Cassius Ndou
Business Advisor / Trainer
Musina, Vhembe District MunicipalityMember since March 15, 2023
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneouslySelf-management and motivationGood understanding of social performanceAbility to work as part of a team and keen to learnStrong written and communication skillsMS Office packages and data capturingWriting reports, facilitation and follow up outstanding activities
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About
Awome programme
Experience
Business Advisor / Trainer - Hand in Hand Southern Africa
(2018-01 - 2022-12)
Awome programme
- Stakeholder engagement and reporting back to the stakeholder
- Assisting entrepreneurs with business registration with CIPC and SARS
- Assisting entrepreneurs with business returns and linking them with other stakeholders
- Linking entrepreneurs with different banks to open business bank account
- Compile local level, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the project manager
- Liaise with communities about the programmes
- Participate in the project planning meetings and conferences with participant's stakeholders
- Mobilize, screen, and select the right candidates for the AWOME project based on agreed selection criteria
- Provide training and other capacity building activities to AWOME beneficiaries
- Offer training programs appropriate to the skills needed by the participants and follow up activities
- Keep a record of all training sessions and visits in a trainer file including signed attendance registers
- Render post training support to supported micro entrepreneurs based on evidence based actions plans
- Assist entrepreneurs in developing and implementing their business growth plans
- Identify appropriate links and networks that will contribute to the growth and development of AWOME beneficiaries
- Compilation of local level case studies, photographs and relevant consent forms stakeholder management at local level and manage project risks at local level
Business Advisor / Trainer - UNWOMEN (SAMCO)
(2024-01 - 2026-12)
Entreprenher programme and AWOME programme
- Stakeholder engagement and reporting back to the stakeholder
- Assisting entrepreneurs with business registration with CIPC and SARS
- Assisting entrepreneurs with business returns and linking them with other stakeholders
- Linking entrepreneurs with different banks to open business bank account
- Compile local level, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the project manager
- Liaise with communities about the programmes
- Participate in the project planning meetings and conferences with participant's stakeholders
- Mobilize, screen, and select the right candidates for the AWOME project based on agreed selection criteria
- Provide training and other capacity building activities to AWOME beneficiaries
- Offer training programs appropriate to the skills needed by the participants and follow up activities
- Keep a record of all training sessions and visits in a trainer file including signed attendance registers
- Render post training support to supported micro entrepreneurs based on evidence based actions plans
- Assist entrepreneurs in developing and implementing their business growth plans
- Identify appropriate links and networks that will contribute to the growth and development of AWOME beneficiaries
- Compilation of local level case studies, photographs and relevant consent forms stakeholder management at local level and manage project risks at local level
Supervisor - Vooz enterprise - Kendal power station
(2011-09 - 2012-04)
- Monitoring and supervising Maintenance team
- Assigning duties to the team members and preparing daily plant report and plan
- Maintaining ash plant at Kendal power station
Seamer operator - Tiger brand - Musina Branch
- Operating seamer machine
- Writing reports and attending breakdown on the seamer machine
Education
Matric certificate - Ratshisase secondary school (2005-12)
Bcom - Economics - University of Venda (2006-01 - 2010-12)
Instrumentation N2 Certificate - Thibela FET college (2011-01 - 2011-12)
Diesel mechanic N2 Certificate - Northern tech college (2014-01 - 2014-12)
Skills
Business Advisor / Trainer