CvPeopleAfrica

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment Specialists

www.CvPeopleAfrica.com
Passionately Pursuing Innovative Strategies In Support Of Our Mission
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CONTACT CvP Africa

International Desk
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1 Exchange Square, Wall Street
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+ 263 (0) 86 77 00 81 77

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Zimbabwe Zambia Kenya

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Harare, Zimbabwe Lusaka, Zambia Nairobi, Kenya

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Southern Africa East Africa

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Local Regional International Recruitment

ABOUT US CvP Africa

CV People Africa, established in 1992, provides professional, smart and

innovative talent acquisition and recruitment services for the Southern,
Central, East and West African Regions, its Diaspora and beyond. We utilise
the latest technologies and social networks to source and place CEOs, MDs,
executive managers, specialists, technical professionals, administrative and
support staff into companies, projects and enterprises across Africa.

Our Clients span the entire spectrum of commerce and industry, from
small businesses to large corporations, multinationals, quasi-government
institutions and non-profit organisations. Assignments vary from single,
niche placements through to large-scale, green and brown field projects. To
date, successful assignments have been recorded in 22 countries.

Case Studies. Examples of recent assignments include linking agri-

specialists in Mozambique, Ethiopia and Nigeria to an interviewer in London
for a position in Sierra Leone; sourcing civil engineers across Africa and
Europe for deployment into Malawi; online interviewing of project
managers in Afghanistan, New York, Sudan and Botswana for placement
into Zimbabwe, etc.

Bespoke Software, representing 30 years of R&D, controls a rigorous 12

step process in the identification of suitable candidates for talent Our Website showcases all our assignments. Each day we interact with
acquisition assignments. We host over 375,000 professional, skilled and between 5,000 and 10,000 job seekers from across the globe and process
semi-skilled members on a powerful database providing for rapid up to 2,000 job applications.
recruitment solutions.

Talent Acquisition Process

PLACEMENT FEES CvP Africa

A Placement is defined as occurring when an

Permanent individual, whom CV People Africa introduces
by whatever means, is hired on a permanent,
12% of gross annual package + vat contractual, temporary or consultancy basis.

Temporary

20% gross remuneration earned + vat

Job Advertising

usd$40 per day per advert

Refunds awarded on Permanent Placements

where employment is terminated within: Outsourced Services
• 1st month - 75% refund
• 2nd month - 50% refund Cost plus 20% admin fee + vat
• 3rd month - 25% refund

Terms & Conditions Apply

 CASE STUDIES

Passionately Pursuing Innovative Strategies In Support Of Our Mission

AGRICULTURE CvP Africa

Go Congo Enterprises Syngenta Zambia Ltd Matanuska

Go Congo Enterprises is an Agri - FMCG business In 2013 MRI Seed Zambia Ltd and MRI Agro Ltd (“MRI”), Matanuska is the largest producer and distributor of
located in Lubumbashi, DRC. They own and operate a leading developer, producer and distributor of white bananas in Zimbabwe with export markets in South
one of the largest commercial farms in the DRC corn seed in Zambia was acquired by Syngenta. In 2018 Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia and
focusing on maize, soy beans and winter wheat. The Syngenta contacted CV People Africa to assist with the Europe. Matanuska also has significant equity in a
grains are milled in-house to produce flour and animal recruitment of a Demand Planner. A talent acquisition profitable flower project exporting flowers to
feed. Their FMCG and trading division is today a leader strategy was initiated, several potential candidates Woolworths South Africa. Whilst Matanuska has over
in mass distribution of FMCG to the greater Katanga were identified, and on completion of the selection 50 years’ experience in growing and exporting fruit and
region. CV People Africa has worked closely with the interviews, a suitable candidate was successfully on- flowers, they have embarked on an aggressive
Directors of Co Gongo to source skilled and boarded. Part of the recruitment methodology included expansion strategy to develop and expand their various
professional talent to enable the continued growth of CV People Africa carrying out WRISC (Work Related Risk business lines. Cv People Africa has to date placed over
the business from start-up to corporate. Roles have and Integrity Scale) assessments which proved 30 people with Matanuska to support their ongoing
included Mill and Mill Maintenance personnel, additional crucial information for the selection process human resources needs in areas such as Projects, IT,
Agricultural and Estate professionals, Logistics and final decision. Agriculture, Distribution, Logistics, Finance and
personnel, Financial and Accounting staff, Workshops Accounting, Procurement, Exports, Marketing and
candidates, Sales, Human Resources, etc. Cv People Sales, General and Operations Management, etc. We
Africa has sourced personnel for GoGongo from across look forward to continuing our relationship with
the African continent and including from India. Matanuska in the coming years.
BANKING & FINANCE CvP Africa

