Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, a 16-Partner global firm, ranked as a Top Tier 1 Law Firm in Nigeria and globally, providing top quality legal solutions for clients across the globe. The firm’s culture, and the diverse backgrounds, skills, insights, experience in other fields, and "hands-on" collaborative approach of its teams, have all contributed to its recurrently high independent peer and client rankings, which are underscored by what is currently one of the highest ratios of internationally… Show more Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, a 16-Partner global firm, ranked as a Top Tier 1 Law Firm in Nigeria and globally, providing top quality legal solutions for clients across the globe. The firm’s culture, and the diverse backgrounds, skills, insights, experience in other fields, and "hands-on" collaborative approach of its teams, have all contributed to its recurrently high independent peer and client rankings, which are underscored by what is currently one of the highest ratios of internationally recognised partners - and practice areas - per firm in the Nigerian and global legal market. The firm is consistently highly ranked in publications such as the Chambers Global Directory, the Legal 500, and the IFLR 1000 and won the best Law firm in Nigeria in 2022.As Head HR, I am responsible for driving transformational change, HR Projects, Strategy and a "People-First" Culture. I,• Collaborate and provide broad support to the Partners in line with UUBO’s people strategy.• Serve as in-house Consultant by providing HR Advisory on people and firm matters• Responsible for the entire gamut of Talent Acquisition & Management, OD, L&D, Employee Relations, Compensation & Benefits, HR Projects.• Attract and develop talents across various practice groups• Create a high engaging firm in a diverse and multi-cultural environment for talents to thrive.• Foster employee experience and wellbeing• Use HR Tech Stack to manage processes and remote teams• Build and develop capability to support strategic plans• Design and implement organizational change and HR initiatives in the firm• Prepare firm-wide HR budget• Embed a unique culture and building a one-company mindset• Succession planning and job rotation.• Coaching and mentoring of young Associates• Create a warm, happy, inspiring work environmentTools;Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft ProjectsNext CounselSeamlessHRDocuSignGoogle SuiteSurveyMonkeyTestGorillaGrammarlyCanvaATSAIHeatmap Show less

Careerswithkemi is an online career platform I founded in 2019, borne out of my passion for changing the unemployment narrative for the average Nigerian, one person at a time. As part of my contribution to reducing the unemployability rate in Nigeria, and towards achieving SDGs 4 and 8, I have helped over 5,000+ job seekers become employable and get job placements in the last 5 years, and have mentored and coached well over 1000 HR enthusiasts and career professionals who are well placed in… Show more Careerswithkemi is an online career platform I founded in 2019, borne out of my passion for changing the unemployment narrative for the average Nigerian, one person at a time. As part of my contribution to reducing the unemployability rate in Nigeria, and towards achieving SDGs 4 and 8, I have helped over 5,000+ job seekers become employable and get job placements in the last 5 years, and have mentored and coached well over 1000 HR enthusiasts and career professionals who are well placed in different organisations across industries in Nigeria and abroad.Through this platform, I create engaging and educative, byte-sized, eye-catching career content through visuals like videos, graphics, and reels to reach and engage my audience - students, job seekers, career enthusiasts, and professionals. I also create awareness about job and career opportunities including internships, hackathons, boot camps, online courses, certifications, and volunteering opportunities. I help connect job seekers to employers in need of talent through my platform with a reach of over 100k subscribers combined across all social media platforms.I have partnered with Nigerian Tertiary Institutions like Obafemi Awolowo University, Ajayi Crowther University, and several others to prepare final-year students for the workplace and make them stand out from the crowd by becoming employable.I have built a community of Agile HR professionals where I provide updates on modern trends and insights on the Future of Work (FoW), Agile teams, remote tools, hybrid competence, and tech stack for HR professionals to stay abreast of the curve.Tools: VideosReelsCanvaPhotoshopGoogle SuiteZoomTeamsTeachableSocial MediaAIInstagram: careers_with_kemiFacebook: CareerswithkemiTwitter: CareerswithkemiTiktok: Careers_with_kemiTelegram: CareerswithkemiWebsite: www.careerswithkemi.com Show less

