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Kaluba’s work at ConnectDER has included owning end\-to\-end people processes in a startup environment, from recruiting operations and candidate experience through onboarding, employee lifecycle administration, performance management, and workforce communications\. Kaluba is strongest at building scalable people systems with operational rigor, data integrity, compliance, empathetic communication, and people analytics in mind\. At ConnectDER, Kaluba redesigned and automated onboarding workflows connecting Greenhouse, Justworks, Slack, and email, improving data flow, equipment provisioning, and new\-hire experience while reducing manual administration\. Kaluba also increased quarterly review\-cycle participation from 60% to 95%, supported a 10% improvement in new\-hire retention and a 36% increase in engagement, and drove 80% adoption of enterprise technology implementations through structured communications\. In addition to People Operations, Kaluba brings recruiting, technical sourcing, customer\-facing service, and digital marketing experience, including SEO, analytics, paid advertising, website optimization, content production, and conversion testing\. ## Services - Candidate Experience - Corporate Communications - Internal Communications - Automation - HR Business Partnering - Executive Search - Payroll Processing - Onboarding and Offboarding - Justworks - Organizational Culture - Diversity - Equality - and Inclusion \(DEI\) - Special Projects - Employer Branding - Employee Engagement - Search Engine Optimization \(SEO\) - Facebook Pixel - Webflow - Social Media Blogging - Social Media Communications - HubSpot ## Highlights - Managed end\-to\-end recruiting operations at ConnectDER in Greenhouse, including job postings, interview coordination, candidate communication, and offer processing\. - Built structured interview plans, scorecards, and interview kits to improve recruiting\-workflow consistency at ConnectDER\. - Managed offer processes, background and reference checks, and employee referrals to support candidate conversion and onboarding\. - Processed payroll and employee lifecycle changes, including hires, terminations, and promotions, with accuracy and compliance\. - Managed employee data and job changes in Justworks with 100% accuracy to support payroll and business operations\. - Increased quarterly performance\-review participation from 60% to 95% through targeted communication and process redesign using Leapsome\. - Improved new\-hire retention by 10% and employee engagement by 36% through onboarding and People Operations initiatives\. - Designed an automated HR onboarding workflow that reduced manual data entry and administrative overhead by 10 hours per week and reduced onboarding time from three days to four hours\. - Reported reducing onboarding time from seven to 10 days to two days through automation\. - Built workflow automation connecting Greenhouse, Justworks, Slack, and email to support accurate data flow and equipment provisioning\. - Developed communications for enterprise technology implementations across email, Slack, and intranet, driving 80% user adoption\. - Analyzed recruiting\-pipeline data, employee\-engagement feedback, and DEI\-focused hiring metrics to inform hiring, retention, and inclusive talent strategies\. - Designed and facilitated listening sessions and feedback mechanisms that informed leadership approaches to cultural shifts and policy rollouts\. - Facilitated change\-readiness sessions and guided management through performance\-management and organizational\-development initiatives\. - Led HR projects involving hybrid\-workplace planning, office\-space redesign, and employee\-experience initiatives\. - Drove employer\-branding initiatives with marketing to strengthen candidate attraction and engagement\. - At Godiva Chocolatier, managed I\-9 verification and employment\-eligibility processes with 100% compliance to federal regulations and internal audit standards\. - Maintained candidate and employee records in Workday with attention to data integrity and confidentiality\. - At gpac, sourced and engaged candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, social media, and job boards using Boolean search techniques\. - At CarVision\.com, handled more than 50 inbound calls and reviewed more than 100 claims per week while verifying coverage information\. - Completed a three\-month Cherry Health apprenticeship involving social\-media outreach, public relations, customer success, SEO, email marketing, analytics, and paid ads\. - As a self\-employed Digital Marketing Specialist, plans campaigns, manages websites and SEO, analyzes performance, conducts A/B testing, produces content, and reports marketing results to leadership\. ## Experience - **Digital Marketing Specialist at Self Employed** (2022\-12\-01–present) — Plan and direct end\-to\-end marketing campaigns, producing engaging content across diverse formats, including blogs, videos, and podcasts to boost brand visibility\. • Manage and maintain organization websites, implementing SEO best practices and optimizing content across web and social platforms to maximize reach\. • Track website traffic flow and analyze performance metrics to identify emerging trends, ensuring marketing investments are allocated effectively to meet business goals\. • Design and execute structured experiments and conversion tests \(A/B testing\) to continuously improve user journeys and digital touchpoints\. • Provide regular, comprehensive internal reports to leadership, while executing creative collaborations across emerging technologies and platforms to streamline marketing operations\. - **People and Culture Coordinator at ConnectDER** (2025\-02\-01–2026\-05\-01) — Managed employee data and job changes in JustWorks, ensuring 100% accuracy to • support payroll and business operations • Served as a strategic partner to management, facilitating change readiness sessions and • guiding leaders through performance management and organizational development • initiatives • Analyzed recruitment pipeline data and employee engagement feedback to identify • trends, reporting actionable insights to leadership to improve hiring and retention • strategies • Led and supported