Edith Lawrence (Chartered Mcipd) Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

I facilitate interviews to assess and acquire highly skilled staff for senior positions at the UNDP. My role includes report writing, analysis and making recommendations to the organisation that are in line with the strategy of the organisation.My work builds on my ability to discuss and plan talent requirements of organizations and analyse the gaps.

London, England, United Kingdom

I audited the HR Universal Policy Handbook and its Appendices to identify the gaps that were inconsistent with the Mastercard Foundation’s Procedure. The policies needed to align with International Administrative law and local labour laws for Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Canada.I reviewed and updated the.

London, United Kingdom

• Reporting to the Director HRD, I effectively delivered HR advisory, strategic and support services to senior management and designated client group(s) in recruitment and selection, employee relations, staff.
• Led transformational change, to drive efficiency and effectiveness to improve HR services.
• Led the strategic and operational people and culture function for my client groups across our global portfolio, leading and managing a diverse team of professionals.
• Provided high-level advice and support to Senior Management on all HR related issues.
• Updated the employee handbook ensuring it is reflective of current employment legislation and organisation’s procedures, is aligned to the HR strategy.
• Advised on contentious issues to mitigate risks and to sensitively maintain strategic partnerships with key stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

• I strategically managed internal and external client partnerships covering a number of thematic and HR initiatives, including achievements in the following areas:
• Designed outsourcing interventions to support implementation of corporate strategy.
• Researched and advised on HR policy guidelines, bench-marking with comparator international organisations in line with best practice.
• Led and represented the Secretariat on the recruitment on the Northern Uganda Project (Gulu Project) which was a flagship partnership project between the Government of Uganda and the Commonwealth Secretariat. This.
• Conducted a Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) HR Function (HR audit) for the four Commonwealth regional youth centres located in Guyana, India, Zambia and the Solomon Islands to ensure competitiveness using local and.
• Benchmarked Secretariat policies and procedures with those of comparable organisations and recommended improvements for management consideration.

London, United Kingdom

• This role focused on enabling efficient delivery of services and support to member Governments through managing the resourcing and placement of Consultants and Experts across the 53 Commonwealth countries. Accountable.
• Managed the team responsible for recruiting and repatriating consultants to Commonwealth member countries within the Africa and Caribbean regions.
• Provided guidance and interpretation of policies to Technical Experts in various CFTC Programmes, Program Advisers and other staff in CFTC Divisions to ensure effective HR service delivery. I had to ensure that the.
• Contributed to HR policy development by engaging with member governments, technical experts, Programme Staff and other HR specialists to provide the agreed feedback and evaluation cycle. This was the focal one stop.
• Co-managed the team that reviewed, analysed, advised, negotiated, co-ordinated and implemented the revised TACOS for both Long and Short term consultants (employed outside the UK) ensuring that the Commonwealth.

London, United Kingdom

• Generalist with responsibility for key HR areas, including the following:
• Managed a team of six HR Assistants responsible for providing HR support to over 300 employees at the Secretariat headquarters in London.
• Advised Directors on strategic HR matters and prepared briefs on HR issues for senior management consideration/approval
• Prepared staff communication materials to support the implementation of new terms and conditions of service.
• Designed ‘One Stop Shop’ HR structure to provide integrated services to the headquarters in London.
• Redesigned Secretariat’s assessment centre process to reflect ‘best practice’.

Zimbabwe

• Appointed Personnel Officer for Mazowe Mine, and was later promoted to Personnel Manager. During this period, I was assigned to a Lonrho Mine with a staff complement of 1,500.Key Responsibilities
• Recruitment, retention and repatriation of staff and their families to various countries within Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Provided support services in the fields of resourcing, development, pay, job evaluation (Patterson Grading System) and employee relations required by management to fulfil their HR responsibilities resulting in greater.
• Advised on organisation structures, policy and procedures and succession planning
• Social development and employee engagement i.e Initiated Adult Literacy classes enabling illiterate adults to read and write with the hope of attaining GCSE, educated families on the importance of contraceptives. Over.
• Regularly participated in the Outward Bound Management Training sessions.

Chartered Member (Mcipd), Professional Assessment Of Competence (Pac). Dissertation: “The Use Of Social Media In Recruitment

Post Graduate Diploma, Marketing, Sales And Public Relations, First Class Award

Graduate Management Training Programme

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Political Science And Public Administration, Honours