First Capital Bank African Export Import Bank FINCA Zambia

First Capital Bank (formerly Barclays Bank) initially Afreximbank, an International financial institution, FINCA Zambia is one of the largest full-service
approached CV People Africa in 2016 to run an advert headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, whose primary objective microfinance institutions (MFI) serving more than
on the CV People Africa website for the position of is to promote and finance trade within the African 17,000 clients with financial services including credit
‘Head of Legal’. CV People Africa advised the Bank that continent and trade between Africa and other and savings. FINCA Zambia tasked CV People Africa with
for such a position, a candidate would probably need to continents, contacted CV People Africa (Zimbabwe) to the recruitment of their Chief Executive Officer. An
be headhunted. First Capital Bank then gave CV People assist with the identification, shortlisting and effective talent acquisition strategy was formulated
Africa the mandate to recruit for the role after which a recruitment of a Regional Manager for Southern Africa. and implemented to attract senior level candidates
suitable candidate was identified and successfully on- After an extensive regional search, one candidate of from within the Zambian financial and banking sectors.
boarded. CV People Africa continues to be a preferred special interest was identified, made the job offer, and A shortlist of executive level personnel was presented
supplier for First Capital Bank and additional successful successfully onboarded. Afreximbank has continued to to FINCA Zambia who were then able to conduct panel
assignments have included; Assistant to Company utilise CV People Africa’s talent acquisition and interviews and select the candidate of their choice.
Secretary, Head of Trading and Treasury Execution, outsourcing services in the recruitment for its various
Money Laundering Reporting Officer, Training and technical, finance and banking personnel.
Compliance Officer, and other Administrative and
Specialist IT positions.
BANKING & FINANCE CvP Africa

ZANACO Wilford Bank National Merchant Bank

Zambia National Commercial Bank has been a long- In 2019, CV People Africa was approached by a bank NMB Limited tasked CV People Africa to head hunt
standing Client of CV People Africa. In 2020 we were acting in an advisory capacity for a client in Botswana candidates for the position of Chief Information Officer,
tasked with the recruitment of over 100 Digital wanting to establish a new bank. As part of the a role requiring an individual with both a telecoms and
Ambassadors for their branches countrywide. CV operating license application process, CV People Africa a banking background, and with regional or
People Africa flighted the positions to its website, was tasked with submitting profiles of 8 candidates for international exposure. CV People Africa formulated a
processed applications and conducted database each of the 8 senior level positions within the new talent acquisition strategy utilising its database and
searches to identify suitable candidates. The bank; Managing Director, Heads of Treasury, Retail including other professional sources to identify two
assignment was successfully completed within the Banking and Client Services, Finance, Human Resources candidates of special interest. Both candidates were
given timeframe through the application of CV People and Administration, Credit and Risk Management, based in Nigeria and had had previous experience in
Africa’s bespoke talent acquisition process and by Corporate, Control Systems and Compliance, and South Africa. CV People Africa used Skype to conduct
applying stringent time management controls. The General Services – SMME Banking. CV People Africa initial interviews, and thereafter, assisted the bank with
project required considerable networking with banks formulated a talent acquisition and management coordinating travel dates and itineraries for interviews
and other financial institutions countrywide to secure process to identify and screen all candidates to create a in Zimbabwe. On completion of the assignment, a job
reference checks and recommendations on potential final shortlist of 64 candidates, in accordance with the offer was made to one candidate who then relocated
candidates. requirements of the Central Bank of Botswana. to Zimbabwe.
BANKING & FINANCE CvP Africa

ZB Financial Holdings BancABC NCBA Bank

ZB Financial Holdings is one of the most diversified With its recent expansion in Tanzania, BancABC tasked Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), founded in Tanzania
financial services counter on the Zimbabwe Stock CV People Africa with assisting in the recruitment of over 50 years ago, and with branches in Kenya and
Exchange and is celebrating over 70 years of growth, key personnel, including a Chief Finance Officer, Head Uganda, is the largest privately owned bank in East
diversity and innovation. Their portfolio encompasses of Corporate Banking, Branch Managers, and Corporate Africa. It has a reputation as the go-to provider for
individual, SME, corporate, international and Relationship Managers. Key selection criteria included large corporations, institutions, diplomatic missions,
investment banking, life, reinsurance, building society extensive banking experience plus international NGOs and high net-worth private clients. In 2011 CBA
and property investments. CV People Africa was tasked exposure. Talent acquisition strategies were began a drive towards product innovation and
by the ZB Board to source and present candidates for formulated that incorporated advertising, head development, and opened up to cater for a wider local
the role of Group CEO ZB Financial Holdings. With a hunting, networking, social media research, and the CV audience. In 2017 CBA’s Head of HR tasked CV People
turnaround time of just one week, CV People Africa People Africa website and database. Candidates of Africa with conducting a talent acquisition and
delivered a selection of candidates to the Board. special interest were identified, screened and headhunt strategy for the identification of candidates
Interviews were conducted and the successful presented to BancABC. Employment contracts were of impeccable integrity for senior level positions within
candidate was appointed after all the necessary offered to and accepted by the candidates on all the bank. The assignment lead to the recruitment of
clearances, procedures and approvals. The new Group positions. Today, CV People Africa continues to provide over twenty new members of staff, including a Head of
CEO took up his position within weeks of the the bank with recruitment services. Corporate and Institutional Banking. In 2019 the bank
commencement of this assignment. merged with NIC to create NCBA.
BANKING & FINANCE CvP Africa

