Financial Services
Mennonite Central Committee Canad
Total years of experience :28 years, 6 Months
Was responsible for the Administrative Services department, which comprised of
136M budget
Hired to provide Compensation,
$45M annual revenue
Recruited to provide leadership to a Group of Companies regarding HR role, service and delivery, with full accountability, led a team of 9 professional in providing, employee relations, talent acquisitions, performance management, training and development, benefits and disability management, and employee records management (1700 employees)
Reported to the Chief Operating Officer
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Delivered leadership and counsel in the development of organizational design, including position and organizational structure.
Provided leadership in the development of HR department and service delivery.
Consulted/advised on Human Rights, labour and legislation inquiries.
Monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of HR Management Programs and Services
Managed the application and compliance of applicable Provincial and Federal Regulations.
Oversaw the Human Resources Management System, supporting documents, and employee records.
Key achievements
Led due diligence and post-merger for 6 acquisitions, equity partnerships, joint ventures and new businesses.
Achieved 55% internal fill rate for leadership positions (up from 2%) by designing first formal executive succession planning processes.
Reduced employee turnover rate 26% after developing leadership training and development programs
Streamlined the processes and procedures and overseeing the development and management of HR policies and procedures, organizational development strategies and plans, recruitment, retention, succession strategies for 15 companies.
11M establishment
Hired to oversee the operations of the business
Reported to the Board of Directors
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Planned, organized, directed and controlled establishment operations & briefed the directors.
Prepared yearly operations and capital budgets estimates and the budgets.
Requested for proposals and selection of contractors; supervised and coordinated their activities
Planned and prepared work schedules and milestones and monitored work progress.
Prepared contracts & negotiated revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements,
Established and implemented policies and procedures for quality control.
Engaged and supervised all personnel reasonably required to properly maintain, manage and operate the establishment.
Key achievements
Successfully negotiated 3 loans (1M plus)and a line of credit with lenders
Had all outstanding money owed paid up by debtors.
Negotiated and entered into service contracts with contractors.
Oversaw 4 projects from start to completion.
Employee/Labour Relations and Compensation
736B annual revenue
Hired to offer talent acquisition consultation to leadership of two mines (2500 employees)
Reported to the Manager, Recruitment
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Managed and facilitated the full cycle of the recruitment process, this included posting jobs, screening, short-listing, interviewing, negotiating salaries, making offers, reference checks, drug tests and medical tests, and management of the database.
Trained/coached supervisors and managers on candidate assessment.
Identified business needs and planned for future vacancies using the workforce plan and continuous recruitment process.
Key achievements
Recruited unprecedented 450 personnel within 18 months.
Manitoba Provincial Govt., Education, Citizenship & Youth Department, (Manitoba-Canada)
Provided recruitment consultation services to 30 departments (4000 employees)
Reported to the Manager, Education and Youth
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Coordinated and delivered full recruitment cycles employment services related to the hiring of students within the government.
Interprets program policies and procedures to managers, supervisors, staff and the public and ensured adherence.
Assisted employees with career development and conducted on site monitors.
Reviewed job descriptions and assigns classification levels.
Chamber Secretarys Department, City of Mutare Zimbabwe
Provided human resources consultation services to 6 departments, (4500 employees)
Reported to the Manager, Human Resources
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Advised managers on employment practices such as labour relations, grievance handling, mediation and diversity.
Offered full cycles of recruitment and selection services to the 6 departments.
$15M annual revenue
Recruited to provide leadership to a team of professional managers.
Reports to
Education qualification
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courses: Diploma in Personnel Management Institute of Personnel Management – Zimbabwe (IPMZ) Diploma in Communication (1st year) Red River College – Winnipeg, Canada Certificate in Marketing Institute of Commercial Management – United Kingdom Competency profiling Institute of Human Resources Management Inc (Canada) Executive Compensation Certificate Human Resources Institute