Recruitment Consultant (Freelance) - Sitaha Holdings Ltd - Nairobi, Kenya
(2026-06)
Operate as an independent recruitment consultant to 6 client organizations across Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, running parallel search mandates for mid-management and specialist roles.
- Advise clients directly on compensation benchmarking and offer structuring, drawing on job evaluation methodology to close 90%+ of extended offers on first submission.
- Manage the full freelance client lifecycle independently, from mandate scoping and fee negotiation through search execution and post-placement follow-up.
- Maintain an active personal talent network built over prior in-house roles, drawing on it to fill niche and confidential searches without public job postings.
- Deliver independent market-mapping and salary benchmarking reports to client HR teams to support their internal workforce planning decisions.
Recruitment Consultant - Fuzu - Nairobi, Kenya
(2025-11 - 2026-06)
End-to-end recruitment mandates for 30+ client organizations across East Africa, placing 50+ professionals in roles spanning middle management to C-suite levels.
- Design and implement tailored talent acquisition strategies aligned to each client's workforce plan, culture, and competency frameworks developed under Fuzu advisory services.
- Conduct structured, competency-based interviews using behavioral and situational techniques, improving hiring manager satisfaction scores by 42% which was initially between 21% - 34% before I joined.
- Champion DEI hiring practices, achieving 48% gender parity across mid-level placements for key clients across Sub-Sahara Africa.
- Develop employer value proposition (EVP) content and manage client career pages, social media recruitment campaigns, and LinkedIn talent branding initiatives.
Recruitment Consultant - Hallmark Recruitment - Nairobi, Kenya
(2025-01 - 2025-10)
Managed high-volume recruitment across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, filling 200+ positions within a 45-day average time-to-fill.
- Partnered with business unit heads to develop role-specific competency profiles and structured scoring rubrics, improving inter-rater reliability in panel interviews.
- Implemented LinkedIn Recruiter and Success Factors ATS from scratch, migrating legacy manual processes and cutting administrative recruitment overhead by 35%.
- Ensured full compliance with Kenya's Employment Act (Cap. 226) and internal HR policies across all hiring activities, including work permit and visa processing for expatriate hires.
Recruitment & Learning and Development Manager - Workforce Africa - Nairobi, Kenya
(2023-06 - 2025-05)
Delivered workforce strategy and talent acquisition engagements for clients across Kenya and Sub-Sahara Africa.
- Conducted job analyses and developed job descriptions, person specifications, and competency frameworks aligned to client organizational structures.
- Sourced candidates via Boolean search, professional networks, and executive search databases; maintained a talent pool of 1,000+ pre-qualified professionals.
- Conducted salary surveys and job evaluation exercises using the Hay Group methodology to support total rewards benchmarking projects.
- Helped build and optimize Pundit Space a pan African Tech Recruitment platform with over 10,000 tech talent.
- Partnered with client organizations to deliver Job Evaluation and Performance Management projects, ensuring alignment of job architectures, grade structures, and compensation frameworks with industry best practices and market data.
Career Advisor and Student recruitment manager - Pitman Training Kenya Ltd - Nairobi, Kenya
(2021-11 - 2023-05)
Led student recruitment and career advisory initiatives for Pitman Training Kenya, a subsidiary of the UK-based Pitman Training Group, providing prospective students with guidance on career pathways and professional development opportunities.
- Designed and implemented student recruitment strategies that drove enrolment growth through consultative engagement, relationship building, and targeted outreach activities.
- Developed and facilitated graduate recruitment programmes, including assessment centres, psychometric evaluations, competency-based selection processes, and structured internship-to-employment pathways.
- Provided one-on-one career coaching and academic advisory support, helping students identify suitable training programmes aligned with their career goals and labour market trends.
