Winfellow Siamaili
Ndola,Copperbelt
Summary
Accomplished HR professional with extensive expertise in talent acquisition, employee relations, and performance management. Demonstrates exceptional verbal and written communication skills, high level of integrity, and confidentiality. Proficient in project management, payroll administration, and HR policies and procedures. Adept at strategic reward management, succession planning, and compliance monitoring. Committed to fostering diversity awareness and cultural competency within the workplace while ensuring legal compliance and effective workforce planning.
Driven professional with strong background in leadership and employee relations, combined with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. Demonstrates proficiency in managing recruitment processes and handling workplace conflicts, fostering positive and productive work environment. Poised to make significant impact within HR role.
Driven professional with strong background in leadership and employee relations, combined with exceptional communication and problem-solving skills. Demonstrates proficiency in managing recruitment processes and handling workplace conflicts, fostering positive and productive work environment. Poised to make significant impact within HR role.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Human Resource Officer
Lake group LTD
Ndola, Copperbelt
01.2022 - Current
- Managing/in charge of Lake petroleum, African Inland Container Depot, Lake trans Logistics, Lake Gas, Lake Agro and Gulf Adventure)
- To provide guidance to Management, Union officials & employees on various Industrial Relations issues (e.g., Interpretation of Labour Laws, Collective Agreement etc.) thereby reducing any possible area of conflict and to ensure that the organization is running smoothly
- Maintain discipline of employees as well as attending to their grievances, carrying out and investigate disciplinary cases and arranges case hearings or appeals in order to ensure that a conducive atmosphere is maintained for high productivity
- Maintain a correct relationship between authorized establishment and actual labour strength per department so as to avoid over/under manning levels
- Updates various manpower data bases - e.g., CV, promotion/demotion, graduate register
- Identify departmental training needs, formulate training programs arising from the same and liases with both local/external resource personnel on the executing of the program
- Participate in the recruitment process of new employees by screening job applicant, shortlist possible candidates for interview and conducting induction of new recruits ensuing that company's philosophy is assimilated for optimum contribution to company's overall objective
- Attends to Internal Audits and enforce company domestic safety regulations for the purpose of avoiding incidences which could be economic to both the company and employee
- Prepare and submit termination, recruitment, demotion and transfer monthly, and yearly reports for the information and on behalf of management
- Prepares, updates and recommends human resource policies and procedures to management so as to maintain company guidelines
- Updates Job Descriptions and requirements for all positions within the Company by maintaining the work structure
- Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system, keeping post and current records
- Ensures that enough resources are available to execute the company business processes to achieve set objectives as outlined in the business plan
- To ensure competencies for specific tasks are determined, Responsibilities and authorities are defined and where required arranging for training to meet the needs, evaluating the effectiveness of training, communicating and maintaining records for all lake group employees
- To ensure that employees are aware of and operate in accordance with the company procedures, guidelines, safety, statutory & regulatory requirements at all times
- Preparing the contracts for all group local employees (Lake Petroleum Ltd, African Inland Container Depot, Lake Trans, Lake Gas and Lake Agro)
- Preparing Nhima and workers compensation fund control board returns
- Improved employee retention by implementing comprehensive staff development programmes.
- Conducted performance evaluations to identify areas for improvement.
- Handled complex employee grievances promptly and professionally.
- Oversaw payroll operations ensuring timely and accurate salary disbursements.
- Ensured compliance with employment laws to avoid legal complications.
- Collaborated with senior management on strategic HR initiatives.
- Implemented health and safety procedures, reducing workplace incidents.
- Coordinated annual leave schedules preventing operational disruptions during holiday periods.
- Formulated effective HR policies promoting a positive work environment.
- Supervised recruitment efforts, securing highly-qualified candidates.
ZAMEFA
09.2019 - 12.2021
- CBi main branch in Luanshya (Human resource Officer.)
- Under the supervision of Human Capital- Industrial Relation Manager
- Preparing/calculating leave days for all members of staff e.g., annual, Local, study, compassionate /special, sick and paternal/maternal leaves
- Playing an active role in participating month end stock audit
- Updating employee document folio
- Updating monthly leave days taken by members of staff both manually and in the system
- Preparing reports e.g., termination, leave update and training reports
- Assist in coordination of recruitment process shortlisting and selection processes
- Assist in submission of monthly quarterly reports for the information of the supervisor
- Assist in storing documents to the archive as well as retrieving them when need arise
- Assist in sorting out documents in compliance with safety rules i.e., OSHAS ISO and Zamefa rules and regulations
- Assist in updating manpower planning as well as updating the labour strength and give the report to my supervisor
- Assist in maintenance of personal files i.e
- Updating leave records on files, preparing leave forms for all members of staff as well as binding and laminating documents
- Prepares, update and recommends human resource policies and procedures to the supervisor in order to maintain management guidelines
- Maintaining historical human resource records by designing, filing and retrieval system, keeping post and current records
- Assisting the supervisor to identify departmental training needs and formulates training programs
- Maintaining discipline of employees as well as attending to their grievances, carrying out and investigate disciplinary cases and arrange case hearing in order to ensure that a conducive atmosphere is maintained for high productivity
- Updating job descriptions and requirements for all positions within the company by maintaining work structure when assigned by the supervisor
- Prepares, updates and recommends Human Resource policies and procedures to the supervisors from other departments to maintain management guidelines, government statutory and regulations.
