Renaire Shelly HUNTLEY

• To provide the Energy Sector Assistance Programme with technical report writing and editorial support.
• Continuously refined personal approach to editing based on client feedback, contributing to the ongoing improvement of report quality.
• Provided constructive feedback to writers through clear communication of suggested changes and improvements.
• Developed expertise in various subject matters to better understand context when editing specialized reports.
• Conducted thorough research to verify facts and data in reports, ensuring credibility.
• Enhanced report quality by meticulously editing content for grammar, style, and accuracy.
• Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.

• To establish, provide strategic direction and lead operations with full responsibility and accountability for bottom- line factors, including budget and transaction management, financial analysis, market positioning, and growth, forecasting and promotion. Primary capacity development/training agent.
• To establish and nurture strategic partnerships with other local dance academies and educational institutions.

• To set and monitor the implementation of the EARTH Centre's corporate strategy, provide independent oversight on the running and governance of the NPC, and exercise boardroom best practice.
• To serve as an independent advisor and reviewer on the company's policies and key business processes with a special focus on: human capital performance and development; revenue generation and new business development; organisational ethics; health and safety; responsible waste, energy and water use and management; and environmental/biodiversity protection.
• To serve as the Chairperson of the Social & Ethics Committee (“SEC”): Develop the Committee’s Terms of Reference and annual work plan; develop a sustainability/ESG strategy and compliance reporting framework; review and develop good corporate citizenship and ethics governance frameworks, processes, tools and procedures; conduct regulatory and ESG governance gap analysis; and monitor compliance with legislation and policies applicable to the SEC mandate and provide the Board with quarterly updates;
• To serve as a Finance & Business Development Board Committee member: Use circular economy approaches to identify additional upstream (supplier) and downstream revenue generating opportunities and cost saving initiatives; and to provide guidance on the development of a revenue generation tactical strategies and monitor the implementation thereof.
• Flagship Achievements:
• Established the NPC's inaugural Social & Ethics Committee.
• Contributed to financial oversight by reviewing budgets, financial reports, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• Assessed long-term viability of proposed business ventures by examining potential risks and rewards through a rigorous due diligence process.
• Facilitated collaboration among board members, promoting diverse perspectives and informed decision-making processes.
• Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements by staying abreast of industry developments and legislative changes.
• Enhanced corporate governance through the implementation of robust policies and procedures.
• Reviewed contracts and legal documents to safeguard against potential liabilities or conflicts of interest within the organization.
• Increased board effectiveness by driving strategic initiatives and providing valuable insights from industry experience.

• To develop and monitor the implementation of the NHBRC’s corporate strategy, provide independent oversight on the running and governance of the NHBRC, and exercise boardroom best practice.
• To serve as an independent advisor and reviewer on the SOE’s policies and key business processes with a special focus on human capital performance, development, and management; good corporate citizenship and organisational ethics; and responsible financial management.
• Served as the Chairperson of the Social, Ethics & Transformation Committee (“SETC”) and Human Capital and Remuneration Council Committee member: 2021-2024
• Presently chairing the NHBRC’s Industry Advisory Committee with primary responsibility for forging and maintaining collaborative relationships with key stakeholders; and identifying and assessing key industry issues and developments that potentially impact the NHBRC's business model and warranty fund to ensure organisational relevance, competitiveness, and sustainability.
• Presently serving as a member on the following Council committees: SETC and Funds and Finance Advisory Committee.

Flagships:

• Drove, oversaw and guided the design of an ESG framework and strategy as the former chairperson of the SETC to identify material ESG issues (risks and opportunities), to ensure integrated reporting, and to assess stakeholder value-add.
• Provided guidance on executive compensation strategies, aligning incentives with company performance and shareholder expectations.
• Encouraged innovation by challenging conventional thinking and advocating for new approaches to problem-solving within the organisation.
• Promoted a culture of transparency, fostering open communication between management and Council.
• Contributed to talent acquisition strategies by participating in hiring processes for senior executive-level positions.
• Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements in a regulatory environment.
• Contributed to financial oversight by reviewing budgets, financial reports, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
• Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements by staying abreast of industry developments and legislative changes.
• Enhanced corporate governance through the implementation of robust policies and procedures.
• Increased board effectiveness by driving strategic initiatives and providing valuable insights from industry experience.

