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Tshepo Tsotetsi

Johannesburg

Summary

Disciplined, energetic and results-driven business management professional, offering diversified industry exposure in directing successful multicultural teams and operations/ projects for high-capacity organisations. Tshepo’s success lies in his perceptive decision-making intelligence, a keen eye for business opportunities, and ability to define new strategies. His broad skills set includes development and successful implementation of strategies (including marketing strategies), stakeholder relations, strategic projects, customer service strategies, brand architecture and position, CI strategies, corporate communications, policies and regulations as well as training and skills development management. On a personal level, Tshepo demonstrates his passion for the outdoors, reading, his community, international travelling and sport. He frequently plays squash and participates in jogging. He is currently pursuing a second Masters’ Degree in Energy Leadership (MMEL) at Wits Business School.

Work History

Senior Regional Manager: Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)
  • Overseeing the development of all Discretionary Grants Projects, including Mine Community Development, Small Businesses and Cooperatives Support, Worker Initiated Training (Trade Unions) projects
  • Overseeing the review and implementation of the MQA Allocation Criteria on Discretionary Grants Projects
  • Overseeing the review and implementation of the MQA Funding Policy
  • Stakeholder Engagements and Advocacy on MQA programmes
  • Conducting workshops on the functioning of the Skills Development Committee, Employment Equity Committee and other fora
  • Chairman of the Mpumalanga Inter-SETA Forum (21X SETAs)
  • Member of the KZN and EC Provincial Skills Development Forums (PSDF)

Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations (Acting)

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)
  • Identifying, evaluating and engaging with different stakeholders at national and regional levels to ensure MQA’s deliverables are aligned to stakeholders relations’ needs and priorities for possible partnerships and collaborations
  • Building and nurturing professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including trade unions in the sector
  • Serving as a brand ambassador for the MQA, promoting MQA’s vision and offerings to different stakeholders at various MQA engagement sessions
  • Provision of strategic leadership to regional and project managers to map, scope and initiate potential and pipeline Discretionary Grants projects, including benefits, key role players and exit strategies
  • Liaison with TVET and CET Colleges on MQA projects that respond to sector needs and priorities
  • Supporting inter-SETA and Provincial Skills Development Forums (PSDFs) which the MQA Managers are members of
  • Engaging with employers and MQA Mine Community Development service providers to facilitate their involvement in approved and potential projects
  • Coordinating the operationalisation of Discretionary Grants projects for the stakeholder relations team and providing ongoing leadership, guidance and assistance to achieve the targets
  • Board presentations on Stakeholder Relations unit’s activities
  • Consolidating inputs and information for Annual Reporting

Executive Manager: Corporate Services (Acting)

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)
  • Strategic Planning: Exercise custodianship of the Corporate Services and MQA vision and mission
  • Ensure alignment of the corporate services operational strategy to the organisational strategy and implementation thereof
  • Corporate Governance: Implement the Board decisions which includes amongst others: Appointment of Board and Committee members; Management of Board and Standing Committees; Induction of Board and Standing Committees upon receipt of nominations; Facilitate training, development and induction of MQA Board Members
  • Stakeholder/Customer Relationship: Facilitate customer feedback and organisational liaison with major stakeholders
  • Oversee service delivery of the MQA so that effective services are provided according to the stipulated legislative requirements
  • Manage Office Services and Facilities: Oversee the implementation of a facilities and office management strategy and operational plan
  • Ensure a conducive work environment for all employees by overseeing the provision of resources and tools of trade
  • Oversee the implementation of the MQA maintenance plan
  • People Management: Oversee the Human Resource Management unit, oversee the implementation of the HR operational Plan to ensure a high performing organisation and ensure that the MQA is capacitated to deliver on its mandate through recruitment of competent and skilled individuals
  • Policy development and facilitation of its implementation within the MQA
  • Manage staff performance in line with the MQA performance management policy
  • Legal Services: Oversee the Legal function ensuring that the MQA operates within the legal framework
  • Ensure efficient and effective contracts Management and facilitate representation of the organisation at the CCMA
  • Financial Management: Analyse required information and integrate into financial projection
  • Project annual expenditure for the Corporate services unit and continual budget management of the corporate services unit

Regional Manager: Mpumalanga

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)
  • Planning, implementing, monitoring and controlling of the strategic projects across the entire Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal regions
  • MQA’s primary ambassador (marketing) and media liaison (communications/ spokesperson) for the two regions
  • Oversee the general administrative duties of Skills Planning & Research (SDR) unit, Education and Training Quality Assurance (ETQA) unit, Learning Programmes (LP) unit and Strategic Projects unit in the regions
  • Development, implementation and management of Stakeholder Engagement Plans and strategies for the Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal regions
  • Development, implementation and management of customer service strategies and related process workflows
  • Conception, development, implementation and management of advocacy issues
  • Development and maintenance of market intelligence reports for the special interest groups in the regions
  • Development of programme turnaround strategies for the MQA
  • Promotions of SME Skills Programmes in the Mining and Minerals sector
  • Presentations to various mining sector stakeholders on company projects
  • Implementation and monitoring of CSR and community development projects
  • Budget management
  • Chairman of the Mpumalanga Inter-SETA Forum, comprising 21 SETAS and various government departments and Mpumalanga HRD Council Member
  • Strategic Projects Specialist and Acting Projects Manager
  • Planning, monitoring and controlling of the strategic projects (valued over R150 million)
  • Preparation and management of service providers
  • Stakeholder Relations duties on allocated strategic projects
  • Development of SLAs, MoUs, Supply Chain and Financial motivations
  • Mpumalanga HRD Council Member- advisor to the MP Premier on HRD and Skills Development matters in the province

