Valerie Naicker is a fundraising strategist at heart and currently serves as Head of Fund Development. She has vast experience working in the NGO environment, making a better life for disadvantaged children and communities across South Africa. She has a wealth of experience in the development sector, having operated a rural schools programme in the Eastern Cape for the Anglo American Chairman’s Fund, managing a large discretionary fund with HIV as a priority for the British High Commission, Greenpeace Africa and most recently Girls and Boys Town. 

Sipelile Kaseke is a development specialist with more than fifteen years' experience in providing technical leadership to national and regional civil society organisations in East and Southern Africa. Key aspects of her work have been in the area of psychosocial support for children and youth, resource mobilization, training and curriculum development and advocacy for youth participation. She is the lead author of three publications - Facilitating Psychosocial support through Kids Clubs; Peace together we can! A collection of Peace building tools for children; Sitting together by the river bank – A Journal Article on holding safe conversation about sexual abuse.

Sipelile holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the University of Free State, Research topic: Sustainability challenges and opportunities of Regional organisations; a post graduate qualification in Project Management; and a Diploma in Youth and Development work.

Tracy King, is an accomplished HR professional with over sixteen years of experience mainly from the corporate sectors. Tracy has extensive experience in the Human Resources field from generalist roles to management, with large and small companies in a variety of industries.

In these various capacities, Tracy was responsible for implementing human resource management strategies, developing and implementing on-boarding, training and development, performance management, employee retention, benefits management, employee relations policies and strategies and maintaining a high performing and motivated workforce. Tracy has a passion for people and their development.

Tracy believes in giving back to the community and the non-profit space has always held a special place in her heart. Moving to SOS has been a dream come true.

Mandla is a seasoned manager having worked regionally in different roles and portfolios. He has vast experience in Internal Auditing, ICT Administration, Risk Management, Accounting and Business Consulting. Mandla has worked in the sectors of Government, private sector and the non-profit space – in the field of child care. He adds vast experience and dynamic depth to the organisation, and these strengths are vital in his role as the Risk Manager.

Lebo is a passionate communications specialist with over 10 years' experience in communications, PR and Marketing; having worked for various corporates and communications agencies.

With a Journalism background, she has served in various roles in the journalism, communications, marketing and public relations field working across a variety of private and public sector companies. In these roles she was responsible for functions including internal and external communications strategies, media relations, public relations, marketing, branding and alignment, digital communications and crisis communications.

In her current role as Head of Communications at SOS Children’s Villages, she manages Digital, Marketing and Advocacy while working closely with fund development.

Dumingu is an IT professional who spans close to a decade in the field. He is currently the Head of the ICT Unit. In his current role, he is responsible for project management, budgeting, support, sustaining good service with providers and maintaining an effective operational network.

He has worked across a range of industries as an IT specialist including hotel, banking and automobile. His previous job titles in those industries include IT Technician, Network Administrator, IT Manager and Server Engineer.

Dumingu holds a Master's in Business Informatics, a Diploma in IT, and is a certified Microsoft and Cisco professional.