• Provided both the private and public sectors with business development and management consultancy services with primary focus on strategic business management, business process efficiencies and sustainability strategies and developing business concepts and cases, and tender proposals.
• Designed sustainability and social capital frameworks, business models, and business process transformation strategies and initiatives for private and government organisations.

Key Projects Managed and Delivered:

• Developed a market penetration tactical plan for Petro SA's Business Africa strategic initiative. This included a comprehensive identification of the market opportunities and threats, ESG value creation with emphasis on environmental risk mitigations as sources for competitive advantages, and sustainability-focused new business opportunities in the Oil & Gas sector.
• Developed the business concept and business case for the establishment and operation of a Biodiesel Production Plant in South Africa. This included a comprehensive market analysis and ESG materiality assessment to identify and pitch sustainable competitive advantages and to source strategic project partners and investors.
• Developed the technical proposal for the business concept and case of the Saffron Health Foundation’s Culture of Health Movement in South Africa – an ESG and Healthy Cities led movement that originated in the USA.
• Strategic planning workshop facilitator and report author for the Gauteng Department for Economic Development (GDED) Group’s 2022/23 strategic planning session: Rebuilding the Gauteng Economy with a focus on high impact creation. Key focus of the strategy was on identifying opportunities and initiatives that will establish and/or revitalise township economies.
• Key role player in the conceptualisation and design of an Inland Minerals Terminal / Dry Port with a focus on sustainability and the creation of shared value in the broader rural community. The project was registered with the Limpopo Development Agency and has been earmarked as a national strategic priority (catalytic) project by Infrastructure South Africa (ISA).
• Developed the business concept and case for the manufacturing of belt conveyance systems parts and components, servicing mines and power plants, with emphasis on an innovative maintenance strategy for sustainable competitive market advantage.
• Project manager on a rail logistics/linkages feasibility study tender for a proposed smelting operation. Based on the quality of the technical tender document, the bidding company was awarded the tender.
• Developed the technical proposal for a renewable energy / energy efficiency strategy design, capacity building and business case implementation project in the Eastern Cape Province.
• Developed a concept paper on sustainable human settlements for a provincial Housing Development Agency department.
• Provided RailExpert Consult, an Austrian company, with Business Development consultancy services for their sub-Sharan Africa division.
• Developed the technical proposal for a renewable energy / energy efficiency strategy design, capacity building and business case implementation project in the Eastern Cape Province.
• Assisted in the facilitation of the Housing Development Agency’s (HDA) Operational Planning workshops and development of Programme Implementation Plans for the four key housing delivery projects: UISP, CCP, Revitalisation of Distressed Mining Towns, and Emergency Housing Assistance Programmes; and co-facilitated Phase 1 of the HDA’s Leadership Development Initiative: Cultural Alignment workshop
• Developed the technical proposal for the establishment and implementation of a Railway Safety and Business Regulator in Pakistan.

• To develop risk, evidence and value-based governance frameworks, processes and procedures to support strategic decision-making within the Housing Development Agency. This was a component of the “Provision of Governance and pre-audit support” project. Project roles included:
• Project Manager:
• To develop project governance framework documents:– Project Charter; Stakeholder Analysis and Management Plan; Monitoring & Evaluation Plan; Communication Protocols
• To develop project Monitoring & Evaluation protocols - Backlog (scrum) tool and Action Register
• To develop a project risk log, to identify project dependencies, and to conduct stakeholder engagements
• Programme Manager: Governance and Compliance Risk Management:
• To develop the HDA’s Strategic & Operational risk registers
• To develop the project’s compliance risk objectives and risk register
• To conduct resilience testing of improved/augmented internal controls / corrective measures
• To develop an enhanced governance operating model
• To manage the design and implementation of the project’s Change Management and Communication Strategy.
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.

