Experience

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  World Vision

  • United Kingdom
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Human Resources Business Partner

    • Dec 2014 - Present

    My current role is to partner with client P&C Directors in support of strategic business objectives, advice and coach executives, managers and employees in all elements of employee life cycle and talent management, including identifying current and future HR implications. In my role I work collaboratively with National P&C Directors to develop and deliver integrated HR solutions, including workforce planning, HR information system management, performance management, succession planning, employee relations, leadership development and roll out of Global and Regional HR initiatives. Key Contributions: - Designed and currently executing EAR Talent Management Program for High Potential Senior Leaders in the region. - Developed Succession plan, Talent Management and Leadership development Framework, tools and processes and facilitated the execution with National Offices. - Served as the Chair Person for the World Vision Kenya restructuring task force.- Rolled out HR initiatives in East Africa Field Offices- Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

  • Capacity and Leadership Development Advisor

    • Feb 2011 - Nov 2014

    I work in World Vision East Africa Region providing leadership development and capacity building to nine East African National offices. The Regional office is in Nairobi.My role is to facilitate overall leadership development in all the East African National offices in collaboration with the People and Culture Directors of World Vision offices. These includes designing and rolling out of leadership development modules, developing Capacity Building strategies, developing systems, procedures and tools for measuring the organisational capacity development initiatives and monitoring the overall impact, designing and rolling out of Talent management and succession planning initiatives at the Regional level. Country offices supported are Ethiopia, Somalia, North Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania.

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  World Vision Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh

  • Human Resources & Organisational Development Director

    • Apr 2006 - Feb 2011
    • Bangladesh

    (World Vision Bangladesh is one of the largest field offices in the Asia Pacific Region. It has 1110 National staff and 5 Expatriate staff positions with an annual budget of US$ 35. 9million and 156000 sponsored children) My role is to provide overall leadership to the Human Resources Management and organizational development of the organization by strategy execution, HR process and quality improvement, facilitation of organizational capacity building so as to achieve the organization’s vision, mission and strategies in compliance with World Vision partnership human resources policies. This is a senior management position (Group Director Level- heading one of the five Divisions) with a direct reporting relationship to the Country Director.* Designed and implemented executive coaching program for senior leadership team with a special emphasis on Servant Leadership.*Rolling out an Executive Development Program for Managers- a special initiative for Leadership Capacity Development for Managers. This is a six months program.*Designed and executed Leadership Education and Development Program (LEAD Program) for the middle level executives (25 female and 25 male staff) as a talent pool for future leadership. This is a one-year program. This program is in collaboration with BRAC Training Division- A leading training and development Institute of Bangladesh.*Initiated Organizational Culture Transformation process with culture change interventions.

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  World Vision International - Myanmar

  • Yangon, Myanmar

  • Human Resources and Administration Team Leader

    • Jun 2001 - Mar 2006
    • Yangon, Myanmar

    (World Vision Myanmar is one of the growing field offices in the Asia Pacific Region. During my tenure it had 395 National staff and 8 Expatriate staff positions with an annual budget of US$ 7.3 million) My role was to provide overall leadership in mobilizing and making human resources productive to achieve the organization’s vision, mission and strategies in compliance with partnership human resources policies and also providing overall leadership in office administration and logistic functions for effective functioning and adequate administrative support to the national office. This is a senior management position with a direct reporting relationship to the Country Director.* Facilitated the re engineering process of World Vision Myanmar in 2003 focusing on an integrated ministry model resulting in Program, finance and staff integration at all levels leading to effective ministry at the Area Development Program level. * Reselection of 230 staff along with the external facilitator based on the assessment centres and interview process. Settlement of terminal payments for staff not selected by the re engineering process and their smooth transition and relocation of selected staff to different project locations in Myanmar.

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  World Vision Lanka

  • Sri Lanka

  • Head of Human Resources Development

    • Feb 2005 - Apr 2005
    • Sri Lanka

    Worked in the Asia Tsunami Relief Team – Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief in Colombo, World Vision Lanka (Category 111 relief operation) Human Resources Team for a period of 3 months from Feb to April 2005 and facilitated in their development of the relief HR team, recruitment of expatriates, national staff and HR systems and procedures.

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  World Vision India

  • Chennai Area, India

  • Human Resource Manager

    • 1995 - 2001
    • Chennai Area, India

    Management of Human Resources functions.