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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
2022.11 - 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
2022.05 - 2022.11
  • 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
2019.11 - 2020.04
  • 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
2019.05 - 2019.08
  • 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
2013.01 - 2017.04

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

Mukaa Boys' High School
2009.01 - 2012.04

Skills

Effective Planning

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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)
2022.11 - Current

Human Resource Trainee

Sense of Africa (Vintage Limited)
2022.05 - 2022.11

Human Resources Trainee

Geothermal Development Company
2019.11 - 2020.04

Human Resource Intern

Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation
2019.05 - 2019.08

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

University of Kabianga
2013.01 - 2017.04

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

Mukaa Boys' High School
2009.01 - 2012.04
IHRM Certification, 2021, 015122
KASNEB Certified Secretaries, Underway (completed Part 1), True
University of Kabianga Finalist Committee, 09/01/16, 06/01/17, Chairperson
Paul MuemaHR & Administration Professional