SIMA Atlas Mara African Century

Social Investment Managers and Advisors (SIMA) LLC Banc ABC Zambia and Finance Bank Zambia merged in African Century holds a diverse portfolio of investments
registered with US Securities and Exchange Commission 2016 to form the entity, Atlas Mara. In 2015 CV People in Sub Saharan Africa, applying capital and
approached CV People Africa (CVPA) in December 2021 Africa was requested to provide a human resources management to develop and grow substantial, high
to recruit a Vice-President, Investment and Fund consultancy service to ensure the smooth merger of quality businesses. CV People Africa has worked on
Management, for Africa and Asia. SIMA has a presence personnel between the two banks. CV People Africa over 140 Vacancies for African Century and has
in US, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan and India. CVPA conducted skills assessment tests and interviews of successfully placed General and Operations Managers,
successfully identified a suitable candidate within the existing staff from both entities to ensure that the right Financial Directors and Accounting Managers, a Legal
client’s time frame and specification. The onboarding talent would be retained for the new entity. In and Company Secretarial Controller, Poultry, Fish and
process was coordinated seamlessly with the candidate addition, CV People Africa provided full administrative Cropping Farm and Production Managers, Feed Mill
in Harare, Zimbabwe, the representative in Nairobi, support throughout the merger process of the two Managers, Business Development Project Managers,
Kenya and the Managing Partner in New York, USA. banks. Engineering and Maintenance Managers, Country Sales
Managers, Transport and Logistics Personnel, Heads of
Security and Loss Control, etc….
BANKING & FINANCE CvP Africa

Takura Capital First National Bank National Savings &

Credit Bank – NATSAVE
Harare-based Takura Capital Partners is a holding First National Bank Zambia approached CV People CV People Africa was commissioned by National Savings
company established in 1997 to invest in Zimbabwe. It Africa and tasked them with constructing a team of and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) to manage the recruitment
has evolved into a Zimbabwean-focused firm which Multi-skilled Consultants for their various branches of thirty-nine (39) Bank Clerks for its multiple branches
invests in other South African Development Community across Lusaka, Chingola, Choma, Kabwe, Ndola, and nationwide. The process entailed identifying potential
(SADC) countries outside of South Africa. Takura Capital Solwezi. FNB required their new staff to provide an candidates, screening and shortlisting them,
has interests across different sectors and business life exceptional, face-to-face service for customers by conducting selection interviews, administering
cycles focusing on scalable businesses in the agro- detailing, selling and cross-selling the banks various psychometric assessment tests, and managing the job
processing, FMCG, retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, products and services, thus enabling each branch to offer and on-boarding process. In addition, CV People
real estate and business services sectors. Takura have meet its goals, targets and business objectives. A total Africa was also entrusted with filling several pivotal
repeatedly turned to CV People Africa to source of thirty-six (36) Consultants have been recruited to management roles including a Call Centre Manager and
Executive Personnel to Head up companies in their date, with the assignment on-going. a Credit Evaluation Manager, all of which were
stable. Notable examples include Medical Investments, accomplished successfully.
Vanduzi and Capital Factor. Cv People Africa also carries
out recruitment work for other Takura related
organisations, including Cairns Foods, Cailogistics,
Lobels Bread, Montana Carswell, Introwize and
Avenues Clinic.
CONSERVATION CvP Africa

Shangani Holistic Rhenosterhoek Reserve

Ranch
Shangani Holistic, a 65,000 Hectare ranch in the When Rhenosterhoek (Eastern Cape – South Africa)
southern part of Zimbabwe and owned by the engaged CV People Africa they had been searching for
Oppenheimer family, is a conservation area integrating a Cattle and Game Farm Manager for many months and
commercial livestock operations with wildlife to were unable to source candidates of calibre. Key
improve habitat and ecosystem function, and to functions included the maintenance and repair of
provide opportunities for rural economic development. vehicles, tractors, farm equipment, roads and fences,
CV People Africa has successfully supported Shangani planting of pastures, conducting game counts,
Holistic in its recruitment strategy by identifying managing a cattle herd, hosting visitors, etc.. CV People
candidates from the wider Southern African region. Africa flighted the position to its website and within a
Talent acquisition assignments to date have included few days had attracted numerous, suitable
HR, Maintenance and Livestock Managers, and an applications. The best candidates were screened,
Operations Executive. interviewed, reference checked and shortlisted for the
client. After site visits to the reserve by two candidates,
the client made an offer to one candidate who
immediately accepted the post.
CONSTRUCTION CvP Africa

Odebrecht Schuyler Line AM Machado

Building Contractors
During the period 2008 and 2012 Odebrecht partnered Schuyler Line Navigation Company, LLC (SLNC) operates Founded in 1966, AM Machado (Pvt) Ltd is a well
with Arcelormittal to rehabilitate the 243km rail line commercial US Flag and Foreign Flag vessels established, mid-sized building contractor based in
from Arcelormittal’s Tokadeh mine in the east of worldwide, providing a variety of liner shipping services Zimbabwe with a reputation for quality and attention
Liberia, to the port of Buchanan in the south. and logistics services in the North, Central and South to detail. Their projects have included commercial and
Odebrecht approached CV People Africa to recruit American markets, West African markets and residential developments, multi-storey buildings, civil
senior level technical staff for this project. Successful Caribbean markets. In 2021 they contacted CV People construction, and fast-track and turnkey projects. CV
placements included a mine section surveyor, a track Africa with the urgent requirement for 10 crane, People Africa has had a long relationship with AM
master, a railway construction supervisor, platelayers, excavator and loader operators for a US Air force Machado. Positions filled have included Contracts
several specialist civil engineers, an HSE manager, a runway repair project on Ascension Island. CV People Managers, Site Agents, Quantity Surveyors, Yard
heavy vehicle and plant manager, and senior Africa was able to undertake the search, shortlist Managers, Carpenters, etc., and most recently, a
procurement personnel. In addition, Odebrecht later suitable candidates, arrange for police and security Construction Project Manager returning from the UK.
undertook civil road works in Libya and re-engaged clearances, and assist with logistics and on-boarding to
several of these recruits for the project. Ascension Island via Cape Town.
CROSS - SPECTRUM CvP Africa

