Programme period · 01 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · 12 months
The Link South Africa
Section 10

Team composition & responsibilities

A multidisciplinary, accountable team. Each role below carries explicit responsibilities, the deliverables they own, and the percentage of their time committed to this programme. Named individuals and full CVs are confirmed at contract signature; the Lead Programme Director will not be substituted without 4Racing's written approval.

Roles on programme
7
Total programme FTE
≈ 2.1
Across 7 specialists
Subject-matter pillars
5
Finance · Compliance · Market · Digital · M&E
Steering accountability
1
Programme Director
Allocation to the 4Racing programme (% of role's time)
Lead ESD Programme Director40%
Nomvula Khumalo
Senior Business Diagnostics Lead35%
Dr Sipho Mbatha
Financial Sustainability Coach30%
Lerato Pillay
Compliance & B-BBEE Specialist25%
Thandi Naidoo
Market Access & Supplier Readiness Lead30%
Bongani Dlamini
Digital Enablement Mentor20%
Ayesha Patel
M&E and Reporting Manager30%
Refilwe Mokoena

Roles & responsibilities

LE
Lead ESD Programme Director
Programme accountability, governance & client liaison
15+ yrs ESD, corporate-linked incubation, supplier development
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Single point of accountability to 4Racing's ESD sponsor
  • ›Chairs the monthly Operational Working Group and the quarterly Steering Committee
  • ›Owns scope, schedule, budget pacing, risk and change control
  • ›Approves every external-facing deliverable before submission to 4Racing
Deliverables owned
  • ✓Inception Plan
  • ✓Quarterly Performance Reviews
  • ✓Final Impact Report
SB
Senior Business Diagnostics Lead
Diagnostic methodology, baseline reporting, maturity scoring
12+ yrs SMME diagnostics & enterprise advisory
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Designs and runs the 7-dimension baseline diagnostic for each enterprise
  • ›Authors the Diagnostic Report and maturity scorecard per beneficiary
  • ›Converts diagnostics into sequenced incubation plans with the Director
  • ›Conducts the mid-programme re-diagnostic and the final impact assessment
Deliverables owned
  • ✓Diagnostic Reports (×4)
  • ✓Incubation Plans (×4)
  • ✓Re-diagnostic & impact baselines
FS
Financial Sustainability Coach
Bookkeeping, costing, pricing, cash-flow controls
CA(SA) with 10+ yrs SMME finance advisory
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Implements bookkeeping, costing, pricing and monthly management accounts per beneficiary
  • ›Runs the FIN-101 programme (4 workshops + 1:1 coaching cycles)
  • ›Reviews each beneficiary's cash-flow and gross-margin movement monthly
  • ›Co-signs financial KPI movement reported in monthly progress reports
Deliverables owned
  • ✓FIN-101 curriculum & evidence
  • ✓Financial KPI dashboard inputs
C&
Compliance & B-BBEE Specialist
Regulatory remediation, B-BBEE evidence, governance
B-BBEE Approved Verification background, 10+ yrs
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Audits and remediates SARS, CIPC, COIDA, B-BBEE and sector compliance gaps
  • ›Runs the COMP-201 programme and remediation sprints
  • ›Maintains the Compliance Tracker module in the client portal
  • ›Owns the B-BBEE evidence pack feeding the verification-ready evidence file
Deliverables owned
  • ✓Compliance Tracker
  • ✓B-BBEE evidence pack
  • ✓Affidavit / certificate refreshes
MA
Market Access & Supplier Readiness Lead
Procurement onboarding, sales pipeline, buyer linkages
Ex-procurement executive, supplier development specialist
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Maps each beneficiary against the 4Racing supply chain and external buyers
  • ›Runs the MKT-301 pitch lab and buyer-matchmaking days
  • ›Co-ordinates supplier onboarding and the supplier-readiness audit
  • ›Captures every qualified buyer opportunity in the portal pipeline
Deliverables owned
  • ✓MKT-301 curriculum
  • ✓Supplier-readiness checklist
  • ✓Buyer opportunity pipeline
DE
Digital Enablement Mentor
POS, accounting software, e-commerce, online presence
8+ yrs SMME digital transformation
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Implements POS, accounting software, e-commerce and online presence per beneficiary
  • ›Runs the DIG-401 hands-on lab and follow-up adoption coaching
  • ›Conducts the digital maturity assessment and re-assessment
  • ›Maintains the digital toolkit inventory in the Document Vault
Deliverables owned
  • ✓DIG-401 curriculum
  • ✓Digital maturity scorecards
  • ✓Adopted-tools register
Ma
M&E and Reporting Manager
Evidence collection, progress tracking, impact reporting
M&E specialist with development programme background
Responsibilities on this programme
  • ›Operates the client portal end-to-end and owns data quality
  • ›Authors Monthly Progress Reports and the Evidence File
  • ›Maintains the Risk Register and the Decision Log
  • ›Runs the independent dry-run review of the evidence file before verifier submission
Deliverables owned
  • ✓Monthly Progress Reports
  • ✓Evidence File
  • ✓KPI dashboard
All programme team members are employed by The Link South Africa and contactable on firstname@thelinksouthafrica.com. Full CVs and contactable references will be confirmed at contract signature.