employee engagement and retention initiatives by using Leapsome • data to inform strategy • Spearheaded company\-wide performance management and employee engagement • initiatives using Leapsome, increasing participation in quarterly review cycles from 60% • to 95% through targeted communication and process redesign • Owned onboarding and People Ops initiatives that improved new hire retention by 10%, • increased engagement by 36% as well as improved the overall talent lifecycle outcome • Des - **HR and Recruiting Coordinator at ConnectDER** (2023\-12\-01–2025\-03\-01) — Managed end to end recruiting operations using Greenhouse, including job postings, • interview coordination, candidate communication, and offer processing • Built structured interview plans, scorecards and interview kits to improve recruiting • workflow consistency • Managed offer processes, background and reference checks as well as employee • referrals to ensure smooth candidate conversion and onboarding • Delivered consistent, empathetic communication to candidates and employees • throughout the hiring and onboarding process in lieu of improving upon candidate • experience • Processed payroll and employee lifecycle changes \(hires, terminations, promotions\) • while maintaining accuracy and compliance • Partnered across teams and legal to support HR initiatives, including employee • engagement, policy development and retention efforts - **Digital Marketing Specialist at Cherry Health** (2022\-11\-01–2023\-02\-01) — During my three\-month apprenticeship with Cherry Health, I was the front person on the outreach/public relations side of the company’s social media marketing\. I also dealt with a lot of scenarios that had to do with customer success and acting as a voice for the company when it came to handling any issues that were thrown my way by our users\. SEO, email marketing, analytics, and paid ads were also something that I dealt with as an apprentice at Cherry Health\. - **Human Resources Coordinator at Godiva Chocolatier** (2022\-09\-01–2023\-12\-01) — Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to drive an efficient and positive • candidate experience • Managed onboarding processes, including I\-9 verification and employment eligibility • compliance, with 100% compliance to federal employment regulations and internal • audit standards • Facilitated background checks, job assessments, and new hire workflows in line with • company policies • vMaintained candidate and employee records in Workday with a focus on data integrity • and confidentiality • Supported HR leadership on special projects and cross\-functional initiatives - **Technical Sourcer at gpac** (2021\-12\-01–2022\-09\-01) — Interacted with potential candidates on social media and professional networks \(e\.g\., LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice and Monster\.\) • Sourced and engaged candidates across platforms including LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice and • Monster to build strong talent pipelines • Crafted and sent recruiting emails\. • Coordinated with hiring managers to determine position requirements\. • Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry\- • Utilized Boolean search techniques to identify and narrow high\-quality candidate pools • Developed recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build networks\. • Compiled and produced qualified candidates’ information for hiring manager review and mediated between parties to coordinate formal, management interviews\. • Evaluated strengths and weaknesses of candidates through effective screening processes\. • Pre\-screened resumes and formatted them prior to them being submitted to the hiring manager • Leveraged social media platforms and online job boards - **Automotive Service Advisor at CarVision\.com** (2021\-01\-01–2021\-12\-01) — Answered 50\+ inbound calls, directing clients to the appropriate departments to address their specific needs • Managed supply inventory and placed orders to maintain adequate stock levels\. • Scheduled initial and return appointments for service clients • Adhering to internal policies while accommodating individual customer needs • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance • Functioned as first point of contact and set appointments for prospective clients • Resolved and escalated issues to ensure customers satisfaction • Drafted professional memos, letters, and marketing copy to support business objectives and growth • Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams • Improved organization of files and records thereby minimized errors and accelerating payments • Processed claim paperwork and followed up on missing information to complete processing • Reviewed 100\+ claims per week and verified coverage info ## Education - Business Administration — University of Lusaka (2015\-02\-01–2019\-02\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Kaluba do? Kaluba Mwansa works in People Operations and HR, with experience in recruiting, onboarding, payroll processing, employee engagement, performance management, employee lifecycle operations, HR systems, and inclusive hiring\. Kaluba also works as a self\-employed Digital Marketing Specialist\. ### How much People Operations and HR experience does Kaluba have? Kaluba has four years of experience in People Operations and HR\. Kaluba has startup experience building HR processes and infrastructure from the ground up while handling multiple functions across recruiting, onboarding, and operations\. ### What has Kaluba done at ConnectDER? At ConnectDER, Kaluba has owned end\-to\-end HR processes, including recruiting, onboarding, People Operations, payroll\-related employee lifecycle changes, employee engagement, and retention initiatives\. Kaluba has worked with Greenhouse, Justworks, Leapsome, Slack, email, and cross\-functional stakeholders, including legal and management\. ### What recruiting work has Kaluba performed? Kaluba managed end\-to\-end recruiting operations in Greenhouse, including job postings, interview coordination, candidate communication, and offer processing\. Kaluba built structured interview plans, scorecards, and interview kits managed offers, background and reference checks, and employee referrals and provided