Mthandazo Disire Ntsham
Summary
I'm a detail-orientated Museum Manager, Librarian, Community builder, and Administrative Officer adept at making critical decisions, managing deadlines, and conducting team reviews. With expertise in analysis and quantitative problem-solving skills, dedicated to organizational growth and improvements.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager
George Museum
07.2025 - Current
- Company Overview: Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
- Staff Management: Train, mentor, and manage all museum staff and volunteers.
- Collections Care: Oversee collections care, including accessions, condition reporting, conservation, and deaccessioning.
- Exhibit Planning: Research, plan, and develop regular, rotating exhibits on historical topics.
- Policy Oversight: Manage museum policies, educational programs, and maintenance.
- Project Leadership: Lead projects funded by grants, such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
- Conducted performance reviews, identifying areas for development and rewarding high achievers.
- Cultivated work environment focused on personal responsibility, continuous improvement.
Librarian
Matzikama Municipality
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Developed and maintained a curated collection of information resources, ensuring accessibility and relevance to user needs.
- Organized and conducted workshops to promote information literacy and the effective use of library resources.
- Managed digital resources and subscriptions, including e-books, databases, and online journals, ensuring smooth access for users.
- Maintained a welcoming library environment by overseeing library operations, events, and community outreach programs.
- Provided research assistance to library patrons, helping them locate and utilize resources effectively.
- Facilitated community engagement events, fostering partnerships with local organizations to promote library services and enhance public access to information.
- Managed daily library operations, ensuring efficient workflow and exceptional service delivery to patrons.
- Management and Supervision of staff and interns.
- Budgeting and procurement for two libraries.
Administrative Research Officer
University of Stellenbosch
01.2024 - 02.2025
- Company Overview: University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
- Functional support to Stellenbosch University Researchers for Ethics Research submissions.
- Administer the Infoteca Electronic Research System.
- Coordinated Forums, meeting rooms and agendas.
- Answered calls and emails efficiently; recording accurate messages and inquiries.
- Maintained manual and electronic filing and information systems.
- University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
Area Manager
Independent Electoral Commission
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Assist with the recruitment of electoral staff.
- Confirm the availability of voting stations in advance by the provincial milestones.
- Assist with the logistical distribution of voting station equipment and registration/election materials.
- Act as a communication link between Registration Supervisors/Presiding Officers and the relevant local office of the Electoral Commission.
- Ensure the completion of attendance registers and replacement staff contracts at all the voting stations for the registration/election events.
- Collection of registration forms and other administrative materials from the voting stations.
Senior Librarian
Stellenbosch Municipality
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Training and Development of Staff, Performance management, WSP, and PDP's.
- Management of budgets, Fund Raising, and Writing of Funding Proposals.
- Procurement of resources using the SAMRAS SCM system.
- Managing three libraries with active SALB membership and Implementation of municipal and library policies.
- Nurture projects, liaising with sister departments such as LED, and SPU, and Manage stakeholders.
- Overseeing the South African Library for the Blind and patrons with Special needs.
- Planning and enrolling educational awareness and community outreach programs.
- Prepared timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis.
- Supervised work of permanent and contracted employees to deliver work on schedule.
- Diffused challenging situations using conflict management techniques.
- Developed excellent working knowledge of industry trends and improvements in processes.
Principal Librarian
Sundays River Valley Municipality
03.2019 - 06.2022
- Strategic planning for municipal libraries, Budgeting, IDP contributions, and SDBIP implementation.
- Facilitating and managing 6 libraries with active SALB membership and training staff on how to service the SALB members.
- Procurement of SALB customized games for and running activities members.
- Procurement of resources and collections developments.
- Enforcing municipal policies and procedures and bylaws.
- Developing Job corners for unemployed and young Entrepreneurs.
- Sourced materials to meet current needs, driving curiosity and supporting learning.
- Troubleshoot technical problems with library computers and other technology to rectify errors and fulfill upgrades, avoiding work disruptions.
- Taught group and individual instruction sessions to impart knowledge of library and research practices.
- Helped teachers and NGO incorporate literacy skills and build a love of education in students of all backgrounds.
- Performed digital research using databases to track books, dates, and information for customers.
- Developed and enforced circulation policies and procedures to determine compliance.
- Anticipated library automation requirements and implemented long-range plans to achieve current trends in library systems e.g. SLIMS.
- Managing and supervision of staff.
- Helped teachers incorporate literacy skills and build a love of education in students of all backgrounds.
Librarian
Sarah Baartman District (Koukamma Municipality)
10.2016 - 02.2022
- Implementation of municipal library rules and policies, acquisition, and cataloging of library materials, circulation of materials.
- Stocktaking and control.
- Budgeting and reconciliation of daily library monies.
- Working with two libraries implementing SALB programs.
- Submission of quarterly reports.
- Running children's holiday programs.
- Training Provincial librarians.
- Planned and delivered bibliography-writing instruction sessions to assist students with assignments.
- Compiled circulation statistics to draft reports, providing consistent and updated information.
- Kept resources neat, clean, and in a working fashion to maintain availability for use.
- Established student schedules and oversaw day-to-day work to align with library vision and protocols.
Library Assistant
Enoch Mgijima Municipality
03.2013 - 10.2016
- Training of library staff (Library assistants and EPWP workers).
- Information desk. Assisting Library patrons with information needs, retrieving information using online resources, helping with research and referencing for tertiary students and academics. Community outreach programs, handling patron's queries, registering patrons, and filing records.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Social and Information Sciences
University of the Western Cape
12.2009
Honors Degree - Development Studies
University of the Western Cape
12.2008
PGCE - Education
UNISA
12-2017
Skills
- Excel
- Word
- PowerPoint
- Training and Facilitation
- Presentation
- Project management
- Budget management
- Community engagement
Certification
National Certificate (NQF Level 5) in Skills development and Facilitation 2017
ICT Computer Certificate 2017
Facilitation Certificate 2017
Project Management 2011
GCP Certificate 2024
Languages
English
Afrikaans
isiXhosa
Timeline
Manager
George Museum
07.2025 - Current
Librarian
Matzikama Municipality
03.2025 - 06.2025
Administrative Research Officer
University of Stellenbosch
01.2024 - 02.2025
Area Manager
Independent Electoral Commission
09.2023 - 06.2024
Senior Librarian
Stellenbosch Municipality
07.2022 - 12.2023
Principal Librarian
Sundays River Valley Municipality
03.2019 - 06.2022
Librarian
Sarah Baartman District (Koukamma Municipality)
10.2016 - 02.2022
Library Assistant
Enoch Mgijima Municipality
03.2013 - 10.2016
Honors Degree - Development Studies
University of the Western Cape
Bachelor's Degree - Social and Information Sciences
University of the Western Cape
PGCE - Education
UNISA
References
Lonwabo Heleni Sundays River Valley Municipality 0786547141, lonwaboheleni@gmail.com
Vuyokazi Ngcufe Stellenbosch Municipality 0670444959, Vuyokazi.Ngcufe@stellenbosch.gov.za
Brightness Nxumalo Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 0839939849, brightness@sun.ac.za