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Paul Muema

Paul Muema

HR & Administration Professional
Kalawa Via Machakos

Summary

Ambitious Human Resources Professional with over 3 years of experience in diverse technical, clerical and administrative offices. Highly skilled in time management, HR policies and appointment setting. Top performer in talent recruitment.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

HR & Admin Assistant

Sense of Africa (Vintage Africa Limited)
Nairobi, Kenya
11.2022 - Current

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Managed employee exit interviews and paperwork
  • Organized new employee orientation schedules for new hires
  • Developed and implemented policies and procedures to use for recruitment, employee relations and benefits administration
  • Created and completed personnel action forms for hires, terminations, title changes and terminations
  • Managed over 50 customer calls at reception area per day during peak season
  • Analyzed and reported on employee turnover rates to assess reasons and make recommendations for improvement
  • Applied mediation and collaboration to successfully resolve employee complaints and grievances
  • Conducted new hire orientation to verify completion of appropriate paperwork, recording information on human resources database
  • Monitored and analyzed employee satisfaction survey results
  • Developed and maintained HR policies and procedures
  • Responded to employee inquiries regarding benefits and other HR topics
  • Created job descriptions on boards for vacant jobs
  • Conducted exit interviews with terminated employees
  • Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization
  • Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process
  • Maintained and scheduled complex calendars
  • Answered and redirected incoming phone calls for office
  • Assisted with meetings and presentations within company
  • Efficiently delivered personnel information to management for speedy corrective action
  • Screened applicant resumes and coordinated both phone and in-person interviews
  • Coordinated employee training programs to improve productivity and performance
  • Monitored employee attendance and performance to verify punctuality and absences, addressing issues in accordance with company policies and procedures
  • Processed employee termination paperwork at direction of supervisory staff
  • Administered compensation, benefits, and performance management systems at direction of supervisor
  • Scheduled and coordinated interviews between hiring managers and potential candidates
  • Helped employees register for benefits programs using online portals
  • Coordinated employee relocation processes
  • Checked references for potential candidates
  • Aided staff with employee performance review paperwork and documentation
  • Converted employee status from temporary to permanent
  • Set up orientations and initial training for new employees
  • Compiled employee records from individual departments to maintain central files
  • Participated in recruitment and selection process for new hires
  • Studied research and trends on best practices in HR field
  • Tracked various statistics and kept detailed records to support human resources department
  • Updated and maintained employee attendance records
  • Participated in job fairs to recruit new talent
  • Processed documentation for employee actions such as new hires, grievance resolutions and terminations
  • Assisted with creating employee handbooks and manuals
  • Coordinated itineraries and scheduled appointments for human resources staff
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Human Resource Trainee

Sense of Africa (Vintage Limited)
Nairobi, Kenya
05.2022 - 11.2022
  • Assisting at reception in order to maintain satisfied level of customer service with clients both internally and externally
  • Assist in planning and organization of meetings
  • Handle client requests and deliver quality solutions if able, or escalate request to more senior team member
  • Openly share new ideas and information with other team members as well as keeping them appraised to avoid surprises and disappointed clients
  • Properly handle client requests through responsiveness, follow up, and escalation as well as work proactively with other team members
  • Assisting in recruitment and selection process end to end
  • Assist in updating leave schedules
  • Preparing word, excel &power point documents as well as doing reports
  • Ensuring proper and up to date staff files with signed organizational policies and handbook as well as other HR & Administration files
  • Coordinate orientation and induction of new staff as well as trainings
  • Manage and accurately report time and expenses.
  • Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization.
  • Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process.

