Jeannie Harning
Human Rescources & Learning
Jeannie is the HR & Learning Ambassador for Action IT Learning with over 20 years training and consulting experience working at Deloitte and predominantly as an independent small business owner. Jeannie has developed training programmes specifically focussed on municipal capacity building, including Implementing Regulation 890, Managing Individual Performance and Using Competencies Effectively in the Municipal Environment.
1Professional qualifications and membership:
- Masters Degree in International Studies - Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa – 1992 – 1993
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA - 1991
- Tamalpais Union High School, Mill Valley, California, USA – 1987
- Qualified facilitator against SAQA US 117871 - Facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies.
- Completed short course programme on Foundations of Animal Law, University of Johannesburg, 2022
2Professional Background
- Jeannie is the HR & Learning Ambassador for Action IT Learning with over 20 years training and consulting experience working at Deloitte and predominantly as an independent small business owner.
- Jeannie has developed training programmes specifically focussed on municipal capacity building, including Implementing Regulation 890, Managing Individual Performance and Using Competencies Effectively in the Municipal Environment.
- Jeannie has been involved in professional consulting specialising in Service Strategy, Leadership, Innovation, Training, Development, Change Management and general HR consulting and training for both the private and public sectors.
- Jeannie’s consulting skills has seen her conducting various facilitations and trainings/ workshops for her previous employs (Including Deloitte’s) and currently Action iT’s clients at various levels of staff.
- Jeannie’s key ability is the rare skill of linking strategy to operations and implementation which has made her valuable asset to the Action iT team.
- Jeannie through her small business ownership also developed various business management skills such as financing, budgeting, marketing and business development functions.
3 Subject Matter Expert
- Jeannie has designed, wrote, implemented and project managed numerous training and leadership programmes to empower behavioural change within several industries, including but not limited to:
- Banking
- Local and National Government.
- Manufacturing.
- Health.
- NPOs
- Engineering
- Hospitality
- Logistics
- Retail
- Insurance
- Jeannie executed consulting projects within the below clients but not limited to
- Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality.
- Greater Letaba Local Municipality.
- Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality
- Bell Equipment SA.
- Louis Vuitton.
- Public Servants Association.
- City of Johannesburg.
- City Power.
- Department of Home Affairs.
- Wits Enterprise.
- Namibia Polytechnic.
- Standard Bank.
- Netcare.
- Protea Hotels – Marriott Group.
4Industry Experience
- • Although Jeannie is a highly skilled HR and Learning expert, she has developed and proven her ability across a broad range of skill sets which has enabled her to successfully deliver a multitude of projects, including:
- Strategic & Analytical Thinking.
- Performance Management
- Leadership Skills.
- Communication – Written & Verbal.
- Problem Solving.
- Client Relationship Development & Management.
- Facilitation & Presentation Skills.
- Organisation Development & Change Management.
- Management Consulting
- Financial Management.
- NPO Consulting & Operations.
- NPO Fundraising.
5Publications
Not Applicable
6Recent Address and Presentations
- Jeannie guest lectured at Wits University on their HR Management Development Programme – (2013)
- Jeannie guest lectured at Namibia Polytechnic on HR Management Development Programme – (2015, 2017)