Melvin Roelfse

• Department Arts and Culture Council Member for Provincial Museum in George
• Local Drug Action Committee MEMBER with Department Social Development and Special
Programmes

Some of the Duties include:
• Represent the Community in Council Chambers and Local Government;
• Ensure Service delivery and Quality of Standards
• Councillors are representatives of their constituents and their immediate needs. Responsibility
to take decisions of community to council; ensure Public participation/Regular Feedback
Meeting with Community and consultation
• Oversee work of the ward committee and organizations within the community
• Evaluate the policies and programmes of the local municipality and ensure implementation
through oversight; Make recommendations that can improve these policies and programmes
in line with the objectives of various legislative frameworks/ Engage with developing new
Legislation through by-laws and ensure implementation
• Oversee Budget Implementation, Spatial Planning, IDP Processes
• Liaise and represent Local Municipality on Local, provincial and National Government
• Started New Elderly Support Programme/ Started New Developmental Programme for
Persons with Disabilities/ Community Food gardens/Oversee Soup Kitchens/ECDS/ Sport
• Coordinator of RANYAKA Proud of My City Programme-Coordinating Community
development Social development and Economic Empowerment Programmes together with
Ranyaka, Sponsor NEDBANK National, City Planners and various Universities and
Environmental Sustainability Organizations.

MMC Portfolio Councillor for Sport, Community Development Social development, libraries and Customer Care

• Managing the Business Both George and Port Elizabeth; Hiring of staff and Volunteers-HR,
interviews, Leave, training and development; Supervision, Work performance Management;
etc.)/ Disciplinary Hearings/ Skills Development of Youth in Community; Corporate Events

Nature of work
• Directing and Managing YASDII; Organisational Strategic Planning; Governance, & Project
Management; Building the Organisation; Leadership Development, Capacity Building of Staff,
Recruitment, Training & Developing of Policies and Legal Frameworks as well as Good
Governance (-Human Resource Management (incl Training, Supervision, staff interviews,
Leave, training and development;, Work performance Management; etc.)
• Programme Development & Implementation; Compilation of Training Manuals & Training staff
and Volunteers, Accreditation; Skills Facilitation, Etc.
• Procurement, Advocacy ad Lobbying, Resource Mobilization; Social Development and
Community Development Programmes/ Gender Based Violence (GBV) programs & Women
Support Programmes/Youth Development and Developmental SPORTs Development
programmes/ Indigenous Games/Elderly programmes; Parenting Programmes, Food
sustainability and Gardens/ Family Support Programmes.
• Representing The Organization on National and International Platforms

Nature of work
• Managing the department (Managing Full time Staff, Social Workers and Auxiliary Social
Workers and Community Development Staff (HR, interviews, Leave, training and development;
Supervision, Work performance Management; Disciplinary Hearings/ Assisting with CCMA
Referrals and Unions; etc.)
• Programme Development & Implementation; Compilation of Training Manuals & Training staff

Court Preparation, PreSentence asseament and Sentencing Reports for Court, Victim Mediation, Juvenile Diversion Programmes, Advocacy, Gender base Violence Prevention and Advocay, Sextrafficking Legal Officer etc

Nature of work
• Directing and Managing GCI; Organisational Strategic Planning; Governance, & Project
Management; Established 26 Societies at Various Universities and Colleges across South Africa
• Building the Organisation; Leadership Development, Capacity Building of Staff and Youth and
Chairpersons at all 26 Universities and Colleges; Continuous Training & Developing
• Developing of Policies and frameworks and Engaging National Government on Policies and laws
regarding Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change; International Instruments;
• Developing of Policies for Good Governance (-Human Resource Management (incl Training,
Supervision, staff interviews, Leave, training and development; Work performance Management; etc.)
• Programme Development & Implementation; Compilation of Training Manuals & Training staff and
Volunteers, Accreditation; Skills Facilitation, Etc.
◦ Procurement, Advocacy ad Lobbying, Resource Mobilization;
◦ Representing The Organization on National and International Platforms

Started and managed the Social Work Society, a student society that assists social work
Students with academic, personal and financial problems that they have experienced and
acting as liaison person between students and NMU Department Social Development and
Bhisho Provincial Department of Social Development (incl. MEC and National Departments).

Conducted Academic and Life Orientation Skills programmes for first year University students
Mentoring the Various Groups. Received a Certificate of Recognition.

Started and managed GCI, a student society and movement focused on Protecting the
environment, Reshaping the University into a green Sustainable University with lower carbon
footprint; Awareness and education of staff and students; Climate Mitigation and Adaptation.
Research and documentation of Empirical Evidence based approaches
Duplicating Best Practices to other Universities in South Africa whilst working together with
International Universities and Organizations Globally.

Training and assisting 400 students with computer classes in Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc. / during Summer & Winter School- Computer Skills for 50 Elderly
per class

Organisational Development & Management; Capacity Building & Mentoring (with specific
focus also on Youth Development); Entrepreneurship; Mentorship & Life Coaching/Resource
Mobilization/Compilation of TAX and Bookkeeping/Report Writing /Oversight of Social
Development and Community development Programmes and Staff/ Regional Programmes SA

Claims Department -then to Assessors Department-Admin;
Risk Assessment/ Payments of Claims/ Recommendations for Risk Profiling Underwriting department