Rhoda Masupye

• First acting period 2014-2016 (2 years)
• Multiple 6-months on rotational basis (24 months)
• Current Acting October 2024 to date (10 months)
• Strategic leadership of the busniess unit, preparing of the yearly budget and monitor the monthly expenses and statements.
• Managing inspections and approvals processes for the successful implementation of the specifications and the NRCS Act mandate.
• Oversee the administration of the compulsory specifications in removing non-complianct products from the market and protecting the public.
• Submission of monthly, quartely and yearly business reports.
• Implementation and monitoring of annual performance plan
• Financial management and preparation of budgets, monitoring income and expenditure of the business unit.
• Encouraged adherence to corporate governance standards.
• Fostering relations with key stakeholders such as the industry, governmental departments and the relevant stakeholders at large.

Consumer awareness and education for key stakeholders.

• Identification and managing of potential risk within the business unit.

• Managing Human Resource matters, staff costs, leave, vacancies and wellbeing.

Maintaining Accreditation and responding to AGSA findings and implementation of controls.

• From 2013 to-date (12 years)
• Preparation and submission of business plans for the department.
• Implementation and monitoring of annual performance plan.
• Preparation of budgets, monitoring income and expenditure of the business unit.
• Encouraged adherence to corporate governance standards.
• Identification and managing of potential risk within the business unit.
• Managing Human Resource matters, staff costs, leave, vacancies and wellbeing.
• Ajudication and evaluation of tenders.
• Participation in technical committees.
• Daily management of operational functions.
• Administration of the compulsory specifications.
• Assessed recruitment and retention strategies, identifying weaknesses to build resilient, high-performing workforces.
• Managing audit function.
• Managing accreditation of the business unit.
• Ensuring a fully capacitated and functional business unit.

• Enforcement of compulsory specifications.
• Monitoring the health, safety and environment of the public.
• Conducted comprehensive analysis of customer issues.
• Consumer education and awareness.
• Issuing of letters of authority and sales permits.
• Training and mentoring of surveillance inspectors.
• Compiling monthly reports.

• Determination of SO2 in foods and analysis of water and beverages.
• Determination, free fatty acid and peroxide value analysis.
• Analytical analysis of Infra-Red, Spectrophotometer and Potentiometric titrations.
• Pharmaceutical testing, analysis of various capsules, plastics and syringes, standardisation and PH determination.

• Pharmaceutical testing.
• Analysis of various capsules, plastics and syringes.
• Standardisation and PH determination.