Sarah Kithaka

Experience

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  Blue Shield Insurance Company

  Feb 2005 - Oct 2009

  My greatest achievements included:Supported and assisted the Human Resources Manager in implementation of HR activities and various interventions for an effective and efficient HR function performance Supervised office assistants and provided support in allocating duties as well as monitoring their performance and delivery of their day to day tasks.Actively participated in the review of HR Policies and procedures to align with the existing labour laws and best practices Training of employees on HR policies and procedures Show less

  • Human Resources Officer

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2009

  • Management Trainee

    Feb 2005 - Jun 2006
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  Shield Assurance Company Ltd

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2009

  Senior Human Resource Officer

  I pioneered the start up of the HR Function from scratch which involved formulation of HR policies and procedures, HR Process documentation, Formalisation of employees contracts in line with Employment Act.I was also involved in setting up the various board committees. I was appointed as the internal Company Secretary to the Board. I also conducted employees' training in various areas of HR and soft skills (Customer service, Office Etiquette, Communication, Business ethics etc)

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  Shield Assurance Company Limited

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2014

  My greatest achievement was carrying out a very successful restructuring process that helped the organization align its people strategy with the overall business strategy. I was Involved in HR strategy formulation and execution ; Training & Development of employees; Formulation of policies and procedures; Organization design and change management; Talent Management; Performance improvement; Reward restructuring; Management development and learning; People planning and resourcing; Employee relations; Disciplinary Management; End to end recruitment process; Show less

  • Human Resources & Administration Manager

    Aug 2011 - Oct 2014

  • Company Secretary to the Board

    Aug 2011 - Oct 2014
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  Prudential Kenya

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2017

  Learning and Development Manager

  I pride in myself in carrying out an intensive insurance sales- agents training for over 1,000 sales agents across Kenya (Nairobi, Coastal, Western and mount Kenya) under Prudential life Assurance Kenya that directly impacted positively on sales. I was also involved in setting up the Training office/function at Prudential life Assurance Kenya which involved creating training policies and procedures and overseeing their implementation. It also entailed designing training curriculum for each level of agency, designing training programmes and courses, conducting training needs analysis. I was involved in leadership development for the sales leadership team (Agency Managers, Supervisors and team leaders) for improved team performance. I also conducted intensive Training of Trainers (TOT) for agency leaders to facilitate support in execution of training programmes.I also pride myself for participating in rolling our Bancassurance training in standard chartered Bank which involved training of the staff on the products and selling skillsI was actively involved in development and implementation of learning and development strategy that supported the overall organization strategy through capacity building for the sales workforce for high productivity Show less

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  Peak value solutions limited

  Oct 2017 - Sept 2021

  Senior Lead Consultant - Human Resources /Learning& Development

  I pride myself for taking the ownership of the business strategy in its creation and implementation within the Company. I have been very instrumental in ensuring that the Company gains noticeable foot prints in the market on areas of Human Resources Consulting and capacity building through development and delivery of high class high impact solutions to our clients.My greatest achievements includes:Developed a comprehensive Salary structure for Broad Band Systems, Kigali, Rwanda which entailed carrying out a salary survey to benchmark.Audited and Reviewed HR policies, practices and procedure and developed a new HR Policy Document for Syngenta East Africa Ltd. Talent Acquisition for Eclectics International Limited; Everest Limited; St. Scholastica Uzima Hospital, Nairobi; Jofar Systems Limited.Operationalization of Human Resources function for St.Scholastica Uzima Hospital, Nairobi, Micropoint Systems Limited, Nairobi, Link Valuers Assessors Limited and Komrades Investments Limited.Trained over 500 Human Resources Professionals in line with the continuous professional development(CPD) requirements as required by the IHRM on various HR emerging trends and practices Successfully Delivered ten seasons of open programs for Training of Trainers (TOT).Successfully delivered series of in-house training for: Eclectics International Limited on Key Account Management and Customer experience; Maanzoni Lodge, Machakos for leaders on leading with emotional intelligence; After40 Hotel, Nairobi on Key Account Management.Successfully delivered Emotional Intelligence training for Danish Refugee Council. Show less

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  CMC MOTORS GROUP LTD

  Sept 2021 - May 2024

  Regional Human Resources Business Partner
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  Simba Hospitality

  May 2024 - now

  Senior Human Resources Manager