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Cape Town, Wc, Za

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Manage just transition research and advice at Krutham, working with clients in various sectors. Our notable projects include collaborations with organisations like the Impacting Investing Institute, Africa Climate Foundation, Presidential Climate Commission, and the World Bank. Our team offers research-led consulting services, covering policy analysis, political insights, market research, macroeconomic capital markets, and strategic research. We assist diverse capital entities, from hedge funds… Show more Manage just transition research and advice at Krutham, working with clients in various sectors. Our notable projects include collaborations with organisations like the Impacting Investing Institute, Africa Climate Foundation, Presidential Climate Commission, and the World Bank. Our team offers research-led consulting services, covering policy analysis, political insights, market research, macroeconomic capital markets, and strategic research. We assist diverse capital entities, from hedge funds and banks to philanthropies, in navigating opportunities and risks associated with the Just Transition. Show less

Cape Town

Led the ESG and Integrated Thinking Advisory team in guiding businesses to embed material ESG elements through an integrated thinking model. This role involved analysing corporate performance against the model to support companies in enhancing their internal processes and advancing their ESG performance.Provided advisory services to foster holistic business strategies, developed and implemented ESG management frameworks, and offered expertise on GRI, SDGs, TCFD, SASB, and IFRS S1&S2… Show more Led the ESG and Integrated Thinking Advisory team in guiding businesses to embed material ESG elements through an integrated thinking model. This role involved analysing corporate performance against the model to support companies in enhancing their internal processes and advancing their ESG performance.Provided advisory services to foster holistic business strategies, developed and implemented ESG management frameworks, and offered expertise on GRI, SDGs, TCFD, SASB, and IFRS S1&S2. Responsibilities included advisory, skills development, and framework integration. Additionally, led webinars and produced thought leadership content on ESG and sustainability topics. Worked closely with organisations to refine their sustainability practices and reporting, driving meaningful improvements across their business operations. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Managed the production of integrated annual reports, sustainability reports, and impact reports, utilising a deep understanding of the frameworks and underlying concepts essential for embedding sustainability best practices within organisations. Responsibilities included business development, product development, budget management, and team leadership. Oversaw complex projects and provided management consulting services to ensure the effective integration of sustainability principles into… Show more Managed the production of integrated annual reports, sustainability reports, and impact reports, utilising a deep understanding of the frameworks and underlying concepts essential for embedding sustainability best practices within organisations. Responsibilities included business development, product development, budget management, and team leadership. Oversaw complex projects and provided management consulting services to ensure the effective integration of sustainability principles into corporate reporting and strategy. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Managed the production of integrated annual reports, sustainability reports, and impact reports, leveraging a deep understanding of frameworks and concepts essential for embedding sustainability best practices. Focusing on integrated and sustainability reporting, responsibilities included strategic advisory (gap analysis, benchmarking, materiality issues), project management, and research and writing. Provided expertise on GRI, SDGs, TCFD, SASB, including advisory, skills development, and… Show more Managed the production of integrated annual reports, sustainability reports, and impact reports, leveraging a deep understanding of frameworks and concepts essential for embedding sustainability best practices. Focusing on integrated and sustainability reporting, responsibilities included strategic advisory (gap analysis, benchmarking, materiality issues), project management, and research and writing. Provided expertise on GRI, SDGs, TCFD, SASB, including advisory, skills development, and framework integration. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

After several years assisting the editor in growing and enhancing Fin24 as a Senior Content Producer, promotion to Deputy Editor followed. Responsibilities included team management, leading content strategy, and running the news desk. At this stage, a decision was made to pivot towards sustainability, driven by a desire to address environmental and social issues from a new perspective, inspired by the completion of an MBA in 2017.In the role of Deputy Editor, played a key role in… Show more After several years assisting the editor in growing and enhancing Fin24 as a Senior Content Producer, promotion to Deputy Editor followed. Responsibilities included team management, leading content strategy, and running the news desk. At this stage, a decision was made to pivot towards sustainability, driven by a desire to address environmental and social issues from a new perspective, inspired by the completion of an MBA in 2017.In the role of Deputy Editor, played a key role in setting and implementing Fin24’s editorial strategy, focusing on increasing audience engagement through improved content quality and distribution. Managed the news team and the news gathering process, contributing to Fin24’s position as the number one online finance and business publication in South Africa. Show less

Cape Town

Following many years on the editorial and production management side of newspaper journalism, I moved to Fin24 to focus on online business journalism. As newspaper sales declined, this was an important step. I delivered breaking financial and economic news with specialised context as well as long-form investigative videos, stories and data visualisation. I created innovative content, such as video explainers, audio, interactive data visualizations, gamification and social media posts. I taught… Show more Following many years on the editorial and production management side of newspaper journalism, I moved to Fin24 to focus on online business journalism. As newspaper sales declined, this was an important step. I delivered breaking financial and economic news with specialised context as well as long-form investigative videos, stories and data visualisation. I created innovative content, such as video explainers, audio, interactive data visualizations, gamification and social media posts. I taught and motivated other team members to find ways to improve their content offering. During this time, I closely supported the editor to develop the Fin24 brand. Show less

Durban/Pietermaritzburg

I managed editorial and advertising production of 14 newspapers with teams based at two geographic hubs. This position involved high-level planning, operation leadership as well as identifying special projects to increase revenue streams. Reorganised production structure, moving various teams from five locations to two specialised hubs. I project managed and headed up key projects focusing on product development and enhancements (including launching new titles and redesigning publications).

Kwazulu-Natal

I managed a production team responsible for producing a number of publications. This role included product development, managing of budgets and entailed the redesign of existing publications. I also managed the transition of the team to new design software, which included training and mentorship.

Port Shepstone Area, South Africa

Editorial and publishing roles were combined in this role. The focus was to create native content by planning and publishing supplements and magazines to draw in additional sales revenues to supplement existing advertising revenue from the main newspapers.

Port Shepstone Area, South Africa

I assisted in the launch of this publication and managed the operation to produce daily quality content.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Designed news and leisure pages with flair to ensure publication engaged readers, with the use of graphic designs and engaging headlines, as well as image and text use.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Copy tasted, edited and helped layout the news edition of the newspaper, working evening hours until midnight to produce the very latest breaking news.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

- Thesis topic: "Brexit’s wine trickle-down effect: How the UK’s decision to exit the EU has forced South Africa’s wine sector to rethink.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Mba Exchange Programme

Four-month MBA exchange programme in Milan, specialising in: - Green management and corporate sustainability (project focus.

Global Network For Advanced Management Small Network Online Course, The End Of Globalization?

Activities and Societies: Organised a hackathon for South African MBA students around the topic of anti-globalisation. Course focused.

Postgraduate: Honours In Art, Media, Culture & Communications, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Chief Editor: Nux Student Newspaper

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Media & Communication

Activities and Societies: Chief Editor: Nux Student Newspaper (UKZN) Media officer: 12th International Oral History Conference (organised.

High School, History; Biology; Science; Mathematics, English, Matric Exemption