Lydia Rullow
Arima
Summary
Accomplished Human Resource professional with over 10 years of experience in directing, managing, and implementing HR strategies and actions. Proven ability to achieve manpower requirements, staff development, employee welfare, benefits, and industrial relations objectives. Skilled in aligning HR practices with long-term strategic plans and ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines. Adept at fostering organizational development and advising on HR-related issues. Driven and decisive professional offering several years of experience managing human resources teams to deliver compliance, personnel communication and workforce programs. Flexible and focused with expertise in recruitment and retention, mediation, staff training and development and complex problem resolution. Develops and implements hr strategies and initiatives aligned with overall business strategy.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Recruitment Specialist - Freelance
01.2019 - Current
- Developed and implemented HR strategies aligned with long-term strategic plans
- Collaborated with various departments to prepare annual HR operating plans and budgets
- Directed end-to-end recruitment processes, ensuring optimal staffing levels
- Managed employee compensation, benefits administration, and performance appraisal systems
- Provided career guidance, training, development, and education to foster staff growth
- Ensured compliance with HR policies and procedures, and managed day-to-day HR operations
- Acted as a mediator in employee work-related disputes and advised on industrial relations issues
Manager
D Irie Shack Limited
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Directed business operations, including lease negotiations and regulatory approvals
- Developed and managed staff training programs in customer relations
- Oversaw financial management and procurement processes
- Implemented HR strategies to align with business goals and improve efficiency
Human Resources Officer
The Environmental Management Authority
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Shortlisted and recruited key technical staff, ensuring proper staffing levels
- Drafted and reviewed HR policies under the direction of the CEO
- Managed the HR budget and administered employee compensation and benefits
- Developed and managed performance management and appraisal systems
- Implemented HRD activities, including training and development programs
- Administered Group Health and Life Plans and prepared HR documentation
- Ensured compliance with Trinidad and Tobago labor laws and international labor standards
- Acted as a mediator in employee disputes and advised on HR-related issues
Senior HR Representative
Century Eslon Limited
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Recruited hourly and junior monthly staff, ensuring optimal staffing levels
- Administered Group Health, Life, and Pension Plans
- Managed training needs assessments and scheduled employee training programs
- Maintained and updated data on the HRIS system and managed employee leave days
Education
PG Diploma - Mediation and Conflict Management
01.2011
B.Sc. - Government with Minors in Human Resource Management
University of the West Indies
01.2008
Customer Service Training -
Ministry of Housing
Trinidad, Tobago08.2005
Skills
- Proficient in HRMIS
- In-depth knowledge of labor laws
- Expertise in developing HR strategies
- Managing HR budgets
- Candidate pipeline development
- Onboarding process
- Recruitment metrics
- Job posting optimization
- Workforce planning
- Talent acquisition
- Recruitment marketing
- Resume screening
- Recruitment process outsourcing
- Passive candidate engagement
- Technical recruiting
- Applicant tracking systems
- Social media recruiting
- Candidate sourcing
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Recruitment Specialist - Freelance
01.2019 - Current
Manager
D Irie Shack Limited
01.2014 - 01.2019
Human Resources Officer
The Environmental Management Authority
01.2008 - 01.2014
Senior HR Representative
Century Eslon Limited
01.2007 - 01.2008
PG Diploma - Mediation and Conflict Management
B.Sc. - Government with Minors in Human Resource Management
University of the West Indies
Customer Service Training -
Ministry of Housing
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