Experience

Humankind Group

• South Africa
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operatiohn Director

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Recruitment and Talent acquisition specialist

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2023

  Talent and resourcing specialist, finding the best talent for your business

• Leading HumanKind Inspire

  • Dec 2019 - Jan 2023

  Developing, implementing and managing customised young talent programmes to grow high performing individuals from inception through bursary programmes to onboarding and a structured development journey. Inspiring our youth to create exceptional change b



Absa Group

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Specialist

  • Dec 2014 - Nov 2019

  OVERVIEW I am involved in the delivery, execution and implementation of the Rising Eagles Graduate programme for all business areas across Absa Group Ltd aligned to the strategic initiatives and projects identified by the respective business units and aligned to the Early Careers objectives. This includes both recruitment of graduates and their development journey during their first year in the Bank. The programme is designed to develop future skills required by graduates to be effective within the workplace. I am also involved in graduate marketing campaign for Absa which we renew each year. RESPONSIBILITIES •Establish and manage graduate programmes to meet business talent needs across Absa •Define robust and coherent campus strategy to attract, recruit and engage prospective graduates with a specific focus on scarce and critical skill across the Group •Study all aspects of defined organisational strategy, Long- and Medium-Term, to ensure there is clarity regards requirements of strategic initiatives and alignment between Talent and Graduate Programmes •Work with Academic partners to plan development programme for all graduates on the programme •Work with Ghana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mauritius, Egypt, Seychelles, Uganda, Botswana and Tanzania to support and guide with running of the programme and recruitment process •Keep line managers updated and briefed regularly on all aspects of the programme as to ensure they are aware of their graduates’ deliverables •Continually benchmarking services and programmes and maintain high quality standards •Liaise with HRBPs and Cluster Consultants regularly to understand current status of Graduate Programmes’ process and interventions within various strategic Business Units •Manage external vendors, external coaches and other related employability programmes providers to ensure compliance with Barclays Procurement Policy and delivery of agreed service levels •Manage budget and spending Show less



Standard Bank South Africa

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of graduate programmes: Group enabling function

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2014

  PROGRAMME OVERVIEW Group Enabling Functions (GEF) is a division within Standard Bank that supports the Corporate and Investment Bank and the Personal and Business bank. I looked after 8 graduate programmes within this space: Risk, Quants, Group Financial Crime Control, Compliance, IT, Operations, Procurement and CA(SA). MY ROLE OVERVIEW My role entailed providing a comprehensive graduate recruiting service to all GEF business units within Standard Bank in SA and into Africa. I was also accountable for developing and maintaining relationships with university careers offices and faculties and coordinating recruiting activities. Our need was to recruit qualified university graduates to fill entry-level and intern positions as well as for maintaining the Standard Bank's brand and image on the university campus. Once the graduates were recruited I managed them whilst on their graduate programme. I worked closely with the business to develop their programmes, which included rotations across the areas as well as regular feedback sessions and collecting a portfolio of evidence from the graduates on completion of their rotations. Show less



EY

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  RESPONSIBILITIESHR RELATED MATTERS• Leave applications – study, annual, compassionate leave• Core hours, study requests, resignations• General queriesPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT• Monitoring the progress by getting regular updates from the counsellors• Informing Managers and counsellors of the PM timelines• Assisting with counselling sessions• Meeting with below-rated counselees and working with the managers to ensure the development plans were being adhered to• Regular updates to the National HR PM teamIR• Meetings, disciplinaries, warnings – worked with the IR team on cases relating to my group and was involved in a case for another business unitOPERATIONS UNIT• Working with the Operations team to monitor core hours for trainees and inform counsellors if there were any people who were not going to meet core hoursMANAGING ASSISTANT MANAGER PROGRAMME• Informing Supervisor group of the application process and setting up sessions to inform them about the role and positions available• Working with all the business units to keep them on track with regard to timelines• Receiving CVs and collating information as to areas of choice• Regular meetings with the Team Leaders to ensure they were kept informed of applicants• Setting up and interviewing applicants for my group• Feedback to Partners regarding the interviews• Setting up round table discussions with the Partners to draw up short listsMISCELLANEOUS• Meeting with the Partners to introduce the 9 Box model and get their feedback on their teams as to where people needed to be placed• Working with the diversity committee to ensure we were working in line with our transformation goals.• Working with our UK offices to help them recruit qualified CA's from South Africa wanting to go abroad• Regular meetings with the Partners to deal with any requests, concerns or programmes they needed implemented Show less

• National Graduate Recruitment Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Jul 2010

  OVERVIEWI managed, developed and implemented the graduate recruitment strategy for the firm nationally. I managed a team of six in Gauteng, one in KZN and I oversaw the graduate recruitment process in conjunction with the HR Manager in the Western Cape, Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein. As a team we were responsible for recruiting 250+ graduates nationally across the firm. I was elected onto the firm’s diversity committee in 2008 to represent the Audit Division and we were responsible for driving key diversity initiatives across the business, whilst keeping in line with the national committee. I was also Counsellor to the Gauteng team which involved helping them develop their scorecards and guiding them in achieving their proposed goals. This position also held me accountable for their performance feedback and ratings.AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIESTechnical competenceAdministrationNew IntakeNew Business ModelClient / team relationshipsSkilled hire recruitment Show less