Fridah Nkatha Karani

Fridah nkatha karani

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    HR Business Partner | Project Manager | Lead Coordinator & Strategist | Business Operations Manager | Administration Manager

  • Education

    • Pan african christian university

      2017 - 2021
      Masters of art in leadership (mald) business and entrepreneurship
    • Nairobi institute of business studies

      2011 - 2013
      Advanced diploma in business management
    • Dima college

      2000 - 2001
      Diploma international business communication
    • Dima college

      2000 - 2001
      Diploma front office operations & management
    • University of sunderland

      2013 - 2015
      Bachelor of arts - ba business management
  • Experience

    • Nyuki advertising and marketing consultants

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      Personal assistant
    • City park hospital

      Apr 2003 - Nov 2003
      Customer care executive
    • Masterways real estate

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
      Accounts clerk
    • International christian centre nairobi (icc nairobi)

      Aug 2005 - Jul 2017
      Human resource assistant/ lead coordinator/ administrative manager

      Responsible for ensuring the efficient and smooth operation of administration and HR processes and procedures within an organization.

    • Kag east university

      Aug 2017 - Feb 2023

      Responsible for supervising and managing all Administrative and Operational functions of the Administrative, Human Resource and finance departmentsAchievements: •Approved and managed all procurement and outsourced services to facilitate all events, thus increasing productivity by 80% through quality and relevant services.•Spearheaded drafting of the University's structures, operations, procedures, and processes; introduced and implemented control measures, checks, and balances on requisitions and procurement, thus enabling functions at the University to run professionally leading to the approval of the University Charter in 2019 – KAG EAST University.•Carried an HR Audit that led to Staff Rationalization when Covid-19 hit enabling KAG EAST University to reduce the staff from 75 permanent staff members to 32 members and 115 adjunct lecturers to 44 adjunct lecturers.•Jump started the first KAG EAST University admission of 774 Government-sponsored students and liaised with other Universities to absorb Government-sponsored students.•Reduced inefficiency by 60% through effective resource stewardship as well as increased and championed excellence in all departments and ministry delivery.•Spearheaded Project Implementation for the ‘Capital Stewardship’ with a budget allocation of over KES 500 million. Show less

      • Human Resource & Finance Lead

        Nov 2018 - Feb 2023
      • Human Resource Officer/ Shared Services

        Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Astrik international

      Mar 2023 - now
      Company executive administrator/ hr executive coordinator( temporary project)

      Responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of the executive's office and supporting the HR department in managing personnel-related tasksMajor Achievements; • Championed the Strategic Plan progress by helping the Management team to measure the successful development and execution of strategic plans by tracking the milestones, and initiatives completed and aligning with the long-term goals.•Spearheaded the Company's acquisition of the ISO 9001-2015 Certification.•Established and submitted a report to the Advisory Board on the staffing skills capacity requirements for staff performance and training and development needs. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in environmental health sciences

      Kenya medical training college
      Dec 1999
    • Associate member

      Association of business executives, uk