1. CURRICULUM VITAE
ORLINGTON NYIRONGO
SEX : Male
MARITAL STATUS : Married
NATIONALITY : Malawian
CURRENT ADDRESS
Malawi Mangoes (Operations) Limited
P.O. Box 499
Salima.
Cell: +265 999 61 95 95
Email: orlington@malawimangoes.com/onyirongo@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s Degree in Strategic Human Resources Management (University of
Roehampton) – Pending 2016.
Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management
Higher Diploma in Management & Human Resource Management
SHORT COURSES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Tip – Offs Anonymous Certificate – by Delloitte
2. Basic & Advanced First Aid Training Certificates
3. Quality Management Systems Certificate
4. Training of Trainers (TOT) Certificate
5. Management Development Program (MDP) Certificate with Illovo Sugar Limited.
6. Front Line Management (FLM) Tool Kit Training with Illovo Sugar Limited.
7. Human Resources Management Skills Course
8. Institute of People Management of Malawi Continuing Professional Development
courses
9. Management and Leadership Skills Course
10. Project Management Course
11. Interpersonal Skills Course
12. Performance Consulting
13. Team Building
14. HR Systems – Tranquility, VIP payroll

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
1) Malawi Mangoes (Operations) Limited, (2013 to date)
Position: Human Resources Manager
Reporting to: Managing Director
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
An Executive Management position responsible for provision of overall HR Direction in
supporting the Business’s Strategy as follows:
a) HR specialist advisory role
• Advisor to the MD, Management and Staff on all people management aspects in the
Business.
• Providing Coaching, Mentoring and Counselling Training and Services to staff
• Preparing and presenting HR Board papers to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
b) Strategic Partnerships and Relationship Building
• Partnering with Business Units to inculcate the organization’s culture and values.
• Building relationships within and outside the organisation with key stakeholders.
c) Accountable for Business’s HR Direction
• Responsible for spearheading the development and implementation of the HR Strategy,
Performance Management and budget.
• Responsible for directing and managing the HR team
d) Learning and Development
• Playing a key role in defining, implementing and managing the leadership development
initiatives.
• Consulting with Business Units to address key development needs by facilitating appropriate
learning initiatives and interventions.
e) Support the Business in driving a Performance Culture.
• Implementing solutions to embed the mind-set of a high-performance culture in the
Business.
• Guiding and coaching the line in the principles of performance management
f) Talent Management
• Designing and implementing the Business’s talent management strategy and succession
planning for short and long term business needs
• Advising and coaching Business Unit Heads on talent management and succession planning
initiatives to optimise talent development.

3. g) Remuneration Strategy
• Designing, executing and reviewing Business’s remuneration strategy in line with market
practices.
• Participating in annual remuneration surveys to maintain competitive curve.
h) Organizational Development and Change Management
• Helping the Business to transform by championing change, analysing trends and ensuring that
it delivers the envisaged business benefits.
• Supporting and facilitating change initiatives by designing appropriate change interventions
including communication
i) Employee Benefit Programmes
• Researching, Designing and executing cost effective and competitive employee benefit
programmes in line with market and industry practices.
• Informing, educating and promoting employee benefit programmes among staff
• Investigating appropriate interventions around employee benefit programmes following
changes in legislation or business needs.
j) Employee Engagement
• Promoting consultations with employees on business and people issues from time to time to
promote communication
k) Human Resources Policies and Conditions of Service
• Defining HR policies in line with legislations
• Researching, reviewing , updating and executing Conditions of Service for the Business
l) Industrial Relations (IR)
• Keeping abreast of labour legislation in order to ensure compliance, minimise IR risks and
manage the impact
• Educating and providing advice to line management on labour relations matters in general
and the grievance and disciplinary procedures in particular.
m) Employee Wellness
• Responsible for managing employee wellness at the workplace including HIV/AIDS
management (policy)
2) Save the Children – Lilongwe Country Office (2009 – 2013)
Position: Human Resources Officer
Reporting to: Human Resources Manager

4. 3) Illovo Sugar (MW) Limited – Nchalo Estate (2006 – 2009)
Position: Human Resources Officer
Reporting to: Assistant Human Resources Manager
4) Illovo Sugar Group, Nchalo Sugar Estate (1999 to 2006)
Position: Assistant Human Resources Development Officer
Reporting to: Human Resources Development Officer
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
 Satisfactory Audit Ratings for HR Department during tenure of office as Human
Resources Manager at Malawi Mangoes (Operations) Limited. The Department had
unsatisfactory ratings prior to my coming.
 Involved in various change initiatives i.e. drafting, writing, submitting and implementing best
practice HR policies as approved by MDs e.g. performance management policy, recruitment
and selection policy, HIV/AIDS policy and all HR Policies.
 Whilst with Illovo Sugar Ltd, I reorganized my Industrial Relations (IR) Team according
to the Departments and Sections. This enhanced performance as every Team Member
had a clear line of responsibilities and the Line Management are able to follow up their
IR issues without difficulties. This is the model that was warmly accepted by the
management and it is still being used up to now.
 Designing the Employee/Management consultative meetings (Joint Consultative
Committee) and its agenda at Malawi Mangoes (Operations) Limited.
 Designing and implementing the staff handbook for Malawi Mangoes (Operations)
Limited.
 Involved in policy making and advise the Senior Management Team of the same.
 Setting up of Malawi Mangoes HR Team to support the business.
OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF INTEREST
 Good Financial understanding & interpretation (I studied Accounting & Finance)
 Have the ability to work under pressure without compromising work output quality
 Ably work without close supervision.
 Ability to meet tight deadlines.
 I’m a member of The Institute of People Management Malawi (IPMM) and Employers
Consultative Association of Malawi (ECAM).
COMPUTER SKILLS
 MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook & Internet.
THINGS THAT PREOCCUPY MY LEISURE TIME
 Networking with HR Colleagues, watching soccer, playing pool.
REFEREES
1. Mr. Peter Nkhonjera, Director, Human Resources & Support Services, Save the
Children, Cell: 0999 917 330, Email. Peter.Nkhonjera@savethechildren.org

5. 2. Ms. Ethel Yabu, HR Analyst, UNDP, Cell: 0999 894 677 email: Ethel.Yabu@undp.org
3. Mr. Emmanuel Banda, Group HR Manager, Illovo Sugar Ltd, Limbe Office, Cell 0999 841,
598 email: ebanda@illovo.co.za

6. 2. Ms. Ethel Yabu, HR Analyst, UNDP, Cell: 0999 894 677 email: Ethel.Yabu@undp.org
3. Mr. Emmanuel Banda, Group HR Manager, Illovo Sugar Ltd, Limbe Office, Cell 0999 841,
598 email: ebanda@illovo.co.za