Bashiru Abiodun Balogun

My name is Balogun Bashiru Abiodun, presently an Assistant Human Resources Manager with high integrity and innovative skills for all related Human Resources experiences. I have Over fifteen years’ experience in Manufacturing, Oil and Gas and the Aviation sector.

Assistant Human Resources Manager - ODENGENE AIRSHUTULE SERVICES LIMITED (OAS)

(2023-10)

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment: Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, including job postings, shortlisting, interviewing, and onboarding new hires.
• HR Policy Development: Assist in developing HR policies, employee handbooks, and compliance documentation to ensure alignment with labour laws.
• Employee Engagement: Coordinate employee engagement initiatives to strengthen workplace culture and improve retention.
• Employee Relations: Manage employee relationships, address grievances, conduct follow-ups, and maintain a conflict-free work environment.
• Performance Management: Assist with performance review cycles, KPI tracking, and training program coordination.
• Expatriate Management: Renew expatriate CERPAC cards and international passports.
• Expatriate Management: Process expatriate quotas, travel documents and ensure compliance with immigration regulations.
• Expatriate Management: Coordinate management meetings and interviews with new expatriates.
• Expatriate Management: Arrange for expatriate accommodations.
• Training and Development: Generate training programs for staff, including on-the-job and off-the-job training for new and existing employees.
• Decision Support: Assist in decision-making on staff matters.

HR/Admin Officer - MATRIX ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

(2019-12 - 2023-08)

Key Responsibilities

• Conflict Resolution: Manage employee conflicts and grievances, ensuring prompt resolution.
• Recruitment: Assist in hiring new employees, including selecting qualified candidates during interviews and onboarding new hires.
• Document Management: File and maintain accurate records, and schedule meetings as needed.
• Training and Development: Provide training and re-training for internship staff during on-the-job and off-the-job sessions.
• Payroll Management: Assist in computing payroll and overtime and prepare payroll with necessary deductions for prompt payment.
• Time Management: Organize time management training for staff every quarter.
• Mediation: Participate in conflict and mediation sessions as needed.
• Staff Benefits: Prepare for leave, staff benefits, and allowances, and assist in enrolling staff on HMO benefits.
• Vehicle Administration: Maintain company pool vehicles, renew vehicle particulars, and ensure necessary documents are up to date.

Assistant Admin/Human Resources Manager/Recruitment - KARFLEX FISHERIES LIMITED

(2016 - 2019)

Key Responsibilities

• HR Support: Assist the Human Resources Manager in decision-making and departmental operations.
• Compliance: Coordinate monthly deductions and remittances to government regulatory bodies (NSITF, ITF, Pension Body, etc.).
• External Relations: Maintain good relationships with external staff, including expatriates.
• Recruitment: Interview new candidates.
• Recruitment: Select qualified individuals.
• Recruitment: Conduct onboarding processes for new recruits.
• Job Advertising: Advertise internal and external job vacancies in news media.
• Meetings: Call for meetings as needed.

Human Resources/Recruitment & Training Officer - BUA SUGAR REFINERY LIMITED, APAPA

(2008 - 2015)

Key Achievements and Responsibilities

• Branch Setup: Recruited to help open new company branches in Apapa, Ikeja, Edo State, Sokoto State, and Port Harcourt under BUA Group Limited.
• HR Operations: Guided the startup and management of HR operations, systems, and programs.
• Policy Development: Created HR policies and procedures, recruitment programs, group benefits databases, and training programs in collaboration with senior management.
• Employee Management: Managed leave programs, personnel records, benefits enrolment, and HR budget, while handling OH&S issues.
• Launch Success: Played a key role in the successful launch of Lagos offices.
• Program Development: Structured and implemented programs for training, compensation, benefits, incentives, and new employee orientation, fostering a teamwork environment.
• Employee Retention: Achieved an employee retention rate of 89%, significantly higher than industry norms.
• Negotiation: Negotiated approximately 50 salary offers and dozens of sign-on bonuses/relocation packages annually.
• Compliance: Brought workers' compensation program into full compliance and reduced benefits costs by 15% tHRough meticulous recordkeeping.
• Performance Management: Introduced the company's first formal performance review program, which was later adopted company wide.
• Employee Manual: Wrote employee manual covering disciplinary procedures, code of conduct, FMLA policy, and benefits information.

Human Resources Officer - BUA Sugar Refinery

(2006 - 2007)

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment & Staffing: Supported HR department in posting job vacancies.
• Recruitment & Staffing: Sorted and screened CVs.
• Recruitment & Staffing: Scheduled interviews and updated candidates.
• Recruitment & Staffing: Assisted with onboarding new employees.
• Employee Records & Documentation: Maintained up-to-date staff files.
• Employee Records & Documentation: Prepared employment letters and other HR documents.
• Employee Records & Documentation: Tracked employee attendance and leave records.
• Payroll Benefits Support: Collected and verified timesheets and overtime sheets.
• Payroll Benefits Support: Assisted with monthly payroll preparation.
• Payroll Benefits Support: Ensured staff received payslips and supported HR in resolving payroll issue.
• Employee Relations & Welfare: Responded to staff inquiries and provided general HR support.
• Employee Relations & Welfare: Assisted in conflict resolutions and supported employee welfare initiatives.
• Training and Development: Registered staff for training programs.
• Training and Development: Prepared training materials and collected feedback.
• Compliance and Policy Implementation: Ensured staff followed company policies and procedures.
• Compliance and Policy Implementation: Assisted in communicating HR policies to employees.
• Health, Safety & Facility Support: Monitored compliance with HSE guidelines.
• Health, Safety & Facility Support: Supported issuance of PPE.
• HR Reporting & Administration: Prepared HR reports and managed HR calendars.
• HR Reporting & Administration: Coordinated office administrative tasks.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Passed information between HR and other departments.
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Ensured new employees were effectively integrated into their departments.

master’s - public administration (MPA) - National Open University of Nigeria (2013 - 2016)

Post Graduate Diploma (PGDE) - Human Resources - National Open University of Nigeria (2011 - 2012)

NYSC - Adamawa State Government Secondary Sch. Bazaar Michikka Local Government (2004 - 2005)

Higher National Diploma (HND) - Banking & Finance - Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State (2001 - 2003)

Ordinary National Diploma (OND) - Banking & Finance - Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State (1995 - 1997)

Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) - NECO - An-Najat International School, Apapa Lagos (2000 - 2001)

West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) - Amuwo Odofin High School Mile 2, Lagos (1989 - 1994)