops
  • Expertise in institutional capacity-building for Government as well as NGO/CSOs locally and internationally in Sub Saharan Africa
  • Experience in management of EU-funded and other donor funded development, training and capacity building projects
  • Experience in management of funding procedures: Grants, Calls for Proposals, Technical Assistance, etc.
  • Technical assistance support expertise in various modalities: volunteer programs, corporate volunteers, networking and development cooperation
  • Work experience in developing as well as middle-income countries: Namibia, Zambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, South Africa

Timeline

Team Leader

GOPA International
03.2023 - 03.2024

10.2016 - 02.2023

Country Director

07.2015 - 05.2016

National Economic Dev. and Labour Council
10.2014 - 05.2015

Facilitator and Trainer Lead Trainer

05.2014 - 01.2008

CSR/CSI Strategy Advisor

03.2014 - 02.2015

01.2014 - 02.2015

CSR Expert

12.2013 - Current

IBM, SAP
10.2013 - 09.2014

08.2013 - 02.2014

Lead Consultant

Pretoria, Global Fund
03.2013 - 01.2013

Treasury, Consultant Senior Advisor

11.2012 - 06.2013

Public Works
10.2012 - 05.2013

Treasury

06.2012 - Current

05.2012 - 08.2015

Review Project Manager

Camissa Institute Human
01.2012 - 05.2013

Project Manager, Facilitator and Trainer

FDI
01.2011 - 12.2011

Review Consultant

GIZ
12.2010 - 01.2011

Project Manager

Location South Africa
12.2009 - 01.2010

Project Manager

06.2009 - 08.2010

11.2008 - 03.2009

Sector Project Manager

Joburg, Health Placements
08.2008 - 12.2008

02.2008 - 02.2008

Facilitator

IBM
01.2008 - 10.2011

Secretariat

11.2007 - 02.2008

Procurement Specialist

EC Delegation
10.2007 - 03.2008

10.2007 - 02.2008

Development review Team Leader

National Development
08.2007 - 02.2008

Lead Trainer

06.2007 - 08.2015

Country, CSR/CSO Strategy Advisor

PYXERA Global
06.2007 - 08.2011

CSR

IBM
01.2007 - 10.2012

Team Leader, Training and Dev. Manager

Imani Development
05.2006 - 08.2005

Projects Manager Training and Development Manager

Imani Development
02.2006 - 04.2009

01.2006 - 11.2006

Team Leader

08.2005 - 01.2007

01.2005 - 12.2012

East African Fine Coffees Association, EAFCA
01.2005 - 08.2006

Team Leader Organisational

Location Mozambique
01.2005 - 06.2005

Labour, Project Manager

Dept
08.2004 - 03.2005

Trainer

Location South Africa
03.2004 - 10.2011

Review Team Leader

01.2004 - 05.2009

Team Leader

Kellog Foundation, Council
03.2003 - 09.2003

Save the Children
01.2003 - 07.2004

Trainer and Facilitator

IBM
01.2002 - 04.2013

01.2002 - 05.2007

Technical Assistant

Department of
09.2000 - 05.2003

Lead

08.1999 - 01.2005

Technical Assistant

Location South Africa
08.1999 - 04.1998

Technical Assistant

National Dept
10.1998 - 07.2000

08.1998 - 05.2000

Technical Advisor

Dept Environmental Affairs & Tourism
08.1998 - 03.2000

01.1998 - 07.2000

Director

08.1997 - 04.1998

Technical Assistant

01.1996 - 12.1997

08.1994 - Current

Commission, Consultant, Development Coordination Officer

Independent Electoral
01.1994

Managing Director

Location, Splitz Consulting
06.1991 - 01.1994

Secretary-General

FAK Youth Leadership Development NGO
01.1983 - 01.1991

Location
01.1978 - 01.1982

1 1 - 01.2010

1 1 - 04.2006

PhD/Doctorate - Strategic Leadership & Foresight

Regent University, Global School of Leadership

Post Graduate Certificate - Advanced Graduate Studies in Leadership

Regent University, Global School of Leadership

Masters - Development Studies

University Free State

Advanced Diploma - Business Management (Cum Laude)

Technikon RSA

Diploma - Datametrics & Systems Analysis

University South Africa
Jurie van Niekerk