Susan Waweru 

Advisory External Resource

Nairobi

Practice Areas

Experience

17 Years

Education

Pursuing PhD in Human Resources Development Masters in HR Management Hogan Certified and Emotional Intelligence Assessment Coach

+254 714 392021

susan.waweru@augustleadership.com

Susan Waweru 

Susan has over seventeen years of experience in executive talent search and leadership development services across Africa. Susan specializes in sourcing the most exceptional candidates across the Sustainability, NGOs, and Multilateral Agency sector. She has provided practical strategic HR solutions to many organizations in Africa in various sectors, including NGOs, manufacturing, Telecoms, and financial service providers. She has successfully filled C-level roles for international organisations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), African Development Bank, The African Agricultural Technologies Foundation (AATF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), The Pacific Community (SPC), UNEP, to name but a few.

In Africa, Susan has identified talent in the most challenging contexts and is passionate about placing local talent whenever possible. She uses diverse tactics to source local talent and advocates for the reverse brain drain to Africa by targeting Africans working in the diaspora. Susan is conversant with labour markets across Anglophone and Francophone Africa.

Susan is a qualified Executive Coach and a certified Psychometrist with Hogan Assessments, PSI’s Emotional Intelligence Profiling tool (EIP3), and PSI’s Personality and Preferences Inventory (PAPI). She holds a master’s in human resource development and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Human Resources Development from JKUAT, Kenya. Her passion for her work is evident in her commitment to each project and the quality of the longlists and shortlists, no matter the challenges.

Susan Waweru 

Advisory External Resource

+254 714 392021

susan.waweru@augustleadership.com

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