Sipho Matsikane Malumbazo
Selosesha
Summary
To contribute towards the eradication of poverty and its causes to rural communities.Led multi-disciplinary teams to meet project objectives while ensuring stakeholder engagement and budget adherence. Monitored project performance, implementing data-driven improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
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Certification
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21
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Coordinator LDS
Department of Land reform and Rural Development
Bloemfontein
09.2019 - Current
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary project teams, facilitating communication and optimising resource allocation for on-time project delivery.
- Liaised between project teams and clients, maintaining open lines of communication to meet project requirements.
- Conducted weekly project status meetings, presenting updates to stakeholders and refining project plans based on feedback.
- Supported project initiation activities, including defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables in alignment with business goals.
- Monitored project budgets, tracking expenditures and applying cost-control measures to ensure adherence to financial limits.
- Analysed project data to identify trends, making recommendations for process improvements to enhance efficiency.
- Managed RADP aging report by reviewing data and identifying overdue items.
- Identified land development support beneficiaries by analysing project needs and community resources.
- Implemented land development support policy prescripts by ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Project Coordinator SLA
Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
Western Cape
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Coordinated multi-disciplinary project teams, facilitating communication and resource allocation for timely project completion.
- Managed acquisition of strategically located land to meet national imperatives.
- Managed RADP ageing report to identify and resolve land acquisition delays effectively.
- Oversaw selection of suitable candidates and allocation of land to optimise resource distribution.
- Identify Land development support beneficiaries for the purpose of on-farm infrastructure.
- Implement Land development Support policy prescripts.
- manage the land acquisition and allocation support services within the District.
- Maintain the land application system/database.
Senior Project Officer (SLA and RADP)
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Kimberley
04.2013 - 05.2017
- Implemented project procedures effectively within relevant policy and programme guidelines.
- Implement recapitalisation project procedures within the relevant policy and programme guidelines.
- Delivered agreed projects within deadlines.
- Analyse and assess recapitalisation business plans.
- Identified potential recapitalisation projects within John Taole District municipality (Kuruman) to enhance planning and budgeting.
- Maintained accurate and accessible recapitalisation project support requirements.
- Reviewed and confirmed project-related expenditure for accuracy.
- Recorded financial information accurately and recommended project expenditure within the approved budget.
- Informed stakeholders of project support requirements, ensuring alignment and readiness for implementation.
- Communicated with stakeholders regarding support requirements for recapitalisation projects.
- Secured post-transfer support for beneficiaries by establishing formal agreements/memoranda of understanding.
Agriculture, Skills and Learnership Coordinator
Motheo FET College
06.2011 - 02.2013
- Develop, implement and manage effective Learnership and skills development programmes.
- Liaised with relevant SETAs, industry, and stakeholders to align training programmes with current market needs.
- Structured learnership programme and practical roster, revising and updating content to enhance learner engagement and outcomes.
- Provided learner support and guidance to facilitate effective implementation of Learnership programmes at multiple Centres.
- Oversee Assessment/Moderation of learners POE's.
- Quality Assurance of programmes (internally-and externally).
- Learnership budget control and expenditure.
- Administration with reference to quarterly Learnership reports, statistical data; recording and uploading of learner data, data protection and integrity of results in collaboration with administration section.
- Keep up to date with regard to the applicable prescripts, policies, procedures, technologies and new developments to be able to render an efficient and effective training service.
- Managed Colleges Plot (Farm) to optimise income generation for College.
- Reason for leaving: Contract Expiry
Assessor (Agricultural Skills Programmes)
Skills for All Training and Consulting
04.2010 - 03.2011
- Assisted students in agricultural education classes to plan, develop, and conduct agricultural experience activities aligned with their occupational goals.
- Assess all learners POE's (Portfolio of evidences) and give advice on procedures to follow in order for them to be competent.
- Utilises a variety of teaching methods to meet student needs.
- Develops instructional materials for the specific classes assigned.
- Collaborates and works as a team member with the learners to ensure that proper learning procedures have been followed.
- Ensured learners made reasonable progress towards performance objectives of the programme by monitoring attendance and supporting dropout prevention.
- Informed Coordinator of educational needs, career opportunities, and available instructional programmes for learners.
- Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports of the learners and submit to the Coordinator.
- Maintains sufficient contact with local agricultural leaders, municipality, other relevant stakeholders and farmers, so that technical competency is maintained.
- Maintained inventory records of purchased non-consumables.
- Executed additional tasks based on organisational needs.
- Reason for leaving: Contract Expiry
Business Consultant and skills development facilitator
Botle business consultants
04.2009 - 03.2010
- Mentored and coached distressed companies to improve their operational performance.
- Development of business plans, marketing plans & feasibility studies.
- Identified SMMEs and registered them as cooperatives to facilitate access to funding.
- Liaise with different Government departments, private sectors and other stakeholders to identify economic opportunities for these SMMEs.
- Develop training manuals and facilitate trainings.
- Conducted quality checks on completed training sessions to ensure standards were met. on the completed training and assess the competency of learners.
- Compiled weekly and monthly reports for management to track project progress and outcomes.
