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Danielle  Van Blerk

Danielle Van Blerk

Independent HR Consultant | HR Manager
Florida

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Human Resources Professional with over a decade of experience across multiple industries including financial services, travel, mining, marketing, education, IT, and engineering. Holds a Diploma in Human Resource Management and Practices (NQF Level 5) and has a strong track record in employee engagement, performance management, recruitment, HR administration, and organizational transformation.

Operating as an Independent HR Consultant since 2017, I specialize in building HR departments from the ground up for small to medium-sized businesses. Recognized for integrity, reliability, and a genuine passion for employee well-being and service delivery, I bring a practical, solutions-oriented approach to every engagement.

Proficient in a wide range of systems including SAP HR/EBP, PEOPLEFLUENT, ORACLE HR, SAGE HR, GALILEO, HRIS platforms, MONDAY.COM, and more—supporting both operational and strategic HR functions with efficiency and care.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent HR Manager

Telemedia
05.2025 - Current

• HR Management

• Performance Management

• Employee Onboarding/offboarding

• HR Administration

• HR Advisory

• IR Handling

• HR Policies Creation and implementation

• Employment Contracts

• Employee Life cycle management

Independent HR Manager

Orca Media
03.2025 - Current

• HR Management

• Performance Management

• Employee Onboarding/offboarding

• HR Administration

• HR Advisory

• IR Handling

• HR Policies Creation and implementation

• Employment Contracts

• Employee Life cycle management

Independent HR Manager

Smith BEE Consultants
05.2023 - Current

• HR Management

• Performance Management

• Employee Onboarding/offboarding

• End to end recruitment

• HR Administration

• HR Advisory

• HR Policies Creation and implementation

• Employment Contracts

• Employee Life cycle management

• Employment Equity

• Skills Development

• WSP

• ATR

• Employment Equity & Reporting

Senior People's Manager

360-OM Media
10.2023 - 06.2024

• Created company policies for the SA based team.

• Human Resources Management

• Onboarding and Offboarding

• Performance Management Scheduling for quarter reviews

• Payroll preparation using Sage HR

• Employee Relations

• Coached managers on any HR and labour regulation advise.

• Created staff profiles and email accounts.

• Maintained staff profiles on Sage HR

• Trained new employees on Sage HR

• Employment contracts

• Leave management.

• Staff rewards and recognition on Bonusly, Uber eats, Bolt.

• Check in calls with staff (HR one on one)

• Updated any HR Tasks using google sheets.

• Worked closely with management for team morale.

• Arranged inventory for staff as well as for new hires.

• Exit interviews.

• Induction

Independent HR Manager

A2Pay
09.2023 - 12.2023

• Human Resources Management

• Performance Management (KPIs and Job profiling)

• Recruitment & Selection

• Labour relations

• Payroll Administration

• Employee Relations

• Employment contracts

• Implemented company policies.

• HR advisory to staff and management

• Sage HR

• Induction

Independent HR Manager

Priority Escapes
10.2021 - 05.2023

• End to end Recruitment

• Performance Management (KPI’s, Job profiling)

• HR Administration

• HR Management

• HR Advisory

• Induction

• HR Policy Creation and Implementation

• Business Processes & Procedures (creation & update)

• Employment Contracts creation and Implementation

• Employee Life Cycle Management

• Payroll administration preparation

• Labour relations (knowledge, advisory and understanding)

• Onboarding and Offboarding

• HR Audits

• Worked closely with Finance and B2B departments.

• Assist management with retrenchments, salary reviews, staff benefits and consultations.

• Disciplinary hearing (company representation)

• Used Old Mutual Fund reporting system to add new hires or to remove staff who have left the company.

• Made sure that all departments were aligned by following the correct process and procedures.

Independent HR Consultant | Facilitator

Thinkestry
08.2021 - 10.2021

• Employment contracts

• HR administration

• Business administration (online classes and facilitation)


HR Manager

DOPAC Holdings
09.2019 - 11.2019
  • Guided leaders and employees on company policies, programs, benefits and salary administration.
  • Led decision-making and implementation of HR policies, procedures, programs and functions.
  • Managed employee relations, investigating and resolving conflicts to maintain a positive work environment.
  • Managed employee disputes by employing conflict resolution techniques.
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency
  • Enhanced employee retention by implementing effective onboarding and training programs.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous learning through the coordination of professional development opportunities and workshops for employees at all levels within the organization.
  • Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
  • Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
  • Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.

HR Administrator | Office Support

Experian SA
08.2017 - 01.2019

Recruitment

• Communicating internal advertisements for positions

• Receive and monitor responses to internal advertisements.

• Produce all documentation relating to the internal recruitment and selection process; typically, acknowledgement and regret letters.

• Co-operation with external recruitment and setting up interviews where required.

• Conducting employment references and checks for referrals.

• Preparation of employment contracts.

Onboarding & Induction

• Facilitate the admin process for new hires in line with the onboarding process.

• Issue new hires employment pack

• Ensure follow up on receiving all completed forms.

• Arrange consultation with Benefits Consultants and ensure that all the relevant forms are collected and sent to the providers.

• Responsible for the “logistics” of the Induction Program.

HR Database

• Ensure that all employee records and details are accurately, captured, maintained, and updated on Oracle

Payroll

• Submission of payroll information

• Checking of payroll after input by the payroll administrator.