Patrick Mavros Business Process Irvine’s

Council of Cameroon
Patrick Mavros is an eponymous African luxury brand The Business Process Council of Cameroon (BPCC) is a Irvine’s have been producing chicken in Southern Africa
founded by Patrick Mavros in 1980. Their products are not-for-profit organisation that serves as the industry since the 1950’s, the company growing from a single
silver hand-made jewellery, sculpture, and luxury home body and trade association for Global Business Services room in a home to producing over 1,5 million, day-old
pieces. The Mavros’ family home, workshops and in Cameroon serving the international and domestic chicks per week across Zimbabwe, Mozambique and
studio are located on the outskirts of Harare, markets. BPCC works with its partners to stimulate Botswana. Irvine’s reach extends to over 20 countries
Zimbabwe, and complemented by retail stores in economic growth and promote new job creation and across Africa where they support local industries
London, Nairobi and Mauritius. His clients include skills development. In 2021 CV People Africa was through the supply of cobb broilers, nutritional
Bruce Springsteen, Kate Middleton and the King of selected to partner with BPCC to create a skills products, animal Health products, equipment and
Spain. Since 1994, CV People Africa has provided database of graduates from the BPCC Skills Academy technical support, CV People Africa has provided
Patrick Mavros with recruitment services sourcing with the aim for placing them within commerce and Irvine’s with recruitment services since 1992, sourcing
studio personnel, and financial, administrative and industry. talent at all levels to support Irvine’s growth. Key
logistics staff. appointments have included a Financial Director, Mill
Executive, Factory Executive, Human Resources
Executive, Sales Manager, Training Development
Manager, Security Manager along with the placement
of numerous mid-level and supervisory technical,
accounting, administrative and services roles.
CROSS - SPECTRUM CvP Africa

Le Menn Paper Mount Meru Cheers Hypermarket

Petroleum Zambia

Le Menn Paper Converting Company Limited, based in Mount Meru Petroleum Zambia is a prominent Cheers Hypermarket is a local Zambian retail chain that
Ombe, the South West region of Cameroon are player within the oil and gas industry and has has expanded rapidly in the last few years with several
established paper merchants with a conversion factory established itself as a reliable supplier of high-quality branches around Lusaka. Since 2018 CV People Africa
and sales offices strategically located throughout the petroleum and related products. A partnership initiated has been assisting the retail chain with their talent
national territory. CV People Africa was initially with CV People Africa in 2022 has enabled them to fill acquisition projects. Successful placements have
approached to source a sales and marketing assistant various key positions within their organization, included Accounts Assistants, Accounts Clerks, Trainee
for their Douala sales office. On successful completion including their Human Resources Head, a Senior Managers, Management Trainees, and Retail
of the assignment, CV People Africa was then tasked Procurement Officer, a Legal Officer, and a Cluster Supervisors. CV People Africa continues to provide
with identifying additional personnel for their Manager. recruitment services to Cheers Hypermarket.
accounting and logistics divisions.
CROSS - SPECTRUM CvP Africa

Zambia Airports Huawei Media 365

Corporation
The Zambia Airports Corporation enlisted CV People Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider and holding a CV People Africa was engaged by Media 365 to source
Africa to oversee the recruitment of a Talent Manager significant position in Zambia’s technology landscape, candidates for their Sky Girls Project, an initiative
for their organisation. The process involved sourcing collaborates with all three telecommunications aiming to empower young girls on their life journey,
potential candidates, conducting screening interviews operators in the country, and values its position as fostering authenticity and wise decision-making for a
and preparing a report for presentation to the board. an exclusive supplier. In 2022 CV People Africa was brighter future. The project seeks to cultivate a
The comprehensive headhunting process was approached by Huawei to assist with the recruitment of supportive and inclusive community of Sky Girls in
supported by CV People Africa’s AI-integrated key personnel for their Head Office, resulting in the Zambia, equipping them with resilience for self-
database and website platforms. CV People Africa’s successful placements of a Sales Engineer and an determination. Through our recruitment efforts, CV
performance led to a further assignment, that of Accountant/Relationship Manager. People Africa was able to successfully place skilled and
assisting with the recruitment of their Director of dedicated individuals into pivotal roles including Media
Human Resources. Digital Coordinator, Editor, Hub Supervisor, Hub Project
Assistant and Project Assistant.
HOSPITALITY & TRAVEL CvP Africa

