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POSITION TITLE – Manager: Growth and Sustainability Overview As the Manager: Growth and Sustainability, you will be responsible for developing and diversifying business within The Institute, in order to increase revenue and to guarantee the growth and sustainability of the business. This includes securing new business, managing ongoing relationships including renewal of contracts with an aim of growing income generated by, amongst others, short courses and customised interventions. Responsibilities for this role are as follows: · developing and executing growth strategies and plans · managing and retaining relationships with existing clients · increasing client base (corporate and individual enrolments) · having an in-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition · writing business proposals · negotiating with stakeholders · identifying and mapping business strengths and customer needs · carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present findings · researching business opportunities and viable income streams – including new markets, growth…
POSITION TITLE – DEAN OF FACULTY: MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS The Da Vinci Institute is seeking an outstanding leader for the position of Dean of Faculty: Management of People and Systems, whose responsibility will be to lead the Faculty into the future by building on a strong reputation as a local, national and international leader in the management of people and systems. The Dean of Faculty: Management of People and Systems is accountable for leading various role players (clusters, academic departments, staff and students) at The Institute, in the management of people and systems with fit for purpose solutions to facilitate an agile and aligned workforce within a systemic thinking context. The intent is to strengthen The Institute’s position to develop the nation and address some of South Africa’s socio-economic challenges, with alignment to the National Development Plan (NDP) and the United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) through…
Dr Premie Naicker is one of The Da Vinci Institute’s Doctoral alumni, the Managing Director of FuseForward, and she serves as one of the members of The Da Vinci Institute’s council – offering her expert advice towards driving the strategy of The Institute. Please provide us with a brief overview of your career to date. My career spans over 25 years in IT and People Development. I have managed a few multinational software and IT companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. My current position is Managing Director at FuseForward (which is an AWS partner). In addition, I am also the Executive Director of an NGO called Computer Aid International. What prompted your decision to become one of The Institute’s council members? I am an alumnus of The Da Vinci Institute, and it is an honour that I now am one of the council members. Being a council member gives me…
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For those of you interested or know of anyone interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s degree, come join us online, on 1 March 2022, 09h00 to 10h00, where your remarkability will be explored, as you hear about the unique way that The Institute offers its Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management. Register here for FREE: https://zcu.io/wBCY
Join The Da Vinci Institute’s Virtual Book Talk, with our Executive Chairperson Professor Ben Anderson! We are delighted to invite you to The Da Vinci Institute’s Book Talk hosted by Professor Ben Anderson and featuring a book by American geographer, historian, and ornithologist – Jared Diamond. The Institute seeks to foster curiosity within our community. We encourage this through our series of book reviews/talks, with the purpose of motivating others to delve into selected literature and probe these texts. Diamond’s book being reviewed is titled: “Upheaval”, and largely based on “how nations cope with crisis and change.” We look forward to you joining us to hear Professor Anderson himself discussing his chosen book, as well as some leadership thoughts thereof. EVENT DETAILS Thursday 2 December 2021 15:30 to 16:30 REGISTER: https://zurl.co/66Wt
The Dimostrazione is a round table opportunity for our business leaders to give expression to their voices as a topic is presented and debated. It offers business leaders, who are also Da Vinci alumni, the platform to present, argue and debate the innovations they put into practice, and what they have learnt from their implementation. Dimostrazione is about learning from experience. This is about cultivating one’s own independent, original thought and thus it offers the panelists the opportunity to share their experiences so that others may learn from them. Our panelists who sat around the virtual table and debated the theme were: Dr Premie Naicker; Bram Meyerson and Tharshan Moodley. Dr Premie Naicker Dr Premie Naicker has over twenty-five years’ experience in the IT industry and has experience across a range of various senior executive roles for multinational technology, software and cloud services companies. Premie holds an MBA with a…
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Dr Premie Naicker is one of The Da Vinci Institute’s Doctoral alumni, the Managing Director of FuseForward, and she serves as one of the members of The Da Vinci Institute’s council – offering her expert advice towards driving the strategy of The Institute. Please provide us with a brief overview of your career to date. My career spans over 25 years in IT and People Development. I have managed a few multinational software and IT companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. My current position is Managing Director at FuseForward (which is an AWS partner). In addition, I am also the Executive Director of an NGO called Computer Aid International. What prompted your decision to become one of The Institute’s council members? I am an alumnus of The Da Vinci Institute, and it is an honour that I now am one of the council members. Being a council member gives me…
Marlenie Moodley’s academic journey ensured her remarkable mould – it sharpened Marlenie’s critical thinking and sounded her unique voice. Today she tells her story… Marlenie is a focused, curious, and disciplined individual, who works hard at her goals. It is these attributes that contributed to her attainment of her Master’s degree. Marlenie singles out her “flexibility and self-motivation” to have helped her through this journey. When asked to describe how her academic undertaking was, Marlenie says the past two years for her have been a challenge and adds that all the “stress and pressure is overwhelming – balancing being a new mom, wife, having a full-time job and being a part-time student. Every now and then, there were times when quitting seemed easier than continuing.” Marlenie did not quit, however, and her resilience is paying off. Her robust nature is largely linked to her working experiences, which span two…
Claudette Saygran: The Woman and Her Work Our chat with Claudette Saygran – The Da Vinci Institute Master’s degree alumnus A trending topic both locally and abroad, within and outside corporate structures, relates to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Gender parity is fundamental to growing economies and creating business competitiveness. There is a strong sense, however, that the pace to accelerate gender equality is slow-moving. This area of interest has been a key research domain for Da Vinci Master’s alumnus Claudette Saygran, who used her razor-sharp intellect and experience in the banking sector to explore the low representation of women in senior management positions in the banking sector. The title of her research is: Barriers to the career progression of women into senior leadership positions within a selected South African Bank. This study, as its title suggests and along with Claudette’s elucidation, explores the challenges that…
