Andrea Witkin
Head of HR @ERA Architects Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Head of HR @ERA Architects Inc.
Toronto, ON, CA
Canada’s leading Architecture and Planning firm specializing in award winning Heritage and Conservation with offices across Canada. First non Architect member of the organization\'s Executive Leadership Team. Created and implemented firm wide HR strategy, provide advice and counsel, collaborate across business units in order to establish enterprise initiatives, and achieve growth objectives. · Developed a Compensation Framework with reference to competitive market benchmarks, which has resulted in greater internal equity and fairer pay practices.· Created a Talent Strategy for all key positions, resulting in an organizational Talent Map and Job Hierarchy, promoting talent pipelines, visibility of gaps and development requirements necessary for effective career and succession planning.· Established critical success factors and a framework to establish a fair and unbiased workplace with an inclusive culture through a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.· Built the HR department and aligned consulting HR business partners to enable the business plan.· Led the process for an assessment of the operations of the organization, resulting in the identification of challenges and solutions and increased financial and business acumen.
EDUCATION
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Industrial Psychology and Sociology
University of Cape Town
Master's degree, Human Resources
University of Cape Town
Executive Development Programme, Business, Human Resources
ABOUT ANDREA WITKIN
GLOBAL: A Human Resources Leader with global experience (South Africa, Canada, USA and Australia/ NZ) in both startup and large matrix organizations. I have worked in each of these countries and have also participated in global teams delivering systems, processes and programs to client groups across countries and continents, including Latin America, Europe and APAC. COMMERICALLY DRIVEN: Experienced aligning the business and HR agendas in order to enable and exceed business goals. Seasoned change agent with experience in multi million dollar mergers and acquisitions. Industry experience includes: Financial Services, Professional Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Real Estate and Consulting. Successfully partnered with COE’s, stakeholders, and business units across organization(s).STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL: I have successfully started and developed greenfield HR departments, creating the operational requirements as well as establishing the HR vison and agenda. Operational requirements include establishing tools, process and systems and facilitating implementation and execution of all HR functional areas. Strategic direction includes designing organizational governance and structures, enabling leadership, transforming business culture, determining vision, mission and values, managing the people components of business mergers and acquisitions, and providing strategic advice and counsel to CEO\' s and leaders. LEADERSHIP: Experienced in building and leading human resource teams, and consulting and vendor partnerships. Created Human Resource departments, scaled organizations and led high growth.
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