MONICA MUCUNGUZI

• Managing full-cycle recruitment for executive, mid-level, and junior positions
• Developing recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build my network.
• Collaborating with HR leadership regarding candidate salary determinations.
• Consulting with businesses on successful recruiting and retention practices to help minimize turnover.
• Conducting phone, online, and physical interviews to assess applicants' relevant knowledge, skills, experience, and aptitudes.
• Posting and marketing open positions on social media and job boards.
• Maintaining a healthy pipeline of leads and activity to manage hiring timelines.
• Operating and maintaining applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
• Managing the entire candidate and client experience.

Some of the roles I have filled include;

Technical Services Manager at Achelis Ltd

Chief Financial Officer at Abacus Parenteral Drugs

Head of Marketing at Sokoni Africa (Lepetit Village Hotel)

Senior Supervisor -IT at Bayport Financial Services

Geo-environmental Engineer -RSK Environment

I was the in-house Recruitment Lead for Uganda and filled over 40 positions with a headcount exceeding 300. I supervised a team of 4 Recruiters.

• Design hiring strategies and processes to attract and retain a high-quality diverse team.
• Partner with Wave's team leads to design and build the teams they need to scale.
• Learn how each team functions and its mission to strategize opportunities for hiring and leverage existing resources.
• Build and carry out semi-structured interviews with candidates as part of the screening and final interview process
• Articulate the story and principles of Wave while interviewing employees
• Make sure recruits see and experience the culture during the hiring process
• Partner with Wave's team leads to design and build the teams they need to scale
• Source diverse, world-class candidates who are both technically excellent and exceptional cultural fits, using LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse CRM, and other sources
• Conducting interviews with internal employees to promote internal mobility

Some of the roles I filled include;

Head of Liquidity, General Manager, Head of Fraud Risk & Compliance,

IT Manager, Head of Distribution, Chief Financial Officer, Legal Manager and Head of Marketing, among other positions

• Training needs assessment. Assessed the completeness of the Wave staff course catalog relative to the processes and policies in use.
• I built over 20 online training programs with courses to help ease employee onboarding and induction.
• Conducted staff training needs analysis and evaluation of the adequateness of the training offered to achieve the OKRs of the organization.
• Training planning and delivery. I planned and executed individual training sessions for all office teams and facilitated site and online training activities in Uganda, Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire
• Training evaluation. Evaluated instructor performance and the effectiveness of training programs, to seek recommendations for improvement.
  Ensure internal and external training program development and delivery meets company objectives and standards.

• Built and strengthened successful relationships with external hiring managers, private companies, and other recruitment agencies.
• Developed, facilitated, and implemented all phases of the recruitment process.
• Scheduled interviews; oversaw the preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.
• Set and conveyed recruitment goals to downstream staff.
• Achieved staffing objectives through strategic and tactical planning, program management expertise, and knowledge of effective recruitment, interviewing, and training procedures.
• Designed, developed, and implemented a successful recruitment process to fill more than 80 vacancies each year.
• Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
• Performed sourcing, interviewing, negotiations, and hiring.

Some of the roles I filled while at The Headhunters Uganda include;

Head of Internal Audit at Bayport Financial Services

Head of HR at Steel & Tube Industries

Financial Controller at Bayport Financial Services

Country Head of Sales -Kengrow Industries

• Developed and posted job descriptions to various platforms to communicate open position requirements to potential candidates.
• Identified and sourced qualified candidates for open positions to meet organizational needs.
• Negotiated offers and closed deals to finalize the recruitment process and secure the best talent.
• Screened and interviewed candidates to evaluate potential employees' qualifications.
• Utilized recruitment technology tools and platforms to streamline recruitment processes.
• Maintained company Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage and track resumes and information about candidates.
• Managed recruitment process to keep candidates informed about application status and manage candidate experience.
• Assessed and recommended top candidates to hiring managers to provide qualified employees to fill open positions.

Some of the roles I helped to fill include;

Head of Technology, Head of Trading, and Customer Experience Manager, among other roles at Barclays Bank (Now ABSA) which is one of the accounts I managed.

• Preside over club and board meetings
• Appoint committee chairs and members
• Conduct club assemblies every Wednesday at the clubhouse
• Create a budget and manage club finances
• Develop club projects annually and bi-annually and lead the club in their execution.
• Develop an action plan for our annual goals, like fundraisers and community activities