Bruce Podmore

Experience

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Jan 1996 - May 2003

  Human Resources Consultant

  Delivered numerous aspects of Human Resource consulting projects, including job evaluation (computerised and manual), salary structuring and remuneration, performance management, organisation design, training and development of HR policies and procedures in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services, energy and mining, in private and public sector organizations and NGOs, both large and small, in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi.

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  Scott Wilson Africa

  Jun 2003 - Oct 2005

  Group HR Manager

  Appointed by Scott Wilson Africa – the first international subsidiary to employ a dedicated HR professional – to establish a regional HR function (covering Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe).Responsible for advising and supporting regional business and line managers and employees in the effective management of the employment relationship, for the mutual benefit of the business and the individual.Consolidated Zimbabwean technical and support staff into a Professional and Service Centre to enable skills to be utilized more effectively/exported throughout the region. Show less

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  Central Africa Building Society

  Nov 2005 - Dec 2008

  Consultant Project Manager

  Member of team of consultants working with CABS senior management, providing a wide range of services at the heart of the CABS business, including development of CABS’ high level business strategy, ongoing integration with the Balanced Scorecard, concept development and implementation of a number of new products (eg., Platinum Club) and a Contact Centre, outsourced marketing, etc.My particular project responsibility was managing the roll-out and further development of EasyBank, a new product providing full banking services to the ‘underbanked’ through low-cost, in-store kiosks and Point Of Sale (POS) terminals countrywide. Show less

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  Deloitte Consulting

  Jan 2009 - May 2019

  Senior Manager - Human Capital

  Business development, team management and project delivery in the Human Capital Consulting division, including the Organisational Diagnostics unit. Responsible for:• Business development – networking, building client relationships, marketing• Tender/proposal development, costing and submission – including adherence to compliance requirements• Team leadership, management and development – including utilisation and performance• Project management and delivery – including project administration, communication, financial control, quality and risk management, stakeholder engagement and management, client acceptance of deliverables Show less

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  Deloitte

  Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

  Manager - Human Capital Consulting

  • Built strong professional relationships at executive level at existing and new client organisations, identifying and pursuing sales opportunities• Proposal development, costing and submission to meet client requirements and specifications• Project management and delivery – including project planning, stakeholder engagement and management, financial control, quality and risk management, and project status reporting• Team management and development – including performance reviews of project specific staff Show less

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  Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Lead change and training activities from within the Organisational Improvement Team to support business groups, using agreed strategies, methodology and tools to deliver outcomes that maximise the objectives and benefits of change initiatives through quicker adoption, higher utilisation and proficiency.• Ensure that appropriate methodologies and tools are embedded within the organisation to enable Change to be delivered by self-led teams able to apply a consistent approach to engagement of changes.• A change ambassador, skilled at persuading and influencing throughout the organisation, to support leadership as required to drive effective and positive improvement for Kāinga Ora aligned to the organisation's strategy and values. Show less • Provide influential strategic and operational advice and support to management and members of teams within supported Business Groups, as a trusted advisor with a focus on people strategies• Accountable for enabling the Business Groups to effectively develop and deliver on their current and future strategy and associated delivery work plans, whilst optimising the performance of their people• Work across the Business Groups to develop their effective business and people capability and approach to maximise the business outcome from the resources available Show less Kāinga Ora set up a COVID-19 Response programme to develop the organisation’s response to any issues related to COVID-19 that have a potential impact on Kāinga Ora and our people, customers and construction and maintenance partners. Seconded to the Rethinking the Workplace workstream, responsible for looking at where and how we can adapt our operations due to COVID-19 being active in the community, including supporting our people and People Leaders according to our values and people frameworks. This included:• Drafted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for consultation, based on an engagement survey with all staff on outcomes of the Kāinga Ora Risk and Control Assessment• Developed final COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and implementation plan following consultation with all staff• Developed a Vaccine Register app with the Digital Workspace team for all staff to record their vaccination status in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 Show less

  • Change Manager

    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  • People Partner

    Apr 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Strategic People Partner (secondment)

    Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
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  Greenbox Group Pty Ltd

  Jan 2024 - now

  HR Integration Manager

  • Proactively develop and manage integration and onboarding of employees of Remark-IT and Recytech (Greenbox NZ) into the Greenbox Group• Assess company culture to create and execute change management plan, communication plan• Provide employee relations support to ensure smooth transition• Implement the performance review process, professional development and training initiatives in the Greenbox business • Update HR documentation as required (including policies and procedures ensuring compliance with legislation) and support rollout of relevant People processes Show less