Thembelihle Faith Sihiya
Senior HR Manager
Mount Edgecombe
Summary
HR professional prepared to lead HR initiatives. Known for driving impactful HR programs that align with organizational objectives. Strong focus on team collaboration and achievement of results, with adaptability to changing needs. Expertise in talent acquisition and employee relations.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Talent Manager: Human Capital
Ethekwini Municipality
- Conducting of and assist with the Talent Management Preparations, Talent Management Committees for allocated units within Ethekwini Municipality.
- Assists line with the identification of talent interventions, action plans as well as talent pools.
- Consolidation of all the TMC presentations for the TMC 5 days before the sitting of such TMCs.
- Handling of special projects in line with SDBIP.
- Ensuring that initiative projects have impact to the employees.
Senior Manager: Human Capital
Ethekwini Municipality
07.2015 - 01.2023
- Recruitment and Selection
- Training and Development
- Change Management
- Budget planning and management
- Performance management
- Talent and succession Management
- Organisational Development
- Handling of Disciplinary Hearing and grievances
- Sitting at the arbitration hearing, and conciliation.
HR Manager
Sappi Southern Africa
03.2013 - 06.2015
- Recruitment and Selection
- Employee Relations
- Learning and Development
- Performance Management
- Talent and Succession Management
- Grading and Remuneration
- Employee Health & Wellness
- OD and Change Management
- Conciliation and arbitration handling
- Budget planning, control and management for the department
- Induction and On-boarding of new employees
- Stay and exit interview management
HR Manager
EThekwini Municipality
10.2010 - 02.2013
- Provision of the HR support services to the Central Region which is made up of 4 Districts of Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries. 5th region is made up of Natural Resources. All Swimming pools within EThekwini Municipality.
- Recruitment and Selection
- Employee Relations
- Learning and Development
- Performance Management
- Talent and Succession Management
- Grading and Remuneration
- Employee Health & Wellness
- OD and Change Management
- Conciliation and arbitration handling
- Budget planning, control and management for the department
- Induction and On-boarding of new employees
- Stay and exit interview management
HR Manager (Temp. assignment)
Hlunga Talent Management & Consulting
02.2010 - 09.2010
- Career Assessments
- Psychometric/ Psychological assessments
- Administration of Human Capital sourcing, development assessment for various clients
- Leadership Development
- Job Profiling using SHL tools
- Change management programs
- Emotional resilience programs
- Psycho-legal
Regional HR Manager
AfriSam South Africa Pty Ltd
05.2007 - 12.2009
- I was looking after 8 Aggregates and Ready-mix plants with the KZN region, in all HR related services, such services include the following:
- Recruitment and selection
- Career Assessments and management
- Learning a development
- Employee relations
- Supervisory, Management and Leadership Development
- Job Profiling and job evaluation.
- Change management interventions
- Wage Negotiation involvement
- Performance management
- Talent and succession management
- Driving women in mining programs
- Employee relations
- Social labour plans development for mining as well as licence
- Budget planning, management and control
- Workplace skills plan (WSP), appointed as SDF for the KZN region
- Chairing of BU Forum
- CSI projects
Snr Advisor/ HR Manager
Eskom Holdings Generation Division
12.2002 - 05.2007
- I was providing all HR related services to Engineering, Risk, and OHC and such services include the following:
- Recruitment and selection including sourcing in of bursars, learnerships
- Career Assessments and management
- Learning a development
- Employee relations
- Supervisory, Management and Leadership Development
- Instrumental in introduction of TASK grading system.
- Change management interventions
- Performance management
- Talent and succession management
- Employee relations
- Budget planning, management and control
- Chairing of Sub BU Forums as well as BU Forums
HR Graduate, HR Practitioner & acting HR Manager
EThekwini Municipality
03.1994 - 11.2002
- I started my career in HR as a Graduate in trainee a 1-year program. I was then employed permanent due to excellent HR service that I provided. I was looking after Water Department with various Branches:
- Recruitment and selection including sourcing in of bursars
- Career Assessments and management
- Learning and Development
- Employee relations
- Supervisory, Management and Leadership Development
- Job description writing.
- Grading and remuneration
- Change management interventions
- Performance management
- Talent and succession management
- Employee relations
- Budget planning, management and control
Education
Hons. - Industrial & Organisational Psychology
University of South Africa (UNISA)
B Admin - undefined
University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN)
B.Admin(Hons) - undefined
UNISA
Matric - undefined
Phindavele High School
Skills
Microsoft Office packages
Resource Link
SAP Human Resources Management System
Employee relations
Recruitment strategies and Management
Talent acquisition
Workforce planning
Organizational development
HR policies, procedures & legal compliance
Performance management
HR legal compliance
Coursework
- Learning Facilitation
- Leadership Development Programme
- Integrated Performance Management System
- Middle Management Development Training
- Employee Relations Management
- Organizational Development & Change Management
- Competency Based Recruitment
- Targeted Recruitment and Selection Interviews
- Diversity Management
- Building a High-Performance Culture
- Managing HIV in the workplace
- Talent & Succession Management
- Situational Leadership
- Job Description writing and Evaluation
Professional Registration
SABPP, Chartered Human Resources Professional
Last School Attended
Phindavele High School, Matric
Known As
Thembi
Personal Information
- ID Number: 680517 0708 081
- Ethnicity: African
- Gender: Female
Timeline
Senior Manager: Human Capital
Ethekwini Municipality
07.2015 - 01.2023
HR Manager
Sappi Southern Africa
03.2013 - 06.2015
HR Manager
EThekwini Municipality
10.2010 - 02.2013
HR Manager (Temp. assignment)
Hlunga Talent Management & Consulting
02.2010 - 09.2010
Regional HR Manager
AfriSam South Africa Pty Ltd
05.2007 - 12.2009
Snr Advisor/ HR Manager
Eskom Holdings Generation Division
12.2002 - 05.2007
HR Graduate, HR Practitioner & acting HR Manager
EThekwini Municipality
03.1994 - 11.2002
Talent Manager: Human Capital
Ethekwini Municipality
B Admin - undefined
University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN)
B.Admin(Hons) - undefined
UNISA
Matric - undefined
Phindavele High School
Hons. - Industrial & Organisational Psychology
University of South Africa (UNISA)
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