Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Accomplishments
References
Timeline
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Nawod Weerasekare

Nawod Weerasekare

London,UK

Summary

Accomplished Human Resources professional with extensive experience specialising in Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement and Performance Management areas. Meticulous and focused to deliver targeted policy and process improvements to meet key business objectives. Proven track record of improving staff performance and retention for enhanced business operations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Team Member

Co-op Food
London, UK
01.2024 - Current

Industry - Food Retail

  • Assisted customers on shop floor, locating items and taking payments.
  • Delivered excellent customer service to ensure repeat business.
  • Resolved customer issues efficiently, seeking support from supervisor when necessary.
  • Restocked shelves, facing up products, checking dates and verifying prices.
  • Worked efficiently on tills to minimise waiting times for customers.

Team Leader - Human Resources

Infomate (Pvt) Ltd - John Keells Holdings
Colombo, Sri Lanka
09.2022 - 09.2023

Industry - BPO/BPM

  • Attracted, engaged and nurtured top talent using different recruitment methods including LinkedIn, social media and online job boards.
  • Conducted initial first screen interviews for high volume of candidates within target timeframes for fast-paced recruitment process.
  • Managed entire recruitment process, filling vacancies with successful, talented and long-standing candidates.
  • Worked closely with hiring managers to prepare outlined roles to launch recruitment process.
  • Increased efficiency of recruitment processes by using ATS capabilities to automate CV screening.
  • Coordinated reference and background checks for compliance with right-to-work guidelines.
  • Negotiated terms of employment for staff and contractor agreements.

Team Leader Talent Acquisition

Teknowledge shared services - CIS International
Colombo, Sri lanka
08.2021 - 09.2022

Industry - BPO/BPM

  • Executed procedures to improve candidate experience and maintain employee retention.
  • Developed employee referral programmes to assist in discovering new employees.
  • Implemented guidelines and procedures to improve quality of candidates.
  • Coordinated reference and background checks for compliance with right-to-work guidelines.
  • Researched market trends to offer competitive salaries and benefits.
  • Led staff satisfaction surveys to identify improvement areas and implement strategic solutions.
  • Contributed to write employee handbook to provide guidance and orientation to staff.

Assistant Manager HR & Operations

American International Campus (AIC Campus)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
08.2019 - 08.2021

Industry - Higher Education

Recruitment Executive

The Headmasterers Lanka (Pvt) Limited
Colombo, Sri Lanka
03.2019 - 08.2019

Industry - Human Resources Services

Assistant Recruitment Officer

Emerald Isle Manpower & Travel ser vices
Colombo, Sri Lanka
04.2018 - 03.2019

Industry - Staffing and Recruiting

Remittance Staff

Al Ghurair Exchange
Dubai, UAE
03.2017 - 06.2017

Industry - Financial Services

Education

MSc - Human Resources Management

University of East London
London, UK
09.2023 - 09.2024

BSc (Hons) - Business Management And Specialised in Human Resources Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University
UK
04.2001 - /2022

Higher Diploma - Business Management and specialised in Human Resources Management

ICBT Campus
Sri Lanka
09.2015 - 09.2017

Diploma - Human Resources Management

ICBT Campus
Sri Lanka, Colombo

Certificate - General English (Level - Elementary 03)

British Council
Sri Lanka
2012

Rotary International School
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Logical Thinking
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Adaptability
  • Multitasking abilities
  • Project Management
  • Talent management and recruitment
  • Human resources strategy
  • Employee contract negotiation
  • Policy development
  • HR budget management
  • Employee retention strategies
  • Headhunting
  • HRIS applications proficient

Languages

English
Fluent
Sinhalese
Native

Accomplishments

    Most Promising Employee of the Year 2018 - Awarded by Emerald Isle Manpower & Travel Services Colombo, Sri Lanka.

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Customer Team Member

Co-op Food
01.2024 - Current

MSc - Human Resources Management

University of East London
09.2023 - 09.2024

Team Leader - Human Resources

Infomate (Pvt) Ltd - John Keells Holdings
09.2022 - 09.2023

Team Leader Talent Acquisition

Teknowledge shared services - CIS International
08.2021 - 09.2022

Assistant Manager HR & Operations

American International Campus (AIC Campus)
08.2019 - 08.2021

Recruitment Executive

The Headmasterers Lanka (Pvt) Limited
03.2019 - 08.2019

Assistant Recruitment Officer

Emerald Isle Manpower & Travel ser vices
04.2018 - 03.2019

Remittance Staff

Al Ghurair Exchange
03.2017 - 06.2017

Higher Diploma - Business Management and specialised in Human Resources Management

ICBT Campus
09.2015 - 09.2017

BSc (Hons) - Business Management And Specialised in Human Resources Management

Cardiff Metropolitan University
04.2001 - /2022

Diploma - Human Resources Management

ICBT Campus

Certificate - General English (Level - Elementary 03)

British Council

Rotary International School
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