South Africa office
The OPM SA office was established in July 2008 with the registration of an external company in South Africa and the appointment of a senior consultant based in Tshwane (Pretoria). The office is based close to our current and prospective clients, within close proximity to the central business district of Pretoria and with easy access to all the main highways and routes to Johannesburg, Midrand and OR Tambo International Airport.
We believe that the commitment to and drive for socio-economic rights and development in the Southern Africa region will continue to demand a range of expert inputs and that OPM with its deep sectoral knowledge and experience and capacity across the policy cycle (from problem identification and diagnostics to policy development, policy implementation and monitoring and review) can effectively complement the approaches and substantial skills already in place in South and Southern Africa.
OPM South Africa People
The SA office currently consists of a senior consultant economist, John Kruger, who has extensive academic and government experience in social policy, public finance management and economic and social development. In September 2009 Dalene Uys was appointed as Office Manager. Dalene has experience in project management and procurement in the training and consulting environment and a strong orientation to building business systems. Over the next few months the office is expanding with the appointment of additional consultants and researchers.
In growing our support for governments and funders in the Southern African region, OPM South Africa draws on:
- The substantial capacity of our Head Office and country offices in Pakistan and India;
- A growing number of Tshwane based employees that reflects the diversity and talents of the people of South Africa; and
- An extensive network of research associates and partner organisations. We look forward to expanding our links with appropriate consulting, research and academic organisations to enable us to respond adequately to client needs in diverse projects.
OPM Work in Southern Africa
In its initial phase the SA office provided support to social policy projects in Moldova and Zambia and a large education reform project in Nigeria (ESSPIN). The office was involved in a mid-term evaluation of the DFID funded Strengthening Analytical Capacity for Evidence Based Decision Making Programme, implemented by the South African Government.
The SA office is supporting OPM’s advising of the National Treasury on options for hospital funding and is participating in a mid-term review of the implementation of the SA National Strategic Plan for HIV & AIDS, led by Health and Development Africa. OPM is a member of a consortium, led by the Economic Policy Research Institute, undertaking an impact evaluation of the Child Support Grant for the Department of Social Development.
Other recent and current OPM projects in the Southern African region include:
- Work on financial inclusion in a number of countries and for a range of clients, including FinMark Trust, led by Robert Stone and the Economic Policy Programme in Oxford;
- Ongoing support to the Zimbabwe Ministry of Finance with budgeting and budget reform led by the Public Sector Finance and Management Team;
- A Health Public Expenditure Review in Lesotho by Tomas Lievens, Alex Manu and Mike Naylor from OPM’s Health portfolio;
- Work on sustainable financing for AIDS in Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana led by Tomas Lievens, Tata Chanturidze, and Alan Roe from OPM;
- Work on statistics for the Mozambican government led by Patrick Ward and Mary Strode of the Statistics and Surveys team; and
Implementation of the Financial Management Improvement Programme to the South Africa National Treasury, funded by the EC.
Contact Us
South Africa Office
Oxford Policy Management Limited (Incorporated in England)
Post Net Suite #126, Private Bag X19, Menlo Park
0102 Gauteng, South Africa
Mobile: +27 (0) 82 658 6510
E-mail: South Africa office
Company Registration No. 2008/019003/10
Income Tax No. 9124473175