consistent, empathetic communication throughout hiring and onboarding\. ### How has Kaluba improved onboarding? Kaluba built automated HR onboarding workflows linking Greenhouse, Justworks, Slack, and email\. The workflows supported accurate data flow and equipment provisioning, prevented new hires from falling through the cracks, reduced manual data entry and administrative overhead by 10 hours per week, and sped up onboarding\. Kaluba reported reducing onboarding from three days to four hours in one workflow redesign and from seven to 10 days to two days through automation in a separate account of the process improvement\. ### What employee engagement and performance\-management results has Kaluba delivered? Kaluba spearheaded company\-wide performance management and employee engagement initiatives using Leapsome\. Targeted communication and process redesign increased participation in quarterly review cycles from 60% to 95%\. Kaluba also used Leapsome data and employee feedback to inform engagement and retention strategies\. ### What retention and employee\-experience outcomes has Kaluba supported? Kaluba owned onboarding and People Operations initiatives that improved new\-hire retention by 10%, increased engagement by 36%, and improved the overall talent lifecycle outcome\. Kaluba also designed listening sessions and feedback mechanisms that turned employee sentiment into insights for leadership decisions on cultural shifts and policy rollouts\. ### How does Kaluba support DEI and inclusive hiring? Kaluba has supported and analyzed DEI\-focused hiring initiatives and metrics to inform more inclusive talent strategies\. Kaluba is committed to making hiring processes more inclusive and lists Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion as a professional skill area\. ### What change\-management experience does Kaluba have? Kaluba developed and executed communication plans for enterprise\-wide technology implementations across email, Slack, and intranet platforms\. The plans used clear, consistent messaging and stakeholder feedback to drive 80% user adoption\. Kaluba also facilitated change\-readiness sessions and guided leaders through performance management and organizational\-development initiatives\. ### What payroll, HRIS, and employee\-data experience does Kaluba have? Kaluba processed payroll and employee lifecycle changes, including hires, terminations, and promotions, with attention to accuracy and compliance\. Kaluba managed employee data and job changes in Justworks with 100% accuracy, and has experience with the Justworks HRIS platform\. ### What cross\-functional People Operations work has Kaluba led? Kaluba partners across teams and with legal on HR initiatives, including employee engagement, policy development, and retention efforts\. Kaluba has also led HR projects, hybrid\-workplace planning, office\-space redesign, employee\-experience initiatives, and employer\-branding work in partnership with marketing\. ### What did Kaluba accomplish at Godiva Chocolatier? At Godiva Chocolatier, Kaluba partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to support an efficient, positive candidate experience\. Kaluba managed onboarding, I\-9 verification, employment\-eligibility compliance, background checks, job assessments, and new\-hire workflows maintained confidential candidate and employee records in Workday achieved 100% compliance with federal employment regulations and internal audit standards and supported HR leadership on special projects and cross\-functional initiatives\. ### What did Kaluba do as a Technical Sourcer at gpac? At gpac, Kaluba sourced and engaged candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, social media, and online job boards\. Kaluba used Boolean search techniques, developed recruiting strategies and talent networks, wrote recruiting emails, coordinated with hiring managers on role requirements, screened and formatted resumes, evaluated candidates, and coordinated formal management interviews\. ### What did Kaluba do at CarVision\.com? At CarVision\.com, Kaluba answered more than 50 inbound calls, routed clients to appropriate departments, scheduled service and prospective\-client appointments, maintained supply inventory, greeted visitors, resolved or escalated customer issues, and followed internal policies while accommodating individual needs\. Kaluba also drafted memos, letters, and marketing copy organized files and records to reduce errors and accelerate payments processed claim paperwork followed up on missing information and reviewed more than 100 claims per week for coverage verification\. ### What did Kaluba do at Cherry Health? During a three\-month apprenticeship at Cherry Health, Kaluba was a front\-facing contributor to social\-media outreach and public relations\. Kaluba handled customer\-success scenarios and user issues as a company voice, and worked with SEO, email marketing, analytics, and paid advertising\. ### What does Kaluba do as a self\-employed Digital Marketing Specialist? As a self\-employed Digital Marketing Specialist, Kaluba plans and directs end\-to\-end campaigns produces blog, video, and podcast content manages websites applies SEO practices optimizes web and social content and analyzes traffic and performance metrics\. Kaluba also conducts A/B and conversion testing, reports to leadership, and collaborates across emerging technologies and platforms to streamline marketing operations\. ### What systems and professional skills does Kaluba use? Kaluba’s listed skills include candidate experience, corporate and internal communications, automation, HR business partnering, executive search, payroll processing, onboarding and offboarding, Justworks, organizational culture, DEI, special projects, employer branding, employee engagement, SEO, Facebook Pixel, Webflow, social\-media blogging, social\-media communications, and HubSpot\. Kaluba also has experience with Greenhouse, Workday, Leapsome, LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Monster, Slack, email workflows, analytics, paid ads, and A/B testing\. ### What is Kaluba’s education? Kaluba studied Business Administration at the University of Lusaka\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/ACoAADH3AHYBzBSjwFcGAcNFdaLLcCM7OOhT4J8