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Violet Akinyi is Head of People, Culture & Growth at Dhamana Guarantee Company with over 13 years of HR experience, including 7 years in leadership roles. Her work spans talent acquisition, performance management, compensation and benefits, and employee relations across African markets, with demonstrated achievements including a 20% reduction in time-to-hire, implementation of continuous feedback performance systems, and diversity initiatives that increased underrepresented group representation by 45%. She holds technical proficiency in HRIS systems, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
Experience
- Dhamana Guarantee CompanyHead of People,Culture & Growthcurrent2024 — present
- East Africa Safari VenturesGroup People & Culture Manager2023 — 2024
- Serengeti EnergyGroup Head-HR & Corporate Communications2022 — 2023Nairobi County, Kenya
- Serengeti EnergyGroup Human Resources Manager2021 — 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
- Corporate Staffing Services KenyaHuman Resources Management Consultant| Trainer2021 — 2023
- Dreamwaves InternationalChange Management Consultant2021
- PMSHuman Resource Manager2014 — 2020Nairobi County, Kenya
- InchcapeHR & Customer Care Officer2011 — 2012Mombasa County, Kenya
- BAKE N BITE KENYA LTDHR & Admin Officer2009 — 2010
Skills & more
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Internal CommunicationsHR StrategyEmployee RelationsPerformance ManagementHR PoliciesHuman Resources (HR)Public RelationsProject PlanningMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeStrategic Planning- Certified Strategic HR Leader — AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
- Certified HR Generalist — AIHR | Academy to Innovate HR
- Setting Team and Employee Goals Using SMART Methodology — LinkedIn
- Change Management: Roadmap to Planning — LinkedIn
- Project Management Foundations — LinkedIn
- Project Management Simplified — LinkedIn
- Communication Foundations — LinkedIn
- Managing Project Stakeholders — LinkedIn
- The Top 10 Project Management Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them — Linkedin Learning Courses Review 2020
- Computer Software & Applications-Asana — Linkedin Learning Courses Review 2020
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Violet Akinyi?
- Violet Akinyi is Head of People, Culture & Growth at Dhamana Guarantee Company with over 13 years of HR experience, including 7 years in leadership roles. Her work spans talent acquisition, performance management, compensation and benefits, and employee relations across African markets, with demonstrated achievements including a 20% reduction in time-to-hire, implementation of continuous feedback performance systems, and diversity initiatives that increased underrepresented group representation by 45%. She holds technical proficiency in HRIS systems, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
- Where does Violet Akinyi work?
- Violet Akinyi is Head of Talent & Human Capital at GrowthAfrica.
- Where did Violet Akinyi go to school?
- Violet Akinyi studied at University of Nairobi (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Makerere University (BHRM).
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