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LIGALA AWINO

People Operations Specialist

Summary

A highly motivated HR professional with 4 years of experience in HR support, project management, and strategic people functions. Experienced in all aspects of People Operations, including hiring, onboarding, training and development, employee engagement, performance management and employee welfare. Proficient in implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and practices, and building employee experience and culture that supports the organization's mission and vision.

Seeking a challenging role where I can utilize my experience and skills to contribute to a dynamic and collaborative team.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education

Work History

People Operations Associate

Food For Education
Nairobi
05.2022 - Current
  • Support in the implementation of People Operations functions, such as onboarding / offboarding, benefit & compensation administration, talent development,succession planning, employee retention and performance management; and create tools that streamline these processes.
  • Own the recruitment process end to end, i.e, streamlining job descriptions, candidate sourcing, job postings, screening, interview guide preparations, scheduling and coordinating interviews, hiring recommendation reviews and reference checks.
  • Project manage the onboarding process end-to end, from pre-onboarding activities which include sourcing for work tools, collecting requisite information, assigning an onboarding buddy; to coordinating the orientation process from a new team member's first day to 3-6 months into their stay to set them up for success.
  • Liaise with the HR Admin to team to handle all contracting obligations for all staff and consultants.
  • Facilitate and lead employee relations/welfare activities, including conducting internal checks and disciplinary meetings.
  • Liaise with the wider management team to ensure they have a good pulse on the team welfare and general well-being
  • Plan and facilitate employee engagement events/initiatives, which promote a high-performing, diverse, inclusive, and mission-driven team culture.
  • Develop people-centric solutions by collecting and analyzing information and subsequently recommending courses of action/interventions
  • Supervise and oversee the entirety of head office administration functions.
  • Collaborate with the HR Admin team to ensure adherence to policies, guidelines and procedures cutting across all teams and/or departments.
  • Prepare management reports related to team welfare by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends that help management to make informed decisions.

Strategy and Human Resource Analyst

Centum Investments Company Plc Ltd
Nairobi
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Support recruitment initiatives by posting job advertisements, screening new applications, scheduling interviews, managing communications with candidates in the pipeline and closing out after a successful search.
  • Ensure accurate record keeping by organizing, compiling, and updating company personnel records and documentation; preparing, managing and storing paperwork for HR policies and procedures, learning and development records.
  • Coordinating learning and development programs across the Group, including skills gap and needs assessment, sourcing interventions to address the assessed gaps, scheduling trainings and tracking the outcomes.
  • Performance review and tracking against predetermined goals and KPIs
  • Coordination and logistical support-Liaise with various department heads regarding staff training needs, contracts, salary reviews and all other HR processes
  • Leave Management- manage the leave module in the system and generate reports
  • Reward System Management; Recognition of excellent staff performance, preparation of commendation letters and preparing quarterly reports on staff performance
  • Support payroll administration by ensuring accurate monthly payroll inputs before processing and crediting to respective employee account is done.
  • Assisting in preparing contracts and contract renewals for new and existing employees respectively.
  • Support to organize and manage new employee orientation, onboarding, and training programs
  • Assist in organizing company events and programs
  • Conduct regular check-ins with different members of the team
  • Provide administrative support to the People Department
  • Support transformation initiatives by putting together information from various subsidiaries of the organization, research and report writing.

Strategy Assistant

Centum Investments Company PLC
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Transformation and turnaround-Supported to turnaround a publishing company performance from a loss-making position of KES -223 Mn in June 2020 to a profit position of 13 Mn in June 2021
  • Strategy development and alignment-Provided support for the development of strategic plans at the group, portfolio and subsidiary-level and ensures alignment across the Group
  • Strategy Execution/Implementation Project Management- Coordinated, supported, and monitored the entire portfolio of all key strategic projects by ensuring timely analysis, and reported on status of key initiatives and suggesting corrective action where required
  • Strategic Performance Monitoring and Evaluation-Tracked the ongoing performance of the overall group, portfolios and individual subsidiaries against key strategic goals and targets, providing regular reports (monthly/quarterly) on the KPIs and providing insights on performance gaps/strategic issues and recommendations for improvement. This in in conjunction with administration of the 4DX system
  • Corporate Finance and Treasury Support-Supported the Group Corporate Finance functions which inform funding sources, capital structuring, and investment decisions
  • Strategic Risk Management- Monitored and reported on key strategic risks on a periodic basis, following-up defined risk mitigation and prevention plans in coordination with the Group Risk Department
  • Due Diligence-Conducted of Strategy Due Diligence for operating companies as need be to identify opportunities for value addition and ensure they are investor ready.

Education

Bachelors - Economics & Statistics

University of Nairobi
01.2015 - 12.2019

Certified Public Secretaries (CS-K), KASNEB - Company Secretarial Practice And Governance

Star College of Management Studies
Kenya
01.2017 - 08.2021

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

Alliance Girls' High School
02.2010 - 11.2013

Skills

    Employment and Labor Laws

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Additional Experience

1. Strategy and HR Trainee

Centum Investments PLC

September- December 2019


2. Human Resource Intern

Kenya Bureau of Statistics

May-August 2019


3. Market Research and Product Development Attache

Agriculture and Food Authority (Sugar Directorate)

May-August 2018


4. Customer Service and Contact Centre Attache

January- March-2017


Referees

References to be provided upon request

Timeline

People Operations Associate

Food For Education
05.2022 - Current

Strategy and Human Resource Analyst

Centum Investments Company Plc Ltd
01.2021 - 02.2022

Strategy Assistant

Centum Investments Company PLC
01.2020 - 12.2020

Certified Public Secretaries (CS-K), KASNEB - Company Secretarial Practice And Governance

Star College of Management Studies
01.2017 - 08.2021

Bachelors - Economics & Statistics

University of Nairobi
01.2015 - 12.2019

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

Alliance Girls' High School
02.2010 - 11.2013

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