Curriculum Vitae Ms Jennifer Jeftha

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1 Curriculum Vitae Ms Jennifer Jeftha 60 Basson Drive, Glenvista, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2091 PO Box 692 Glenvista, 2058 Home: Cell: + (27) jenny.bip@gmail.com/satdevico@mweb.co.za EXECUTIVE PROFILE My professional career spans a period of +33 years. I graduated with a Diploma in Social Work from UWC (University of the Western Cape) in 1981 and practiced Social Work for about 10 years in Cape Town in various sectors. During this period I was fortunate to be the recipient of a scholarship to further my academic goals, resulting in me completing an MA in Sociology at the Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, USA in Upon returning to SA I needed a career change which led to my entry into the Human Resource space, and a career spanning about 22 years in various sectors. Today, I am an accomplished HR Professional with demonstrated ability to strategically lead and manage HR in a number of organisations, primarily in the Petro-chemical sector (10 years at the Central Energy Fund (CEF) Pty Ltd and more recently in the financial sector at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) (4½ years). I have a sound and credible track record in terms of delivering on HR strategy and have extensive experience among others in the area of Total Rewards, Remuneration Strategies and implementation, Benefits Management, HR Governance, HR Policy development and implementation, HR metrics and reporting, Talent Management, Risk Management and mitigation of risks, Budgeting and oversight of budgets, Performance Management and incentives. I resigned from the SARB at the end of February 2013 and since then I have chosen to pursue an independent consulting role focusing primarily on a range of HR issues to a select few organisations. With effect from August 2014 I was appointed to serve as an independent Remuneration Specialist at the Government Employee's Pension Fund (GEPF) and also as the Remco Chair. My mission is to continue serving organisations in a similar capacity, adding value in terms of my well rounded expert knowledge and maturity in the field of Human Resources and in particular Remuneration, Benefits and Incentive schemes, management and leadership. I believe that this is a logical progression in my professional journey and that in this way I can enrich the role that HR professionals play in terms of contributing to organisational goals and their own personal development. Remuneration remains a complex, onerous and highly emotive issue in organisations, and as a body representing the board, the remuneration committee plays an essential role in overseeing the quality of the remuneration information, disclosures and decisions of a company. The remuneration committee therefore plays a significant role in building both public trust and in making sustainable business decisions as it assists the board in ensuring that the remuneration policies of a company are in its long-term interests. To this end, I have the competence and capacity to be objective and independent in terms of the role that I can play. I also have the time and capacity to serve on such committees and would embrace further opportunities to serve as an independent Remco specialist/non-executive Director.

2 Previous Board Memberships Non-executive Director and Remco Chair: SA Mint - July 2006 to August 2008 Council Member: BANKSETA - August 2008 to 2011 Current Board Membership: Independent Remuneration Specialist and Remco Chair: GEPF - August 2014 to present Professional Memberships Institute of Directors (IOD) Institute for People Management (IPM) SKILL HIGHLIGHTS General Management Strategic Leadership Facilitation Budgeting Planning and organizing Verbal and Written Communication skills Excellent Presentation sills Strategic planning Negotiations expertise Great interpersonal skills Mediation skills Team leadership Problem Solving PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Head: Human Resources Department, August 2008 to February 2013 South African Reserve Bank (SARB) - Pretoria Management and leadership of the entire HR value chain Organisational Staff complement: Approximately 2500 HR Departmental staff component: Approximately 62 and Direct reports: 7 Providing strategic leadership and management in respect of the entire value chain of HR services delivery Development and implementation of HR strategy in support of organisational strategy Management and mitigation of Departmental risks Ensuring provision of all HR services amongst others: o Recruitment, selection and placement, on-boarding, performance management, rewards and benefit management, reviewing and designing Incentive schemes, learning and development, talent management, organisational development interventions including transformation and EE initiatives, wellness management, Policy and Procedure development and implementation,

