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Adebusayomi Lily Albert-Sopein
Strategic Human Resources | Business Leadership | People Operations | Project Management | Business Process Improvement | Research | Analytics | Operational Management
My Career Journey
Key Professional Achievements
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of incredible projects that have allowed me to grow and establish myself within this competitive industry. I hope you’ll enjoy viewing my projects as much as I enjoyed working on them. Go ahead and explore, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you’d like to learn more.
Professional Achievements
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12+ years’ senior pan-African and international HR experience, spanning across Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Germany, United Kingdom and United States.
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Robust multi-industry expertise cutting across for-profit, non-profit and social impact organisations in the Technology, Agriculture, Consulting, Healthcare, Logistics, Real-Estate, Travel, and Hospitality sectors.
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Head of Human Resources, Learning & Knowledge Management for a $75m+ pa revenue AgriTech Business.
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Led the HR Function for a 3,500+ employee Company.
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Grew the workforce x3 (from 1,020 employees to 3,500+ employees) within 12 months to match the company’s scale.
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Revamped HR onboarding process which impacted retention by 20%.
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Designed a competitive payscale, using a compensation benchmark survey from KPMG.
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Implemented a Performance Management System for employees, using a simple low-cost tool.
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Designed a competitive payscale, using a compensation benchmark survey from KPMG.
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Experience in setting up HR processes for companies in start-up or growth phases, including the development and execution of Global HR strategy that is aligned with overall business strategy.
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Key Account Manager for Tech Start-up, recovering debt over $100k and re-establishing business partnership with client.
Take a look at my career journey so far...
Work Experience
My Career Journey
Nobody is born a professional at their industry-everyone who wants to be exceptional at something has to work hard at it, both through practical work experience and education. Read below for details on my education and past work experience.
August 2024 - Present
Group Head, Human Resources
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CIG Motors - China, Nigeria, DRC, Kenya
[An Automobile manufacturing and distribution company with headquarters in China and operations in Nigeria, DRC, and Kenya. Brands within the automobile group include GAC Motors, JMC, Wuling, DFM, FAW. Other business entities within the group include Lontor, Gree e-Home, CIG E-Mobility.]
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Develop strategies to attract and hire top talent, and ensure the business has the right people in the right positions.
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Shape the organisation’s culture to align with its values, mission and goals.
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Enhance skills in the existing workforce and develop training programmes that foster career growth.
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Develop and implement programmes to foster an inclusive and equitable workplace; measure existing programmes for effectiveness and employee trust.
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Strategize and align HR initiatives with organizational goals, focusing on talent management, succession planning, and organizational growth.
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Develop and implement HR policies, ensuring compliance with labor laws and global best practices.
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Lead talent acquisition, employee retention, and development programs, building a strong, high-performing workforce.
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Lead and mentor the HR team, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of HR services.
May 2022 - August 2024
Senior Manager, Global HR Business Partnering (Full-Time)​
Sabi Africa - Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Portugal, USA
[A B2B eCommerce and PaaS company enabling informal trade in Africa. Headquartered in Nigeria, with offices in Kenya, South-Africa; and expanding to new markets in Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, DRC]
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Proactively lead, coach and manage HR business partners in the provision of an effective business partnering service across the business.
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Act as senior point of contact and subject matter expert on complex employment cases and projects and provide HR related advice across the generalist range of the role.
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Provide advice and support to employees and managers in all aspects of the employee lifecycle including; recruitment and selection, onboarding, induction, performance management, and employee relations, engagement and wellbeing.
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Support the implementation of the company’s people plans by pro-actively working with staff and line managers to develop a culture of responsibility and accountability for front line human resources management and embed a performance culture.
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Partner and coach managers to support the delivery of people plans and initiatives and encourage a culture of line manager responsibility and accountability for front line human resources.
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Proactively lead, manage and successfully deliver complex cross functional people projects across the organization within specific timeframes.
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Assist in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive people policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and embed a performance culture across the organization.
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Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, using business knowledge and intelligence to inform changes and develop solutions to ensure that all HR operational systems and processes are fit for purpose.
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Utilize people data and analytics to measure trends and patters to influence the effectiveness of our people policies and plans to help drive continuous improvements and increase performance.
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Lead and assist organization transformation and change programs, including restructuring, redundancy consultation, variation of contracts and local/international transfers.
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Lead the development of innovative wellbeing initiatives that enhance employee wellbeing and improve performance.
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Develop and maintain strong relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, including directors, managers, employees and trade unions.
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Develop, deliver and evaluate training materials, presentations and workshops as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
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Write and present formal reports up to and including Executive level as required in relation to specialist and generalist subject areas.
January 2020 - April 2022
Head, Human Resources, Learning & Knowledge Management (Full-Time)
Babban Gona Farmer Services, Lagos, NG
(A social enterprise solving the problem of poverty and insecurity through agriculture; headquartered in Lagos, and located in over 16 states across the Federation)
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Develop organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues; contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction; establishing human resources objectives in line with organizational objectives.
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Manage human resources operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff job contributions; maintaining compensation; determining production, productivity and quality; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
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Develop human resources operations financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
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Implement human resources strategies including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, records management, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention, EEO compliance, and labor relations.
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Support executive management by providing human resources advice, counsel, and decisions; analyzing information and applications.
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Accomplish project results by identifying and clarifying issues and priorities; communicating and coordinating requirements; expediting fulfillment; evaluating milestone accomplishments; evaluating optional courses of action; changing assumptions and direction.
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Guide management and employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines; communicating and enforcing organization values.
October 2019 - December 2021
Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Part-Time/Remote)
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Kr8ve Software Company
​(A Tech startup creating Learning solutions for companies and educational institutions)
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Strategy Development and Implementation
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Work closely with functional leads to understand organizational challenges and design/implement creative solutions.
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Coordinate and support the implementation of strategic initiatives within the team.
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Performance Management
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Support employees and managers within your population to cultivate a high growth- and performance-oriented culture, and ensure that performance management experiences are effective and empowering, prioritising fairness and objectivity.
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Advise managers on team performance management via a data driven approach.
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Work proactively to identify underperformance and address thoughtfully, manage underperformance professionally and swiftly when identified.
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Talent Development
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Connect employees and managers to compelling learning and development opportunities, mentorship, coaching for performance and growth, advising on career opportunities.
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Support leaders and managers on talent mapping and reviews to ensure implementation of recommendations from the Talent Development team.
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Develop and implement workforce retention, career navigation and succession strategies.
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Project Management
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Coordinate and support the implementation and delivery of key strategic initiatives, including identifying risks and impact to delivery, as well as tracking and reporting progress and outcomes.
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Implement effective change management strategies, providing subject matter expertise on risk mitigation and change delivery.
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Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
(A recruitment company that helps organisations source and retain top talent in Africa)
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Conducted a thorough search and pre-screening process, and delivered candidates to the Company for relevant roles shared.
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Identified talents; interviewed and pre-qualified them for referral to Career Buddy clients.
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Built a robust pipeline/pool for talents across different roles.
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Attracted suitable candidates through databases, online employment forums, social media, etc.
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Conducted interviews and shortlisted applicants to fill open positions.
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Assessed candidates' knowledge, skills, and experience to best suit open positions.
Aug 2018 - Present
(A management consulting company that provides end-to-end support services for small and medium sized organisations)
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Develop organization strategies by identifying and researching issues, trends and variances; contributing information, analysis and recommendations to the organization’s strategic direction.
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Responsible for setting medium and long-term goals for the start-up and create strategies for executing them.
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Develop human resources, operations and financial strategies by estimating forecasting and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
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Work with the CEO and Board of Directors to determine where the business is going and how it will get there.
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Guide management actions by researching, developing, writing and updating policies, procedures, methods and guidelines.
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Responsible for obtaining and evaluating information about industry and market trends, competitive threats and possible business opportunities.
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Guide decisions and contribute insight derived from my HR knowledge and analysis of the industry and competitors.
Oct 2017 - Dec 2019
(A non-profit building stronger health systems in Africa. Headquartered in the United States, and operating in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Germany)
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Liaison and coordination of human resource projects across the country offices.
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Drove and implemented the HR strategy; including employee engagement and talent initiatives in order to support business performance.
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Responsible for coordinating HR activities on a global and regional scale.
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Worked with global leads and national HR teams to translate the global vision for L&D into local plans.
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Responsible for the human resource knowledge management system across the country offices.
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Implemented human resources strategies by establishing department accountabilities, including talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, compensation, health and welfare benefits, training and development, safety and health, succession planning, employee relations and retention as well as labour relations.
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Responsible for generating, analyzing and maintaining HR reports.
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Responsible for database maintenance for all HR related documents in all the country offices.
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Supported full-cycle recruiting process - requisitions, posting, screening, employment references and verification of employment.
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Coordinated performance management system - analyzing staff performance trend, addressing all issues affecting good performance, creating performance improvement intervention for all staff.
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Analyzed and recognized patterns in employee data (i.e. metrics such as employee survey results and labour turnover etc) to shape engagement activities, drive action through the line, maximise impact and evaluate success.
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Assisted in the implementation of human resource programs/projects globally.