• Handle payroll related queries

Administration

• Creation of new joiner files

• Updating and maintenance of employee files

• Creating of Purchase orders

• Follow up of invoice payments.

• Preparation of promotion, job title change, maternity letters etc.

• Updating and maintain of training records.

• Preparation of the WSP and EE reports

• Provide relevant HR Admin support during audits (BBBEE, DOL, Internal and external audits etc.).

• Ad-hoc administration requests

Exits Interviews

• Ensure the necessary communications relating to exits are sent out timeously as per the process.

• Preparation of exit documentation

• Follow up on exit documentation.

HR Consultant

PSG Wealth
01.2014 - 11.2016

• Continuous interactions with other divisions to ensure alignment.

• Ensure compliance to employment legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Ensure HR information security and integrity.

• Ensure HR plays a meaningful role in hiring and ensure hire plan is done.

• Ensure performance measurement implementation.

• Keeping abreast of any legislative/HR changes and trends

• Detailed and accurate HR administration and record keeping

• Effective execution of HR admin function

• Maintain good internal/external client relations.

• Assisting the HR Manager with any ad hoc requests

• Build and maintain relationships with Line Managers, Suppliers, CEOs, and Agencies

• Recruitment and Selection (full function) onboarding documentation

• Assisting employees with general queries

• Creating new joiner profiles

• Excel Reporting

• Drafting of offer letters, transfer letters, increase letters, promotion letters and bursary letters.

• Induction training

• Performance measurement implementation

• Job profiles

• Performance Management (both assisting, conducting, and training)

• ITC / Qualification checks

• Assisting with IR related matters

• Arranging access cards for new joiners

• Full on termination process

• Preparation of MANCO reports and motivations

• Wellness days

• Culture team meetings

Resourcing Consultant

Standard Bank
07.2012 - 11.2013

• Using a recruitment system to manage the recruitment process.

• Build relationships with business and maintain the relationships at all levels.

• Build and maintain relationships with external vendors, including search firms, agencies, and assessments providers.

• Manage new starters and working with Human Resource Officers to manage New Starters

• Ensure that transactional requirements in the process are completed (risk assessments, references etc.

• Assist with ad hoc projects (salary surveys etc.)

• SAP HR to ensure that the correct salary negotiations were met to recruit internal staff.

• General HR queries

• Adhoc queries

• Provided mock payslips.

• Assist the Resourcing Manager with excel stats and reporting.

• Ensure that the on-boarding of new hires is a streamlined process.

• Post requisitions on Peoplefluent and VTS (Vacancy Tracking System) to various channels.

• Conducting Peoplefluent and VTS (Vacancy Tracking System) updates for screened and interviewed candidates, as well as managing the candidate workflow on the system.

• Place work permit adverts in the Business Day (For Africa Roles)

• Assist candidates from country and Rest of Africa with work permits.

• Arrange interviews for candidates outside South Africa

• Engage with stakeholders, clients and business within Africa and Country

• Schedule screening interviews and/or exploratory discussions.

• Schedule line interviews – individual or panel and managing all logistics.

• Prepare interview packs for the Resourcing Consultant and/or Line Managers

• Set up of video conference and teleconference calls – International, Rest of Africa and Locally Interviews

• Arrange psychometric tests with Joint Prosperity and Evalex.

• Organize access and parking for candidates attending interviews.

• Schedule Risk Assessments for direct candidates (ID verification, criminal record, qualification checks, REDS)

• Conduct references.

• Execute and managing the entire offer process.

• Create and maintaining position numbers.

• Arrange vendor-briefing sessions when required.

• Manage the invoicing for all Resourcing related vendors e.g., Joint Prosperity, recruitment agencies and executive search agencies.

• Ensure that all transactional processes required of resourcing are executed fully prior to handing over to the HR Officers.

Education

HR Diploma - Human Resources And Practices

BMT College
Fourways, South Africa
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Florida Park High
Roodepoort, South Africa
04.2001 -

Skills

Recruitment

Performance Management (KPI’s, Job profiling)

Administration

HR Management

HR Advisory

HR Consulting

HR Policies Creation and Implementation

Business Processes & Procedures (creation & update)

Employment Contracts Creation and Implementation

Employee Life Cycle Management

Project Management

Skills Development Coordination Practices (WSP / EE / REPORTING / ATR / SD)

Onboarding and Offboarding

HR Facilitation

HR Audits

HR Workshops

IR Handling

Payroll Administration

Leave Management

Timeline

Independent HR Manager

Telemedia
05.2025 - Current

Independent HR Manager

Orca Media
03.2025 - Current

Senior People's Manager

360-OM Media
10.2023 - 06.2024

Independent HR Manager

A2Pay
09.2023 - 12.2023

Independent HR Manager

Smith BEE Consultants
05.2023 - Current

Independent HR Manager

Priority Escapes
10.2021 - 05.2023

Independent HR Consultant | Facilitator

Thinkestry
08.2021 - 10.2021

HR Manager

DOPAC Holdings
09.2019 - 11.2019

HR Administrator | Office Support

Experian SA
08.2017 - 01.2019

HR Consultant

PSG Wealth
01.2014 - 11.2016

Resourcing Consultant

Standard Bank
07.2012 - 11.2013

HR Diploma - Human Resources And Practices

BMT College
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Florida Park High
04.2001 -
Danielle Van Blerk Independent HR Consultant | HR Manager