Managing Director Human Resources

• Feb 2021 - Present

Chief Human Resources Officer

• Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

✦ Collaborate with management team to craft the company’s vision and mission.✦ Develop strategic HR plans and policies (recruitment, training, compensation etc.)✦ Hire, guide and evaluate the work of HR managers across all countries.✦ Decide and act on initiatives for equal opportunity, diversity etc.✦ Assume responsibility of labor and employee relations.✦ Re-engineer processes to ensure maximum efficiency.✦ Ensure all procedures comply with legal regulations and best practices.✦ Analyze the effectiveness of HR operations and policies.✦ Prepare reports for the CEO using business metrics and KPIs.✦ Leadership, group development and training.

Group HR Operations Manager

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2018

✦ Setting the Group HR framework for the business, implementing policies, procedures & objectives.✦ Strategy execution that translates the people, leadership, and culture framework into appropriate programmes and processes that are fit for purpose into the various functions and divisions across the business.✦ Integrated development planning including identifying and conceptualising projects to address talent management, succession/retention planning and transformation and developmental needs.✦ Leadership coaching, employee engagement and multi-disciplined team leadership including training, development of scarce skills, performance and conflict management.✦ Ensure legal compliance and oversee/manage the development and analysis of policies.✦ Strategic planning processes and participation in corporate risk management, administration and payroll service including remuneration framework and structuring.✦ Stakeholder management and leadership of five different HR offices across five Africa countries (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia).✦ Head Employee Relations across the organization and Group Employee Equity Manager.

Manager: People Practices

• May 2014 - Aug 2016

✦ Developing and implementing strategic HR policies, procedures and implementing HR objectives.✦ Act as HR lead on range of different projects and drive business performance.✦ Head up the HR legal/compliance as well as the operational function within the HR team.✦ Provide HR advice and support to managers and staff on a wide range of strategic and operational Human Resources issues and employment legislation.✦ Lead and influence change at a strategic level across the business, acting as Change Agent in managing organisational change where this relates to HR related activities.✦ Roll out talent management process together with succession planning, identifying gaps and assisting the business in identifying high potential candidates.✦ Identifying and implement development interventions to address gaps in succession pipeline.✦ Provide the quantitative and qualitative review on the HR Statistics across the group.✦ Design and roll out a remuneration construct across the Southern Africa business.✦ Redesign and drive performance management within the Group.✦ Assistance in the Annual Integrate report, REMCO and Board Reports from an HR perspective.✦ Management of regional HR managers and liaising with all levels of the organisation and providing constant feedback to CHRO.

Business Manager (Group Strategic Services) [Previously Strategy Coordinator & HR/IR Consultant

• 2009 - 2014

✦ Financial and business management as well as project management in the various business areas which include Brand, Marketing and Communications, Human Resources, Organisational Development, Remuneration, Corporate Affairs and Stakeholder Management.✦ Continuous qualitative and quantitative review of business excellence components (process, services, productivity, profitability and customer value).✦ Coordinating reporting processes i.e. Exco and Board reports, QBRs etc. and ensuring that these reports are compiled and submitted within deadline to the Group Secretariat / Strategy department.✦ Budget management, planning and tracking for entire Group Strategic Services.