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Susan Kamau

Recruiter & Talent Acquisition Specialist
Nairobi

Summary

Personable and versatile Talent Acquisition specialist with solid background of 3 years in end to end direct and fast paced recruitment of mid-senior level hires within consulting. In the past 3 years, I have delivered high-quality candidates to diverse industries, managing multiple projects primarily in Kenya and a few across Africa all while maintaining service delivery excellence. With a data analysis background, I also excelled in developing meticulous SOPs and checklists for teams from scoping, implementation to maintenance.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Reeds Africa Consult
2 2024 - Current
  • Effectively overseeing 10+ recruitment projects, successfully closed 3 mid-level, 1 senior level and currently in active interviews for 4 roles (end to end recruitment support).
  • Implemented strategies to enhance candidate experience, through a consistent feedback loop in a 2-5 week time period.
  • Successfully sourced and qualified candidates for the team consisting of one senior HR associate, and three interns.
  • Engaging current and new client database for business development with one conversation in closing.

Projects Lead

Yusudi Limited
05.2022 - 09.2023
  • Fulfilled staffing requirements for partners, collaborating with startups, Pan-African, and international firms across various industries. Also managed mass hiring for entry-level positions and mid-executive roles. Some of these companies include: Elephant and Ilara Healthcare, Cellulant West Africa and Egypt, Greenblade Growers, Frigoken, WINGI Global, Inlaks Kenya and Southern Africa, Rubis, IPS- Kenya, Farmers Choice, LAMI, Tier Data, Seamless HR etc.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in stakeholder management and correspondence by adopting customer focused approach in turn cashing in Yusudi's first invoice of Kes 200K + and Kes 1 Million + for 8 hires in first month as Project Lead.
  • Provided sound analysis and advice to business heads on selection process through providing salary band reports, reference checks, and psychometric assessments analysis.
  • Successfully collaborated with IT team and partners to integrate Yusudi's CRM and Zoho ATS to streamline current data and systemize recruitment across all levels.
  • Developed and implemented quantifiable Key Results, SOPs, and KPIs, to align the team with company goals, overseeing 2-4 direct reports at a time.
  • Participated in team training on end to end recruitment norms such as kick-off, job adverts (developing JDs and posting), calibration, mapping, sourcing among other recruitment processes.

Recruitment Resourcer

Yusudi Limited
08.2021 - 04.2022

During the eight-month period, I supported both companies and candidates for up to 10 projects and took lead on standardizing workflows in the Zoho Applicant Tracking System to ensure consistency, minimize redundancies leading to my promotion to Projects lead within six months.

Client Advisor Executive (Inbound B2C Sales)

Agillient Insurance Brokers
07.2020 - 06.2021

Research Intern (Attachment)

Kenyatta National Hospital
01.2019 - 04.2019

Education

Bsc Applied Statistics with Computing - Statistics

Moi University
Eldoret, 44
09.2015 - 2019.05

KCSE -

Pangani Girls
Nairobi, 30
01.2010 - 2014.05

Skills

  • Applicant Tracking Systems

  • Talent Acquisition

  • Strong Collaborator

  • Adaptability and Flexibility

  • Interviewing and assessment skills

  • Candidate sourcing techniques

  • Meticulous

Timeline

Projects Lead

Yusudi Limited
05.2022 - 09.2023

Recruitment Resourcer

Yusudi Limited
08.2021 - 04.2022

Client Advisor Executive (Inbound B2C Sales)

Agillient Insurance Brokers
07.2020 - 06.2021

Research Intern (Attachment)

Kenyatta National Hospital
01.2019 - 04.2019

Bsc Applied Statistics with Computing - Statistics

Moi University
09.2015 - 2019.05

KCSE -

Pangani Girls
01.2010 - 2014.05

Senior Recruitment Specialist

Reeds Africa Consult
2 2024 - Current
Susan KamauRecruiter & Talent Acquisition Specialist