Teddy Chemiat

Human Resource Management Professional with over 8 Years full Human Resource functional Knowledge 

September 2018 to Date: Africa Star Railway Operation Company (K) SGR Maintenance
Position: Human Resource & Labour Relations Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
Staff recruitment, orientation, placement and retention
Management of Company Industrial Relations – labour relations and collective
Managing and assisting departmental heads on planning for annual leaves, maternity leaves and partial leaves for employees in their department
Ensuring the organization has complied with all statutory requirements by ensuring that NHIF & NSSF monthly returns are submitted on time.
Assists in Securing, tracking, and/or administer employee benefits including insurance and annual leave
Ensuring all employees have reported to work and if absent establish the reason of absence and handle the matter accordingly
In charge of Staff welfare
Administer employees benefits such as salaries, and pension scheme and liaise with the service providers
Develop and ensure implementation of human resources policies and procedures.
Maintaining adequate attendance, leave, sick-offs, off duty records for all staffs
Payroll administration including statutory remittances

Jan 2017 to August 2018: Career Management Centre Limited
Position: Human Resource & Administration Officer
Duties and Responsibilities:
Administration and Reporting
Works together with Finance & Operations Coordinator to administer payroll efficiently and accurately
Maintaining employee personnel files.
Compiles monthly HR report concerning staff.
Benchmarks with similar organizations and offer guidance to the leadership team as regards adopting best HR practices

Policies, Procedures and Compliance
Proposed, wrote, and revised HR policies as needed and ensure staff know, understand and abide by these.
Ensured that all policies and procedures are in compliance with the employment law, engaging the services of lawyers where necessary
Having knowledge and mastery of the Employment Act and other legal instruments for reference purposes and to inform policies
Participated in collective Bargaining agreements in preparation for arbitration and negotiations as needed
Advised as appropriate on staff benefits, compensation and salary administration issues
Advises on all important welfare matters that includes medical schemes, personal insurance covers, statutory requirements and related issues e.g. NHIF, NSSF, WIBA and OSHA.
Planed and coordinated welfare activities like sporting events, end of years events e.t.c
Culture, Engagement and Performance Management 
Ran a performance management and goal-setting and reporting systems for staff, focused on strong individual growth. 
Ensured that the entire team understands and lives the organization’s culture, including fostering open and strong relationships within the team.
Established an environment of open and honest communication and high engagement among staff
Ensured staff development plans are set and followed, regular trainings and looking for training opportunities to grow capacity
Managed performance and disciplinary challenges, including administering disciplinary procedures and performance improvement plans when necessary.

Jan 2013 to December 2016: Lepronto Tours and Travel 
Position: Human Resource Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities
Recruitment & Selection
Receipt of all hardcopy applications, file and folio them chronologically
For electronic applications, create folders for each of the positions advertised and save them in the HR shared folder
Create and maintain a database of all applications
Once shortlisting has been done, arrange for and schedule interviews with selected panelists in connection with the HR Manager
Prepared and send regret notification to unsuccessful candidates

University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Option)- 2013

Kenya Institute of Management
Diploma in Business Management- 2009