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Mokgadi K Nteta
Human Resources
Gaborone,BOTSWANA
Summary
Innovative, energetic and strategic HR Executive with over 30 years of forward-thinking personnel leadership experience in manufacturing, financial and mining industries. Successfully restructured a number of organisations to achieve cost savings and greater effectiveness. Identified cost savings of @$200,000 in IT. Personable and perceptive champion of corporate and team member success with proven impeccable ethics and corporate governance. Recruits and hires top talent, delivers expert staffing and employee relations support to management and driven to maximise resource utilisation.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Support Services
BCL Limited
Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana
06.2019 - Current
- BWP2m cost-savings realized within IT and improvements made to systems.
- Housed all employees through policy and execution improvements.
- Being responsible for HR, I have both oversight and involvement in recruitment.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Head of HR
BCL Limited
08.2018 - 05.2019
- In Liquidation, TNMC – in Liquidation.
- All HR policies and procedures updated for relevance.
- Successfully executed a salary benchmarking exercise and job analysis.
- Eliminated non-legal and non-standardised contracts.
- Achieved efficiencies through changing the way employees were contracted.
- Improved recruitment practices.
- Ensured an amicable relationship with the Union.
- Eliminated pre-liquidation labour matters.
- Introduced reporting on key indicators.
- Healthy relationship with the Department of Labour.
- Successful appointments have realized financial gain.
- Streamlined HR efficiencies, developed new hire orientation and provided onboarding for new employees.
- Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 478-employee company.
- Reduced workers' compensation claims.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry regulations and legislation to amend policies as needed and promote compliance.
- Provided guidance on policies and procedures to harmonize responses, provide appropriate investigation actions and reach resolution of grievances.
- Assessed and aligned compensation packages to market to attract highly qualified applicants for organizational vacancies.
Managing Director
FFWD People Solutions
Gaborone, Botswana
04.2007 - 07.2018
- 37 clients successfully assisted with best practice HR interventions: organizational restructuring, change management, performance management, human capital placement, job analysis and evaluation, talent management, policy development, exit management processes, mentoring, HR audits, HR department set-up and contract drafting and management.
- 100% success with labour cases.
- Assessed performance management structures and implemented enhancements to improve frameworks and strengthen results.
- Collected confidential financial information from clients to construct comprehensive financial plans.
- Provided documentation of all processes to comply with regulations and company policies.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Negotiated new contracts and service agreements with clients to achieve prime pricing.
- Established personnel performance metrics to encourage efforts toward common goals.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Established performance goals for each department and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Coached HR practitioners to achieve best-practice goals.
- Audited HR departments and provided a comprehensive report.
- Drew up a people balance sheet.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership, including board of directors, to strategically affect direction of operations.
- Developed impactful and strategic partnerships with clients to drive business development.
HR Director
Kgalagadi Breweries Ltd, Botswana Breweries Ltd
Gaborone, Botswana
09.2000 - 04.2007
- KBL & BBL (breweries, part of the SABMiller group) I led a team of 17 HR practitioners across two companies.
- Key projects included:.
- Successful business restructuring utilising change management methodology to communicate the change, obtain buy-in and effect change;.
- Successful implementation of a HR information system;.
- Successful implementation of project Gatelapele, which took BCL into the arena of best practice HR;.
- Successful dissemination of the company’s vision, mission and values;.
- Successful implementation of a performance management system;.
- Successful review and update, through consultation, the Conditions of Employment;.
- Streamlining of employee contracts;.
- Successfully negotiated vendor contracts and wage increases.
Group HR Manager
Sefalana sa Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
03.1998 - 08.2000
HR Project Manager
Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
01.1994 - 01.1998
Chief Personnel Officer
Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Limited
07.1991 - 08.1992
Senior IR Officer
Debswana Jwaneng Mine
04.1990 - 06.1991
Personnel Officer
Debswana Jwaneng Mine
10.1989 - 03.1990
Assistant Personnel Officer
10.1988 - 09.1989
Education
MBA - Human Resources
City University Business School
London, EnglandBSc (Hons) - Applied Psychology
UWIST
Cardiff, Wales, UKFellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) - undefined
Skills
Knowledgeable in all HR Systems
HR management
HR support
HR policies
HR legal compliance
Specialized HR projects
HR background
Labor relations
Succession planning
Labor negotiations
Payroll coordination
Company organization
Recruitment
Human resources
Budget planning
MS Office
Interpersonal Communication
Report writing
Accuracy and efficiency
Performance metrics evaluation
Needs assessments
Detail-oriented
Self-motivated professional
Affiliations
- Chairman BCL CSI Committee (March 2019 to date)
- Treasurer St Andrew’s Anglican Church (March 2019 to date) Ministerial Appointment as Board Member of Water Utilities Corporation (July 2015-June 2019)
- Chairman of the Dignity Foundation Trust (February 2014) Appointed to the Board of Turnstar Holdings (November 2012 to date)
- Director, Camelot Spa (September 2012)
- Chairman of Barclays Bank HR Sub-Committee (June 2012-December 2013)
- Appointed General Secretary of the Holy Cross Hospice (April 2012)
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Barclays Bank Pension Fund (March 2010-December 2013)
- Appointed to the Board of Barclays Bank of Botswana Ltd (November 2009-December 2013)
- Appointed Board Member for the Thapong Visual Arts Centre (October 2004-March 2009)
- Chairman of the Breweries Pension Fund (2004)
- Appointed as BOCCIM representative on the Ministry’s Minimum Wages Advisory Board (2003-2006)
- Elected Chairman of the Board of BOMaid for the term 2001-2002 Elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of BOMaid for the term 2000-2001
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 17staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to reporting on key indicators.
- Head-hunted for most of my jobs and prior to that, promoted each year whilst at Debswana. Promoted after a year at BCL.
- Introduced the first voluntary exit scheme for Barclays Bank.
Work Availability
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Quote
When a person accepts a job for which they are not qualified, they have sold their soul. That is the beginning of corruption.
Mokgadi K Nteta
Timeline
Head Support Services
BCL Limited
06.2019 - Current
Head of HR
BCL Limited
08.2018 - 05.2019
Managing Director
FFWD People Solutions
04.2007 - 07.2018
HR Director
Kgalagadi Breweries Ltd, Botswana Breweries Ltd
09.2000 - 04.2007
Group HR Manager
Sefalana sa Botswana
03.1998 - 08.2000
HR Project Manager
Barclays Bank of Botswana Limited
01.1994 - 01.1998
Chief Personnel Officer
Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Limited
07.1991 - 08.1992
Senior IR Officer
Debswana Jwaneng Mine
04.1990 - 06.1991
Personnel Officer
Debswana Jwaneng Mine
10.1989 - 03.1990
Assistant Personnel Officer
10.1988 - 09.1989
MBA - Human Resources
City University Business School
BSc (Hons) - Applied Psychology
UWIST