Store Manager
Panarottis Pizza and Pasta
Lusaka
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Under the supervision of Country Operation Manager and Human Resource Manager
- Updating staff register and employment records
- Recording absenteeism
- Monitoring the movements of the stock in a store through the system
- E.g
- Stock returns, delivery, transfer in and transfer out
- Investigating variance between physical stock and system figures
- Preparing the invoices for the customers
- Undertaking stock count on availability of products and preparing weekly orders of products from suppliers
- Preparing daily lessons for the employees on labor laws and other helpful lessons to the business
- Ensuring that the store and equipment's maintained clean
- Ensuring that, the cashiers provide good customer services to the customers
- Ensuring that sales/banking reports, daily pay type reports and register reports are sent to the management every day
- Handling complaints from customers
- Preparing the weekly working time-table for the members of staff
- Handles and provides guidance disciplinary cases at the Branch
- Keep track of new employees' performance on daily basis
- Prepares and submits monthly daily, weekly and monthly reports to the HRM and Operation Manager
- Providing administrative support on a daily basis operation.
04.2017 - 02.2019
- Woffs Clearing and Forwarding & Executive Lodges, Chirundu
- (Human Resource officer)
- Under the supervision and reporting direct to the Director of Woffs Cargo logistics and clearing and forwarding agents and woffs Executive lodges
- Preparing leave forms for all members of staff
- Carrying out induction to every new staff member
- Maintaining and keeping recruitment records for all members of staff
- Handling serious matters and complaints affecting the employees and the customers
- Recruiting and selecting new members of staff
- Preparing petty cash
- Preparing the monthly salaries for all employees
- Interpreting Labor laws
- Preparing daily, monthly and annually budget of all activities
- Dealing with grievances and implementing displinary procedures
- Developing HR planning strategies which consider both immediate and long-term requirement
- Analyses and approves the incentive awards for all staffs
- And other duties assigned to me by the management.
12.2016 - 02.2017
- To ZESCO Head Office, Southern Division (Registry) as Human Resource officer on training
- Maintaining of Files and documents for the members of staff
- Performing any other duties assigned to me by the management
- Preparing leave forms
- Providing the administrative support on activities.
Education
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Evelyn Hone College
2017
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Lusitu Secondary School
2011
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Kapululira Basic School
2008
.Grade Seven (7) Certificates - undefined
Simaundu Primary School
2006
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- High level of integrity
- High level of confidentiality
- Good analytical skills
- Knowledgeable of managerial tasks
- Computer literate
- Interviewing and candidate selection
- Employee record management
- Internet explorer/ browsing
- Relationship Management
- Attention to Detail
- Project Management
- Performance Management
- Payroll administration
- Database management
- Talent acquisition
- Employee Relations
- HR policies and procedures
- Cultural competency
- Budgeting and finance
- Legal compliance
- Contract negotiation
- Workforce planning
- Succession planning
- Diversity awareness
- Performance appraisals
- Compliance monitoring
- Hiring management
- Employment law
- Grievance management
- Staff retention strategies
- HR budget management
- Employee counselling
- Strategic reward management
- New starter inductions
Interests
HOBBIES/ INTEREST
, Watching football
Reading and studying
Learning new things
Socializing with people
EXPERIENCE
Six (6) years of Experience.
Languages
English
Fluent
Nyanja
Fluent
Tonga
Fluent
Bemba
Upper intermediate
Affiliations
- Watching football & documentaries, Reading books & Adventuring
Certification
Associate member - Zambia institute of Human Resource Management (ASZIHRM)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Human Resource Officer
Lake group LTD
01.2022 - Current
ZAMEFA
09.2019 - 12.2021
Store Manager
Panarottis Pizza and Pasta
04.2019 - 09.2019
04.2017 - 02.2019
12.2016 - 02.2017
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Lusitu Secondary School
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Kapululira Basic School
.Grade Seven (7) Certificates - undefined
Simaundu Primary School
Diploma - Human Resource Management
Evelyn Hone College
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