Khwezi Soni

My confidence, adaptability and resilience has allowed me to successfully work on my own, in a team and as a leader whilst utilizing my own initiative and thinking. I have a passion for people and achievement with a strong integrity to perform and succeed. I have gained vast exposure and experience working within various business units in the financial services industry and my main objective is to secure a challenging role within my areas of expertise.

I am a self-driven professional, with a passion for supporting the business to achieve its objectives through sound and effective skills and capabilities. I am an energetic, vibrant, diligent, and dynamic professional with a proven track record of excellence driven performance, an individual who is passionate about my career and self-improvement. I am an analytical individual with complete business acumen to be an excellent contributor within any organization, I have a great sense of time urgency accompanied by attention to detail.

I can work supportively within a team environment and communicate effectively at all levels. I am level-headed and a good decision maker, high-energy, confident, hands on and willing to go the extra mile to achieve results. With excellent communication, networking, and well-developed interpersonal skills, I integrate well within organisations and have the ability to form trusted relationships with subordinates, clients as well as superiors.

I maintain a strong work ethic and governance and have a healthy competitive attitude and thrive under pressure.

HUMAN CAPITAL BUSINESS PARTNER: CIB at NEDBANK GROUP (2025-11 – Present)

• Consult, advise and coach managers and employees by implementing Human Capital processes and workforce solutions.
• To understand the business, expertise in Human Capital practices, and the ability to influence and lead change requirements.
• Function as an employee champion.
• Hand hold and provide support to line managers through various Human Capital processes i.e., recruitment, succession planning etc.
• Manage day-to-day operations within the Human Capital value chain.
• Conduct team sessions and engage in basic facilitation.
• Execute on tactical delivery.
• Monitor the progress against tactical processes and operational plans.
• Support line management with the tracking of processes end-to-end.
• Ensure practice requirements filter through to employees i.e. Learning and Development.

HUMAN CAPITAL BUSINESS PARTNER: GROUP FINANCE at ABSA BANK LIMITED (2024-02 – 2025-11)

• Consult, advise and coach managers and employees by implementing Human Capital processes and workforce solutions.
• To understand the business, expertise in Human Capital practices, and the ability to influence and lead change requirements.
• Function as an employee champion.
• Hand hold and provide support to line managers through various Human Capital processes i.e., recruitment, succession planning etc.
• Manage day-to-day operations within the Human Capital value chain.
• Conduct team sessions and engage in basic facilitation.
• Execute on tactical delivery.
• Monitor the progress against tactical processes and operational plans.
• Support line management with the tracking of processes end-to-end.
• Ensure practice requirements filter through to employees i.e. Learning and Development.

JUNIOR PEOPLE PARTNER: GROUP FINANCE at ABSA BANK LIMITED (2023-02 – 2024-01)

• Strategic Partner to Business.
• Assisting with the development and implementation of strategies aligned with business objectives
• Providing assistance/guidance and support to managers on people-related issues.
• Assist with performance management processes.
• Analyzing workforce data to inform strategic decisions.
• Talent management and succession planning initiatives
• Facilitating organizational change and cultural transformation efforts.
• Addressing complex employee relations issues and conflicts.
• Sit in the various Manco teams across Finance.
• Conduct stay and exit interviews.
• Deal with Employee relations matters and poor performance.
• Conduct team-building interventions.
• Consolidate learning programs for employees.
• Provide Psychometric Feedback to managers and colleagues (SHL Accredited)
• Prepare career development plans and conducts masterclasses.

JUNIOR BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST | INTERN INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGIST / TALENT ACQUISITION at ABSA BANK LIMITED (2022-02 – 2023-01)

• Conducting assessments to determine the root causes of problematic behaviours.
• Developing behavior support plans based on assessments.
• Implementing behavior support plans in a variety of settings.
• Collecting data to measure the effectiveness of behavior support plans.
• Modifying behavior support plans as needed based on data collection.
• Training staff on behavior management techniques.
• Conducted Stay and Exit interviews.
• Shortlisting of candidates.
• Assisted in creating an induction event for new joiners.
• Provided Psychometric Feedback.
• Conducted Career Development Masterclasses.
• Created Wellness Programmes.

MEDICO-LEGAL CONSULANT at RIVER-WALK INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS (2022-02 – 2024-01)

• Assessed claimants for RAF.
• Consolidated medico-legal reports.
• Correspondence on a wide variety of medicolegal and ethical issues
• Investigating and evaluating cases.
• Making regular case-handling decisions.
• Working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to delivering on team targets, ensuring cases are handled effectively, efficiently while minimising costs.
• Provide support to members of the team to continually improve the quality of service we provide.
• Be available for escalation and interaction where medicolegal advice is required.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER (CONSULTANT) at RIVER-WALK INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS (2020-01 – 2021-11)

• Provided Lay counselling and trauma debriefing to teams (PEP Group).
• Conducted team building initiatives.
• Conduct initial assessment and provide referral.
• Facilitate the establishment of an advisory committee.
• Facilitate the development of policies and procedure guidelines.
• Develop implementation plan and monitor the implementation of the programme.
• Compile monthly, quarterly and annual progress report.
• Coordinate the evaluation of programmes and services.

CRISIS INTERVENTIONIST (COUNSELLING) VOLUNTEER at ADVICE DESK FOR THE ABUSED (2019-04 – 2019-11)

• Provided lay counselling to victims of abuse.
• Assisted victims in drafting protection orders against their perpetrators.
• Respond to crisis calls and assess the situation promptly and efficiently.
• Provide immediate support to individuals in crisis, including counselling and stabili

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE in INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (2019-01)

MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE in PSYCHOLOGY (BY DISSERTATION) – UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (2018-01)

(HONS) in INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (2017-01 – 2017-11)

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE in PSYCHOLOGY & INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL (2014-01 – 2016-12)

GRADE 12 in NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE – SASTRI COLLEGE, DURBAN (2012-12)