Lawrencia Tomi
Summary
Proactive, goal-oriented professional with a strong ability to manage time effectively and solve problems. Recognized for reliability and adaptability, with a quick capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to utilizing these qualities to drive team success and make valuable contributions to organizational growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Business Partner
Puma Energy PNG Ltd.
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
11.2021 - Current
- Managed conflict resolution processes to maintain a positive work environment and resolve employee disputes effectively.
- Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances, and other sensitive issues.
- Liaised with ER/IR, Legal Department and Employer's Federation in handling contested termination cases
- Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees.
- Optimized onboarding processes for new employees, ensuring seamless integration into their roles from day one.
- Conducted exit interviews with employees leaving company to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Administered benefits programs, optimizing cost-effectiveness while providing valuable offerings to employees.
- Facilitated company compensation and benefits programs including medical scheme and compensation, employee relocations, repatriation, salary sacrifice.
- Advise line management on company procedures on employee grievances, employment relations, disciplinary related concerns
- Conduct employee awareness and trainings on new and revised company policies
HR Business Partner- Factory
Nestle PNG Ltd.
Lae
07.2018 - 10.2021
- Oversee Recruitment Practices for the Factory, led recruitment efforts and training of new employees, partner with department heads on recruitment and manning needs, implement employee engagement programs, track KPIs, provide advice on performance management, ensure compliance to HR processes, and act as a mediator in disciplinary cases.
- Managed conflict resolution processes to maintain a positive work environment and resolve employee disputes effectively.
- Utilized compliance tools, corrective actions and identification of deficiencies to mitigate audit risks.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Distributed employee engagement surveys to identify areas of improvement.
- Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
- Developed and delivered special events for recognition of company employees.
- Resolved understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations, and disciplinary procedures.
- Implemented succession planning strategies, ensuring leadership continuity and employee growth opportunities within the organization.
- Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees.
- Facilitated diversity and inclusion initiatives, fostering a more inclusive workplace culture.
- Developed tracking tool to ensure compliance to HR processes and provide guidance to the Leadership team and Line
Management on policies in line with Labour Laws
HR Officer
Nestle PNG Ltd.
Lae
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Assisted the HR Business Partner with recruitment administration, prepared new hire contracts, coordinated onboarding programs, maintained HR database, and provided first level advice to employees on policies and employment laws.
- Preparing new hire contracts in line with salary ranges
- Preparing onboarding program for employee and ensuring all IT requirements for new
employee is set up before their commencement - Coordinated monthly company events for management business performance updates
- Liaised with Department Managers to coordinate the monthly employee recognition program
- Maintain accurate HR database to reflect headcounts in accordance with the budgeted headcounts
- Maintained and provided monthly headcount and overtime reporting
- Assisted with yearly company audit reports and requirements
- Provided first level advice to employees on queries to company HR policies
- Assisted the HR Business Partner with the review and roll out existing policies, employee handbooks, etc. through workshops and presentations during monthly sales meetings
Sales Admin Assistant
Nestle PNG Ltd.
Port Moresby
10.2015 - 07.2017
- Coordinated travel arrangements for sales & marketing personnel, organized office events, managed office supplies, compiled credit card expenses, and assisted with all administration needs.
- Compile location sales & marketing personnel attendance and ensure timely timesheets
submission for payroll process - Managed expense reports for sales representatives.
- Collected and maintained file of receipts to coordinate expense report submission for office petty cash replenishment
- Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Compile monthly sales reports as directed by the National Sales Manager and other duties
as directed
Trainee HR Manager
Digicel PNG Ltd.
Port Moresby
01.2015 - 07.2015
- I was tasked with managing Employee Engagement activities across all Digicel PNG offices in the country. My responsibilities include producing a monthly employee newsletter, regularly communicating with senior management about high achievers, setting up mini events with employees and senior business leaders to encourage open dialogue, regular townhalls with senior business leaders and ensure replication of all planned employee activities.
- Coordinated employee communication across all employee engagement activities.
- Provided support to HR Managers in general administrative tasks.
Learning & Development Administrator
Digicel PNG Ltd.
Port Moresby
09.2014 - 01.2015
- Advertised training schedules, logged training content, scheduled mandatory trainings, with logistics and generated all training reports against trainers KPIs.
- Ensure that all trainings are adequately resourced
- Ensure that the learning center is maintained in top condition for conducting trainings and addressed improvement areas by deploying both internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinate with other support functions for trainers' travel and training resources procurement
- Managed and tracked the training catering budget
- Prepared and issue pro forma invoices for external booking requests and assist with all client training requirements and ensured follow through on outstanding payments
- Prepare timesheets and overtime records for training personnel for payroll
process - Assist with general enquiries from customers and employees
HR Graduate Trainee
Digicel PNG Ltd.
Port Moresby
02.2014 - 08.2014
- Assisted HR Managers with recruitment activities, conducted initial application screening, initial shortlist and scheduled interviews
- Compile employment contracts for successful candidates and new employee documents to new hires for onboarding
- Maintained updated records of employees' medical insurance
- Compiled and submitted all employee medical insurance claims to the insurance broker for claim reimbursement and updated employees of their reimbursement status
Education
BA in Psychology -
University of Papua New Guinea
12.2013
Higher School Certificate -
Wawin National High School
12.2009
School Certificate -
Marianville Secondary School
12.2007
Skills
- HR Services
- HR Administration
- Human Resource Information System HRIS
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
- Performance Management Systems
- Administering Disciplinary Procedures
- Benefits and compensation management
- Hiring and Onboarding
- Personnel Recruitment
- Background Checks
- Policy Implementation
- Managing employee relations
- Strong written & oral communication
Languages
English
Tok Pisin
References
Moses Joseph
Country HR Business Partner
Nestle PNG Ltd.
Email: Moses.Joseph@pg.nestle.com
Phone: +675 71632312
Fiona Augerea
People Experience Partner
British American Tobacco
Phone: +675 71685565
Timeline
HR Business Partner
Puma Energy PNG Ltd.
11.2021 - Current
HR Business Partner- Factory
Nestle PNG Ltd.
07.2018 - 10.2021
HR Officer
Nestle PNG Ltd.
07.2017 - 06.2018
Sales Admin Assistant
Nestle PNG Ltd.
10.2015 - 07.2017
Trainee HR Manager
Digicel PNG Ltd.
01.2015 - 07.2015
Learning & Development Administrator
Digicel PNG Ltd.
09.2014 - 01.2015
HR Graduate Trainee
Digicel PNG Ltd.
02.2014 - 08.2014
BA in Psychology -
University of Papua New Guinea
Higher School Certificate -
Wawin National High School
School Certificate -
Marianville Secondary School