To plan, develop, direct, facilitate implementation, administer and review the operational activities of Logistics Hub by:

• Providing Strategic and Operational leadership to the Project Development Technical team and the dry port's Operational teams. Facilitating and overseeing the development and implementation of corporate and sustainability short-, medium- and long-term strategies.
• Establishing annual KPI’s for the Ops team, ensuring alignment to company objectives and SDGs, measuring performance, providing feedback, and implementing Business Improvement plans.
• Researching innovative sustainable technologies for purposes of implementation i.e., water harvesting and conservation, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and processes, water treatment plants, etc.
• Proposing end to end operational excellence plans in line with business requirements (Blueprint for Excellence).
• Developing a Knowledge Management Framework for the dry port and overseeing the implementation thereof.
• Partnering with training institutions to build strong management and technical teams, ensure training and developmental needs of the Ops teams are identified, required training schedules completed and training provided.
• Identifying, coordinating, engaging, and directing subject matter experts.
• Ensuring that operational teams have adequate resources, people, processes, and technology to handle actual and expected volumes.
• Being responsible for all Health and Safety matters, dealing with external SP’s, compliance with regulatory requirements, meeting with Board and project development steering committee members.

• Ensuring that the social, cultural, economic and environmental implications of the agricultural value chain are considered in all projects/programmes.
• Facilitating and overseeing the development and implementation of corporate and sustainability short-, medium- and long-term strategies.
• Ensuring social transformation in the agricultural value chain by targeting black and female owned SMME suppliers, distributors, and support services (e.g., packaging); and by providing business development and capacity building support for rural farmers and cooperatives in the Eastern Cape province.
• Identifying sustainable approaches in developing new business initiatives/opportunities, using local knowledge, towards maximizing the business aspects of agricultural production whilst creating shared value in the sector.
• Researching innovative and sustainable food production, packaging, and distribution technologies and materials with an emphasis on GHG reduction measures.
• Partnerships and contract negotiations.

Developed the following Business Cases:

• Alfred Nzo Agricultural Hub and Training Centre
• Buffalo City Municipality Agricultural Hub
• Wilsonia Agricultural Hub Project – Grain value chain milling initiative

• To develop the department’s operational strategy and associated annual budget, to conduct budget control and management, to manage and co-ordinate technical teams, and to quality-controlled consultancy reports.
• To develop and manage staff non-financial performance agreements and to manage both departmental and organisational performance.
• To manage the implementation of the department’s operational plan.
• To manage quality control and delivery on:
• Data collection, collation, validation and analysis;
• Safety risk management; information and database management;
• Regulatory research with a focus on impact analysis of the risk mitigations; and
• Mapping of safety management oversight decision processes.
• To develop systems and methods for quantitative risk analysis
• To manage and quality control safety performance reporting.

• To build and secure the Regulator’s social, reputational, and financial capital (i.e., long-term value) via new business identification and management whilst ensuring a stable and productive internal environment that is geared towards performance excellence by identifying and implementing appropriate and relevant strategy execution enablers. This included identifying and facilitating strategic partnerships for purposes of joint venturing on railway safety regulatory capacity building initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa.
• To develop the Entity’s alternative revenue generation Business Model and implementation framework, and to develop the Annual Performance Plan aligned with the organisational strategy and to manage implementation thereof.
• To develop the department’s operational strategy and associated annual budget, to manage the department’s budget, to manage and co-ordinate the technical teams, and to quality-controlled consultancy reports.
• To manage the development of non-financial performance agreements and departmental performance.
• To manage the implementation of the department’s operational plan.
• To develop business cases and proposals inclusive of methods, techniques and systems for conceptualising and implementing key institutional decision-making processes, structures, and frameworks/guides.
• To spearhead partnerships, inclusive of managing contract negotiations and agreements, with international and local experts in safety management and operations.

