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AMARA awards

Recruitment and HR professionals lauded

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:29

In honour of the leaders within the recruitment and HR industries who help transform and bolster South Africa’s economy, Avusa Media hosted its second Avusa Media Annual Recruitment Awards (AMARAs) – a formal affair held at Scarlet Ribbon in Stoneridge Mall.

“Recruitment and HR professionals can easily be regarded as the backbone of our local economy,” says Natalie Stephan, Head of Trade Marketing and CRM at Avusa Media. “They help drive the transformation and growth from the ground up – across the length and breadth of South Africa, yet they receive little or no admiration for their part in the greater picture.”

Identifying the lack of recognition recruitment and HR professionals receive from their peers as well as the industries they drive and help mould, during the month of September 2011 Avusa Media called upon the public and industry leaders to nominate both their private and public sector candidates worthy of winning an award in their respective category at the 2011 AMARAs.

“The results gathered from the 2011 AMARAs nominations are testament to the work that has been done to encourage those in recruitment, business and advertising to nominate worthy candidates in each category whilst also promoting the recruitment and HR professions,” adds Stephan. “It’s evident from the nominations received that more and more industry leaders are aware of the impact recruitment and HR professionals have on their businesses.”

The winners announced in the Private sector categories are:

• HR Director of the Year (Private)
Dr Barney Delport at Nationwide Security Holdings (Pty) Ltd. – SMADA Group
• Recruitment Officer of the Year (Private)
Ilze Johnston at Anglo American Platinum
• Most Creative Recruitment Advertisement of the Year (Private)
Ayanda Mbanga Communications for Shoprite

The winners announced in the Public sector categories are:

• HR Director of the Year (Public)
Dan Vukela at Department of Environmental Affairs
• HR Officer of the Year (Public)
Anker van Tonder at Eskom Holdings
• Most Creative Recruitment Advertisment of the Year (Public)

Human Communications for National Treasury

Nominations for the Recruitment Advertising Agency of the Year and Recruitment Solutions Agency of the Year awards were open across both the Private and Public sector and saw Ayanda Mbanga Communications and DAV Professional Placement Group trumping the competition respectively.

Last but not least was undoubtedly one of the most deserved wins on the night - that of the Publisher’s Award which went to recruitment stalwart Paul Brand of The Niche Agency in Johannesburg.

“Paul is one of the leading recruitment professionals the industry itself has had the honour of recruiting,” explains Enver Groenewald, general manager of Advertising Revenue and Strategic Communications at Avusa Media. “Besides his outstanding reputation within the industry, Paul also seamlessly demonstrates what true dedication and passion for one’s profession really looks like.”

The full list of winners – listed in order of first, second and third place – follows: HR Director of the Year (Private)

1. Dr Barney Delport at Nationwide Security Holdings (PTY) LTD - SMADA Group
2. Robert Goff at Sanlam
3. Philip Grobler at Deloitte & Touche

Recruitment Officer of the Year (Private)

1. Ilze Johnston at Anglo American Platinum
2. Belinda Coetzee at DAV Professional Placement Group
3. Shantal Singh at Clientèle Life

Most Creative Recruitment Advertisement of the Year (Private)

1. Ayanda Mbanga Communications for Shoprite
2. Human Communications for BIC
3. Human Communications for Lonmin

HR Director of the Year (Public)

1. Dan Vukela at the Department of Environmental Affairs
2. Anton Grobler at the University of South Africa
3. Njabulo Mashigo at the National Treasury

HR Officer of the Year (Public)

1. Anker van Tonder at Eskom Holdings
2. Chuene Nong at Limpopo Department of Agriculture
3. Shirley Tjiane at Land Bank

Most Creative Recruitment Advertisement of the Year (Public)

1. Human Communications for the National Treasury
2. The Working Earth for Denel
3. Gear Advertising for University of Zululand

Recruitment Advertising Agency of the Year

1. Ayanda Mbanga Communications
2. Human Communications
3. Strategy Recruitment Marketing

Recruitment Solutions Agency of the Year

1. DAV Professional Placement Group
2. Morvest Human Capital Management
3. HMD Staffing Services

Publisher’s Award

Paul Brand at The Niche Agency

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