Christine W Munene

I am an exceptional Talent Acquisition Leader with over a decade of experience in diverse industries, managing talent teams and delivering strategies in Africa and Globally. My hands-on expertise spans executive, entry-level, mass hiring, and hard-to-fill roles on a global scale. With a unique appreciation for all facets of the recruiting process, I deeply understand partner functions, aligning visionary talent with transformative causes for long-term success.

• Led localization efforts in key regions to support a locally led, globally connected strategy, enhancing regional recruitment effectiveness. Specifically leading on complex compensation and benefits policy changes.
• Recognized as the top Talent Acquisition partner since joining CARE in 2020, driving strategic initiatives across multiple regions.
• Improved quality, timeliness, and efficiency in hiring across West, East, Central, and Southern Africa, MENA, and Asia regions with over 30% reduction in time to hire and an MPS score of 4.5/5 from both candidates and hiring managers.
• Entrusted after a year of joining CARE, with a new regional responsibilities in MENA and Asia.
• Provided comprehensive support to hiring managers beyond TA scope with positive feedback in ECSA (14 countries) and WARMU (11 countries), navigating some of the most challenging humanitarian contexts.
• Led the strategy formulation and implementation for the Glassdoor revamp project, enhancing employer branding and candidate engagement, after over a decade of no activity on GH.
• Streamlined the international hiring processes to increase efficiency and reduce interview fatigue, optimizing the recruitment lifecycle.
• Hired Country and Regional directors for the first time on local contracts inching closer to our DEBI and localization targets.
• Women in Leadership rose to an all time high of 65% in the regions through target sourcing for underrepresented groups.
• Enhanced recruitment reporting, incorporating stakeholder feedback in monthly meetings to drive continuous improvement.
• Established the Staff Recruiting function for Andela Kenya from scratch, building a high-performing team with exceptional quarterly performance.
• Consistently led recruiting goals across five African countries, achieving 40% of annual hires regionally. Introduced data analytics and reporting to shape KPIs around time-to-hire, hiring speed, and candidate quality.
• Implemented risk assessments in the recruiting cycle, maintaining a risk register for Kenya and adopting this model in Cairo, Rwanda, and Uganda.
• As a manager-level employee in the Nairobi Leadership team, contributed to strategic decision-making and policy implementation.
• Drafted and implemented policies including referral policy, interview guidelines, and internal mobility, enhancing recruitment governance.
• Addressed issues from candidate and hiring manager surveys through innovative initiatives, such as employer branding videos and write-ups.
• Achieved noticeable team growth globally, with talent being recognized and hired by top-tier multinational companies in senior level TA roles.
• Pioneered the launch of Andela Interview Guidelines (AIG) Trainings globally, setting benchmarks for recruitment standards.
• Managed Talent Acquisition departmental operating procedures at SCB, driving continuous process improvement.
• Developed Internship and graduate programs for Technobrain, including assessments and reviews.
• Staffed the first ever Tech Research and Development Centre in Kenya at Technbrain.

• Looker
• BambooHr
• GreenHouse
• Inspire IHRM
• PeopleSoft
• Small Improvements
• Test Gorilla
• Taleo
• SkillSurvey
• Sterling
• Clovers
• SalesForce
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Lattice

• Associate Member- ABE
• Registered Member - IHRM

Referees upon request.