Leona Cloete
InvestorOperations & Investment Support Manager, Generation Empowerment Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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About
Supports operations and investment activities of the Generation Empowerment Fund; previously project manager on USAID's Catalyze EduFinance in South Africa and Rwanda.
Experience
- KaizenvestProgram Manager - EduFinance South Africa and Rwandacurrent2023 — present
- WTax (VAT IT Group)Senior Client Relationship Manager2019 — 2023
- Jaguar Land Rover SandtonMarketing Manager2016 — 2018
- Orion Group - JohannesburgMarketing Coordinator2015 — 2016
- Dawn WingMarketing Assistant2013 — 2015
- Accounting AfricaAdmin Assistant [Part time]2010 — 2012
Skills & more
EnglishProgram ManagementStakeholder ManagementProject ManagementKPI ReportingReport WritingCustomer-focused ServiceCustomer SupportCustomer SatisfactionCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Business-to-Business (B2B)Account Management
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Customer SuccessOperations ManagementChange ManagementClient RelationsSocial MediaMarketingMarketing CommunicationsTime ManagementPublic RelationsCritical ThinkingOral CommunicationAttention to DetailLanguages Afrikaans · English
- The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing — Google
From Leona's professional profile.
Colleagues at Save the Children Global Ventures
Aadit Devanand
Director, Innovative Finance at Save the Children Global Ventures
Adityendra Kumar
Managing Director, Generation Empowerment Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures
Amanda Cosby
Chief Operating Officer at Save the Children Global Ventures
Anna von Griesheim
Head of Impact, Innovation and Investment at Save the Children Global Ventures
Beatriz Belmont
Consultant, Head of Innovative Finance and Partnerships, Save the Children International at Save the Children Global Ventures
Begoña Ortíz
Senior Consultant, Head of Innovative Finance and Partnerships, Save the Children International at Save the Children Global Ventures
Eve Kerubo
Head of the Children's Impact Multiplier Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures
Felicitas Gutierrez
Enterprise and Innovative Finance Associate, Save the Children UK at Save the Children Global Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leona Cloete?
- Supports operations and investment activities of the Generation Empowerment Fund; previously project manager on USAID's Catalyze EduFinance in South Africa and Rwanda.
- Where does Leona Cloete work?
- Leona Cloete is Operations & Investment Support Manager, Generation Empowerment Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures.
- Where did Leona Cloete go to school?
- Leona Cloete studied at GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management); GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science) (Postgraduate Diploma in General Management (PGDip GM), Business Administration and Management); Stellenbosch University (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Marketing/Marketing Management).
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