Highly experienced and certified HR professional with comprehensive understanding in the field of Human Resource Strategic Management, coupled with skills and knowledge of Kenyan Labor Laws. I have 17 years of progressive HR Manager experience as a generalist with specific exposure to manufacturing industry for multinational companies for example in my current and previous roles.
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 Contact Caroline Nyabera
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
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Professional Experience: |
Preparation of HR and Administration budgets and ensure that activities are within the budget minimizing variances as well as drawing up action plans.
Bench marking and analyzing employee compensation and benefits schemes as well as its impact on retention, teamwork and individual performance.
Coaching and developing manager on employee relations and effective performance management, identify opportunities, to improve on productivity and motivate the workforce.
Policy formulation, implementation, strategic planning and organization skills.
Hiring and retention as well as talent management that transformed the workplace.
Good oral, written communication as well as analytical and negotiation skills
Strong time-management and organization skills that enable me complete work in an orderly and effective manner.
Performance management that ensures the strategies are met and delivered.
Promotion of team building spirit to improve employee relations.
Good listening skills tactful diplomatic and objective while handling delicate matters
monitoring and evaluation Job descriptions and specifications that ensures no duplication of duties
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Education: |
Kenya Methodist University, 2007
Degree in Business Management
Kenya Institute of Management, 2002
Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Introduction of in-house training that reduced training costs by 30%. As well as increased efficiency.
Creating of a HR department and the introduction of polices.
Improved employee retention through benefits and compensation packages.
Introduction of IHRM systems that reduced salary costs by 10%
Formulated and implemented an employee handbook/code of conduct as well HR manual that improved communication and mitigated legal costs.
Implemented inter-grated computerized time and attendance system, HR and payroll program to minimize on errors and increase efficiency. This greatly saved on overtime, public holiday costs by 20% as well as eliminated ghost workers.
Initiated duty roster procedure in all departments to guide on forecasting and staff planning needs it improved on productivity as well as efficiency.
Achieved certification for external Social Audits i.e. BSCI, SMETA and For Life.
Effective departmental meetings on day to day management that enhanced communication departmentally and inter departmentally.
Structured and implemented benefits and compensation packages that attracted and retained employees
Put in place an effective grievance handling mechanism that has boosted employee morale and relations.
Formed and introduced a successful and ongoing HIV/Aids work place programme under the guidance of APHIA II/FKE. This greatly decreased stigma and aided in the formation of a support group.
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