Lydia Cillie-Schmidt Email & Phone Number

Pretoria, Gp, Za

Pretoria

Lydia has been functioning as an independent consultant from July 2008. Her focus areas are: Performance Management, Learning Paths, the design and implementation of Assessment Centres, psychometric assessments, the design and presentation of training programmes, coaching, mentoring, management of learnerships/internships, performance management, succession development and the design and implementation of Talent Management systems and processes. Lydia is also a meeting facilitator and has extensive experience in this area.She has more than 28 years’ experience as an industrial psychologist and leader. She has worked at Vodacom (a large telecommunications company) for 11 years and for the last 7 years of her tenure at the company she headed up the Human Resources Development function. Before this she worked at companies like the Department of Post-and Telecommunications, Sasol and the SABC. In all these roles she was always involved with assessment centres, performance management, talent management, training, mentorship, leadership/management development, succession development, career counselling and facilitation.

Main responsibilities included:• Design & implement HRD strategy and policy • Implement and maintain HRD processes and systems e.g. Succession Development, Talent Management, Virtual Learning Centre, Performance Management, Orientation & Induction• Managed training function e.g. Course/Intervention sourcing, compiling course catalogue, training administration. • Established & maintained total management development programme (including development centres based on assessment centre technology)• Established & maintained mentorship programme• Performance Management System maintenance and strategy. • Design individual development plans for senior staff • Project Manager for implementation of SAP modules: Training & Events, Personnel Development, Recruitment, including change management• Career Counselling• Course Presentation & development• Ensuring SAQA, NQF and ICT Charter compliance: Workplace Skills Plan & reports, Learnerships, Internships• Performance Consulting• Responsible for assessment framework (test batteries for different functions, etc). Administer tests and provide feedback.• Project leader for Finance Career Path project• Facilitate team development sessions • Designed talent pipeline programmes• Addressed gender affirmation needs & designed and implemented: Graduate Programme for Females in Technology, first-line management learnership for females, Women in Leadership Programme, & workshops in leadership for females.• Facilitate & administer 360 degree feedback • Involved in the set-up of an e-recruitment system • Involved in establishing Vodacom values • Supervised implementation of Vodafone Programmes like the Vodafone Experience- & Global Leadership programme• Exposed to: Recruitment & selection, job evaluation & compensation issues

Rosebank

- Administration of Management Assessment Centres- Assessment feedback to Managers- Performance Consulting- Administration of Manpower Planning process- Training needs analysis- Development of training material- Presentation of training- Facilitation of teambuilding activities- Facilitation of strategic planning sessions

D Litt Et Phil, Industrial Psychology

Masters Degree, Industrial Psychology

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