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Human Resources Senior Management

Location:
Harare, Zimbabwe
Posted:
March 12, 2025

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CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname: Nyemba

First Name: Charles

Age: 56

Place of Birth: Zimbabwe

Sex: Male

Language Abilities: English/Shona – Excellent written and Spoken

Marital Status: Married

Health Status: Excellent

Valid Driver’s License: Clean Class 4

Nationality/Passport: Zimbabwean

Contact details:

Stand No# 9702 Southlea Park, Waterfalls, Harare

Cell: 263-***-***-***/077*-***-***

E-mail Address:**************@*******.***

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Bachelor of Science Honours In Sociology Degree: University of Zimbabwe (1990-1992)

Diploma In Personnel Management: Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe (1997)

International Labour Organization (I.L.O) Trainer

Certificate of Attendance: Creating Winners in the Workplace Seminar presented by Dr. Arnold Mol (March 2000).

Certificate of Training: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point-HACCP (Fresca Holdings, September 1998).

Certificate of Attendance: Internal Auditing of ISO 14000 Environmental Management Systems (Sharp Point Consulting (Pvt) Ltd, March 1999).

Several Institute of Personnel Management Conventions and Labour Briefing Workshops since 1992 to date.

Cambridge Advanced Level: 1989

Cambridge Ordinary Level: 1987

CURRENT STUDIES

Masters of Business Leadership Degree (MBL): Finalist– coursework completed, working on Research Report- University of South Africa School of Business Leadership (UNISA-SBL).

Master of Project Management: 2024-2026 intake with Eastern and Southern African Manageme Institute (ESAMI).

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Associate Member of the Institute of People Management of Zimbabwe.

KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS:

Ms. Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Areas of Expertise and Experience

Area of Expertise

Details of Expertise

Human Resources Strategic Planning

Ability to facilitate/and or carryout HR strategic planning and development of HR strategic reports as well as specific HR projects, human resources workforce planning, human resource metrics and other analytics

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Ability to initiate, develop and implement HR policies and procedures and or manuals.

Training and Leadership Development

Ability to carry out training needs analysis, initiate, develop and implement training programs tailor made for the organization to address the identified needs.

Performance Management/Training

Ability to initiate, develop and implement performance management systems including the Balanced Score Card and or bespoke productivity systems to meet the requirements of the organization.

Job Evaluation

Ability to carry evaluate jobs including salary structuring using different job evaluation systems including but not limited to the Patterson and Castellion systems.

Talent Management

Recruitment and selection, coaching and counseling, succession planning, retirement planning, employee career planning and development, competence profiling and skills auditing

Capability Assessment

Ability to assess organizational capability including staff/skills, gap analysis based on skills audits.

Industrial Relations/Training

Interpretation of labour statutes including the Labour Act, National Employment Council(NEC) Regulations and accompanying Statutory Instruments thereof; Dealing with trade unions, NECs and training of Workers Committees/Works Councils; Negotiation of Collective Bargaining Agreements at company or NEC levels, Disciplinary and Grievance handling including initiating and developing internal Codes of Conduct and implementation thereof; Representing employers at corporate and external levels e.g. NEC, Ministry of Labour (conciliation, mediation and arbitration of cases) and or at the Labour Court.

Employee health, Safety and Welfare

Managing workplace occupational health, safety and welfare of employees including initiating, developing and implementing of health and safety policies and procedures.

Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

Ability to initiate, develop and implement appropriate corporate and social responsibility programs.

Change Management

Ability to initiate, develop and implement appropriate change, organization development and diversity leveraging programs that ensure organizational continuity.

Date From: 01 January 2010 to date

Traceable HR Projects Completed to date:

Company

Summary of work done

Contact Persons

Position Held

Contact details

Zimbabwe Agricultural Society

27 May – to date

Human Resources Officer

Human Resources and payroll administration

Human Resources audit

HR strategic planning for the organization

Development of HR policies, procedures systems/structures

Change management

Mr. Benard Gona

Director- GreenFingers HR Consultants

077*-***-***

SPAR Zimbabwe

6-10/14-17 April 2014

Training Senior Managers on the Management Development Programme- HR Management Module

Mr. K.K Haywood

Talent Creation Executive

(263-4) 2918605/6

Mandel Training Centre Module

17-19 March 2014

Training Graduate Trainees on the Graduate Development Programme- HR Management

Mr. Innocent Nyamatore

Proggramme Manager

077*******

Cargo Carriers

9-10 March 2014

Business Appreciation Training For Workers Committees

Mr. Mberi

HR Manager

077*******

Royal Business Consult Trust/International Labour Organization(ILO)

12-29 Nov 2013/09-18 Jan 2014

Training of potential and existing SMEs on Start& Improve Your Business(SIYB) Programme covering modules in Business Planning, Marketing, Human Resources and Financial Management Costing, Record Keeping

Mrs. Mafelile Saidi

Director

077*******

Mandel Training Centre

4-6 Nov2013.

7-8 Nov 2013

Training on the:

Graduate Development Programme- Human Resources Management Module

Graduate Development Programme- – Industrial Relations Module

Ms Fortunate Zungu

Programme Assistant

077*******

ZFC

Industrial relations Training For Workers Committees (June 2013)

Ms. Wendy Maminimini

Human Resources Officer

077*******

Cargo Carriers- Transport Division

Cargo Carriers – Motor Industry Division

Code of Conduct Training for Workers Committee ( June 2013)

Code of Conduct Training for Workers Committee (June 2013)

Mr. Mberi

Human Resources Manager

077*******

Zimbabwe National League of the Blind

USAID Programme For Capacity Building of NGOs In Collaboration with National Association of Societies For The Care of the Handicapped(NASCOH): Developed and implemented Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual (May/June 2013)

Mr. Zhou

Director

09-881549

Council For The Blind

USAID Programme For Capacity Building of NGOs In Collaboration with National Association of Societies For The Care of the Handicapped(NASCOH) :Developed and implemented Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual (May/June 2013)

Mr. Aplos

Nyathi

F.G.Mukuta

Director

Executive Director (NASCOH)

071*******

********@*****.***

Zimbabwe Women in Disability Empowerment

USAID Programme For Capacity Building of NGOs In Collaboration with National Association of Societies For The Care of the Handicapped(NASCOH):Developed and implemented Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual (May/June 2013)

Mrs. Malinga

F.G Mukuta

Director

Executive Director (NASCOH)

077*-******

********@*****.***

Disability Association of Zimbabwe

USAID Programme For Capacity Building of NGOs In Collaboration with National Association of Societies For The Care of the Handicapped(NASCOH):Developed and implemented Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual (May/June 2013)

Mr. Due

F.G.Mukuta

Director

Executive Director(NASCOH)

077*******

********@*****.***

Kusona Trading (Pvt) Ltd

Developed &Implemented HR Policies/Procedures/ Manual Industrial Relations(Jan/Feb 2012)

Mr. Stefan Hair

MD

077*******

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Date from - Date to

Company

No. of staff

Position

Summary Job Description& Major Achievements

Current Employment

Zimbabwe Agricultural Society

+100

Head Human Resources

Strategic HR planning; HR policies and procedures initiation and implementation; Industrial Relations; Talent management; Training and development; Compensation; Training and development; Employee health, safety and wellness; Performance management.

01 Sept-31 Oct 2009

Bureau Veritas International, Johannesburg, South Africa

2200

Regional Human Resources Manager (Southern & East Africa)

Overseeing HR Operations in all country offices in the Southern and Eastern African region including(Sudan, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Zambia)

Sep 2008

- Aug 2009

Lumka and Associates HR Business Solutions, Executive Search & Recruitment (Pvt) Ltd, Johannesburg South Africa

19

Senior Executive Consultant (Team Leader)

Provision of human resources business solutions to organizations including but not limited to:

Executive search/recruitment, Human resource strategy, Industrial relations Services, Recruitment advertising, Recruitment response handling, Labour Broking, Performance management, Skills Auditing, Training and development, Change management, Succession planning.

Jul 2007

- Jun 2008

Savanna Wood (Pvt) Ltd (Victoria Falls-Zimbabwe)

600

Human Resources Manager (Founding)

Reporting to General Manager

A vertically integrated furniture manufacturing company specializing in hardwood furniture for the export market.

Achievements:

1.Started the human resources function from scratch

resulting in the development of an integrated human resources strategic plan for the whole organization

2.Implemented an in house Performance and Productivity Measurement System called Creating Winners in the Workplace for all levels of staff.

3.Initiated, developed and implemented an across the board skills audit

Jul 2003

- Nov 2006

The Malilangwe Trust

480

Human Resources Manager cum Advisor -

Reporting to Director

A wholly owned Zimbabwean non-profit organization dedicated to wildlife and environmental conservation and rural development based in the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe:

Achievements:

1.Implemented various projects focused on children including : Child Feeding Supplementary Programme, Scholarship Programme; Small Scale Irrigation Projects for local communities aimed at supplementing household food reserves in the Chiredzi District of Masvingo province.

2.Implemented a robust middle and senior management leadership development program.

3.Created a harmonious working environment through the implementation of various contingent measures including the dismissal of 14 workers after a protracted disciplinary process that was done in terms of the internally registered Code of Conduct.

4.Successfully implemented a voluntary retrenchment program in 2005.

5.Successfully hosted the King of Spain in the Trust’s flagship Singita Pamushana Lodges in July 2005

Dec 2001

- Jun 2003

Grain Marketing Board

(GMB)

3000

Head of Human Resources and Training - Reporting to Chief Executive Officer

1. Successfully averted a nation-wide employee job action in 2002 that could have severely affected the distribution of drought relief to whole country through positive employee engagement.

2.Successfully represented the Board in several high profile labour cases at the Ministry, Labour Court/High Court levels.

3.Successfully implement the GMB Pension Fund as a stand-alone entity in 2002/3.

4.Successfully presided as the G.M.B Job Evaluation Committee Secretary that saw the implementation of the Patterson Job evaluation system

Jul 1997

- Nov 2001

Fresca Holdings (Pvt) Ltd (Interfresh Group)

900

Human Resources Manager (Founding) – Reporting to General Manager

1.Founding Human Resources Manager – started the human resources function from scratch that saw the company growing from 42 employees on joining to 800 employees on leaving the company in 2001.

2.Successfully implemented ISO 9000 Certification as a member of the Executive Team specifically responsible for training of the entire workforce.

3.Initiated, developed, implemented and registered an internal Code of Conduct which became a model for all Export Processing Zone companies.

4.Successfully implemented an internal performance and productivity measurement system.

5.Initiated, developed and implemented: Employee Pension Fund; Job Evaluation System (Patterson); Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual

6.Successfully negotiated an internal Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Oct 1994- June 1997

Executive Link Recruitment Consultants

15

Recruitment Consultant

General recruitment for client organizations.

Sept 1993-Dec 1994

United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

(UNHCR)

Registrar

Successfully repatriated 300000 Mozambican refugees from Zimbabwe within its project time table of 1 year between 1993 and 1994.

Jan 1993

- August

Aroma Bakeries

120

Personnel Officer

Responsible for all human resources functions in four bakery branches.



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