Curriculum Vitae for Patrick Anthony Kommeh
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Title:
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Patrick Anthony Kommeh
Human Resources and Administration Officer
Concern Worldwide – Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean
Permanent Address:
5 Promise Land Avenue, Off Teko Road, Makeni - SIERRA LEONE
Mobile:
+232-**-***-*** / +232-**-***-***
Email Address:
Place of Birth:
**************@*****.*** *******.******@*******.***
Mansumana, Gbonkolenken Chiefdom, Tonkolili District
Motivation
I am a passionate Human Resource Officer with immense Administrative prowess, progressively earned experiences over five years with reputable International Organisations and the Private Sector. I have an affirmed background in human resources management, pedagogical studies, leadership, gender equality and Safeguarding. I personally believe that transparency and accountability are the core values upon which human rights issues are hinged. I also delighted on advocacy for children’s right, women’s participation to decision making and the elimination of all forms of violence against women and children. In addition, I have worked under emergency and development contexts with a design framework on developmental trajectories and prudent response mechanisms. I have a resolved mind-set in meeting organisation’s goals above self-interest nor conflict of interest.
Education/Qualifications
Institution:
University of Makeni (North, Sierra Leone)
Qualifications:
Completion
Masters in Sustainable Development (Ongoing)
2021
Institution:
University of Makeni (North, Sierra Leone)
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management (completed)
Completion:
Institution:
2015
Northern Polytechnic
Qualifications:
General Teachers Certificate ( TC)
Completed:
2006
Institution:
Saint Joseph Vocational Institute – Lunsar
Qualifications:
Certificate
Completed:
1998
Professional Experience
Concern Worldwide, Sierra Leone
Date: 1st February, 2017 to date
Position: Human Resources and Administration Officer
Responsibilities :
HR Lead and Coordinative Roles;
Engaged in drafting, reviewing and publishing adverts for various positions in consonance with hiring managers.
Firm understanding in the preparation of Offer of Employment, Contracts of Employments, for all categories of newly hired staff. Tracking employment dates and duration of contracts. Ensuring that contracts are also renewed through an electronic data base system, sending early notifications on contract’s expiration to project heads.
Strong adherence to the fundamentals on recruitments, ensuring that they all follow the right procedure from job requisition, vacancy announcement, shortlisting to the final selection of potential candidates into the organisation.
Competence in handling stress management, grievance systems and demotivation aspects been handled at different levels resulting towards boasting performance.
Fully abreast with Child Protection Policies- Promoting the safety and wellbeing of children, understanding a variety of factors affecting the youth population particularly the girl child and those living in abject conditions.
Ability to effectively conduct induction session, ability to carefully articulate the organisation’s policies to ensure full compliance.
Monthly preparation of staff timesheets for onward tracking staff contact hours worked at a given month in collaboration with project heads.
Competence in Annual Leave management systems ranging from all categories with a keen consideration on staff who are unwell, on examination, maternity leave, compassionate leave and emergency leave. These are reported accordingly on monthly basis tracking such occasions for each staff.
Have a firm understanding on disciplinary procedures. Have preceded couple of investigations on different allegations (fraud, verbal abuse, theft etc) Have familiarised on the right procedures to be taking from the inception of the process to its conclusion. Preparation of report on findings for management’s decision.
Strong understanding on different filing systems for all staff records through an HRIS or manual system and timely communicate any disparity discovered.
Manages a wider range of staff performance system and thus identify potentials staff for future leadership and support to enhance personnel growth and capacity building.
Yearly conducted a need assessment for staff through a Performance Development and Review system which defines staff needs for organization’s action.
Training of staff on key fundamentals of the organisation’s values, enforcing compliance and monitoring actions tending to the breach of policies.
Timely tracking of all HR processes including contract management, probation management and performance management.
Proven skills with a firm understanding on adolescent girl-centred programming, focus on empowerment for sustainable livelihoods and income growth. Fully abreast with key social and fundamental affecting to youth empowerment.
Familiar with the procurement of external services in line with internal procurement procedures in consultation with relevant members of the HR Team.