Medine Group LED Travel & Tours Mason’s Travel

Medine, a diversified group located on the West coast LED Travel & Tours is a travel company with offices in Mason’s Travel, a leading travel industry specialist in
of Mauritius, with a work force of 1000, has four pillars Harare, Bulawayo and Zambia. LED Travel & Tours the Seychelles, renowned for crafting bespoke private
of activity; agriculture, education, leisure and property. approached CV People Africa to assist with the tours and unique excursions, including island-hopping
In 2020 Medine approached CV People Africa to source recruitment of candidates for their recently opened holidays, approached CV People Africa to assist them
a General Manager for its golf club, hotel, and sports Zambian office. Recruitment included two Travel with the recruitment of experienced Bus Drivers and
and recreation centre. The ideal candidate required Consultants, a Bus Driver and a Sales & Marketing Reservation Agents to ensure their ability to provide
international hotelier experience and a knowledge of Executive. high standards of service. CV People Africa were able to
managing world class sports and recreation facilities. successfully identify and on-board four bus drivers and
CV People Africa sourced potential candidates from two reservationists. Thereafter, Mason’s Travel
across the Southern and East Africa regions and the referred CV People Africa to another organisation, La
UAE. The entire process, including selection and panel Cave a Vins, a small family business specialising in wines
interviews, were conducted on-line and the successful and spirits, leading to the recruitment of a Sales &
candidate, a South African, flew into Mauritius to take Marketing Officer and a Warehouse Attendant.
up his new role in January 2021.
MANUFACTURING CvP Africa

Paramount Garments Tata Motors Lafarge

Established in 1941, Paramount Garments and Tata Zambia was established in 1977 with the With close to six decades of operations in Zimbabwe,
Paramount Elastics are at the forefront of clothing importation of Tata Motors trucks and buses into Lafarge has earned the respect and trust of many
manufacturing in Zimbabwe with large factories in Zambia. CV People Africa and Tata Zambia began a generations of Zimbabweans as a reliable manufacturer
Bulawayo and Harare. Their lines include work wear, working relationship in 2018 with the recruitment of and supplier of high quality and innovative building
school wear, and casual wear – all meeting several key personnel, including a Parts Manager and a solutions. As a subsidiary of the Swiss headquartered
international standards. Cv People Africa has had a Commercial Manager. In addition, CV People Africa also Holcim, and listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange,
strong relationship with Paramount for many years provides recruitment for affiliate companies under the Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe (Limited) taps into world
assisting in the sourcing and recruitment of technical, Tata name. class standards in building solutions supply as well as
production, sales and accounting personnel as well as health and safety standards. CV People Africa has
management professionals. Recent placements include: supported Lafarge for over a decade in the sourcing
General Manager of Paramount Elastics, Group IT and placing of quality talent, and especially in the
Executive, and Premises and Fleet Maintenance identification of Zimbabweans with international
Manager. experience. To date CV People Africa has worked on
over 300 placement assignments for Lafarge ranging
from support services positions through to directorship
roles.
MINING CvP Africa

Vale Kenmare Titanium Liebherr Zambia

Vale is a Brazilian company and is the world's second Kenmare Titanium Minerals Mine is located on the Liebherr Zambia Ltd was founded in 2014 to bring
largest mining company after BHP Billiton. In January coast, 160 km from Nampula in Northern technical support and spare parts distribution services
2013 Vale commenced 1 billion usd project in the Mozambique. Commercial production of Titanium was closer to the mining industry in the Copperbelt.
repair and construction of 240 km rail to transport coal due to commence in 2009. Recruitment of skills was Liebherr mandated CV People Africa to assist with the
from Tete, Mozambique to the deep water port of urgent and the Directors and Management chose to recruitment and onboarding of a Project Manager. An
Nacala, Mozambique. CV People Africa was mandated explore the Zimbabwean skills pool. CV People Africa effective talent acquisition strategy was formulated
by Vale's office in Maputo to source Malawian facilitated the recruitment of the entire engineering and implemented leading to the identification and
nationals working in Malawi, or across Africa and the team for Kenmare, working on the sourcing of successful recruitment of the candidate. In addition to
wider diaspora. The roles successfully placed by CV Zimbabwean candidates for in excess of 60 vacancies recruitment, CV People Africa continues to provide
People Africa included Civil and Planning Engineers, including : Electricians, Fitters, Boilermakers, Rigger Liebherr Zambia with various outsourced and
Human Resources Managers, Business Partners and Ropemen, Auto Electricians, Instrument Technicians, psychometric assessment services.
Analysts, Financial Personnel, Logistics Consultant, Diesel Plant Fitters, Mine Maintenance Planners,
Health and Safety Analysts and Technicians, Project Engineers….
Environmental Analyst, Communications Analysts,
Social Development Analyst, IT Analyst…..
NON - PROFIT CvP Africa

