Senior Policy Adviser
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Republic of South Africa
Jenitha is the Senior Policy Advisor for Sustainability Programmes and Projects, at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, since February 2003. Her professional experience is on project management, planning, coordination and implementation of green and circular economy initiatives (RE, EE, Climate Smart Agriculture, Waste Management, low carbon transport, built environment, green enterprise development across spheres of government, in collaboration with donor country partners and United Nations Agencies and Industry Partners. She provides oversight on the National Green Fund. As the focal point, she coordinates both multi-lateral (Partnership for Action on the Green Economy, Switch Africa Green and Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals) and bilateral donor-funded programmes. She coordinates Programme- specific governance structures and also serves on several other structures. Other coordination activities include event greening programmes.
Jenitha holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology (University of Durban-Westville). She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Management, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (University of South Africa) an Executive Certificate in Environmental Governance, (Graduate Institute on International and Development Studies, Geneva- Switzerland) and a Certificate in Strategic Business Management (University of Cape Town).