Yolanda Madyira

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Economic Development Manager @ Aurora Wind Power
South Africa
Yolanda Madyira's Location
South Africa, South Africa
About Yolanda Madyira

Yolanda Madyira is a Social Development Specialist with 9 years’ experience, she is highly passionate about development and has had the pleasure of designing, developing and implementing some of the most amazing community projects across the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. Yolanda has built and managed key relationships with stakeholders both in the private and public sector to ensure ultimate value creation. Over the years, Yolanda has come to understand the importance of sustainable development initiatives. It is only through sustainable methods where communities can be able to observe positive change and improve their lives long term.Some of her career highlights include coordinating the NDA -Western Cape Criminal Asset Recovery Account (2020/2021), a programme to assist organizations which provide services to survivors, victims, of gender-based violence and femicide.She is also the founder of Ntombokanyo concepts,a women's platform inspired by the need to connect like minded women with the hopes of inspiring, building and growing into their fullness. Ntombokanyo Concepts is space where women engage in honest and meaningful conversations through a series of curated events and platforms.

Yolanda Madyira's Current Company Details
Aurora Wind Power

Aurora Wind Power

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Economic Development Manager
South Africa
Employees:
5
Yolanda Madyira Work Experience Details
  • Aurora Wind Power
    Economic Development Manager
    Aurora Wind Power
    South Africa
  • Globeleq
    Economic Development Specialist
    Globeleq Jun 2024 - Present
  • Totalenergies
    Community Relations Coordinator
    Totalenergies Oct 2022 - Jun 2024
    Supervision•Contributing to the development and implementation of the community relations strategy•Provide supervision, technical and strategic support to a team of community liaisonofficers (CLO’s)•Provide support and oversight to the roles of the community liaison officers•Identify and conduct trainings for CLO’s•Coordinate resources required to fulfil community development projects and programmes •Conflict management•Provide status societal reportsStakeholder Management•Manage stakeholder mapping, protocols and procedures•Conduct community entry and situation analysis to provide adequate understanding of thevarious community landscapes•Coordinate and foster relationships with communities and key stakeholders•Participate in stakeholder meetings•Conduct public participation and community vision planning sessions •Supporting the empowerment of communities to improve socio economic status Community Investment Projects•Contribute to the implementation of the CSI policy and strategy•Schedule project meetings•Identify, coordinate and implement community investment projects•Ensure proper due diligence is completed for all projects•Manage project budget in line with strategic objective•Manage all requests for funding and conduct site visits to beneficiaries•Develop quarterly monitoring schedules for community investment projects•Monitoring&Evaluation•Ensuring compliance with governance for all development projects and initiatives •Conduct project verification•Identifying and mitigate risks•Compile minutes and provide project reports•Contributing to the newsletters and marketing to raise awareness on CSI effortsSocial Labour Plan•Contributing to the SLP by understanding the socio-economic landscape of the variouscommunities and areas of development and collaboration•Participating in various Municipal local development forums•Coordinate the identification of SLP programmes in partnership with municipalities
  • National Development Agency Rsa
    Development Officer
    National Development Agency Rsa Mar 2017 - Aug 2022
    Stakeholder Management•Implementing the project development and implementation strategy•Conducting Civil Society organisations mobilisations through community entry and engagement process•Identifying CSO skills, assets, issues and needs for development support•Producing CSOs community profiles and needs assessments reports•Providing capacity building and CSOs support interventions•Conducting CSOs dialogues•Assisting CSOs with formal registration processes with relevant registration body•Building links with other agencies forpartnerships with CSOs•Mediating in matters of conflict within the sector in general•Planning, attending, and coordinating meetings and events•Preparing monthly reports with portfolio of evidence timeously•Mobilising ECD centres to participate in the NDA SAECD Awards at provincial level•Providing support to CSOs that are non-compliant with their registration requirements•Participating in the selection, short listing, site visit and adjudication of the nationalcategories and provincial categories•Building, maintaining, and managing relationships with key stakeholders o Staying abreast of NPO Act, Cooperatives Act and ECD PolicyCommunity Grant Funding Projects•Contribute to the implementation the grant funding policy•Identify community projects and conduct needs assessments o Conduct project verification•Ensure grant funding requirements are adhered to•Budget management•Compile presentations of community projects and present to grant funding committee o Provide proposal writing for potential projects•Develop quarterly monitoring plans for community projects•Monitoring and evaluation of projects, expenditure and progress•Ensure compliance for all projects identified•Provide training and development for projects•Support projects with resource mobilisation and linkages•Assist projects to access markets for project sustainability•Identifying and managing project risks•Reporting
  • National Development Agency Rsa
    Capacity Building Intern
    National Development Agency Rsa Sep 2014 - Aug 2016
    Conducting background research on new beneficiaries to ensure they were legitimate•Grouping and classifying key stakeholders and beneficiaries according to the needs analysis andinterventions required to improve their capabilities and quality of service•Developing capacity building plans•Training, mentoring, incubating, and supporting development beneficiaries that require institutionalcapacity strengthening•Referring and linking development beneficiaries that require technical training and support torelevant institutions and conduct follow up to assess progress.•Managing logistics for all capacity building events; schedules training sessions and ensures facilitysetup and communication to the participating communities•Participating in relevant Sector Education Training Ensuring that Capacity building interventionstake place as planned•Monitoring and evaluating the use, relevance, and impact of training materials•Continually assess the effectiveness of programs developed and/or administered.•Ensuring compliance to curriculum delivery standards and implement monitoring systems andprocedures•Identifying and engaging with relevant stakeholders for Capacity Building.•Building and managing relationships with other capacity building strategic partners involved incapacity building•Ensuring regular information sharing of the activities of the capacity building programme withinNDAPerforming general office administration to ensure an effective and efficient administrative service

Yolanda Madyira Skills

Project Management Strategic Planning Public Speaking Governance Research Capacity Building Training Microsoft Office Management Sales

Yolanda Madyira Education Details

Frequently Asked Questions about Yolanda Madyira

What company does Yolanda Madyira work for?

Yolanda Madyira works for Aurora Wind Power

What is Yolanda Madyira's role at the current company?

Yolanda Madyira's current role is Economic Development Manager.

What schools did Yolanda Madyira attend?

Yolanda Madyira attended Regent Business School, Stellenbosch University, Accreditation And Training Services, Skills Dynamic Africa, University Of The Western Cape.

What are some of Yolanda Madyira's interests?

Yolanda Madyira has interest in Social Services, Children, Economic Empowerment, Civil Rights And Social Action, Politics, Education, Environment, Poverty Alleviation, Science And Technology, Disaster And Humanitarian Relief.

What skills is Yolanda Madyira known for?

Yolanda Madyira has skills like Project Management, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Governance, Research, Capacity Building, Training, Microsoft Office, Management, Sales.

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