International Youth Goal World Food Programme

Foundation
The International Youth Foundation, headquartered in Goal, an International financial institution, The World Food Programme entered Zimbabwe in the
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, approached CV People headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, whose primary early 2000's. Zimbabwe required emergency food aid.
Africa to support the establishment of an objective is to work towards ensuring that the poorest As an organisation, WFP needed to recruit 150 local
entrepreneurial development organisation in and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by personnel within a time frame of two months. The WFP
Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Works. CV People Africa was humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental turned to CV People Africa to source personnel,
exclusively tasked with constructing the entire, local rights of life, including but not limited to adequate manage this recruitment project and also provide them
organisation’s staff complement. This resulted in the shelter, food, water and sanitation, healthcare and with a database of skills for their future recruitment
successful placement by CV People Africa of the education, contacted CV People Africa to assist with the needs. At the time CV People Africa was the only
positions of Country Director, Microfinance & identification, shortlisting and recruitment of a recruitment agency with the IT and Logistical
Entrepreneurship Technical Specialists, Monitoring & Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning Management Systems to handle such scales of
Evaluation Specialists, Grants & Compliance Specialists, Manager. On successful placement of the candidate CV recruitment which was intense, highly pressurised,
Gender & Economic Empowerment Specialists, People Africa has continued to provide talent and....... successful.
Communication Specialists, a Resource Mobilisation acquisition services to Goal, placing a Finance &
Officer, an Office Manager, and Finance & Administration Manager and a Project Director.
Administration Personnel.
NON - PROFIT CvP Africa

Rural Electrification Pact Zambia ARIPO

Authority – Zambia
Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is a statutory body Pact is a global organisation with its work in The African Regional Intellectual Property
created by an Act of Parliament No 20 of 2023. REA’s Zambia dedicated to improving the health of Organization (ARIPO) is an intergovernmental
mandate is to provide electricity infrastructure to all vulnerable populations and high-risk groups (HIV, TB, organization for cooperation among 22 African
rural areas using appropriate technologies to increase child & maternal health, etc.). In 2023 CV People Africa member states in patent and other intellectual
access, productivity and contribute to improve quality was asked to source potential candidates for property matters. In 2023 CV People Africa successfully
of life. CV People Africa has been assisting REA with its approximately 20 vacancies, and to date, over 200 tendered for the assignment to assist ARIPO with the
talent acquisition. To date, positions filled have placements have been recorded with Pact Zambia. CV recruitment of several Director-level positions. The
included a Senior Risk Officer, a Senior Integrity and People Africa continues to support Pact Zambia with its process included submitting an inception report,
Ethics Officer, a Geomatics Engineer, and a Senior staffing requirements. screening several hundred applications from the
Provisional Planning Engineer. CV People Africa various member states, online interviewing of
continues to collaborate with REA, assisting in the shortlisted candidates, conducting reference checks,
recruitment of top-tier candidates for various positions. and preparing various reports, including a final report
and working excel spreadsheets for board
consideration. The assignment has led to further work
for CV People Africa from ARIPO.
NON - PROFIT CvP Africa

BioCarbon Partners Greenpeace Africa International Youth

Foundation
BioCarbon Partners, a USAID sponsored NGO Green Peace, an independent environmental The International Youth Foundation invests in the
approached CV People Africa to assist in the campaigning organization, using non-violent, creative potential of young people. Founded in 1990, IYF builds
recruitment of candidates for a number of positions; confrontation to expose environmental injustices and maintains a worldwide community of businesses,
Senior Information Technology Officer, Internal globally contacted CV People Africa in 2022 to assist governments, and civil society organizations — now
Auditor, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, Monitoring with the identification and recruitment of an Executive spanning 73 countries. CV People Africa Tanzania was
& Evaluation Officer, Community Engagement Director for Africa, and to be based in South Africa. The tasked with sourcing and identifying candidates for a
Manager, Empowerment Officer, Livelihoods successful candidate commenced in March 2023. five-year MasterCard Foundation project in Tanzania.
Managers, etc. After successfully completing the Successful placements were made on all key roles
assignments, CV People Africa continues to provide including a Country Director, Deputy Director,
talent acquisition services to BioCarbon Partners. Employability Specialist, Monitoring & Evaluation
Specialist and Entrepreneurship Specialists. IYF
continues to work with CV People Africa in sourcing
high quality candidates.
NON - PROFIT CvP Africa

Embassy of Switzerland Embassy of Sweden British Council

The Embassy of Switzerland, representing the Swiss The Embassy of Sweden represents the Swedish The British Council is the UK’s international
Government in Zimbabwe, contacted CV People Africa Government in Zimbabwe. The embassy, which organisation for cultural relations and educational
to assist with the identification, shortlisting and promotes relations between Sweden and Zimbabwe, opportunities, with offices on six continents and in over
recruitment of special positions inclusive of Programme contacted CV People Africa to assist with the 100 countries, bringing international opportunity to
Officers, a Deputy Chief of Finance, and Personnel and identification, shortlisting and recruitment of life, every day. CV People Africa was tasked with
Finance Officers. CV People Africa continues to provide Programme Officers, a Compliance & Finance identifying candidates for various vacancies, including
talent acquisition services to the Embassy Of Sweden. Controller, and an Administrator, among others. CV programme managers, regional office managers, risk
People Africa successfully completed the assignments and compliance personnel, policy and process analysts,
and has continued to provide talent acquisition services finance managers, etc.
to the Embassy Of Sweden.
NON - PROFIT CvP Africa

