Deslynne Davids

Administrative & Finance Coordinator

Qualifications

B.Com (Hons) (Industrial Psychology), UWC, 2018

B.Com, UWC, 2016

Cert: Business Administration, College of Cape Town, 2011

B Tech: Commercial Administration, Cape Technikon, 1999

NDip: Commercial Administration, Cape Technikon,  1998

Background

Deslynne is an Administrative and Finance Coordinator for the Centre for Minerals Research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. She has a B.Com (Hons) (Industrial Psychology) (UWC,2018), B.Com (UWC, 2016),  Certificate in Business Administration (College of Cape Town, 2011), B Tech: Commercial Administration (Cape Technikon, 1999) and National Diploma: Commercial Administration (Cape Technikon, 1998). She started her working career at The Academy of Financial Markets in 2000 as an Office Administrator and then joined College of Cape Town in 2009 as the secretary/PA to the Deputy CEO: Corporate Services. She joined UCT in 2011 as the Executive Assistant to the Dean in the Centre for Higher Education. She then joined the Statistical Sciences department in 2019 as a Finance Officer before joining Centre for Minerals Research in 2025 as an Administrative and Finance Coordinator.

Employment

2025 – Present

Administrative and Finance Coordinator, Centre for Minerals Research, UCT

2019 - 2025

Finance Officer, Statistical Sciences Department, UCT

2011 – 2019

Executive Assistant to Dean, Centre for Higher Education, UCT

2009-2011

Secretary/PA to Deputy CEO: Corporate Services, College of Cape Town

2000-2008

Office Administrator, The Academy of Financial Markets