Jan 2016 - Sept 2017
(A Tech start-up that provides online hotel and flight booking services in Nigeria and East Africa)
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Managed corporate travel for companies, conglomerates, and global organizations.
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Established and managed feedback mechanism from clients; took action on feedback received, analyzed the feedback to ensure continuous improvement on performance and maintained standard operating procedure (SOP).
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Supported capacity development and employee engagement activities related to improving performance and monitoring Key Performance Index (KPI).
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Managed staff records and organized team-bonding events to promote employees' happiness.
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Responsible for recruiting for all levels of hiring.
Nov 2014 - Oct 2015
Administrative Coordinator
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Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun, NG
(A state-owned tertiary institution in the south-west region of Nigeria)
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Responsible for day-to-day activities of the office; developing policies, procedures, and systems that ensure productive and efficient office operation.
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Provided assistance and support to the departmental head in problem-solving, project planning & management, and development & execution of stated goals and objectives.
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Facilitated resources management, administration, and documentation for the departmental head.
Sept 2008 - Oct 2011
Head of Admin
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Best Way Educational Institute
(A for-profit continuing education centre that provides tutoring for primary, secondary and tertiary school students)
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Served as the primary point of administrative contact with the academic units and other stakeholders on matters concerning the institute.
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Organized and facilitated meetings, conferences and other special events in the institute.
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Managed day-to-day activities of the office; developed procedures, and systems which ensured productive and efficient office operation.
Volunteer and Consulting Experience
**All the experiences listed under this section typically require a commitment of 2-6 hours per week.**
Senior Recruitment Consultant (Part-Time/Volunteer)​
Abuse Refuge Org, Ohio, United States
[A 501(c)(3) organisation incorporated in the United States providing help and therapy to victims of abuse in every form]
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Use web-based technology and social media to analyse hiring trends, post job vacancies, and follow up with candidates during the hiring process.
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Produce reports on hiring plans and strategies; track hiring metrics including time-to-hire, time-to-fill and source of hire.
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Revise HR policies and ensure that fair employment practices are implemented; design, distribute and measure the results of candidate experience surveys.
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Analyse recruitment software and the performance of recruitment agencies and recommend improvements or changes.
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Train and advise hiring managers on interviewing techniques and assessment methods; interview candidates for a wide range of roles (junior, senior and executive).
Head of Human Resources (Part-Time/Volunteer)
Birthing Reform CIC, United Kingdom
​[A CIC start-up in the UK, providing full-spectrum management consulting services, while driving social impact.]
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Implement functional HRMS and internal databases across all departments.
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Oversee payroll and performance evaluation systems
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Design company policies and procedures
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Review and update employment contracts and agreements
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Prepare budgets by department
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Track key HR metrics like cost per hire and retention rates
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Manage internal communication projects (like job satisfaction surveys)
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Measure the effectiveness of benefits programs and recommend improvements
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Coordinate employee training and development initiatives
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Ensure our recordkeeping and data processing procedures comply with GDPR requirements
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End-to-end coordination of other internal human resources processes.
Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Part-Time/Consulting)
Rent Free, Lagos, NG
​[A for-profit real estate company using Tech to provide affordable housing solutions in Nigeria]
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Assist in the review, development and successful implementation of progressive people policies, processes and plans to drive continuous engagement and embed a performance culture across the organisation.
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Lead the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives, using business knowledge and intelligence to inform changes and develop solutions to ensure that all HR operational systems and processes are fit for purpose.
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Utilise people data and analytics to measure trends and patterns to influence the effectiveness of our people policies and plans to help drive continuous improvements and increase performance.
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Lead and assist organisation transformation and change programmes, including restructuring, redundancy consultation, variation of contracts and transfers.
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Develop and maintain strong relationships across a broad range of stakeholders, including directors, managers, employees and third-party contractors.
Human Resources Consultant (Part-Time/Consulting)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Abuja, NG
(A non-profit organisation headquartered in Germany, and located in over 130 countries)​
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Coordinated the ‘Feedback to Manager’ Session for the Admin & Finance unit of one of the project teams.
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Analysed the survey, held 1-2-1s with each member of the team, and moderated the joint discussion session.
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Developed a detailed report which was shared with the Leadership team.
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Adebusayomi is a total package of dedicated, creative, goal-driven and smart-working individual. An expert in human resources with a working knowledge of onboarding, talent acquisition, learning and development, HR metrics and analytics. She is exceptionally skilled, passionate, assertive, self motivated and with outstanding work ethics. Her hands-on approach, leadership skills, enthusiasm, dedication, positive attitude and insightful streaks with regards to a project is commendable. She is a given.