Dr. Joshua Ademuwagun, DCom, MCIPM, Prosci®CCP, HRPL, SPHRi™, MTL, MILD, CWP, PRINCE2®, SCF-ICRED
Senior Manager, People & Change (HR Advisory & Execution) at KPMG Nigeria- Claim this Profile
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Adesina Adekunle
Joshua is a good team player, knows a lot about Leadership, he is intelligent emotionally, has a deep knowledge of HRBP, and a very good person to work with.
Adesina Adekunle
Joshua is a good team player, knows a lot about Leadership, he is intelligent emotionally, has a deep knowledge of HRBP, and a very good person to work with.
Adesina Adekunle
Joshua is a good team player, knows a lot about Leadership, he is intelligent emotionally, has a deep knowledge of HRBP, and a very good person to work with.
Adesina Adekunle
Joshua is a good team player, knows a lot about Leadership, he is intelligent emotionally, has a deep knowledge of HRBP, and a very good person to work with.
Credentials
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Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner - Delivered by Afrissance
ProsciNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Senior Research Fellow (SCF)
Institute for Commerce Research and Enterprises Development of NigeriaSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Full Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria CIPM (Official LinkedIn Account)Aug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Foundation Certification
AXELOS Global Best PracticeOct, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Licensed Human Resource Professional (HRPL)
Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria CIPM (Official LinkedIn Account)Aug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified in Workforce Planning (CWP), Integrated Talent Management Certifications
Human Capital GrowthMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Senior Professional in Human Resources - International (SPHRi)
HRCIJun, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
PRINCE2® Practitioner Certification
AXELOS Global Best PracticeOct, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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KPMG Nigeria
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, People & Change (HR Advisory & Execution)
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Apr 2022 - Present
• Equip organisations achieve their goals, objectives, and strategy through their people • Manage all phases of multiple People & Change projects in compliance with the firm and practice unit’s service delivery standards • Leading the seamless execution of HR strategy formulation & delivery • Championing culture transformation, organisation effectiveness and people experience optimisation initiatives • Stakeholder management (organisation-wide to Board and executive management teams) • Build and maintain long-term business relationships with current and potential clients through engagement delivery and networking • Champion business development i.e., identifying new opportunities and overseeing the development of proposals • Managing, leading, coaching, and mentoring teams of professionals to deliver on client engagements. • Play an active role in staff development and practice management • Leading the development/ evolution of methodologies and intellectual capital (including driving thought leadership and knowledge management) • Leading assignments related to Culture Transformation, Organisation Design, Talent Acquisition (Board, executive, middle-management and graduate trainee recruitment), Talent Management (Job Analysis & Grading, Competency Development, Change Management, Performance Management Systems, Career Management, Succession Planning & Management, Employee Engagement & Retention), Talent Development, Compliance, Total Rewards (Reward and Recognition), Team building and Strategy Retreat Facilitation, HR Metrics & Analytics, HR policy design and implementation, HR Audit, Skills Audit, Behavioural Change, Compensation & Benefits Analysis etc. • Proven experience leading and managing business transformation projects including process improvement; with previous experience leading large scale organisational change management efforts • Good understanding of business processes, project management methodologies, and leading practices. Show less
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Phillips Consulting Limited
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Nigeria
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Managing Consultant & Head of Advisory (People Transformation/Human Capital Management)
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
• Help organisations achieve their SMARTER goals, objectives, and strategy through people.• Provide strategic HR advice to clients (regardless of size) on how to enhance their people experience, transform culture, optimise employee cost, drive performance, and ensure process efficiency. • Lead the delivery of projects and initiatives in the people/HR space (Culture Transformation, Organization Design & Development, Policy Review, Board Selection & Evaluation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management (Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Competency Development & Management, Succession Management, Exit Management), Talent Development, Total Rewards (Reward and Recognition, Compensation & Benefits), Compliance etc.) • Lead simple to complex HR transformation projects in terms of conceptualisation, delivery, and effectiveness. • Provide cutting-edge and innovative ideas to organisations (public and private sector) on how to achieve their people agenda and business objectives. • Lead a team of cross-functional consultants in helping businesses achieve their objectives in a people centric way.• Lead a group of over 10 employees in the People Transformation practice/Human Capital Management consulting team.• Ensuring the effective deployment and development of both project and people resources• Managing people transformation/HR related assignments to deliver quality outputs on time and within budget.• Leading HR intervention strategic thinking and execution• Translating leads to business • Lead the development of winning proposals.• Increase the revenue of pcl. by leading firmwide marketing and sales campaigns • Lead the digital transformation agenda of businesses as it relates to people. • Managing client and stakeholder relationships.• Develop HR products and services with the ability to translate value to clients Show less
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Managing Consultant & Head of Advisory (People Transformation/Human Capital Management)
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
• Helped organisations achieve their goals, objectives, and strategy through people.• Provided strategic HR advice to clients (regardless of size) on how to enhance people experience, transform culture, optimise employee cost, drive performance, and ensure process efficiency. • Provided leadership to a group of 10 employees in the People Transformation practice/Human Capital Management consulting team• Provided strategic HR advice to clients (regardless of size) on how to enhance people experience, transform culture, optimise employee cost, drive performance, and ensure process efficiency. • Led the delivery of projects and initiatives in the people/HR space (Culture Transformation, Organization Design & Development, Board Selection & Evaluation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management (Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Competency Development & Management, Succession Management, Exit Management), Talent Development, Total Rewards (Reward and Recognition, Compensation & Benefits), Compliance etc.) • Led simple to complex HR transformation projects in terms of conceptualisation, delivery, and effectiveness. • Championed people, culture, and organization design initiatives for clients • Ensured the effective deployment and development of both project and people resources• Managed people transformation/HR related assignments to deliver quality outputs on time and within budget.• Led HR intervention strategic thinking and execution• Followed up assigned leads and preparing proposals.• Managed client and internal assignments.• Marketed and sold the Firm’s products and services.• Managed client relations/stakeholder management.• Developed People transformation products and service Show less
