Nomsa Sofuthe
Learning and Development
Johannesburg,GAUTENG
Summary
ProSci Change Management Certified Integrative Enneagram Certified Certified AIM Practitioner (Enneagram and Identity Maturation Framework) Organisational Development Programme with Knowledge Resources and Connect to Grow
A versatile Learning and Development Consultant with over 15 years of experience overseeing training programmes and projects for diverse organisations. Expertise in revitalising and updating course structures.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Learning and Development Consultant
RedM Professional Solutions
01.2023 - Current
- Delivering end-to-end learning and organisational development solutions
- Design, develop and delivery of Graduate Development
- Co facilitation of Unconscious Bias Workshops
- Design and deliver Career and Personal Mastery Awareness sessions for Orphanages.
Senior Learning and OD Manager
Nedbank CIB (Organisational Effectiveness and Talent Management)
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Deliver learning solutions to business that will enable improved performance and meet the CIB talent management objectives
- Manage key internal and external relationships and partner with business
- Drive and operationalise building of an engaged and resilient workforce
- Facilitation and managing of Executive and Leadership Coaching
- Manage and drive the change process for HR Projects through collaboration with HR Business Partners in supporting the business with all learning and OD initiative
- Recent achievements: Initiated and managed wellness project and initiatives which were key during COVID period
- Co designed the pilot programme targeted at Women Advancement with the mentoring for CIB
- Drove the use of Digital Learning in CIB and key Nedbank Group partner in leading the use of the Digital Learning Platform
- Nedbank CIB Top Achiever Award in 2020.
Learning and OD Manager
Nedbank CIB (Professional Business Services (PBS) - (Finance, Risk, Compliance, Marketing and HR)
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Deliver and execute key Cluster Learning Projects, including Leadership and Executive Programmes, vacation and graduate development programmes, CA Training Programme, and Internal Bursaries for PBS
- Develop and design learning curricula for all job levels.
- Oversee completion of additional projects, including business's ad hoc requests regarding learning needs.
- Manage key internal and external relationships and partner with business.
- Ensure existence and maintenance of a high-performance culture to enable business to meet strategic objectives through team development interventions, staff surveys, and coaching.
- Driving and operationalising projects through collaboration with HR Business Partners and key business SME’s.
Skills Development Consultant (Secondary SDF): Learnerships and Internships
01.2009 - 12.2016
- Expert Skills Development network and relationship establishment with Business L & D Representatives
- Consult, advice and provide guidance on Learnerships/Internships and their impact on the DTI scorecard
- Establish and maintain workgroups for all Learnerships/Internship Projects and Programmes
- Relationship management with all the stakeholders involved in the Learnerships and Internship community
- Promotion and implementation of internships for both the organisation and the sector including researching current trends and benchmarking
- Engagement and relationship building with external consultants, universities, business schools, FET Colleges, Seta's on Skills Development Initiatives and Practices like promotion of Work Integrated Learning and Internships
- Steering Committee member at Bankseta where we collectively agree on the Learnership needs for the financial sector, training providers and recruitment agencies
- Act as liaison officer between the Bankseta and the Bank’s L&D Managers regarding the number of learners, types and duration of learnership and internship programmes required by business
- Communicating and educating business regarding types of funding available from different Institutions and current scarce skills in the sector skills plan
- Coordination, monitoring and placement of learners and interns according to the agreed business needs nationally
- Onboarding and Induction of Learners across various Business Units within the Organization
- Design of the induction programme, and presentations facilitation of the Group Induction
- Ensuring that all the learners have coaches and coordinate coach training prior to the start of the programme
- Internal Bursaries Management
- Continuously improve on established policies, practices, process and procedures for Internal Bursaries
- Ensure compliance with SARS regulation around bursaries for staff and their children