Education

MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY LEADERSHIP (MMEL) -

WITS Business School

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) - undefined

Milpark Business School

DIPLOMA IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT - undefined

IMM

Skills

Preventive maintenance scheduling

Industries

  • AIRLINE
  • ASSOCIATIONS
  • MINING
  • SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
  • ENERGY

Birthdate

09/28/72

Typicalmonth

Project Management

Typicalmonthdetails

  • Gert Sibande TVET College Council Member and Policy Review Committee Chairperson
  • Funding Policy and Review
  • Chairing Inter- SETA
  • Stakeholder Engagement and advocacy on MQA Programmes
  • Mine Community (Community/ Miners/ Unemployed Youth/ HET Students) Engagements
  • Strategic Projects and Partnership Management Task Team Chairperson
  • Forum Workshops

Professionalprogrammes

  • Executive Management Programme: Strategic Marketing in Emerging Markets, UCT Graduate School of Business, 2014
  • Executive Management Programme: Integrating Strategy, Budgets & Reporting, Wits Business School, 2013

Careerchronology

  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Senior Regional Manager: MP, KZN & EC, 05/23, Present
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations (Acting), 04/22, 04/23
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Senior Regional Manager: MP and KZN, 05/21, Present
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Executive Manager: Corporate Services (Acting), 10/19, 04/21
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Regional Manager: Mpumalanga, 03/13, 09/19
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA), Strategic Projects Specialist/ Projects Manager (Acting), 11/08, 02/13
  • Bakhiti Marketing Outfits, Owner/ Marketing Strategist, 02/07, 10/08
  • Advertising Standards Authority, Consultant and Directorate Member: Advertising Dispute Resolution, 05/05, 01/07
  • Marketing Federation of SA (MFSA), Marketing & Communications Consultant, 01/04, 02/05
  • Marketing Federation of SA (MFSA), Market Development Consultant, 04/03, 12/03
  • South African Airlines (SAA), Inflight Service Trainer & Product Development Assistant, 03/99, 08/02
  • Chemical Industries SETA (CHIETA), Regional Skills Advisor (Part-time Contract), 01/03, 06/05
  • Damelin, Lecturer: Marketing Management (Part-time Contract), 01/03, 06/05

Internationalexposure

5, 16, 6, 2, 1, 1, 2, 33

Trainingcoursesseminars

  • Supply Chain Management, PFMA/MFMA Bid Training - MQA/ Commerce Edge
  • Supply Chain Management for Public Service - National School of Government
  • Introduction to Mining Legislation and Policy Frameworks - MEETI
  • ISO 9001:2008 - Introduction and Implementation
  • Management Development Programme - SAA: Cum Laude
  • Advanced Project Management Programme - (CompTIA- CAQC, Project +)
  • ILDP (Leadership Development Programme) – SAA
  • Management Development Programme (Managing for Success)- SAA
  • GENESIS (SAA’s MIS for rostering, scheduling and tracking of flight attendants and pilots)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - IMM
  • Principles of Sales (SPIN FAB) - IMM
  • T.A.C.T 1, 2 and 3- Transactional Analysis and Customer Treatment - SAA
  • Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) Programme
  • Professional Skills for Cabin Crew Instructors - IATA: Cum Laude
  • Toast Masters’ Competent Leadership and Communication Programme

Advancedskills

  • Strategic Project Management
  • Corporate Training Consultant
  • New business development (CRM- boardroom level)
  • Project Management (Learnerships and SMEs development)
  • Skills audit in clients’ sales, marketing and communications business units
  • Development of training intervention proposals for corporate clients
  • Report Collation and Writing
  • Operations
  • Media Liaison and Briefing
  • Development of customised training programmes
  • Presentation to clients / stakeholders and budget management
  • Management
  • Development / Implementation of Strategies
  • Agency Management

Quote

There is nothing noble about being superior to another human being, true nobility is being superior to thy former self - Ernest Hemingway

Professional Highlights

  • Establishing and being a chairman of the Inter-SETA forum in Mpumalanga from scratch to support the provincial and national HRD Strategy.
  • Acting as the Executive Manager: Corporate Services for 19 months (MQA)
  • Acting as the Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations for 13 months (MQA)
  • Developing a Board-approved Efficiency Study on re-organisation (MQA)
  • Developing a Board-approved Partnership Management Framework (MQA)

Cvcompiledby

www.visualize.org.za

Languages

English
Sesotho
Sepedi
Setswana
Isizulu
Xhosa
Siswati
Afrikaans

References

  • Mr Sam Seepei, Former MQA CEO, 064 646 6807
  • Mr Bethuel Nemagovhani, Former MQA Acting CEO/ Chief Risk Officer, 078 110 0693 / 072 104 5435, bethueln@mqa.org.za
  • Dr Thabo Mashongoane, MQA CEO, 083 775 5748, thabom@mqa.org.za

Accomplishments

  • Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.

Mpumalanga HRD Council Member- advisor to the MP Premier on HRD and Skills Development matters in the province.

Gert Sibande TVET College Council Memberand Policy Review Committee Chairperson.

Establishing and being a chairman of the

Inter-SETA forum in Mpumalanga from scratch to support the provincial and national HRD Strategy.

Acting as the Executive Manager: Corporate Services for 19 months (MQA)

Acting as the Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations for 13 months (MQA)

Developing a Board- approved Efficiency Study on re- organisation (MQA)

Developing a Board- approved Partnership Management Framework (MQA)

Interests

Travel, Squash and Soccer

Timeline

Senior Regional Manager: Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)

Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations (Acting)

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)

Executive Manager: Corporate Services (Acting)

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)

Regional Manager: Mpumalanga

Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA)

MASTERS IN MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY LEADERSHIP (MMEL) -

WITS Business School

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) - undefined

Milpark Business School

DIPLOMA IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT - undefined

IMM

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