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Despina Antoniou

@despinaantoniou

Human Resources Manager at Volka, building HR foundations for a game development company, from policies and systems to employee processes.

Cyprus

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At Volka, I’m establishing HR foundations for a game development company, including policies, systems, and processes. I manage compensation and benefits, employee relations, and the HiBob HRIS.

At Scopemarkets Services CY Ltd, I coordinated recruitment across multiple countries and managed complex employee relations and legal matters. I also oversaw HR operations for the South African office, prepared payroll for Cyprus and South Africa, and worked on benefits and performance management.

My background also includes psychology and mental health studies. As an Assistant Psychologist at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, I co-facilitated therapeutic groups and supported assessment, audit, and research tasks.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Human Resources Manager

Current

Volka

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Established HR foundations from scratch for a rapidly expanding company of around 100 employees. Managed compensation and benefits, HRIS, documentation, policy development, onboarding, employee relations, and regulatory compliance.

Compensation And Benefits HRIS HiBob HR Analytics Policy Development Onboarding Offboarding Employee Relations Regulatory Compliance Event Coordination Learning and Development eNPS Improvement

Senior Human Resources Coordinator

Scopemarkets Services CY Ltd

Oct 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 5 months)

Led end-to-end recruitment across multiple countries and managed HR operations for the South African office. Handled complex employee relations, payroll, benefits, and performance management.

Recruitment Interviewing Training Employee Relations Payroll Benefits Salary Benchmarking Performance Management Event Coordination Policy Development

Human Resources Coordinator

Scopemarkets Services CY Ltd

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 (9 months)

Managed employee relations and disciplinary matters, improved benefits, and delivered internal training sessions on communication and soft skills.

Employee Relations Disciplinary Procedures Benefits Administration Training Communication Skills Soft Skills

Human Resources Officer

Scopemarkets Services CY Ltd

Jul 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Maintained HR policies, prepared legal documentation, coordinated onboarding and offboarding, managed recruitment, and supported regional offices with HR administration.

HR Policy Documentation Onboarding Offboarding Recruitment Immigration Payroll HRIS Breathing Techniques BambooHR Event Coordination Exit Interviews

Assistant Psychologist

South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Assisted a Counselling Psychologist in an inpatient eating disorder unit, co-facilitating therapeutic groups and managing administrative tasks including audits and data analysis.

Psychology Group Facilitation Psychometrics Data Analysis Cognitive Rehabilitation Audit