United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for East & Southern Africa

Accomplishments
●	Detail assignments to the Ethiopia & Mozambique Country Offices to undertake emergency recruitments during humanitarian crises.
●	Detail assignments to the Mozambique and India Country Offices as part of change management teams to undertake HR realignment exercises.
●	Provision of training to regional office staff on GPS, HACT, spot checking of IPs & hire of consultants.
●	Led spot check missions to IPs in Kenya and Namibia.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
●	Develop HR yearly plan and monitor the same to fill vacancies.
●	Collaborate with hiring managers in the review of job descriptions.
●	Lead in managing the hiring processes in an online recruitment platform.
●	Lead the screening of applications and coordinate follow up processes ie. facilitate shortlisting, testing, constitute panel interviews, draft interview reports, undertake reference checks, facilitate medical clearance, issue offer letters and letters of appointment.
●	Induct new hires on human resources related issues.
●	Manage the recruitment of internships following the relevant policy.

Policy, Contract Management & Employee Benefits
●	Develop SOPs for local recruitments.
●	Lead on local staff entitlements in collaboration with UNDP.
●	Lead in monitoring contracts ensuring timely renewal for seamless continuity of staff positions.
●	Lead and coordinate the Consultant Vetting Committee and ensure all consultant recruitments adhere to policy.
●	Issue consultant contracts from determining the fee based on ToR.

Training & Development
●	Lead in building capacity of HR Focal Points in the 23 Country Offices on various thematic human resources areas i.e. recruitment, consultancy management and policy advice.
●	Provide onboarding and orientation to new hires.
●	Provide HR advice and guidance to staff and supervisors on human resource related issues. 
●	Provide advice to routine HR cases i.e performance appraisal process, contracting, remuneration and career development.

Admin/HR Associate

Programme Support

•	Supported the office in the collation and finalization of annual work plans ensuring that activities were accurately costed.  
•	Ensured accurate entry of the Regional Office work plan in GPS.
•	Monitored budget implementation monthly, prepared relevant monitoring reports and made appropriate recommendations with respect to budget performance reports.  Assisted in improving budget reporting systems and cost-effective utilization of project resources.
•	Ensured that units were notified monthly of over and under expenditures and collated all budget revisions for entry into GPS.  Once budget revisions had been captured, ensured that the work plan revisions were done for signature by management.
•	Provided logistical support to unit staff on workshops and travel related to common programming processes.

PROGRAMME ASSOCIATE

Programme Associate, Global Programme for Reproductive Health Commodity Security, UNFPA Regional Office for East & Southern Africa 

Programme Support

•	Monitored contraceptive supplies in East and Southern Africa (ESA) country offices through the Country Commodity Manager (CCM) system.
•	Contributed to the development and implementation of effective regional and country programmes in the region by providing administrative support to UNFPA’s GPRHCS programmes.
•	Participated in the Annual Work Plan process for the 23 ESA Country Offices and monitored the AWPs to ensure implementation.
•	Collated year end reports from 23 ESA Country Offices for submission to HQ.
•	Drafted the regional office narrative report for submission to HQ.
•	Ensured the application of UNFPA rules and regulations in the procurement of goods and services by Country Offices.
•	Undertook research on reproductive commodities issues in the region.
•	Supported regional workshops of over 100 participants with the preparation of background documents i.e, concept notes, information notes, workshop agendas.   Together with other committee members, I coordinated the workshops and made follow ups on workshop agreed actions.
•	Managed the GPRHCS archiving system.
•	Supported Operations in audit preparations which resulted in an unqualified audit.

UNIFEM Regional Office

United Nations Country Team (UNCT) Coordination Associate, UNDP, Pretoria, South Africa - Consultancy

Administration

•	Accurate and efficient preparation of documents for UNCT meetings.
•	Research on different issues as requested by the Resident Coordinator.
•	Coordination with United Nations agencies on meeting dates.
•	Follow up with United Nations agencies on pending issues from the meetings.
•	Management of the unit filing system.

Coordination Associate

Administration

•	Relocated to the Johannesburg office and tasked to set up the office.
•	Processed SSA and Service Contracts for consultants in the Region ensuring adherence to procurement procedures.
•	Organised local recruitment interviews.
•	Entered all assets in Atlas for the Regional Office.
•	Managed and updated the asset database as and when necessary.
•	Identified assets for disposal/donation and disposed them following UNIFEM/UNDP rules and regulations.


Procurement

•	Provided procurement guidance to our Regional Office as well as our country offices in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to ensure adherence to UN procurement guidelines.
•	Development of yearly procurement plans.
•	Reviewed all procurement processes before submission to the Director.
•	Participated in procurement committee meetings for other agencies.
•	Analysed and evaluated Request for Quotations, Proposals, Invitation to Bids.

Administrative Assistant

Administration

•	Organised exchange visits for Government Gender departments.
•	Management of office payments
•	Management of the office filing system
•	Provide administrative support to the Programme Officers and Director
•	Development of partner mailing lists
•	Coordination of Strategic Planning Workshops
•	Management of the office petty cash 
•	Management of the driver’s schedule
•	Management of the security database




Procurement

•	Provided procurement guidance to our Regional Office as well as our country offices in Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to ensure adherence to UNDP procurement guidelines.
•	Reviewed all procurement processes before submission to the Director.
•	Captured vendors and purchase orders in Atlas and closed purchase orders at the end of the financial year.
•	Ensured that a budget is available before processing payments.

Human Resource Practitioner with 5 years of UN programme support experience & 7 years Admin & Human Resource experience.  My areas of expertise are:-
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning
Emergency Recruitments in Humanitarian Settings
Change Management
Policy, Contract Management & Employee Benefits
Training and Development
Administration
Procurement cycle management
Work-planning and budgeting
United Nations Implementing Partner (IP) Management
United Nations common system administration, procurement and human resources policies and procedures 
Enterprise Resource Planning systems namely Atlas
Online recruitment systems namely e-recruit.

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