- Ensure accurate daily administrative records (attendance register, and all other required documents) of the training conducted.
- Reason for leaving: Contract Expiry
Agricultural Technician
Goldfields Skills Development Academy
04.2006 - 01.2008
- Training of 250 beneficiaries in hydroponics system Management.
- Greenhouse vegetable production, integrated pest management and irrigation scheduling.
- Supported and mentored 250 beneficiaries in agricultural practices to improve skills and knowledge.
- Construction of greenhouses (hydroponic systems) to 250 beneficiaries around 42 Thaba Nchu villages.
- Identified vegetable markets and connected 250 beneficiaries to enhance market access.
- Registered 250 beneficiaries in Primary Agricultural Co-Operatives to facilitate collective farming efforts.
- General Greenhouse maintenance (ventilation and structure maintenance).
- Drafting of business plans.
- Identification of possible funders for expansion of the project by building 2 village markets and 1 central market.
- Development of training manuals.
- Project activity's Record keeping and updating.
- Identification and recruitment of 250 beneficiaries.
- Oversaw management of project funds and assets to ensure proper allocation.
- Reason for leaving: Contract Expiry
Agricultural Development Project Facilitator
Khanya African Institute for Community Driven Development
04.2005 - 04.2006
- Mentored CBOs in food security and income generation projects, enhancing community resilience and sustainability.
- Identified, established and strengthened community based organisations (CBOs) across 22 villages in Thaba Nchu district, fostering local engagement.
- Organised training sessions for community based workers, improving their skills and effectiveness in local agricultural initiatives.
- Facilitating the selection of community based workers (CBWs).
- Organised training sessions for community based workers, improving their skills and effectiveness in local agricultural initiatives..
- Identification of markets and suppliers of agricultural inputs.
- Enhancing linkages between Communities, Departments and other Organisations.
- Reason for leaving: Contract expiry
Education
B-TECH - AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Bloemfontein, FS12-2009
NATIONAL DIPLOMA - AGRICULTURE
GLEN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Bloemfontein, FS12-2004
TWO YEARS HIGHER CERTIFICARE - AGRICULTURE
GLEN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Bloemfontein, FS12-2003
METRIC -
MOROKA HIGH SCHOOL
Thaba Nchu12-2000
Skills
- Project management
- Project coordination
- Project oversight
- Project leadership
- Resource allocation
- Budget tracking
- Budgeting and finance
- Risk assessment
- Data analysis
- Data analytics
- Policy implementation
- Policy development
- Land acquisition
- Stakeholder communication
- Stakeholder engagement
- Client relationship management
- Client engagement strategies
- Negotiation
- Contract management
- Contract negotiation and administration
- Quality assurance
- Training facilitation
- Organisational development
- Production reporting
- Requirements gathering
- Supply chain coordination
- Team coordination
- Team leadership
- Performance monitoring
- Meeting facilitation
- Presentation delivery
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic planning
- Innovative problem-solving
- Decision making
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Active listening
- Leadership skills
- Customer relationship
Custom
I, Sipho Matsikane Malumbazo hereby declare that the information and attachments rendered above are true in every respect. I understand that every false information rendered will lead to my application being disqualified or discharged if appointed.
Personal Information
ID Number: 8212285803089
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Afrikaans
Intermediate
B1
sotho
Upper Intermediate
B2
Tswana
Advanced
C1
Certification
- Conduct moderation of outcome based assessment (NQF Level 6)
- Customer servises (Certificate of attendance)
- Presentation skills (NQF Level 4)
- Facilitation training (Certificate of participation)
- Conduct outcome based assessment (NQF Level 5)
- Develop outcome based learning programmes (NQF Level 5)
- Public finance management (NQF level 4)
- permaculture design (certificate of participation)
- AMDP (Completion certificate)
- Project Management (NQF Level 5)
- Develop education,training and development policies and procedures for an organisation (NQF Level 6)
- mentor a colleague to enhance the individuals knowledge,skills,values and attitudes in a selected carrer path (NQF Level 4)
- Livestock onfarm management software (certificate of attendance)
Interests
- Basket ball
- snooker
- swimming
- outdoor adventure/camping
- fishing
- music
Timeline
Project Coordinator LDS
Department of Land reform and Rural Development
09.2019 - Current
Project Coordinator SLA
Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
06.2017 - 09.2019
Senior Project Officer (SLA and RADP)
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
04.2013 - 05.2017
Agriculture, Skills and Learnership Coordinator
Motheo FET College
06.2011 - 02.2013
Assessor (Agricultural Skills Programmes)
Skills for All Training and Consulting
04.2010 - 03.2011
Business Consultant and skills development facilitator
Botle business consultants
04.2009 - 03.2010
Agricultural Technician
Goldfields Skills Development Academy
04.2006 - 01.2008
Agricultural Development Project Facilitator
Khanya African Institute for Community Driven Development
04.2005 - 04.2006
B-TECH - AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL DIPLOMA - AGRICULTURE
GLEN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
TWO YEARS HIGHER CERTIFICARE - AGRICULTURE
GLEN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
METRIC -
MOROKA HIGH SCHOOL