Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
SUMMARY: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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Lynnette Zinhle Qwabe

Summary

Strategic Business Partner with solid experience in driving alignment between business needs and operational solutions. Bring strength in collaboration, problem-solving, and strategic planning to ensure efficient operations. Have consistently made an impact by optimizing processes, fostering partnerships, and contributing to growth objectives. Demonstrated ability in creating value through effective stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Human Capital Business Partner

FNB
05.2022 - Current

• Partner with key stakeholders to align the Human Capital objectives with the strategic intent of the business unit;
• Develop and maintain partnerships with the Centre of Excellence team to deliver optimal service and contextual solutions to employees and management;
• Utilizes data to ensure impactful partnering- identifying trends and gaps to develop contextual solutions;
• Ensures all decision making is in line with company policies and legislative requirements to mitigate any risk;
• Provides guidance on performance management and industrial relations issues;
• Develop professional relationships with management and employees, to build morale, improve and/or maintain relationships to increase productivity and retention;
• Provides guidance and/or interpretations of HR policy;
• Identify training needs for the business unit and individual needs;
• Ensure diversity, equity and inclusion;
• Ensure effective and fair recruitment processes, with a dedicated drive
towards the EE targets;
• Talent management, through effective succession plans;
• Reward and recognize top performers through various interventions;
• Understand reasons for turnover and identify turnover intent to proactively
drive the retention of staff through data gathered from exit interviews,

• Project management

HR Business Partner

SA Home Loans
10.2018 - 04.2022
  • Manage the full recruitment process, recruit the right people for the right job
  • Ensure that all job profiles are updated as positions evolve
  • Manage the graduate intake each year
  • Market our employer brand
  • Manage the contracting and onboarding process
  • Conduct exit interviews, provide a monthly report identifying key trends, recommend relevant interventions where required
  • Comply to all legislation governing HR practices and any other legislation relevant to the organization
  • Review policies in line with legislation and business needs
  • Adhere to the procurement process when sourcing vendors for recruitment and planned events
  • Assist with disciplinary and performance management matters
  • Consult with the relevant parties, represent HR at disciplinary hearings and performance management discussions as and when required
  • Prepare the relevant documents/letters for disciplinary, incapacity, and employee relations matters
  • Comply to all legislation governing HR practices and any other legislation relevant to the organization
  • Review policies in line with legislation and business needs
  • Adhere to the procurement process when sourcing vendors for recruitment and planned events
  • Manage all planned employee engagement initiatives as per the calendar for the year
  • Host/Co-ordinate all theme-based events/special days, Tools Down, Voice of the people and any other adhoc events
  • Compile and analyse the results of the annual climate survey
  • Prepare the relevant reports per area, with recommendations and action plans on way forward

HR Business Partner

FNB Retail Banking HR
11.2011 - 02.2018
  • Builds & maintains effective relationships with Departmental Managers to ensure integration of HR delivery
  • Monitor the effective implementation of Capacity Management
  • Effective management of EE legislative requirements: EE meetings, drive targets
  • Effective management of IR, OD, Talent and Career Management
  • Coordinate the full recruitment process i.e
  • Preparing job specs, loading job specs onto website, sourcing quality candidates, scheduling interviews and preparing offer letters
  • Ensure that all relevant documentation and formalities relating to new and exiting employees are completed
  • Monitor the efficiency of Recruitment and HR Services to Branch segment
  • Monitor the regulatory requirements of the On boarding process
  • Monitor the HR Risk & Compliance in the Regions: Improve FAIS compliance stats
  • Monitor the Departments Performance achievement
  • Monitor HR admin support
  • Manage OD interventions: restructuring, realignment, right-sizing
  • Manage the Departmental Support Centre Pipeline
  • Supervise IR Interventions
  • Monitor the implementation & delivery of Learning interventions
  • Monitor the assessment of Oracle self-service training
  • Drive reward strategy and Annual Salary Reviews co-ordination
  • Manage any ad hoc HR Projects that arise

HR Business Partner

FNB Shared Services
11.2007 - 10.2011

Talent Sourcing and Retention Consultant

FNB Card Division
08.2006 - 10.2007

Senior Talent Acquisition Practitioner

Edcon group (Edgars, Jet, CNA etc)
08.2002 - 08.2006

Recruitment Consultant

Only the best
01.2000 - 09.2000

Education and Liaison Officer

Durban Metro Council
10.1999 - 03.2000

Waste Minimisation Assistant

Durban Solid Waste
03.1997 - 09.1999

Education

SETA Assessor -

Imbalenhle Academy

Certificate in Management Development -

Milpark Business School

Higher Certificate - HR

Damelin

Certificate in Environmental Education -

Rhodes University

B A Honours -

University of Natal

Bachelor of Pedagogics -

University of Zululand

Matric -

Vukuzakhe High School

Skills

Verbal and written communication;

Interpersonal skills;
Attention to detail;
Analytical and problem-solving;
Data interpretation;

Change agent;

Computer Literacy;
Decision making

SUMMARY: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • 05/2022 to date : HC Business Partner (FNB POP HR)
  • 10/2018-04/2022: HR Business Partner (SA Home Loans)
  • 11/2011-02/2018 : HR Business Partner (FNB Retail Banking HR)
  • 11/2007-11/2010: HR Business Partner (FNB Shared Services)
  • 08/2006-10/2007: Talent Sourcing & Retention Consultant (FNB Card Division)
  • 08/2002-08/2006 : Senior Talent Specialist (Edcon group)
  • 01/2000-09/2000 : Recruitment Consultant (Only the Best)
  • 10/1999-03/2000 : Education and Liaison Officer (Durban Metro Council)
  • 03/1997-09/19999 : Waste Minimisation Assistant (Durban Solid Waste)

References

References will be provided on request.

Timeline

Human Capital Business Partner

FNB
05.2022 - Current

HR Business Partner

SA Home Loans
10.2018 - 04.2022

HR Business Partner

FNB Retail Banking HR
11.2011 - 02.2018

HR Business Partner

FNB Shared Services
11.2007 - 10.2011

Talent Sourcing and Retention Consultant

FNB Card Division
08.2006 - 10.2007

Senior Talent Acquisition Practitioner

Edcon group (Edgars, Jet, CNA etc)
08.2002 - 08.2006

Recruitment Consultant

Only the best
01.2000 - 09.2000

Education and Liaison Officer

Durban Metro Council
10.1999 - 03.2000

Waste Minimisation Assistant

Durban Solid Waste
03.1997 - 09.1999

SETA Assessor -

Imbalenhle Academy

Certificate in Management Development -

Milpark Business School

Higher Certificate - HR

Damelin

Certificate in Environmental Education -

Rhodes University

B A Honours -

University of Natal

Bachelor of Pedagogics -

University of Zululand

Matric -

Vukuzakhe High School
Lynnette Zinhle Qwabe