Jessica
Kim
Henning
2020
CV
Interested in helping people, strong admin abilities, environmental
consulting, love all things green and earthly, botany, mad about tea,
like to run, passion for honesty, compassion for animals, crazy for all
things food related and being creative.
Personal Information
Surname: Henning (neé Ellis)
First Names: Jessica Kim
ID Number:-
Residential Address: 4 Black Ant Close, Midstream Meadows, Ext 80, Olifantsfontein
Contact Number: -
Marital Status: Married
Driver’s License: Code 8
Nationality: South African
Passport: South African and British
Language(s): English, Afrikaans
Education and Qualifications
Secondary
Wendywood High School
Matric completed in 2004 with Exemption
Maths, English, Afrikaans, Economics, Geography, Biology
Achievements: Top Geography student in Matric
RCL Leader
Tertiary
UNISA (2010 - 2014): B.Sc Environmental Management and Botany
Subjects: Geography (mapping, GIS, physical geography, political geography,
environmental geography, economic geography), Science (chemistry A and chemistry
B), Botany (water relations, systematics, plant anatomy, plant physiology, plant diversity
and plant structure), Legal Aspects of Environmental Management and Environmental
Evaluation and Impact Assessment.
Madge Wallace (2006 - 2007): National Diploma for Beauty Specialists
ITEC (International)
CIDESCO
Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Swedish Massage, Facials, Waxing, Manicures, Pedicures,
Body Treatments, Facial Electrical.
Courses and Workshops
Climate Change Law Workshop (January 2019), Imbewu – Sustainability Legal
Specialists
SAGIC Alien Invasives Workshop (July 2015), Invasive Species Workshop
Water Wise (May 2015), Invasive Species Workshop
GDARD (November 2014), MEC EIA open day
GCX Africa (July 2014), Carbon Footprint Master Class
Center for Environmental Management Potchefstroom (February 2014),
Environmental Law for Environmental Managers
Key Skills
Environmental
analysis
Admin tasks
Greenhouse gas
emissions
Report writing
Proposals
Invoicing
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Outlook
Interests
Botanical
Gardening
Food (creating and
styling)
Reading
Working with my
hands
Strengths
Organised
Admin
Ability to meet
deadlines
Patient
Kind
Practical
Work Experience
PE-chemie Recruitment: May 2019 - current
Job description: Recruitment Consultancy
Profile: PE-Chemie specialises in technical, scientific and environmental recruitment.
Responsibilities:
Technical, Environmental and Scientific Recruiting
Building on environmental recruiting and marketing strategy
Design and implement overall recruiting strategy
Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job
board/newspapers/websites etc.
Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc.
Screen candidates resumes and job applications
Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to
filter candidates within schedule
Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
On-board new employees in order to become fully integrated
Monitor and apply HR recruiting best practices
Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the
selection process
Work with the Ditto online system
Use LinkedIn as a tool for marketing and sourcing candidates
Reason for leaving: would like to move back into the environmental/sustainability industry.
CT Environmental: January 2010 – April 2019
Job description: Environmental Scientist
Profile: CT Environmental offers consultancy and advisory services to international and private
sector mining companies on environmental and social impact assessments and community
engagement.
Responsibilities:
Environmental Situational Analysis
Project coordination
Client liaison
Greenhouse gas emissions:
o Data collection, capture and management
o Created a GHG data capture sheet
o Wrote the GHG procedure
o Created and conducted a GHG presentation to mine personnel of what data was
required
o C02e Calculations (created an excel calculator)
o Total gigajoules and total energy calculations
o Updated DEFRA Factors Annually
o Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions
o Worked with fuel, acetylene, explosives, water consumption, electricity
consumption
o Assurance Audit process
o Contributed to annual report write up
Water Use Licence audits
Construction Environmental Management Plan audits
Elands Hex River Water Forum participation
Environmental campaigns – organizing Arbour day and recycling initiatives
Environmental Management Performance Assessments
Management and review of environmental monitoring reports (air quality, water quality,
bio-monitoring)
Reviewing specialist reports
Writing procedures
Basics of environmental law (NEM:BA, NEM:AQA, NEM:WA, NEMA, Listed Activities)
Public participation process and stakeholder engagement
I & AP databases
Proposal writing
Managing specialists
Meeting minutes and co-ordination
Monthly timesheets, invoicing and office admin
Project History:
Zimile Consulting Engineers (June 2018 to April 2019)
50 Year Wastewater Master Plan Project for the City of Ekurhuleni, responsible for the
Environmental Situational Analysis.
Site Visits and mini audits of all 19 ERWAT wastewater treatment plants and their
discharge points
Drawing up reports including information gap analysis, environmental risk analysis and
mitigation measures
African Coal Trading (2017)
Integrated Water Use Licence Application process for a greenfields underground coal
mine – process incomplete because project never took off
Wesizwe Platinum Limited (2010 – 2017)
Bakubung Platinum Mine - managed their air and water quality monitoring programme
(SGS and Aquatico Scientific). Worked on their greenhouse gas emissions contribution
for carbon tax purposes including data collection, collation, management, emissions
calculations and assurance process. Internal Water Use Licence and Construction
Environmental Management Plan audits, Environmental Performance Assessment
audits, arbour day campaigns, monthly reporting, data capture of consumption,
updating procedures, water forum meetings, environmental posters and general project
admin.
Northern Coal (2012 & 2013)
Integrated Water Use Licence audits, Environmental Performance Assessment audits.
Woestalleen Colliery (2012 & 2013)
Public participation, S24G process, Integrated Water Use Licence audit.
Vuna Colliery (2013)
Public participation and S24G process.
Reason for leaving: company lost their main client due to BEE constraints. I resigned due to the
stressed financial situation and low work load.
Early Career
Face Logic: May 2009 – December 2009
Job description: Beautician
Responsibilities: facials, face mapping, manicures and pedicures, massages, body
treatments, product sales
Reason for leaving: needed a career change and was offered a chance to study and work in the
environmental industry.
Basic Beauty – Home Salon: October 2008 – April 2009
Job description: Beautician
Responsibilities: waxing, manicures, pedicures, massage, manual lymph drainage.
Reasons for leaving: temporary position.
Placecol: June 2008 – September 2008
Job description: Beautician
Responsibilities: waxing, manicures, pedicures, massage, facials,
microdermabrasion, IPL therapy, head therapist, cash-up, product sales and client
liaison.
Reasons for leaving: temporary position.
Additional/ Temporary Positions
Studio Unit Management: January 2012 – Current
Tenant leases, sourcing tenants, rental and electricity invoicing, levy payments, flat
upkeep and tenant liaison.
Making sure that the rental is up to date and that the tenant is happy.
The Silver Sixpence: January 2016 – June 2016
Job Description: Function Manager of a wedding venue in Mpumalanga
Wedding set up, décor, kitchen, staff management, guest liaison, front of house and
bridal shows.
Reasons for leaving: temporary position.
Anderson Wildlife Properties: June/July 2005
Profile: Company buying and selling game farms to the international market.
Job description: Temp Admin Assistant
Filing, typing, answering phones.
Reasons for leaving: temporary position.
Digby Wells: December 2003
Profile: Environmental Consultancy
Job description: Temp
Admin assistant, typing, reception.
Reasons for leaving: temporary position.
References available on request.