Shina Ajoye

Shina Ajoye

Business Development Manager

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder, Employ Africa I Human Resources Manager I Project Manager I Author

  • Education

    • Agidingbi Senior Grammar School Ikeja

      2010 - 2013
      West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination Science Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Vice president (Red Cross Society) Strategy for Mentoring Initiative and Leadership Empowerment (SMILE) participant Punctuality prefect Fellowship president Literary and debating club participant, Jet club participant 100M race winner(Junior team) LEARN(Lagos State Empowerment and Resource Network) participant Cowbellpedia participant LEAP Africa participant. It was an interesting teenage experience for me, as I became more aware of my strengths and abilities, It exposed me to my innate charisma for leadership and sharpen my public speaking skills and improve my delivery in public service.

    • Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta

      2016 - 2021
      Bachelor of Science - BS Environmental Management Second class upper, 4.**

      Activities and Societies: President, Environmental Management and Toxicology Students' Association. ISEC Campus Director Zenith Bank Campus Ambassador HULTPRIZE Campus Director, Best in Nigeria and Top 20 global campus director. JCI FUNAAB best inductee. Secretary, NANS Debate and Public speaking competition. Group leaders for numerous class activities.

    • Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University

      2022 - 2023
      Entrepreneurship Development Entrepreneurship

      Activities and Societies: Team leader for my group, teambonding activities at Terra Kulture and excursions to industry leaders offices. I learnt a lot on personal transformation, leadership, teamwork, business ethics, anthropology, finance, accounting, marketing, branding, HRM, exportation, access to market, funding, product management and innovation.

  • Experience

    • Ilerioluwa Global Resources Limited

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2022
      Business Development Manager

      I helped Ilerioluwa Global Resources Limited (my family property development and building materials supply company) to achieve a revenue of over 100,000,000 naira, complete four building projects (one of it is the Mini Estate at Police Workshop IKEJA) and secure some part of the Nigeria Government and Canadian Government Badagary seaport project worth billion of dollars.

    • Difference Makers Centre

      May 2017 - Aug 2022
      Founder

      Recruited over 30 staffs for the team because I commenced operations with the team.Built team structure and culture through experiential learning Recommended key distress strategies for staffs. Managing the adaptability of staffs to the new normal during Covid-19. Resolution of conflicts between and within teams. Reduce staff churn-out rate by 50% in 2021.Negotiated the salary and career expectations of recruitees. Embraced open-door policy to understand staffs agitations and expectations.Development of Employment policy for the staffs. Show less

    • Lagos State Government

      Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
      Student Intern

      I worked with different units and divisions under the Sanitation Services Department in the Ministry of Environment such as Sanitation Compliance Division (which contains Local Government and Community Unit, Highway Monitoring Unit, Environmental Sanitation and Consultancy Unit.), I also worked with the Waste Management Division . Throughout this period, I learnt how to represent activity reports with excel, to carry out monitoring and compliance exercise, I also learnt the general environmental infractions that the LASEPA LAW iterates an infringement, I learnt the need the involve stakeholders in environmental issues, I also learnt how to address environmental infractions using sanitation alarms and abatement notices. etc, I learnt how to manage waste efficiently using the 3R's. I learnt about the necessary PPE that companies must provide for their workers, I learnt the necessity of cleanliness within and without company perimeter fence and I also learnt about the blue box programme led by Lagos State Waste Management Authority. Show less

    • Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency

      Feb 2020 - Mar 2020
      Student Intern

      I learnt how to carry out bacteriological analysis of water samples in the Microbiological laboratory. I also learnt how to carry out soil analysis in the Land and Soil Laboratory.