Key Deliverables:

• Developed the department’s operational strategy and associated annual budget, responsible for budget control and management, managed technical teams, and quality-controlled consultancy reports. Oversaw the development of performance agreements and monitored both departmental and organisational performance. Oversaw and monitored the implementation of the operational plan.
• Developed and oversaw the implementation of the Entity’s annual 2017/18 annual Strategic Plan, monitored strategy execution, and reported results to EXCO and the Board.
• Managed the development and implementation of the 2017/18 – 2021/22 MTSF.
• Key role player in the working group responsible for conceptualising and formulating a quantitative strategic risk analysis methodology (based on linking capital allocation and budgeting decisions to identified risks) to prioritise risks.
• Project managed the design and development of a Railway safety Agency & Rail Regulator proposal for the Ministry of Transport & Communications, Zambia. The proposal included methods, techniques and systems for conceptualizing and setting up key institutional decision-making processes, structures, and frameworks/guides.
• Conceptualised and spearheaded the Business-Sweden – RSR Joint Safe Railway Operations Capacity Building Initiative for the establishment of a Railway Safety Regulator in Zambia.
• Project managed the design and development of the Railway Safety Management & Accident Investigation Capacity proposal for the Surface & Marine Transport Regulatory Authority in Tanzania.

• To contribute to the sustainable growth and development of the organisation by initiating and developing Sustainable Business Governance solutions that served to integrate and continuously improve and refine existing governance (institutional decision making) processes, tools, functions, routines (practices) and norms.
• To develop and implement management quality systems, tools, and processes.
• To manage the development of the organisational strategy and risk register.
• To identify and manage strategic projects.
• To provide the CEO with administrative, quality control, financial management/modelling, and reporting support.

Key Deliverables:

• Development of the business case and implementation plan of a results-based strategic framework and Plan. Development and oversight of the implementation of the Entity’s 2014/15 – 2018/16 MTSF and annual strategic plans for this period. Introduced a programmatic results-based management framework into strategic planning and reporting. Simultaneously introduced a risk management approach into strategic planning and reporting.
• Spearheaded the move away from compliance-based regulation towards a risk/management-based approach.
• Developed the business case and implementation plan of a ISO 9004 concordant performance management quality system to improve organisational operational efficiencies. The business case also provided the basis for the redesign of critical governance processes and functions as well as the requirement for a results-based performance monitoring and evaluation framework.
• Assisted the Entity redesign, model, implement and quality control changes to its major revenue stream. This included mastery, oversight and monitoring of permit fee computations. Provided the CEO, Audit & Risk Board Committee, the Auditor General (AG) and the Board Safety Committee with revenue generation risk control monitoring and evaluation feedback.
• Identifiedd and assessed strategic risks related to technology changes (i.e. the introduction of a National Information Management System); stakeholder pressures; and business plan and strategy implementation.
• Developed the OCEO’s operational plan and associated annual budget, responsible for budget control and management, managed technical teams, and quality-controlled outsourced projects.
• Oversaw the development of staff performance agreements and monitored both departmental and organisational performance. Oversaw and monitored the implementation of corporate operational plans.

Managed the following strategic projects:

• Implementation of the Entity’s country-wide Change Management Programme to ensure internal and external stakeholder acceptance and buy-in to the National Information Management System;
• Implementation of the organisation-wide cultural alignment programme to ensure strategy execution;
• Development and implementation of a rules-based procurement compliance matrix (aligned with PFMA) that formed part of the internal compliance control process.
• Conceptualised and designed a Framework for Collaborative Partnerships/Networks to cultivate social and human capital in risk-based railway safety management and regulation. This resulted in the RSR-Swiss FOT, RSR-Business Sweden and RSR-MTO Safety AB capacity building partnerships.

