Leoni Swarts - HR Generalist, dss+

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Work Background

dss+HR Coordinator - Middle East & South Africa

Nov. 2019 - Aug. 2024MEA - South AfricaMy role with dss+ focused on providing proactive, professional and appropriate business-focused HR advice, guidance and support to HR Director EMEA. Key to the role is maintaining a flexible approach and being detailed oriented while working in a dynamic environment with constantly changing priorities. Some of my duties includes but not limited to dealing with the day-to-day HR responsibilities and serving as a liaison between the organization, employees and benefit vendors, assisting with the implementation of services, policies, and programs aimed at maintaining a safe, positive environment in the company. Payroll administration and processing, HRIS data management an reporting. Joiner, Mover, Promotions and leaver actions, including onboarding and offboarding of employees. Completing Reward, Comp and Benefit surveys and support HR Director with analysis.

Yellow Submarine NurseryNursery Teacher

Aug. 2018 - Nov. 2019Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMy role focused on designing and implementing activities that promote social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development in each child. Key to the role is promoting enthusiasm for learning and motivating pupils to achieve academic goals. Some of my duties include providing a balanced, creative, and holistic education that meets the needs of the children, creating lesson plans, utilising various resources to enhance pupil’s learning experience and participating in extra-curricular school activities.

Amity International SchoolTeaching Assistant

Aug. 2017 - May. 2018Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesMy role focused on working alongside classroom teachers and providing a dynamic and innovative educational program for the children. Key to the role was maintaining a flexible approach and being detailed oriented. Some of my duties included delivering tailored teaching activities, managing challenging behaviour, assisting with extra-curricular activities, providing support and emotional development for each pupils and carrying out administrative duties where necessary.

Doxa DeoAssistant Office Manager

Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2016Pretoria Area, South AfricaMy role focused on providing high-level administrative support to ensure the smooth day-to-day office operation. Key to the role was practicing effective communication and organisational skills. Some of my duties included providing direct support with the overall office function including but not limited to Finance, Administration, Staff Supervision, Inventory Management, Calendar Management and Event Management.

Pick n PayHR Training and Development Manager

Jan. 2010 - Jul. 2015Pretoria Area, South AfricaMy role focused on the creation of training and development programs to continue to develop the capability of the workforce. Key to the role was maintaining a high degree of attention to detail and practicing good communication skills. Some of my duties included assessing business priorities, identifying training needs in accordance with the organisation’s strategic and operational plans, communicating a training strategy for the organisation and providing plans, providing monthly reporting, and conducting assessment and evaluation and making recommendations for change where appropriate to meet the ongoing professional development needs.

Pick n PayHR Generalist Manager

Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2010My role focused on managing the overall day-to-day operations of the Human Resource Department. Key to the role was practicing strong critical thinking and sound judgment skills. Some of my duties included managing a multidimensional role in carrying out responsibilities in various functional areas such as benefits and compensation administration, employee relations, training & performance management, recruitment & on boarding, policy implementation, employment law compliance, business partnership and HRIS and coaching employees and management through complex & difficult issues, making recommendations to effectively resolve problems by using judgment that is consistent with organisation’s standards, practices, policies, procedures and regulations.

Primedia LifestyleHuman Resources Officer

Jun. 2007 - Aug. 2007Pretoria Area, South AfricaMy role focused on directing all aspects of instilling company culture and promoting employee relations. Key to the role was practicing reliability and maintaining a strong commitment towards teamwork. Some of my duties included providing succession planning and workforce/human resource planning, responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures, partnering with executive management in managing organisational change processes, minimising business risk and ensuring that all HR duties are undertaken in accordance with employment law and company policy.

Toits Motor GroupHR Officer

Nov. 2005 - May. 2007Pretoria Area, South AfricaMy role focused on providing a high level of support, guidance and advice to all levels of the organisation in managing the human resource needs. Key to the role was maintaining alternate attention among a variety of tasks simultaneously. Some of my duties included coordinating the administration of the recruitment and selection processes, maintaining the Human Resources personnel filing systems and other HR databases and providing timely, accurate advice, information and support to management and staff on a range of Human Resources Management related policies, procedures, systems and issues in order for them to make effective decisions.

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