Pauline Mwirigi holds a diploma in Management Information Systems from Strathmore University in Nairobi/Kenya, a diploma in Banking & Financial Services from the Kenya School of Monetary Studies (Kenya Institute of Bankers) in Nairobi, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Sociology from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, as well as an MBA in Strategic Management & Human Resources from Daystar University in Nairobi. This makes her highly qualified in the combination of three essential disciplines that together create added value: human resources, finance and digitalisation.
She began her professional career as an Administration Officer at Amotech Africa, a leading testing and measurement company headquartered in Kenya with multicultural teams in several offices in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, supporting more than 500 customers from a wide range of industries. In this role, she was responsible in particular for administration, purchasing and supplier payments, preparing reports and presentations, as well as participating in meetings and taking minutes.
In the course of her work for Amotech Africa, Pauline Mwirigi's successful efforts led to her promotion to Head of Human Resources, Administration, Health & Safety and Chair of the Health & Safety Committee. Her responsibilities include, in particular, the development and implementation of strategies and procedural instructions for human resources and administration, business process-oriented organisational development, development of corporate culture, promotion of employee work culture, change management, personnel and succession planning, recruitment, training and development measures, as well as all administration related to management and information systems. Furthermore, she develops and implements effective strategies and initiatives to promote strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement.
Particularly noteworthy are her achievements in establishing her areas of responsibility in the offices in Africa, in digitising the organisation's processes with a rate of over 90%, as well as in obtaining ISO 9001:2015 certification in the areas of human resources, administration, health and safety.
She is a full Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management, the governing body for human resource professionals in Kenya, a Member of the Licentiate Information Management Systems of the United Kingdom, a Member of the Kenya Institute of Bankers, as well as a member of Toastmasters International, a club that offers mentoring to members, particularly to improve their rhetorical skills. She is also a Board Member and Committee Chair of a local rural organisation that identifies and promotes initiatives to advance and develop the economic independence of women in rural areas.
In addition, she is active as a professional and interculturally experienced Consultant for other companies in all matters relating to human resources and culture. In doing so, she draws on her extensive qualifications and experience in the three disciplines of human resources, finance and digitalisation.
Pauline Mwirigi is your Expert in the fields of Development/Digitalisation of HR Systems, HR Strategies, Governance & ethical Leadership, Talent & Performance Management, Change Management as well as Personnel, Organisational & Cultural Development.
Another topic that is very important to her is learning organisations, which use employee skills gap analyses to create and develop strategic training and development plans for their employees that support business goals in a results-oriented manner.
She is an all-rounder who juggles all her responsibilities, including her role as a loving mother to her children, who are her pride and joy.
- MBA in Strategic Management & Human Resources, Daystar University, Nairobi/Kenya
- Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Sociology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi/Kenya
- Diploma in Banking & Financial Services (Kenya Institute of Bankers) Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi/Kenya
- Diploma in Management Information Systems, Strathmore University, Nairobi/Kenya
- Memberships in Professional Organisations:
- Full Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management, governing body for human resource professionals in Kenya
- Member of the Licentiate Information Management Systems of the United Kingdom
- Member of the Kenya Institute of Bankers
- Member of Toastmasters International
- Board Member & Chair of the Committee of a local rural organisation promoting & developing the economic independence of women in rural areas
- Development/Digitalisation of HR Systems (analysis, evaluation & development)
- Development & Implementation of HR Strategies & Guidelines
- Governance & ethical Leadership
- Talent Management
- Performance Management
- Organisational Development & Learning Organisation
- HR Risk Management
- Cultural Audits & Development
- Health Management
- Change Management
- Particularly in the consumer goods, food & beverage, energy & construction, electronics & technology, financial services, transport & logistics, engineering services, consulting & education, telecommunications & IT, wholesale & e-commerce and family business sectors.
- Self-employed Senior Consultant in the following areas:
- Development/Digitalisation of HR Systems (analysis, evaluation & development)
- Development & Implementation of HR Strategies & Guidelines
- Governance & ethical Leadership
- Talent & Performance Management
- Organisational Development
- HR Risk & Health Management
- Cultural Audits & Development
- Change Management
- Learning Organisation:
- Employee skills gap analyses
- Strategic training & development planning for employees
- Operational implementation of measures, including the creation of training materials for developing soft skills & management abilities (conferences, workshops, e-learning, on-the-job training, etc.)
- Evaluation of training & development effectiveness
- Identification of individual & organisational barriers to learning
- Head of Human Resources, Administration, Health & Safety as well as Chair of the Health & Safety Committee at Amotech Africa, a leading testing & measurement company headquartered in Kenya with multicultural teams in several offices across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, supporting more than 500 customers from a wide range of industries; with particular responsibility for:
- Management of human resources, administration, health & safety
- Development & implementation of strategies, guidelines as well as procedural instructions for human resources & administration
- Business process-oriented organisational development
- Development of corporate culture
- Promotion of employee work culture, taking into account safety, health, well-being & legal requirements
- Change management
- Personnel & succession planning
- Recruitment a& retention of qualified talent
- Development & implementation of training & development measures
- Coaching & mentoring for employees
- Administration & information systems
- Compensation & grading systems
- Payroll accounting
- Administration Officer at Amotech Africa, responsible in particular for:
- Administration
- Purchasing & paying suppliers
- Preparing reports & presentations
- Attending meetings and taking minutes
- Coordinating and arranging appointments
Reading, walks in nature, art, painting, dancing, Zumba classes, working with numbers and data, digital literacy, as well as advocacy for disadvantaged women.