• To conceptualise, design, implement and report on strategic projects aimed at:
• Identifying, addressing (by means of investigating and researching) strategic and operational risk reduction/mitigation initiatives/projects;
• Contributing to the RSR’s Business Excellence Model by identifying opportunities for continuous improvements in organisational performance; and
• Contributing to the sustained organisational growth and development through research regarding best practices and trend analysis of transport regulatory practices (in general) and rail (in particular).

• To develop, grow and systematize an existing not-for-profit and skills development start-up business.
• To formulate and implement strategic and operational plans.
• To execute all business operations including skills/capacity development, budget management, financial analysis and cost-recovery, revenue generation, marketing and promotion.
• To establish strategic partnerships and maintain relationships with local children’s’ education/skills development organisations.

• To investigate the role of Knowledge Management in adaptive ecosystem management.
• To provide the Kruger National Park’s Scientific Services department with peer reviewed ecosystem decision support tools.
• To provide technical laboratory assistance and guidance to undergraduate students in the Wits University School of Biology.
• To develop funding proposals for PhD work.

• To project manage strategic projects. I consistently executed all aspects of project management including consultation on methodology, strict budget management, monitoring field activities/data collection, statistical analysis, report writing, and project evaluation.
• To contribute to EIA studies by designing, conducting, analysing, and reporting on health and environmental impact and risk assessment studies.
• To support the development of the CSIR’s research initiatives that aimed to develop innovative environmental products and services.
• To initiate and facilitate strategic partnerships with government (ministerial, provincial and local) institutions (e.g. Department of Minerals and Energy, Department of Health, Gauteng Provincial Department of Environment, etc), development corporations (e.g. WHO, Danida, etc.) and international consultancies (Carlbro/Grontmij).

• To managed high-value, quantitative studies.
• To conduct primary research projects including new product/service development, brand perception and positioning, customer satisfaction and product/service gap analysis that feed into executive-level decision-making and strategic planning.
• To initiate, develop and maintain client relationships
• To write reports and deliver research presentations.

• To manage the collection, review and analysis of data and information critical to strategic planning.
• To direct environment and health research and information management operations for the Greater Johannesburg metropolis in collaboration with senior management.
• To analyse data and lessons learnt obtained from monitoring programmes.
• To drive research and strategic planning and management.
• To develop core environment and health research indicators, standards, policies and procedures.
• To assess daily operational activities and processes.
• To develop and present monthly and quarterly public health and environmental monitoring reports with recommendations to senior executives.
• To co-ordinate and manage training, evaluation and mentoring programmes in Health Informatics and Operational Research for health professionals.

• To conduct environmental research projects.
• To lead provide research and analytical support to environmental sustainability, impact and risk assessment studies
• To identify potential environmental risks, to evaluate the impact of urbanisation on health and the environment, and to formulate intervention strategies for risk reduction.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to conduct comprehensive studies and generate valuable insights.
• Managed multiple research projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
• Designed experiments with rigorous controls to maximize validity of findings.
• Utilized statistical packages to analyze data and create visualizations.
• Applied ethical considerations throughout all stages of the research process, safeguarding participant welfare and data integrity.
• Tailored research approaches to address specific community needs, leading to impactful societal contributions.
• Conducted fieldwork in diverse environments, adapting methodologies to unique challenges encountered.
• Conducted comprehensive literature reviews for foundational understanding, leading to groundbreaking insights.
• Translated complex research findings into actionable recommendations for industry stakeholders.

• To organise and manage the collection, analysis and interpretation of epidemiological data critical for strategic planning.
• To analyse public health data and information.
• To produce analytical and “lessons-learnt” reports for management, provide feedback to service providers, and evaluate research proposals sent to the department.
• To assist in the training and developing healthcare professionals and data-capturers in the use and importance of information systems for data and information management, and in basic data analyses, interpretation, and presentation.