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Fikiswa Simelane

Development Coordinator - Monitoring And Evaluation
Vereeniging

Summary

Experienced in corporate social investments, diverse funding, and geographic community development. Proficient in monitoring and evaluation to measure investment impact. Committed to contributing to organizations focused on social development, growth investments, and community development.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Development Coordinator

TEBA
11.2024 - Current

• Managing complex multiple projects with different clients of TEBA Project Development and Implementation Unit
• Providing a skilled facilitation service to support the Development Coordinators in achieving project expectations and objectives by employing effective organisational and administrative processes, as well as project management experience
• Coordinating communications to relevant stakeholders in accordance with communications plan;
• Preparing project status communication reports for stakeholders;
• Highlighting variances and inform the Community Development Manager and/or other relevant stakeholders;
• Participating in line project office meetings, coordinating projects committee and project review meetings;

Social Performance Graduate

Anglo American Platinum
06.2023 - 08.2024
  • Company Overview: Anglo American Platinum is a leading global producer of platinum group metals
  • Support Equity and Empowerment Principal in facilitating and assisting oversight in Community Development Trust process
  • Provide assistance in Governance of Community Trusts (Constituting Boards)
  • Participate in Community Engagement interventions relating to Trusts
  • Anglo American Platinum is a leading global producer of platinum group metals

Research Assistant (Short Term contract)

FNB Fiduciary
03.2022 - 04.2022
  • The role entailed assisting the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and the Client Relationship Manager with conducting research for a client
  • Duties included: Data collection, Supervision of fieldworkers, Data auditing, Data analysis, Report Writing

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer

Data Innovators
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Lead particular projects as project lead
  • Stakeholder engagement between clients and partners
  • Provide technical expertise to partners
  • Implementing Pilot programme in Schools across the country
  • Ensuring the information for each project is secured and stored
  • Present data from project insights
  • Align Project outcomes with relevant policy
  • Evaluating DBE initiative that uses student-centred learning which included collecting data and storing it for analysis for decision making
  • Presenting structured data and information to client for decision making
  • Reviewing Theory of Change for programme across two countries

Researcher (Short- term Contract)

CLEAR AA
03.2021 - 06.2021
  • Assist the Research and Line Manager in daily activities as well as head up the following projects: World Food programme evaluation synthesis, Coordinate the Writing Clinic, Formulate the Sector Skills plan for the Transport SETA, Disseminating and presentation of data

Project Associate – Monitoring and Evaluation and Chatbot Project Lead

Driven to Succeed
01.2020 - 02.2021
  • Evaluate project scopes and activities to identify issues and/or insights to inform and recommend solutions to enable effective implementation of projects
  • Lead the identification of information sources, gathering and interpreting data, executing analysis and reporting insights to Associate Managers and key project teams
  • Leading and supporting Project Analysts in key research and data securing activities
  • Review and summarize project data to drive analytical insights
  • Lead onboarding and testing of Chatbot
  • Analyze user experience results
  • Co-design Baseline, Endline and weekly surveys
  • Manage stakeholder engagement

Graduate (Graduate programme)

Tshikululu Social Investments
03.2019 - 12.2019
  • Providing support in research projects and community assessment
  • Contributing to the development of the organisation's community development model
  • Conducting data analysis and visualization for strategy review
  • Implementing monitoring and evaluation plans for various clients
  • Writing up Evaluation proposals and costing budget for various clients
  • Writing up the recommendation papers for various programme partners
  • Contributing to the transformation committee
  • Writing up site visit reports

Junior lecturer

Unisa
09.2017 - 02.2019
  • Primary lecturer for semester modules
  • Secondary lecturer for semester modules (provide support to primary lecturer)
  • Graded assignments and examinations and provide feedback to students
  • Communicated with students via email, telephone and video conference
  • Prepared feedback letters to students
  • Participated in community engagement programmes implemented by department
  • Participated and contributed as part of departmental seminar committee member
  • Participated and contributed to community engagement initiatives
  • Headed up departmental marketing portfolio

Education

MA - Development Studies

University of Johannesburg
01.2016 - 12.2019

BA Honours - Development Studies

University of Johannesburg
01.2015 - 12.2015

BA - Humanities

University of Johannesburg
02.2012 - 12.2014

Skills

  • Data gathering
  • Clear and concise report documentation
  • Effective information sharing
  • Clear communication in presentations
  • Effective communication
  • Strategic stakeholder involvement
  • Due diligence assessment
  • Survey development
  • SharePoint
  • Problem solving
  • Analytical thinking
  • Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Collaboration
  • Teamwork
  • Willingness to learn

Driving License

Code C1

Timeline

Development Coordinator

TEBA
11.2024 - Current

Social Performance Graduate

Anglo American Platinum
06.2023 - 08.2024

Research Assistant (Short Term contract)

FNB Fiduciary
03.2022 - 04.2022

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer

Data Innovators
09.2021 - 02.2022

Researcher (Short- term Contract)

CLEAR AA
03.2021 - 06.2021

Project Associate – Monitoring and Evaluation and Chatbot Project Lead

Driven to Succeed
01.2020 - 02.2021

Graduate (Graduate programme)

Tshikululu Social Investments
03.2019 - 12.2019

Junior lecturer

Unisa
09.2017 - 02.2019

MA - Development Studies

University of Johannesburg
01.2016 - 12.2019

BA Honours - Development Studies

University of Johannesburg
01.2015 - 12.2015

BA - Humanities

University of Johannesburg
02.2012 - 12.2014
Fikiswa SimelaneDevelopment Coordinator - Monitoring And Evaluation