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George Fredrick Du Preez
Assistant Director , Government Agency
Pretoria, South Africa
An accomplished and high-performance Government Official at Assistant Directorship Level with extensive experience in driving International Diplomatic, and Trade success for South Africa over the past 20 years. I offer an impressive career portfolio defined by solid leadership and successful negotiation skills, specialised in the identification and proactive termination of potential threats.
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Area of Expertise:
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
Professional Experience:
?Advanced expertise at middle management level representation, governance, negotiation and participation in international and government arenas.
?Highly experienced in successfully dealing with potentially dangerous circumstances and the resulting needs for developing improved safety measures under which staff can operate proficiently.
?Demonstrated diplomatic communication and negotiation skills and experience.
?Excels in opportunity identification, new policy development and strategy implementation.
?Strong leader and manager of assets/resources. Leads with the end-point in mind and focused on the interests of the organisation.
?Applies modern leadership skills to subordinates when necessary, ensuring that services are being delivered fairly, effectively and in a sustainable way.
?Excellent oral and written communication skills to produce clear and concise factual reports.
?Familiar with South African Policy needs, the culture of government and international High Commission institutions’ regulations.
?Confident in handling complex negotiations that require respect to different approaches to otherwise common problems.
?Decisive strategist, with the ability to expertly lead policy development and transformational projects, programmes and campaigns.
?Skilled at identifying, targeting and focusing internal and external resources.
?Adept at addressing and capitalising on complicated problems and opportunities.
?Detail-oriented and deadline-driven. Time efficient, systematic working methodology; thrives under pressure.
?Strong analytical and problem-solving acumen, ability to swiftly assess situations in order to make informed decisions based on relevance and trade/tourism merit.
?Experienced in assessing business strategy success.
?Demonstrated multitasking acumen. Singular ability to consider and interpret important data/facts while directing several large operations.
?Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
?Computer Literacy: MS Word | Excel | PowerPoint
Political Relations Governance:
?Cultivates lasting professional relationships with international entities to facilitate and expedite negotiations, mitigate misunderstandings and strengthen long-term liaisons between countries.
?Provides specialist expert advice based on the application of extensive political experience and knowledge.
?Studies data and statistics and utilizes understanding of global relationships to uncover development trends, carrying out considerable amounts of research and collecting large amounts of information.
?Analyses information to assess feasibility and produces forecasts of bilateral trade trends. Determines the implications of findings and recommending methods to improve efficiency.
?Successfully drives a robust trade relation’s development governance and overall strategic direction in a cost-effective manner.
Strategy Management:
?Provides direction in the development and implementation of best practice strategic initiative
Education:
National Diploma Police Administration
Main Subjects: Criminal Law 3; Law of Criminal Procedure and Evidence 3, Investigation of Crime 3; Police Administration 3; Afrikaans and English
Affiliations and Achievements:
Middle Management
Counter Narcotics Intelligence Analysis
Business Administration
Commissioned Officer Course
Security Course

Available for:
  • Job opportunities

    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Diploma
    Languages:
    English, Afrikaans
    Nationality:
    South Africa
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