- Assist in delivery of overall Skills Development & Internal Bursary Strategy, policy, processes and procedures according to standard
- Manage policy enquiries on internal bursaries, employee’s assistance fund and study grants
- Graduate Development Management 2009 - 2010
- Collaboration with Recruitment and Employer Branding Managers on graduate recruitment strategy for the organization
- Relationship building and stakeholder engagement within the organization and external vendors like Training Providers – Gordon of Institute of Business Science
- Review, design and gain consensus on academic content, assignments, formal presentations for Graduate Development Programme
- Coordination of schedules with the provider and communication with the business
- Design and develop Learning programme for the graduates including Personal Effectiveness, Social Responsibility, Compliance, Business Competence and Technical Skills
- Design of the induction programme, and facilitation of the Group Induction
- Monitoring and measuring the graduate’s exposure to formal training interventions including progress on development plans pertaining to role-specific upskilling
- Ensuring that all the graduates have coaches and coordinate coach training
- Ensure that development plans comprise value-adding activities within the unique environments of multiple business units for quality skill transfer
- Monitor the permanent employment of the graduates
- External Bursary Scheme Management 2009
- Management of budget of R15 million for external bursaries
- Management of vendor NSFAS regarding disbursement of funds, liaison with financial officers in the tertiary institutions
- Aligning qualifications funded with future business needs and deciding on final allocations
- Collaboration with various business units to align the Graduate Development Programme strategy of the External Bursary Programme so that the latter is a key feeder into the former
- Focused on increasing return on investment by promoting the recruitment of graduates from the external bursary programme
- Visits to the bursars at the tertiary institutions to create brand awareness around Nedbank
- Meeting bursars in person to enhance loyalty to the bank
- Developing and maintaining the database of external bursars and providing quality management information for reporting purposes
- Tracking of career development and movements of bursars to enhance RoI.
Learnerships Consultant
Standard Bank
04.2007 - 12.2008
Learnerships: Learner Support Officer
Deloitte (Contract)
04.2004 - 03.2007
Treasury Derivatives – Back Office Administrator
Investec Bank
11.1999 - 10.2003
Treasury Back Office Administrator
Standard Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB)
02.1994 - 10.1999
Education
MBA: Master’s in Business Administration -
Regenesys Business School
01.2017
B Tech: Human Resource Development - undefined
UNISA
01.2012
B Tech: Business Administration - undefined
UNISA
01.2005
National Diploma: Commercial Practice - undefined
UNISA
01.1995
Matric Certificate - undefined
Ibhongo Secondary School
01.1989
Skills
- Career Development
- Organisational Development
- Workshop Facilitation
- Needs Assessment
- Training delivery
- New Hire Orientation
- New Hire Onboarding
- Diversity and Inclusion
Certification
- International Change Management accreditation, ProSci, 12/2021
- Certified AIM Practitioner, 2023
- Integrative Enneagram Practitioner, 2019
- Organisational Development Programme, Knowledge Resources and Connect to Grow, 2017
Software Packages
- SAP SuccessFactors
- MS Office suite
Personal Information
Title: Director: Nea Onnim Consulting
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Learning and Development Consultant
RedM Professional Solutions
01.2023 - Current
Senior Learning and OD Manager
Nedbank CIB (Organisational Effectiveness and Talent Management)
01.2020 - 12.2022
Learning and OD Manager
Nedbank CIB (Professional Business Services (PBS) - (Finance, Risk, Compliance, Marketing and HR)
01.2017 - 12.2019
Skills Development Consultant (Secondary SDF): Learnerships and Internships
01.2009 - 12.2016
Learnerships Consultant
Standard Bank
04.2007 - 12.2008
Learnerships: Learner Support Officer
Deloitte (Contract)
04.2004 - 03.2007
Treasury Derivatives – Back Office Administrator
Investec Bank
11.1999 - 10.2003
Treasury Back Office Administrator
Standard Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB)
02.1994 - 10.1999
MBA: Master’s in Business Administration -
Regenesys Business School
B Tech: Human Resource Development - undefined
UNISA
B Tech: Business Administration - undefined
UNISA
National Diploma: Commercial Practice - undefined
UNISA
Matric Certificate - undefined
Ibhongo Secondary School
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