CONTACT DETAIL

CELL PHONE

072-***-****

ad3j7e@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/helena-barnard

CURRENT ADDRESS

Port Elizabeth - willing to relocate.

QUALIFICATIONS

LLM (Labour Law)

NMU (Port Elizabeth) 2003-2004

BA Hons (HR & Labour Relations)

NMU 2001-2002

B Ed (Home Economy)

US (Stellenbosch) 1987-1990

Grade 12

Hangklip High School, Queenstown

1974-1986

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

SASLAW (South African Society for

Labour Law)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word and Power point

Excel

Sage VIP

Sage Business Cloud Payroll (SPCP)

REFERENCES

Natasja Slabbert

Klinicare Shareholder

Cell number 082-***-****

Nico Eyre

Klinicare Shareholder

Cell number 083-***-****

Gary Laing

Klinicare Shareholder

Cell number 083-***-****

HELENA BARNARD (nee) Rossouw

Human Resources & Labour Relations

CORE COMPETENCIES

Management & Leadership

Facilitate & align organizational strategies and processes to optimise the utilisation of human capital in the business. Organizational Development, Change Management & Culture Align the organizational structures to the overall business needs. Provide strategic OD & change management strategies. Ensure the availability of change management capabilities to enable smooth transition.

Implement relevant job grading and update job profiles. Talent & Career Management

Implement strategies to attract, develop & retain the required talent to meet current & future business needs.

Evaluate the career management process of all positions to ensure the development of talent pipelines meet the demand. Performance Management & Employee Value Proposition Implement performance management and EVP aligned to the business strategy and monitor the efficacy of the system. Ensure performance contracts & development plans are aligned to the performance management calendar.

Learning & Development

Develop training strategies & policies to ensure the transfer of knowledge & skills to enable sustainability of human capital & succession management.

Employee Engagement, Relations & Wellness

Implement strategies to create a healthy working environment with a high level of employee morale and motivation. Regular employee engagement surveys & analyse results. Talent Management

Implement strategies to promote diversity & inclusion at all levels. Promote high levels of discipline & performance standards to achieve the human capital & business strategies.

Ensure training of all users on HR compliance and requirements. Remuneration & Rewards

Develop an effective rewards & remuneration policy aligned to the industry to enable the attraction & retention of talent. Financial Management

Efficient utilisation & management of the human capital budget to enable efficient utilisation of financial resources. Monitoring & Reporting

Implement an HR risk management strategy to ensure effective identification & mitigation of all identified risks. WORK EXPERIENCE

Klinicare – Group of Pharmacies (Port Elizabeth) - Retail, Pharmaceutical Group HR Manager 11/02/2013–31/03/2023

• Create job structures, job profiles and HR procedure for the Group (24 pharmacies).

• Oversee Recruitment, Onboarding, HR administration, employment contracts.

• Manage salary cost and oversee payroll (350-400 employees) on Sage Business Cloud.

• Manage Performance reviews in the group.

• Skills development & training, intern & learnerships, WSP & ATP submissions to HWSETA.

• Monitor Employment Equity compliance and maintain BEE score cards.

• Health & Safety compliance, ROEs, Certificates of Good Standing, IOD claims.

• Advice and mentor Managers on employment matters, hearings, representation at CCMA.

• Liaise and monthly reporting to Shareholders.

Highlights

• Developed an interactive and integrated system to track booking slots of flexible staff.

• Implemented integrative access for HR department to data and customised format.

• Electronic access to all employees to view latest news, policies, SOPs in the group. Reason for leaving: Looking for a new career challenge after 10 years in the role. Welfit Oddey (Port Elizabeth) - Manufacturing

IR Officer (Temp) 06/12/2012–05/02/2013

• Compile reports from VIP Premier to manage departmental absenteeism, performance, and behaviour of employees, including issuing of warnings and initiate hearings. Reason for leaving: Temporary position, accepted a permanent position at Klinicare. Labsol – Labour Consultants (Durban) – Manufacturing, Transport, Construction HR/IR Consultant 15/04/2009–15/05/2012

• Implement HR policies and manage industrial relations on behalf of large employers across various sectors with the trade unions, including NUMSA, SATAWU, SACTWU.

• Represent employers in Manufacturing (Crafcor, Leather for Heart, Blindmart, Shuttermart, Nolden Bros); Transport (Stallion Transport), Distribution (ZZZ Distributors), Contract Cleaning (Supershield); Construction (Tilt Up); Engineering and Retail (Chicken Licken).

• Chair hearings, representation at various dispute resolution bodies, salary negotiations, strikes. Highlight

• Chaired a group hearing at largest tannery in Southern hemisphere and dismissed 45 SACTWU members for Industrial Sabotage. The decision (dismissals) was upheld by the Labour Court. Reason for leaving: Husband relocated back to Port Elizabeth. Klinicare – Group of Pharmacies (Port Elizabeth)

HR Manager 01/01/2007–15/12/2007

• Recruitment, Onboarding, Performance reviews, Skills development facilitator (HWSETA), EE.

• Manage workplace issues and discipline, representation at CCMA.

• Manage salary cost & payroll on VIP (150 employees). Monthly reporting to the Shareholders. Reason for leaving: Husband was transferred to Durban. SASBO – Finance Union (Port Elizabeth)

Membership representative 01/01/1995–31/12/2006

• Assist members with disputes & representation at hearings, grievances & CCMA. Reason for leaving: Required employment with less travelling. Fedics Food Services (Grahamstown)

Unit Manager 01/01/1994-31/12/1994

• Manage 15 employees to provide meals and cater for functions at a prestigious private school. Reason for leaving: Enjoyed the IR aspect, but not the commercial preparation of meals. Department of Education

Teacher (Home Economy) 01/01/1991–31/12/1993

Reason for leaving: Subject was phased out, due to the revised teacher to learner ratio at the time.

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