In the area of human resource management, we support our clients not just to fill their current vacancies, but to develop effective, flexible human resources that fit their business needs now and long into the future. We also support our clients to implement a robust HR structure that ensures effective HR delivery throughout the organization.
Recruitment
We draw on a strategic mix of head-hunting, pro-active networking, database search and advertising that ensures that we are always able to deliver professional, experienced and qualified candidates. We are therefore able to provide clients with experienced and qualified staff for every stage of a project’s life cycle.
We also recruit into a variety of niche areas and have teams specifically set up to provide candidates from the most junior level of support staff up to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) level. We are known for our excellence in service delivery, expert industry knowledge and our commitment to operating on a team basis.
A breakdown of recruitment related services are:
Development of Job Descriptions and Specifications
Blueprint conducts job analysis to collect information about a job in terms of duties, responsibilities, key skills required, outcomes of the job among others, to develop job descriptions and specifications particularly for new roles. We also review and revise job descriptions and specifications for existing jobs on behalf of our clients.
Job Placement
Blueprint liaises between its clientele and many highly skilled professionals looking for jobs across a range of industries, to provide job seekers with the right job and clients with the best fit candidate for positions. Our database of pre-screened and interviewed candidates and our network enables us to quickly find active and passive job seekers with the skills our clients need. Our consultants understand that there is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to finding, testing, and placing good talent.
Specialist/Technical and Executive Search
Our specialist recruitment focuses on connecting our clients with specialist or highly technical talent across various specialist industries. These industries include – Energy, Engineering, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Mining and Supply Chain Management among others. Our Executive search solutions support our clients to find the best Management Executives. We find exceptional leaders such as CEOs, CFOs, Executives, Senior Managers and Middle Level Managers who are in tune with the industries and markets they operate in.
Talent Development
As part of talent development, we provide the following services: Training needs assessment, Preparation of training plans, Training design, Development of training materials, Training Delivery
Training needs assessment:
We conduct needs assessment for client institutions to enable them identify, verify and/or validate the training needs of their employee. This is done either as a stand-alone service or prior to providing them with training or workshops. This is done to ensure that we provide the appropriate and relevant training package that addresses the challenges of our clients.
Preparation of training plans:
We develop effective time bound training plans ie. quarterly, half yearly or yearly plans and support businesses to roll them out.
Training design:
We design training programmes/courses to ensure that they are effective and result oriented. Some of our key considerations in designing training include the need to structure courses so that they can be easily digested by learners ie. Set up of learning room, number of break sessions, start and end time for courses, number of learners in a class, training aids used – PowerPoint, flipcharts, videos courses, the need to deliver training using a blend of facilitation strategies to enhance learning, the need to have feedback processes inbuilt into training courses in order to improve on training sessions as they are ongoing among others.
Development of training curricula and training materials:
We develop training curricula on various topics based on our identification of clients’ needs in our needs analysis. We also develop training material such as PowerPoint slides, facilitator’s guides, participants’ manuals, worksheets, and various other supporting documents used for training.
Facilitation of training sessions:
We have a team of seasoned facilitators in various fields of expertise who manage training sessions, using a blend of effective facilitation strategies, practical /real life sessions and discussions to provide very good learning sessions for our clients.
We fully tailor our services to meet the needs of the client organization and the requirements of the specific industries they operate in.
HR Assessments & Surveys
We undertake various forms of human resource related assessments and surveys to support businesses in various aspects of business growth and human resource development. Assessments include HR audits and capacity assessments, assessment of training effectiveness and various others
HR audits and capacity assessments:
We undertake an audit of the HR function of a business to identify key factors and determine areas for strengthening and support where required. We also carry out workforce capacity assessment to determine whether an organization has sufficient number of qualified employees with the necessary skills to achieve its objectives as well as provide options for businesses to reach their ideal destination through effective people management strategies.
Assessment of training effectiveness and/or impact:
We assess, through surveys, the extent to which training programmes have been effective and/or the impact they have had on employee output among others.
HR Solutions
Our HR Solutions services aim at supporting institutions in the everyday HR delivery such as providing advice on a wide range of HR issues, employee relations management, performance management etc.
HR Solutions services include:
Development of HR policy and procedures manual, handbook and other protocols
We support our clients to develop and/or review their HR policies and procedures manuals and staff handbooks and other protocols as well as advice on practical ways to communicate such policies and practices throughout the organisation and train managers in their application among others.
Performance management
We develop performance management tools to support performance reviews and assessments as well as train managers on how to undertake performance management.
Employee health & safety management
We provide advice and training on employee health and safety issues.
Advisory services on best practices in HR
Advisory services cover issues such as the labour law, employer and employee regulatory requirements, grievance and dispute management, employee retention, organizational culture management among others.