Review officer with a love for reading

A review officer is responsible for reviewing companies’ Affirmative Action (AA) reports, which requires determining whether a specific employer (someone who employs more than 25 employees) complies with the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act.The witty and bubbly Shailemo joined the EEC in 2014 where, in addition to her role of reviewing and scrutinising AA reports from employers, she trains employers on how to compile such reports and updates, maintains, monitors and recommends corrective action measures required for statistics research and reporting.As one of six review officers at the Commission, Shailemo says seeing most of the relevant employers complying with the Act after they have been trained is one of her accomplishments worth noting.She also visits employers at their work premises where she does verification and conducts investigations in instances where an employer may have violated the Act and submits reports to the commission.“I am not really office-bound. When I am not in the office, I would be giving training to relevant employers or conducting investigations or doing verifications at the work premises,” she said.Additionally, she enjoys mentoring and coaching others, meeting deadline targets and goals.“A review officer must have negotiation skills, investigative skills which is a must because you have to be able to read the mind of that relevant employer and be an analytical thinker,” she said.The EEC is an office under the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creation. It oversees the implementation of affirmative action in the workplace in accordance with the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act 29 of 1998.The objective of the Act is to achieve equity through the elimination of employment barriers against persons in designated groups, and achieve a diverse workforce that reflects the demographics of Namibia by ensuring that no person is denied an employment opportunity for reasons unrelated to ability.Shailemo serves on a number of committees including the Affirmative Action Amendment Committee; Understudy Committee; Health and Safety Committee at the Ministry of Labour.She has worked as a human resource (HR) and employee relations consultant at a private accounting firm; administrative officer at the ministry of fisheries and marine resources; a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Management Science; and HR and programme administrator for a rural reduction programme under the ministry of land reform in collaboration with the National Planning Commission before joining the EEC as a review officer.Academically acclaimed, Shailemo is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Management at the Texila American University, she holds a Bachelor of Technology Degree in HR from the Polytechnic of Namibia (now Namibia University of Science and Technology); an Associate Degree in HR from The Atlantic International University; and Master of Business Administration majoring in HR from the International University of Management.She describes herself as an outgoing, loving, outspoken lady who loves gardening and enjoys reading and researching any type of literature.“Personally, I am a bookworm. I love reading”. She is fuelled by aspirations to someday become a research academic guide and a career strategist - “someone who guides people on what career options they can pursue, by just mentoring them at an early age”.

Review officer with a love for reading

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Review officer with a love for reading

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