Daniel Rapando
@danielrapando
Dedicated Human Resources generalist with 17+ years delivering HR operations, recruitment, and HRIS impact.
What I'm looking for
I am a proactive and passionate Human Resources generalist with over seventeen years of experience in HR planning, administration, recruitment, performance management and HRIS implementation across public and private sectors. I have led teams, redesigned recruitment and HR processes, and delivered measurable improvements such as 95% departmental target completion, 30% higher employee engagement, improved recruitment pipelines, and 100% compliance with Kenyan labor laws.
I excel at building HR systems and analytics dashboards, coordinating large-scale recruitment campaigns, and delivering training and mentorship for HRIS rollouts. I focus on practical, data-driven HR solutions that enhance retention, internal promotions, payroll accuracy and employee satisfaction, and I consistently partner with leadership to align HR initiatives with organizational objectives.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Human Resource Officer
Bomas of Kenya
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 11 months)
Led an HR team to set and track departmental objectives achieving 95% target completion, redesigned recruitment and automation to improve pipeline by 25%, and enforced policies that raised engagement scores by 30% while ensuring 100% compliance with Kenyan labor laws.
Senior Technical Recruiter
The Tann Mann Gaadi Foundation
Feb 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)
Developed sourcing strategies that reduced time-to-fill by 40% and hired 35+ specialized technical roles in under three months while improving shortlisting efficiency by 60% through ATS and parsing tools.
Human Resources Generalist
Nairobi City County Government
Jan 2019 - Apr 2022 (3 years 3 months)
Coordinated end-to-end recruitment for 3,000+ positions, launched engagement programs boosting retention by 45%, co-designed a performance framework increasing appraisal compliance from 60% to 93%, and ensured 100% payroll accuracy via HRIS collaboration.
Human Resource Assistant
Nairobi City County Government
Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 11 months)
Maintained Workday records for 9,000+ health employees with >98% data accuracy, prepared 100+ staff posting orders, trained sub-county administrators raising system adoption by 70%, and improved appraisal completion rates by 50%.
Mentor/Trainer
IntraHealth International
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018 (4 months)
Led IHRIS implementation training for 40+ sub-county administrators, acted as Nairobi cluster focal point producing 10+ progress reports, and coordinated across five counties to achieve 100% execution of technical working groups and workshops.
Acting Hospital Health Administrator
Nairobi City County Government
Apr 2015 - Dec 2015 (8 months)
Supervised 60+ support staff, reduced procurement delays by 30% through improved supply tracking, optimized fleet operations to cut costs and improve availability, and improved casual worker productivity by 25%.
Administrative Assistant
Nairobi City County Government
May 2013 - Mar 2015 (1 year 10 months)
Digitized five years of staff and patient records reducing retrieval time by 60% and maintained confidential files to improve health sector data compliance.
Administrative Assistant
Ministry of Health
Oct 2010 - Apr 2013 (2 years 6 months)
Organized 30+ training and team-building events, coordinated 20+ employee evaluations, and tracked HR metrics to inform performance improvements across departments.
Clerical Officer
Ministry of Health
Jun 2009 - Sep 2010 (1 year 3 months)
Processed onboarding/offboarding for 300+ health workers and improved onboarding experience through organized orientation programs and benefits support.
Clerical Officer
Ministry of Health
Apr 2007 - May 2009 (2 years 1 month)
Provided registry support for 30,000+ files ensuring audit readiness and supported HR training logistics and compliance documentation across departments.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Kenya Institute of Management
Diploma in Project Management, Project Management
Completed a Diploma in Project Management focusing on project planning, execution, and monitoring.
Kenyatta University
Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resource Management
Earned a Bachelor of Commerce with specialization in Human Resource Management, covering HR strategy, labour relations, and organizational behaviour.
Nazer Company
Certificate, Records Management
Completed a certificate in Records Management focusing on records lifecycle and retention practices.
Inspirations Consultants
Certificate, Customer Service & Ethics
Completed a certificate course covering customer service, ethics, integrity, and anti-corruption principles.
IntraHealth International
Certificate, Human Resource Information Systems
Completed a certificate in Human Resource Information System (HRIS) emphasizing HRIS implementation and user training.
Kenya Institute of Management
Diploma in Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management
Obtained a Diploma in Human Resource Management emphasizing HR administration, recruitment, and performance management.
Shephards Computer College
Certificate, Computer Applications
Completed a certificate course in Computer Applications covering basic office software and computer literacy.
St. Theresa Bumini Secondary School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, General Secondary Education
Completed secondary education and was awarded the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
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