Cindy Southgate-Veldman

I am considered as a HSM, hoping to move abroad. I bring more than 11 years of experience, in HR management capacity. My latest role included Talent Acquisition and Performance Management.

Independent Property Consultant (Part-time / Transitional Role) at Harcourts Dunn (2025-09 – Present)

• Advise clients on property sales, rentals, pricing, and market conditions
• Negotiate contracts and manage mandates, agreements, and lease documentation
• Build trusted and long-term client relationships in a performance-driven environment

Assistant Director – Talent Acquisition & Performance Management at Large Public Healthcare Organisation (2022-11 – 2025-09)

• Managed, led, designed & executed strategic end-to end recruitment, selection, and retention strategy
• Managed appointment and incentive budgets with forecasting
• Advisory and guidance to senior management
• Partnered with senior leadership and external stakeholders on workforce planning
• Resolved complex employee relations matters
• Delivered succession planning & HR training and contributed to policy development
• DEI equity management in terms of race, gender and disability
• Performance management processes including performance reviews & accurate allocation of bonuses/rewards
• Job Description alignment according to advertisements and job specifications
• Developed and implementation of strategic HR policies

HR Specialist – Recruitment & Selection at Large Public Healthcare Organisation (2014-09 – 2022-08)

• Delivered end-to-end recruitment across multiple categories (advertising to interview to appointment stage)
• Ensured compliance and audit readiness and delivered advisory services
• Conducted grievance investigations and disciplinary hearings
• Facilitated employee health and wellness sessions
• Mentor and - Leadership by supervise subordinates
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Succession planning coordination in terms of growth and development of subordinates
• Advisory services provided to stakeholders and spheres across the department

Personal Assistant / Office Manager at Department Of Health & Wellness (2012-12 – 2014-08)

• Provided executive-level administrative and HR support
• Data management
• Procurement Officer

Advanced Diploma in Public Administration NQF7 – University of the Western Cape (2021)

National Diploma in Business Development – Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2011)

Certificate in Management & Coordination of Events – Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2005)

Diploma in Management Assistant – Prestige College (2001)