Mthethwa Melikhaya Khanyisizwe
Assistant Director: Asset, Leases & Disposal Mng
Midland ,Johannesburg
Summary
Dynamic project manager with a proven ability to oversee complex initiatives and guide diverse teams toward achieving organizational objectives. Expertise in strategic planning and operational efficiency drives successful outcomes and enhances team collaboration. A strong history of effective leadership and innovative problem-solving fosters a results-oriented environment that consistently meets and exceeds goals. Committed to leveraging skills for organizational success and cultivating a culture of excellence.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
16
16
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Manager: Deputy Mayor - Technical Office
Newcastle Municipality
Newcastle
04.2024 - Current
- Day to day running of the office of the Deputy Mayor.
- Assist in budget preparation, financial oversight, and optimal allocation of resources for projects under the Deputy Mayor's portfolio.
- Manage the technical office’s operations, including staff coordination, workflow management, and administrative support.
- Provide strategic technical and policy advice to the Deputy Mayor on municipal governance, infrastructure, and service delivery initiatives.
- Coordinate and monitor key projects to ensure alignment with municipal strategic plans and timelines.
- Conduct research, analyze reports, and draft briefing notes, policies, and recommendations for informed decision-making.
- Liaise with internal departments, government entities, and community stakeholders to address service delivery issues, and foster partnerships.
- Track and report on the implementation of council resolutions and project outcomes, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
Assistant Director: Assets, Leases & Disposal
National Office of the Chief Justice
Midrand
04.2011 - 03.2024
- Maintains, controls, and manages all Office of the Chief Justice-owned assets in accordance with the Treasury-prescribed regulations, PFMA, and departmental internal policy.
- Responsible for the Constitutional Court, all High Courts, and Specialized Courts in South Africa, Chief and Deputy Chief Justice Residence, and Private Offices, as well as all High Courts' Judge Chambers.
- Implement the asset management strategy from acquisition management, operational, and disposal plans.
- Manage the implementation of the asset management system, departmental policies, and procedures.
- Maintain the strategic and annual asset management plans, aligned with the departmental strategy and budget, and in consultation with Public Works where applicable.
- Maintain asset registers, including acquisitions, maintenance management, transfers, and valuations.
- Plan and execute the asset verification, investigate and report on variances, make necessary recommendations to resolve discrepancies, and update the asset register.
- Supervise asset controllers in all high courts.
- Maintain the lease register of all photocopiers, software licenses, judges' vehicles, pool vehicles, cellphones, 3G cards, and security systems. (Both finance and operational leases.)
- Record and identify the disposal of asset requests upon receipt.
- Ensure that Information Communication Technology (ICT) assets are evaluated before being presented to the disposal committee.
- Facilitate the disposal of all state assets and vehicles.
- Ensure that the disposal of assets is removed from the systems.
- Draw, analyze, and present financial reports to the Director of Assets.
- Consolidate financial monthly and quarterly reports.
- Monitoring and reporting of revenue, expenditure, assets, and liabilities.
- Manage the state-owned (pool) fleet for all high courts in South Africa and judges' subsidized vehicles.
- Manage a fixed vehicle register and verify them biannually.
- Liaise with GMT and third-party service providers regarding the procuring of vehicles, repairs, and upgrades.
- Manage the losses, theft, and accidents of all state-owned property.
- Reconciliation of transaction reports with petrol slips and invoices from service providers.
Admin Officer Transport & Asset Management
National Department of Public Works
Cape Town Rehional Office
06.2006 - 03.2012
- Responsible for the President, Deputy President, ministerial residents, National Assembly, parliamentary offices, Robin Ireland assets, military base transfers, and Atlantic site assets in the North Pole.
- Update new additions, movements, transfers, and disposals.
- Monitor all entries made on the assets register, as per minimum requirements.
- Retirement of all losses and disposed assets in the register.
- Ensuring that asset policies and procedures guidelines are implemented, and ensure compliance.
- Assist in developing and implementing a disposal plan.
- Ensure that the loss register is updated regularly.
- Capturing the movements of departmental assets between personnel in the system.
- Conducting a stocktaking of departmental assets.
- Issuing departmental vehicles to employees.
- Barcoding the new departmental assets.
- Issuing the new departmental assets to the units.
- Compiling the spreadsheet for assets to be disposed of.
- Receiving delivered assets on LOGIS.
- Creating new suppliers on the logistics system.
- Updating the current suppliers on the logistics system.
- Follow up on the tax clearance certificate.
- Compiling spreadsheet for Avis car rental payments.
- Capturing requisitions on the logistics system.
- Capturing the banking details of suppliers on the logistics system.
- Making a follow-up on outstanding invoices.
- Confirming that orders are delivered to the correct suppliers.
- Requesting quotations.
- Preparing manual orders.
- Registering new suppliers in the database system.
Admin Clerk: Transport & Asset Management
Department of Works
Newcastle
08.2004 - 05.2006
- Effective and efficient management of movable assets KZN Works (Newcastle)
- Ensure compliance with the PFMA and National Treasury guidelines
- Ensure compliance with the approved Asset Management Directive and detail standard procedures
- Ensure issuing, signing and displaying of the updated inventory control sheet
- Manage the facilitation of physical movement of assets and updating on the system
- Manage transfer of assets
- Attend to correspondence and queries
- Ensure the Quarterly spot checks of assets
- Ensure an annual regional asset verification is conducted
- Ensure capturing of balance adjustments for surplus and shortages
Education
High School Diploma -
ADU TVET
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Higher Certificate - Supply Chain Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
Diploma - Logistics Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Matric -
Ziphakamiseni High School
Newcastle, South Africa01.1996
Skills
Regulatory compliance
Staff development
Employee relations
Financial management
Customer service
Documentation and reporting
MS office
Team leadership
Analytical skills
Analytical skills
Excellent communication
Problem-solving
Certification
Institution: Imsimbi
References
Honorable Deputy Mayor Nkosi
Office Of The Deputy Mayor: AmaJuba Municipality
Newcastle
083 576 6592
Mr. Martin, Molobi
Deputy Director: Asset Management (supervisor)
Office Of The Chief Justice
063 711 1434
Oupa Gaeadingwe
Director: Asset Management
Office Of The Chief Justice
071 414 2762
Mr. Herman Lekwane
Director: Finance
Office Of The Chief Justice
083 463 0983
Timeline
Manager: Deputy Mayor - Technical Office
Newcastle Municipality
04.2024 - Current
Assistant Director: Assets, Leases & Disposal
National Office of the Chief Justice
04.2011 - 03.2024
Admin Officer Transport & Asset Management
National Department of Public Works
06.2006 - 03.2012
Admin Clerk: Transport & Asset Management
Department of Works
08.2004 - 05.2006
High School Diploma -
ADU TVET
04.2001 -
Higher Certificate - Supply Chain Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
04.2001 -
Diploma - Logistics Management
University of Johannesburg
04.2001 -
Matric -
Ziphakamiseni High School