Strongly promoting Equality issues, women’s empowerment, understanding on Devolution Act, as key factors effecting equality in societies, especially gender across all programmes, in line with Organizational Policy and practice
Administration
Handled administrative matters in the office – ensuring a safe office space and ideal work environment is provided for all staff.
Asset management including furniture and equipment through a systemic data base tracking template conducting routine maintenance and repairs.
Budgetary preparation base on funding and needs. Ability to swiftly respond to needs in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures.
Reasonably provide a decent and affordable accommodation for expatriates, international visitors and local staff through a sound negotiating terms and conditions. Have been in familiarity with systems involved lease agreements for office structure and other staff needs.
Preparation of cash forecast and submit thereafter to Finance Department for the management of the staff account.
Updating office asset register on quarterly basis and ensuing all organisation’s assets are tracked and provide the necessary information to management on asset disposal procedure where applicable.
Preparation of an annual procurement system including office running costs and ensuring the timelines are followed accordingly.
Prudent skills on Lease Agreement with honesty in negotiations cost with Landlords at the best interest of the organisation.
Locally worked with the Regional Immigration Office to secure work permit for International Staff residing in our operational areas and also obtaining clearance for visitors for unequivocal access in our field sites.
Have a firm understanding on budget management skills, preparation of cash forecast, budget revision on a quarterly basis in line with donor regulations on different charging codes.
Concern Worldwide, Sierra Leone
Date:
July 2014
Position:
Senior Learning Coach
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Learning Coach, I have greatly worked with teacher teaching low grades who have not gone formal trainings from Tertiary Colleges, by given them continued support on the Foundations of Literacy, record keeping, marking of register, Lesson note preparation, professional development competencies, facilitating trainings on the Teachers’ Code of Conduct against all forms of School Related Gender Based Violence common against children, classroom management and supervision.
Have a strong coordination with Local partners, government bodies, community stakeholders, opinion leaders and head teachers for the provision of quality and affordable education in remote communities.
Successfully trained Head teachers and Deputies on school record keeping management and supervision.
Facilitated greatly in the Early Grade Reading Assessments on a yearly basis to determine the progress of pupils in letter identification and sounds thus helps the pupils greatly to fluently read independently.
Skill Summary
ICT
Personal
Organizational Trainings:
Proficient with Microsoft Office including; Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
Active team contributor and leader, high level of written and oral communication skills, organised, enthusiastic, passionate, creative problem solver, flexible, self-motivated, resilient and willing to learn.
Trained on the Country’s Strategic Planning and Management together with the Country
Management Team on a yearly basis with Social Organization Society
Trained on Gender Equality and Gender norms, Child Protection, Child Right issues and advocacy with Concern Worldwide and Social Organization Society.
Trained on Budget alignment and review on a quarterly basis with Concern Worldwide.
Trained on Logistics and Warehouse Procedures and practices with Concern Worldwide
Trained on Employment Life Cycle, Transformative Leadership with Concern Sierra Leone.
Trained in Literacy and Numeracy and on Teachers Professional Competencies with Concern Worldwide
Trained on the use of varied Information Technology functions and applications.
Trained on School Related Gender Based Violence and other form of child abuse on how they can be mitigated.
Worked as a consultant for Afriqia HR Solution on Youth Employability Training in partnership with GIZ.
Pathways Training organised by Concern Worldwide in Nairobi, Kenya.
Acted as Acting Area Coordinator in Concern Field Office Magburaka
Training on security issues and safety of staff in the organization.
Name:
Boniface Mungai
Position:
Area Coordinator – Concern Worldwide, Magburaka.
Telephone:
Email:
********.******@*******.***
Name:
Saidu Mansaray
Position:
Systems Coordinator, Concern Worldwide - Liberia
Telephone:
Email:
Name:
*****.********@*******.***.
Amy Folan
Position:
Senior Education Advisor Dublin
Telephone:
+353-*-***-**** M +353-**-***-**** F +353-*-***-****
Email:
***.*****@*******.***