    • Hult Prize Foundation

      Jun 2020 - Mar 2021
      Campus Director

      I was in charge of facilitating hultprize at my university level. I wrote a one-page document containing every detail of the project then I formed a 12-men local organisation Committee with varying technical specialities, what is called a cross-functional team. I interviewed them, wrote their job roles and enlightened them on their duties during the course of the competition. i also interviewed over 160 volunteers alongside their team leaders. We were able to recruit about over 30 teams and enlighten them on the competition procedure and criteria. We also trained them on pitching, team management, business model innovation, business opportunities in the Agricultural value-chain and Agricultural investment, technological innovations in Agriculture, Food entrepreneurship, Networking and Social entrepreneurship.They were trained by excellent facilitators like Olusola Owonikoko, Oluwatoyin Onigbanjo, Obichi Obianjuwa, Elizabeth Oladepo, Ruth Ijaola, Femi Adekoya and Olalekan Sipasi.I was the best Campus Director from Nigeria for the pre-event session and later earned top 50 global campus director position. Although, I was also nominated for the Top 20 campus director award but I didn't qualify for it. During my tenure, these were my achievements..1. Over 4,000 students were indirectly impacted. 2. Over 2,000 students actively participated in the competition. 3. 10 media publications were made by several media and newspaper agencies. 4. HULTPRIZE FUNAAB featured on three radio stations which my team member and I represented them on. 5. Over 30 teams participated in the competition. 6. 5 rockstar judges participated in the competition and 2 successful keynote speakers such as Hon. Commissioner for Agriculture in Ogun state and Hon. Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment in Ogun state. 7. Partnered with over 30 brands from within and outside Ogun state. 8. Forged partnership with Ogun State Government.9. Orgnaized a boot camp for top 3 team Show less

    • Permanent Secretary of Lagos state Ministry of Environment and Water Resources

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
      Social Media Manager
    • CTtaste

      Sept 2021 - Sept 2022
      Product Manager

      My job here is to facilitate product modifications for development based on the insights derived from customer data, lead beta testing sessions with customers, generate and utilize customer feedbacks, prioritize customer's most desired features based on analytics and incorporate it into the product.

    • Employ Africa

      Jun 2022 - now
      Founder and CEO

      Employ Africa is an recruitment platform democratizing the best of African talents for global and local businesses. Employ African have a community of close to 20,000 African talents. Employ Africa have helped companies like UBAgroup and SLOT achieve their talent goals in a time-to-fill of one week.Helping the company acquired rich clientele such as UBA SL, SLOT SYSTEMS LIMITED, Spectrum Phones Limited, Netrepeneurs to mention but a few. Developed and modified the business plan for the organization Developed the HR documents for the organization such as but not limited to offer letters, employee handbook, contracts of employment. Designed and developed a training manual for staffs in partnership with the COO. Fundraised over 5,000,000 for organization in less than one year. Managed the documentation, design, development and marketing of the company app. Identified and led partnerships with four strategic companies into talent acceleration and human capital management. Show less

    • Wealthstrings Limited

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
      Learning And Development Specialist

      Distribution of learning materials to attendees of the trainings. Facilitating the feedback session with the trainees. Providing support to the participants of the trainings. Ensuring the training venue is setup before training commences. Ensured that the sitting arrangements of the participants is orderly. Ensured decorum in the classes. Provided assistance in documenting the sessions with gadgets.

    • Plusworld Roofing and Restoration

      Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
      Human Resources Manager

      As the HR officer, I am responsible for the following duties in the firm 1. I helped the company in carrying out specific administrative functions such as review and development od training manuals.2. I managed the talent management processes from onboarding, verification to exit. 3. I recommended better employee Policies to the HR leader. 4. I revised and edited the staff handbooks for the firm. 5. I was in charge of each of auditing and reviewing company culture.

    • U-Connect Human Resources Limited

      Mar 2023 - Jan 2024
      Human Resources Officer

      As the HR apprentice, I am responsible for the following duties in the firm 1. I helped the company in carrying out specific administrative functions such as filing reports, recruitment, and communication. 2. I managed the talent management processes from onboarding, verification to exit. 3. I recommend better employee Policies to the HR leader. 4. I am in charge of developing salary (structure and range), benefits and compensation plan. 5. I revised and edited the staff handbooks for the firm. During the period of my apprenticeship, I was exposed to the intricacies of Talent Acquisition, Training and Development, Background checks, HR outsourcing, Talent assessment and Consulting. I also worked with several departments such as HR/Admin, HRBP, Sales and Accounts to understand their operating model. I also source, sort talents for the company and recommended ways to improve their service offering and delivery. I also help improve their digital marketing efforts by suggesting content types to their digital marketer. I worked side by side with the learning and development team to gather contact persons from the HRBPs. I filled important roles as at when due. I communicated interview date and time with shortlisted candidates. I used excel to document shortlisted candidates. Show less

