Mncedisi Jason Sishuba
Profession
Urban Development Planner
Qualifications
BA (Social Science) University of Botswana
MSc (Urban Development Planning) University College London (UCL)
Key Data
Jason is a Director at PTS Management Consultancy, at Talent Management Solutions and a Specialist Consultant at Arup (Pty) Ltd. He has wide experience in the public sector where he worked for many years and gained experience in the following fields:
- Urban Development Planning
- Transport Management
- Policy Development and Implementation
- Strategic Management
- Small and Emerging Contractor Development Programme
- Transport Strategic Planning
- General management and supervision
- Principles of development and capacity building
He has worked as Deputy Director General (Transport Branch) and Chief Director at the Department of Transport and Public Works – Gauteng Provincial Government.
He also worked as Deputy Director/Manager at the Independent Development Trust ( Cape Town) in the Housing and Urban Development division.
During his time in Botswana he was the Co-ordinator of Urban Development for the Botswana Government at the Ministry of Local Government, Lands and Housing based in Gaborone.
Experience
During his time as Deputy Director General (Transport Branch) at the Department of Transport and Public Works – Gauteng Provincial Government he fulfilled the following roles:
- Participated in the development and the implementation of the Departmental Strategic Vision
- Monitored Alignment to and Implementation of Provincial Government Policies
- Promoted Human Resource Development in line with Government Strategic Vision of improving the profile of the Department in particular
- Provided supervision to the Transport Branch on the following responsibilities:
- Transport Management
- Construction and Maintenance of Roads
- Transport Strategic Planning
As Chief Director at the Department of Transport and Public Works – Gauteng Provincial Government he took responsibility for the following:
- Providing leadership/overall supervision to the Chief Directorate with a staff compliment of nearly 1500 with three technical Directorates
- As member of Top Management he participated in the development of the strategic vision and mission of the Department
- Providing guidance and Leadership in shaping the Provincial Policy with regard to the Public Works Programme
- Participated in drafting the Provincial Policy on Public Works
- Providing Leadership to a Transformation Task Team charged with the responsibility of transforming the Department of Transport and Public Works
- Ensuring adequate and effective Budget Management
- Providing support and guidance for the implementation of the Small and Emerging Contractor Development Programme
- Participated in Strategic Interdepartmental Committees
At the Independent Development Trust he was tasked with the following key responsibilities:
- Supervision of a team of Development Consultants engaged in the facilitation of community based development through Community Based Structures
- Provision of support and advice towards the execution of community based development initiatives
- Monitoring the disbursement of development funds and expenditure thereof
- Managed a team of training consultants ensuring the relevancy of their training modules and methods to the needs of the community based institutions
- Facilitation of workshop and seminars aimed at sharing views/ideas on development issues
- Provision of inputs in the formation of housing and urban development policy initiatives of the department
- Liaison and networking with local and foreign development agencies on behalf of the communities
- Promotion and formulation of strategies for building PPPs.
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