Kgomotso Lubisi

• Communication Strategy Development
• Media Liaison
• Events concept Development
• Events Management
• Sponsorship and Brand Management
• Journalism & Public Relations
• Budgeting and Financial Management
• Project Coordination and Management
• Project planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Report writing
• Stakeholder Relations

• Gauteng Provincial Government - Department of Infrastructure Development, July 2017 - current, Deputy Director- Change Management, My responsibilities include overall management and coordination of the following areas: - Develop change management strategy that includes plans for stakeholder identification and sponsorship management, communications, training and organizational readiness assessment; - Support Communications efforts that enable the design, development, delivery and management of key communications; - Integrate content of communication, training and change activities to ensure focus on behavioral change; - Work with other project team members to gather and analyze detailed information about the process design and the impact on the roles and the organizations affected; - Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of training programmes; - Identify, analyze and prepare risk mitigation tactics; - Development of a resistance management plan; - Consult and coach project teams, managers and supervisors; - Create actionable deliverables for the core change management plans i.e. Sponsoship Plan, People Management Plan; Communication and Training Plan; - Support and engage senior management; - Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities; - Management of Stakeholders; Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress; - Drive out specific change tasks and deliverables and facilitate organizational change events when required (for example, job impact and service delivery model workshops). - Generate and maintain advocacy at the executive level of the respective organizations and stakeholder buy-in for the implementation project. - Measure effectiveness of change management plans and adjust where necessary. Highlights: - Introduction of the Change Leadership Coaching project, that empowers 30 Middle Managers
• Gauteng Provincial Government - Department of Health, April 2010 - 30 June 2017, Deputy Director- HIV & AIDS Media Campaigns, My responsibilities include overall management and coordination of the following areas: - Development of Campaign plan, schedules with concept and content aligned with Gauteng HIV, AIDS, STIs and TB Strategy. - Manage local partnership events with project plan and logistics. - Develop communication briefing packs for publicity, social media and campaigns. - Developing communication strategies to support the campaign. - Implementation of campaigns in collaboration with the Civil Society Sector and Communities through MOUs and SLAs - Sponsorship Management aligned to the programme strategy - Stakeholder Relations - Facilitating media interviews, including identifying relevant speakers and sending briefing notes. - Public Relations for all HIV and AIDS major campaigns, events and research findings - Develop specifications for procurement. - Procurement of services aligned with the PFMA & Treasury Regulations. - Coordinate sector meetings (stakeholder relations) - Develop business plan for the year with projections for the following year. - Media buying on behalf of the HIV, AIDS and STI Directorate. - Develop and coordinate media content for publishing and broadcast (Print, TV & Radio). - Monitoring and evaluation of all communication and advertising campaigns - Preparing reports with verification Highlights: - Project Managed a R11 million advertising campaign that reached over 45 million people with education. - Event Management of the Provincial Candlelight Memorial at Freedom Park. I developed the concept that resonated with the day and it included logistics, meetings with stakeholders and presentation to JOC. The day was about healing and remembering those affected and infected with HIV, AIDS and TB. - Project Management of the HIV Counseling and Testing provided at major National Events officiated by the State President at the Union Building. - Successful event management of the Provincial World AIDS Day for six years.
• Multiple Companies, June 2008 - March 2010, Freelance: Project and Events Manager, Duties: - Develop Creative Concepts for events, - Develop budgets in line with the concept - Develop project plans, - Presentation of creative concepts - Write status reports on projects, - Day to day financial and project administration - Client liaison - Stakeholder relations. - Brand Management - Develop final reports for projects. Highlights: - Project Management of the Back to School and Voter Education Campaign by the Gauteng Youth Commission. The task included identifying venues, SASREA presentations, logistics and management of execution teams in various Regions - Project Management of Gauteng Sports Awards in 2010
• Lembede Investments, January 2009 - October 2009, Board Member and Managing Trustee, Duties: - Developing sponsorship proposal - Presentation of sponsorship proposals to potential donors - Management of donor funds - Evaluate, process and managed student bursaries - Project management - Events management on behalf of the board - Develop project budgets - Media Liaison - Stakeholder Relations - Chairing Press briefings - Attend Board Meeting - Manage staff - Writing Reports
• Vutha Advertising and Marketing, September 2005 - June 2008, Project Management Director, Duties: - Attend project-planning meetings. - Assemble a team to debrief and working on the project. - Research and development of concepts including presentation. - Develop budgets and project plan based on the concepts. - Source and brief service providers - Writing weekly/monthly status report for presentation to clients. - Prepare reports for company management and board meeting reports. - Manage a team of four people. - Management of tender submissions. - Day to day client liaison Highlights: - Project Manager of the SA Rugby Advertising and Activations Campaign including Event Management of the Centenary Gala Dinner in Stellenbosch. - Project Manager of the Change Management Project of the Gauteng Shared Services Centre. - Project Manager of the media campaign of the Tourism Services SETA.
• Vutha Advertising and Marketing, January 2003 - August 2005, Project Manager, Duties: - Attend project-planning meetings. - Taking briefs from clients. - Draw up budgets. - Evaluate brief against budget. - Call brainstorms & reviews with the help of production manager. - Assist in the creation of concept. - Develop cost estimate within initial budget. - Arrange client presentation of concept. - Initiate billing. - Appoint a project team. - Oversee production of scripts. - Procurement promotional materials. - Review production progress weekly. - Host regular production meetings via the production manager. - Chair client status meetings. - Manage client expectations and communicate to team. - Brief all amendments to client. - Inform team of all potential issues. - Arrange client preview. - Coordinate staging of events. - Attend events and attend to client. - Monitor return of gear to service providers - Monitor damage/loss control. - Call postproduction meetings with service providers and client. - Ensure recon is done and presented to client. - Initiate final billing and close the job. - Day to day client liaison Highlights: - Project Management of the Telkom Sales Conference for three years. - Event Management of the Total South Africa 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner and build up activities. - Project Management of the City Power Policy Communications Roadshow. - Project Management of Water Week for the National Department of Water and Sanitation. - Project Management of exhibition of the 50th Anniversary of the Women’s March to the Union Building
• Zazise Communications, April 2002 - December 2002, Account Executive, Duties: - Research and development of press releases. - Day to day media and Client liaison. - Stakeholder Relations - Development of concepts for launches and events. - Sourcing and procurement of goods and services for launches and events. - Organizing site visits with media. - Accompanying client to media interviews. Highlights: - Event and PR management of the Launch and listing of Matodzi Mining on the JSE
• SABC, November 2000 - March 2002, Publicity Journalist, Duties: - Write media statements. - Media liaison. - Organizing previews/launches for new TV programmes. - Negotiating sponsorship. - Initiating news stories on behalf of actors and presenters. - Taking pictures during set visits. - Organizing media visits during the filming of new productions. - Adjudication of tenders for new TV productions. - Panel member for auditions for new presenters. Highlights: - Event Management of the Mamepe Launch, a lifestyle program. - Event Management of session two of Muvhango. - Event Management of the launch of Dube on Monday. - Media coordination of Morning Live roadshows.
• Middleburg Observer, June 1999 - January 2000, Trainee Journalist, Duties: - Court & Crime reporter. - Feature writer. - Photographer. - Researcher. - General news reporter (human interest stories). Highlights: - Layout and designing my own newspaper. - Court & crime reporting: a story of a woman who was raped by her husband and son. - Story on a former Miss SA who was arrested for fraud.

Change Management