Nafisah J Koguna

• Work as part of the Reed Smith Global Solutions Leeds centre, where I am responsible for:
• Streamlined entire recruitment cycle supporting Leeds, Newcastle and other locations in UK, Poland and Australia while managing end-to-end processes including
• Execute job advertisements, tracked applications and selected candidates for role-specific shortlists
• Identify and source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and available pipeline
• Initiated and screened candidates, coordinated interview processes
• Oversee new employee onboarding and directed HR welcoming for Elevate and client organisations
• Manage Elevate 'Buddy' system to support new joiners in adapting to company culture
• Organise and assist in event planning and coordination across multiple Northern locations
• Organising and attending national legal career events, engaging with and actively see to source the best talent in these events.
• Administering invoicing operations, including budget data collation and monthly report submission at Leeds office
• Supporting in employee grievance hearings and tracking and provide operational and general HR support when required.
• Coordinate approvals for personal, travel, and job change requisitions
• Manage travel expense approvals and team holiday requests

• Support provided for people with complex needs which may include physical, emotional, behavioral, psychological, and social challenges or a combination of many of these difficulties By providing consistent and high-quality support to the people being served at UBU, I have developed effective listening and communication skills, respect, and have maintained confidentiality with a “can do” approach to ensure that the people being served live with greater independence, happiness, and self-esteem

• Freelance Management Consultancy

Offering wide range of services including recruitment, team development, personnel management, performance management, logistics and concierge services.

• Managed recruitment processes, placing adverts in national newspapers, compiling and summarising applications
• Participated in interview panels, summarised scores and analysed results for dissemination
• Executed pre-onboarding reference verifications
• Distributed evaluation scores and feedback to internal interview team
• Conducting new employee orientation exercises for welcoming and transitioning new starters.
• Managed cash flow, prepared monthly reports, and tracked budgets for MEASURE/DC
• Managed monthly travel and expenditure coordination with in-country staff
• Updating and maintaining QuickBooks financial database, tracking and payment of vendors and staff advances using the QuickBooks voucher system, payroll administration, accounts management. Cost share accounting and coordination with responsible government agencies for details in order to accurately account for cost share funds; documenting and detailing cost share vouchers in Quick Books.
• Executed monthly bank reconciliations and cash flow analysis with QuickBooks