Harrieth Mwaimu
Dar es Salaam
Summary
Dynamic HR leader with extensive experience at Bank of Baroda Tanzania Limited, specializing in compensation and benefits and employee relations. Proven track record in enhancing staff welfare and driving performance management initiatives, fostering a culture of excellence and compliance. Adept at leveraging HRIS for streamlined operations and impactful decision-making.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Bank of Baroda Tanzania Limited
01.2023 - Current
- To Oversee all aspects of Human Resources Management- these include staff recruitment and termination, Placement, training and development, promotions, payment of salary, staff welfare, discipline, performance appraisal, etc. in accordance with the policies of the Bank.
- To maintain of records of HR department like Staff records/files, staff leaves record, all internal and external trainings, accounting for training expenses within external training budget. and other staff record, annual appraisal records and other records related to employees of Bank and updating of the same.
- To ensure implementation of Bank’s policies related to HR department like Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Human Resource Management Policy and others.
- To facilitate the implementation of annual and mid-year staff performance appraisals and necessary follow-up with all concerned branches/departments and maintenance of related records.
- To prepare Manpower planning, Succession Planning, Annual Budget for staff related expenses and take necessary approvals.
- To Conduct/Convene meetings of Board remuneration committee, Management OSHA committee and other HR related committees on time as decided time to time.
- To facilitate in ensuring Salary preparation and Payment of Salary and to maintain Payroll records.
- To facilitate in ensuring timely remittance of contribution of employees & bank to NSSF on monthly basis.
- Be an advocate for a continually improving way of working within the team to drive efficient and impactful engagement and accurate delivery of service.
- Proactively participate in organisation/HR specific projects.
- Maintain a high team performance and engagement.
ASSISTANT HR MANAGER SHARED SERVICES
NCBA Bank Tanzania Limited
07.2020 - 01.2023
- Lead HR Shared Services execution, including regulatory compliance, HR operations, disciplinary and grievance management, staff wellness management, employee engagement and overall employee data management.
- Provide team leadership in driving HR Service excellence, team productivity, engagement and overall business performance.
- Manage the success of Human Resources operations strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analysing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
- Develop and implement an HR Shared Services strategy for business service delivery including staff inquiries/tickets resolution mechanisms to drive a uniform and overall great employee experience.
- Manage the annual review of the human resources policies to ensuring the Bank maintains its competitive position in the market.
- Contribute to any required restructuring process by providing a framework for handling matters relating to human resources.
- Maintain good industrial relations practices and effective communication with all staff members and their recognized representatives with a view of enhancing understanding and minimizing down time.
- Maintain full, accurate and up-to-date human resources records and statistics of all individual employees in compliance with NCBA Tanzania policy and regulation applicable in Tanzania.
- Manage Immigration and Labour matters ensuring timely renewal of work permits and resident permit for expatriate staff.
- Manage compensation and Benefit for all employees.
- Manage all the HR Audit processes.
- Collectively drive the HR Division’s adherence to approved policies and procedures and provide feedback on the same so as to keep them competitive.
- Be an advocate for a continually improving way of working within the team to drive efficient and impactful engagement and accurate delivery of service.
- Proactively participate in organization/HR specific projects.
- Responsible for deputising the Head of HR in the execution of all their roles as mandated by the Bank Governance structures and serve in delegated roles in select organisation committees.
ACTING HR MANAGER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Provide support, guidance and advise on HR issues in the area of policy, performance, training and change management. This is achieved by ensuring the Bank attracts, develops and retains high-calibre and motivated employees who will meet current and future operational and business requirements within the Bank.
- Duties;
- Constitute an interviewing panel for positions being recruited (comprising HR and requisitioning department).
- Generate proposals /facilitate staff rotations and transfers.
- Generate proposals/participate in review of recommendations for staff promotions.
- Identify possible sources of potential suitable candidates.
- Ongoing consultations with of staff to ensure all-round adherence to Bank policies.
- Facilitate the implementation of disciplinary measure (warning, termination, etc) arrived at by the Complaints Committee.
- Actively participate in organizing staff events; farewell parties, staff conferences, charity fares.
- Prepare employment contracts for new staff.
- Facilitate orientation of new staff.
- In liaison with Heads of Department, redesign jobs to suit the structures.
HR SHARED SERVICES OFFICER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
10.2016 - 06.2019
- Responsible for Human Resource Service function to ensure that the necessary support is provided to all staff members in areas of Resourcing, Staff Insurances, Medical Scheme, Leave management, Staff Welfare, Events and Benevolent Fund.
- Duties;
- Providing clerical and administrative support to staff of the Human Resources department.
- Collecting, sorting and distributing any incoming job applications.
- Renew all the schemes as and when due.
