People & Partners

Cornelia Jacobs

Operations Manager

Cornelia Jacobs is the Operations Manager at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions. Cornelia oversees the Centre’s research projects and grants and is responsible for the pre-award, onboarding, life, and post-award phases of research projects. In addition to these responsibilities, she oversees the Centre’s contracting, budget management and reporting.

Cornelia holds a BCom Hons degree in Human Resource Management from Pretoria University and a BCom Hons degree in Logistics from Stellenbosch University. She is experienced in a wide range of fields and perspectives that impact her current role at the CST and has over 15 years’ experience in research management in higher education.