Nonkululeko Ndabane
Assistant Director: Risk Management
Pretoria
Summary
Accomplished Risk Management professional with over a decade of progressive experience in developing, implementing, and monitoring enterprise risk, ethics, and fraud prevention frameworks within the public sector. Demonstrated expertise in aligning risk management strategies with corporate governance principles, including King IV and PFMA requirements. Highly skilled in stakeholder engagement, compliance oversight, policy formulation, and training facilitation. Recognized for integrity, strategic thinking, and a results-driven approach to organizational resilience.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Risk Management Practitioner (Level 8)
North West Department of Finance
09.2018
- Coordinate the development and implementation of effective risk management and fraud prevention in the Department
- Consolidate policy review inputs reported
- Update and report on progress made on the risk and fraud implementation plan
- Consolidate strategic, operational and fraud risks identification guide inputs submitted to the CRO
- Perform risk monitoring on the operational and fraud risk register
- Perform secretariat functions through organising meetings for risk management committee
- Perform secretariat functions for risk register update meetings
- Prepare and co-facilitation of awareness workshops on risk management and fraud prevention
- Perform procurement functions for the unit
- Assist in performing the business continuity management of the Department
- Assist in performing the ethics risk assessment of the Department
- Assist in developing the ethics management policy and strategy
- Directorate: Enterprise Risk and Integrity Management Unit
Assistant Director: Risk Management(Level 9)
National Department of Small Business Development
05.2023 - Current
- Facilitate the strategic, operational, fraud & ethics risk and ICT risk assessment process to all branch units
- Conduct risk monitoring on the strategic, operational, fraud & ethics and ICT risk register of all branch units
- Prepare the quarterly progress report on risk management, fraud prevention and ethics management to the risk and ethics management committee
- Perform secretarial function for the risk and ethics management committee
- Prepare presentations on risk management, anti-corruption and ethics for awareness workshop
- Conduct awareness on risk, anti-corruption and ethics management to Departmental officials
- Develop and review the risk, fraud prevention and ethics management policies for approval
- Review the risk, fraud prevention and ethics management strategies for approval
- Facilitate the financial disclosures of designated officials through training on the system
- Develop and co-ordinate the ethics management survey
- Evaluate the financial disclosure forms submitted for validity, accuracy and completeness
- Review the applications of other remunerative work received before authorisation by the Executive Authority
- Assess gifts, donations and sponsorships before approval by the executive authority
- Compile the gift register and ethics management report
- Assist in the development of Business Continuity Management policy and strategy
- Assist with the compliance universe register to ensure that all branches complies with their respective legislation
- Supervise officials and interns in performing their duties
- Directorate: Risk and Integrity Management Unit
Assistant Director: Risk Management(Level 9)
North West Department of Employment and Labour
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Conduct the risk assessment for business units and labour centers
- Conduct risk monitoring on the operational risk register for business units and labour centers
- Present the progress report on risk management to the risk management committee
- Perform secretarial functions to the risk management committee
- Prepare presentations on risk management, anti-corruption and ethics for awareness workshop to all Departmental officials
- Review the risk, fraud prevention and ethics management strategies for approval
- Assist in the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud cases reported
- Conduct and prepare a report on compliance monitoring on business units and labour centers
- Facilitate the financial disclosures of designated officials through training on the system
- Facilitate the applications of other remunerative work
- Assist in compiling the gift register
- Verify companies on CSD before candidates appointment in the Department
- Directorate: Risk, Anti-corruption and Integrity Management Unit
Supply Chain Management Officer (Level 7)
North West Department of Finance
08.2016 - 08.2018
- Check suppliers on CSD/Walker system before an order is issued
- Evaluate internal control system in supply chain unit
- Verify that supply chain prescripts are adhered to before an order is issued
- Conduct audit activities in line with supply chain policies
- Assist in the management of Pre Audit unit
- Report writing
- Directorate: Supply Chain Management: Pre Audit Section
State Accountant (Level 7)
North West Department of Finance
04.2013 - 06.2016
- Identify supplier per commodity
- Create or edit supplier registration form
- Verify supplier registration requirements for all suppliers
- Update existing supplier information into the procure system
- Register supplier on Central Supplier Database
- Directorate: Supplier Development
Provisioning Admin Clerk (Level 5)
North West Department of Justice & Constitutional Development
11.2012 - 03.2013
- Compile manual S&T claims for checking & pre-checking internal control
- Capturing S&T claims on persal
- Maintain register and check accuracy of S&T claim
- Filing
- Directorate: Salary & Payroll
Accounting Clerk (Contract)
North West Department of Finance
02.2012 - 10.2012
- Assist in the Facilitation and quality check of the strategic & operational risk assessment
- Follow – up on quarterly risk management from directorates
- Assist in the monitoring & implementation of comprehensive risk register
- Directorate: Accounting Services
Intern
North West Department of Finance
02.2011 - 01.2012
- Prepare monthly payment to Dept of Public works
- Prepare monthly financial accounting reconciliation: bank, revenue, equitable share and suspense account
- Maintain register and check accuracy of S&T claims
- Assist with preparing and capturing of journals
- Assist in the preparation of Annual Financial Statement of the Department
- Directorate: Financial Management: Accounting Service
Education
Post-graduate Diploma - Risk Management
MANCOSA
01.2024
Programme - Risk Management
University Of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2016
B-tech - Internal Auditing
University Of South Africa (UNISA)
01.2014
National Diploma - Internal Auditing
Tshwane University of Technology
01.2009
National Higher Certificate - Accounting
Tshwane University of Technology
01.2006
High School - undefined
Hofmeyr High School
01.2003
Skills
Public management skills
References
- Vicky, Rampou, Director: Risk Management, 074 850 9322, National Treasury
- Bushy, Gaasenoe, Director: Stakeholder Management and Strategic Sourcing, 083 422 4488, 018 388 2580, North West Provincial Treasury
- Mashudu, Tshidzumba, Director: Risk & Integrity Management, 082 603 5831, 073 990 6064, National Department of Small Business Development
Affiliations
Affiliated with Institute of Risk Management South Africa
Short Course Training attained
- Effective Risk Management
- Programme in Risk Management
- Ethics Officer Certification Programme
- Ethics in Procurement and Supply Chain
- Continuity Practitioner Programme
- Prevention and Detection of Corruption and Procurement Fraud
- Certification in Project Management
Computer literacy Package
- Programs passed
- MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Internet, E-mail and MS Publisher.
Timeline
Assistant Director: Risk Management(Level 9)
National Department of Small Business Development
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Director: Risk Management(Level 9)
North West Department of Employment and Labour
03.2022 - 04.2023
Risk Management Practitioner (Level 8)
North West Department of Finance
09.2018
Supply Chain Management Officer (Level 7)
North West Department of Finance
08.2016 - 08.2018
State Accountant (Level 7)
North West Department of Finance
04.2013 - 06.2016
Provisioning Admin Clerk (Level 5)
North West Department of Justice & Constitutional Development
11.2012 - 03.2013
Accounting Clerk (Contract)
North West Department of Finance
02.2012 - 10.2012
Intern
North West Department of Finance
02.2011 - 01.2012
Programme - Risk Management
University Of South Africa (UNISA)
B-tech - Internal Auditing
University Of South Africa (UNISA)
National Diploma - Internal Auditing
Tshwane University of Technology
National Higher Certificate - Accounting
Tshwane University of Technology
High School - undefined
Hofmeyr High School
Post-graduate Diploma - Risk Management
MANCOSA