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Elizabeth Macharia

@elizabethmacharia1

Employee Wellbeing & People Operations professional building trauma-informed, high-performing people-centered workplaces.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking HR Manager leadership roles in employee wellbeing, organisational development, or people & culture—where I can drive trauma-informed support, EAP integration, wellbeing strategy, and Kenyan labour-law compliant people operations.

I’m an Employee Wellbeing and People Operations professional with 10+ years of experience across HR strategy, employee relations, workplace counselling, and organisational development. I design wellness initiatives that improve engagement and integrate mental health support into people operations, combining psychological counselling with strategic HR expertise to build high-performing, people-centred workplaces.

In my roles, I’ve advanced trauma-informed conflict resolution, EAP implementation, and compliance with Kenyan labour laws—translating wellbeing into measurable outcomes. From counselling and psycho-education workshops to developing integrated wellness programs that increased engagement by 35% and improving team satisfaction by 42%, I focus on safe, confidential support systems and practical learning that normalizes mental health at work while strengthening performance management and trust.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Psychosocial Support Counsellor

Current

Community Mental Health & Rehabilitation Settings

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 5 months)

Provided one-on-one and group counselling using Employee Assistance Program (EAP) case management principles, delivering psycho-education on stress management, resilience and conflict prevention. Collaborated with teachers, clergy and correctional/rehabilitation stakeholders to build integrated wellness programs, increasing participant engagement by 35%, while maintaining confidential case documen

Employee Assistance Programs Stress Management Conflict Resolution Crisis Intervention Group Facilitation Case Management

People Operations Specialist

Logistify AI

May 2022 - Feb 2023 (9 months)

Led full-cycle inclusive recruitment and embedded employee wellbeing into onboarding, delivering new-hire integration programs aligned to company culture. Designed stress-reduction and work-life balance initiatives that improved team satisfaction scores by 42% and implemented EAP-style support to normalize mental health resources at work.

Inclusive Recruitment Onboarding Workplace Counseling Employee Engagement

Human Resource Associate

Kimman Roses Ltd & Kimman Exports Ltd

Jun 2018 - Apr 2022 (3 years 10 months)

Managed end-to-end recruitment for semi-skilled workforce and supported payroll processing by verifying attendance, leave and overtime data with the finance team. Coordinated international flower exports and maintained a 96% on-time delivery rate, while handling customer escalations, grievances and disciplinary processes and producing monthly HR dashboards for headcount, turnover and attendance.

Full cycle Recruitment Salesforce CRM Grievances Disciplinary Workforce Planning

Part-time Lecturer

JKUAT & Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology

Aug 2016 - Jan 2017 (5 months)

Delivered lectures on human resource management and interpersonal dynamics, facilitating discussions that connected academic theory to real-world workplace behavior and communication. Prepared course materials and assessments and provided academic/career counseling and mentorship, increasing student participation and engagement by 15%.

Human Resources Management Lesson planning Counseling Career Guidance Mentorship Facilitation