Natnudo Foods is the first and largest, Animal Protein Company in Nigeria and Africa. As Group Head, HR I was responsible for Nigeria Region (3000+ employees, 7 manufacturing sites covering diverse businesses such as Hatchery Operations, Feed Milling, Animal Health, Abattoirs, Depots and Retail stores under the Amo Group with talents of diverse skill sets in sales, finance, supply chain, farm & hatchery operations, quality control, production, HR). • I was responsible for HR… Show more Natnudo Foods is the first and largest, Animal Protein Company in Nigeria and Africa. As Group Head, HR I was responsible for Nigeria Region (3000+ employees, 7 manufacturing sites covering diverse businesses such as Hatchery Operations, Feed Milling, Animal Health, Abattoirs, Depots and Retail stores under the Amo Group with talents of diverse skill sets in sales, finance, supply chain, farm & hatchery operations, quality control, production, HR). • I was responsible for HR Budgeting and Business Planning (Headcount, People Cost, Employee Development), ensuring budget delivers resources to achieve business plan.• Spearheaded and developed talent acquisition strategies to ensure the right talents were placed rightly.• Collaborated with business leaders to determine resourcing and talent requirements for the Group and led the implementation of talent strategies• Partnered with HOBs to ensure employees possess the right skills, capabilities and experiences to fulfil business needs• Leadership and supervisory oversight of factory HPBBs across pan Nigeria• Provided strategic advisory to the SMT on HR matters • Spearheaded the continuous implementation of the employee engagement/communication clan to ensure zero industrial crisis and reduce down-tooling time• Managed in-house LMS to drive a culture of continuous learning and development• Responsible for driving the performance management process across the Group, ensuring end-to-end compliance and alignment with process and performance standards along the strategic building blocks• Championed Health and Safety practices across all factories, hatcheries, production sites and retail stores• Introduced employee engagement initiatives like employee of the month, recognizing outstanding achievers and inclusiveness which reduced attrition rate by 40% in FY 2021.Tools;Microsoft ProjectPoloxy ERPLeague TableGoogle SuiteLinkedIn RecruiterCalendyTalentLMSLisaZoomTestGorillaCanvaSurveyMonkeyHeatmapTally Show less

Mediaseal WPI, a strategic partner with the largest independent agency - Worldwide Partners - is a Media Specialist agency that sits pretty across major markets in Nigeria as one of the frontline media shops with the capability of servicing clients beyond the shores of the Nigerian market in a seamless fashion. Mediaseal was instrumental to several projects which included the spectacular Maltina Dance All, Samsung Challenge, Star Nigeria Rocks - City Storm, Star Quest Project, and many… Show more Mediaseal WPI, a strategic partner with the largest independent agency - Worldwide Partners - is a Media Specialist agency that sits pretty across major markets in Nigeria as one of the frontline media shops with the capability of servicing clients beyond the shores of the Nigerian market in a seamless fashion. Mediaseal was instrumental to several projects which included the spectacular Maltina Dance All, Samsung Challenge, Star Nigeria Rocks - City Storm, Star Quest Project, and many moreI headed the HR desk of the Group which included Mediaseal, Bytesize Digital Agency and Interractive Channel Limited.I championed all HR Strategic Initiatives for the overall business and developed innovative solutions in all aspects of Human Resources, talent acquisition and change managementTools;TrelloLinkedIn RecruiterSlackGoogle SuiteMicrosoft TeamsDocuSignClickUpCanva Show less

JSK Etiquette Consortium a division of JSK Consulting Group is a leading Human Capital, Reputation & Professional Management Consulting Firm. The firm prides itself in being experts in business trainings & performance coaching that promotes productivity acceleration, attitudinal change, behavioural modification, confidence building, personal & professional image management. As Group Head HR, I was responsible for both internal and external talents, end to end which included: HR… Show more JSK Etiquette Consortium a division of JSK Consulting Group is a leading Human Capital, Reputation & Professional Management Consulting Firm. The firm prides itself in being experts in business trainings & performance coaching that promotes productivity acceleration, attitudinal change, behavioural modification, confidence building, personal & professional image management. As Group Head HR, I was responsible for both internal and external talents, end to end which included: HR Strategic functions for all segments of the business (JSK Consulting, JSK Etiquette, Panache FM)Talent Acquisition and management for 3rd party clients which included Engineers, IT Professionals, Operations and Administrative staffManaging HR Projects from scratch to execution - careerfairs, radio talkshows, Unique 'U' programme for women, CSR Initiatives for Galant Graces Foundation and others.Performance ManagementClient RelationshipHR OutsourcingTraining and DevelopmentManpower PlanningHR BudgetHeadhunting, Recruitment and Placement services for clientsHR Shared Services Show less

I was responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for the Human Resource for the three(3) subsidiaries of the Group. I was also involved in business development, key accounts management, client facing projects and HR consultancy. Other responsibilities included:Aligning organizational goals and objectives with HR strategies and initiativesOutsourcing Strategy & Execution of HR ProjectsCreated and implemented recruitment plan and sourcing strategy for all… Show more I was responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for the Human Resource for the three(3) subsidiaries of the Group. I was also involved in business development, key accounts management, client facing projects and HR consultancy. Other responsibilities included:Aligning organizational goals and objectives with HR strategies and initiativesOutsourcing Strategy & Execution of HR ProjectsCreated and implemented recruitment plan and sourcing strategy for all segments of the business and for clientsDeveloped a robust talent pipeline for the entire business and external clientsPerformance ManagementOrganisational DesignCompensation & BenefitsEmployee RelationsRecognition & RewardBackground checks and verification for staff and clientsEnsured compliance with statutory requirements: Group life, Pension, NHF, NHIS, ECA.Advised management on employee actions by developing, designing, updating policies and procedures, SOPs, communicating and implementing same in the organization.Worked with the business development team to ensure new leads were generated and converted to sales Show less

