MADAM NORMUHAINI BINTI AB. RONI

Normuhaini Ab. Roni is a senior administrator at the University of Malaya, with over two decades of extensive experience in human resource management, academic administration, and institutional development. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources Management) and a Diploma in Public Administration from Universiti Teknologi MARA. She began her career in the Human Resources Department and has since served in various key leadership roles across the university, including the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,the Academic Services Department and the Institute of Advanced Studies. Throughout her career, she has contributed significantly to strengthening academic administration, human resource strategy, and institutional effectiveness.

Normuhaini later served as Head of the Human Talent Management Division and Director of the Human Talent Management Centre, where she led strategic initiatives in leadership development, workforce capability enhancement, and organizational culture transformation. Within Human Resource development, she played a key role in the introduction of the Skim Perkhidmatan UM (SPUM) for non-academic contractual staff, the improvement of EPF contributions for international staff, and the implementation of the Standard Academic Performance Target (SAPT) 2023 (Amendment 2024), strengthening staff welfare, career structure, and performance governance within the university.

In academic administration, she previously served as Executive Director of the Academic Services Department, where she led the Zero Defect Registration initiative, which improved the student registration process by enhancing efficiency and accuracy, and most importantly allowing students to focus on learning rather than going through administrative procedures and financial constraints, while ensuring proper fee compliance and transparency. She contributed significantly to strengthening academic governance and service delivery during her tenure in the department.

She is currently serving as Faculty Manager at the Institute of Advanced Studies, where she continues to lead and contribute to institutional excellence and strategic academic operations.

An active trainer and sought-after speaker, Normuhaini has delivered numerous programmes at institutional and national levels. Her engagements include the Program Transformasi Minda (PTM), townhall sessions on neurodiversity guidelines, and various training programmes on leadership, change management, organizational culture, time management, and conflict resolution. She has also contributed to professional development initiatives at institutions including Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

Her excellence has been widely recognized through multiple Excellent Service Awards and the AKEPT Grand Winner Award. She has also participated in prestigious leadership development programmes such as the Changemaker Leadership Programme for Senior Administrators (CLAPSA) and the SHE LEADS Programme, and holds certification in Leadership & People Management. In addition, she received the Erasmus Programme Grant for Staff Mobility Training, reflecting her international exposure and commitment to continuous professional growth.

Beyond her professional roles, she remains actively involved in institutional committees, community engagement, and leadership development initiatives, contributing to the broader advancement of higher education and public service excellence.

With strong expertise in human resource management, academic governance, policy development, and organizational leadership, Normuhaini Ab. Roni continues to be a respected leader and changemaker at the University of Malaya.