# Esther Akinyi

Esther Akinyi is a remote worker on Himalayas, HR Officer at International Rescue Committee, based in Kenya.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@estherakinyi

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HR Officer at International Rescue Committee who migrated leave management to Workday and digitized personnel files.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Kenya |
| Authorized to work in | Kenya |
| Salary expectations | 76k+ USD |
| Job categories | Human Resources Officer, Human Resources Assistant, Recruiter, Payroll Specialist |
| Skills | HR Operations, Payroll Processing, Full cycle Recruitment, Workday, Payroll Reconciliation, Kenya Labour Law, Statutory Compliance, Employee Relations, Benefits Administration, HRIS Administration, HR Reporting, HR Data Management, Performance Management, Onboarding, Personnel Records Management |

## About

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At International Rescue Committee (IRC), I lead HR operations for the country program, including monthly payroll, recruitment, benefits administration, and employee support. I also manage employee records and HR processes in Workday.

I led the migration of absence and leave management from HR Master to Workday, improving data accuracy and real-time visibility. I also spearheaded the digitization of the country program's file management system, moving records from physical to digital.

I strengthen payroll controls by reconciling payroll data with Workday and Finance, and contributed to drafting the payroll processing SOP. I also designed a contract expiry tracking system with advance alerts to hiring managers.

Before becoming HR Officer, I worked as an HR Assistant, HR Assistant (Volunteer), and HR Intern at IRC. I hold a Bachelor of Human Resource Management from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
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## Experience

### HR Officer (current)

[International Rescue Committee](https://himalayas.app/companies/international-rescue-committee). Oct 2023 - Present

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Process monthly payroll, manage statutory deductions, and reconcile payroll with Workday. Oversee full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, HRIS administration, performance management, and employee relations.
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Skills: Payroll-Processing, Statutory-Compliance, Workday, Recruitment, Onboarding, HRIS, Performance-Management, Employee-Relations, HR-Reporting, Audit-Support

### HR Assistant

[International Rescue Committee](https://himalayas.app/companies/international-rescue-committee). Jun 2022 - Sep 2023

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Supported recruitment, onboarding, contract management, and performance appraisal cycles. Maintained HRIS records in Workday and assisted with payroll inputs and validations.
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Skills: Recruitment, Onboarding, Contract-Management, Performance-Management, Workday, Payroll-Support, HRIS, Employee-Relations

### HR Assistant (Volunteer)

[International Rescue Committee](https://himalayas.app/companies/international-rescue-committee). Nov 2021 - May 2022

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Maintained personnel files, prepared job descriptions, and conducted reference and background checks. Scheduled interviews and facilitated onboarding for new hires.
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Skills: Personnel-Records, Recruitment-support, Background-Checks, Interview-Scheduling, Onboarding, Workday

### HR Intern

[International Rescue Committee](https://himalayas.app/companies/international-rescue-committee). Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

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Created and maintained HR documents and trackers, assisted with recruitment coordination and training logistics, and provided general HR administrative support.
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Skills: HR-Administration, Recruitment-coordination, Training-Logistics, HRIS, Document-Management

## Education

### Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of Human Resource Management, Human Resource Management. 2017 - 2021. Grade: Second Class Upper Division

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Bachelor of Human Resource Management degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, completed in 2021.
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## Tech stack

- Workday
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint

To contact Esther, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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