PAC Capital Limited is an Investment Banking and Advisory Services Firm and a leading Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services firm in Nigeria. The company has extensive experience in the dynamics of working with Multi-Lateral Funding & Credit Institutions across Africa and beyond.Reporting to the Group Executive Director and Group Managing Director, I managed the entire Human Resources and Administrative functions for the Group consisting of 4 subsidiaries - PAC Capital-… Show more PAC Capital Limited is an Investment Banking and Advisory Services Firm and a leading Capital Markets & Financial Advisory Services firm in Nigeria. The company has extensive experience in the dynamics of working with Multi-Lateral Funding & Credit Institutions across Africa and beyond.Reporting to the Group Executive Director and Group Managing Director, I managed the entire Human Resources and Administrative functions for the Group consisting of 4 subsidiaries - PAC Capital- PAC Asset Management- PAC Securities- PAC RegistrarsDuring my stay with the company, I conducted a wholistic audit of the existing HR and people issues, proffered solutions and closed identified gaps in processes and practices which improved performance and efficiency by 40%Hired right and timely for vacant positionsRevamped the performance management systemIntroduced a succession plan for the businessWorked with a team from Deloitte on strategy revalidation for the entire business and implemented same Show less

Allied Computers is a world class information and Communication Technology (ICT) Company with over 25 years, providing end-to-end ICT Infrastructure solutions to Nigeria and West Africa.Reporting to the GCEO, I managed all HR functions, end-to-end for Allied Computers and its subsidiaries.As the pioneer Head HR, I championed the set-up of the HR department from scratch to fully operational status. I spearheaded all talent acquisition activities for the Group from local to… Show more Allied Computers is a world class information and Communication Technology (ICT) Company with over 25 years, providing end-to-end ICT Infrastructure solutions to Nigeria and West Africa.Reporting to the GCEO, I managed all HR functions, end-to-end for Allied Computers and its subsidiaries.As the pioneer Head HR, I championed the set-up of the HR department from scratch to fully operational status. I spearheaded all talent acquisition activities for the Group from local to expatriates with a turnaround time ranging from a week to 30 days which I consistently achieved.Reduced staff attrition rate by 80% within my first 6 months of assuming office.Reduced staff redundancy by 40% in my first 1 yearEnsured regular partnership upgrades with OEMs like HP, Dell, IBM, Intermec, EMC, NetApp, Oracle, VCE, Meniko, APC, CISCO, etc which increased revenue for the companyEnsured all deadlines were met as regards technical certifications and trainings thus Allied Computers was rated as one of the top compliant ICT companies in Nigeria.Implemented all government statutory obligations and ensured full compliance Set up a standard Performance Management System(PMS) which increased sales by 50%Championed projects in line with business goals Show less

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Effective maintenance of staff records (hard and soft copy).Developed and implemented staff welfare, motivation programs and medical standards medical standardsDepartmental structuring through monitoring of Weekly Achievement Review Meetings (WARM).Worked closely with line managers to provide for their human resource needs for their effective operations.Recruitment, selection and placement of candidates for vacanciesUpdate probation and confirmation database of all… Show more Effective maintenance of staff records (hard and soft copy).Developed and implemented staff welfare, motivation programs and medical standards medical standardsDepartmental structuring through monitoring of Weekly Achievement Review Meetings (WARM).Worked closely with line managers to provide for their human resource needs for their effective operations.Recruitment, selection and placement of candidates for vacanciesUpdate probation and confirmation database of all staff.Performance monitoring through staff appraisals, staff monitoring through attendance and movement bookLiaise with FAD for payroll and wages administration.Liaise with Hewlett Packard (HP) Education for staff trainings and certifications Show less

Compiled and analysed data for HR monthly reports and liaised with Warri area office on HR and Administative mattersManaged staff quarterly incentive sharingAttendance monitoring, staff movement and other HR shared servicesMonitored depot canteen services to ensure staff get quality foodAssisted in organizing depot meetings with union officials from PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and IPMAN.Assisted in staff quarterly performance appraisal exerciseOther duties assigned by the HR… Show more Compiled and analysed data for HR monthly reports and liaised with Warri area office on HR and Administative mattersManaged staff quarterly incentive sharingAttendance monitoring, staff movement and other HR shared servicesMonitored depot canteen services to ensure staff get quality foodAssisted in organizing depot meetings with union officials from PENGASSAN, NUPENG, and IPMAN.Assisted in staff quarterly performance appraisal exerciseOther duties assigned by the HR manager. Show less