The JRA’s newly appointed Operations Manager for Supply Chain has already sunk her teeth into ensuring the entity in charge of the upkeep of Joburg’s road network is complaint with all legal statutes governing her line of work.
The Mpumalanga-born and bred seasoned civil servant aims to improve the JRA’s audit findings regarding procurement processes and urges her colleagues to uphold high ethical standards when executing their duties.
Sheila Nozipho Noyise Ntimane boldly declares she’s committed to preventing fraud and corruption as well as enforcing accountability for supply chain decisions.
Part of Ntimane’s new role as the Operations Manager for Supply Chain entails guarding that expenditure incurred on goods and services procured is within the approved budget and that there’s compliance with threshold values for procurement processes.
The young grandmother and mother of three boys and a girl started her career as a State Accountant at the Mpumalanga Department of Health in 1997, before moving to the Mpumalanga Provincial Treasury in July 2002 as an Assistant Director for Budget and Financial Planning.
She was appointed Deputy Director for Budget and Financial Planning at the Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services in March 2004, before her promotion to Director of Management Accounting in November 2005.
Between February 2007 and June 2011, Ntimane served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Nkomazi local municipality, before heading to the North West, Free State, Western Cape, and Limpopo Provincial Governments as a National Treasury Facilitator for Cash Flow Management.
She headed the Municipal Finance Management Programme for the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality as a Facilitator between July 2013 and June 2014 and was in a similar role for the Mpumalanga department of Social Development.
Among her career highlights, Ntimane worked as a Managing Director and Resource Consultant for PP Consult Pty (Ltd) between July 2011 and August 2015 and was the Municipal Finance Technical Adviser for the Blouberg Local Municipality in the Limpopo Province from September 2015 until March 2017.
Her suitcase was packed and almost ready for Johannesburg when she made a quick stop as a Supply Chain Management Specialist Adviser for the Limpopo Provincial Treasury and 26 municipalities between 2017 and 2019. She served the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality as a Chief Financial Officer for a year before dusting that packed suitcase off and heading to Johannesburg to assume her current role.
A highly decorated civil servant, Ntimane holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economic Sciences, a CPMD Certificate in Municipal Finance, a Facilitate Learning Facilitator Certificate, and an Outcome-Based Assessment Assessor Certificate. She is currently enrolled in a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management.
Given the increased use of technology during the lockdown, Ntimane says she does incorporate it into her line of work, albeit with great caution.
“Working from home cannot be treated as free leave. Performance on work done should be evaluated accordingly. We all need to adhere to regulations without any obstruction to the delivery of our expectations. We also need to keep the communication lines open by using all available resources to enable us to execute our duties as expected,” she emphasises.
When she’s not bogged down by supply chain policy, Ntimane reaches out to less privileged people, hoping to be effective in their lives, something she relishes as a lifelong passion. She also enjoys spending time with her family to create new memories.
Ntimane envisions leaving a legacy of improved good governance at the JRA, including a culture of compliance with procurement policies.
Written by Thembile Gule