Wessel van den Berg

Wessel van den Berg
Curriculum Vitae 2011

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Personal objective

To lead a small, problem-solving team with creative and innovative perspectives.

Focus

-       Monitoring and evaluation system design and training
-       Sustainable development program design and supervision
-       Capacity building of organisations
-       Project Management

Strengths as assessed by Strengthsfinder 2.0  

-       Empathy
-       Strategy
-       Ideation
-       Maximiser
-       Relator

Core Competencies

·        Developing national monitoring and evaluation systems
·        Academic writing, editing, survey and qualitative research
·        Computer literacy, all general office applications
·        Basic software management with good grasp of managing web-based   applications
·        Experienced as webmaster: Platform web-hosting and Google Sites
·        Design and administration of online database and survey tools
·        Managing national scale projects and grants
·        Establishing and maintaining multiple stakeholder relationships
·        Positioning social change initiatives in wider systems like the economy, policy and natural environments
·        Strategic development of practical implementation plans
·        Curriculum development in fields of gender, public health and sustainable development 
·        Designing interventions for fields of gender, public health and sustainable development
·        Mentoring a team of coordinators in national programs
·        Facilitating learning combined with personal development
·        The ability to structure work in such a manner that it is enjoyable and sustainable
·        Familiarity with creative mediums to facilitate learning
·        Mediation and negotiation in any environment
·        Ability to position training within the National Qualifications Framework of SA
·        Excellent personal communication
·        Creative and systematic thinking
·        Empathic
·        Pro-active and problem solving
·        Equanimous

Work experience 

1.      Monitoring and evaluation manager OLIVE LEAF Foundation                                                       Sept 2010                   – present.
2.      Sustainability research and development officer OLIVE LEAF Foundation                                  April 2009                   – Aug 2010
3.      Monitoring and evaluation manager Sonke Gender Justice Network                                            Sept 2008                   – Mar 2009
4.      National gender program manager at OLIVE LEAF Foundation                                                     June 2007                   – Aug 2008
5.      Program coordinator of Men as Partners at OLIVE LEAF Foundation                                            Mar 2006                   – May 2007
6.      Program coordinator of The Men’s Kindness program at Ikamva Labantu                                    Aug 2004                   – Feb 2006
7.      Project Coordinator of ‘Kgotla – the exchange’ youth organisation                                               Jan 2004                   – Dec 2004
8.      Skills Development Facilitator  and Training Consultant at Assessors of Human Capital         Jan 2003                   – Dec 2003
9.      Kindergarten teacher, Primary teacher at Stellenbosch Waldorf school                                       Jan 2000                   – Dec 2002

Education and learning

-        Enrolled in MPhil in Sustainable Development at the University of Stellenbosch to be completed September 2011
-        Completed HIV Leadership fellowship at Mailman School of Health Columbia University New York 2008
-        Completed BPhil Honours Cum Laude in Sustainable Development at the University of Stellenbosch 2007
-        Teaching Diploma of Waldorf Education at Centre for Creative Education 2001
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