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Katlego M.
HR Administrator
South AfricaAvailable in 2 weeks$2,800/mo
Compare at US rates $8,400/mo?
Notable Highlight
Full-cycle recruitment | Onboarding and offboarding | People Operations | Employee Engagement | HR Compliance
Experience Summary
Katlego is a People Operations and HR Specialist with a strong foundation in full-cycle recruitment, workforce administration, and employee engagement. She brought experience across retail, financial services, and food industries, including AF, a previous company, and Shoe City. She excelled at managing administrative complexities in high-volume environments and specialized in the end-to-end employee lifecycle, from strategic sourcing and onboarding to payroll compliance and offboarding. She fostered company culture through milestone recognition and structured engagement programs.
Key Achievements
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Managed end-to-end recruitment for retail and corporate sectors using Neptune and Direct Hire (ATS) to streamline advertising, selection, and background compliance.
- Onboarding & Induction: Coordinated inductions and cross-departmental requirements (IT/Equipment) to ensure Day-1 readiness for all candidates.
- Employee Engagement: Led engagement initiatives at IF, coordinating social recognition programs, birthday milestones, and intern development workshops.
Skills
HR AdministrationPeople OperationsRecruitmentEmployee EngagementHR ComplianceHRISPayrollCulture BuildingOnboardingPerformance Management
Work Experience
HR Administrator
a previous company · June 2023 - Current
- Advertise internal and external vacancies on Neptune
- Screen CVs and shortlist suitable candidates
- Schedule and conduct interviews
- Request new position codes for new employees
- Coordinate credit and reference checks (MIE)
- Liaise with applicants on feedback
- Capture new learners and employees on Sage 300
- Process employee terminations on Sage 300
- Load promotions and transfers on Sage 300
- Prepare invoices and payment requisitions for service providers
- Maintain payroll requisitions for internal audits
- Send labour inspection documents to stores (UIF & COIDA)
- Update employee personal information electronically
- Send monthly payroll input reports
- Assist with benefits documents completion
- Send withdrawal documents to relevant service providers
- Ensure supporting documentation is submitted with withdrawals
- Update IR and Terminations sheet monthly
Admin Assistant (HR)
a previous company · December 2022 - May 2023
- Maintain filing manually and systematically and retrieve employee files per manager request
- Load new employees on ERS
- Maintain updated beneficiary nomination forms
- Capture and prepare monthly payroll input
- Prepare take-on packs for new starters
- Convert employee status from temporary to permanent
- Assist with termination packs
- Calculate overtime, capture, and send to payroll weekly
- Use ESS (Sage) to capture leave
- Sort and distribute payslips by department monthly
- Resolve employee queries and grievances
HR Administrator
a previous company · February 2021 - November 2022
- Maintain effective filing systems
- Prepare induction packs for new starters and conduct inductions
- Draft job advertisements and post on notice boards
- Load new employees and conduct biometric fingerprints on S-qube system
- Draft contracts, promotions, and increase letters
- Draft confirmation letters
- Process maternity and UIF claims for resigned or dismissed employees
- Submit employee provident claims to service providers
- Handle employee death queries and submit relevant documents to service providers
- Charge employees for disciplinary hearings
- Draft suspension letters for charged employees
- Draft termination letters and communicate hearing outcomes
- Use VIP Sage to pull leave records and payslips
- Assist in-house students with attendance registers and boardroom organization
- Perform general ad hoc duties
Junior HR Consultant
AF · March 2019 - December 2020
- Prepare induction packs for new starters and deliver friendly assistance
- Capture and prepare monthly payroll input
- Convert employee status from temporary to permanent
- Prepare workforce movements for employee terminations
- Assist with onboarding process for new hires monthly
- Draft new engagements, transfers, promotion, and increase letters
- Maintain updated beneficiary nomination forms
- Change medical aid and pension fund plans per employee request
- Assist with withdrawals and provident claims for terminated employees
- Maintain filing manually and systematically and retrieve employee files per manager request
Recruiter
a previous company · January 2018 - December 2018
- Advertise open positions using social media platforms and online boards
- Headhunt suitable candidates and screen CVs
- Draft job descriptions
- Maintain filing and label files accurately
- Schedule, shortlist, and conduct interviews
- Provide candidate feedback on interviews
- Verify applicant references and employment details
Customer Service Agent
a previous company · March 2013 - December 2015
- Ensure first contact resolution at all times
- Educate customers on company products and promotions
- Resolve customer queries and complaints
- Maintain strong call control of inbound and outbound calls