Christopher De Vaal Email & Phone Number

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Provide oversight, guidance and implementation services to all internal and external special projects within the organisation.Reporting directly to Executive Management, Chris provides leadership support designed to enable Management to focus on strategic imperatives.Facilitated a robust change management strategy that highlighted the organisational gaps and inefficiencies and created a plan to increase productivity and efficiency across the departments.Developed and implemented Project Management Office support within the Organisation in the development and procurement stages of a Multi-million Rand production project.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Solution development and implementationDelivery of practical business solutionsEstablishment and management of Project Management OfficeBusiness process mapping

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Successfully created and delivered a suite of introductory learning courses, including introduction to finance, active listening and intro to problem solving, through an established online learning platform by engaging with stakeholders, understanding requirements, and meeting those requirements.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Tasked with defining the most innovative approach to solving the need, considering the specificcontext (resources available: money, time and people) and the development of the plan(framework for project activities) to deliver the solution in alignment to the approachidentified.• Ensure contractual obligations of the plan are met.• Manage implementation of the plan.• Monitor and communicate progress during implementation.• Mobilise appropriate working groups.Providing advisory services to the CEO of Africa Health Placements in the development of objectives, strategies and plans aimed at achieving customer satisfaction and the efficient use of client organisations' resources. Defining innovative solutions for project needs. Engaged with senior management to define and identify issues and possible solutions. Work directly with senior management to deliver identified solutions.Provide assistance to senior management with implementing approved recommendations, issuing revised instructions and procedure manuals, and drafting reports and other documentation

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsible for identifying target audiences, defining the distribution strategy and operationalising the allocation, distribution and registration of new client cards to over 20 000 learnersDefined and implemented a card inventory management systemGathered and analysed industry data and best practice methodologies that resulted in a targeted proposal highlighting potential solutions for the clientPerformed the requirements gathering exercise for FinTech hardware and software for a large international organisationFormalised the functional requirements of a new VTM productDesigned and documented the user interfaceAssisted in the system design, functionalities and user interface of the VTM productEvaluated best channel distribution methods that resulted in several key pilot sites being identifiedAnalysed and defined target market that resulted in the key demographic being targetedEngaged with the Marketing department to define and implement a targeted marketing approach across several media platformsStructured governance procedures and process for panel operationsDesigned and developed key tools for evaluation including technical evaluation matrixesImplemented project controls across an outage resulting in a 20-25% cost saving (R48-R60 million)Designed and implemented a dash-boarding tool that resulted in risks being identified and managed more effectivelyDeveloped an online materials management tool, that resulted in materials being effectively managed and trackedDeveloped and implemented a coordinator guide that resulted in more efficient time management, reporting and accountabilityDeveloped reports that culminated in 2000+ learners gaining educational and financial support across various learning programmesDesigned, developed and implemented a successful Business Incubator programme within tight budgets, timeframeswith limited resources.

Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Chris was responsible for;Engaging with various stakeholders and facilitating client sessions at each level within the organisationThe development and re-alignment of Job Profiles for a large utilities company Engaging with Private sector clients to align business development strategy and conduct and facilitate team building sessionsManagement of a team to ensure client objectives were met through the documentation and reporting of team effortsPerforming the PMO function for renewable energy at a large utilities organisationEnsuring third party invoices were documented, stored and tracked through the entire payment lifecycleDevelopment of tracking, budgeting and reporting tools that enabled transparent client oversight on projectsDevelopment and documentation of SOPs, guides and databases for clients

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Strategic Management, Honours

Strategic Management Accounting, History and Philosophy of Management, Project Management, Research Methodology, Strategic Management.

Bcom, Marketing And Business Management

Marketing, Business Management, Economics, Business Communication, Personal Selling, Introduction to Financial Accounting Business Law.