E Schoeman HR Resume Nov 2019

Employment History
COFESA – period of employment 11 years GEO – period of employment 3 years
Human Resource Executive (Regional Management Official) 22 July 2016 – Aug 2019
GEO - Guardian Employers’ Organization, Vaaltriangle, Gauteng, South Africa.
GEO is a registered employers’ organization serving as a shared service Human Resource Department and representing affiliated members
in all and any employment relations matters ensuring compliance with South African labour legislation and a healthy workforce.
A brief summary of responsibilities:
Objective - Human Resource Executive Manager/Official is to manage and render a professional courteous
shared service via a service infrastructure to affiliated companies in the Manufacturing, FMCG, Logistics,
Professional Services, Transport and Retail sectors in South Africa, Africa, Europe, America and Middle East.
General Tasks includes - General managing and guidance on employment relations, labour legislation compliance,
drafting of compliance measurables, managing trade unions recognition & negotiations & industrial actions,
retrenchments, strategic regulatory management, strategic labour compliance management, incapacity, disciplinary
investigations, liability and risk mitigation guidance and chairing of disciplinary enquiries. Drafting, managing and
implementing of policies, rules and regulations. Managing of the Regional Consulting and affiliations, ensure compliance
to GEO’s constitution, senior advisor to internal entry level officials & advisors of GEO, product development and business
development executive.
Dispute Management – Case Management, incidental Arbitrations and disputes, Compliance Arbitrations and disputes
and compliance guidance and management. Vaal Triangle Local Regional Business Community representative, VCR 90.6
Local Radio Station talk show presenter.
Financial Management- Managing of regional office operational expenses and budgets, negotiate regional feasibility,
Manage inter-regional structure and forecasts, affiliation payments.
HR Consulting Operations Manager 13 January 2013 – 22 July 2016
COFESA, Johannesburg, South Africa.
COFESA is a registered confederation for employers which renders a shared service Human Resource Department to affiliated companies
mitigating liabilities and risks, assist in ensuring compliance with South African labour legislation and a healthy workforce.
A brief summary of responsibilities:
Objective – HR Consulting Operations Manager is to re-design, develop, manage and implement the entire
shared service infrastructure, products and services. Ensuring the service deliverables meet the professional
and statutory prerequisites which is delivered to affiliated companies in the 82 regulated industries in South
Africa, The majority of these affiliated companies was vested in the Manufacturing, FMCG, Logistics,
Professional Services, Transport and Retail sectors in South Africa, Africa, Europe, America and Middle East.
General Tasks includes - Oversee national service delivery infrastructure (over 3000 accounts/companies, 9 regions and
85 employees), COFESA re-branding (web-site, social media, data base, mobile operations & Logo), TV representative on
SABC Morning Live Show, disciplining & dismissing employees and managing of business development executives.
Setting of national standard units, setting and measuring KPI’s and KPA’s of all operational employees (±80 employees).
Design, manage and implement National Operations Procedures, Operational Improvement Project, Analysing Regional,
Industry specific risks and procedures.
General managing and guidance on employment relations, labour legislation compliance, drafting of compliance
measurables, trade unions & negotiations, retrenchments, industrial action, strategic regulatory management guidance
and implementation, strategic labour compliance guidance, strategic business management consulting, setting of national
service compliance standards, design of compliance measurement, general labour related matters , incapacity, disciplinary
investigations, liability and risk mitigation guidance, chairing of disciplinary enquiries and any general labour related
matters.
Dispute Management – Case Management, incidental disputes in arbitrations, Employee Career Development and Case
Assistance, (2011/12) Metal Engineering Industry national bargaining council representative.
Financial – Managing regional turn-overs, expenses, claims & budgets. Negotiated co-operation agreement between
regions, feasibility forecasts, inter-regional claims managing, incidental managing, managing of national and regional
operational expenses and budgets, regional feasibility, affiliation fees.
Edmund J. Schoeman Résumé | +971(0)50 176 3605 | edmundschoeman@gmail.com