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Rohini Sahni

HR Professional
New Delhi

Summary

I'm a result-oriented and seasoned HR professional with 28 years of comprehensive experience, including 18 years in the education sector and over a decade with the NatWest Group. I demonstrate a strong ability to adapt seamlessly across diverse HR functions, having successfully contributed to Learning & Development, HR Business Management, HR Policy & Advice, and Talent Attraction & Employer Branding. Possessing a broad and holistic HR skill set complemented by expertise in Learning & Development, I have a proven track record of designing and delivering impactful leadership programmes and fostering capability building at all organisational levels. I'm adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to align talent development initiatives with business objectives and committed to driving a continuous learning culture that enhances employee performance and organisational growth. I'm also skilled at driving efficiencies, optimising workflows, and collaborating cross-functionally to align employer branding initiatives with organisational goals.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction Consultant

NatWest Group
05.2024 - Current
  • Lead and mentor a skilled copywriting team to produce high-quality, legally compliant, inclusive job adverts that accurately represent job profiles and uphold brand tone of voice.
  • Oversee the global job advert audit process, ensuring compliance with gender neutrality, diversity standards, and regulatory policies; implement corrective actions and training as required.
  • Design and refine job advert workflows and processes, driving operational efficiencies and effective capacity management to meet SLAs and hiring targets.
  • Provide SME guidance on job advert specifications, legal compliance, and tone
  • Collaborate with UK Attraction & Function Planning management to enhance tools, processes, and team capabilities.
  • Employ agile project management techniques including sprint planning and JIRA utilisation to maintain visibility and optimise team productivity.
  • Partner with Channel and Paid & Social Media managers to plan and execute content posting schedules, including reactive and out-of-hours social media management for India.
  • Manage publishing of social media content via Sprinklr and native platforms, ensuring brand consistency, error-free messaging, and a seamless candidate journey.
  • Conduct quality assurance and optimisation of social media posts, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and visual standards.
  • Address social content audit risks promptly, maintaining compliance and protecting brand reputation.

Talent Attraction Consultant, Copywriting

NatWest Group
01.2022 - 05.2024
  • Design and write job descriptions that reflect each position's requirements
  • Copywrite high quality, error free job adverts which accurately reflect the job profile
  • Review processes and identify areas to drive efficiencies
  • Inbox and workflow management
  • Support employer branding initiatives
  • Manage social and digital pages for the bank
  • Support team-wide projects, process reviews and documentation
  • Bring SME knowledge of current model and how work flows through the process
  • Identify pain points and opportunities in the internal and external candidate job search experience.
  • Preserve internal colleague job application journey, leveraging Workday features and functionality to deliver enhancements.
  • Identify pain points and inefficiencies and areas for improvement in the workflow.
  • Improve job advert quality, ensuring clarity, alignment with market standards, and positive candidate feedback/application quality.
  • Design a streamlined advert auditing process to improve process efficiency.

Case Consultant- HR Policy & Advice

NatWest Group
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Interact with stakeholders across the business, providing professional advice, guidance and support to managers of all levels
  • Manage a diverse portfolio of HR cases, including disciplinary, grievance, flexible working and absence
  • Deliver effective coaching and support for the business to enable them to confidently deal with HR issues
  • Manage a portfolio of employee grievance, disciplinary and absence cases or employee health cases, advising and supporting people managers on related matters
  • Provide consistent advice on the interpretation and application of in scope policies, relevant employment law and taking into account any jurisdictional practices
  • Lead or contribute to project activities
  • Use skilled and in-depth probing to make an assessment of each situation and advise a realistic, business focused solution
  • Minimise risk to the business by ensuring a consistent approach to diagnosis of issues and the subsequent advice and actions
  • Manage allocated case portfolios in-line with targets in relation to health advisory and maintaining a communication flow with the business throughout the life of the case
  • Proactively contribute to and support ongoing continuous improvements across the Policy & Advice function

Talent Attraction Consultant- HR (Talent Acquisition)

Royal Bank of Scotland
10.2019 - 01.2021
  • Design and write job descriptions that reflect each position's requirements
  • Copywrite high quality, error free job adverts which accurately reflect the job profile
  • Review processes and identify areas to drive efficiencies
  • Inbox and workflow management
  • Support employer branding initiatives
  • Manage social and digital pages for the bank

Business Manager- HR (Services & Functions)

Royal Bank of Scotland
10.2018 - 10.2019
  • Review and course correct PAN INDIA strategic & business performance methodology in line with group's directive
  • Support HR in delivering the RBS people strategy
  • Steer implementation of HR programs across PAN INDIA locations through Human Resources staff
  • Conduct and implement surveys to assess employee attitudes and engagement levels
  • Analyse employee engagement scores, drive action plans to increase employee satisfaction
  • MIS on PAN India HR management, aiding to track organization wide goals accomplishment
  • Develop and administer HR program procedures and guidelines with business unit specific goals
  • Chair/Organise/Invigilate executive, management, and company staff meetings from HR standpoint
  • Represent India & Poland HR across meetings and seminars

Facilitator - HR (Learning & Development)

