Themba Ximba
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging (DIEB) professional
City of Johannesburg
Summary
Experienced in banking, professional services, and retail sectors, skilled in Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging (DIEB) and Financial Crime (Anti-Money Laundering). Expertise includes disability learnership, disability awareness, reasonable accommodation, human resources, employment equity, Corporate Social Investment (CSI), and Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD). Holds a Master of Commerce in Business Management specializing in human resource management. Currently pursuing a PhD in Occupational Science with a focus on disability inclusion and employment of individuals with disabilities in the open labor market. Also involved as the sole fundraiser for the Shoe Collection Initiative, a personal project initiated in 2017 to collect and distribute school shoes to underprivileged pupils in no-fee schools at Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Money-Laundering Transaction Monitoring Analyst
Standard Bank South Africa
Johannesburg
2 2017 - Current
- Conduct due diligence to combat financial crime activities
- Investigate and report suspicious/unusual transactional activities to Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
- Apply AML knowledge of processes, systems, products, procedures, distribution channels and customer segmentation to determine appropriate outcome to meet legislative and operational requirements
- Identify system gaps, trends, and typologies to improve AML measures
- Systems in use include: XDS, Nice Actimize, MoneyGram, Alfa Systems, NT2000 (VAF), Home Loan, flightdeck, GoldTier SA, GoAML, STRB, PowerBI, Mobius, ECM, E-view, and decommissioned EIW
- Group Financial Crime Compliance Diversity and Inclusion Forum; -
- Advised the forum on disability inclusion practices
- Facilitated disability awareness session
- Participate in South African Employers for Disability (SAE4D) quarterly sittings and other external platforms to advocate for disability inclusion
Disability Portfolio Coordinator
Accenture South Africa
Woodmead
11.2013 - 12.2016
- Embedded disability inclusion practices in recruitment processes
- Partnered with HR to tap into external resources and partners to attract candidates with disabilities
- Advised and managed learnership for persons with disabilities
- Liaised with internal stakeholders; Facilities, HR, and IT function to provide reasonable accommodations
- Partnered with universities and recruitment agencies to establish talent pipeline of candidates with disabilities
- Coordinated Disability Forum and disability awareness programs
- Compiled EE reports, managed EE Committee, and coordinated quarterly EE meetings
- Supported Inclusion & Diversity Lead on annual B-BBEE verification audits
Assistant Training Coordinator
National Airways Corporation
Lanseria
03.2013 - 05.2013
- Monitored and tracked all aircrafts via Data Scout
- Reported any emergencies observed on tracking system
- Audited aircrafts and supervise cabin crew members
- Updated and maintained pilots and cabin crew manuals
- Arranged required flying and soft skills trainings for aircrew and cabin crew
Transformation Graduate
JD Group
Braamfontein
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Created and managed supplier B-BBEE database
- Managed and coordinated CSI portfolio and processed payments for beneficiaries
- Administered ESD and Socio-Economic Development (SED) records
- Collated data for B-BBEE verification audit
- Wrote monthly articles for Transformation Projects Catalogue
- Enrolled in Basic Management Development Programme (BMDP)
- Co-facilitated Employment Relations workshops to branch store managers; - assisted Employment Relations Facilitator with training manuals for workshops, and facilitated in-house Employment Relations -Disciplinary Hearing Workshops and role play
Bursary Student
JD Group (Pty) Ltd
Braamfontein
06.2011 - 12.2011
- Student vacation work during June and December university holidays
Student Assistant
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg
01.2011 - 01.2011
Education
PhD - Occupational Science
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch 10.2020 - Current
Advanced Postgraduate Supervision Capacity Development Programme -
University of South Africa
Pretoria 04.2022 - 07.2022
Master of Commerce - Business Management
University of South Africa
Pretoria 01.2013 - 06.2016
Bachelor of Technology degree - Human Resource Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 01.2011 - 12.2011
National Diploma - Human Resource Management
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 01.2008 - 12.2010
Skills
Financial Crime Compliance, anti-money laundering and surveillance
Transactional monitoring and data analysis
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) verification audit and reporting
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) and ESD requests and beneficiaries
Employment Equity (EE) portfolio: EE reports, EE Committee and EE meetings
Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging (DIEB) initiatives
Disability portfolio: disability awareness, advise Human Resource on inclusive recruitment practices, assessment of building accessibility, provision of reasonable accommodation, and manage a Disability Forum
Provision of assistive technologies through a preferred service provider, Sensory solutions: (ZoomText software, ZoomText Keyboard, portable magnifiers, and RUBY10
Research and academic writing
Accomplishments
- Best Overall Master of Commerce in Business Management, SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), 2016
- 4× monthly top three analysts, 2023
Affiliations
SA Board for People Practices (SABPP), 64146865
References
Available on request
Projects
Shoe Collection Initiative, Sole Fundraiser, 05/01/17, current, The initiative fundraises and donate school shoes to underprivileged pupils going to no-fee schools at Msinga in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Shoes are donated by individuals, organisations, and corporates. In March 2022, 165 pairs were handed over to Msitha Primary School and Sifuleni Primary School. From October 2022 to January 2023, 802 pairs were handed to 8 primary schools. In August and September 2023, additional 5 primary schools received 510 pairs.
Publications
- Career advancement challenges facing persons with disabilities in South Africa, Ximba, Themba Mdumiseni, 2016, University of South Africa, Pretoria, http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22159
- Exploring career advancement challenges people with disabilities are facing in the South African work context, Potgieter, I.L., Coetzee, M., Ximba, T., 2017, SA Journal of Human Resources, 15, a815, https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/815
research-in-progress papers
1. Employment of Persons with Disabilities in the open labour market. A Scoping Review.
2. Strategies to increase the representation of persons with disabilities in the South African Financial Service Sector.
Timeline
Advanced Postgraduate Supervision Capacity Development Programme -
University of South Africa
04.2022 - 07.2022
PhD - Occupational Science
Stellenbosch University
10.2020 - Current
Disability Portfolio Coordinator
Accenture South Africa
11.2013 - 12.2016
Assistant Training Coordinator
National Airways Corporation
03.2013 - 05.2013
Master of Commerce - Business Management
University of South Africa
01.2013 - 06.2016
Transformation Graduate
JD Group
01.2012 - 12.2012
Bursary Student
JD Group (Pty) Ltd
06.2011 - 12.2011
Student Assistant
University of Johannesburg
01.2011 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Technology degree - Human Resource Management
University of Johannesburg
01.2011 - 12.2011
National Diploma - Human Resource Management
University of Johannesburg
01.2008 - 12.2010
Money-Laundering Transaction Monitoring Analyst
Standard Bank South Africa
2 2017 - Current