Ridwan Gbolagade Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

• Developed a strategy blueprint for a confectionary company • Co-developed a business plan for a tech company • Developed pitch decks for a tech start up • Developed HR policy documents and frameworks for an investment bank

• Co-executed a business strategy development project for a transport service company• Led the research for the 2020 Nigerian Insurance Industry Report• Served as Assistant Project Lead in delivering a succession planning project for a Financial Service firm.• Co-executed a people & organization transformation project for a top player in the FMCG industry.

Lagos

• HR Advisory: Actively participated in HR transformation projects such as HR policy restructuring, talent management and succession planning frameworks, competency framework, performance management system design, job evaluation design and pay structure development.• Research & People Analytics: Conducted research on clients’ needs, collected and analyzed people related data to provide data driven insights. Data collected and analyzed ranged from performance appraisal results, competency gap analysis results, psychometric analysis results and employee satisfaction surveys. Interpreted data to provide reports and proffer recommendations to assist in planning and developing human capital management initiatives• Learning & Development: Successfully managed Learning and Organization Development interventions from end to end. Key activities include conducting Training Needs Analysis, developing training contents and evaluating training for effectiveness for client firms in Financial Services, Oil and Gas, Technology, Power and Hospitality sectors• Talent Acquisition: Used an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) in full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, candidate selection, and on-boarding. Participated in 1 graduate assessment center, and 1 leadership development center. • Business Communication: Developed business communication materials such as proposals, sales pitch decks, project report and post-project report

• Manpower Planning: Successfully analyze the current manpower inventory of about 1000 employees, ensure future manpower forecasts and developing employment programs. • Recruitment and Selection: Conduct Interviewing process, on-boarding of new staff, induction and placement which promote employee engagement from the first day.• Training and Development: Evaluate training needs of employees, formulate yearly training plan, complete 95% of yearly trainings, ensure proper coordination of training activities, training evaluation and reporting and training impact assessment, successfully complete ITF training reimbursement and realize 50% training contribution.• Employee Engagement: Assess employees’ opinion, attitude and tracking trend in employee behaviour and satisfaction through survey conducted during townhall meeting. Ensure proper planning of monthly staff birthday celebration, wedding and anniversary gifts, incentives, townhall meeting which got employees more engaged. • Performance Management: Assist in performance evaluation of about 500 employees which drives performance culture across the organization.• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Scheme: Manage new entrants and enable zero staff complaints. • Industrial Relations: Actively coordinate and assist with union-management activities such as collective bargaining meeting and union-management retreat planning.• Compensation Management: Assist in payroll administration, leave bonus allowance, long service awards, staff product incentive and welfare packages.• Health and Safety: Ensure the safety of about 1000 employees through safety induction and awareness, risk assessment, monitor non-compliance to HSE rules and regulations in the organization, identify hazardous area and taking action immediately, ensure safe working conditions which led to zero-accident days.

• Assisted in training and development programs for over 40 clients.• Assisted in business strategy and outsource human resource management operations for over 25 clients• Conducted Employability skills and entrepreneurship development academy for over 200 corps members.

B.Sc, Agricultural And Environmental Engineering, Second Class Upper Division (5.9/7.0)

Activities and Societies: • Member (House Secretary) , Independence Hall Executive Council. • Student Member, University of Ibadan.

Employability Skills And Entrepreneurship Development

Activities and Societies: • CV Writing Techniques • Aptitude Test Writing Techniques • Effective Interviewing Skills • Personality.