DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
With about two decades of business experience in human resources management and business development, Patience has served a diverse range of industries, including energy, insurance, logistics and telecoms. Drawing on her ability to work with both the board and senior management on strategy definition, implementation and the integration of the human resource function with overall business strategy, Patience has become an invaluable partner to her clients in finding and placing sought-after professionals. Her own direct experience includes positions as head of human resources in the oil and gas, insurance, courier and logistics sectors. Previously she also worked on company rebranding, transformation and mergers and acquisitions projects in the insurance and energy sectors. Patience understands the forces that are driving change in today’s human resources management. The adoption of more technology and its impact in the HR sphere, the blending of multiple generations in the workforce, and the greater role that HR has in building company culture are driving the need to improve processes and provide an edge in the competition against other businesses that are drawing from the same talent pool.
To help clients meet these challenges, Patience and her team invest the time to understand the company, its values and business goals, the current market and the position to be filled. They learn what the client wants, and what the candidate wants. Because individuals with the capabilities best suited for an organisation’s needs are typically not active job seekers, they draw upon their extensive network of contacts in the field, present the opportunity and motivate the candidate to join her client’s team. Patience has a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Labour Relations from the Lagos State University, and she is also a Certified Coach in line with the ICF Standard.