Human Resources Trainee

Geothermal Development Company
Nakuru, Nakuru
11.2019 - 04.2020
  • Receiving and ensuring all interns have required documents for admission into organization
  • Preparing daily reports on reporting of interns to ensure compliance with set rules and guidelines
  • Filing staff documents in right format and order
  • Reporting and report writing
  • Supervision of entire over 100 interns in terms of communication and organizing overall meetings on need basis
  • Maintaining of staff records
  • Ensuring efficient communication to all Interns for compliance and feedback
  • Providing payroll information by collecting time and attendance sheets from attaches and interns
  • Providing secretarial support by entering, formatting and printing information, answering telephone and relaying messages
  • Together with other HR staffs ensured that time and attendance sheets were send on time thus interns payments was processed in time.
  • Answered phone and performed clerical duties to assist human resources department
  • Delivered friendly assistance with new hires throughout interviewing and hiring process
  • Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization
  • Contacted references and performed background checks
  • Informed applicants about job conditions and benefits
  • Consulted with supervisor to identify company needs and preferred employee qualifications
  • Drafted technical documents, and internal memoranda
  • Prepared monthly, weekly, and daily logs using Microsoft Office Suite
  • Advocated for staff members, helping to identify and resolve conflicts
  • Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior
  • Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations
  • Administered employee benefits programs and assisted with open enrollment

Human Resource Intern

Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation
Nairobi, Kenya
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Filed paperwork, sorted, and delivered mail and maintained office organization.
  • Assisted human resources and recruiting teams by scheduling phone screens and on-site interviews.
  • Worked with HR team to coordinate company events.
  • Maintained relationships with personnel using strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
  • Developed strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Assisted with performance evaluations and identified areas for improvement to provide opportunities for growth.
  • Posted job openings, screened resumes and scheduled interviews to fill positions with qualified candidates.
  • Answered phone and performed clerical duties to assist human resources department.
  • Updated and maintained employee records to respond quickly to requests for information.
  • Conducted orientations and helped employees complete necessary paperwork to get new hires established and up to speed quickly.
  • Supported efforts to optimize employee engagement, diversity and inclusion.
  • Recorded employee complaints and helped resolve conflicts to address issues quickly and promote healthy work environments.
  • Helped plan and implement training sessions to provide employees with skills and knowledge necessary to perform work productively.
  • Created and updated tracking spreadsheets using MS Excel.
  • Drafted technical documents, social media posts and internal memoranda.
  • Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Created and delivered HR training sessions to staff, managers and executives.
  • Completed human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees.
  • Administered employee benefits programs and assisted with open enrollment.
  • Improved office efficiency by effectively managing internal communications and correspondence.
  • Improved organizational filing systems for confidential employee records, resulting in improved accessibility and efficiency.
  • Collaborated with managers to identify and address employee relations issues.
  • Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
  • Collected and analyzed information to monitor compliance outcomes and identify and address trends of non-compliant behavior.
  • Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
  • Conducted performance reviews and provided feedback to managers on employee performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Management), Second Class Honors Upper Division -

University of Kabianga
01.2013 - 04.2017

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), B - undefined

Mukaa Boys' High School
01.2009 - 04.2012

Skills

Effective Planning

Assessing Performance

Labour laws

Good communication skills

New Hire Orientation

Employee Onboarding

Employee Records Management

Human Resources Support

Office Administration

MS Office Suite Competency

Strong administrative skills

Effective Planning

Written and Verbal Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Certification

IHRM Certification, 2021, 015122

References

  • Viola Lusimba, People & Culture Manager, Sense of Africa, 0737767719, nafula.reb@gmail.com
  • Betty Mukami, Human Resource Officer, Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation, 0720266523, bmukami@rea.co.ke/bmukami@rerec.co.ke
  • Mathew Parselenka Malipe, Human Resource Assistant, Geothermal Development Company, +254 727 261647, matmalipe@gmail.com

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

Affiliations

Institute of Human Resource Management Kenya. Member Number: 15122

Software

Office 365

Essentials of Digital Marketing by Google

Timeline

HR & Admin Assistant

Sense of Africa (Vintage Africa Limited)
11.2022 - Current

Human Resource Trainee

Sense of Africa (Vintage Limited)
05.2022 - 11.2022

Human Resources Trainee

Geothermal Development Company
11.2019 - 04.2020

Human Resource Intern

Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation
05.2019 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Management), Second Class Honors Upper Division -

University of Kabianga
01.2013 - 04.2017

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), B - undefined

Mukaa Boys' High School
01.2009 - 04.2012
Paul MuemaHR & Administration Professional