Abu-bakarr Kamara
London
Summary
A dedicated human resources professional with three years of working experience in onboarding and recruitment coordination. Proven track record of assuring efficient onboarding procedures, managing high-volume interview schedules, and improving the experience of candidates. Competent in meeting KPIs, effective communication and stakeholder management. Committed to creating a hiring environment that is inclusive. Seeking a challenging human resource management role where I can apply my skills and expertise to help a dynamic organisation achieve long-term success.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Onboarding and Resourcing Advisor
Department for Business and Trade
06.2023 - Current
- Coordinating the delivery of end-to-end recruitment campaigns.
- Producing clear and concise information to successful candidates to aid onboarding. Analyzed student academic records to assess educational and career goals.
- Providing expert service to stakeholders and candidates to ensure they have exceptional recruitment and onboarding experience, including regular communications, supporting and advising them, and managing their expectations.
- Completing payroll forms, uploading them to Oracle, and ordering IT equipment using ServiceNow.
- Draft and issue contracts of employment across all job families within service-level agreements when required.
- Updating the recruitment tracker on Excel and creating files via Microsoft SharePoint for external audit.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Recruitment Coordinator
Google
11.2021 - 02.2024
- Organised the interview process with candidates and hiring managers. Using different technologies to schedule high volume interviews and coordinating meetings via G-Hire, Skyvine, Salesforce, Gmail and Calendar across multiple time zones.
- Maintained candidate records using Salesforce & Google Workspace software to update information accordingly.
- Scheduled and conducted 50 interviews each week.
- Enhanced Google hiring systems by pioneering a technology-based solution that minimised interviewer cancellations by 60% every month.
- Assisted with writing job postings and job descriptions for boards.
Relationship Manager
Last Word Media
01.2019 - 09.2020
- Managing relationships with stakeholders, including 60+ UK financial intermediaries such as wealth managers, family offices and independent financial advisors based in London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and the Channel Islands.
- Ensured that VIPs had a superior customer experience throughout the campaign.
- Established strong relationships with these key VIPs to create brand commitment and loyalty.
- Partnered with teams including sales, events, editorial and marketing to ensure strong event delivery for clients and organised 25+ networking events annually.
Senior Delegate Relations Manager
Informa
02.2015 - 09.2018
- Developed long-lasting relationships and generated revenue for large-scale legal events across the Competition Law portfolio.
- Gathered additional data from call campaigns, e.g., name and contact changes, and ensured it was fed back to the database effectively.
- Responded to frequent incoming telephone calls and resolved queries in a friendly and professional manner.
- Scheduled job interviews in collaboration with the recruitment team.
Education
Master of Science - Communication & Development
University of Reading
ReadingBachelor of Arts - Educational Studies
University of Hull
Hull, United KingdomCIPD Level 5 - Human Resource Management
Avado Learning
London02.2025
CIPD Level 3 - Human Resources Management
Avado Learning
London07.2022
Skills
- Delivery-end recruitment
- Candidate experience
- Interview coordination
- Onboarding coordination
- Onboarding tracking
- HR systems
- Data Management
- Payroll administration
- Contract administration
- Process improvement
- Project management
Languages
English
Native language
Timeline
Onboarding and Resourcing Advisor
Department for Business and Trade
06.2023 - Current
Recruitment Coordinator
Google
11.2021 - 02.2024
Relationship Manager
Last Word Media
01.2019 - 09.2020
Senior Delegate Relations Manager
Informa
02.2015 - 09.2018
Master of Science - Communication & Development
University of Reading
Bachelor of Arts - Educational Studies
University of Hull
CIPD Level 5 - Human Resource Management
Avado Learning
CIPD Level 3 - Human Resources Management
Avado Learning
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