HR Director
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I am an experienced HR Leader with over 20 years’ experience in HR working at a senior level in both South Africa and the U.K. I hold a Human Resources and Training Management qualification and I am a Chartered Fellow Member of CIPD (Chartered FCIPD). I also have a Business Management qualification, I am a Mental Health First Aider and Lead the Mental Health Ambassador Group, I also lead the ED & I committee. Due to the nature of my current role, I am SC cleared.
In my roles, I am responsible for the Strategic and Operational People functions. This involves understanding the competitiveness of the market and trends, to make decisions on how to adopt best practices to deliver on the people objectives. This would also include developing the HR policies and frameworks that would ensure an effective people focussed service so that the best talent is recruited, trained, and retained.
I have created a company-wide People strategy, and I am responsible for ensuring compliance with employment law. I also streamlined the payroll process which resulted in the reduction of payroll processing time and possible errors and therefore resulting in significant cost saving and efficiencies. In addition to my role as head of HR I also lead the Health & Safety and the Facilities department ensuring that we are fully compliant and that we proactively ensure we are delivering a safe and secure workplace.
In both South Africa and the UK, I have led on union negotiations and engagements, pay negotiations and disputes and all industrial relations matters.
At the Tafelberg Furnishers Group I was the Group Human Resources Director building the People Department from the ground up and oversaw all aspects of the people function. The Group consisted of 4 trading Companies and employed over 1000 staff. I attended numerous cross-departmental meetings and led the remuneration committee.
I was responsible for delivering and actioning change in a total overhaul of employment law and the implementation of the workplace equality plan along with annual statutory reporting on gender and race equality targets. I have also served on the sectoral forum for training, apprenticeships and ‘ED & I’ headed by government ministers, reporting into the Secretary of State.
These roles necessitated the ability to prioritise workloads and to ensure deadlines were met to a high standard and I engaged with people at all levels of the organisation across cultures, requiring excellent communication skills and a sensitivity to cultural and diversity norms.
One of the most important skills I have gained through my working experience, is the ability to understand what drives individuals and the processes needed to help resolve any barriers preventing them from achieving their goals.
I coached and mentored staff at all levels of the organisation, partnering and advising to ensure the best possible results for both the organisation and its people/employees. I always treat people from all backgrounds with the same dignity and respect.
In my roles I am also responsible for Health & Safety, Facilities and Buildings and leasing management.
I am confident that I have the attitude, skills and abilities to succeed in this role and to continue building the people function ensuring the organisation is a sought-after employer.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss my application further.
