Talent Acquisition Manager
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I am an experienced human resource professional spanning both the private and non-profit sectors. I have successfully managed talent acquisition portfolios across multiple countries in Africa, with a strong track record of identifying, attracting, and retaining high-performing talent that drives organisational growth. I apply a data-driven and inclusive hiring approach aimed at strengthening diversity and building equitable workplaces.
In addition to recruitment, I have led talent management initiatives focused on identifying high-potential and emerging leaders for succession planning and other critical organisational roles. I also excel at building strong partnerships with stakeholders to ensure talent strategies are aligned with broader business priorities, enabling organisations to achieve their strategic and operational goals.
Regional Talent Acquisition Manager at AMREF HEALTH AFRICA (2023-12 – Present)
As the talent acquisition Centre of Excellence lead, I partner with HR Business Partners to develop workforce plans and tailored recruitment strategies, and I lead the HQ Talent Acquisition team to ensure strong, consistent performance. I drive the use of standardised recruitment processes across all Amref offices and continuously strengthen them through data-driven insights. My work includes managing recruitment for critical roles, building hiring-manager capability, and leading recruitment projects from planning to execution.
I also champion affirmative hiring, develop and enforce recruitment policies and training materials, and advance employer branding to strengthen our talent pipelines. Additionally, I provide technical support and capacity-building to HR teams in country offices.
Talent Acquisition & Management Manager at AIRTEL NETWORKS PLC (2021-12 – 2023-12)
I led end-to-end talent acquisition and talent management, ensuring timely hiring of key roles while maintaining quality standards and defined turnaround times. I partnered with functional leaders to assess talent needs, run recruitment assessments, and manage employment contracts in line with policy. I facilitated organisational talent reviews, supported the development of high-potential employees, and oversaw workforce planning and headcount management to keep staffing aligned with approved budgets.
I contributed to organisational design initiatives and used workforce analytics, talent mapping, and redeployment insights to optimise talent utilisation. As HR Business Partner for commercial functions, I aligned people strategies with business priorities to strengthen performance and organisational capability.
Talent Acquisition Manager, Africa at PATH (2020-01 – 2021-11)
In this role, I led a regionally dispersed recruitment team across Zambia, Kenya, Senegal, and the DRC, optimising workload distribution, strengthening delivery, and ensuring consistent compliance across countries. I partnered closely with business leaders as a strategic hiring advisor while simultaneously recruiting for key roles. This role also marked my first exposure to DEI hiring, where I collaborated with a DEI consultant to understand inclusive hiring principles, co-facilitated training for managers, and embedded practical tools (structured interviews, diverse slates, skills-based criteria) into our day-to-day inclusive recruitment practices, and coached managers to build more representative talent pipelines.
The result was a function that operated with greater consistency and inclusion, able to fill critical roles efficiently, maintain compliance across countries, and align with global HR.
Global Talent Acquisition Manager at PATH (2019-08 – 2019-12)
In this role, I managed a geographically distributed team of Recruiting Coordinators (RCs) across Africa and Asia, ensuring operational excellence in recruitment and consistent adherence to global recruitment standards. I balanced regional hiring needs with team capacity, oversaw day-to-day workflows, and provided continuous coaching and performance support to strengthen service delivery. I also collaborated with U.S.-based recruiting teams to maintain a unified global RC framework, contributed to recruitment strategy and process optimisation as part of the Global Recruiting Leadership Team, and ensured seamless operations through effective onboarding of new RCs, management of vendor relationships, and oversight of key recruiting systems and compliance requirements.
Senior Global Recruiter, Southern Africa at PATH (2019-01 – 2019-08)
I managed the full end-to-end recruiting process primarily across PATH's Southern Africa country offices, providing recruitment support in other regions when needed, while building strong talent pipelines through targeted market research, networking, and social sourcing. I partnered closely with hiring teams, advising on talent market trends, structured interviews, and collaborating with HRBPs to align recruitment with broader talent strategies. I also managed external search partners, ensured compliance with PATH policies and local labour laws, and maintained accurate candidate records throughout the process.
In addition, I optimised recruiting operations by refining workflows, coaching hiring managers, and sharing best practices with regional and global HR teams, all while proactively cultivating future-ready talent pools.
Regional Recruiter, Southern Africa at PATH (2016-02 – 2018-12)
I quickly transitioned into this in-house recruitment role by forging strong partnerships with HRBPs and long-serving hiring managers. In this role, led the recruitment efforts for PATH's country offices in Southern Africa, managing the full hiring lifecycle while building a deep understanding of project and support function needs, labour-market dynamics, and donor-funded recruitment requirements, enabling efficient, compliant, and high-quality hiring across the region. My role spanned sourcing and pipeline development, structured interviewing, interview logistics coordination, and competitive offer negotiation, as well as training hiring managers on best-practice recruitment methods.
I collaborated closely with HRBPs and Legal on immigration, compensation, and benefits matters, ensured consistency in hiring across countries, and contributed to continuous process optimisation and shared best practices across Africa and global HR teams.
Recruitment Consultant and Service Delivery Manager at MAC STAFFING SOLUTIONS (2012-10 – 2016-02)
As lead Recruitment Consultant, I supervised a team of recruitment consultants, overseeing job-order allocation, workflow coordination, and daily delivery while simultaneously managing my own portfolio of recruitment assignments. I drove business growth by acquiring new clients and strengthening relationships with existing ones, ensuring sustained revenue and repeat engagements. In my service-delivery capacity, I ensured the quality and consistency of recruitment outputs across the team, resolved escalations, and upheld high standards in candidate selection, client satisfaction, and process efficiency.
This combined remit allowed me to maintain hands-on expertise while driving team performance, operational excellence, and strong client retention.
Sales Consultant at NECOR ZAMBIA LIMITED (2010-01 – 2012-10)
Marketing & Public Relations Assistant at NECOR ZAMBIA LIMITED (2008-01 – 2009-12)
Business Development Officer at NECOR ZAMBIA LIMITED (2007-08 – 2008-01)
CPD Training Program in Human Resource Management – Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management (2019 – 2019)
Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing & Public Relations – Curtin University (2006-07 – 2006-07)
Diploma in Business Commerce in Business Commerce – TAFE International Western Australia (TIWA) (2004-07 – 2004-07)