3 Industrial relations, leadership development, succession planning, HR budgetary oversight, HR MIS and systems support, exit management Chairing various committees - Transformation committee; Wellness Committee; Sports and Recreational Committees; Training and Development Committee Member of Manco, and Remco; SHE committee; various ad-hoc committees Provident Fund Trustee Chief negotiator representing SARB with unions Presentations at speaker at various international and national events including Central Banking Seminars and SADC regional fora HR Executive, July 2007 to July 2008 National Development Agency (NDA) - Johannesburg, Gauteng Management and Leadership of entire HR Function Organisation size: Approximately 100 employees Direct Reports: 5 Providing strategic leadership and direction in respect of the HR Strategy Developing and implementing the HR strategy in support of the organisational Strategy Ensuring delivery of HR value chain amongst other: recruitment and placement, compensation and benefits, performance management, payroll management, Training and Development, management and mitigation of HR risks, EE Reporting, oversight of HR Budget, Policy and Procedure development and implementation, Chairing various committees. HR MIS and administration, Industrial Relations, representation of Company at CCMA and Labour Court, Chief company representative with Unions, Wellness Management services, Organisational Development, reporting to Exco and Remco Partner in a Consultancy, May 2006 to June 2008 South African Training and Development Consultancy (SATDEVICO) Johannesburg Providing consulting services on a range of HR issues including: Strategic planning facilitation, values and culture interventions, independent chair for disciplinary enquiries and mediation. IR training, counseling services, independent recruitment panel member, drafting HR policies and procedures. Human Resources Manager; Deputy GM HR and GM Corporate Services September 1996 to May 2006 Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF Association) and Central Energy Fund (CEF) (Pty) Ltd Johannesburg Providing strategic leadership and management of entire HR Function which included: o Development and implementation of HR strategy in support of organizational strategy o Ensuring the implementation of all HR services, amongst others: recruitment, selection and placement of staff; induction, performance management; Training and Development; EE compliance and reporting; Risk management and mitigation; compensation and benefit administration; Principal Officer of Pension Fund; Chairing various committees and fora; Participation in international women s events; OD interventions; developing and implementing

4 reward and incentive schemes; facilitating employee consultation and transformation processes; managing the HR departmental budget; representing the HR Department at Exco, Remco and Board Meetings, CCMA representation; Editor of Internal magazine; oversight and reconciliation of 5 payrolls. Promoted to GM Corporate Services: Providing strategic direction, leadership and management in respect of the following departments: Human Resources; Information Systems; Legal and Facilities & Procurement Responsible for Public Affairs, Internal Communication, Branding and Social Responsibility programmes Policy Formulation and implementation for the four departments Budgetary Oversight for Corporate Services Division Mitigation and management of divisional risks Principal Officer of Pension and Provident Funds Executive Director: OPCSA (Oil Pollution Control subsidiary) Committee Member: Manco and Remco Personnel Manager, April 1991 to August 1996 Gray Security Services Johannesburg, Gauteng Setting up of the HR Department from scratch Formulating and implementing company- wide HR Policies and Procedures Recruitment, selection and placement T&D initiatives Implementation of EAP's Facilitation of first ever Employee Consultative Structures in organization Negotiations with the Unions Facilitating IR interventions Implementing ISO 9001/2 system in the organization Social Worker January 1981 to March 1991 Department of Coloured Affairs (5years) and Cape Mental Health (5 years) Cape Town Social Worker: Probationary Services and Intake social work in the Mental Health Field

5 FORMAL EDUCATION Diploma: Labour Law, 1998 Graduate Institute for Management Technology (GIMT) - Johannesburg Certificate Programme: Certificate in Labour Dispute Resolution, 1998 Unisa Centre for Business Law Pretoria Master of Arts: Sociology, 1988 Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois, USA Diploma Social Work, 1981 University of the Western Cape (UWC) Cape Town, Western Cape Matric (Grade 12), 1977 Alexander Sinton Senior Secondary School, Crawford, Cape Town OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Various HR Related certificate courses amongst other: Certificate in Job Evaluation (FSA); Finance for non- Financial Managers (Wits Business School); Train the Trainer (IPM); Skills Development Act; Leading in times of change (GIBS); Balanced Scorecard (GIBS); Targeted Selection Interviewing Systems (Deloitte); Executive Development Programme (Wits Business School); Introduction to Central Banking (SARB College) Recently attended: Part 1 and Part 2 Being an effective Director at the IOD. REFERENCES Dr. Renosi Mokate: Chairperson: GEPF Board Cell: Prof Shirley Zinn: Independent HR Consultant - Cell: