Lara Lesch
Organisational Psychologist
Hopefield
Summary
Honors student with a passion for helping others reach their full potential, recognized for warmth, trustworthiness, and compassion. Strong interest in Human Resource Management, valuing education and setting high goals while embracing challenges for personal and professional growth. Committed to effective leadership as a cornerstone of success, taking pride in achieving goals through hard work and determination.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
4044
4044
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Clerk: Labour Relations & Org Development
West Coast District Municipality
Moorreesburg, South Africa
04.2025 - Current
- Coordinate and schedule meetings and appointments.
- Compile and analyze data to produce reports.
- Input data into spreadsheets.
- Maintain filing system and organized employee documents for easy retrieval of information.
- Receive disciplinary case referrals from managers; appoint chairpersons and prosecutors; assist in drafting charge sheets and scheduling hearings.
- Process and distribute disciplinary hearing outcomes to ensure timely implementation by relevant departments.
- Maintain and update disciplinary statistics for internal tracking and external auditing purposes.
- Manage and approve union time-off requests for meetings in accordance with policy and labour agreements.
- Assisted in compiling tender documents for skills training providers; completed and submitted Discretionary Grant applications to LGSETA, including collection and submission of required employee data.
- Supported the development of the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) by gathering and consolidating training data from various departments.
- Responsible for drafting, updating, and distributing job descriptions; ensure alignment Municipal Staff Regulations and submit to Job Evaluation Committee.
- Serve as secretariat for the Local Labour Forum; schedule meetings, take minutes, and distribute decisions and outcomes to stakeholders.
Human Resources: Graduate Internship
West Coast District Municipality
Moorreesburg
04.2024 - 04.2025
- Participated in workshops and presentations related to projects to gain knowledge.
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
- Drafted and updated job descriptions for review and submission by management.
- Assisted in the compilation of the Workplace Skills Plan by collecting and organizing training data across departments.
- Compiled specification forms for training interventions and assisted in organizing internal and external training sessions for employees.
- Conducted quote and invoice enquiries related to employee training and development services.
- Assisted in gathering and organizing employee-related documents for training, grants, and reporting purposes.
- Carried out office equipment stocktaking and maintained records of available resources.
- Acted as secretariat for Skills Development Committee meetings; responsible for taking minutes.
- Assisted with shortlisting processes by summarizing job applications and highlighting key qualifications for panel review.
Education
Bachelor of Social Science Honours - Human Resource Management
South African School of Applied Psychology
Cape Town, WC 01.2021 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioural Science with Psychology and Labor Relations
North West University
Potchefstroom, NW12.2023
Certificate in Theology and Leadership -
Unite 180 Bible School
Pretoria, GP 01.2022 - 01.2023
National Senior Certificate -
Hopefield High School
Hopefield, WC12.2020
Skills
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office
- Public Speaking
- Scheduling and planning
- File management
- Spreadsheet development
- Meeting coordination
- Administrative tasks
- Telephone etiquette
- Time management
- Document preparation
- Creative thinking
- Scanning and copying
Certification
Public Speaking Training
Timeline
Chairperson and Prosecutor Training
05-2025
Senior Clerk: Labour Relations & Org Development
West Coast District Municipality
04.2025 - Current
Local Labour Forum Training
04-2025
Graduate Intership Programme
04-2025
Public Speaking Training
09-2024
Human Resources: Graduate Internship
West Coast District Municipality
04.2024 - 04.2025
Certificate in Theology and Leadership -
Unite 180 Bible School
01.2022 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Social Science Honours - Human Resource Management
South African School of Applied Psychology
01.2021 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioural Science with Psychology and Labor Relations
North West University
National Senior Certificate -
Hopefield High School