- Update schemes with new entrants and exits.
- Follow up with insurer for any payments/reimbursements.
- Constantly advise staff on changes including new developments in the various insurance schemes.
- Carry out wellness campaigns; health checkups, health talks, and introduce staff healthy living initiatives.
- Constantly provide management with information on market trends in regard with the above schemes.
- Reconcile the medical insurance accounts for management.
- Reconcile the Banks leave record on a monthly and annual basis.
- Confirm leave approval to relevant staff in a timely manner.
- Disbursement and reconciliation of the benevolent scheme fund.
- Organizing staff events; End year party.
- HR Service Providers deliver to required specifications.
- Fully represent the HoD in various bank projects that need HR Representation as delegated.
- Generate proposals on ways to improve the work, procedures /workflow within HR and the bank as whole.
- Reconcile the Banks leave record on a monthly and annual basis.
- Compute the leave cost element for staff.
- Confirm leave approval to relevant staff in a timely manner.
- Identify possible sources of potential suitable candidates.
- Design job advertisements and liaise with various media (internal and external) to advertise vacant positions.
- Constitute an interviewing panel for positions being recruited (comprising HR and requisitioning department).
- Selection Process, participate in interviews.
- Prepare employment contracts for new staff.
HR OFFICER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
11.2013 - 01.2015
- Responsible for providing overall HR support so that the company maximizes its employee productivity and well-being.
- Duties;
- Providing clerical and administrative support to staff of the Human Resources department.
- Collecting, sorting and distributing any incoming job applications.
- Maintaining employee personnel files.
- Monitoring the work of recruitment agencies.
- Developing employment related records.
- Coordinating holiday and sick pay.
- Making decisions in the absence of senior HR executives.
- Updating the HR calendar with important dates.
- Following up all human resource calendar activities.
- Directing and implementing training programs.
- Writing up human resources guidelines.
- Dealing with employee complaints and grievances.
- Ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Organizing inductions and training for new employees.
- Updating employee records with holiday requests, payroll changes and any leave due to illness.
- Handling new hire paperwork.
- Responding to letters, emails and general correspondence.
- To process staff loan.
- Liaise and follow-up with Pension funds on new membership registration for new recruits.
- Assist with medical requires and complaints.
- Reconcile the banks leave record on a monthly and annual basis.
- To process staff loans.
- Prepare monthly payments for interns.
- To create new staff and update all staff details in HRIS system.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Human Resources Management
Institute of Social Work
Dar es Salaam11-2018
Diploma course - International Relations & Diplomacy
Centre For Foreign Relations Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania01.2014
Certificate of Secondary Education O levels -
Rosemarie Girls High Secondary School
Kibaha01.2007
Skills
- Compensation and Benefits
- Training and Development
- Human Resources Information System
- Staff Welfare
- Performance Management
- Employee Relations
- HR policy development
- Payroll administration
- Performance management
- Employee relations
- Recruitment
- Job Evaluation
- HR Operations
- Culture change
- Employment law
- Labor law compliance
Languages
- English
- Swahili
Training
- Human Resources Management
- Teller and Customer Service
- Anti-money laundering
- Workers Compensation Act 2008 and Its Regulations
- Fundamental Labour Standards & Labour Laws Compliance in Tanzania
- Application of Work Permit and Verification Procedure
References
- Ms. Margaret Karume, Former Managing Director, NCBA Bank Tanzania, +254721228009, Margaret.karume@outlook.com
- Monica Nyalusi, Manager Operational Risk, Exim Bank Tanzania Limited, +255754626360, nyalusimonica@gmail.com
- Peter Kimweri, Head of Internal Audit, NCBA BANK Tanzania Limited, +255 768210797, kimweri5@yahoo.com
Accomplishments
- Part of a workstream lead that successfully established the merger of two banks, NIC Bank Tanzania and Commercial Bank of Africa, in the year 2020
- Successfully established the HRIS system in NIC Bank Tanzania after it was established in NIC Kenya
- Part of the retrenchment project that was successfully conducted at NCBA Bank, Tanzania, in 2022
Timeline
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Bank of Baroda Tanzania Limited
01.2023 - Current
ASSISTANT HR MANAGER SHARED SERVICES
NCBA Bank Tanzania Limited
07.2020 - 01.2023
ACTING HR MANAGER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
07.2019 - 07.2020
HR SHARED SERVICES OFFICER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
10.2016 - 06.2019
HR OFFICER
NIC Bank Tanzania Limited
11.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelor Degree - Human Resources Management
Institute of Social Work
Diploma course - International Relations & Diplomacy
Centre For Foreign Relations Dar Es Salaam
Certificate of Secondary Education O levels -
Rosemarie Girls High Secondary School
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