Executive Director: HR and Legal Services
Mafiki Duma is an Executive Director responsible for Human Resources and Legal Services at the National Youth Development Agency. She joined the Agency in February 2019.

She completed her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of South Africa. She also holds a B.Tech Degree in Human Resources Management and a National Diploma in Human Resources Management from Mangosuthu Technikon. Additionally, she holds a professional membership as a Chartered HR Professional, Generalist with the SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), which is an internationally recognised professional body, responsible for the implementation of the HRD strategy for South Africa. Currently pursuing her Master HR Professional level with SABPP.

Mafiki previously held the position of Senior Manager in Human Resources for four years at the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB). Her role at EAAB involved heading up the HR division and being responsible for developing and implementing best practice strategies, systems and processes which aligned to overall organisational strategy.

Before joining EAAB in 2014, Mafiki served as a National HR Manager at Betting World in 2013 and as a Human Resource and Administration Manager at Tourism KZN for four years, providing leadership and direction to various units whether talent acquisition, organisational development, learning and development, mediating disputes and the development of organizational culture.

Mafiki accumulated 10 years of experience as a Generalist in this field.