Henry Blunden

Experience

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  Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd

  Oct 2001 - Jul 2003

  Psychometrist

  • Administration, scoring, report writing and feedback of Psychometric tests and Assessment Centre evaluations for selection or development purposes• Organization and presentation of training sessions (i.e. addressing practical test administration and use of assessment software) to Psychometrists working in the Distribution and Transmission Human Resources Divisions at Eskom• Mentor to three Intern Psychometrists at Eskom

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  Gijima Human Capital Management

  Aug 2003 - Mar 2006

  Human Resource Consultant

  • Responsible for the delivery of full outsourced HR Recruitment, Selection and Assessment function to Columbus Stainless Steel, and the delivery of a consultative commercial service to external organizations in our geographical area.

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  Columbus Stainless

  Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

  Industrial Psychologist

  • Responsible for the full HR Recruitment, Selection and Assessment function at Columbus Stainless Steel.

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  Samancor Chrome

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2016

  Human Resources Business Partner & Organisational Psychologist

  • End to end recruitment at all levels (i.e. job analysis, advertising, candidate screening & interaction, interviewing, psychometric assessment centre activities, reference checks, offers of employment, recruitment / applicant tracking system management, and all other recruitment associated administrative tasks)• Conducted career path development and succession planning for mid-level employees• Managed the entry level feeder pool (i.e. apprenticeship or in-service trainee programmes)• Conducted periodic reviews of position descriptions and associated grading• Participated in organisational development processes • Ensured the effectiveness of on-boarding process• Analysed newcomer data, made recommendations and tracked implementation of actions• Analysed exit interview data to minimise employee turnover • Coordinated performance appraisals (i.e. ensured that goal setting and reviews)• Facilitated disciplinary and grievance proceedings• Reviewed and developed HR policies• Fostered sound relationships with unions through interaction and consultation• Compilation of the first Psychometric assessment policy for the group and Introduction of purpose fit psychometric assessments for recruitment and development purposes• Talent pipelines and competency mapping Show less

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  Tandem

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2021

  Senior HR Coordinator

  • Coordinating recruitment activities including maintaining application systems• Updating personnel information systems and training records• Fostering sound employment relations, i.e attending to disciplinary and grievance processes• Conducting induction/ onboarding processes• Maintaining recognition and awards databases and leave monitoring• Facilitating transfer processes and providing exit assistance• Conducting team building programmes• Facilitating career development and leadership development Show less

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  Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2020

  Associate Assessor (Part-time, Project based Casual Employment)

  Acting as Lead Assessor in volume driven projects to select immigration and support officers to work for MBIE Conducting assessment centre exercises (administration, scoring, reporting and feedback) to management representatives to maximise talent acquisition processes

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  KiwiBrainGain

  Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

  Owner Operator - Interactive Metronome Practitioner

  • Product marketing and presentations to prospective clients• Completion of baseline, progress and exit assessments • Psychometric result integration, interpretation and report writing • Coaching feedback and training session monitoring and feedback to optimize neuro-motor functioning in adults and children

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  Flash Plumbing

  Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  HR Advisor at Flash Plumbing

  ⦁ Talent acquisition and on boarding of new staff ⦁ Timesheet processing for payroll purposes ⦁ Data capturing and business invoice processing ⦁ Employment relations support

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  Compass Group

  Apr 2023 - now

  Human Resources Recruitment Advisor

  Recruitment of Food and Support services staff, to provide services to clients within Defense, Public Health and Education sectors.Typical positions recruited and employed through Compass: catering assistant, cook, bar assistant, chef, barista, cleaner, retail staff, supervisors and managers.• providing human resources advice, guidance and support to hiring managers• writing and placing advertisements on online platforms (i.e. Trade Me, Seek, Linked In)• utilizing applicant tracking system (Snap Hire) to manage vacancies• conducting reference checks, criminal history checks on applicants• attending to on boarding activities• analyzing employment rights of applicants prior to making offers of employment • hiring applicants under collective or individual employment agreements (permanent/ fixed term/ casual)• liaising with payroll to facilitate creation of new employee in organizational systems to facilitate payroll activities• proactive advice to operational managers to minimise Employment Relations disputes• assisting hiring managers with employment variation agreements for current employees• compiling weekly and monthly recruitment reports• attendance of human resource meetings• conducting audits to identify non-compliance in respect of recruitment policies and procedures Show less