Asanka Hewage Chartered FCIPD

To design, develop and sustain Human Resource Development policies and procedures, and implement suitable training frameworks in order to achieve a coherent and an effective system to transfer the knowledge and skills at all levels, across the Cluster to meet business objectives. MAS Holdings is the largest apparel manufacture in Sri Lanka and current workforce is 82,000. Top customers are Victoria Secret, GAP, CK, M & S, Nike, Reebok, Sara Lee, Tesco, Lululemon, Amante. o Design High performing strategies and executable solutions to support organizational designs, performances management, recruitment, compensation, and leadership development and employee engagement. o Formulate and monitor the training and development budgets to ensure expenditure is in line with the Business Plan. o Coordinate with external training providers, liaise with all departments on the following aspects in order to effectively fulfil training needs. o Work in collaboration with line managers and teams to identify skill gaps, design and develop suitable training/ development interventions in order to enhance skills across the organisation. o Drive the development and implementation of viable HRD policies/standards, provide guidance to relevant parties to maintain best practices within Intimates. o Initiate new projects/improvements, coach in appropriate training strategies, disciplines and procedures in order to enable achievement of business strategy/imperatives.

Job Purpose: Plan, direct, and coordinate HR Management activities at Colney Hatch Extra branch to maximize the strategic use of Human Resources. Main Duties: Pay and Benefits - I manage the Store Payroll and Expense Accounts, totalling £17 Million yearly, containing the projected budget to within 1.5% of actual spend for 424 staff and 33 Managers. Managing the information held on the HR database and personnel files to ensure it is updated in a timely and accurate manner. Ensuring that only the best candidates with the right qualifications, skills and experience are employed Liaising closely with trade unions, employee representatives and solicitors Providing guidance to work colleagues and senior company management on all employment matters as well as experience of managing grievance and disciplinary procedures. Able to develop, maintain and implement HR policies. Responsible for all HR functions, including: Strategic planning, organizational development, staffing, training, benefits administration, Employee Relations, Management Development, and Performance Management. Periodically updated the employee Right to work information to ensure compliance with UKBA regulations. Well executed organizational succession-planning program that reduced employee turnover and saved annual human capital costs I am the change agent who implement and coordinate all step changes and business restructure programmes across the store to minimise cost and increase profitability and productivity.

ICV Scheme is Volunteer Schemes and it ensures custody facilities are closely monitored. Custody visitors are expected to make trips to custody sites, they look at a number of issues from the treatment of prisoners and behavior of custody staff to the effectiveness of custody processes and then submit report to the Authority so any indications of problems can be explored and resolved. Main Duties: To carry out custody visits to designated police stations. Where appropriate, consult the detainee’s custody record to clarify and check concerns raised by the detainee. To discuss with the custody officer any concerns and requests arising from the custody visit and bring to the custody officer’s attention any issue that needs to be dealt with.

Job Purpose: Translator/presenter, working as members of a team, take part in the preparation, production and presentation of news and current affairs or feature programmes, both radio and online. Main Duties: To translate news bulletins and deathwatches, for both radio and online To perform in front of the microphone with a script, live or in recording sessions, as a participant in others programmes. To conduct pre-recorded interviews under the direction of the programme Producer. To write links; translate and voice or record packages or scripts. Use a range of audio & digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards

Joint Honours in Human Resource Management and Law. Successfully obtain Upper Second Class degree with twelve months exceptional Industrial work placement in Human Resource field at world’s third largest retailer – Tesco PLC.