Human Resources Talent Acquisition

Lovemore Simon (DIP-HRM, DIP-BA)

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A highly accomplished and results-driven human resources professional with over 10 years of experience in human resources management and driving organizational success. With a strong background in human resources management, talent acquisition, employee engagement, organizational development, policy formulation and reviewing. Has consistently delivered strategic HR initiatives that align with business objectives and enhance overall performance. A unique blend of corporate expertise and entrepreneurial spirit that allows to approach HR challenges with innovation and a results-oriented mindset. Successfully leveraged entrepreneurial mindset to identify opportunities for HR process improvements, implemented agile and scalable solutions and fostered a culture of innovation within HR departments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

John Sole (Pvt)Ltd: Human Resources & Certifications Co-ordinator (September 2015 – February 2019) Key Achievements & Responsibilities:

• Implementing the code of conduct and the Labour act in handling of disciplinary matters.

• Representing the Company at the National Employment Council (NEC)and Labour courts during conciliation and Arbitration proceedings.

• Oversaw payroll and HR functions, managing salary payments for 900+ employees, ensuring statutory compliance with PAYE and NSSA obligations through Belina and Sage Payroll systems.

• Organizing and attending Works’ Council meetings and ensuring resolutions are expeditiously implemented.

• Attending to employee grievances and making sure they are resolved.

• Organizing Industrial relations trainings and briefing for the Workers’ Committees, Supervisors and Management.

• Co-ordinating the designing, implementation and administration of human resource policies and activities and ensuring the availability and effective utilization of human resources for meeting the company’s objectives.

• Keeping abreast with Labour Laws and relevant industrial agreements and providing advice to line management and staff on people management issues.

• Responsible for the overall co-ordination of the various certifications’ bodies namely, Fairtrade, Global Gap, BRC, SMETA, MPS ABC, MPS SQ & Organic Certifications.

• Checking whether the requirements of all the certifications the Company participates in are met.

• Ensure development, implementation and monitoring of the Company’s work plans and progress requirements.

• General inputting of Company’s usages namely, chemicals, fertilizers, water, diesel and electricity into MPS database.

• Co-ordinate effective complaint mechanisms for workers, workers’ representatives, management and certification bodies.

• Ensuring that all trainings and meetings are kept up to date.

• Ensure all audit requirements and non-compliances are complied with and rectified within the specified timeframe.

• Enforcing and handling all health and safety matters at the workplace. Selby Enterprises (Pvt)Ltd: Human Resources & Export Standards Co-ordinator (March 2019 – February 2024) Key Achievements & Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and selection of all employees within the farming division.

• Managing of all employees’ relations in all different departments.

• Oversaw payroll and HR functions, managing salary payments for 750+ employees, ensuring statutory compliance with PAYE and NSSA obligations through Belina and FCS Payroll systems.

• Company representative at National Employment Council (NEC) and Labour Courts.

• Human resources policy and procedures formulation.

• Handling of disciplinary hearing and providing guidance to the disciplinary committee on final decision.

• Attending to all employees’ grievances and make sure they are resolved.

• Act as an intermediator in between the employer and the employees.

• Organizing industrial relations trainings to workers and their workers representatives.

• Conducting of all different trainings to meet the international certifications requirements.

• Keeping records of all documents and meetings conducted at the workplace during a specified period.

• Ensuring the requirements of all different certifications’ bodies are met.

• Overall co-ordination of all export standards compliance namely, Global Gap, SMETA, BRC, HACCP.

• Liaising with external auditors, ensuring 100% compliance with certifications reporting international standards, leading to clean audit reports and zero material misstatements. Zimbabwe Flower Export Company (Zimflex): Logistics Administrator/Co-ordinator (May 2024 – Present) Key Achievements & Responsibilities:

• Shipment documents.

• Shipment tracking.

• Client liaison.

• General administration.

• Liaising with customers (overseas) - orders, answering queries

• Liaising with freight agents - placing freight bookings, ensuring shipments go as planned

• Placing product orders (fresh product), and adjusting as necessary (dealing with shortages, extras, changes to market orders.

EDUCATION

Foundation Certificate in Accounting-Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAAA)-November 2007. Diploma in Business Administration – The British College of Professional Management (BCPM) – Dec 2011.

Diploma in Human Resources and Industrial Relations – The British College of Professional Management

(BCPM) – December 2013.

Certificate in Computers-DC Africa (Ministry of youth development, gender & employment creation- October 2012.

Certificate in Health and Safety Management-National Social Security Authority (NSSA)-2014. Certificate in Horticultural Export Standards-Commercial Famers Union/Hivos (CFU)-2019. Certificate in Basic and Intermediate Excel-Quornerstone Excel Consultants-2025 Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resources Management, Industrial and Labour Relations- Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)-Currently studying. TRAININGS

Certificate in Project and Premium Management-Spring School of South Africa-2014 Certificate in Life saver International First Aid-St John Ambulance Association-2012 Certificate in CPR, Accident and Emergency Care-MARS-2018 Certificate in SMETA-3rd Eye Human Consultancy-2017 Certificate in Global Gap Version 5 Fruit & Vegetables-3rd Eye Human Consultancy-2018 Certificate in Safe use of Agrochemicals-Bayer Zimbabwe-2016 Certificate in in Safe use of Agrochemicals-Agricultural Industry & Mining Supplies (AIMS)-2018 Certificate in Hygiene, Health and Safety-Fair-mark-2014 REFERENCES

• Available on Request.