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MaryAnn Muchiri

MaryAnn Muchiri

Resourcing & Talent Management Specialist
Nairobi,Nairobi

Summary

An expert HR professional with proven track record in delivering highly-qualified talent to roles to fulfill business needs. Thorough in sorting large quantities of resumes to hand pick ideal talent based on experience, skills and knowledge. Efficient in making decisions with speed and accuracy to adhere to schedules and working in a dynamic environment.A critical thinker who uses a 360 degrees view before implementing new strategies.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Resourcing & Talent Management Specialist

Safaricom PLC
03.2023 - Current
  • Established consistent rituals and methodology for talent discussions, development, and succession. Ensuring 75% succession coverage for Senior Leadership.
  • Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market.
  • Promoted increased focus on internal talent mobility and emerging talent across organization.
  • Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates.
  • Conducted compensation conversations with Reward & Compensation team and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
  • Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.
  • Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
  • Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
  • Distributed employee engagement surveys to identify areas of improvement.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects

Key Achievements.

  • Created a robust Teen Program, where high school students got a chance to spend time with experts in various fields to get mentorship and Coaching.
  • Developed and implemented various EVP strategies that lead to winning awards like Top Employer.
  • Enhanced feedback giving strategies and rituals companywide. This has improved feedback culture by 76%.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Safaricom PLC
07.2022 - 02.2023
  • Evaluated resumes, interviewed, and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine my recruiting strategy.
  • Sourced and screened candidates for critical roles and worked with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers, and onboarding.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with my stakeholders ie: hiring managers, senior management and colleagues to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Compiled reports on various recruitment stages to illustrate and track time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, source of hire and feedback status.
  • Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
  • Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR partners (Reward, HR Operations)on recruitment activities and progress.
  • Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.

Key Achievements.

  • Implemented innovative recruitment strategIes to increase number of high-quality job applicants. ie Case Study interviews, Role Plays and Psychometric Assessments
  • Ran a massive recruitment and recruited 80 Graduate Management trainees.
  • Developed and implemented "Grow my Coaching" sessions for internal staff, addressing career growth, interviewing skills, creating a personal brand etc.
  • Implemented creative Diversity,Equity & Inclusion strategies to attain a target of 42% female employees in leadership positions and a percentage of 3.3% of People with Disability companywide.

HR Generalist INTERN

Safaricom PLC
09.2021 - 06.2022
  • Posted job openings, screened resumes and scheduled interviews to fill positions with qualified candidates.
  • Knowledge in Applicant Tracking Systems and Assessment tools i.e Oracle, Hirevue, Codility
  • Producing reports and statistical data as required to include weekly reporting on recruitment.
  • Maintained and scheduled complex calendars for various stakeholders.
  • Facilitate internal or external advertisement of vacancies across the business
  • Responding to all internship/temporary contract applications received within 1 week upon receipt of any such applications.
  • Compiling interview reports & closing of recruitment files
  • Preparation of staff offer letters and contracts and ensuring completion of employment documents of all employees
  • Preparation of departmental purchase requisitions and proper stakeholder management by ensuring that all requisitions are approved and paid on time to suppliers.

Key Achievements

  • Conducted orientations and helped employees complete necessary paperwork to get new hires established and up to speed quickly.
  • Produced a robust candidate interview Feedback plan that ensured better candidate experience.
  • Managed personal files for the entire company with total confidentiality.
  • Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process.

Education

Bachelors - Cooperative Business-Human Resources Option

Cooperative University
Nairobi
09.2016 - 04.2021

CPA section 1&2 -

SUMMIT SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONALS
Nairobi

High School Diploma -

KABARE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
Kirinyaga
02.2012 - 05.2015

Skills

    Talent sourcing

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Interests

Data & Analytics

Agile transformation

Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Timeline

Resourcing & Talent Management Specialist

Safaricom PLC
03.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Safaricom PLC
07.2022 - 02.2023

HR Generalist INTERN

Safaricom PLC
09.2021 - 06.2022

Bachelors - Cooperative Business-Human Resources Option

Cooperative University
09.2016 - 04.2021

High School Diploma -

KABARE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
02.2012 - 05.2015

CPA section 1&2 -

SUMMIT SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONALS
MaryAnn MuchiriResourcing & Talent Management Specialist