VIVIAN ALESO AJEGA

Phone +254 732 804486 Skype: vajegz Email vajegs@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Eight years extensive experience in Human Resources Management and Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness.

Core competencies in change management, leadership, communication,

empowerment, team work and decision making.

Managerial competencies in managing staff development and managing staff

performance

Excellent skills in coaching, organizational and planning skills, fluency in written

and spoken English, cultural sensitivity, training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER (USA) — ACF Kenya Mission Acting Deputy Country Director-Support August 2015 to date Responsible for providing leadership, strategic direction and overseeing management of HR/LOE and Logistics departments. A member of the Senior Management Team tasked to make key strategic decisions that favor the strategic development of the organization.

Head of Human Resources/Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (HR/LOE), May 2012 to July 2015

Achievements:

Successful in placing the Human Resources department as a key strategic business partner in the organization

Established, implemented and managed an organizational culture that emphasizes on

leadership, innovation and growth and development of staff.

Initiated and implemented a new performance management system through the Balanced

Score Card methodology

Successfully took the lead in managing change and transformation in the organization.

The focus was on change in organizational culture and structural departmental changes.

Spear headed and implemented an online recruitment job portal specific to ACF by engaging an international online recruitment company. This has greatly reduced the time in filling vacancy gaps, reduced the cost of advertising by more than 50% and it widened

our reach to a more diverse pool of job seekers both in the private and the NGO sector.

Human Resources Manager, April 2011 to May 2012

Achievements:

Organized the HR department after a 6 months gap of not having a HR person in the organization.

Nationalization of international positions which was part of the HR Country strategy. Involved in the opening of two new bases in the mission-Kapenguria and Dadaab by

analyzing and addressing the staffing needs, conducting recruitments and orientation of new staff.

Actively involved in seeking legal counsel on matters concerning employment contracts,

disciplinary matters, governance and compliance.

Worked with the Regional Training Centre in addressing staff training needs of staff both in Nairobi and the field.

SAMARITAN’S PURSE (USA) — South Sudan

Human Resources Manager, March 2009 to March 2011

Achievements:

Structured and implemented policies in the areas of benefits packages, incentives and

orientation of new employees.

Developed and implemented staff training programs through induction courses, performance appraisals and safety and security measures and processes.

Designed the organizations first South Sudan HR manual.

Negotiated for medical cover for the national staff and helped in the implementation of

the new health policies and procedures.

Administered employee benefits and performance management systems

Introduced the organizations first payroll software system that acts as a master list with information of all the 500 staff, salaries and job titles

Assessed the organizations future staffing requirements over short, medium and long

term and successfully facilitated the closure of the Yei Field office. Successfully facilitated the opening of new offices in Northern Barel Ghazal

Successfully set up the Human Resources department for the Sudan programs.

Designed a human resource development intervention to improve employee performance

by using effective performance appraisal tools, job evaluation, and staff motivation.

Introduced company’s first formal performance evaluation program which effectively contributed to the upward mobility of the national staff.

SAMARITAN’S PURSE-Nairobi Kenya

Field Staff Coordinator, March 2006-March 2009.

Achievements

Established a successful orientation program for all new expatriate staff that

incorporated the participation of different departments in the organization-Finance, Logistics and Procurement, Health, HR and administrative departments. More than 50 new staff went through this program.

Worked closely with the Field Support Unit from the head office (USA) to develop an

orientation manual that was given to all new staff prior to their travel to South Sudan.

Created staff movement schedules for over 50 expatriate staff working in Southern

Sudan. As a result proper planning and tracking of staff movement in terms of R&R, vacation time, and home leave was established.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

ECORNEL UNIVERSTITY USA Change Leadership (Ongoing online certificate course)

DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY Kenya

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication-2001-2005

TRAININGS

Trained on the ACF Gender Policy so as to be the focal Gender Trainer in the mission

Training of Training (TOT)

IHRM training on HR strategic management.

Management Trainings on Project Cycle Management, Performance Management, Monitoring and Evaluation

Risk Management policies.

Conducted trainings on the roll out of the Risk Management Policies in the mission.

Continuously conducting HR trainings on performance management, HR policies,

learning and development.

Attended the NGO Rewards Conference held by People in Aid, Birches Group and Inside NGO. The focus was on understanding compensation packages and the role of salary surveys as a retention tool.

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