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SANDILE NGOBENI Polokwane, Limpopo • Human Rights and Advocacy Officer| Project Manager PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Development Practitioner with experience in Programme management, resource mobilization, research, advocacy experience in advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and implementation, data collection and processing.
Experienced in leading and directing grassroots community engagement interventions with components of social research providing evidence used for lobbying policy reforms at community level.
Core Competences and Skills • Research and Development • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Proposal Writing Major Achievements • Monitoring and Evaluation • Stakeholder Management • Leadership • Project Management • Concept Development • Capacity Building • Achieved and exceeded APP targets in the financial year 22/23 SAHRC.

• Commended by the employer at Kuhluka Movement as a hard worker and diligent employee.
EDUCATION • Post-graduate diploma in Labour Law, University of Johannesburg, ongoing • Bachelor of Arts, University of South Africa, 2021.

• Master of Practical Theology, Stellenbosch University, 2013.

• Post-graduate Diploma in Theology, Stellenbosch University, 2012.

• Bachelor of Theology, Stellenbosch University, 2011.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE African Young Indigenous Leaders (NGO) Stakeholder Relations Manager 04/2023 – Present • Manage the relationship with all Government and key stakeholders such as traditional leaders and civic society formations.

• Analyze and manage the national stakeholders' interests and requirements.

• Advise operations and senior leadership on strategic engagement through gathering and analyzing information from a stakeholder perspective and provide proactive solutions.
• Develop partnership opportunities internally and externally for strategic business initiatives, evaluate impact of engagement strategies and provide feedback to Executive.

• Work out and develop tactical plans to manage the stakeholders’ expectations.

South African Human Rights Commission (Limpopo Office) Human Rights and Advocacy Officer 08/2022 – 03/2023 • Collaborate and provide training to NGOs on the human rights issues in the province.
• Keep all records and information of the interventions and maintain administrative system of the programme using Veritas Fling System.

• Conduct training to over 300 and awareness raising interventions in respect of both PEPUDA and PAIA to various stakeholders within the province.

• Conduct and facilitate all research on human rights issues in the province and assist the provincial office with advancing the constitutional obligation of Right to Equality and Right to Information Access.
• Conduct needs assessment and situational analysis on human rights issues within the province to determine the type and nature of the intervention.

• Ensured awareness on Grahamstown court judgment stating that all children have the right to education irrespective of whether they are documented or not through school advocacy awareness-raising interventions in the province.
Kuhluka Movement NGO 08/2021– 07/2022 Advocacy & Research Manager • Changed attitudes towards GBV through the development and implementation of Programme strategy including lobbying, partnership and collaboration.

• Coordinated and managed projects in South Africa, Swaziland, and Mozambique such as Custodian of culture and Dignity packs.

• Administered project budget of over R2 million and saved R200 000 on travel and accommodation costs by hosting some meetings virtually.
• Ensured informed and accurate decision making through compiling project reports, proposals, and research papers.

• Created awareness on the impact of GBV in the community through workshops, conferences and debates.

• Ensured the program visibility through consistently using uniform messages from the Communications and Advocacy Plan in order to reach out to chiefs about projects.
• Provided support to women in the community by ensuring that they possess tools to prevent incidents of GBV and to provide safe spaces for sharing, counseling, and healing, Support women who are survivors of violence on their way to recovery.

• Undertook mobilization activities to move the community to a caring society and offered support in the process of seeking resolution and justice for survivors.
South African Human Rights Commission (Free State Office) 11/2020 – 04/2021 Advocacy and Research Consultant • Assist with the collection and compilation of relevant data • Provide support to implement plans to increase visibility and accessibility of the Commission through public outreach projects e.g., by establishing a presence at the specific site • Support advocacy interventions in respect of public outreach clinics, campaigns, and special projects in communities.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a network of key stakeholder relationships in the identified communities, including community-based organizations, other chapter 9 institutions, local authorities, and community leaders • Conduct sensitization interventions about human rights and the mandate of the Commission.
Assist with human rights training • Support the Provincial Manager with communications interventions in respect of media engagements and related work Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa 11/2018 – 07/2019 Assistant Project Coordinator • Project duties: As and when required, including carrying out inspection of voting stations and voting districts on local level where the need for replacement of existing facilities arises; identify potential voting stations sites; identify potential electoral staff; attend to local logistical arrangements in support of electoral staff training; carry out activities in support of voter education on local level; carry out logistical tasks in respect of electoral material on local level during registration and election periods; carry out tasks in support of voter registration and voting activities on local level; conduct training on local level; as well as other election related duties.
• Project administration duties: Including providing draft reports relating to project activities; dealing with correspondence relating to projects, taking minutes of meetings and attend meetings, workshops and training sessions.

Commission for Gender Equality 02/2014 – 07/2018 Parliamentary Liaison Officer • Established a strong link between CGE and the Parliament of South Africa by engaging Members of Parliament (MPs).
• Led on CGE’s efforts to influence law-making, oversight processes and contributed to the drafting of submissions to parliament.

• Attended, monitored and engaged with activities in the National Assembly and NCOP that pertain to the work of CGE, including but not limited to, basic education, education and recreation, appropriations, transport, and finance.
• Proactively shared CGE’s research with MPs, coordinated learning opportunities for MPs, and identified opportunities for CGE’s members to attend parliamentary meetings.

Commission on the Protection and Promotion of Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Rights Commission Research Intern 09/2012 – 01/2014 Implemented and conducted research on identified research Projects in the CRL Rights Commission which made the communities aware of their rights.
• • Acquired more audience from implementation of train the trainer strategy to promote and protect cultural, religious and linguistic rights of communities whereby community members were trained to train others in the community at large.

• Provided support to the research and policy development unit and maintained an active directory of CRL stakeholders.

SUMMARY OF OTHER ROLES • Security officer, WHC construction company, 09/2003 – 12/2005.

• Security officer, Shoprite, 01/2000 – 07/2002.


• Security officer, PUTCO Bus Company, 03/1996 – 12/1999.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT • Occupational Certificate – Chartered Secretary (NFQ8), ongoing.

• Project Stakeholder management, Project Management Learning Institute, 2023.
• Advanced Human Rights Course in Accountability and Oversight of the Criminal Justice System, University of Pretoria, 2023 • Advanced Human Rights Course in Judicial Enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa, University of Pretoria, 2023.

• Advanced Human Rights Course on the Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons in Africa, University of Pretoria, 2023.

• Certificate in Good Governance in Africa, UNISA, 2022.
• Advanced Human Rights Course on Disability Rights in an African Context, University of Pretoria, 2022.

• Advanced Human Rights Course on Children’s Rights in Africa, University of Pretoria, 2022.

• Advanced Human Rights on Women’s Rights in Africa, University of Pretoria, 2022.

• Advanced Human Rights Course on Sexual Minority Rights in Africa, University of Pretoria, 2022.

• Corporate Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Business Sustainability, University of Cape Town, 2021.
• Pre-Entry Certificate into Senior Management services, National School of Government, 2020.

BOARD APPOINTMENT • Board Appointment, Stellenbosch Hospice, 2019.

REFERENCES • Adv.

Lybon Maluleka • Dr. Nikiwe Bam • Mr. Vincent Rikhontso