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OutsideIn HR
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Nigeria
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager
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Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
• HR Advisory, Strategy and Service execution • HR Project Management from initiation to closure• Use critical thinking capabilities to solve business problems and client challenges• Lead, coach and motivate project team members on a proactive basis• Work with Project Sponsor and Stakeholders to complete Project Charter outlining scope, goals, deliverables, resources, budget, and timelines (internal and external)• Communicate project status to sponsor and all stakeholders; monitor and escalate risks and issues as appropriate• Establish clear ownership for project tasks, ensure team members have the tools needed and provide timely feedback• Continuously seek opportunities to increase customer/client satisfaction and deepen client relationships on all OutsideIn HR service lines • Business Development responsibilities: Selling and cross selling services to translate value to existing and potential clients • Champion the efficient and effective internal operations of OutsideIn HR Show less
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Senior Associate
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2017
HR Business Partnering Expertise (Also adapted and adopted for Finance & Procurement professionals):• Developing and deploying a 12 weeks training/coaching program with the goal of ramping up the skills of HR professionals in the critical competencies that help them become strategic and trusted advisors to their businesses they support. HR Consulting:• Provide support as an outsourced service to clients across industries with culture re-engineering, talent management, talent development, ethics & compliance and total rewards deliverables • Developing and deploying culture and capability assessments • Executing talent mapping and analytics• Strategy retreat facilitation• Development and bringing to live HR documents: staff handbook & HR policies and procedures, forms etc.• Receiving and digitising employee dataLeadership Development:• Providing customised learning interventions that address the fundamental challenges of the businesses of our client to help them achieve their business strategy, profitability and successfully navigate the complexity, rapid changes and competition they face.• Successfully deploy leanings on finance, project success, change management, innovation and performance to clients (http://outsideinhrng.com/business-simulation/) through business simulation• Successfully deploy learnings on problem solving, flexible thinking, decision making, analysis & deduction to clients (http://outsideinhrng.com/strategy-games/) through strategy games• Deploy team building, people manager development, ownership thinking, and employee engagement etc. Recruitment:• Provide employers support with the complex challenge of meeting staffing needs while preparing for strategic future growth in business• Filling critical roles across 3 West African Countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire) for clients in the FMCG, Finance, Law, Engineering, Service and Property development space.• Running assessment centres to identify ideal candidates for clients Show less
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Senior Program Manager
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Mar 2011 - Sep 2014
• Human resource planning: Acquired , developed, and managed project team • Designed the Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) charts for the project team • Formulated the project management plan on projects handled • Relationship management of project stakeholders • Managed the schedule, scope, risk, cost and quality of the project work packages to deliver on project objectives • Managed the communication flow of project status and progress to all stakeholders • Managed project resources to achieve project objectives • Led the development of the ‘Read to Succeed Campaign’ in 3 Public Secondary Schools in Ikeja & Agege Local Government Area, Lagos. • Led the team that wrote, edited and published the book “Practical Thoughts to Passing Exams” to help secondary school students in Nigeria succeed in their various examinations. Show less
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Olakunle Soriyan Company (OSC) Ltd.
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Head, People and Resources
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Sep 2009 - Feb 2011
Head, Operations (People and Resources) • Human Resources management functions. • Researching and formulating training and development curriculum based on Training Needs Analysis (TNA) • Coordinating the hiring and firing processes for the organization • Coordinating staff Performance appraisal • Overseeing employee compensation and benefits packages • Facilitating internal staff trainings for the organization • Coordinating the people development process of the organization. Head, Brain Box (Product Development Unit) • Led the development of TR (Thought Revolution) magazine from initiation to closure for 3 months • Coordinate the content planning & research process for the magazine • Led the editing of articles in the magazine • Coordinated interviews to be included in the magazine Show less
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Optima Sports Management International Limited
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Lagos, Nigeria
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Executive Assistant to the Group Managing Director
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Sep 2007 - Sep 2008
Executive Assistant to the Group Managing Director • Attending and representing the Group Managing Director at meetings. • Itinerary planning, taking minutes of meetings and document writing. • Studying and interpreting files to facilitate the decision making process of the Group Managing Director. • Coordinate travel arrangements for the Group Managing Director. Marketing Executive • Sales of advertisement slots on free to air television and radio sport properties (FIFA sport properties like the English Premier League, African Nations Cup and World cup events) and the UEFA champion’s league. • Market research and strategy formulation/reporting • Relationship management functions. Show less
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Education
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2023 - 2023
Nexford University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
2021 - 2022
Institut Superieur Bilingue Libre Du Togo (IBLT)
Doctor of Commerce & Enterprise Development, Focus: Employee Experience, Corporate Culture & Organisational Performance -
2021 - 2021
Jesus College, University of Cambridge, UK
High Performance Coaching, Executive Course -
2018 - 2021
RILA
Master of Arts - MA, Transformational Leadership -
2021 - 2021
Harvard Business School Online
Become a More Resilient Leader in Turbulent Times -
2021 - 2021
Harvard University
4P Model for Strategic Leadership -
2009 - 2011
University of Lagos
Master (MILD), International Law and Diplomacy -
2003 - 2007
University of Ibadan
Bachelor of Science (Hons), Geography (Social Sciences) -
Kuder, USA
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