    • SGX Mobility

      Feb 2024 - now
      Human Resources Manager

      As a HR manager, I am responsible for the following duties in the firm 1. I am helping the company set up their HR department. 2. I managed the talent management processes from onboarding, verification to exit. 3. I prepared the Employment Policies and Offer letters to be used by the HR in the HR department. 4. I am in charge of developing salary (structure and range), benefits and compensation plan. 5. I prepared the staff handbooks for the firm. 6. I am offering HR-consulting services and advisory to the firm. 7. I helped developed the payroll system for the new hires. 8. Provided professional advisory on the selection of the best HMO and Pensions service provider. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Innovation Management

      Udemy: Online Courses
      May 2020
    • Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

      Google
      Nov 2021
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    • Entrepreneurship

      Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University
      Aug 2022
    • Product Management

      Treford
      Jul 2020
    • Management of people and resources

      Young African Leadership Initiative
      Jun 2020
    • Leadership

      LEAP Africa
      Aug 2013
    • Learning Personal Branding

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2019
    • Servant Leadership

      Young African Leadership Initiative
      Jun 2020
    • Introduction to Fundraising

      University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
      Apr 2020
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    • Google Data Analytics

      Google
      Dec 2021
    • Project Management

      University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
      Apr 2020
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    • Innovation Management and Value innovation

      Young Innovation Leaders Fellowship
      Aug 2020
    • Responsible Leadership on Trasparency and Good Governance

      Young African Leadership Initiative
      Apr 2020
    • Fundamentals of business expansion

      Young African Leadership Initiative
      Jun 2020
    • Basic Digital Skills

      Google
      Jul 2019
    • Fundamentals of starting and running a business

      Young African Leadership Initiative
      Apr 2020
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Shina Ajoye
      Evergreen Initiative Award for Education CEOS NETWORK AFRICA Dec 2021 CEONETWORKAFRICA celebrates 30 entrepreneurs under the age of 30 years who have achieved excellent feats in several industries through the 30under30 awards. I was nominated for the Education Category, then after careful evaluation I qualified for the voting stage where I didn't emerge as the winner. I am so happy to be nominated for this award based on my continuous contribution to the personal development of thousands of youths.
    • Awarded to Shina Ajoye
      Award of Recognition for excellent work in education SME100AFRICA Oct 2021 Sme100Africa celebrates 25 entrepreneurs under the age of 25 years who have achieved excellent feats in several industries through the 25under25 awards. I was nominated for the Education Category, then after the evaluation I qualified for the voting stage where I didn't emerge as the winner. I am so happy to be nominated for this award based on my continuous contribution to the personal development. https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIRZO2s8Kn/?utm_medium=copy_link
    • Awarded to Shina Ajoye
      Top 20 Campus Director Nominee (Africa region) Hult prize Foundation May 2021 I was nominated among 12 other African nominees for the Top 20 global Campus director award by HULTPRIZE Foundation.
    • Awarded to Shina Ajoye
      Nominee Certificate SME100AFRICA Aug 2020 Sme100Africa celebrates 25 entrepreneurs under the age of 25 years who have achieved excellent feats in several industries through the 25under25 awards. I was nominated for the Education Category, then after the evaluation I qualified for the voting stage where I didn't emerge as the winner. I am so happy to be nominated for this award based on my continuous contribution to the personal development of thousands of youths.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by FABE International Foundation on Oct 2019
      FABE International FoundationAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Member

      Issued by YALI NETWORK OGUN on Jan 2020
      YALI NETWORK OGUNAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Member

      Issued by JCIN FUNAAB on Feb 2021
      JCIN FUNAABAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Campus Ambassador

      Issued by International Student Environmental Coalition-Chad on Jun 2018
      International Student Environmental Coalition-ChadAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Campus Ambassador

      Issued by Zenith Bank Plc on Mar 2021
      Zenith Bank PlcAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Secretary

      Issued by National Association of Nigerian Students on Jan 2021
      National Association of Nigerian StudentsAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Campus Director

      Issued by Hult Prize Foundation on Aug 2020
      Hult Prize FoundationAssociated with Shina Ajoye
    • Project Manager

      Issued by Binance on Nov 2022
      BinanceAssociated with Shina Ajoye