Experience

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  Morris hedstrom supermarkets

  Mar 1998 - Mar 2006

  The role was basically to assist the Assistant General Manager in overseeing the HR DepartmentDuties: - • Looking after the welfare of over 1000 MH Employees excluding Store Management. This includes salaries/wages, leave entitlements, promotions, disciplinary, transfers, Appraisals, and any other accrued entitlements• Co-ordinate training in MH Division Employees Counseling Recruitment (interviews)/Selection which includes processing of applications and obtaining clearances from proper authorities as per Company policy and procedures • Induction Training for New Employees and co-coordinating induction for transferred employees• Training co-ordinator for the MH Division in liaison with the Carpenters Training Department• Development and implementation of various HR projects • Use of HR Information Systems• Any other duties delegated by Senior Management Show less

  • Personnel Officer ( now known as Manager Human Resource)

    Oct 2001 - Mar 2006

  • Personnel Assistant

    Jun 1999 - Sept 2001

  • Management Cadet

    Mar 1998 - Jun 1999
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  Dominion insurance limited

  Mar 2006 - Mar 2008

  Administrator / underwriter

  Generally my role is to carry out specific projects including other responsibilities in the Support & Underwriting Department, HR projects included:• Compiling a HR Audit Report which was submitted to Senior Management on the general Human Resources Needs for Dominion Insurance Limited. As implied by management, recommendations in the report were to be implemented in all regional offices, i.e., Suva, Nadi, Tonga, and Vanuatu.• Carried out a Training Needs Analysis Exercise to identify feeble areas that needs to be elevated through training• General assistance to management on HR issues including employment relations as per Employment Law requirementsInsurance roles inluded processing of New Policies, Renewals, Quotations, etc, Customer Service duties Show less

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  Fiji national university

  May 2008 - Sept 2010

  Generally my role was to assist the Manager HR in operational and strategic functions of the department. Thus, my role involved all the critical HR functions including Recruitment & Selection, Organisational Development, Performance Management, Employment/Industrial Relations, and Personnel Management. Managed the Human resource functions of the Authority - operational and strategic issues. This includes HR functions such as Recruitment & Selection, Organisational Development, Performance Management, Employment/Industrial Relations, Personnel Management, HR audit, Management reports and networking with various stakeholders.

  • Human Resource Officer

    Mar 2008 - Sept 2010

  • Manager HR (Acting)

    May 2008 - Jan 2009
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  Telecom fiji limited

  May 2011 - Nov 2011

  Hr research

  Carried out research work at Telecom Fiji Limited for my MSc in International Human Resource Management Graduating project - ESC Rennes School of Business, France. Research topic based around the issues of Manager’s Interpersonal Communication Skills vs Employees' commitment to the organization.Also conducted a HR audit on Telecom Fiji Limited HR Policies and processes to align to best practices that will bring forth increased performance.

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  Land transport authority of fiji

  Dec 2011 - May 2014

  Manager human resources

  Managing the strategic and operational functions of the Human Resource Department at the Land Transport Authority(Fiji). I contributed immensely to the transformation of the organisation through the development of HR Systems, from scratch into flagship models. This included the implementation of a new Strategic Plan together with a new Performance Management System, review of the existing multiple Collective Agreements into one Main agreement, development of the new HR Policy manual, new salary structure using the PWC approach, installing the new HR Information System including the first-ever online recruitment portal for a local organisation in Fiji, new salary increment & bonus system, a quarterly online HR Newsletter to educate staff on difficult policies and general hot HR topics, work-life balance programs, and other HR-related matters. Show less

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  Fiji airways

  May 2014 - Dec 2015

  Manager employee relations (business partnering)

  Responsible for creating a fair, respectful, diverse and high-performance culture enabling people to contribute their best. As such, my role was essentially a HR Business Partner purely to develop, deliver and maintain a business-focused human resource strategy that meets the needs of the assigned divisions and ensures that the role contributes towards effective people management practices.My role included International Recruitment of Expat Pilots from all over the globe interested in joining Fiji Airways. Hence, I was heavily involved in developing recruitment/assessment methods based on International HR principles to get the best candidates that will fit into our business and consequently adapt to the local environment. This was one of my major achievements in Fiji Airways and contributed to reduced attrition rates of pilots thus improving profitability for the airline. Show less

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  The university of the south pacific

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Director human resources

  One of the only two regional universities in the world, the University of the South Pacific (USP) serves the Pacific Islands region in its 12 Member Countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, and maintains a strong regional presence through USP Campuses located in all its Member Countries.My primary role was to lead the Strategic function of the division in assisting core functions of the University in the 12 member countries in elevating efficiency and effectiveness through the management of its key resource, the people, to achieve the University Objectives. Show less

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  University of canterbury

  Feb 2020 - Dec 2020

  Teaching assistant
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  Te whatu ora waitaha canterbury

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2024

  Human resources advisor

  Working full-time at the Te Whatu Ora Canterbury People & Capability Division, responsible for 13K employees in the Canterbury Region and the West Coast.Responsibilities: • Creating a real difference in the lives of our staff of over 13K employees in the Canterbury region and West Coast, patients, and the community.• Ensuring sound Stakeholder management when dealing with people issues• The frontline first responder for the HR Advisory kapa, receiving, resolving, and clarifying work requests that are more complex than those handled by the Service Hub kapa.• Independently manage HR and employment relations issues of increasing complexity. As such, we provide support to Managers on Collective agreement interpretations, change processes, policies and HR systems. • Due to the increased volume of work and shortage of Senior HR Advisors, the role of HR Advisors has evolved to a level that we are now executing Senior HRA duties such as conducting investigations into serious such as long sick leaves, adverse behaviours and performance-related issues.• Working with our Communities of Expertise (CoE), such as our in-house employment lawyers, and being involved in MECA or SECA implementation on activities in conjunction with the HR Shared Services team Show less