Culture & Development Children International TechnoServe

East Africa
Culture and Development East Africa (CDEA) is a Children International is a global nonprofit Founded in 1968, TechnoServe has worked in more
creative think tank providing cultural and Pan-African humanitarian organization that helps children break than 40 countries to build competitive farms,
thought leadership through structured workplace the cycle of poverty. It addresses children’s critical businesses and industries. By assisting medium-sized
learning for capacity building for social change. Pressed needs through early intervention and regular Zimbabwean agricultural businesses, TechnoServe
with the need to hire exceptional candidates for both interaction in community centers. It has been creates new jobs and income opportunities for small-
their office and for projects funded by the British established in Zambia since 2004 and has approached scale farmers. Since 2011 TechnoServe has managed
Council, CDEA was referred to CV People Africa by a CV People Africa on several occasions to assist with its Agro Initiative Zimbabwe, a grant facility funded by the
CVPA established client. CDEA’s immediate needs were talent acquisition requirements for various critical Department for International Development. CV People
for a Finance Officer, Logistics Officer, a Grants roles, including Country Director, Head of Procurement, Africa was key in identifying technical consultants and
Programme Manager, and a Human Resources Head of Operations, and Human Resources. business advisors to support this programme in the
Consultant to review CDEA’s HR Manual and Policies. fields of research and strategy, market facilitation,
CV People Africa was able to support CDEA with these entrepreneurship, business advisory, gender, climate,
requirements and continues to provide talent poultry, animal feed, livestock, horticultural
acquisition services to CDEA. plantations, fruit production, etc. In addition, CV People
Africa has also placed financial and programmes
personnel and a Country Director with TechnoServe.
PRODUCTION CvP Africa

Proton Bakers British American Tobacco Varun Beverages – PepsiCo

Proton Bakers is one of the leading bakeries in BAT is a global player and CV People Africa has In 2018, Varun Beverages, who are the second largest
Zimbabwe. Located in Marondera, it boasts a growing undertaken a significant amount of recruitment work franchisee in the world (outside USA) of carbonated
product line which includes bread, cookies, buns and for BAT Zimbabwe. Securing business from BAT soft drinks and non-carbonated beverages sold under
cake premixes. Proton approached CV People Africa to requires participating in and winning regular tenders. trademarks owned by PepsiCo, established a green
source for them artisans, and finance and Placements have included: Corporate & Regulatory field production facility in Zimbabwe. They approached
administrative personnel. Through rigorous selection Affairs Manager, Human Resources Manager, Trade CV People Africa to urgently source sales and marketing
methods and thorough reference checks, CV People Marketing Representatives, Executive Assistant, personnel for their Sales Division – for both the formal
Africa has been able to successfully place over twenty- Distribution Representatives, Facilities Coordinators, and informal trade sectors. After the successful
five candidates with the bakers in 2020. Proton Supply Chain Personnel, etc. completion of the assignment, CV People Africa
continues to engage with CV People Africa for all its continues to support Varun Beverage’s talent
talent acquisition requirements. acquisition requirements across all departments
including accounts, logistics and production.
PRODUCTION CvP Africa

Global Industries Parmalat National Foods

Global Industries Limited (GIL) opened in Zambia in Parmalat, a leading players in the Zambia dairy industry National Foods Limited is a diversified conglomerate,
2015. They produce several household brands for the and part of the French international dairy company, which has grown to be one of the largest, Zimbabwean
local market, including the cooking oil brands, Rina and Lactalis, approached CV People Africa Zambia to assist Stock Exchange listed manufacturer and marketer of
Soja, and they manufacture various soaps. Global in the recruitment of candidates for several middle food products in Zimbabwe. CV People Africa was
Industries appointed CV People Africa as their management positions - Fleet Control Manager / awarded exclusive, Preferred Supplier Status after
preferred recruitment partner for the acquisition of key Distribution Manager / Technical Manager. Successful presentation to its EXCO board some years ago.
management personnel. Assignments have included placements have been made and additional Placements have included: Financial Executive, HR
the recruitment of a Finance Manager, a Regional Sales assignments are in progress. Business Partner, Managing Executive, Head of
Manager, and various other intermediate positions. Planning & Distribution, Channel Leader, Production
Controllers, Group Occupational Health Officer,
Workshop Manager, Legal Assistant, Graduate
Trainees, etc. etc.
PRODUCTION CvP Africa

Omnia Fertilizer National Milling Zambia Sugar PLC

Zambia Corporation
Omnia Fertilizer Zambia, a subsidiary of Omnia Holdings The National Milling Corporation in Zambia is a leading In 2020 Zambia Sugar PLC engaged CV People Africa to
Africa has approached CV People Africa to assist with agri-business player, dedicated to delivering top-quality conduct a shortlisting exercise on 53 of its job
numerus talent acquisition assignments over several products and services to its customers and nation. CV vacancies. The assignment required scrutinizing CVs
years. With AI integrated into its database and website People Africa has been the corporation’s talent and screening and shortlisting candidates against the
platforms, CV People Africa has been able to respond acquisition partner since 2017, assisting it with its selection criteria and job descriptions of all 53
rapidly and effectively in the search, identification and recruitment requirements covering low, middle and positions. A total of approximately 19,000 applications
on-boarding of new personnel. Examples include a upper management positions. To date, over 30 were processed to produce a short and longlist for each
Country Manager, Finance Director, Logistics and vacancies have been successfully handled. post. Zambia Sugar were then able to complete the
Supply Chain Manager, and many others. recruitment process with selection interviews and the
successful on-boarding of their new staff.
RENEWABLE ENERGY CvP Africa

