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Khanyisile N.

Khanyisile N.

Research and Knowledge Management Officer

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  • About me

    Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) | Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning (MERL) | Sustainability | ESG | Feminist | Development | Indigenous Knowledge

  • Education

    • CFA Institute

      2023 - 2023
      Certificate in ESG Investing ESG

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2010 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Anthropology

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2015 - 2015
      Postgraduate Certificate Project Management 70%

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2019 - 2019
      PDM Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation 71%

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Arts - MA eScience Cum Laude/With Distinctions

      This MA programme aims to train postgraduate students in the use of statistical methods to conduct data-driven research in the social sciences and humanities and creates opportunities for students to develop an interdisciplinary perspective on the emerging fields of Data Science.Research: Indigenous Women moving from physical to digital fires: The evolution of methods of transmission of indigenous knowledge

    • Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

      2023 - 2023
      Executive Education: Impact Investing in Africa

      Impact Investing in Africa is a specialised short course, offered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT Graduate School of Business. The course is designed to equip wealth managers, consultants, funders and other financial intermediaries with expertise in the rapidly growing field of impact investment.

    • University of the Witwatersrand

      2013 - 2013
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours Demography and Population Studies

  • Experience

    • National Alliance for the Development of Community Advice Offices

      Feb 2014 - Nov 2016
      Research and Knowledge Management Officer

      The National Alliance for the Development of Community Advice Offices (NADCAO) is a non-profit organisation (NPO) committed to the development and long-term sustainability of Community Advice Offices (CAOs). During my tenure I was responsible for ensuring that knowledge and evidence is effectively gathered and disseminated. This included the implementation of the case management systems of the organisation and related activities that were part of the organisation’s sector development, consolidation and sustainability strategies. Show less

    • Project Empower

      Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
      Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Manager

      Project Empower, based in Durban, works towards strengthening community responsiveness to HIV through skilled community entry, obtaining stakeholder consent and community mobilisation. I was responsible for putting in place mechanisms to take stock of practices in all areas of work, provide guidelines in the promotion of learning methods and best practices across the organisation.

    • Open Society Foundation for South Africa

      Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
      Lead Project Coordinator: Legal Empowerment Network Strategy

      My work was aimed at influencing policy and unlocking state financing for the development of community legal empowerment initiatives with the impact of scaling legal empowerment. This required me to establish partnerships internally and externally as well as act as a trusted reference source and advisor for development issues in the sector.

    • 27four Investment Managers

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2024

      I led the Private Markets - Private Equity, Venture Capital and Gender-Lens Investing - work on creating strategy, systems and processes for the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of impact across the funds in our division including a Fund of Funds (FoF). I also led the mentorship component of the Gender Lens Fund.

      • Impact and Sustainability Lead | Private Markets

        Jul 2021 - Aug 2024

      • Project Manager: Jobs Fund

        Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

    • Genesis Analytics

      Sept 2024 - Mar 2025
      Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

      Led project Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning processes, including: - Team management- Stakeholder management with diverse stakeholders including business leaders, executives, implementing partners- Building a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan and Framework- Manage data collection processes- Leading the development of proposals and contributing to project origination- Budget management- Project management- Department operational systems input and management as part of the Senior Management Team including strategy development and execution. Projects included an Eskom Just Transition programme and an Impact Investing programme. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in ESG Investing

      CFA Institute
      Sept 2023