Royal Bank of Scotland
11.2015 - 10.2018
  • Expertly facilitate leadership capability workshops tailored to First Line Management, mid-level managers, and senior leaders, continuously enhancing content and delivery effectiveness through participant feedback and performance validation.
  • Deliver one bank leadership programmes including Determined to Lead, Managing People Well, Systematic Career Plan, Building Structured Relations through Effective Communication, Influencing and Challenging with Impact, and Presentation Skills, ensuring alignment with organisational values and leadership frameworks.a
  • Partner with operational leaders to identify training needs linked to operational challenges, develop actionable training plans, and implement solutions that tangibly improve team performance and business outcomes.
  • Review and refine training materials rigorously to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment with evolving industry standards and business objectives, enhancing learner engagement and knowledge retention.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of management capabilities, regulatory requirements, and business strategies to deliver learning interventions that meet benchmarked standards and compliance obligations.
  • Deliver both classroom and web-based training sessions at frontline and leadership levels, utilising a variety of instructional techniques to maximise learner participation and application.
  • Conduct ‘Training the Trainer' (TTT) programmes to upskill new and existing trainers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and capability development within the facilitation team.
  • Facilitate post-training coaching and follow-up sessions to reinforce learning and support behavior change.
  • Measure and report on training effectiveness, demonstrating measurable improvements in leadership capabilities and business performance post-intervention.
  • Proactively incorporate adult learning principles and blended learning approaches to cater to diverse learning styles and improve knowledge transfer.
  • Champion a feedback culture by soliciting and acting upon participant and stakeholder input to refine learning interventions.
  • Develop and manage communication plans to promote training programmes and increase participation rates.


Special Achievements


  • Accredited by UK leadership to deliver the prestigious Managing People Well programme, receiving formal appreciation from employees across multiple business verticals for impactful delivery.
  • Certified facilitator of Determined to Lead, a leadership development programme designed by Cohen and Brown.
  • Recognised with Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards recognising excellence in designing, implementing, and facilitating critical training modules such as Confident Communicator and Getting to a Yes.
  • Completed advanced instructional design training through the Big Ticket workshop, enhancing programme design expertise.
  • Consistently recognised with ‘Living Our Values' (LOVs) awards for exemplifying organisational values through work and leadership.
  • Active contributor to Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and multiple HR engagement workstreams, supporting leadership engagement and community-building efforts.

Schools Across India

Academician - Teacher
01.1994 - 01.2015
  • Teaching English language to middle and senior secondary school children for 18 years, in reputed institutions like Delhi Public School, Army Schools across India
  • Teach and educate students according to guidelines provided by the National Curriculum Framework under the overall guidance of the competent education authority
  • Plan and deliver course curriculum
  • Teach according to the educational needs, abilities and achievement of the individual students and groups of students
  • Adopt and work towards the implementation of the school development plan
  • Promote the progress and well-being of individual students
  • Guide students on educational and social and on their further education and future careers; providing information on sources of more expert advice
  • Evaluate own teaching and learning strategies, methodologies and program(s) in line with the National Curriculum Framework guidelines
  • Maintain high standards of professional practice and quality of teaching and learning of the subjects. Apply effective dialogue, participating in reciprocal peer review and observation of class teaching practice
  • Lead and steered extensive research exercises upon learning techniques and sub-conscious motivational techniques
  • Promote a culture where teachers view themselves essentially as facilitators of learning and reflective practitioners

Education

B.Ed - English & Special English

Annamalai University
Chennai
01.1994

Diploma - Advertising & Public Relations

South Delhi Polytechnic for Women
Delhi
01.1992

Graduation - English Honours

HMV College
Jalandhar
01.1991

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Engaging presentation skills
  • Team leadership & development
  • Training and development
  • Effective stakeholder collaboration
  • Project management
  • Subject matter expertise
  • Multitasking and organization
  • Reports and documentation
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Problem-solving abilities

Additional Information


  • Agile Project Management (Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement)
  • JIRA and Workflow Tools
  • Sprinklr and Native Social Media Platforms
  • Workday Application Management


TRAININGS & CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Learning & Development Professional Course by Aon Hewitt- 2019
  • Big Ticket Instructional Design course by Vyaktitva – 2017
  • Experiential Learning- Train the Trainer by Maynard leigh in 2016
  • Business Consulting Skills (Inhouse)- 2021

Timeline

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction Consultant

NatWest Group
05.2024 - Current

Talent Attraction Consultant, Copywriting

NatWest Group
01.2022 - 05.2024

Case Consultant- HR Policy & Advice

NatWest Group
01.2021 - 01.2022

Talent Attraction Consultant- HR (Talent Acquisition)

Royal Bank of Scotland
10.2019 - 01.2021

Business Manager- HR (Services & Functions)

Royal Bank of Scotland
10.2018 - 10.2019

Facilitator - HR (Learning & Development)

Royal Bank of Scotland
11.2015 - 10.2018

Schools Across India

Academician - Teacher
01.1994 - 01.2015

Diploma - Advertising & Public Relations

South Delhi Polytechnic for Women

Graduation - English Honours

HMV College

B.Ed - English & Special English

Annamalai University
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