d.Light Off.Grid Electric Voltalia

d.Light is a global leader and pioneer in delivering Off.Grid:Electric (OGE) is the world’s first massively Founded in 2005 in France, and now a global player,
affordable solar-powered solutions designed for the scalable off-grid electric company, providing affordable Voltalia is both an energy producer and a service
two billion people in the developing world without and reliable energy (M-POWER) to rural and “off-grid” provider, providing renewable energy solutions and
access to reliable energy. They provide distributed solar communities that lack such power. As part of their actively helping clients to embrace and transition to
energy solutions for households and small businesses, strategy to expand rapidly, they approached CV People clean and green, ecologically friendly energy systems.
transforming the way people all over the world use and Africa in 2015 to assist with their recruitment. In 2021 Voltalia Portugal tasked CV People Africa with
pay for energy. Headquartered in Kenya, d.Light Requiring a total of 24 new recruits within a very short acquiring personnel for a solar project on a mine in the
mandated CV People Africa to recruit senior level space of time, CV People Africa accepted the south of Zimbabwe. Successful placements included
candidates to head up their Tanzanian office. Within a assignment and was able to design and implement a Mechanical, Electrical and Civils Supervisors, a Quality
few days, CV People Africa was able to compile a talent acquisition strategy that resulted in the Officer, and Environmental Health and Safety Officers.
shortlist of exceptional candidates for d.Light’s recruitment of Call Center Managers, Regional and
consideration. Selection interviews were conducted Assistant Regional Managers, Distribution Managers
and culminated in the on-boarding of three senior level and Coordinators, Workshop Managers and Database
candidates. Specialists. Today, CV People Africa continues to
provide the organisation with recruitment services.
SUPPLY CHAIN CvP Africa

Alistair Group DHL Cross Country Containers

The Alistair Group was founded in June 2008 in Founded in 1969, DHL is the world’s largest logistics Cross Country Containers is one of the leading cross
Tanzania by Alistair James, the Managing Director. company with over 400,000 employees and offices in border transport companies in Southern Africa. With
Since 2008, the company has expanded to operate over over 220 countries and territories. In 2021 DHL more than 300 trucks based in Zimbabwe, they handle
400 trucks and a range of material handling equipment Botswana turned to CV People Africa to support their overland transport loads from South Africa, Zimbabwe,
throughout Sub Saharan Africa, delivering services recruitment needs. Talent acquisition assignments to Mozambique, Zambia and the DRC, whether to or from
across fourteen countries. CV People Africa’s branches date for the DHL Botswana office have included Head the ports in Beira, Mozambique, or Durban in South
in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe have provided The of Customer Service, Customer Service Advisor, Africa or from inland to inland destination. Positions
Alistair Group with recruitment services sourcing both Gateway Supervisor and Country Commercial Manager. placed at Cross Country Containers by CV People Africa
in-country and expatriate personnel in IT, Accounting, CV People Africa, having also established a relationship include Workshop Manager, Procurement Manager,
Forwarding, Sales, Client Liaison, Government Liaison, with DHL Zimbabwe in 2015, continues to provide the Assistant General Manager, Finance Director amongst
Operations Management and Technical Services. DHL Harare office with placement services. others.
TECHNOLOGY CvP Africa

Econet Infratel Corporation Inter Africa

Transport Forex
ECONET is an entrepreneurial technology group, Infratel Corporation, a Zambian parastatal, is the Inter Africa Transport Forex (IATF) is an online
focused on digitally connecting customers across Sub largest local provider of telecommunications technology company providing online procurement
Saharan Africa. Econet was founded by Strive Masiyiwa infrastructure and communication towers. It operates solutions to the logistics industry, and in particular to
and started operations in 1998 with mobile phone data centres and offers a full range of networking and cross-border transporters. As a result of IATF’s
companies in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Today Econet cloud services. In 2020 Infratel invited CV People Africa requirement for staff in several countries, Zimbabwe,
operates in 23 African markets through six strategic to tender for the recruitment of a Chief Sales and Tanzania and Zambia, CV People Africa was
business units which cover mobile telephony (Econet Marketing Officer, a cardinal position in the approached to assist with this recruitment. CV People
Wireless), fibre broadband services (Liquid organization. The tender process was exhaustive, Africa’s extensive Southern Africa database allowed for
Telecom), data centre & cloud services (Africa Data requiring a significant amount of documentation and a the rapid identification and placement of personnel in
Centres), fintech (Cassava Fintech), solar formal presentation to the parastatal’s board of all three countries. Positions included Area Managers
energy (Distributed Power Africa) and digital on- directors. On being awarded the assignment, CV People and Security Personnel - Recruitment is ongoing.
demand platforms (Vaya Technologies). CV People Africa effected its talent acquisition strategy and was
Africa has provided Econet and its business units with soon able to identify candidates of special interest, one
recruitment services since 2007 across all fields of which was offered the position at Infratel.
including finance and accounting, procurement and
logistics, human resources, business development,
legal and risk, as well as technical and IT.
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